Tuesday, January 11, 2005
A zonked-out, overworked & underpaid worker's worst nightmare - a cab-driver that's having a disposition to talk & talk & talk.
This is not the first time I'm writing about cab-drivers you may realise. Not that I hate cab-drivers or bear grudges against them. But, seriously, talkative cab-drivers really irk the hell outta me when I just wanna have a quiet & peaceful ride home after day of shit at work.
The cab-driver I met last night was a David Gan look-alike Malay. He's bald like David Gan. He's fair like David Gan. And most importantly, he's as talkative as David Gan (as to what I've perceived him to be on TV programmes). He started asking what I'm working as & blah! Gaining from past experiences, I've decided to take on a bogus occupation. It's scary when the drivers start to pour all their woes to you when they realise you are in that particular industry. Back to David Gan look-alike. Basically he was talking non-stop throughout the 20-odd minutes ride. From teaching me Malay to talking about the rain & how he slept in the car with all the doors locked up. He even did a demo for me. (WTF?!) I kinda freaked out when he locked all the doors. LOL! From the rain, he proceeded on to talk about how he'll fetch his nieces & nephews to school when it's raining early in the morning. And once again, I got mistaken as some 28-year-old successful working woman who lives in a nice condo complete with pool & gym, when he asked if I have any kids. Sigh!!!!! It must be the lack of lights in the vehicle that gave him that absurd thought. Hallucinations.
Some happy thoughts. I bought new earrings & ring again!!!!! This accessories shop, Fie Japan in Hitachi Tower sells really nice adornments! It's like the 3rd new fashion accessories shop near my workplace. What's more, the stuffs sold at the shop are from Japan & so are quite steeply-priced. Being the Japan freak, I went berserk at the shop & spent 66 bucks there in less than 10 minutes of browsing. This bad.
I think I can just strike out point number 2 in my new year resolution. It's not gonna happen.
// she's beautifully chaotic at 1:32 AM >> 