Have you ever come across people who, after looking at you, instantly go like,
"Hey! I've seen you somewhere!" No?
I have! And this is a bit annoying, since they can't recall where they have seen me and I...well, my dinky brain completely refuses to recognize them at all! I don't know if my brain is too rusty or if they're just trying to strike a conversation (at which they fail).
This has happened with me a number of times (half of those I've already forgotten).
1. Some 13 years ago, when my friend and I used to play tennis, her coach once looked at me and went like, "
Hey! I have seen you somewhere!". His tone was a bit accusatory. And since I was still a kid, I didn't know how to respond to my unknown crime. I feebly said, "
You must have seen me in this court yesterday!" :$ But he was adamant that he had seen me somewhere else. IDC!
2. And 9 years ago, while taking the first class, my A' Levels GP teacher suddenly started scanning me and, with the most curious round pair of eyes, she said, "
Oh, I've seen you somewhere!" With an equal pair of curious eyes, I asked, "
Where?" and she said "
Yemen!" Wow! Of all the places, she had seen me in Sana'a, Yemen. And according to her, I was one of the bright students and ....blah blah blah! Yes, you guessed it right, I've never been to Yemen all my life! :(
3. Oh, 5 years ago, when I was once lazily stepping downstairs in the university, a girl stopped me (she rather came in my way and stood there like a firm statue) and said, "
You just went to the restrooms on the right, how could you come downstairs from the left?" She was utterly baffled! And I could only manage to say, "
Because I can! I am coming downstairs from the left. You must've seen someone else". But she wasn't in the mood of buying it. She wasted my 3.5 minutes and walked away, still baffled! Lol. [But really, do I have some strange sort of super powers? :P]
4. Fresh from the oven! 15 minutes ago, an artist came to our office (we're working on an ad) and the moment I entered the meeting room and greeted him, his eyes went wide and rather than returning my greeting, he instantly said, "
Oh, I've seen you somewhere!" Uh, again! I tried to keep calm and replied, "
I'm sorry, but I haven't seen you anywhere"
Him: "
Oh, I know! Box Office!!"
Me: "
I'm sorry?"
Him: "
You work at Box Office, right?"
Me: *wondering what the heck that place is* "
No, I work here. I'm a full time employee of this company"
Him: "
Part time? Freelancer?"
Me: *ARGH!!! I was totally annoyed. Which language does he understand?* "
May we please see your art work?"
Before leaving, since he had to show his stupidity, he asked if I was working on this ad project only and in reality I work somewhere else? ARGH! I felt like throwing the stapler at him. Some people are just too thick!
All those prospective I've-Seen-You-Somewhere cases, please stop bugging me, cuz you can't recall and I simply don't want to put stress on my dinky mind.
