Monday, April 03, 2006
Chronicles of Kyle ( 3/4/06 )
A seemingly routine day was embedded with some spice. All because of 50 cents....
Arose from my slumber at about 6.15pm in the morning. Took a shower and did my daily maintainance of my skin(cleansing and toning). By the time i was done, it was 6.50. I knew i had better speed up or i would run the risk of being late for the 3rd consecutive time. I gobbled my food and rushed to the lift, and oh well, 188 flew past at that time. Fortunately, another 188 came by less than 2 minutes later and i thought " Great! I wouldn't be late today after all!"Well, it was a disaster in disguise....
188 reached the polyclinic bus-stop at 7.10a.m. Upong alighting, 3 buses were approaching, as if to welcome my presence. Oh well, all 3 buses were full....Gosh...it was 7.14am.m and not a bus in sight. I was pondering whether to harbour the hope of a bus coming which i could get onto or to walk to school instead. Well i decided to take a risk and wait for the bus instead. Finally! 941. My typical experience of 941 after 7 was that it was practically empty, therefore leading me into believeing that i could make it on time after all. I was wrong. It was filled to the brim, horizontally of course. It was 7.17a.m. when i decided to hail a taxi. Not a taxi which was available. 7.20a.m. I'm late. Can't be bothered anymore. That was when 941 came. I wonder if i'm down on luck today. Well i had no wallet, lost my i/c and ez-link, so had to surrender my bag instead. Another embarrassing moment of my life...Having to empty my bag in front of so many people. I will remember this. I turned my head and there it was, Miss X, looking in my direction. I knew that she might find some opportunity to pick on me again today, (not as if i'm already not used to it since day 1 of 2006). I wonder if i had offended her in my previous life. Knowing that there was a probability that she would rub salt to the wound only worsened my mood. I told my friends that i was not going to tolerate Mrs X for more inch of a second if she criticized me today. Maximum saturation reached. Qian Hua and YiJun said " U go out to the society also will meet this kind of people one mah. Even your boss will pick on you, but still must ren right?" Alright, that gave some food for thought. I was enlightened.
Luck was returning to my side again. It was b test during b period which didn't give her the chance to pick on me. Test was hard to a certain extent, but i was more thanful for the fact that i had escape from one day of criticism from Miss X.
After school, as i stepped out of the gate, i realized that i didn't have any coins with me, and therefore i couldn't take a bus home. So i decided to take a stroll home. That was when an unseemingly routine day changed. The walk seemed like an experience to open up my mind. The greenery all around was bewildering. Initally, it seemed like a heavenly garden full of lush greenery, a scene reminscent to where Lord OF The Rings was filmed. I never noticed such a picturesque view at such an area in the vincity. As i walked on, the scene changed. It turned into a mangrove swamp, with long twining branches and plants drooping down. I felt like i was in a jungle, escaping from grave danger. At that moment, the weather changed too. The luscious, cotton-like clouds disappeared from sight and the milky-blue sky turned into a deep purple colour. Lighting flashed. A downpour was imminent....
Fortunately, i was already at the bus-stop on my place. Took the lift and walked back into the comfort of my home...It had already started raining then....
The walk back home really opened my eyes to the wonders of the world. So long as you take the time to look around you, you will find beauty and art in all that is around you. So, think positively, open your heart and mind, let your soul wander and bond with the truly ambiguous world waiting to be discovered.
I gained my freedom @ 5:24:00 PM
