Four hours of work, which involves thirty minutes of bus trips from my place to work and one hour of getting prepared and some extra token twenty minutes of waiting for the bus, is just a bit ridiculous. But, my manager did warn me, before he went to Malaysia for his yearly 'back home' trip, that I would have crappy shifts like these. I just went 'meh that's cool'. But, of course I'm thinking 'why would you want someone to work for only four hours?'.I thought I was early for work until I saw Pommy. For Jayjays, we're given these security guards to take the money to the bank and if there are any changes to be made and exchanged from the bank, they would come back. Now, Pommy and I met last week I guess. I thought he was a total impatient bastard who doesn't like it when we need changes to be made since he would have to make round trips to and fro from the shop to the bank and back from the bank to our shop then. And I would always feel bad when we need cash changes.
So, there he was, looking so masculine and hot as usual, just enough for me to totally cling onto him like a koala bear but only just not from the back but from the front. He's got this tattoo on his left arm that says 'COREY' and I used to think his name was corey but I checked the security file and there was no Coreys. So, I ended up calling him Pommy.
Today, since both of us were a bit early and locked inside the shop while he was doing the bank money and I was getting ready for the till, he was trying on some of our shorts. He said he would use the changing room but I saw no sign of any of it opened when he was done. So, I gathered he must've tried the shorts OUTSIDE the changing room and not inside. Damn it,... and there I was being all busy with preparing to open the shop. We talked a bit about the weather. I love weather like this.. always gives a way to start a conversation to whinge about the heat (in summer) or the freezing cold (in winter). Turns out he likes winter as much as I do too and I was like 'that's weird.. most people here loves the sun, especially white people as yourself'. Now, this was when he proudly acclaimed that he was a pommy. He said it in such a way that it reminds me of a five year old kid telling his dad that he can spell the word 'umbrella' while everyone's having their breakfast on their dining table. "DAD, I CAN SPELL UMBRELLA.." and of course for once, I saw Pommy smile. It was kinda cute. It's cute when masculin guys smile... I think it totally cracks the shell. I figured that when someone's acting too masculine or tough, they have this invisible shell over their faces, to hide any emotions that they might possess deep inside or just too dumb to actually become friendly with their self emotions. So, there he was, proud that he cracked a Pommy joke and much more prouder that he paid himself off. It was cute. He also seemed happy cos I didn't have any changes run for him. Swoon.. who am I kidding? I do dig straight men... just before they assure me that they like vaginas.... *sigh*
Work wasn't that bad to be honest since Kirsty left five boxes of stocks to be done. The shop was terribly quiet. It was so quiet that I became desperate to serve almost anyone and I accidentally served the sunnies lady. The sunnies lady comes everytime a new season is out to fix the sunglasses on display. What's hipper is more at the top shelves and as it goes down, it's supposedly more last year. That was my assumptions anyways.
As usual, Jayjays and its customer never stops me from being bored. Hot guys, hot asian chicks, confused asian women, loud men, weird looking try hard kids and so and so. Dave C, a friend of mine from CSE, came in with his friend, T. Supposedly, he was fab fiving T. Now, I find that quite amusing. I know Dave C is loud and can be a bit of a try hard at times, but to me, he seems like any other extroverted geek. Too clever to stop himself from giving too much information, yet too sociable to stop himself from staying in a room with the latest edition of WOW. I actually like his company since he does impose the image of a kind friend to me. And normally I do ask help from him. He's somewhat someone who I would trust to change me from what I am into a geek. He's not afraid to talk to me and that's a huge impression one could make especially if they're from CSE.
So, fabfiving T wasn't bad. It helps that T has a cute boyish face. I mean, if someone's uber ugly or just not attractive, it kills to see them indulging themselves and feeling somewhat confident in their own little world of yesterday leftover chips and oil stained game consoles. Sleepless nights in front of the computer checking out which version of Norton Antivirus actually has a virus in them and all that crap. But, if one has a potential to blend into society, Hein would only encourage it. I showed T some shirts he could use. I actually wanted him to wear a pink shirt but Dave C reckoned it was too loud, which I kinda agreed, given this guy is JUST coming outta his geek closet. It was kinda strange cos when he came outta the change room, he actually looks cute and I was right. He does have a potential to make a change over and kinda blend himself to society.
I know in society, majority rules. However, no one actually has the time to hate you unless you put yourself in that spot. I am gay and of course it's so easy for people to judge me and the fact that being gay is one of the minorities, I find it almost suffocating to act normal in society. But, as I've noticed, no one gives a shit. It's only when you show them your insecurities, they would not mingle much with you, only because they're not sure how much you can take and how much of endurance you can last as one of them. This goes out to nerds and geeks. I believe all of them stand a chance to blend into society as ONE OF the manys and not one of themselves. In fact, I don't really believe in stereotypes. There is no such thing as a geek or a nerd. I mean, John can just be a boy who knows a lot about computers. That doesn't mean he has to stop himself from trying to have friends outside his little basement. I mean, friends with different backgrounds is always amusing. I love it how people are different...
Now, the trick here is, if only nerds and geeks could see this and try to fit in as much as they can instead of kicking themselves into a corner when the real world out there don't even give a shit about who they are.. let alone, bringing them down....
of course, given, they cannot be socially awkward...
Music: Zed - She Glows
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