Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Wow.. You know it's never really sunk in how attractive i am... TO WEIRDOS THAT IS!!!
haha gotcha there didn't i. Thought i was some egomaniac. (Don't you dare agree. Yes you, especially you Kelsey!)
Anyway, while i take a little break from all that hard work I've been doing (you can insert a laugh of derision here) let me recount what happened today.
There was once this young woman, innocently browsing in the fiction section of Toa Payoh library.. ok scrap that.
Getting to the point. I was in Toa Payoh library today and being the fine example of a student that i am, i was browsing for a good book to read when this guy in like office attire comes up to me.
Guy: Hi, I was looking for a book to read could you recommend anything?Me: eh... (stunned for a moment. i mean, who the hell does this in the first place?! But i decided to be polite) Oh erm, sorry i don't really frequent the library so i can't exactly help you.
Guy: Oh. (and i thought he was going to walk away but noooooo...)
But what can you recommend anyway. 'Cause I'm looking for a book to read this weekend because I'm going overseas next week. (Riiiight, like i really want to know you know. Anyway, thinking it's an honest enquiry but at the same time hoping to extricate myself from the situation)
Me: Oh sorry, i really can't help you. I usually just pick up the first interesting book i see and browse through it.
Guy: Oooh, so that's your strategy huh. Personally I like to scrutinize every book before i borrow it.(This conversation was getting way too weird so i just smile and move on to the next aisle but after a few seconds of peace there he comes again!)
He picks up some random book, thumbs through it and goes
Guy: This seems like an interesting bookMe: Ok (I sneaked a glance and it's some book on 911)
Guy: I think i'll do what you said and borrow this (Erm, when did i say this? i said browse not borrow the first
interesting book i see)
Guy: So, you sound more mature than you look.(!!!!!! What the F***. So what i look immature or i sound like an ah ma?!)
Me: Er.. riiight. Thanks?
Guy: So what, are you still studying.(Finally! i hoped to chase him away so..)
Me: Yeap! (a little over enthusiastically) I am!
Guy: Oh where?Me: CJC
Guy: Oh the school in Bukit Timah? What are you combination are you studying? A maths or something?Me: Huh?! No! That's like secondary school!
Guy: Oh then what do you study? Sorry, you have to forgive me I've been out of the education system for a long time. (He sees my OMG expression and misinterprets it)
Not that long i mean about 2.. er.. yeah 2 1/2 years. Like NS you know...(Yeah Right! Who's he kidding. Fresh out of NS and he can't remember that A maths is taught in Secondary School! And he looks like about 30 to me ack!)
Guy: So i didn't catch your name..Me: Erm, that's because i didn't give it? It's Naomi. ( I knooooow! What was i thinking!)
Guy: Oh! Hi, my name is Ben. (grabs my hand and shakes it)
Guy: So you must be like really sporty since like you're so tanned. (SAY WHAT!! I almost burst out laughing i swear!)
Me: HUH? What? No.
Guy: So you know i was thinking maybe you should give me a way to contact you. You know touch base occasionally and all that.. (Hello. Somebody please tell this guy that touching base is something you do when you're like far from home or whatever and it's done with people you're CLOSE to)
Me: What? No, sorry.
Guy: Just give me your MSN or something. I mean we can discuss books and er stuff. i have a huge collection of comic books, i collected them since i was 6.Me: Err... Right. Sorry, my parents banned me from the Internet, haven't been studying and all that.
Guy: What, so old your parents still ban you?Me: Er yeah, anyway i don't read comic books
Guy: Or you think my comic books are too old for you is it? Why don't we do this the traditional way then (whips out mobile phone)
Me: Eh sorry. No! No offence man, but i don't know you.
Guy: Oh i like girls, you know, who are proactive-Me: WHAT?! proactive?
Guy: Yeah like you know girls who dare to offer their contact informationMe: huh
Guy: You know it took me a lot of courage to come and talk to you. you could at least give me your phone number.Me: (Ok, i feel a little bad, and flattered just a little but omg.. mostly i was weirded out) But i really don't know you!
Guy: Ok, Just let me give you my contact info thenMe: (Stunned) Uhh..
Guy: (Searches for a scrap of paper and takes out this piece with like the ERA logo, a real estate company by the way, which has stuff like "next week HDB BLK something something")
Sorry ah, hope you don't mind it's a rough paper.Me: (all the more stunned) Er.. huh what?
Guy: Ok what info do you want?Me: WHAT? eh.. huh?
Guy: Ok email.. (scribbles something on the piece he tore off)
hope you don't mind me doing this (scribbles something)
As long as you don't mind right? (Scribbles something else. Omg, i see his name, phone number, and email add)
so if your ban is not lifted anytime soon, just call me ok? (Points at his phone number)
He gives the scrap to me
Guy: Keep that ok? You better keep it. Contact me alright?Me: Er, I'll think about it.
Guy: Wow, that's a good answer. ok, I guess i shouldn't take up anymore of your time.When he finally leaves, i grab the first book i could and stuffed the paper in. AHHHHHH!
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