Saturday, April 23, 2005
Alvin
Today was. Great! One of my best days yet in DDB. Well, i find satisfaction in being in-charge truthfully. And i do command some form of respect, one of which i never get when alvin is around. Which is why today is such a great day - alvin took mc! It's really all-gain for me, cuz i get to do things my way, listen to my own music, no need to fight to use the computer or choose what music to listen to or see his stupid crappy attitude, and best of all, it reflects badly on himself and makes me look like the one doing all the work (which i am doing anyway). One of my superiors even told me to give him a piece of my mind! Talk about support huh? Feels good. And truth is, life has been pretty good these past few days because of that.
See, alvin the new guy is 4 years older than me, but he enlisted 4 months after me. So technically even though we're both still recruits, i'm his upperstudy, which means he's supposed to learn from me and take instructions from me. Contrary to that, he's been nothing but a lazy fella who couldn't care less about the office, and indirectly the affairs of our country! I mean, we all (guys) will get our fair share of army life, so why not do it well, enjoy it and benefit from it, rather than put in your bare minimum and land in deep poop for it?? That's where alvin is right now, and i very much thinks that he deserves it. He better wake up his idea.
I have so far, nothing good or positive to say about this person. When a person first joins the office, he should integrate himself into our usual way of life, our norms, our system, and not the other way round! But that of course is what cocky ol alvin did. He uninstalled ALL of our games, except for Condition Zero. Best. I clap my hands. I can't think of any better way to be winner of Mr. Unpopular 2005. I recalled myself to being very VERY upset when i first found out that NFS was gone, as i was already in quite an advanced level. Point is, WHO ON EARTH WOULD DO SUCH A STUPID SELFISH (etc.) thing as that?!! It is honestly STUPID, RETARDED and...and... better stop here before i swear something bad. Nobody has ever done this to me. And i cannot accept this. Gosh i wish i had recorded every single thing he did.
Oh yah. On the day of the most important conference in all of the camp's conferences, which happens that our office is in charge of, alvin had to think he's such a smart arse and conveniently just played his own NFS 2 all morning! How convenient. And with each task that i ask him to do since long ago, he either makes a retarded comment thinking that he knows better, or he tells you off and disses you to do it on your own. Like whatever. You might as well just leave. The only reason you are in this office is because my upperstudy is away on course, and i shouldn't be alone. That's why you're here! BUT Nooooo. Instead, you're a burden to me. I very much wished that they would be so nice as to either give you 365 free days of leave or downgrade you to Pes F and go and rot on our own. Considering he did only 5% of the work that day, i'd give myself a pat on the back for having done the conference pretty well, and i dare say, almost all by myself!! And that includes cleaning up of the conference room all by myself as well. No it's not as if he just sat there and watched me clean it by myself, HE WASN'T EVEN THERE!! That miserable fella wanted to leave at 430pm!! That is madness! And when he picked up his (girly ah beng and ah gua) bag to go then, i asked him, "Surely you're not leaving now rite, it's much too early", where he replies, "It's almost time". DOTS i tell you. He left. So can't say i didn't try to stop him rite? He just dissed me off like that. But after a few seconds he came back!!! WAHAHAHA laughs out loud. Our boss came back from his meeting!! I LAUGH ah!! you want to go rite?? WAIT LONG LONG LA!!! loser. So yarlah, he left at 5 sharp. Back in the old days before he came, it was like one for all and all for one. If i stayed, you stayed as well. There was that kind of understanding. But not with this case. I guess someone's too self-centred huh? In the end, it only reflects on yourself, what kind of work attitude you have.
And he's quite a showoff as well. (i'm not jealous for pete's sake) He goes on to make phone calls on his handphone and speaks loudly about buying a new Apple laptop or buying a toyota vios instead of the ah-pek looking corolla altis, or calling his friends to tell them (and the office) that his phoneline had been cut off. I mean. What on earth was all that for?! Is he trying to prove something?..what? what?! I'm "dying" to know. Oh for the love of pete, gimme a break! Okay. No comment. I don't talk to wannabes who are simply "trying too hard".
