Princesses CAN whine.
Posted by liveedotcom at 07:31 PM on May 30, 2005.
First of all, I would just like to say tht I am feeling extremely fortunate as i am typing this sentence.
Today must be my most 'memorable' HISTORICAL day since i got my driving license. Being da Princess tht i am, perhaps you still didnt know, i have not walked ever since i knew how to drive.
Oh well, my car had been sent to da workshop for some servicin n repairs. Anyways, i was home with my grandma today n so i offered to accompany her to the Pasar Malam in da evening, since i havent had alot of time to spend with my family during college days.
So off we went at abt 5pm, happily (or at least i thought so). Had 25bucks tucked in da back pocket of my denim shorts, i wanted to buy some junk food when we got thr. Hope 25 is enough, coz wanna treat my bro some junk as well. The walk thr wasnt vr long, i enjoyed being outside for a change.
Okayy, so once we arrived, my grandma started buying like crazy. Anythin n everythin tht was heavy. Watermelon, giant bananas, half a cempedak (thts bcoz they didnt have a whole cempedak on sale at da moment), pineapple. And other less heavy ones tht seem insignificant already at da moment, since my fingers were already red n almost-broken from the bags of stuff tht she bought.
Passed by lots of junk food stalls. Thought of buying, but da enormity of pain on my fingers cancelled off every single thought tht i had, except for one. < HOW AM I GOIN TO WALK HOME CARRYIN ALL THESE??! > Shyttttt... And she was happily jumpin arnd (okay, mayb she wasnt jumpin) from one stall to another, swingin da only plastic bag (of Satay) on her little finger.
Then when she finish buying edible stuff. She went on to a few stalls at d end. Insisted on buying slippers for my sis n i, n so she chose 2 pairs of slippers. I told her politely tht she didnt have to (Actually wht i meant was tht they all look like crap) but she went on n on n on so i finally gave in and simply pointed at da nearest pair. Okay she paid for them. Identical slippers for my sis n i! My first present from my grandma! Wooo~ (yeah right) Then she made me take of my slippers to put my new ones on. Oh right, im quite happy with tht coz the wet ground was makin my NOSE slippers dirty, so i slipped them on. Look down at my feet, and all i could say was EEEEEWWWWW but obviously i didnt.
After tht, da lingerie stall was next in line. She asked me if i brought money n i said yeah. She said i had to get one of those bras, just 7 bucks it seems. EWWWWWWWW (I wonder if it showed on my face) I told her again, as politely as i can, "Bu yao la, wo jia li hai you" (as in Duwan la, i still have mine at home in Mandarin) She still insisted, n started talkin REAL loudly. "Why yr breast so expensive ah? Need to wear 50 bucks bra!" (in Hokkien) And everyone turned to look, obviously (if i was a passerby also i turn la) Ishh.. my breast wht, my pasal larr! Even if dont wear also my pasal! Arghhh..
Oh well, then she bumped into some of her friends thr (all da aunty aunty dekat my neighbourhood la).. They offered her a ride, but they said thr was only one seat left. I told them its okay, i can walk home by myself (n i tot they will take da bags on my hands home). Wht really happened was tht she hopped into da car with da little Satay plastic bag n they drove off. I walked home all alone. Well, not really alone la, i had my best friends Mr. Watermelon, Mr. Banana, half of Mr. Cempedak, Mr. Pineapple n lots more!
Okay, then on my way home, these few kiddos in secondary school uniform on bicycles stopped by me n said "Hey xiao mei mei, hao ma?" (As in Hey little girl, how are u? in Mandarin) I smiled weakly n walked on, tryin to ignore them n thought to myself <Im older than u la idiot> Oh but they hafta follow me n said "Yi ge ren ah?" (Are you alone?) <Like duhh, u see anyone else here?> Followed by, "Ni hen ke ai" (Yre vr cute) Ignore, ignore. They kept whispering n makin funny noises behind me. Finally i had enough, i walked to one of the hses n pretended it was my own. I said "Wo papa mama zai li mian" (My parents are at home) and smiled. They said bye n rode off.
Gosh, if i could file a case of Child Abuse against my gma i would have done so. But im no longer a kid. I didnt spend a single cent from my 25 bucks. And i miss my car. Arghh. My fren is now remindin me abt Lisa Marie Presley who said "Stars cannot whine". I know tht, but im a Princess, and princesses do. Arghhhh!