juz came home fr watchin Ard de World in 80 Days wif my pa n ma... quite ok lar... typical jackie chan movie, tho now he's placing more emphasis on verbal humour rather than physical humour... it's not bad tho... love de lead actress in it... gorgeous man! so sexily french! n arnold's cameo inside is a total mistake on de producer's part! omg... he's so totally OLD n's sporting a "wa wa tou" summore... omg again! sorta like de cleopatra hairstyle wif extremely short fringe n shoulder length tresses... pukez~!! he plays an exotic indian (or izzit arabian) prince, hu's a total womanizer + narcissist hu's obsessed wif his own statue!! n his name is Prince Hapi (pronounced HAPPY) how stoopid can de cameo get?? n karen mok was great in de movie... her english no words 2 say man! cum out like "she sho she sho"... if only de makeup artist hadn't painted her face in van gogh style... de makeup made her look hideous... okok... so she's supposed 2 be de evil female chinese warlord, General Fang in de movie... which is total stupidity on de scriptwriter's part too... de time setting was just b4 de turn of de 20th century n china has a FEMALE warlord?? helloooo?! rmr some guy called CONFUSCIUS n his sayings?? nway, something really paiseh happened todae too... so i was saying in my last blog abt dis guy hu gave me his hp no? so while waiting 4 our movie 2 start, my parents n i decided 2 take a walk ard bugis... n ventured into de v8 movies shop... n so i was like browsing thr all de mp3 players they haf, which i'm currently thinkin of buying (god save my wallet!!), hu shld i suddenly see thr de glass display but tt guy?! turns out his working there behind a counter, where my glass display was against... n i really din notice him cos i was focusing on de FOREGROUND (at my mp3 player) n by de time i noticed de BACKGROUND (his face), it was too late! he'd oredi seen me! so paiseh... n my parents started dilly dallying all of a sudden looking at microphones... haiz... so i started 2 play hide n seek wif him... oh well...
ok pple~!! almost a wk since i last blogged... nway, it was an excruciatingly complex wk... wif many many things happening... haiz... i'm quite tired of working at ya kun oredi n can't wait 4 sch 2 start~!!guess i shld start wif de customers... got a couple of "sensitive" customers hu made a big fuss out of small stuff, which i'm too tired to extrapolate... n de uncle hu works wif me in de morn has quite a bad temper when he doesn't like a customer n tt has led 2 more than a couple of "complainees", which i usually hafta apologise profusely to again n again n again... while de uncle promptly ignores them n they'll cont saying they wanna complain again n again n again... haiz... hao3 ren2 bu4 hao3 dang1 wor...den there was last mon, when de raffles hospital branch had 1 worker missing n so my supervisor transferred an uncle over... i was supposed 2 finish work at 2.30 tt noon, but due 2 de stupid worker mia-ing (n it was de new worker fr jb, a 20 yr old guy sporting a pony tail yuks! called alex) i had 2 do ot (wif norm pay... cos they dun gif ot pay) n tt's not de worse part! de worse part is de noon shift uncle n auntie also dunno how 2 toast bread!! they r only coffee brewers... omg... n de supervisor happily said, "u ask de auntie n uncle help to toast lor..." DUH~!! if we KNEW how 2 toast, obviously we'll toast when customer orders rite? thing is all 3 of us dunno wad~!! of cos see other pple toast alot of times like v easy, but when u do it urself, it's not tt easy believe me... summore we've never toasted bread w/o de supervision n help of de toast uncles... n wat's more, i find de auntie quite selfish n "u die u die lor... betta than i die wif u... best if everything is none of my biz"... she had some experience in toasting b4, not alot, but definitely more than de uncle (cos de uncle only works here once in a while) but she kept pushing de uncle 2 do de toasting... sorta like "if de customer cums back 2 complain abt de toast, it's YOU toast one... none of MY biz"... den can see tt de uncle really 1st time toasting leh... n i tink is not bad oredi lor... considering no one was there 2 teach him de ropes... den de uncle quite old liao (60+) n sometimes will forget 2 remove de toast fr de grill or forget some orders... which EVERYONE does n dun forget it's his 1st try at toasting! but de auntie will juz like "wat were u doing?! juz now told u got 2 more slices of toast liao mah... u put them into de box again! hurry up remove de toast fr de grill!! afterwards they become all black liao... u see! u see! black liao!" omg~!! i sooooooo pity de uncle... n once again, i was trying 2 zuo4 hao3 ren2 n trying 2 gif de uncle advice on toasting based on wat i've seen de experts do... cos i was de cashier tt noon, when someone orders toast, de auntie will stand there n wait for de uncle 2 do, or simply push him 2 do it... only if i was still engaged wif a customer den she'll go help him... if i'm free liao she'll ask me 2 go help him lor (which i really dun mind... cos it can be quite fun at times when there's a SHORT queue) while she stands ard idly... she herself is actually a cashier, but wheneva a customer cums, she yells for me, even when she noes i'm busy helping de uncle (duh! she pushed me 2 go help