School Yard Politics
Everyone of us has many memories of our secondary (high) school days, some good ones and some not so. Below is an experience that's somewhat in between, you don't know whether to laugh or cry over it.
I just finished an exam paper. It was exam season, don't remember if it was mid-term or finals. Who cares anyway. There I was, wondering around,gracing ppl with my presence socialising during recess.
Then I spotted two of my classmates, let's call them BigHeaded Baboon (for convenience sake) and Male Chauvinistic Pig (not a coincidence). From afar, I saw them talking, with BigHeaded Baboon's back facing me. Naturally, I approached them.
I heard my name spoken, so I stepped closer. Unknown to BHB, I was right behind him and could hear every single word he was saying. I could see MCP's eyes widening when he realised my presence (he was facing BHB) yet he didn't say anything, just stood frozen on the spot.
"(Me) cheated in the exam. They're all a bunch of cheaters. And they're gonna do well. It's not fair."
And still, I stood there, glaring at them. BHB noticing MCP's constipated look, realised something was amiss and turned around. That look of surprise mixed with horror is still etched in my memory. I gave him a soul piercing stare, turned around and starting walking away.
Then I started chuckling, silently of course. If you're gonna play a bitch, then make ppl believe you are one, lol. Seriously, I wasn't offended. Not even slightly. Instead, I found the whole scene amusing. It was always my impression that episodes like these only happen in movies (or chinese drama serials), lol. Guess not.
Though for the life of me I can't remember if I really committed fowl play, but that's not the point.
The next time you wanna bitch about someone, don't! Or at least get some privacy. There's a saying in Cantonese which roughly translates into
"Don't bitch about ppl during the day, don't crap about ghosts at night."
Haha, well not exactly but you get the drift.
I just finished an exam paper. It was exam season, don't remember if it was mid-term or finals. Who cares anyway. There I was, wondering around,
Then I spotted two of my classmates, let's call them BigHeaded Baboon (for convenience sake) and Male Chauvinistic Pig (not a coincidence). From afar, I saw them talking, with BigHeaded Baboon's back facing me. Naturally, I approached them.
I heard my name spoken, so I stepped closer. Unknown to BHB, I was right behind him and could hear every single word he was saying. I could see MCP's eyes widening when he realised my presence (he was facing BHB) yet he didn't say anything, just stood frozen on the spot.
"(Me) cheated in the exam. They're all a bunch of cheaters. And they're gonna do well. It's not fair."
And still, I stood there, glaring at them. BHB noticing MCP's constipated look, realised something was amiss and turned around. That look of surprise mixed with horror is still etched in my memory. I gave him a soul piercing stare, turned around and starting walking away.
Then I started chuckling, silently of course. If you're gonna play a bitch, then make ppl believe you are one, lol. Seriously, I wasn't offended. Not even slightly. Instead, I found the whole scene amusing. It was always my impression that episodes like these only happen in movies (or chinese drama serials), lol. Guess not.
Though for the life of me I can't remember if I really committed fowl play, but that's not the point.
The next time you wanna bitch about someone, don't! Or at least get some privacy. There's a saying in Cantonese which roughly translates into
"Don't bitch about ppl during the day, don't crap about ghosts at night."
Haha, well not exactly but you get the drift.
yat dou mou gong yan, yei man mou gong guai
Posted by
Lucas Chong |
Thursday, December 08, 2005 12:23:00 pm
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