Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Yeah.. So Non and I caught the fireworks. Partial fireworks. It was quite big for partial fireworks. Imagine if we had caught the whole fireworks. Garantuan man..So thank me for the position that disallow us to be shocked out of our wits by a colossal fireworks presentation..
Aaaah..Pure sweetness.
Actually above is a recycled one. I snapped it last August. As I've mentioned, the partial fireworks is too enormous to capture on camera.
Fireworks aside. There is this period of time on new years day. Just after we crossed over to the new year. Between midnight and 1 a.m. In this one hour window, people believed that they somehow acquire a certain power to do something that they will never think of doing some other time. Let's just call it the Post countdown syndrome.
This syndrome attacks those who are in the company of like minded syndrome patients. Different patients react differently. It is very hard to diagnose who will do what under the influence of the Post countdown syndrome. I myself, have witnessed 3 differents accounts.
Subject (s) 1
A group of typical adolescent mats who feels that a new year is a new beginning. Last year is so.. last year. Maybe one of them has just got himself a new digicam. So he brings it along with him to capture new memories..
However when the portal of the Post Countdown syndrome opens, these mats are hit by the thought that they are there for a reason. A task. The task, to take photos WITH people.
Bear in mind that I am seated on the huge stairs of Marina Square. Hell I didn't know how valuable those seats are even after the hoo haa of the fireworks have ended. Couples are still seating around, some loners spotted too (emo on new year's day?? too cliche boboi). Back to those rug rats.
From afar, they aim for a target (i.e kental looking people with oversize black framed glasess. In groups, but ideally couples who are in an amourous situation and loners). Once spotted, they zoom in. Cameraman in position. Two punks go in to pose a picture and walk away. Leaving their victims basked in confusion. Huhu..
Subject(s) 2
A second group of mats who wants racial harmony: between foreign workers and locals. They cheer and waves like there's no tomorrow whenever a swarm of banglas moves past the them.
They even improvised by spicing it up with bhangra moves and singing the latest hindi tunes to make the banglas feel right at home. (don't ask me how I know it's the latest tunes) truly living up the Singapore Gahmen's policy of racial harmony.
Subject(s) 3
AHA.. For this one, we had front row seats. We see two Banglas dressed to the nines (i.e high waisted n i mean HIGH, jeans and polos). We see a group of Filipinos maid, with sooper good employess who have released them for the night. Banglas approach maids. Maids were busy posing for photos. Banglas smile smile. Banglas said “Friend Friend?” and shove their handphones towards the maids. Maids ignore. Maids got up and scram. Banglas still smile smile and follow. And stop behind us.
Alamak don't tell me they mistake us for maids.. Ok no. We look too uber cool to be on a “maids-day-out” adventure. So they scrammed.
That all sums up the Post Countdown Syndrome that I had encountered. A warning though, a clear diagnose is still impossible. However a keen eye will allow early detection. Bear that in mind.. Till next year. Outz.
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1/03/2006 12:41:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 1/03/2006 03:28:00 PM,
Makin Menjadi said…
refer to subject 3....i tink u haf dat potential of being one...u r frm thai remember?? haha sori coz i din tag along n trust me im already back by 2230hrs...n crap i haf work the next day....but its fine coz im paid extra for tt....
At 1/04/2006 03:11:00 PM,
let.me.fart said…
gua jadi mat kothai ah. tapi ni kes FW=banglas. Mat kothai lagi cultured. Nasib baik ko takde if not kite semue kene target. "Friend friend?"
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