him!) n she yells not once, but many many times~!! like she's a cashier oso wad... she can help me take de order 1st rite? not as if she dunno anything abt de cash machine... once again it's de "betta not help her operate de machine... later short of $ she say is I take one" attitude... obviously if there short $ during MY shift is I pay lar! duh... or if she wans 2 fen1 qing1 chu3 de accounts, she can juz help me collect de $ 1st den i key it into de machine later lor... but NO~!! she has 2 yell 4 me... i almost wanted 2 strangle her... same wif de french toasts (dip bread in egg n fry it on a hot plate) she REFUSES 2 do it... n when SOMEONE ELSE does it, she'll say things like, "hurry up! flip it over! it's black oredi! (duh! helloooo! de uncle just put it on de hot plate 3 SECONDS ago~!!)" uncle says, "not yet lar...i juz put one" auntie saes, "u flip over see how 1st! later black liao... hurry up hurry up! flip flip!" i mean like DUH~!! u so clever u fry urself lar! den y let someone else fry? once more de "u die u die urself hor... dun pull me along" mentality... summore de uncle really v nice one leh... luckily he has a mild n sweet temper... otherwise sure fight... n while i was seething wif irritation n frustration inside, i had 2 put on a cheerful demeanour... like de uncle neva say anything when de auntie scold him, it's not my place 2 say anything oso rite... omg... by de time my shift finally ended i almost puked! i was sooooo sick of tt place + i was feeling kinda disoriented after frying so many french toasts... yesh my dear frens... joanna CAN cook!! n i'm quite proud of my french toasts... they both look n smell HEAVENLY (even if i DO say so myself!) =) y i turned out 2 be de fryer? i was sooooooo sick of hearing de auntie giving de uncle instructions in tt "aiyoh! u're doing everything wrong, but i'd rather die than help u" tone, tt i told them i'll do all de french toasts fr then on... a surprising thing is tt de auntie neva bothered 2 jiang3 wo3 while i was frying de toasts... for reasons i can't fathom... haiz... enuff of complaining... i feel tired oredi... haha... so life goes on... n my mom has been asking me de same question everyday after i cum home fr work, "so today any of de guys visit u again?" apparently, dis phenomenon started occurring after i told my mom abt de various guys hu visited me... =P btw got new guys liao... but i lazy 2 type lar... y'all wan den ask me when y'all see me lor... summary is bout 5 new guys... 2 younger than me, 1 hu's really really weird n asks crazy questions, 1 hu asked 4 my hp no. n got it in a really stupid way (not fr my mouth lar) n de last one hu gave me HIS hp no. in a funny way... haha... n asked me 2 call or msg him... (duh! which i wun... he looks gutless or izzit cos he's juz shy? i dunno... he shld at least tok 2 me a couple of times more b4 i decide whether 2 call him... haha... ;) wateva...)n there concludes my "exciting" n frustrating wk... yawnz...
A quiet and peaceful morning, the water in the water heater was boiling at 110 degrees celsius and the toast grill was turned up to full power. 19 year old Joanna Lim stood with her back against the maroon cupboards of the coffestall, where she was working as a part time cashier to earn her keep during the June holidays. With cool eyes, she gazed at the earlybirds shopping for their supplies at the supermarket opposite her coffestall and registered the myraid of faces passing by her, some cool and unyielding, some filled with curiousity as their fleeting eyes rested momentarily on the signboard of the famous local coffeestall. She offered an inviting smile to a couple of potential customers, who had slowed down and were perusing the menu. Apparently not appetized by what the menu had to offer, they gave a faint dismissing smile and carried on their way. She noticed the distant wailing of a love ballad coming from the audio system of the mall. "Aaallll by myseeellf, Don't wanna beeee... Aaallll by myseelf, aaanymoooore...""My sentiments exactly." she thought to herself. She paused, cocked her head suddenly, and glanced at the supermarket opposite her. "What was that they're playing?" The faint music wafted over and she concentrated on deciphering the tune. "Oooohhhh... My luuurrve... My daaaarrrling... I've huuungerrred fooorrr... Yourrr touch... A looooonng lonely tiiiimme... And tiiiimme... goooess by... soooooo sloooowly... And tiiiimme can dooooo sooooo much..."Suppressing the hint of laughter on her face, she listened to the Battle of the Love Ballads between the supermarket and the mall in amusement. "So this the psychological weapon these organisations use to induce in their customers an irristible urge to splurge on their goods. Is there a scientific paper written on how love ballads changes the secretion of various neurochemicals in people's brains causing a deep psychological need for them to engage in retail therapy?" she mused. A flicker of movement caught her eye and she spun around quickly. Ah... a customer at last."Yes? How may I help you?" she asked in a friendly and polite tone, plastering a welcoming smile on her face. Dutifully, she took down the customer's orders and shot a swift glance at her watch."Four more hours till my shift ends. I'll survive." she thought wryly.
