she's straight! she's straight!

the first half of yesterday, was a flurry of all things pink, heart shaped objects and vintage jewellery.

on receiving the sms from quek notifying me that they were going to catch 'taxi' before 'the forgotten', i did an about turn, rang sarah up and decided to tag along on her wild shopping spree for FREE (for seventeen magazine).

being the fashionista that i am, i had pulled out several potential outfits for the outing the night before (i used to plan my outfits months in advance).

the jacket
1) my new white jacket with the dramatic lapels and large buttons

the tops
1) brown mandarin collar-styled cheongsam knit top with a pink oriental print (bysi)
2) violet tube with gold sparkles and lacing at the back (flea market)
3) black & white off the shoulder top with black sparkly designs and zips at the shoulders (hk)
4) pink-ish off the shoulder midriff top with purple & white prints (worn over a white top or the violet tube) (morgan)
5) HOT pink & white striped halter top with a collar and tie at the hips (bysi)
6) white handkerchief chiffon halter with pink & purple flower prints (urban & co)

the bottoms
1) faded jeans with my white butterfly belt

the shoes
1) white open toed flats with pink stitching at the sides
2) black & hot pink heels with velcro at the toes

the bags
1) black miu miu leather bag
2) hot pink clutch
3) CD white & pink carryall

the accessories
1) black chandelier earrings
2) turquoise mosaic chandelier earrings
3) silver hoops
4) CK watch

we went on our hunting spree and in the midst of it, i ran into the cute salesguy working at sponge far east, again. my guy radar was sounding alarms, being astoundingly accurate and efficient as usual, alerting me of his presence. i still can't tell if he's malay or eurasian, probably the former. the last time i saw him, i was with virginia and we were in joint affirmation of his cuteness. you know how sometimes you just know that someone is watching you out of the corner of his eye? i swear he was watching me as we ascended on the escalator.

we went to get a bite. sarah-hokkien mee. me-mee goreng. both-lemon tea. the people eating there did the usual and stared as we walked past. and they say singapore is a country that practices racial harmony. we were both in hearty agreement of the large-and-unfinishable portions, especially the fried rice. we both ate and ate but our plates did not seem to get any emptier. after a long while, she started laughing while watching me stare blankly at my spoonful of mee goreng. i was just loading it in, like rubbish to a dumpster. she asked me to give up the impossible hopes of clearing out my plate and put down the spoon. and so i did.

we left. i got cold. sarah took out this blindingly hot pink furry thing (sweater) and offered it as a temporary cover up. she said," this is all i have." i stared at it as if i would rather die, then grudgingly put it on. it was one of the pink items she had borrowed from the shops. i walked around with my head down low and what do you know.. cute salesguy was right there! damn it. i ducked into the nearest shop under the pretext of seeing something on her list, and started unzipping the sweater. but on second thought, it might seem as if i was trying to bare myself and attract his attention- especially since he already caught sight of the pink furry thing- so i zipped it back up and suddenly the floor seemed very interesting.

we took a cab to heeren continued where we left off. i caught sight of marcus, i think, working at one of the heeren shops while trying desperately to trail after sarah as she zipped in and out of shops. hours later, i left to meet quek at cine. i completely forgot i was just across the street and inquired if she could drop me off on her way back to the office. anyway, i saw the cute bouncer (CB) with his friends while on my way out. i was right. i wouldn't notice him on an ordinary day, with my guy-radar performing up to standard and all. [please remind me of this the next time i meet someone in the dark] later on, my sharp eyes caught the vaness-wannabe with yet another wifebeater, a hairband and some girls! eee. emphasis on the hairband.

the movie was weird. maureen and i were debating its impossibleness/realisticness with shanee and quek. personally, i think we put up a good fight. we trudged to macs to fulfil maureen's ice cream craving and then to starbucks to fulfil mine. the usual hot cocoa for me. i have NO IDEA why i decided to pay the 5 cents in cash and the $4 by nets. *shrugs* all i know is that i caused alot of trouble. i felt SO bad. the guy at the counter was scurrying with the receipt and all i could do was apologise. i kept saying," i'm SO sorry. i didn't know it would cause so much trouble." and luckily the manager, i think, said that it was alright and that he had served a guy who used 3 different forms of payment before. i felt a bit better at that. as i left, i heard him tease the counter guy about something. ah. what the heck.

after they found a table, we sat down and shanee went to make her order. when she returned, she suddenly psst-ed," you're a bi and quek's your girlfriend." i didn't even hear her the first time round. she repeated it once she was properly seated. i was totally huh-ed? out. quickly she explained," the guy at the counter wants to hit on you. so we said you're bi." again, HUH? the guy at the counter wanted to hit on me and get my number, so the cute TINY little waitress psst-ed shanee," quick. hurry up! say she's bi! just say she's bi!" and so she did.

i could not believe it. i just laughed. it's hilarious- the situations we unwittingly get ourselves into. shanee also mentioned that the guy was ugly. heh. evil girl. but yeah, if she didn't say it, i would've made the enquiry anyway. at that precise moment, quek started gesturing to herself and nodding at someone. i turned to look, it was the cute tiny waitress. haha. i could not help myself. i laughed louder and louder until the whole table felt like it was rocking. i had to cover my mouth with my hands in an attempt to stop people from staring at me weirdly.

a little while later, shanee said," she's coming over! she's coming over here!" she never reached our table. because before she did, she apparently blurted out, "oh! she's straight! she's straight!" *laughs* the guy had disbelievingly sent her out on the mission for my number and to not have to go through with it, i suddenly became straight. hmm.. funny how my sexual preference went from boys to girls/boys back to boys within the timespan of less than 20 minutes.

we made a move after our drinks had long been finished. as we left starbucks, i spotted the cute tiny waitress sitting with her friends outside. they all watched us leave *smile*

an interesting end to an interesting day.