So yah. Did i mention that today was a good day? Haha yeah. Well, don't misunderstand me that my happiness is in the fate of that pig. It isn't. Well, i'm happy about today also cos i conquered running round my entire camp site 3 whole rounds! That's gotta be at least..i dunno..a lotta clicks!! Sense of achievement laa. The day before i could only do 2 rounds with difficulty, and just overnight, i managed to give it my best shot, and prove myself to be a winner!! YAY!!
HA! And when i went back to my office, it was at least half an hour til my boss came back from the run, and bcos i was dry by then, he commented that i was a good runner and didn't even pespire!! Hahah of course i did. And it was really salty. Okay being frank, i haven't had such a vigorous exercise after so long that i forgot what it was like to be able to taste your own sweat. The feeling was just.. I was elated! I was really glad for myself. I'm getting back in shape!!!
Okay. And i believe things don't just happen by chance. I believe that in everything we do, no matter how big or small or significant or insignificant, it doesn't just happen coincidentally. It's divine intervention.
See, i left camp at around 0530pm and i couldn't be picked up by my parents cos they just passed my area. They said that if i had called them earlier i could have been picked up. But no worries, i gladly took a stroll to the bus stop and took the bus to the interchange, where i hopped on bus 165 to go home. This is getting interesting, open your ears. Or eyes for that matter. I noticed this suspicious looking guy sitting adjacent from me. He was just real out of place and stood out. He looked like a hobo, very dirty. Not that i looked down on him or anything, and i wished there was something i could do for him. But then later on i noticed he took out a roll of masking tape and a PEN KNIFE. Okay. I cautioned. He cut a piece of the tape, long enough to roll into a twig-like thing. Okay so he put the knife away. But then he started to use the twig thing to haress the lady in from of him. The lady was in her 40s and she had a few grocery bags beside her. She looked helpless and disturbed. So i did get a bit of a shock initially, but then i realised that i had to do something, because all the other people in the bus seemed to be oblivious to what was going on. I plucked up my courage. I started at the man with the fiercest tiger-ous stare ever. If you've seen me in my worst state of anger it would've been worse than that. My deep socketed eyes were dark in the lower deck of the bus, and my whole expression was like i'm going to beat you up and have your head as a trophy kinda thing. So he got a shock and quickly moved his hands back to his side. But after a while he started at it again, using the twig-like thing to this time, tug at what seemed to be her bra strap behind. Now i was really concerned, and i decided to keep my zen micro just in case i had to do more. I eas ever ready to walk up to him and confront him. I wanted to shout at him, "Hey YOU, leave that lady alone", or at least alert the bus driver. But i waited to see what happened. He didn't stop, and it was nearing the stop where i alight. So i stood up, grabbed my stuff and walked to the lady, and i said, "Maam, i think you should sit somewhere else, for your safety. And i think you should let the driver know as well". She replied with a simple thank you but with gratitude. Then i got off the bus. The man. The lady. Could i have done more? Should i have done more? I kept thinking about it even after i got off the bus. The disturbing looking man kept staring at her *front area*. What if i read about him and her in the papers tomorrow? If i had confronted him would he have used the knife on me? If i had not stared at him would he have done more? And why on earth was i on that bus when my parent's even offered to turn back to pick me up??? Someday i'd like to see that lady again and know that she arrived at her destination SAFE.
Coincidence? Not likely. Now at least i know what to do in such a case in future. Lord i..
I thank you that You've opened my eyes to see that even in Singapore, there are those who are lost and need Your divine touch. Father bless that lady and forgive that man. Help him to see You someday Lord. And Lord also forgive me when i lose my patience with alvin. Slowly but surely, Lord, i'm changing day by day to be more like You. Lord be my strength. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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