David makes a ’spectacle’ of himself
My distant grandmother is currently recovering at my aunt’s home after an eye operation for cataract. Therefore, my entire family dropped by to visit her today after going out for dinner together. All that spicy Thai food we had today was enough to set my mouth on fire, gulping down a glass of water every now and then.
David (my 11 year old cousin) looked slightly different when I first met him at the restaurant. Upon closer inspection, I realised that he didn’t have his spectacles on. I then jumped into the conclusion that he had gotten contact lenses and started to marvel at him right there and then…
“Wah, David! Your contact lenses really make you look so different. So much more yandao than before!” (Translation: Yandao means ‘handsome’)
Aunty Olive rolled her eyes and then revealed that David had mysteriously misplaced his glasses even though he had been wearing it 24 hours a day. After which, my mouth fell open in shock and I started to badger David with questions as to how he had actually misplaced it. What confused me most was that David didn’t even know! He looked so completely blur that even Aunty Olive got exasperated. According to Aunty Olive, she only discovered that David wasn’t wearing his glasses when they got into the car and by then, it was already too late to search for them. Sigh… that boy really has a knack for causing problems for everyone.
Sure enough, David was dropping almost anything in sight since he couldn’t see really well. One moment, he dropped his spoon on the floor and the next, his fork and napkin. When the time came for us to order desserts, David pointed to the menu print and ordered “Durian with glutinious rice”. I was mystified as I knew that David had never liked Durian. David finally realised his mistake in reading when his whole face scrunched up in disgust at his first mouthful of the durian dessert. In the end, I was the one who ended up eating part of his dessert for him.
We only headed over to Aunty Nelly’s house to visit my distant grandmother after that eventful dinner. On the way, mother stopped by at a store to buy some Siew Mai and Char Siew Pau for her as a gift. My mother, Aunty Nelly, Uncle Ah Tee and I reached the house first and we waited for the rest to arrive. Ten minutes later, David appeared at the front door and successfully tripped over the front step since his vision was blurred. The rest of the time was spent listening to David’s continuous cursing and swearing.
Last but not least, I have opened my photolog over at my second domain. A photolog entry regarding today has been added there as well.
At long last, my Chinese teacher appears to have calmed down completely after that Chinese Faculty Fiasco 3-4 weeks ago. For the past month, he had always been stalking into class, fixing his beady eyes on each and every student, barking out commands and assignments for each of us to do. He never smiled, but would frown throughout the entire period and his gaze would really make me feel extremely uncomfortable. However, he strutted into class today with a friendly smile fixed on his face and throughout the lesson, he spoke and joked in his usual cheerful manner. Although I was partially relieved that things had gone back to normal, I am thoroughly puzzled by his sudden change of behaviour.
What is going on? Mood swings? Maybe he has reached that period of time where men start to andropause.
At long last, the most awaited day — Friday has finally arrived, which means 2 whole days of rest and relaxation. Sadly, there is still loads of revision and assignments to complete before the promotional examinations. The Chinese paper would be held next week and what scares me most is the fact that I have yet to touch my Chinese notes. Have been placing too much emphasis on the A Level subjects and neglecting the AO subjects… Big mistake.
*panics* And my Mathematics is stilled in a screwed-up state. Despite having Mathematics tuition, there still seems to be no improvement. Haiz… is this a symptom of stupidity? Maybe that is the reason why I just can’t improve in Maths.
Had dinner at Swensens, Changi Airport with my family and we ordered a Combo set which was supposed to be meant for 4 people, but there were only three of us. So naturally, dinner was unusually heavy since each of us had to pack in as much food as possible in order to avoid any wastage. The combo contained 4 buffalo Chicken wings, 4 Fried Chicken slices, 4 Fish fillets, 4 friend Wantons, a bowl of salad, a huge plate of US French Fries as well as I (gasp) 4 bowls of soup. Being the usual greedy person I am, I gulped down two bowls of soup at one go despite the horrible appearance of the soup. Personally, I felt that the Mushroom soup at Swensens looked like murky, leftover glue. (And tasted like that too!) Dinner was followed by a huge Ice Cream sundae which I had ordered for myself while my parents ordered ice cream single scoops, and they romantically shared an ice cream soda together.
Feeling so bloated now, probably due to excessive ice-cream intake. I am that sort of person who would fall sick easily if I take too much dairy products on a particular day. Not really sure about the exact reason for this habit…
Today can be described as a really horrendous day. Was feeling really lethargic when I got up this morning and even a nice bath didn’t make me feel any better. What made things worse was the fact that I had forgotten to bring my tie to school despite myself placing the tie on top of my bag last night. However, in my haste, I grabbed my bag and dashed out of the door, leaving my tie completely behind.
I only found out about the missing tie upon reaching school and went into a frenzy because I would definitely get into Mr Edward Chew (Discipline Master) if I ever ran into him without my tie on. Thank goodness my Civics tutor was nice enough to scout around for a tie on my behalf. Even though she isn’t reading this, thank you Mdm Ng!
After which, I realized that I had forgotten to do my General Paper assignment which was assigned to us last Thursday. Hui Hoon had a shock when I confessed the problem to her as, according to her, I am always someone who always completes her assignments. Thus, I had to explain that the assignment completely slipped my mind since I was so preoccupied with preparation for the practical examinations. Luckily, my GP teacher didn’t collect the assignments today and she even extended the dateline to tomorrow. Therefore, I spent two hours this afternoon completing the two application questions which were assigned. Phew…
And yes, my bowling stank, in a major way. The bowling scores which I had gotten were completely demoralising and the fact that the two boys beside me were bowling acores of 150++ aggravated my mood. I was feeling like a complete failure standing next to them. As what my father always said, “Being in a frustrated mood usually affects your bowling in the worst way and one should never let their emotions take over”. But that was what happened to me and I could only watch helplessly as my bowling ball went into the drain… over and over again. The highest score I received was only 161.
All thanks to bowling, I now have two gigantic blisters on my right hand and it stings each time I try to bend my third and fourth fingers. I wonder how on Earth cam I going to write tomorrow, especially since there is a two period Maths lecture and I need to take notes.
How I wish I had stayed in bed this morning and never got up, otherwise today wouldn’t be as bad. Would it? After all, sleeping throughout the day is considered a luxury for many people.
For a strange reason, I have been in an absolutely grumpy mood for the past few days. Even the smallest things irritate me and I would lose my temper for no reason… I need remedy…