anti-surprise
F and I were conversing over e-mail this afternoon. These snippets are here just to show you that I'm not good at giving surprises, therefore when I tell you what you are getting, don't try to plug your ears.
R: Could you give me your mailing address please, thanks.
F: I'm moving... again... this Saturday, and I won't have a place of my own until I come back from Taiwan on the 15th of July. Here's KC's address though.
R: You just cannot stop moving, can you? Are you on the run or something? This sounds a bit lame, cos I'm pretty bad at giving surprises: I'm sending you this birthday postcard. Hopefully you can receive it before you leave for Taiwan. So look out for a postcard in KC's mailbox, or tell him not to hide it.
F: Woo... birthday card for me!!! Now that you told me, I can even start enjoying it earlier... Let's talk on MSN this week... I'll be on tomorrow... maybe even later today if I work fast enough! Finishing up the last few pages of my paper right now.
R: So want to talk to you online, but better not. You know why? Cos I would end up telling you all the things I already wrote on your birthday card, urghhhh. And it would not be a surprise AT ALL.