the corridor standoff...

as long as i've been out in singapore, it's obvious i'm not a product of the metric system. it's always the little things, the inbred instincts, the idiosyncratic nuances of ur hometown that gives it away. for instance, everytime im stuck in a corridor with someone else...there's always a prolonged standoff. i lean right to give way left. but of course, they lean left. so we do the mirror shuffle step for the added seconds. it's awkward enough when it's a woman, not to mention when stuck trying to walk through the gym locker room.