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M.R.T: Multiple. Random. Thoughts.
0730am Pasir Ris
Sleepy. Drowsy. Extremely irritated by the drooping head beside me. Maybe I should abruptly swing my head and ram Mr. Infuriatingly-droopy head’s head away. Its as irritating as Keong. He and his clown antics. I wonder whether he’s…. its raining again! It always rains at this time of the year. It spoils everything. Like the time at the beach, not that I’m a beach person. Like that time at the tennis court, not that I’m a sports kind of person. Come to think of it, its always raining when I plan to do something outdoor. Sometimes I really wonder whether its predestined, you know, like there’s a god or like Mom always says, Lei gong thunder god guy up there who blacklisted me and sent a black rain cloud to follow me everywhere and rain on m…
Ack. Mr. Infuriating-Droopy head’s saliva. On my shoulder.
0745am Bedok
She looks angry. Maybe she’s one of those kind of person who hates waking up early. Maybe she just had a tiff with her husband, no, boyfriend, maybe? Maybe she … she looks kind of lovely when she frowns like that. Maybe she didn’t manage to grab a copy of Streats, or, Today. Definitely a Today reader. She looks like one of those business executive corporate type. I wonder how her boyfriend looks like. She might not even be… oh! Oh well, the saliva! How could I have missed that! No wonder she has the ‘black’ face, if I was in her shoes, I’ll definitely kick up a fuss about it. Still she looks cute when she… opps, she’s glaring back. Hate it when people do that. Stare and glare like my face has some pimple or something banal. Oh no. Pimple. Don’t tell me. Shit. That old man staring at me. Malay woman staring. Schoolgirl staring. Why is everyone staring at me like that? My hairstyle okay what. My clothes got iron what. My face got wash, teeth got brush what! Must be my pimple!
Even that Ah Mah ( grandmother ) staring at me.
0800am Kallang
I wait. I wait. I have patience. I have time on my side. I stare at everyone here. Especially, those sitting down here. No respect for elders. Singaporeans are all like this. See old lady, pretend to sleep, pretend read newspaper, pretend like they never see me. Never mind all that, this si gin nah ( damn child ) still pretend to act very angry! Like as if I offended them in some way or another. Legs very tired. I think I can hold on for a few stops. Cityhall and Raffles place a lot of people get off. Then I can find a sit. Stupid ugly Singaporeans. Serve you right! Got big ugly pimple! Got saliva on your shoulder! Serve you right for not letting elderly sit down.
Why is this train so slow today!
0815am Tiong Bahru
She reminds me of Grandmother. Looks So much alike. Its been like two years? Seems like yesterday we made dumplings for dragonboat festival. I should have never left her house that day. My mistake. She looks so much like granny! She has the same fierce piercing stare, the perpetual frown that accentuates the creases and wrinkles on her face. Oh how I miss her! Grandma I have so much to tell you, about my wedding, my promotion, my children… Your grandchildren, they’re lovely granny you should have seen them run along the beach, you should have, you should have been with us there on the beach grandma.
Shit. Why am I crying here!
0816am Redhill
This man crazy or what. See me then cry. Maybe you sorry you didn’t give your seat up to grandma just now. Now too late for regrets, young man.
Sei lah ( oh no ), the si gin nah ( damn child ) just elbow me. Pain. If I know he the restless type, I wouldn’t have sat down next to him. No. Cannot change sit, if not people will think I strange, no face for me then.
Si Gin Nah ( damn child )!
0830am Dover
Don’t know what’s happening to me. First the pimple on my face. Now, the itch! Itch on my face. No wait. Maybe itch on my hand. Sometimes on my back. I think they each take turns to itch. Maybe there’s a pattern. Maybe I didn’t sleep well last night. Maybe I bought the wrong kind of mattress. Can’t be. King Coil mattress the best in Singapore. Maybe I didn’t bathe properly last night. Maybe… Now itch on the backside! How to scratch that! Last time I scratched my back, slapped the old auntie to my right, now I if I scratch my backside god knows who I’ll whack next. I rather tahan ( bear with it ) till I reach Boon Lay.
Alamak ( oh no ), I am looking very bad in front of HER. Stupid pimple.
0845am Lakeside
The saliva’s still there! I can feel it. Why am I so unlucky! Irritating drop of… yucks don’t even want to think about it! If I slant my eyes abit more downwards…. Yes. Its still there. At least its stays still. As long as it stays still. As long as I stay still. Till I reach Boon Lay.
Sigh. Paris Ris to Boon Lay Saliva. Why me.
0848am Boon Lay
Boon Lay! Overslept until Boon Lay! Have to take all the way back to Eunos. Boss is going to fire me today. Never mind. Sleep first. Reach then decide what to do.
Sleep first.
0900am Lakeside
Sleepy. Can’t open my eyes. Extremely irritated by the drooping head beside me. Maybe I should abruptly swing my head and ram Mr. Irritating snorer head away. Its as irritating as June. She and her accusations about me. I wonder whether she’s…. its raining again! It always rains at this time of the year. It spoils everything. Like the time at the barbeque by the beach, not that I’m a beach barbeque person. Like that time at the sports complex, not that I’m a tennis kind of person. Come to think of it, its always raining when I am doing something outdoor-ish. Sometimes I really wonder whether its predestined, you know, like there’s a god or like Mom always says, Lei gong thunder god guy up there who blacklisted me and sent a black rain cloud to follow me everywhere and rain on m…
Ack. Mr. Irritating snorer’s saliva. On my shoulder.
~ Written By: Leon Kiong
