The Lamp

It is probably very windy outside...

All is dark and quiet in the house... lucky people are all asleep.

Only the wind blows...

At this time of the night when you can’t seem to fall asleep and do not feel like doing academic work whatsoever, what would you be doing?

While I was thinking how unlucky I am... staring at the huge pile of work which has been giving me sweet meaningful look since yesterday... I saw my table lamp behind the huge pile of work I’ve been ignoring....

Viriya: Hello lamp!

Lamp:.....

Viriya: hello lamp! Yes, you! The table lamp! J I am talking to you...

Lamp:....

Viriya: was about to give up

Lamp: whisper Viriya...why are you talking to me? Lower your voice..your friend might wake up and hear you and kick you out of the house!

Viriya: oh...so you can speak... thanks goodness.

Lamp: Yes of course I can speak...but not for very long Viriya I am on duty.

Viriya: but you work for me!!! Talking to the boss is allowed, no?

Lamp: you are right that you are my boss Viriya... you turn me on and off... and because of the dim lighting in your room, my working hours starts when you wake up and ends when you’re sleep. For today...I still have work to do!

Viriya: You know I don’t give bonuses at the of the year right? No need to be so uptight!

Lamp: Lamps are made to be responsible. People throw us away when we don’t work properly Viriya. We are not so lucky like you.

Viriya:....what are you trying to say?

Lamp: you’ve been staring at that essay question since yesterday Viriya... You seem to always complain about your work but you never do any of them in advance...even when you have the time to. Why is that Viriya?

Viriya: I need the pressure I guess...

Lamp: Then you can’t complain about your life being sad and depress Viriya. Your life is not sad and depressing... you just make them sad and depressing for the benefit of pressure (which is not a good thing either)... I really don’t understand you humans...

Viriya: not all humans are like me Lamp.

Lamp: I don’t know... I only know you Viriya. And your logic is difficult to understand.

Viriya: hahahahaha I’m going to take that as a compliment! Difference is what makes the world beautiful!

Lamp: I don’t know Viriya...I’ve never seen the world much... My life up to now I’ve only been in the factory, the shop, and your room.

Viriya: I’m going to take you to Hyde Park someday Lamp :) and you won’t have to work because there’re no power supplies there.

Lamp: hurrr...rrr this is sad

Viriya: why so?

Lamp:you will forget what you've just said Viriya. I am a very insignificant thing in your life... and this conversation is very insignificant to you... too insignificant to be remembered.

Viriya: ......you’re underestimating my memory

Lamp: giggles

Viriya: in fact I remember things really well... and I do go back to the data in my head from time to time.

Lamp: Why would you want to remember and go back to it Viriya? A lot of things are basically a waste of your memory space... why would you want to remember them?

Viriya: for the sake of knowing that I lived? I lived yesterday, therefore I have some information about yesterday for me to refer to when I want to. I think about last year knowing that I’ve LIVED last year. I don’t know... I never really think about why people think about the past until now.

Lamp: I live my life to work and this is hard enough.

Viriya: your work is not hard!!! I turn you on, you light up. I turn you off, you rest. Easy piecey lemon squeezy :)

Lamp: have you ever been a lamp Viriya? If you were never me, then do not think my life is easy. Do not think anyone’s life is easy...because you were never them. Do not think you know anyone well enough to judge them. To judge is a scary verb Viriya... it hurts people.

Viriya: ...you’re a sentimental one aren’t you?

Lamp: ignoring I have never made a choice on my own my entire life! I never have a choice to choose which colour I would be, which shop I would be sold at and to whom I will be sold to. I never had the privilege to choosing when to light up or when to turn myself off. And for your information IT’S DAMN HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Viriya: oh...Lamp... I never knew..

Lamp: then you should be taking notes right NOW!

Viriya: errr... ok ok

Lamp: never use those energy saving bulbs... they’re uncomfortable!

Viriya: ok ok anything else?

Lamp: sleep earlier Viriya... I’m working more than 8 hours a day... is this even legal?

Viriya: I’ll pay you overtime ok? LOL

Lamp: ..... lower your voice Viriya... sussssh!

Viriya: Lamp... if you can be anything and do anything in the word what would they be?

Lamp: I’ll be a lamp.

Viriya: that’s it for your imagination?

Lamp: because I only know how to be a lamp Viriya. I never want to be anything I’m not....

Lamp: I’m just so tired today Viriya... go to bed please for the sake of world peace!

Viriya: good night Lamp... (turns off the lamp)