Having unironically spelt croissant as “quahsaw” or “kwasont” for too long, as some in the comments section of the eccentric video did, this correspondent had to rely on Google for the correct spelling for french pastry. As you will see below, Google has been instrumental for publication of this article.
Just Peacock Things
The 7-second TikTok video by Karlie begins with a video showing a peacock, and a peachick (Yes, we Googled that too) crossing a road during her staycation at Sofitel Sentosa.
Karlie, who described her staycation as “peaceful” as she gushed about the cuteness of the peacocks, was about to have her peace, or a piece of a breakfast, disturbed.
In the next frame, a peahen (according to Google, a peahen is a female peafowl) can be seen casually strolling into what appears to the breakfast area of the hotel. The way she walked, it was as if she owned the place. Step aside Josephine, here’s the girlboss we all stan.
Karlie, who is presumably enthralled by her majestic entrance, films the peahen as she approached her table. Just as it the peahen was about to pass her table, it stopped.
She then attempted to steal a half-eaten croissant (thanks, autocorrect) which was situated at the edge of the table. Although its first attempt was in vain, she tried again. Using the entirety of her neck muscles, she reached out and, in one fell swoop, reaped the fruits of her labour.
As that glorious moment unfolded, a voice in the video could be heard saying:
I guess you could say that the women cried fowl.
As there were many peacock haters in the comments section, Cheryl, the court-appointed peafowl attorney, made her client’s defence clear.
We are no experts, but we think that one possibility is that the signs prescribing a free-flow buffet may have been misunderstood by the Peahen. If you have yet to do so, you may watch the Peahen’s crowning moment here:
@karl.cjl this woman was too stunned to speak
Sofitel’s Peacocks
A cursory Google search revealed that peacocks at Sofitel are not novel. In fact, they are an attraction of sorts. An excerpt from this blogpost by Milk and Dust sheds some light on Sofitel’s peacocks:
Sentosa Island is known for its roaming peacocks, but Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa is the one place we’ve seen them congregate in large numbers. It’s a curious thing, but it only adds to the charm of the resort. By the poolside, out on the breakfast terrace, right outside the guest room gardens… trust us: you’ll come to recognise the powerful call of a peacock very soon after you check into the resort.
Sofitel itself refers to the peacocks and peahens as the “resident curious feathery friends“.
Although the peacocks are a hit for most people, it does seem like not everyone is a fan. This comment 8 March 2022 makes reference to the “bird and peacock challenge” at the breakfast area.
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