the end of autumn
wanna read a weird story?
on the fourth day of the chinese lunar new year moby received a call while on the mrt:
*ring ring*
moby: hello?
xxx: hello, is this moby? *conversation in mandarin...and continues to be in mandarin henceforth...sorry, moby's too damn lazy to type out the chinese characters*
moby: yeah, speaking.
xxx: happy new year!
moby: happy new year to you too!
xxx: do you know who this is?
moby: err...nope...no idea... *getting impatient...thinking that it was a corporate customer*
xxx: take a wild guess!
moby: i really don't know...
xxx: i'm A's mom! happy new year! (A was moby's last ex-girlfriend who broke up with him one year ago)
moby: HHHUUUHHH??? *moby very shocked...other passengers on mrt turn to stare*
a's mom (amom): I'M A'S MOM!!! *very loudly...thinking that moby cannot hear her*
moby: oh, hi auntie! happy new year to you too! *still very shocked...and wondered how and why the hell she still had moby's number*
amom: how are you?
moby: haha...i'm very good, thank you...and yourself?
amom: i'm ok...not too bad...so when are you going to visit us for chinese new year??? (bai nian)
moby: huh? convenient of not? *even more fucking shocked, cuz A was already attached to someone else already*
amom: of course lah...
moby: err...ok...when would be a good time to visit?
amom: i'm working everyday except on sunday...so i guess you can come then!
moby: ohhh...err...ok...if you're sure...
amom: so how? got new girlfriend already?
moby: huh? haha...no lah...nobody wants me lah...haha... *trying to sound damn-poor-thing*
amom: aiyah...cannot be lah...i always supported you one...
moby: haha...err... *very embarrassed*
amom: see lah...last time don't treasure what you had...
moby: aiyah, it's she don't want me one what! haha...
amom: i always supported you last time loh...
moby: err...oh ok...thank you. *didn't know what else to say*
amom: ok ok...anyway, you come on sunday to bai nian ok? call me again to fix the time.
moby: actually ah...i kinda lost your home number already leh...haha.
amom: aiyah...so fast ah...haha...
moby: err...i lost my phone? haha... *nervous laughter*
amom: it's blah blah blah blah...
moby: ok. can. i'll call you again, auntie!
amom: ok...bye bye! *mrt passengers start clapping*
moby was very confused.
a few days later (on the friday before the sunday), moby thought it would be best to call A to inform her about her mother's call.
moby: hi.
A: yes?
moby: did you know that your mom called me the other day?
A: HUH??? for what???
moby: oh, she asked me to go to your place to bai nian on sunday...
A: WHAT???
moby: err...yeah...
A: oh...ok...
moby: i take it that she didn't tell you?
A: nope.
moby: oh ok...so how?
A: she called you???
moby: yeah...i was also kinda shocked. *understatement of the year*
A: she called you???
moby: err...yeah. so do you mind?
A: haha...no lah...i don't mind...i'm just a bit surprised...
moby: yeah...tell me about it.
A: well...you can come...but i don't know if i'll be at home lah...
moby: oh ok...sure...no problem, i'll just do it as a gesture for your mom lah...
A: oh ok...no problem...
moby: ok...i guess i'll see you on sunday then...
A: err..yeah. bye!
moby doesn't really know what to make of it all.
the very next day (on the saturday before the sunday)...
*ring ring*
moby: hello?
amom: hi moby...amom here again...
moby: oh hi auntie! i was going to call you later about tomorrow...
amom: yeah...that's the thing...i called you to tell you that i have to work tomorrow lah...my boss won't let me take leave...so i got stuck doing the shift.
moby: oh...ok loh...so when should i go and visit then?
amom: err...i'll call you again lah ok?
moby: oh ok...sure...happy new year!
amom: happy new year! bye bye!
moby never heard from amom after that.
funny fact: february the 1st (the fourth day of chinese lunar new year) was exactly one year after A broke up with moby.
*end of story*
allow me to detract a bit and mention something else...
remember autumn the bonsai plant? even though i've been watering her almost every day with nutrients and fertiliser-filled water since god-knows-when, it's still brown in colour. i'm starting to think that it's truly dead and unrevivable.
i think i'm just gonna throw her away. =)
11 comments:
Indeed very weird to receive a call from a ex's mom!and it wont be nice to reject sucha sincere offer from her.anyway,have a great weekend!
aiyoh, even auntie likes you worr!!! poor Moby... neber mind lah, you will find the right one lah ok...
i bet A went to scold her mum, hence the subsequent retracting of the visiting offer. haha you're such an auntie killa tho.
GET OVER IT LAH...KNN SO LONG ALREADY STILL LIKE DAT...DUN MAKE ME COME BACK SPORE AND WHOOP UR ASS...
well, you could have gotten some juicy MILFY action lor....
"amom: ok...bye bye! *mrt passengers start clapping*"
you are one funny man...
what did u do the to bonsai?!? how come become this state? u placed it by yr window?
tabby...haha...yeah...it was totally unexpected. have a good weekend too. =)
lee poh see...haha...yeah, i'm pretty good with aunties lah...haha. =)
anonymous...yeah, i also came to the same conclusion, but oh well, that's life. =)
jo...control yourself can or not...i never said that i wasn't over her hor...just telling a story.
farewellwaltz... =)
anonymous...maybe you should ask the bonsai what she did to me! haha. no lah, i guess when you care for something too much, it can also lead to it's demise. =)
hi moby, thought i saw you at wala tonight... or was it you?? could not be sure so didnt say hi =)
erm... you seem to look better in person?? haha.
farewellwaltz...yeah...i was at wala's...where were you? liverpool won...i is happy. =)
Your story reminded me of that one time when my ex-bf's mum rang me 5 days after he unceremoniously dumped me to apologise profusely (!) and then went on to sob and rant at her "terrible" son blah blah blah. That was one weird call and I was also at a very public place - Borders.
Damn weird.
maybe it's amom who wants to see u :)))
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