I have a stalker. The other day when I was sitting with my daily cup of coffee at Starbucks (which is, admittedly, my second home) when a member of the staff comes over to me with a little note.
"Sorry to bother you, but is your name Cecilia?"
I look at him suspiciously. "Yes."
"A gentleman just called asking for you, he thought you might be here. He wanted me to give you his number and make sure you sent him a message."
"What's his name?"
"Mr Wang."
"I don't know any Mr Wang." Really, I don't. I know a Wu Wangzi, but that's clearly not the same boy. My Wangzi would Not look for me in Beijing unless he was in need of a blood transfusion and I'm pretty sure we have different blood types anyway.
"Please take the note either way, Miss. He sounded very urgent."
I sent a message, Who are you?, wondering how the hell someone would look for me here, and why. I shouldn't have sent anything at all but I was curious.
In the evening, I got a phone call but it was already past ten and it is my policy not to pick up so late unless it's Azhang or You Jin, so I let it go unanswered. A message the next day, "MY NAME IS NAN WANG I REALLY WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND CAN I CALL YOU THIS NOON?" (yes, in capitals. Everybody knows I am allergic to capitals. Whoever this was, he has just all his credibility all at once)
I messaged him a "No, not really interested" and before "CAN I HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS?" and I just didn't bother replying to that. The creepiest message however, was the last one. "CECILIA LET ME TELL YOU THE TRUTH I WAS WAITING AT STARBUCKS FOR A VERY LONG TIME JUST TO HAVE A LOOK ON YOU YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL I REALLY WANT TO BE YOUR BOYFRIEND CAN YOU ACCEPT ME?" ... I was so frightened that I almost screamed.
I will have my wig on next time I go to Starbucks, to shield myself from creeps. Christ. Compared to this, Azhang was a dream!!
Friday, 9 January 2009
Thursday, 1 January 2009
说好的什么呢
The Obligatory Promises:
Please, Cecilia, put some effort into your studies!
Stop eating or you will end up fatter and very miserable!
Finish your book!
Buy better runners!
We need to make sure there is no cheating, so we will do occasional follow-ups, of course. Hold on to your hat, ready? One, two, three ---
And there she goes
Please, Cecilia, put some effort into your studies!
Stop eating or you will end up fatter and very miserable!
Finish your book!
Buy better runners!
We need to make sure there is no cheating, so we will do occasional follow-ups, of course. Hold on to your hat, ready? One, two, three ---
And there she goes
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