Watch Me Now 2

Remember a few days back I told you that there is a CCTV and in the lift lobby of my flat and that there was nobody paying attention to it?

You do? Really?

Now, do you remember when the First World War started?
Neither do I. Ah well, this selective memory.

Anyway, back to the point. I thought that the Singaporeans are just nonchalant about this CCTV and the TV display in front of the lift. But this morning when I went down, I saw an old couple stood outside the lift and did nothing but staring at the TV display. Really.
I did not know why they did that. They just stood there and making some comments and pointing at the TV. They said to each other, ”Jingkuoziangtaoweixiongleetaykhuominglaizhuoxongni”, or something like that, because I don’t understand Mandarin at all.

But then I needed to go back up. So I needed to use the lift again, while these two people were watching. So, I was thinking, this probably how TV celebrities must feel like, being in front of camera and have other people watching you, without knowing what they were thinking. For all I know, they might look at me on the TV display and thought, “Look at those legs, I bet they taste great with sweet and sour gravy”. You never know.

So there I was, standing alone inside the lift while knowing that there were two people watching you on TV display downstairs. Felt so awkward. I mean, what should I do then, just pretended that I did not care? Should I entertain my audience? Should I juggle with my bags? Did a little acrobat? Did a mime?
Luckily, I arrived at my floor before I started do humiliate myself. So anyway, I still don’t know why the CCTVs are put there. All I know is that it now makes me uncomfortable being inside the lift, afraid that there are some people watching my every move, while heating their sweet and sour gravy.