Friday, September 21, 2007
random things.
the phrase, "silence is golden" has attained a whole new level of meaning altogether. personally.apart from the fact that it is possibly and probably used mainly to keep kids quiet altogether, being stuck in a crowded SBS bus on the upper deck, with some inconsiderate person blasting music from the handphone, has made me realise how, after a tiring, long and exhausting day in school, accompanied by bad traffic and the usual 20 minutes ride turining into a 40 minute one, how coveted silence and peacefulness can actually be.
yeah. and the music was incomprehendable to me. for one, it was in tamil or hindi. two, the beat was soooooo repetitive. no, almost all the songs that were played were. they were LONG and repetitive.
I have nothing against indian music, really. in fact, some are pretty catchy to listen to. just that, i hate not being able to have some quiet time on the bus, already when everything around is so chaotic and the crowded conditions make me feel clustrophobic.
sigh. buses should start putting up new handphone signs; signs that say 'no music playing from handphones'. or else, companies should inhibit the production of phones with built-in music players altogether!!
one test that you are getting older too, can also be done on the bus, simply by sitting in front of two chatterboxes (preferbly from secondary or jc, and girls) to test your tolerance level.
one sign that you are INDEED OLDER is when you feel no joy or interest in whatever they're talking about (ie school, teachers, bf gf stuff, friends, gossip).
the next but most important one is when your internal monologue goes,"was i like that in secoondary school?" followed by a ,"i don't think i was that inconsiderate on the bus, was i?" then a ,"maybe i was like that when i was with friends, but.. naa.. i wasn't THAT BAD.. was i?"
lastly, and cliche but ever so truly, you go,"secondary school children these days... tsk.."
birthdays don't feel that great anymore. in fact, i don't need a cake even.
sarah at 11:43 pm