slosh down the pepper!

more "zhun" than 4D

Oh my! As I crossed the road with two of my secondary school friends in tow, I saw SSH (funny it may sound, but those are her initials ) and her friend.

SSH: "I thought you said you are going to Siglap?"
[Yes, that was my initial plan. And so was it hers. That smiling face of hers plus that somewhat mocking tone tinged with unbelievableness revealed her excitement in bumping into me at the road junction of serangoon garden way. I, too was dumbfounded. It's a big SMALL land.]

SSH: "Then why are you doing here?"
[The fingers poked at me. I probabaly should have just stuck to Siglap. Blame it on that uneventful afternoon meal I had there. Chomp Chomp, was different. It withheld memories of happy times -- university days' evenings spent chowing down on sugarcane juice and carrot cakes; birthday celebrations held in the midst of smoke smelling of hokkien mee; gatherings of sambal stingray, wistful souls and popiah. And it had plentiful of food!]

SSH: "We are so fated to meet!"
[She was glad that she took a route not intended by her friend, otherwise the outcome could be different (both for her and myself).]

SSH: "Gimme a call once you finish eating hor!"
[Must be depreciation and annuities again! For the past 2 weeks, I have been meeting her at least once a week to aid her in her revision for her exam. It is my 3rd time this week!]

SSH: "Come lah. My future is in your hands. Can you bear to see me die?... ..."
[I recalled her putting a wheeze of air in my palm and smugly claimed that to be her future. 9.30pm I strolled down to coffee bean. For three hours, theories flew and formulas ran across the roads; I hope at least a bunchful will end up in her brain.]

SSH: "Hey..."
[Ah.. Lights out. 12.30am. Shop closed. Three more chapters she needed to go through. As I waited for my transport, the two girls sat there discussing their Plan B. Left with less than 9 hours to the exam, she was still bothered about her unwashed hair, her eyebrows, and the shower she was supposed to take. Hehe.]

The 'fateful' night ended with my silver horse arriving. As usual, after a few wrong turns here and there, I reached home 10mins later than I should have. Still, a pleasurable night.

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0847. That was the top prize for wednesday's 4D.
4708. That was the number I've always wanted to stake my dollar on.
Shucks!

posted by slingwoof @ 12/04/2005 04:51:00 PM