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July 11, 2005
Blasts From the Past 3
From a post published on 2 April 2004:
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Now, I assume it would be entirely passable if a 28-year-old bloke who is not a little bit on the obese side declares openly that he likes to listen to Britney Spears or is enthralled by the lyrics of all F4 songs. He may still be some girl’s socially acceptable target for a significant other.
I now assume that I cannot see how any reference made by a 28-year-old (some say 29) bloke who is not a little bit on the obese side about how he loves listening to Sam Hui (a passé 70s Cantopop icon) will be any girl’s idea of a socially acceptable target for a significant other.
Dear sir, please minus away some points from my already negative “Eligible Bachelor” score.
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Imaginary scenario during some speed dating session:
Girl#1: Hi! What’s your name?
Me: D W. What’s yours?
Girl#1: XXX
Me: Nice to meet you. Good name.
Girl#1: So how old are you?
Me: 28, but some claim that I am already 29. If I take the average, I am 28.5 years.
Girl#1: *weirdo alert* Oh… That’s an interesting way of putting it. So what do you do for a living?
Me: I do Powerpoint slides.
Girl#1: Huh?
Me: Yeah. Font size. Background colours. Corporate logo. Line thickness for a table. I am an expert in these. I help to polish my boss’ slides to make them look like the next best thing since sliced bread.
Girl#1: (to herself) This is the last time I participate in this dating crap. (to me) Is that all you do?
Me: Mmm… I do a lot of note taking, I guess. You know, soothe the egos of those bigwigs and rewrite what they said during meetings into some spectacular quotes worthy to be featured in the ST Life! Section.
Girl#1: (to herself) Shit. Like that, where got career prospect? Where got chance to get the 6Cs with a loser like that? (smiles to me) So, er, what do you do during your free time?
Me: Oh… I think a lot.
Girl#1: About?
Me: Life. Human beings. Why am I plonked here on earth? Where do I go from here? What is the meaning of my life so far? Etc.
Girl#1: Er… Besides that? Er… What about music?
Me: Musical preference? For now, it’s Sam Hui.
Girl#1: Who’s that? Jazz singer? Some composer?
Me: No. He is a 70s Cantopop icon. I love his music.
Girl#1: You mean that guy perpetually wearing that 70s hair and acts in those slapstick HK comedy movies?
Me: Yes!
Girl#1: (to herself) This one’s definitely one of those weird, cannot-make-it oddball. Imagine someone on God’s good earth still listening to Sam Hui! So obiang! (to me) Oh… heh heh… Nice to meet you, D W.
Me: Nice to meet you.
Girl#1: *freaks out and runs away*
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Posted by D W at July 11, 2005 01:15 AM