Siblings

Don't you sometimes just can't help but hate them?

Especially when they think they're not rude when you think they're rude? I mean, c'mon lah, whether you are rude or not is obviously not determined by you but obviously by others. Wah, if everyone measured themselves, boy aren't we all full of niceness and politeness of the highest royalty of royalties?!!

Especially when you just want to correct them and they suddenly get on the defensive side, rolling their eyes and refusing to take your advice or admit that their behavior was a little lacking.

Some more irritated you and won't leave you alone one wor.

At least when you know my api tengah membara, don't lah come and cari pasal with me. Some more not even apologizing. Of course macam mana aku tak geram???

Leave me alone when I'm pissed off with you. Seriously.

ARGH!!!

Siblings.

Intrusive? Or Not Intrusive?

You're in the shopping mall, just walking and shopping (obviously).
Suddenly a stranger comes up to you and in a friendly manner, complimenting your complexion and then asking you "What do you use on your face ah?".
Would you consider that intrusive? Or not intrusive?

You're at Carrefour done with buying groceries and household necessities for mom.
And you're at the checkout counter, paying for your stuff.
While waiting for response from the credit card machine which happened to be extra slow that day...
Suddenly not one but TWO cashiers ask you "Ah Kak, you ada pakai apa 'kat muka?".
Followed by interrogation of the products I use... my hereditary (No, I repeat I'm not Japanese)...
Isn't that intrusive? Or not intrusive?

You're at the hair saloon getting your hair cut.
Hairdresser chit-chats with you and then...
You get the drift.

It's not that I'm selfish and refuse to share or anything. I know stuff. But it's not like I'm an expert in skincare or something. Neither do I claim to be one. And these are random people whom I don't know coming up to me out of nowhere and asking these questions.

My only reaction was lidah kelu, then politely answer their question and later my mind went completely blank. Didn't really enjoy these particular moments. Maybe it's just that I don't know how to handle this kind of confrontation without appearing too... oh I dunno... Miss Know-it-all? Or Miss Conceited.

BAH, how did people get so aggressive these days??

I feel like my privacy has been invaded. Period. But my friend doesn't seem to find anything wrong with it. She found it hilarious. Oh, tell me I'm just paranoid and overeacting. Argh.

Mind the Engrish

In front of one collectible toy shop in Timesquare, you'll see this right outside the entrance. A job vacancy advertisement.


(1) "Ring customer sales on computer"
I'm curious... How do you ring up a customer via computer?

(2) "Stuff price purchase"
That doesn't sound right, right? I bet you all can figure out what they're actually meaning to say.

(3) "Logging provided for outstation staff"
At this point, I was literally LMAO. Hear ye, hear ye. Logging services for incoming non-local employees! Come work here. The more people work there, the more the logging. Global warming, here we come! Yippee!

Siao. They better had already employ someone with good English command.

On the way home from Timesquare, this interesting shop comes along. I wonder what this shop sell...


... Because I can't seem to make sense of anything from their sign!


P.S. I am so blanked out of ideas at the moment of my blog header design. The previous one was kinda elaborate and dark. I want to go simple. Please God, inspire me!!!