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Thursday, June 17

5 reasons why I think I'm old

Remember I said I'm compiling reasons why I think I'm old? I announced it to very unpleasing agreements on Facebook a while back.

Here's 5 reasons why Jojo's old. D:

#1 Coffee, my water

I drink way too much coffee for my own good. A cuppa steaming hot [I don't know what's with me and the words hot and steamy] coffee during breakfast, after lunch, after a good dinner, just for the heck of it and when I'm very cold. If I don't feel guilty, I'd love have it after breakfast as well!

Coffee is just so yummy, and it gives me a happy feeling.

And no, I don't mean the ice blendeds they sell at Starbucks or Coffee Bean. That's really just milk coffee with chocolate powder, too much chocolate sauce and lots of ice. I should know. No, my favourite's a warm skinny flat NSA Mocha Latte from Coffee Bean.

So you see, I am really old inside. Most youngsters (oh dearie me) go for sugar-doused ice blendeds, or only drink coffee on occasions right? Hell, some wake up to a cuppa Milo in the mornings. I never had that.

#2 'Adult Hours'

I keep 'adult' hours. I get sleepy at 9pm (something 8-ish!) and wake up early for work / school - such that my internal clock kind of got used to it, and promptly rouse me every early morning. Yes, even weekends, even on sleepy days, even on comfortable rainy days.

I'm really envious of those who can wake up in the afternoons. But then again, the younger sleep better right?

#3 Old Breakfast Choices

Did I say? I grab coffee first thing in the morning, and my first breakfast cereal was muesli. That should already render me super old. Sin 2: I don't like breakfast cereals like Koko Krunch and Fruit Loops. And I really love muesli, with yogurt.

That's it, I'm in the 40s category already. Muesli is too healthy for younglings.

#4 Looking 25

This, I'm innocent. I did nothing to warrant this: being told by enough people that I look much older than I look. My great pal Aileen (25), my facialist (25), Eehong (22)... Even HuiJing said 22 too right?

At 15;
bank sales representative: "Hi, would you like to get a credit card?"
me: "I'd love to, but I'm 15"
bank dude: *horror* "Aiyo, it's so late! (10pm at Orchard) Go home, now!"

Which leads to...

#5 Dress Sense

I'm sorry (not really) that I don't like graphic designs much. Nor cartoon characters as a kid. Nor street shoes and sporty shoes. Nor coloured hair. Nor backpacks. Nor skulls, action heros shirts, coloured jeans.

They simply look funny on me. On the rare chance that I like something trendy, trend(ier) teenages have moved on to the next craze.

In fact, I remember when I visited the zoo as a child, I wore a somber deep red dress with peter pan collars, black velvet panels and matching black maryjanes. All I need then was just longer legs, black sheer stockings and black eyeliner.

It's just unfortunate that I prefer other stuff - which my mom kindly calls 'classic'-er.

But I'm trying now! I'm wearing yellow nails, hot pinks and uh tees? I cannot drop my love for gold tones though.

Perhaps I should just embrace my age (and coming birthday!). Coffee and gold doesn't hurt does it?

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