I need a longer break. But who doesn't?
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It's such a horrid experience I have to go through every morning when he's having his breakfast. I can't stand the way he eats. It's so painful to my ears that it makes me grit my teeth. It's like listening to someone scratching her long nails up and down the blackboard.

He will slurp super-woofer loud at every spoonful, and that is already quite irritating. But the one I couldn't stand is when he chews his food like a half-past six truck that goes, "Chug, chug, chug..." annoyingly. And this whole ritual goes on for a bloody long time, mind you.

Grr... There were many times - like this morning, for instance - when I felt like I was going nuts that I almost wanted to jump from my seat and tell him to keep it down when he's eating. But of course, I did not cos it's "not nice" to do that. Right.

I dunno if it's just me but I find it a nuisance and it really disturbs others, once you sort-of realise the "rhythm" of it. I don't understand why people can't chew quietly when they're eating. Isn't it more tiring? My dad does it (!), my siblings does it (!!), my colleague here does it (!!!)...

It's excruciating!

I'm difficult and weird that way. I think there's a condition for that? No? Anyway, yes, I'm easily agitated by even the slightest sound that I find it to be such a pain to my ears. Especially when it disturbs my peace of mind, like when I'm trying to fall asleep.

But not just any slightest sound. It's those irritating sounds that is constantly going, like... fingers tapping happily on the laptop keyboard or whisperings (I find these WORSE than talking loudly, cos it's not actually that soft when you whisper. If you're whispering, you might as well not talk) or chewing (see above) and so on.

Maybe I'm the crazy one.

I have class today. Oh why, why, why does it have to be at Clementi?! After 2 years, I still cannot get over the fact that my school is situated at the other end of the island.

Sigh.



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