I. Am. Bored. yepz! my only off day of de wk n i'm rotting in front of my com... speaks volumes of my life rite... so damn suay tt my off day falls on a day when most pple r not free... plus now tt debs n xiuqi r workin, it sux! n yes, yiru, ur attachment starts todae, aawww... how saddening... get over it! muz update me on ur 1st day at ttsh k?? =)n so here i am staring at my com screen while trying 2 cum up wif something insightful 2 share wif y'all, unfortunately i'm quite a shallow person ya? so toking lotsa crap here... still crapping... oh god! something come into my brain pls~!! doesn't help tt it's like 32 degrees celsius or something outside n i'm feeling hot n lethargic... it's like i wanna sleep but DON'T wanna sleep at de same time... can't wait 4 nite 2 cum... cos i'll be changing my phone~!! at long last~!! ahahha... 2 a samsung X430... cos it's de cheapest phone ard de mkt at dis time... haha... i realised tt i'm quite broke afterall...god! it's not even 4pm yet... dis about rivals de boredom i feel while working... haha... yesterday afternoon esp, felt tt it was de longest n most boring shift i've eva done so far... nearly wanted 2 juz cry myself 2 death... oh man... juz realised tt i dun haf any plans 4 de coming wk... horror upon horrors~!! someone pls set a date wif me~!! great! now i feel like lamenting abt my life n wallow in self pity... aarrgh~!! i shall go n eat something... eating ALWAYS helps... =)
got dis fr angie's blog... cute~!!
well... after 3 wks of work... i noticed a strange phenomenon: customers came in herds... as in 1 herd will stampede by n we'll get smothered by them, followed by an uncanny period of no customers at all, den de next herd will flock by n threatened 2 engulf us again...n it really doesn't help tt i usually do morning shifts n de morning shift staff includes moi n an uncle FULLSTOP. it's like dis mentality: "oh look! there's no one buying fr de shop... k, i shan't buy too..." den: "oh wow! look at de crowd~!! i hafta chup4 ji3 ka1 n get something too..."i mean i'm not being oversensitive or anything, cos tt's really wat happens... maybe it's dis sadistic side of everyone... sorta like: "oh look! there's only 1 man doin all de toasts n kopi (i'm only de cashier n i noe ZERO abt toast n kopi)... he seems so busy... wow... i shall make him busier..." dis doesn't happen only at lunchtime u noe... it happens ALL. THE. TIME. n when we haf extra help fr another colleague hu cums by at ard lunch hour, no customers cum!! like wow~!!i've also noticed during my afternoon shifts, which lasts till 10pm at nite, tt at ard 9.30pm, when we're closing n stop taking orders, a huge crowd will gather once more n "stop" us fr closing on time... b/w 8 - 9.15, there's virtually NO customers... but at 9.20, there will almost definitely be a herd of customers trying 2 beat our closing time... it's not as if pple get off fr their work at 9pm rite? like totally weird...till now, dis remains de greatest mystery of dis period of my life... izzit de s'porean kiasu attitude or something else? beats me...
woohoo~!! got juicy news fr debbie todae... she said WEIXUN joined s'pore idol n got thr 2 de 2nd round~!! like WOOOOOWWWWW~!! i'm sooooooooooo utterly astounded... seems like he's gonna be like s'pore's william hung or sumting... omg...n i've cum down wif a cold dis morn~!! waaahhh... feel feverish n sleepy de whole day... n my eyes were so bleary dis morn i tink i can pass off as my goldfish's twin...haiz... maybe shld go see a doc... *sniff*
Title: 15 Minutes of SilenceSynopsis: A young girl gets a taste of being the main topic of a 15 minute conversation between her colleagues (a guy and a middle aged lady), in which the girl only managed to say 3 words throughout the conversation.Scene: Yakun Coffeestall, Seiyu, BugisDate: 8 Jun 2004Time: 1505 hoursCharacters: Moi, guy no.1 n my auntie colleagueDirector: FATEScreenplay: Moi
as majority of u all noe... i'm currently working at yakun coffeestall as de cashier... de bugis jxn branch... so feel free 2 drop by~!! (n buy something hor... muz peng2 chang3 me k...) =)
guess i shld dedicate dis blog 2 u mostly, since u inspired me 2 haf another shot at blogging... my last blog lasted 4 abt lessee... 3 days? b4 i gave up on it... hahaha...
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