perrier regular -$1.77

its two now but i refer to 11sept2003.

so after the accident incident, i made my way to bible study at abt 7pm. the train at seven had lottsa old people. particaluary there were two uncles that caught my eye.



one of em had rubber shoes. yes rubber! ive always known there were rubber boots but never rubber shoes. at first i tot, he had bought rubber boots and cut em off to the ankle. however on futher inspection, of the edge, it proved otherwise. haha, and they were brand new! plus they looked itchy cos the old man kept wiggleing his toes, causing the glossy rubber surface to glisten againts the lights above. haha anyhows the old guy looked weathered and tuff, so i figured he must work in some wet market or some wet goods delivery place.

another had this bright umbrella of red yellow and blue, much like the one the longan lady frm Ipoh has, jus smaller. actually, it was quite a big umbrella for a handheld one and though it look overused, it still retained some sturdyness. futhermore, the umbrella looked so 70s. i imagined this old man, in the rain, wif his umbrella walkin thro the little streets of tiong baru and bukit merah where, the art decor influence of the 70s is very much apparent in the buildings. the colourful umbrella wld hav fitted the facades of the housing estates like a fullstop in a sentance. haha wonderful, makes me feel like painting... but i cant... not yet. i also remember that, 2yrs back i wld hav hated these vintage and aged icons and products, but ive growned to love them.

utilitarian as these items may seem they looked very much a part of the two old men who owned them. it makes me wonder how somthing that looks so wrong when put in the light of current trends and style preferences cld be so explicitly correct when place in the right context.



i reached bible study late. but todays msg was abt forgiving pple and not being bitter. i think the msg is timely since ive kinda broken the silence between my father and i. and ness u are rite... i shldnt be bitter, haha it aint fun being a bittergourd :P

so ill pray and ill work towards being less bitter and more happy.

bittergourds no more!