It's an ol' Saturday today. Boy, I woke up pretty late this morning - er, afternoon, I mean. 1:30. Yes, yes, I know, it's damn late but what do you know? Yesterday I had an unpredictable day - which was really good, in fact. Let me recount what happened...
It was a rainy afternoon, a boy named Oliver was going off to school for his CCA. The rain poured, lightning, unfortunately, did not strike (not enough drama). Oliver decided whether to have his lunch around his place or in school. He chose the latter. So off to school he went, catching 3 buses and finally reaching his destination. The rain did not stop then.
The school was flooded itself. Patches and puddles of water could be seen in the corridors. Oliver was deciding which canteen to have his lunch. He made up his mind with the Design school canteen. But when he reached the place, it was full of people! Long Queues were formed at each stall and he said to himself, "Fine. I'm going some place else. I wonder if my ol' Engineering canteen is open. I'd be more comfortable there." And so he walked the distance again, skipping over the huge puddles that covered the walkway. When he finally got to his beloved canteen, it was closed! Damn, he thought, looks like I've got to go to the only one left open - Mensa canteen. And so once again he walked the long, winding path, down the stairs, and another 100 metres before he arrived at the 2-storey canteen. Fortunately, it wasn't as crowded as the Design school canteen. Feeling even hungrier than when he first arrived in school, Oliver laid his eyes on an Indian stall that made him remember of a time when he saw someone eating the famous nun. He decided to order his food from there, but he chose mutton curry with rice as he was dead hungry.
After lunch, Oliver had to go for his drama rehearsal. Today was also the day the 2 finalists from Singapore Idol were coming to his school as one of them graduated from it. It was all noisy and rowdy as fans were coming to see them. When drama was about to finish, Oliver received a call from one of his cousins saying that her sister was back from Australia and was going back the next day. So she asked if he wanted to come over. Oliver said that he didn't mind. The plans weren't finished yet. They were also going off to a birthday party of another cousin of theirs - which is also Oliver's distant cousin - right after dinner. And so they asked him to follow and he was a little embarassed, of course, since he didn't know the people there too well. But as time followed he managed to have fun and he got along with the people pretty fine. He met other distant cousins as well - which was someththing you don't get to do everyday - and he was thankful for that. By the time he arrived home, it was almost midnight. Oliver felt he had a good day, however unpredictable it was. But unpredictability gave life meaning, and that was what matters...
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