through the looking glass

girl with perfect vision wears glasses for a day. courtesy of alec who didn't realise i wore them home in my half-asleep state when we left his place, and kwek who apparently also wasn't looking at my face at all, throughout the entire time we took the lift down together and walked alongside each other to the carpark when we left alec's place.

so yes. wearing glasses is like having earphones plugged into your ears as you shuffle down orchard road. you know, like how you're separated from the rest of the world. in the case of earphones, everything seems to take on a fresh perspective, not only because you've just separated yourself from the rest of the world because what you're hearing is totally different from what everyone is hearing, but also because everything seems just a little different, when accompanied by the personalised soundtrack of your life.

in the case of glasses, apart from the fact that i feel claustrophobic, thanks to the two pieces of plastic covering one quarter of my face obstructing my senses, i also feel distant. like when one wears a diving helmet and watches stingray and jellyfish swim past you. like you're right there, not quite there, but still in the thick of things.

okay i reckon what ive just said probably sounds ridiculous to all you people who have been bespectacled for the last 10 years. but hey, don't you wear earphones?