Routine

8:00am

There goes my Samsung alarm clock. Click it off, throw the pillow over my head and back to sleep.

8:15am

2nd alarm. Yup! Time to wake up and time to STOP procrastinating.
Every morning, I will tell myself "San, STOP procrastinating. Ultimately, you HAVE to wake up!"

In the sheepish-est mode, grab my towel, "Morning" to parents, say "Hi" to doggies, get a lick or two, stagger to bathroom and brush my teeth.

8:45am

All dressed, packed, ready to step out of room and grab my drink and bread.
Depending on my mother's mood, we will sometimes have a chat...

9:10am

Step out of home, put on shades, take out iPod and head for train.

9:15am

Step into train & quickly scan for a seat. Sometimes, I feel that some people just push their way through. It is almost like a "If you dare to fight with me with that seat, you will get it from me!"
Well, whether I got a seat or not, I'll dig into my bag and grab my book out.

Usually when I reach a certain stop, I will put the book back into my bag and just take a break and enjoy the rest of my ride.

One thing I really love to do is to "People Watch". I love to see the people on the train. I love to see the way they sleep (NO! I am not laughing at them), I love to observe their body language when they talk, I love to see their smile, etc. Sometimes, I will catch someone dropping tears and I will often wonder "What happened?" and I will say a quick prayer. Sometimes, I will catch an old couple enjoying couple time on the train holding hands and enjoying an exchange of conversation. Heee... Then I will be guessing "Ok... This gal should be a student. Or this lady could be a manager. Or this person could be in sales." (The amazing thing about having shades heh? No one know if I am sleeping or watching.)

For the past two weeks, I realised that I have been on this particular train at almost the same time as this particular guy. The one thing that made me noticed him is that he is very well-dressed. Not only that, he always sleep. And the amazing thing is that he can always keep his head straight! And he will always automatically wake up before his stop. And he will normally sit opposite me (somehow or other) But what attracted me most about this person is his VERY SHARP POINTY shoes. My first thought was "Wow! I thought only gals will have pointy shoes... Guys too! Wow!" It was almost like a revelation to me.

That was the past two weeks ALMOST everyday. That means not everyday la...
However,tonight I was on the VERY crowded train on my way home. When the crowd start to clear, I thought I saw a familiar looking guy. First thing I looked for was his SHARP POINTY SHOES. For the first time, I saw him chatting and laughing with his girlfriend. For the first time, I saw him awake. Somehow we both looked up at the same time and when we saw each other, I could almost hear both of us exclaiming "Hey! Train-mate, how are you?". His girlfriend must have seen that and I think she asked him something. Then they both turned and smile at me.

Haaa.... At that moment, I felt "Wow! 3 total strangers not knowing one another yet paths just crossed almost everyday." I don't know but I began to feel that life has lots to give. There's more to life. Life is more than just a routine. There's SO much to learn, to do, to give thanks EVEN if it's a routine.