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Date Posted: 22:56:21 05/01/02 Wed
Author: Mr Chao
Author Host/IP: styx.uwa.edu.au / 130.95.128.51
Subject: Lazy Bones ( fiction story) (revised)
In reply to: Mr Chao 's message, "Lazy Bones (fiction story)" on 21:54:00 05/01/02 Wed

Lazy Bones ( fiction story)

There ARE seventy two times four equals to 288 failures waiting for everyone. It seems right, doesn't it. Mr. Chui does believe so. He reasoned to himself: "Scientifically or practically, we all ....hmmm...never succeed! That's more than right. Please recall one success in our life. Come on, just pick up any will do. NO, it WAS NOT there. Maybe, there was one or two, hate to say, but it's merely dim, insignificant and very very very unworthy!".

On top of those 288 failures, MR CHUI, yes, he alone, gets ONE MORE:

Laziness.

Mr. Chui is extremely lazy. However, he had good cause and "highly-esteemed" excuse to be a bag of good for "no.... muscle". Don't laugh. Just imagine, with two hundred and 89 failures, if in average, each failure weights just 1 kilo, THEN, a quick calculation can tell that Mr Chui has to carry 289 kilo every day.

So , if some one asks him:

- can you clean up your toilet?
- no....
- alright, then how about just doing ...some exercise?
- well, not bad idea, but....

Even when it comes to eating:

- why don't you eat slowly, it's good for your stomach
- ye...errr.....I think it's OK like this

Yes, that's what Mr Chui would answer.

Until one day, he heard his best friend, Mr Chen, got hospitalised due to over....drinking. Right after that, another bad news on daily paper rang a bell: "Millionaire Mr Chay to bankrupt". Mr Chui knew Mr Chay fairly well, they are "supposed" to be...friend.

Two bad news at a same time boosted Mr Chui up, not over to the roof but enough making him deeply satisfied! Whoa la la....., life must be like such such, other wise, .....

That day, it's the first time Mr Chui brushed his teeth before going to bed. He got a sound sleep and only fell into a dream when it was about 11 AM (he used to get up that late). In his dream, he saw plenty of beautiful girls. Marvellously, they are all in one place which looks like his own backyard but much more beautiful than it was. Everything seemed changing. Flowers blossomed every where, white daffodil mingling with yellow daisy, surrounding by volcanic rocks in mysterious shape and size. An water feature is springing up whence another water feature hidden behind a bridge across a crystal clear stream,...and much much more...

Needless to say, Mr Chui was soooooooooooo happy. He ran toward one of the girls and .....tried his luck by saying:

- hi there, good...........good..., the fact is he did not know the time to say good morning or good afternoon, so , at last he raised his voice: Hey, good DAY

She did not answer.

Yet, Mr Chui was not disappointed, he pressed ahead in a natural shameless voice:

- how are you?

Still no response!

- well, my name is Chui, very please to meet you, said Mr Chui

- anyway, if you are not in a hurry, can we have a coffee together, said Mr Chui AGAIN

This time, she smiled and going to say something.

Booommmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Mr Chui got awake ....very unexpectedly.

Tired, he felt his tongue dry and bitter. Then, his bones were ached, his head painful. It was 12 noon spot on. 1 PM, 2 PM, and not until 3PM that Mr Chui had breakfast, composing of one cup of instant noodle, two cups of instant coffee, and three "instant gargles" in place of a tooth brush. Life is too busy, who's to say a man needs a brush or a rush? For that very reason, Mr Chui, after the meal, had to go back to his bed immediately, yes, for a quick rest (no time for a longer one, perhaps). Then came a ....a...a rush to turn on the TV. No matter what it is , news must be updated.

Exactly like that, because, now, it's 3.30, not a time for any news on any kind of channel, whatsoever. Mr Chui was given no choice but viewing a SERMON being delivered by an excellent reverend:

" you meek and happy ones, truly I say to you that everyone has to do his own lesson. Without exception, that means no exemption, from a king to a beggar, from high to low, from every walk of....street (sorry), I meeeeantttt life, each one of us is entitled to endurance. Endurance in turn will purify you and you will get a reward out of it. Don't think your neighbour is better off. Don't think this he or that she is getting every thing in the world. Just keep in mind the burden could be different from one another but every one has his or her own burden, and they have to overcome their trial with failures after failures. Those very failures will follow them all the time, where ever they go, and what ever they do. Once more, truly I say to you, every one has to go through that path, but rarely they tell the truth, and that made you think your neighbour is better off. So, be wise my sons, listen to the wisdom above, and ready for your AWARD in the day to come".

Our Mr Chui nearly CRIED.....????

Why?

Just because of the fact that he was thinking of his 289 kilo burden. How come he get over or simply get along with his 289th one, that means his laziness. He somehow have been enduring it for almost all his life, but the day to come when he will get the reward is appearing to be a long way of, hopeless, or hopeful???

HOPEFULLY it is:

Thanks to whom no one can tell, next morning Mr Chui received a letter, read::

Dear candidate,

We are very please to let you know that you are successfully chosen as one of our finalists for a great award, at least worth $10,000. All you have to do is to come to our office to sit for a brief interview. Good luck.

Yours very sincerely

Chairman of Lazy Bone Club.
(name and address)

Tah..tah...".I tawt I taw a puddy tat", at first, Mr Chui thought so, but later on, he argued: "no, it must be genuine, it is gold, solid gold, so,......um... what else am I looking for but just go for it".

MR CHUI did go for it:

At the Lazy Bone Club, Mr Chui was asked to pay 10 bucks for paper work and all sort of further assessment. "Oh, not much", Mr Chui said to himself., "Well, that's it". At last MR CHUI was shown into an interview room, where he met a gentleman, about 30 something, in suit, wearing glasses, all of those making him look honourable, and a bit authoritative, evidently.

Then, after a brief introduction, he, the interviewer, gave Mr Chui an A4 paper full of typing and asked Mr Chui to have a look. Mr Chui read carefully:

"After years of unfair disinformation about the lazy bone(s), now, it's proper time to set the matter straight. We need a real reconciliation in order to pay back the deserved respect to a major group of human kind, namely the lazy bone. Such a vindication is absolutely needed and along this process of upholding the truth, the honour and the dignity for the lazy bones, we club are proudly sponsoring a long term program in which our main task is to introduce what need be and what are required for. At this point, our first attempt is giving out ten (10) lazy-bone awards which valued at $10,000 each.

We are so happy that you are one of the chosen ones for our award. This is an honorary award to those who are much quicker to point a finger than to lift a finger However, just for a condition aiming at pure formality, you are required to read this paper to be qualified as a winner.

AND

If you have just been finished reading up to this line, then it is a very fact to prove yourself NOT a real lazy bone person, therefore, we're very sorry to say that you failed to be a winner."

MR CHUI looked up at the interviewer. However, the interviewer was busy talking into his intercom: "next, please".

(fiction story)

Mr Chao

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