Sayonnara

I feel heartened.

We won ACJC today in a friendly match. I know the first set we won by quite a lot and the second, 25-20. A close call. I suppose if we do keep up like this the spirit will be there. Couldn't resist the stupid urge to ask Mr Ng, Have we achieved the Dunman spirit? Because he gave us a lecture on our team spirit and we're not showcasing the Dunmanian spirit we're supposed to have. And well after I asked he gave a smile and said, Yes, you did, yes.

So all the way people. Monday against Junyuan at 2.45pm at Temasek Polytechnic. It feels funny now that we're in our last year playing in the B Div for the last time. Hopefully we can make it into Nationals and that will be my lifelong dream.

Oh my God I hope I get the thing I left in school back. It's super important somehow, sentimental value :(

Was having dinner with Eva, Melissa and Cherie and we ordered guo tie. It's like the Japanese Gyoza, wonder if it's the exact same thing though. Was waiting in line for my order to be served and suddenly this guy came super close to me and I stepped away. Then he came to my other side and I stepped away (with the thoughts on the molester that we were previously talking about in mind) Then, he started to talk to me in some weird language that is barely audible. And he wanted to make his order but there was a language barrier and the shoplady asked me to be translator. My first thought was: Translate gibberish!? I thought the guy was psychotic. But he's Japanese and could speak a little English.

J = Japanese
M= Me
#$*!@#*@ = Japanese / gibberish

J: #^$*!%#* Then he holds out his fingers and counts 8
M: Um, so you want 8?
J: No no no no #$*!*#%^!@ counts 24
M: Orh aunty he wants 24

While waiting for both our orders..

J: #^$*!%#* GYOZA! And he points excitedly to the picture. He actually walked up to the picture and jabbed his finger onto it.
M: (Oh my God I understand the word Gyoza) Yes yes!
J: Do you speak English?
M: Yeah.
J: #^$*!%#* Nippon (I could vaguely guess he said I am a Japanese)
M: Ahh.. ok.
J: #*!*&^%$#! SHOYU! (I guessed he's saying Japs eat it with soya sauce)
M: Nods head.

He started to use his fingers to demonstrate how to eat the Gyoza. Like, must dab it with the shoyu before eating or something. I don't know, he used his index and middle finger to represent the chopsticks.

Aunty: Da bao, zhe li chi?
M: Err, eat here or bring away? (I used hand signs while saying that. Like using my fingers to show a man walking away hahahahhaha!)

After a few minutes I established he wants a takeaway for a meeting. I was quite awkward inside, and frustrated not being able to speak the language.

So anyway I decided to show my Japanese prowress off. Before I left with my food I said a whole sentence!

M: Sayonnara! (I finished off the conversation lamely)

And I walked off feeling very very lame.