Two lions and a house

Old Chinese houses always have a pair of stone lions in front of their main door. These lions act as guards to drive away bad guys.

So there was this General who had to leave his house for battle. To prevent thieves and rude salesmen, he erected a pair of stone lions at the front of his house. Indeed, the ferocious glare in the their eyes drove many away.

And with a peace of mind, the general set off for battle with his soldiers.

Not long after the General left, the two lions started quarrelling. As the days went by, the quarrels got worse. Soon, the intimidating looks in their eyes disappeared, and petty thieves started crawling out.

The servants in the house, too, started getting unruly. One maid would sneak out for a tryst with her Bangladeshi boyfriend, another would go to the market to gossip for hours, and even the manservants would bring their little mistresses to the house.

The youngest maid there couldn't take it anymore. So the naive girl went out to the front door, and started talking to the lions. The sun rose and the sun set. Nothing was resolved. One thinks that he is the victim, and the other insists he is a man of principles.

A quarrel is never between two people. The two lions are the ones having the fight. But it is the house who suffers.

It is all up to the General to save things when he comes back.

I saw him today. It was seriously so long ago but my heart skipped a beat. More of a shock, I hope. Hm.. how many times have this happened? Two? Three? Each time it feels as though I am the only one with the reaction. I don't even know if he noticed me. Or I am a longer forgotten fragment of the past.

Haiz. What's wrong with me..?

Bleah. Auntie, wanted to send you an email. But then hee.. It sounded silly of me..

So.. I blogged. So at least you get to read it, and you can choose whether or not to reply. (Just in case you find it tiresome/boring/repetitive/draggy..)

Darn. I need a man!

I did an absurd thing

I did an absurd thing last Thursday.

It was the date of submission for my report of one of my modules. Printed the report once, and sent it for binding. Oh crap. Checked the report and the page numbers were damn off la. Aligned to the left. Don't know who did it like that. Yeah yeah. Blame myself as well for not checking earlier.

Went up to the library, printed it again, and headed to co-op to have it binded again. OH CRAP. The lady's not there! In place, a sign that read "Lunch. 2.15pm." BEWILDERMENT.

All panicky, I went up to the co-op cashier and asked her if the lady will only be back at 2.15 or earlier, if I could just use the machine and leave the money there. All she replied was "I don't know, she didn't say anything. She's all alone." CRAP.

So I threw my common sense in the air and walked behind the counter and turned on the machine, and started using it myself. Boy am I glad I ever worked in a small office. Even though it's now electronic, wahaha, I still know how to use it.

And so I was just using it happily, when the lady came back. Whoa the look on her face was classic. Just that I didn't have time to pay her attention.

[In chinese] "Why are you using it yourself?"

"Sorry. I really don't have the time. I'm in a rush. I'll pay you."

Then she took over from there, and I paid for the binding, even though it was the same old one from the previous report and ran away.

Darn. I am so not going back there for a loooooooooooooooooooong time.