On Friday, I reluctantly pulled myself away from the lappy and went to Jurong West St 91 for tuition. The last time I forced myself to yet another tuition was probably just a day ago. Sick and tired of the coffeeshop local delicacies, I invited my sister, brother and his gf over to JP for dinner after tuition. I applaud myself for making such a wise decision cause to me, that dinner was probably one of the best I've ever had in the week. I am well-known for turning up late these days due to overrunning of the tuition sessions 8 out of 10 times (Why do I give extra time, I seriously wonder?). Unexpectedly, I was the first to arrive at JP! So I went ahead to order two sets of the Korean BBQ while awaiting my family members.
Dinner was usual like anyone we have in the neighbourhood. Without fail, we gossip about our family with my DAD being the hot topic of discussion. However, details will not be divulged otherwise this entry will be seemingly long! So after dinner, we started to brainstorm for ideas for the after-dinner programme which was totally impromptu since Bro was on leave and he didn't want to head back soon. I suggested going for a movie so while walking towards the theatre, the joker of the day, MY SIS, did her usual stunts.!
Bro: "YAY! Harry Potter is coming soon!"
Sis:"Huh? Helicopter?!"
None of us could contain our laughter and burst out laughing. "Helicopter" and "Harry Potter" does sound alike in some sense but I conclude that she has hearing problems which she is aware of consciously! Movie timings were really bad with transformers all blinking in red and all other movies not to any of our liking. Though dejected, we decide to bite the bullet and head back home for a home-bounded FRIDAY night.! Fortunately, GOD bestowed me a "QUICK & SMART" brain so when we walked past the arcade, I suggested that we go play some games in the arcade, in particular BASKETBALL! My generous and easily psychoed Brother then had to part with $26 to buy us a game card worth $44, when he had already paid $20 to buy us durians the previous night.! LOL! The basketball game generated tickets which we felt was damn old-schooled since these days, almost every machine and item we use have been computerised. So, the 4 of us, whose age probably add up to 100 altogether, started to take turns to play basketball to earn the tickets, with "CHILDISH" sister enthusiastically pulling the tickets from the machine after every round.
Guess what we exchanged with the tickets? YAKULT! It was extremely hilarious. Imagine paying $26 to buy 4 yakults when you could simply buy 9 sets of them effortlessly.! Further, we were so engrossed that we missed the last bus home from the interchange and had to walk around 10 minutes to the bus-stop further away to catch another late night bus. Along the way, a mysterious shadow that my cousin witnessed during our family chalet a few days back then triggered a ghost-story-telling session along the way.
These moments made me recall my brother's 17th birthday when we did the exact same thing tog with BH after we had pizza hut as dinner as part of his celebrations. Looking back to 8 years ago, I realise I have grown so much older and I have forgotten the little things that will make me exhilarated like a meal at pizza hut, going to the arcade etc. Instead, it is my hunger to realise my dreams and ambitions that make me happy these days.
As I am sitting and typing this post, I am glad we had dinner and played arcade together. It made me realise that these little things that I used to fancy as a kid still thrills me these days especially when I am constantly being polluted by the cruelties of reality, the survival of the fittest ideology out in the bigger world embracing me and the pragmatism of the society. Further, the tightly knitted bond between my siblings and I always made me feel assured in everything I do because I know I pay no interest in borrowing their ears and taking their hand.
Also to my dearest cousin BH, I look upon you like a Sis too and I do not see how any petty and unimportant argument should affect us. So, do not brood over what happened. You've known me since the day I took my first breath on Mother Earth and spoke to me very since the day I utter my first sound. Words have no meaning and we put meaning into it and our interpretation of others' language often gets screwed up during moments of anger or impulse. So, if I have hurt you in anyway out of spite, I apologized! SORRY!
