I got carded today by the old man with a white singlet at the hardware store. The store sells cigarettes at a cheaper rate than most places.
*Sigh*
Once again, i've given in to the evils of nicotine! Shame on me for polluting my lungs after being smog free for x amount of weeks. Proof that my habit fails to abandon me but i will say i fully intend to be free of it... one day.
So anyway, there i was about to hand over my S$10.80 and the old man looked at me with a blank stare. Was i whispering? Did i not pronounce Marlboro Medium correctly? So i took my headphones off my head, repeated myself and added a smile. He continued to speak to me in a dialect that i didn't understand. He then turned to the other shop assistant and mumbled something to her.
"Uhhh... how old are you?" she said.
I was slightly taken back since it's been awhile since anyone had asked my age. "27." Even saying it sounded strange.
I think both of them were surprised but i guess they took my word for it since they didn't insist on seeing my ID. As i walked out the store lighting up i couldn't help but wonder how should a 27 soon-to-be 28 year old look like?
I merged into a pack of teens heading towards the very same bus stop and looked down at what i was wearing and figured my tied back hair, pink hair band and aqua coloured Miffy t-shirt must have been responsible for shaving off a decade. I must have blended in quite well and should really be thankful for my Asian genes.
...
But now to add to my spontaneity for the day...
: Ice cream + brownies ::
Believe it or not, i actually quite like baking.
The reason why i didn't do much of it at my old place was because i never had a fully equipped kitchen. Plus my previous gas oven was quite outdated that not even my sweet land lady knew how to work it and i didn't want to risk blowing up the apartment.
But yea, i can be quite handy in the kitchen when i want to be. But i'll confess that i cheated this time round and had the help of Betty Crocker - nothin' wrong with that.
And i wouldn't be lying if i said it tasted damn good!
*Sigh*
Once again, i've given in to the evils of nicotine! Shame on me for polluting my lungs after being smog free for x amount of weeks. Proof that my habit fails to abandon me but i will say i fully intend to be free of it... one day.
So anyway, there i was about to hand over my S$10.80 and the old man looked at me with a blank stare. Was i whispering? Did i not pronounce Marlboro Medium correctly? So i took my headphones off my head, repeated myself and added a smile. He continued to speak to me in a dialect that i didn't understand. He then turned to the other shop assistant and mumbled something to her.
"Uhhh... how old are you?" she said.
I was slightly taken back since it's been awhile since anyone had asked my age. "27." Even saying it sounded strange.
I think both of them were surprised but i guess they took my word for it since they didn't insist on seeing my ID. As i walked out the store lighting up i couldn't help but wonder how should a 27 soon-to-be 28 year old look like?
I merged into a pack of teens heading towards the very same bus stop and looked down at what i was wearing and figured my tied back hair, pink hair band and aqua coloured Miffy t-shirt must have been responsible for shaving off a decade. I must have blended in quite well and should really be thankful for my Asian genes.
...
But now to add to my spontaneity for the day...
: Ice cream + brownies ::Believe it or not, i actually quite like baking.
The reason why i didn't do much of it at my old place was because i never had a fully equipped kitchen. Plus my previous gas oven was quite outdated that not even my sweet land lady knew how to work it and i didn't want to risk blowing up the apartment.
But yea, i can be quite handy in the kitchen when i want to be. But i'll confess that i cheated this time round and had the help of Betty Crocker - nothin' wrong with that.
And i wouldn't be lying if i said it tasted damn good!
2 comments:
oi you there! chuck that ciggie!
oh and btw, tell your your mum her oven is soooooo clean! i can hardly see into the oven now from the amount of baked oon brown stains that are on the glass panel!!
MLP
huh? *waves her hands in the air* yea you! You heard the pony! *points somewhere else* Shame on you... =p
But yea i'm amazed how clean it is too. I'll pass the message on ;)
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