A few days ago, I was scrolling through one of my favorite time-wasting apps, 9gag, when I chanced upon this picture:
This made me laugh because I can so relate. Not as the Zombie roommate, no, I am usually easy to wake up, all you need to do is call out my name, but rather, as said Zombie’s roommate. Well technically we weren’t really roommates, just housemates but… you know what I mean.
I am referring to my friend Chu. I shared this pic to him immediately and he was so amused that he shared it on Facebook, saying, “I feel you, man. My housemates from way back only know too well.”
To get an idea of how he was, check out this chapter I wrote in our 30th birthday present for him (we made him an “ebook” – his biography in snippets).
Chapter 16“Zombie”I walked into the boys’ bedroom and shook him awake. “Chu, it’s 7am, you told me to wake you up.”
His eyes fluttered open and he said, “Mumble mumble in charge.”
“Huh?” I asked in bewilderment.
“Mumble mumble in charge!” he repeated in an annoyed tone.
“I don’t understand what you just said!” I said in frustration. “Are you awake??” I asked loudly, peering into his wide open eyes. He nodded.
“Are you sure??” I asked again. He nodded again. Satisfied, I left the room.
About 30 minutes later, while I was in the kitchen having breakfast, he barged down the stairs and made a beeline for the bathroom while complaining, “Why didn’t you wake me??”
“But I did! Don’t you remember that conversation we had earlier??” I replied in exasperation.
“What conversation are you talking about?” he wondered before shutting the bathroom door.
Oh yes, Chu, I do know too well.
To read more about our Makati days, check out M is for Memorable Makati.
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This post is part of the A to Z Challenge, a blog hop that goes through the alphabet for all the days of April except Sundays. I have decided to go with the theme of Alliterations.
that's amusing Dee – seriously am having more and more zombie moments these days…
Chu, what does “Mumble mumble in charge” mean?? LOL<br /><br />Chontali Kirk<br /><a href="http://www.chontalikirk.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">chontalikirk.blogspot.com</a><br />
I live with a zombie as well so I feel your pain.
My kids are like zombies in the morning! This was eerily familiar. And what a cool idea to write an ebook for him as a present.
My kids are definitely zombies in the morning and my husband can sleep until noon and even 1 in the afternoon. I myself love am a huge fan of the brain-eating version. hehe
I just have to say that your gift to your friend is one of the coolest gift ideas I have EVER HEARD. You seem like you have such a fun group of friends :)<br /><br /><a href="Up%20North" rel="nofollow">http://m5carolin.blogspot.com/2013/04/up-north.html</a>
I ate a sandwich with a friend once in the middle of the night,she didn't have a clue the next morning, talk about a zombie moment!
LOL! My brother is just the same. The number of conversations I had with him when he was still asleep, mistakenly thinking he'd remember just because he happened to be upright and have his eyes open.
The sleepy person always tries to convince you they're rising any minute.<br />Francene. <br />A – Z Challenge<br />http://francene-wordstitcher.blogspot.co.uk/ <br />
He needed some water dumping LOL<br />Lucy from <a href="http://www.lucysreality.com/" rel="nofollow">Lucy's Reality</a>
After having 4 babies I learned to wake up at every little sound they made during the night. This can be a curse because many a night I would wake up and go to check on them when they were just fine…but I would have trouble falling back to sleep. As a mom I always slept with my ears wide awake. I wonder what your zombie sleepers will do when they become parents? Of course my husband could sleep