Wednesday, November 24, 2004
衰神

I am 衰神，衰中之衰,霉中之最 beyond anything you'd ever believe or heard of.Anyway,it's not that really I am perpetually unlucky but that recently,I think I am on some run of 霉运 or something.I can't really remember what are some of the stupid things that I did or ran into that really smacked of rotten luck but today was probably the ultimate.

Today,our department had a training event.Colossus,Jubilee,Shadowcat and me went down to attend the event.As we overestimated the punctuality of our fellow colleagues,we ended being among the first few people to be at the venue.No matter,so we plonked ourselves at the fourth row from the back where Nightcrawler suddenly teleported out of nowhere and joined us.Anyway,the organisers,in their customary practice,suddenly demanded that we move our stoic buttocks to the front rows.Well,we did move a little further forward but no they were satisfied and started becoming a little pushy.Anyway,just as we were moving a little slightly further,Colossus,Jubilee and I suddenly noticed that people were occupying the previous row that we were sitting in...but the organisers were not pushing them to move.

Colossus got a bit miffed at this and got out of the venue.Jubilee followed suit and being the slightly slow person that I am,it took a while before I realised what in the world was happening and I went after them.Meanwhile Shadowcat and Nightcrawler simply complied with their wishes and duly moved forward.

Back in the office,Colossus realised that it wasn't safe to be in the office since well,Rogue was around and if she sees us,she'd be asking us why we were here and not at the event downstairs.He suggested that we go to the library in the building instead at the next tower to hide there until the tea break.Then we can grab some makan and come back to the office legitimately.Well,the three of us agreed so we went.At that point actually,I had some 不祥的预感 that we'd meet someone we don't want to see along the way and we'd have to explain ourselves as to why we were not at the training event.You see,I had this bad luck streak going on for me recently.

Every morning when I go to work,I'd discover last minute that I forgot to do something or that I have a stomachache and have to go to the toilet.And I'd end up going out of the house late and miss the bus...although somehow I never quite arrive very late for work...that doesn't mean I am not late.Just that not that very late.Do you count 15 minutes as very late?I don't.Other than that,some pretty weird things would happen.

For instance,when I went to Suntec on Monday and I was ready to go home after doing some stuff,I lined up at a terrificably long taxi queue that was moving pretty fast as cabs were pouring in to take the passengers away...that was until I reached the front of the queue.Suddenly,when I was there,the taxis just didn't come and I had to wait for close to ten minutes for the next cab to come.What the?Do I have some voodoo or somethign that scares away cab drivers?Or do cab drivers hate me?Anyway,cab drivers shoudl take note of a fact.Very often when I pay a fare,I allow the cab driver to keep the change as I did on Monday.Now tell me again,am I your preferred local cab passenger or what?

Anyway,back to the incident of the training event,the three of us happily made our way to the connecting storey to the next tower and since we were expecting everyone to be at the training event,there should,by right,be nobody to spot us so far away from the training venue.When we reached the lift lobby,it was totally empty so we pressed our floor number and waited our turn.Meanwhile I had sneaked and went to open the doors of a function room as I was curious why it was so dark inside...usually it's brightly lit.When I turned around,that's when the fun started.

When I turned around,I saw the God of another department at the lifts.He was obviously going to meet to the Greatest God of all in this place.Then suddenly,out of nowhere,OUR God appeared behind him and walked towards us.Wait a minute,wasn't he supposed to be at the training event too?Why was he here?What in the world is happening?

At that moment when I saw him,I just stared at him open-mouthed...you know,like Joseph staring at the burning bush.I am Joseph,he's the bush.Colossus was simialrly gap-mouthed and was looking as surprised as I was.At least,Jubilee mustered up a smile and said hello to him.At that moment,I was just speechless,looking at God with big eyes and a gaping mouth,like a goldfish.Can you imagine?He must be thinking what a weirdo this guy is...or wait a second,what is he doing here?

Anyway,I think he saw my expression and looked at me,twitching his bushy moustache with a quizzical look.He then asked us where we were headed.I think Colossus and I wewre both too mummified to answer and it was left to Jubilee to tell him xth floor.The next lift came but hey,it was lucky,we didn't have to share the same lift as him...but still...

Why in the world did I give that spastic look?I was shocked out of my senses alright but that's no excuse.I had learnt how to "Think on my feetTM"...

And my goodness,Rogue suddenly just called me on a tasking that I had totally forgotten about and hence did not follow up.It was such a minor task after all but hey,it's still a tasking.When she mentioned it to me,I was like totally shocked out of my wits...ahhhh...sh*t luck.Now I have to hurry something to give to her...damn it damn it damn it.See?衰神 strikes again.

God (the real one),deliver me from myself...