Today was a day of Smells. It started with Jassen coming to work with a stronger-than-usual touch of cologne. It smelt familiar and on inquiry I was told that the brand was Calvin Klein, which naturally reminded me of my....*emo*
My ability to match smells to people serves as a tool to remember the ones that I know. Catching a whiff of Daryl’s cologne when lost in a crowd leaves me smiling to myself like an idiot for a long period of time and the scent of baby powder reminds me of the times in secondary school when Ying sat beside me at the corner of the classroom. Yet smells also trigger memories that I don’t wish to rack up anymore; in a sense they parallel each other because you can never foresee the next time you get hit again and it always leaves me silent and contemplative for a while.
It was amusing nevertheless, because Jassen’s smell was so lingering I could smell him in the office pantry after he left!
So because of this morning’s incident, I began sniffing my collegues at work which was well.. disturbing for them. I ought to keep my animalistic tendencies to myself. Hmm. Someone smells of Johnson & Johnson though! Own up, you fragrant person!