Eavesdropping ...the things you don't need to hear ..
I can't help it, it's forced on me literally. These loud conversations are distractions when all I want to do is read my book When I take public transport whether it's the bus or the MRT somebody is always on their phone not too far (worse next to) from me, and doling out their problems or lifestory or gossip and NOT in a SOFT TONE. If'it's packed you cannot move away. I think these people don't care who hears them. The worse one I remember was one I could not understand throughout my entire 1/2 hour journey. She spoke in really harsh Chinese dialect, I couldn't tell if she was angry or scolding someone or it was just the way of the language she used ! You can imagine my ears were ringing when I got off and continued to do so for some time. Another conversation I recall was a mother (I presume) complaining about going home to cook for a son who was fussy, doesn't want to eat and always complaining about whatever was put before him. In my mind I...