SO here's what happened.
A few coins dropped, and I picked it up.
I gave it back to the owner.
He had a nice smile. With blue coloured braces. Wore a simple shirt matched with a 3/4 pants and a school bag.
He said thanks. I smiled and returned the greeting.
One coin led to a conversation, and soon enough, we were talking like we were friends for a long time.
He was a stranger. But I know he was harmless. Only a student, a high-class Indonesian (I was taught on how to identify because we have Indonesian customers at work). I was right, as the conversation went, he shared with me his experiences in Dubai, where he stayed in Burj al-Arab, costing a handful USD 2000.00 approximately a night. I was like, "Wow."
Alas, the train got delayed, so we continued our conversation to pass the time. We talked about many things, politics, differences of our home country, cultures, places we've been and so on. Very perceptive man, not afraid to voice his honest opinions, even through sensitive topics like racism. But the one conversation which lasted through was when he told me about his girlfriend.
It was going to be their anniversary soon. Turns out the reason why he is talking to me was because he has been traveling all day, going to all the significant complexes around KL to take the pictures of the places that both of them have created memories before and he plans to combine it into a scrapbook. An anniversary gift. And I was like, "Ehy-x-cuuuse-me???" He even wanted to fly back to Kuching (where they met and fell in love) for a day just to take photos of the special place where everything started. I was surprised. And skeptical.
And then he storied to me the many significant things that he has done for her, and I was teasing him asking if all Indonesian men were like that and if it is, then they should infect this to the Malaysian lads. Lols. He shared with me some perceptions in love. All in all, it was a nice trip back home, because I'm glad I met a guy who despite being rich, decides that to harness love takes much more than doing something predictable. Objects that can be bought with money is really, not as valuable as something that was hand-made. That was when I grinned. =) To surprise, it sometimes needs the mind to think a little more..... creatively... crazily.
That's when he decides to blow that 100 pieces of balloons for her on Valentines this year. With a help of a friend of course. 1 set of lungs is not sufficient to produce 100 balloons. And no air-pumps allowed, please - his purpose was to show his sincerity. His girlfriend lives in Seremban, so every fortnight he travels back and forth for 4 hours, yet spends a mere 2 hours with her. I asked him if all the traveling was worth it when the time spent is of such a short span. He said it's all in the matter of will and emotions. So if you wonder why some couples are so happy while some are not, remember that.
The fact is, it didn't matter to me whether what he was saying to me was a made-up, or if it was over-exaggerated, because to me, what was most important in the conversation was how he described the feelings he had for his girl. To hear it as a third party, I'm happy that his girl has found this guy who is not afraid to tell the world that he loves this girl dearly. To me that is very important. And the way he described it all with his rather thin Indonesian accent, I think it's adorable. =)
A few coins dropped, and I picked it up.
I gave it back to the owner.
He had a nice smile. With blue coloured braces. Wore a simple shirt matched with a 3/4 pants and a school bag.
He said thanks. I smiled and returned the greeting.
One coin led to a conversation, and soon enough, we were talking like we were friends for a long time.
He was a stranger. But I know he was harmless. Only a student, a high-class Indonesian (I was taught on how to identify because we have Indonesian customers at work). I was right, as the conversation went, he shared with me his experiences in Dubai, where he stayed in Burj al-Arab, costing a handful USD 2000.00 approximately a night. I was like, "Wow."
Alas, the train got delayed, so we continued our conversation to pass the time. We talked about many things, politics, differences of our home country, cultures, places we've been and so on. Very perceptive man, not afraid to voice his honest opinions, even through sensitive topics like racism. But the one conversation which lasted through was when he told me about his girlfriend.
It was going to be their anniversary soon. Turns out the reason why he is talking to me was because he has been traveling all day, going to all the significant complexes around KL to take the pictures of the places that both of them have created memories before and he plans to combine it into a scrapbook. An anniversary gift. And I was like, "Ehy-x-cuuuse-me???" He even wanted to fly back to Kuching (where they met and fell in love) for a day just to take photos of the special place where everything started. I was surprised. And skeptical.
And then he storied to me the many significant things that he has done for her, and I was teasing him asking if all Indonesian men were like that and if it is, then they should infect this to the Malaysian lads. Lols. He shared with me some perceptions in love. All in all, it was a nice trip back home, because I'm glad I met a guy who despite being rich, decides that to harness love takes much more than doing something predictable. Objects that can be bought with money is really, not as valuable as something that was hand-made. That was when I grinned. =) To surprise, it sometimes needs the mind to think a little more..... creatively... crazily.
That's when he decides to blow that 100 pieces of balloons for her on Valentines this year. With a help of a friend of course. 1 set of lungs is not sufficient to produce 100 balloons. And no air-pumps allowed, please - his purpose was to show his sincerity. His girlfriend lives in Seremban, so every fortnight he travels back and forth for 4 hours, yet spends a mere 2 hours with her. I asked him if all the traveling was worth it when the time spent is of such a short span. He said it's all in the matter of will and emotions. So if you wonder why some couples are so happy while some are not, remember that.
The fact is, it didn't matter to me whether what he was saying to me was a made-up, or if it was over-exaggerated, because to me, what was most important in the conversation was how he described the feelings he had for his girl. To hear it as a third party, I'm happy that his girl has found this guy who is not afraid to tell the world that he loves this girl dearly. To me that is very important. And the way he described it all with his rather thin Indonesian accent, I think it's adorable. =)
That's when he mentioned his own quote, "Six days of fighting, and one day to make up for all the days lost."
So well, I'm glad the 30 cents coin dropped. =)
Have a good night everyone.
I'm pretty darn sure it will be a shitty day for me at work tomorrow. =(
lotsa love.
So well, I'm glad the 30 cents coin dropped. =)
Have a good night everyone.
I'm pretty darn sure it will be a shitty day for me at work tomorrow. =(
lotsa love.
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