Guide to Eye Rolling in Malaysia Part 1

Posted on December 27, 2007  in Social Awkwardness

I don’t know about you guys but in life, I have the tendency to roll my eyes a lot. And by a lot I mean on hourly basis, at basically everyone I know, including animals and stationary objects. I rolled my eyes at my friends, my parents, my siblings, my grandparents, strangers, strangers’ friends, computer screen, television as well at the movies. It’s amazing how I didn’t get cross eyed with so much of eye rolling happening on my face.

I wouldn’t consider myself as an eye rolling expert but I believe I can give you guys some guide to rolling your eyes at the right time, at the right subject and in the right situation, especially in Malaysia. Consider these two scenarios as a perfect example as an introduction.

1. RIGHT

Me having a quick chat with some silly colleagues at lunch.
Colleague 1: Did you watch last night’s Akademi Fantasia? I didn’t believe (insert who the fuckwit contestant’s name here) got voted out! She got the power vocals, man!
Colleague 2: Yeah, it’s too bad since she was also (insert who the dumb judge’s name here)’s favorite! I guess (insert who the fuckwit contestant’s name here) lost to (insert the other fuckwit contestant’s name here) due to the incident at the house (or orgy palace or whatever it is them assholes call it).
Me: *Rolls eyes*

2. WRONG

Me having a super cheap lunch with some of my judgmental friends at the neighborhood Pizza Butt.
Me: Excuse me, can you please turn off these Mawi songs? They’re hurting my ears as well as my friends’. Thanks.
Slacking Waiter: Uhm… Uhm… Okay.
Slacking Waiter: *Rolls eyes*

So in conclusion, rolling your eyes actually requires the right subject, the right moment and the right occasion. I will discuss further when is the right time to roll your eyes and when to not roll your eyes so you don’t get into trouble.

Crappy Comments

3 Responses to “Guide to Eye Rolling in Malaysia Part 1”

  1. wah wah on December 28th, 2007 12:27 am

    lol..I got some questions for you to chew on as you begin writing your guide, craplicious:
    a. Could someone who is already cross-eyed truly roll their eyes and can everyone notice the difference?

    b. If eye rolling is like an itch, that you gotta ’scratch’ to relieve yourself..would you still do it in front of people like you boss, vips and such?

    As for me…I don’t roll my eyes, I just smirk privately…

  2. Craplicious on December 28th, 2007 1:07 am

    To answer your questions, wah wah:

    a. I would consider them lucky but unlucky bastards.

    b. I will elaborate more on that on next guide, thanks for getting my brilliant brain such a workout.

    Giving a smirk is actually a good idea but I guess rolling your eyes is more satisfactory for me. Think of it like seeing a person trips versus seeing a person you really hate trips instead.

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