Saturday, September 19, 2009

Elope with me miss private and we'll sail around the world

This morning on the train, standing in the corner near the door, was a rather short chinese guy who at first glance would look like a typical sleepy psp-obsessed guy hunched over completely engrossed in his game. But decidedly not. He had red panda eyes, short hair that ended at the back in a long ponytail, and the slightest paunch. He wore huge rubber orange and grey Sumajin headphones, a big rather old black shirt, with some shapes as the design in front, black wrist-sweatbands, black jeans and smart black shoes. On his left he had a waistpouch for what looked like another psp. On his right was another waistpouch for his handphone, and he had a huge grey and black bag slung on his shoulder. And a big maroon umbrella hanging from his wrist. All in all he looked ready for the games convention. The train was terminating at ang mo kio and we were all advised to take the train on the middle platform, which was already waiting for us when we reached. When the train doors opened, he almost ran out (undoubtedly to get a seat on the middle platform train) and as he turned I saw the back of his shirt and it said in big white letters, Anything Is Possible.

(I felt like he was in a computer game and I was watching the game. Later on the new train he sat with his umbrella behind his back at the very last seat (where two people can sit) and when he bent down to take out his shoes the umbrella slid and hit on the head the sleeping old man next to him, who glared at him till he sat up again and realised it.)

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