I forgot to write about the crazy woman I met at Toa Payoh library!!
So anyway I was there to borrow books and buy batteries. I was going to the origami section on the third floor but was too lazy to walk, and waited for the lift. Suddenly, a wild middle-aged woman appeared! She had curly black hair and looked rather normal at first glance. Then I heard a strange chanting coming from her. It wasn't like she was muttering, just sort of speaking in a low monotone. I didn't mean to listen, but she got slightly louder and sort of inched towards me. And I just kinda heard everything, you know? At first I only caught snippets, like,
"...is this true love?..." and
"Shouldnt you hear me out?..."
Then the lift came. It didn't bother me much as I thought that she was memorizing a break-up speech or something. So we went into the lift.
Okay, after the doors closed, it started to get...creepy. She huddled in a corner and sortof glared at me. If not for her voice, the lift would've been completely silent. But she was there, and I heard every single thing that she said.
"You should hear me out. I'm not who I seem to be. I was, would, won't wouldn't have done that." Long pause. "Then you should've heard what I said before doing that." Pause "I don't think it's hard right?"
AND IT WENT ON FOR THE WHOLE TIME!!! Seriously, I think the whole thing happened in just a minute, but it seemed as though I was stuck in the lift with her for a gajillion years. And her eyes started roving around eerily while talking to her "imaginary friend" (I kinda figured out it wasn't a speech after she paused as if listening to a reply). Anyway, I think it was her boyfriend!! In her head. There is a 99.989927% probability that she's a schizophrenic. And when she stumbled on the grammar particle "was, won't" blah blah her expression and tone remained constant and it was uber freaky!!! Fortunately for me, she exited on level 2 (still taking) and made her way to who knows where. Well, even though it was a horrible experience, I hope to meet her again. I want to know if her boy problems have been solved. And Toa Payoh is full of crazy people anyway.
I borrowed 6 books!! And I'm going for the origami lesson on 27 November 2011, 2pm!! Anyone is free to come, so come of you can!! If not I'll be a loner there folding scraps of paper like a loser. :'(