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Sunday, March 18, 2007, 5:34 AM
on the last day of the march hols, i spent my day at home with my parents. arent i a good daughter? haha. anyway after lunch, i was seriously bored so i took a book with me,went to my room and flopped down on my bed, and started to read. soon the words started to spin and i could feel my eyes closing. well i ended up napping for 3 hours straight and i had the strangest dream ever! best thing is, i remember every single detail of my dream. here's what happened in my dream.....
the setting of my dream is the Forbidden City. that's right, i dreamt about the wonderful Qing Dynasty. i was wearing ugly peasant clothes, pushing a cart of watermelons with my father. the streets were bustling with life, there were performers, fortune tellers, craftsmen, etc. i remember feeling like i couldnt walk anymore and started complaining. so we pushed the cart to a side and took a rest. suddenly, the imperial guards came, riding on their horses. the man riding on a magnificent white stallion was my friend, the one that i think i like now. anyway in my dream, he was a prince! and the highest ranking guard riding beside my friend was speedo. LOL funny huh? anyway even in my dream, i couldnt take my eyes off those two guys.
speedo got down on his horse and read a scroll. it was the emperor's words. "His Majesty is looking for a queen and seven concubines! all girls between the ages of 13 to 17 are free to register at the office tomorrow!" as he read aloud the emperor's words, i cant help but stare at him. what a strong and masculine voice he has! he looked like a serious man and i was kinda intimidated by him. the prince on the other hand just looked so handsome and approachable. after that, they rode away and people immediately started talking. "father, i am going to sign up! if i get selected, we wont have to live in misery anymore and our family would be rewarded with hundreds of taels!" i told my father and he agreed.
i went down to register my name at the office. the guard sitting behind the table was my secondary school drinkstore uncle, hock seng. he looked freakin hilarious in the imperial guard's uniform. he started examining me from head to toe and asked me to report back here at dawn tomorrow. then my dream just fast forward to me standing in line with about 30 other girls, waiting to enter the Forbidden City. i met my friends, anna, fel, bev and mich there. haha of course in my dream, i dont know them. mich started saying "i cannot stand the scorching sun! it is giving me rashes!" my guess was that she was a nobleman's daughter, not used to standing under the sun and doing work. anna also looked like a nobleman's daughter from the shiny dress she was wearing. fel looked extremely scared and nervous and bev kept fanning herself and saying "OMG!" hahahahha
anyway soon we were led into the palace. the emperor and the empress dowager was there. standing at the sides were the princes and of course, speedo, highest ranking officer. ok i shall just call speedo the general and my friend the prince. anyway this is really funny, because in my dream right, all my friends' eye candies were princes/imperial guards! we kneeled down in a row and when our name was called by a eunuch, which happened to be tan jek suan, we had to recite "long live the son of heaven!" after that, the emperor would choose his queen and 7 concubines. i started to get nervous and impatient. i havnt seen the emperor's face yet so i risked looking up, and at that moment, i almost vomitted. the emperor was joshua ang, that gross actor from I Not Stupid. well he saw me looking and raised his eyebrows in amusement. the empress dowager(who is my school librarian) saw me looking up and immediately reprimanded me.
"you there! what is your name?" she pointed and demanded.
"my name is ying, your highness." i said and trembled.
"you audacious girl! how dare you look the son of heaven in the eye when not granted permission to? guards!" she ordered.
i freaked out and starting banging my forehead on the floor, apologising profusely.
"Halt! Mother i have made my decision on my queen and concubines." the emperor said. the empress dowager was stunned but motioned for him to announce his decisions. he walked down from his throne and circled us. if he handed us a chip, it means we are chosen. the first chip went to mich and she was the empress. my friends all got a chip and i got the last chip. i almost died, even in my dream, i couldnt stand joshua ang's face. the empress dowager protested when he handed me a chip but no one could change the emperor's decision.
anyway a ceremony and banquet was held after the selection. i needed to use the toilet halfway during the ceremony so i was escorted by a guard to the washroom. on my way there, i met speedo. he looked at me and with a straight face, he bowed. my heart started slamming against my chest as i said "oh hello general!" he said to me, in that strong masculine voice of his, "congragulations on being selected, Lady Ying. May you have a good evening." and with that, he strided off. OMG. anyway i hurried to the toilet. and guess what, on my way back, i met the prince! hahahaha! we were of the same rank so we didnt really have to bow to each other. as usual, i said "hello!" he gave me a friendly smile and introduced himself as prince ****. we started chatting as he told me stuff about the palace.
i have no idea what made me say it, but i found myself telling the prince that i found the emperor's face unbearable. the prince chuckled softly and nodded his head. suddenly this cold voice said from behind me "take back those words, Lady Ying." i spun around and saw the general, flashing his angry eyes at me. the prince came to my rescue, saying "general, lady ying here was just joking. relax." "criticising his majesty's looks is no joke, prince ****." he said coldly. "omg shit! um um i'm sorry!" i said. "shit? that is not the way a lady should speak, my lady." general said. the prince got annoyed and said "drop it general. do you have something against the lady? why do you keep picking on her?" then both of them just glared at each other. then suddenly right, both of them grabbed each of my hands and looked at me. as if urging me to make a decision and i could do nothing to stop the tears from flowing out of my eyes.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE END OF MY DREAM! HAHAHAHAHHA. such a weird dream man. i really need to make a decision. anyway i hope i can continue my dream tonight!
