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Thursday, October 25, 2007
the journey
recently, my trips on the public transport were made unforgettable.
1st incident.
it was during my trip home from lecture yesterday noon.
i decided to get home by bus for no specific reason.
as i alighted at bt. panjang for the transfer, i saw this malay lady staring at me.
me being not in a good mood got a little pissed by the way she was looking.
suddenly she tapped on my shoulder and started a conversation.
i was complimented for looking pretty in my scarf =)
thanks ah makcik!
it was my first time to get such compliment from a lady stranger.
after asking where i was from and what im studying/doing,
she starts talking about her son being just gradated from NTU (now an engineer),
and her daughter now studying medicine in NUS.
so now comes the question.
is she trying to boast about her children's success, since i'm just like an average girl,
or is she trying to like promote her son,
or just purely sharing. still it remains a mystery.
2nd incident
there was this very very adorable little baby boy beside me in the train just now.
noticed him smiling at me, i gave him my most sincere smile.
he then started to seek my attention by playing with my brooch.
soon enough, he alighted.
but before doing so, he reached out for my hand.
he salam me (read: kissed my hand) and also gave me a flying kiss.
so we waved goodbye to each other.
this is the first time a kid isn't scared of me.
in fact, he loves me. i'm utterly happy!
3rd incident
my nice encounter with the little kid was short lived though.
board the train towards boon lay soon after.
was heading to school from work btw.
there's this apek boarded the train and sat beside me.
everything's fine until he insensitively took out a can of beer and started to drink in the train.
first it was just a sip. and then he took two sips.
and many many sips after that.
by then i got pissed again. such inconsideration.
he got me really scared when he just gulped everything down in one shot.
he gave me that stare when he saw me sms-ing.
i think he knows i'm complaining to someone.
or maybe he's scared i will take a picture of him and post it on stomp.
if he knows what's stomp is after all.
i couldn't take it anymore and alighted at queenstown.
delayed for a bit before deciding to alert the officer at the CS.
was a little traumatized you see. he could just be drunk and not sober for all you know.
by then it was too late cause the train left the next station.
roar. wish i could like catch him red-handed.
things aside i have tons of school work to finish.
assignments due in like few weeks.
till i blog again.
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