After the talk, I went to City Hall to shop for awhile. I noticed a few people staring at me strangely.
Okay, I was in glasses that day but I didn’t look at all dorky. Being naturally confident, I thought of a few positives. Maybe they liked my attire. Maybe they liked my hair. Or maybe they thought I was chio.
So I went about normally, eating my food, window shopping and buying stuff, trying to appear nonchalant to the stares. When I was taking the train back home, it was the same. A few people were staring at me. This time I thought they could be looking at my book.
It was only when I finally got home to change did I realise that I’ve been walking around town, eating my burger, talking to the sales assistants, paying for my stuff and reading my book with a bright orange spot sticker on my top. It was given to me when I went for the talk and I forgot to remove it afterwards.
Suddenly I felt like Adrian Mole, the protagonist of the book I was reading on the train.
Many years ago, I was laughing like crazy when I read about him walking around, taking a train, and talking to many people on his way to work, with eye white on his goatee. Remnant from his breakfast. He only realised it when he looked at himself in the mirror and felt suitably embarrassed. It’s one of my best memories of Adrian!
Surely my orange sticker wasn’t so bad compared to his egg white? But I hope none of those who were staring at me and staring at my book also read about Adrian’s egg white and actually remembered it as clearly as me!
For sure it’s not the orange tag
This is a funny entry… I hv not read the book but you sound it so funny… see any chance I can find it and have a heartful laugh too
wtpg: Choto! The egg white one is an earlier book…but I cannot remember the title now. Not sure if is it The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole or True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole: From Minor to Major?
Anyway, Sue Townsend wrote a seris of Adrian Mole’s diaries, so it’ll be better to read from the beginning to have a better picture. But pick up any of his books and you’ll be rolling on the floor. It’s hilarious. Can you imagine I spent like 10 minutes solid laughing over one passage last evening?
Comment by wtpgrr — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 @ 7:34 pm
You mean just a small orange sticker can attract that much attention? Maybe next time I should stick one on myself as well to get attention… at home.
ZM: I don’t think I said it attracted a lot of attention. Just some pple staring at me. The curious ones who were standing or sitting beside me giving strange looks.
Comment by zara's mama — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 @ 9:02 pm
Geez… I’m also very conscious of ppl checking me out only the difference is I will scramble to the nearest mirror or whip out my compact to check myself thoroughly. But yeah, an orange tag on your top can attract that much attention. Folks back home must be bored.
DR: I’m not exactly conscious but if you’ve pple seated beside you and looking at you a few times, you’ll probably be wondering why. I didn’t scrutinise myself in the mirror and I totally missed what they saw.
Comment by domestic rat — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 @ 9:30 pm
You reminded me of my aunt, who forgot to take out the size label on her sweater.. the alphabet “L” “L” “L” was splattered .. having label is one thing.. but letting the world know what size of clothes you wear.. poor her..
Erika: Oh…showing L isn’t very nice eh? Lucky mine is plain without words.
Comment by Erika — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 @ 8:55 am
You must have ‘brighten’ these people’s life with your bright orange spot sticker! Hehe..
Eileen: Haha…didn’t see much brightness in their faces though.
Comment by Eileen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 @ 3:25 pm
And nobody pointed it out to you? I guess an orange sticker is not that embarassing.
When I had my facial moles removed last year, I walked around with 2 band-aids on my face. And like you, people would just look and said nothing except for one, my son’s Sunday school teacher. She was the only one who had the courage(?) to ask why I had band-aids on my face.
I guess, nowadays, people just want to mind their own business.
niceheart: No one point pointed out. They might have thought I was some tourists or something and have put that on deliberately. Actually I once wore a large band-aid on my face after my laser and people looked at me, but only those who know me asked.
Comment by niceheart — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 @ 9:30 pm
I can be as blur too by wearing my top the wrong way such that the front is at the back and vice versa. And i thought I was gorgeous back then when almost all eyes were on me! LOL
msfairface: Haha…I have done that once…lucky the front and back not so obvious and I realised it early enough. I also almost once hop to the market with my T inside out…
Comment by msfairface — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 @ 9:40 pm
hahahaha…now, you know what to do when you want attention from people. in traffic lights, orange means caution.
how many times, I went to work with my pants’ zipper down..hehe..honestly. i just hope that the guys didn’t notice it.
Belle: Ha! That’s a good point! Zipper down…I’ve down it many times, especially recently.
Comment by Belle — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 @ 3:11 am
Amazing what one orange sticker can do! Funny story.
ally: I still cannot comment on your typepad! Don’t know why? Especially when others can comment…
Comment by ally bean — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 @ 5:12 am