Oh how they can stare
Oh how they can stare.
Unblinkingly, unwaveringly, rapt in their own world of staring. The starers may be young/old, man/woman. They all stare the same way at anything anywhere anytime. At the street dog licking his balls, at my bellybutton piercing, at the bird pecking at throwaway crumbs, at my crotch...
Take today for instance. Durian season has started. We were picking through the fruits at a market stall. One man positioned himself behind us to stare at us making our selection. The vendor started to open up the durians. Two men joined the first in the staring past-time. By the time we were helping to pack the durian meat into styrofoam boxes, a small crowd had gathered. All staring unblinkingly, unwaveringly, wordlessly.
Finally, the boxes are put into plastic carriers. We paid up. We picked up our purchase and turned to face the crowd. In silence, they moved to make a small exit path for us. As we walked away, we could feel the eyes still staring at our retreating back.
Unblinkingly, unwaveringly, wordlessly.
Oh how they can stare.
8 comments:
Didn't the man give them his "see what see" line? hahaha... Sometimes you do wonder what's there to stare at for these ppl?
wildgoose - sometimes. haha. it's not just the stare. it's the lack of expression. at least in other countries, they stare with excitement or lust, or something...
staring at your where? WAHaaaaa!
lulu - :(
haha... this is funny.
u can always say,
KUA SI MI?!
edpj - and then he tells me then how?
EDPJ--can add a hokkien expletive after that (the male anatomy--hahaha), if need be I'll demo
Coming from an elegant lady like SL--I'm sure they will be shocked to reply. Probably quickly look away and pretend to be busy
suziewong - haha. one of these days, i might find the presence of mind to say something instead of being so freaked out by them.
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