the day the peugeot looked small...

went to mercedes-benz showroom with my dad today. whaddaya know, it's right beside peugeot. small world.

first thing i noticed was that the car lots there seemed ubersmall. every car seemed really close to the next. what the hell, i thought, they could seriously do better.

after i parked and got outta the car i realised there was actually quite a lot of space left. then i took a real good look around and saw the optical illusion. every car was a merc, and they were all big.

so anyway, i went into the showroom and gawped at the place. there were three whole storeys of mercs on display. hell, that's impressive.

and then i saw the car my dad's gonna buy. the bloody thing looked like a tank from the outside, a sleek one, and the moment i sat in it i realised why my dad insisted on a merc. the controls were all fucking sleek and cool, and there were lots of gizmos and gadgets. the seats were made for xxxxxl people. made me feel like a kid again, sitting in dad's very first merc. there's a moonroof, and the boot(enough for 5 chopped-up stiffs) closes with the push of a button.

a fucking button!

luxury. to the max. this is a car for businessmen. audis and bmws can't cut it. i felt like a king just sitting in it.

i helped choose the colour, both outside(grey) and inside(black-on-black). it's a dream come true for my dad, and i'm glad he got it, however much i opposed in the first place. he's the one driving it after all.

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好公民

at the airport waiting for my coffee, i was staring into space when two girls brisked by at their fastest walking speed, pushing their trolleys. i wouldn't have noticed them if one hadn't dropped a small coinpouch-like thing on the floor right where i was staring.

so i stared at the object for a second, then back at them. they weren't looking back.

snapped outta my reverie, walked to the item on the floor, picked it up, and jogged to catch up with them.

"excuse me, you dropped this," i said, holding it up to her. both turned, and her friend laughed at her in a mocking-friendly way. she looked so embarassed even though nobody was looking, pawing at the thing and trying to thank me at the same time. i looked down at the thing still in my hand...

it was a sanitary pad.

"holy shit!"

now everybody looked. i shoulda kept my mouth shut. she succeeded in grabbing at the thing and we both turned and walked away at the same time. lol!

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