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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 disappointed好不容易地，又到了旁晚六点钟。as on most mondays, i made my way to the train station to top up the ezlink card. gawd.. im really spending alot on transport. 20 bucks per week; thats like 80 bucks per month! g0sh. i must really go home straight more often after work liao.. (x . x) suddenly got a call from JT. dunno what went over him, seems like he's rather on the high side today. he's proposing a treat to me! im like.. huh? what the..? but the idea of a free dinner got the better of me, and i made my way to Clarke Quay without so much of a hesitation after the call ended. De Xin, is that u i saw at the station? i dunno.. i never saw you in person before.. but "you" looked rather short for ur age :X reason why i did not approach to ask. the normal me would, but only if im feeling great that day. and i feel great usually on weekends =] anyway, JT came up with a story about how his China-fren met him yest, and her uncle who is filthily rich treated both them to lobster, crab and other yummy seafood yest. i hear on with much skeptic; the reason he gave for treating me to dinner today was that he still felt "high" over the treat yest, and that he's feeling guilty for having too much good food last night. so he's treating me to dinner tonight. stopped by Ya Kun @ Central Mall. seems like a pretty unique, high-natured place to shop and dine at. anyway, it sure got the curiosity in me burning good. i'll pay that place a visit prolly next month :) initially thought he's dropping by to say to a fren, i mean, who'd have Ya Kun for dinner, right? turned out he bought some toast for takeaway. i thought, he must have gotten it for someone else, since we're having dinner together? after much probing, he revealed that we're having bak kut teh for dinner. since when there's good bak kut teh in and around Clarke Quay? not that i know of, for sure! 5mins walking brought be back memory lane. the place reeks of deja vu. deep in me, i thought, this cant be happening. whats are the chances, anyway? so i followed on, suspicion growing and gnawing by the minute. and we reached that coffeeshop. gawd, i thought. 不会这么巧吧？we got comfortable at a table, and he went to place his order. u'd NEVER belief this. he actually ordered only ONE serving! i was like.. "WTF? what about you?" and he showed me Ya Kun which he is already munching on contentedly. this completed baffling me. i mean, aint this supposed to be a treat, and since ur treating, u don just treat the person ONLY, you urself munching on.. kaya toast!? for dinner?! wTF?? minutes after diggin into the bak kut teh, he got this call, and he announced that there'll be a lady joining for dinner. i was like, hmm.. not bad dude. u have friends whom can join u impromptu for dinner just like this! impressed and definitely not suspecting anything, thats me. then, she came. sat down, intro herself, and struck a conversation. i can tell she's trying hard to find common topic. this is common sales tactic to build rapport. she was doing poorer than average, and i can tell she is struggling with me. even her laughter's so fake. this is when i confirmed my initial dark suspicion. not another scam? 就这样地，我就浪费了我 3 小时的 after-work 青春。doing what, u might ask? listening to some fast-forwarded cassette player dubbin some really slip-shot lame jokes. JT, im extremely disappointed. didnt you know that i have rich experience in such marketing tricks? rembr, what you are selling, is not just the product, is ur self. and in the process of try so hard in futile efforts in making a sale and/or partner, did you realise what you've lost? a friend. and trust which you have painstakingly built over the course of 2 yrs in NS. 2 yrs in NS is definitely not time wasted. 2 yrs is what turns a boy into a man. 2 yrs going thru that shit and soil gains u companionship. companionship that might just last a lifetime. gone in 3 hrs =] i dont blame you. certain things, you simply have to experience it to understand. i cannot explain this in words nor with illustrations. experience is what creates memories. and memories are priceless. and i hate(apologies for using strong language like this, cant help it tis time cos this is exactly how i feel) how emotional selling is performed on me, esp with the "death" touch. nope, this dont work the way you tried. will not, never will. on account of the trust we once shared, i shall leave the 3 hrs where it should be. now all i can recall is how yummy the bak kut teh was. =] at least before the cat was out of the bag. |
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