In Conversation

With morbid friends...

(In an extended discussion on people jumping into MRT tracks, after looking at railway-barrier pictures in Japan)

A: ... so we were wondering if a person dies upon impact--like when the MRT hits him, or whether he dies when the train slices him into half.
W: But he can still be alive after he is sliced into half, right?
C: The heart is in the top half of his body, after all-- he might still survive for a little while more...
A: ... and then he can say that he's not half the man he used to be.
C: -_-"

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With practical family members...

(After reciting prices for various Singapore Flyer promotional packages)

Mum: So why would anyone want to book an entire capsule anyway?
Charm: For important functions? Or for a really romantic dinner, where a guy can take the opportunity to propose to his girlfriend...
Dad: Huh. Why spend that kind of money to propose?
Brother: *matter-of-factly, without missing a beat* So that the girl cannot run away, since you're both sealed in a capsule in mid-air. She'll have to say yes.

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And the one-liner from a highly exasperated mum, after an hour of shopping for my performing outfit, which happens to be in a shade of colour she does not like.

(Walking into a commonly-frequented store)

Mum: (To startled storekeeper) We're looking for a top that's ugly blue in colour.
Charm: (exasperated) Yes mum, we get the idea.