Sunday, May 22, 2005

more ugly singaporeans...

Okay..i just got home from a long (make that a super long day, considering my ic for the day was david) day of 2 (really lousy huh?) mobile sales and endless pamphlet-giving.

As i was saying, i spent the whole day giving out leaflets outside OG Albert. And let me tell you, the number of ways people try to "siam" leaflets is really amazing. It's really quite hilarious. I shall spare you the details and only tell you about the kind that pisses me off the most.

**Oh, and may i add that i spent the day trying to give out phamlets to the heartlanders...the majority of the population who make up Singapore society. And by that, I mean the aunties and uncles.**

The most annoying and common way Singaporeans avoid taking pamphlets is to simply ignore it. Even if it is practically shoved under the nose...or an outstretched arm with leaflet in hand is blocking one's immediate path, Singaporeans have this truly amazing gift of "seeing no evil". To such specimens, the leaflet, the hand and arm holding onto the leaflet, as well as the person who is blocking your way simply does not exist.

It never fails to baffle (and not to mention pissed me off) me every single time someone pretends not to see my outstretched arm extending across his/her torso. How can it be possible?!!!! How can they not see the obstacle in thier way? And why can't they just say "no thank you", or shake their head/hand to politely decline? Actually a teensy gesture that demonstrates that they acknowledge that there is someone is trying to give them something but they do not want it would suffice. But nooooo....they must "pretend-pretend". Besides, i bet they saw me a mile a way. Everyone can spot an irritating pamphlet distributor anytime. So why can't they just say "no thanks"?! Is that really so hard?

Wah liao...what's the point man?!

They know that i know that they are pretending that they can't see me but they still pretend anyway. The funniest kind are those whose eyes give them away. Their eyes dart for a split second to the offensive leaflet in my hand before staring dead ahead. Then once they have ensured that i, the insignificant pamphlet giver, is not worth their time, nothing can tear their gaze away. The silliest thing is that i know that they saw me, but they think i don't know that. How stupid.

And the ultimate of these pretenders is that after some of them get pricked by the sharp edges of the pamphlet (i sometimes prick them with the corners on purpose to double-check that they are really alive.), they still pretend they can't see me. Or feel the prick for that matter. It's simply fantastic. They must have felt the prick...trust me, i've tried it. So this just confirms the fact that they were pretending in the first place.

I think it is so ironic that the aunties who tell their sons and daughters at home that they must be well-mannered and courteous at all times fail at the most basic level of civility - acknowledging a fellow human being.

Simply Pathetic.

XxX,

audrey at 02:42

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