dad just ordered a TREADMILL! :O [okay he clarified with me, his FRIEND bought for him :O :O]
ohmygoodness. & i had this funny conversation with AIBI guys who were fixing up the treadmill in the living room:

2 china guys. 1 english speaking one aka ESO :p

[ding dong]
me: uhh yes?
eso: delivery for _____ (my dad's name).
me: oh okay. urm [looks at his empty hands] where???
eso: can open the gate? too big, cannot enter the side door.
me: orh.
[opened gate]
me: ehh uncle.. what is that??? why so big one??
eso: orh treadmill mah.
me: HUH!?! treadmill???
eso: yah
[stunned. went back into house grab cordless phone & calls dad]
me: eh! EH! YOU ORDER TREADMILL AHHHH??!!
dad: hahah yahh, come already is it?
me: YAH. walao! HOWCOME?!
dad: haha fat what need to exercise.
me: go GYM LAHHH. walao what is raffles town club for!
dad: also for you lah! getting fat, make you run also!
... [puts down phone]
china guy 1: xiaojie, ni yao fang zhe ge na li?
me: erm.. [looks around cluttered looking living room] ahh fang zhe li ke yi le lah.
china guy 1: orh ke yi ke yi.
me: xie xie.
-
me: err are you all helping me fix it up too?
eso: yah we fix outside here then carry it in, easier.
me: orh okay can can.
[eso guy dumps me the manual & some spare parts & the heart rate monitor thingy]
-
[when treadmill is fixed & was carried into the living room]
me: eh uncle, got warranty card or something? can test first?
eso: of course got warranty! yah will test now.
eso: you want to test it youself now??
me: err no need no need i don't know how to use this.
eso: very easy one.
me: ok i read manual then test.
[laughs]

x) funny.
i told them to just put where its convenient for them. & they dumped it right infront of the main door. fabulous. i should have been more demanding & specific! now i had to like squeeze past that treadmill thingy to get out of the house.
okay. this is so weird. getting a treadmill all of a sudden.
:p