let's just say i never celebrated the tut! day. not even when i was in relationships. i'm a hopeless romantic at heart, but now i'm a cynic. why is it that because of one day, the price of a stalk of rose simply skyrockets? it's like what they used to say about roti canai during LIMA, which costs RM4 per piece.
thank god i listen to my cd in the car, so i didnt have to listen to sappy songs yesterday. there were some nice romantic movies on tv, but i think a bloody movie was more appropriate (haha). yesterday, i decided to eat out. and unfortunately i chose the wrong day to dine out, because there were couples, and couple, and more couples. even a young girl, probably 14-15 years old received a bouquet of flowers from her boyfriend.
as i was enjoying my pasta my masters coursemate kak non called to wish me. i told her i didnt want to be wished. and being kak non, she sighed and then began
"you know nora, i was supposed to have a romantic dinner with my husband, but he had to work so in the end i have to have dinner with my father in law". hmm talk about being married.
"kak non, what are you complaining about? you married the guy. that's romantic enough".
then she told me what rudy and jay jay did on the radio, declaring it's singles awareness day, and that they hung up on a girl who called in to dedicate a song to her bf....haha way to go!
later that night i wished my niece nana, who replied
"happy singles awareness day to you too".
and soon we were pouring our hearts out (or what gina might have called it as 'whining').
look, to all the couples, no offence, but it's not fair that you get to celebrate your "love" whilst we the singles get to sigh and watch while you're on cloud 9, getting roses and chocolates and god knows what else. just like the feminists fight for the rights of the women, or the intelligentsia and the postcolonial literary scholars fight for the rights of the colonised, we the singles also fight for our right. because we also deserve to celebrate ourselves.
happy singles awareness day.
1 comment:
yeah.. SINGLES AWARENESS DAY huh?
You know, I went through heartbroken phase a few weeks ago and now i know how it truly hurts.. Mine's a bit complicated cuz shes not actually my gf.. But still it hurts when reality hits and she sorta gave the goodbye huh? Ive been working in KL at Times Square and its like irritating that wherever I look there's couples here and there even if its not the V day! God huh? Anyway I feel ur pain! miss u teacher!
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