If You Could Be Somebody For One Day...
If you could be somebody else for one day, who would it be? The standard question for a standard pageant of any kind. Ever wonder how to answer it? Well, you got a chance now.
Scenario: You are having real fun at the beach. Then, you chance upon a floating bottle. You pick it up and uncork it. A voice erupts from nowhere, "Ha-ha-ha. I am finally unleashed. I am free!!" You look up. It's the expected Genie from the bottle. "I shall grant you a wish. Answer me. If you could be somebody for one day, who would it be," the Genie asks commandingly. You reply without giving a second thought, "If I could be somebody else for one day, I want to be the phenom, the show-stopper, the best of them all, the one and only, dPx!!" "That's one hellava wish," the Genie said, at the same time snapping his fingers. A strong white light blinds you temporary. You reopen your eye and find yourself sitting outside the Nanyang Auditorium, selling tickets for Impresario 2005. You are alone. You are bored. You wish you are somewhere else. But hell, you are now dPx. So stop complaining and wait as the adventure unfolds.
Stage 1 - Suddenly, the vice-president appears with a girl from nowhere. This girl is extraordinary. She takes your breath away. After hours of chatting, you decide she's the one for you. You decide to:
A - Ask for her HP
B - Ask for her MSN
C - Do nothing
Analysis - If you choose A and B, you are somewhere along the right track. Go to Stage 2 (for A) and Stage 3 (for B). If you choose C instead, welcome to the league of extraordinary losers and go to Stage 5.
Stage 2 - The day has ended and you make your way home. You are damn happy about the achievement. But darn, you are not sure what to sms her. You are not even close to her, and you certainly don't wish to be seen as a desperado. You realise you just made the wrong choice! You are starting to piss yourself off. "WHY AM I SUCH AN IDIOT??" But you still have a choice, don't you? You think. Should I? Yah, I can. But could I? I must!! Must I??
A - You sms her and ask, "What's your MSN?"
B - You sms her and say, "Goodnight!"
Analysis - If you choose A, you are making lost grounds on a failed initial attempt. Go to Stage 3. If you choose B, you probably think she would block you on MSN. Therefore your decision to sms a nice goodnight instead. But your dear pretty gal has decided to ignore your lame attempt. You have just shot yourself. You are as good as gone, all thanks to your hum-ji-ness!! Game Over.
Stage 3 - You are pleased with your achievement. An MSN. That's the key to her heart. You get to talk to her all night. But be careful, you think, for anything less than an interesting you would result in your efforts going down the drain. But before you do anything, you are desperately eager to know her status. You decide to:
A - Ask, "Err, not going out with boyfriend meh," hoping that she will say nah
B - Ask, "Do you have a boyfriend," straight at her face
C - Do nothing
Analysis - If you choose A, go to Stage 4. A surprise is waiting for you. If you choose B, you can go to hell. I simply can't be bothered with you. You are a total disgrace. Go to Ending 1. If you choose C, go to Stage 5.
Stage 4 - "Oh god, I'm not attached now/Oh god, I just broke up/Oh god, I'm evergreen!" You are thrilled. You decide to take her out for dinner. Where would it be? It has to be a memory entrenching first date. You decide to bring her to:
A - McDonald and Arcade to watch you play
B - Cineleisure to watch House of Wax
C - Pastamania
Analysis - If you choose A, you are a loser. I can't believe you get this far and screw yourself at this stage. Go to Ending 2. If you choose B, you have succeeded. Although you are just as scared in the theatre, you are better at covering your fear. You slip your hand across her shoulders to give her an assuring hug. You go to Ending 3. If you choose C, you have simply forgotten that you are not yourself anymore. You are dPx this moment, and dPx can't take anything pasta. You vomit the damned pasta on her face. You try to clean her up, only to vomit more onto her. You are screwed. Go to Ending 1.
Ending 1 - You got yourself blocked on MSN, not for the 1st time though. You get on with life. You decide that you need some polishing up. You are a loser. You can go blog your way to your tomb.
Ending 2 - You thought the gal is as siao-on as you. You are fucking wrong then. Arcade of all places? You have become the joke of the campus. Everyone will giggle at you. You will become the joke among the freshies too. And one of them will make a mockery out of you in his blog. Well done. You hate McDonald from now on. You have been McScrewed!!
Ending 3 - You've got your girl!! Or so you thought. The gal may be after your money. But fear not, the chances are rather low. You plan your anniversaries ahead, as well as the clashes. And tantrums. And cold-shoulders. You got no more time to blog. Your talent will be buried forever. Sigh.
Stage 5 - You did not get her number or MSN, or at least you did nothing with the contacts of hers you have at hand. You believe this is not the time to be sms-ing or chatting to her. You believe that getting them on the 2nd time you meet her is more constructive. You believe in fate. You finally get to see her again 2 months later. You ask for her number or MSN. You ask if she has a boyfriend. "Oh, I've got one just a month or two ago," said she happily. You feel like dying. Your belief in fate has screwed you once more. Your mind is filled with nabeis yet again. "NABEI!!!" Go to Stage 6.
Stage 6 - You have almost forgotten about her. But as fate has it, you are to meet her for the 3rd time. She's alone. You feel like asking, "Have you become single?" You feel like chasing her again. You happen to have 2 Guang Liang Concert tickets (or so it seems). You approach her.
A - You ask, "Care to go Guang Liang's concert with me?"
B - You offer, "Want my 2 Guang Liang's concert tickets?"
Analysis - If you choose A, you are rejected straight in the face because she's still attached. You somehow bobian have to choose B. At B, you reluctantly give away 2 Guang Liang tickets to her, so that she can spend the night with her boyfriend. You are sad once again. You shout. Jason shouts louder.
