Captain Frankey and the World of Tomorrow (and Many Days After)

Oooh... so this is Thursday, which happens to be my third favourite day of the week. After Friday and Saturday, of course.

In any case, when me, Shanise and Weiqi were kai-kai-ing at Bingjiangdao on Sunday, I can't help but notice a desperate call for help coming from this shop called I Love Halu.

Ok, it wasn't exactly a damsel-in-distress kind of "help me! help me!" cry, but nonetheless it triggered the superhero in me to help restore some semblance of peace and tranquility in the neighbourhood. So I immediately rushed to the nearest phone booth and.... nah... I just went straight into I Love Halu. Fists clenched, no less.

To my surprise (and disappointment), there was no damsel. That call was coming from a monkey-lookalike freak. Cothed in blue. A Paul Frank monkey. It, er, he, er, it, was no Lois Lane nor Mary Jane, but who can resist that adorable long arms and legs, that very nua body? (it was stuffed with foam, you see.) You just feel so much to pinch its cheeks and ssssstretch it limbs.

Awww..... it's looking at me straight it the eyes.

Silence.

There was no need for any words.

The look of its eyes says it all.

Now everyone, at the count of three..... AWWWWWW....

I asked the owner how much he was selling the monkey for.

"85." Matches with the price tag on it.

No way. 85?! "Too expensive." was my reply

"If you really like it, 65."

Dude, 65 for that monkey? "Still too expensive."

"Then you offer a price."

"30."

(With a sigh-mix-smile kind of laugh) "Well, ok."

Huh? That easy? Maybe I could go lower... but what the heck. the monkey needs my help to get him out and 30RMB to make one monkey and a superhero happy is not too much to ask for, yeah?

And like they say, the rest is history. But for you suckers for history, here's what happened:

• I christend him Capt. Frankey (Paul FRANK monKEY) - and every superhero needs a trusted sidekick, doesn't he?

• I gave him a good bath. I'm Singaporean. Cleaniness runs in my blood.

• I fed him. See him relak one korner. Way to go, Capt!