The one with the encounter...

I have been keeping this for a while and I guess only in the presence of Kev, I would dare to write it.

It all happen last friday when we got back from a long day at the hair salon.
I had just done my hair that day and my migrain was attacking me left, right and centre...
I was having a bad bad moment.

As we were walking to the lift below my block, I saw this 8 year old malay boy pressing the buttons of the lifts at 1130pm in the night.
The problem is, both the lift doors were opened and he didn't go in until we went in.
So I went on to press the 11th floor and after I did that, he went to press it as well.
Thinking that he was trying to play with me, I went on to try to play a trick on him.
I was looking at him trying to make funny faces and he looked at me, obviously alittle scared.
I mean I know I should not have tried to scare him especially so late in the night and its only natural that he started to hide away in a corner of the lift.
I also notice something strange. He had really very dark eye bags...
Then I was thinking how come the parents don't care about their kids, letting them sleep so late.
So as I was making faces at him, I whispered to Kev asking how come the lift didn't stop at the 6th floor because I thought that the boy pressed 6th.
Kev looked at me strangely and just said that he didn't and he was pressed 11th.
I was really puzzled...

At that time, I thought I really did see him pressing 6th.
The stramge part about Kev's expression was that, he was looking at me as if I had done something wrong...
I didn't understand his expression until the lift door finally opened and we had reached our level,
as I walked towards the staircase to go down a level,
the malay boy went straight to the left hand side on the 11th floor and I also noticed the lights were out there.
I thought to myself, wouldn't him be afraid of the dark and I even commented on his bravery inside myself.
And as I mentioned it to Kev again, that's where he broke the horrified news to me...

As I was walking down the steps, I asked him again...

Me: "I thought he pressed 6th leh?"

Kev: "No, he didn't."

Kev: "By the way, how do you know he is human?"

Me: "... ... ..."

Me: "Huh?"

Me: "What..."

Me: "WHAT!!!"

Me: "WHAT!!! OH MY GOD!!! WHAT!!!"

Me: "ARGH!!! ARGH!!! ARGH!!!"

I ran all the way back to the my door step and started crying like a baby...
Don't ask me how Kev knows...
I just had my first encounter...
He was just trying to get a lift back home...

Taking the lift has never been the same for me again...

sign out.

The one with my exit...

Time really fly by so fast... I
ts already the 2nd week of april and I have finally left my work place.

Yap... I quitted teaching and going for greener pastures...
(I hope there is one for me)

The one replacing me has some big shoes to fill... haha.
I mean there will be alot of expectations from him,
and till now, I actually don't like him at all.
Not because he is like 'straight and dull' or stuff like that.
He just doesn't show any passion doing this job.
He is like just filling in the empty void.
This is just "sucks" especially how much I care for the kids...
Anyway there is nothing I can do now...
I have being struggling whether to stay in this profession
or move on to something else...
I finally made my decision and I guess I must stick to it and
make sure there are no regrets about it.

I do miss my kids alot though... sigh...
Anyway, I have been looking around for jobs and at the same time taking a well deserve break. If anyone offering something.
Do let me know alright, I don't mind trying and
I am sure I am really good to work with... haha...
Selling myself here... sigh...
I hope the kids are well...

sob...sob...

sign out.