Tuesday, September 4, 2007

and there were a few serious uglies

By ugly, I'm not being superficial this time round. Something new huh? No, I'm not targeting physically fat or ugly people.

Let me share a story with you -

At a local food center, a rather quiet person went to order bowl of prawn noodles, went back to check with his friend what else is wanted, and went back to the stall to wait for his order to be ready.

There came this 30 odd years old lady, no wrong.. woman who came and said,"Take away your tray"

And so, the quiet guy moved his tray slightly to the side to provide space for that particular woman.

And she went again "Take away your tray first, he will give me my food first"

And so, the person waited.

She went again "How come you don't take away your tray? I said he'll serve my food first already and I need space!"

Then the guy looked at her blankly, shook his head a little, and looked at the stall owner and assistant who then told her in the face "Eh, he came first one, this bowl is HIS and let him put his tray nearer can OR NOT?!"

The quiet guy smiled, looked at her to make sure she gave way, and walked away with a satisfied victorious sensation of having done nothing and yet totally making someone irritated and flustered.

Alright, then come along what most drivers in Singapore will experience on the roads. Each time you drive and keep in your lane (This is what most drivers are supposed to do). You move along the traffic... and when desired, or when necessary, you make a switch in lane. And this is where the ugliness comes in.

There will always be this chance for you to glide into the other lane, until some serious-ugly comes in dashing forward to warn you that this space in front of his car (which coincidentally, at the side of your car) belongs to him and well, maybe her only. If you do not have the intention to cut, there seems, to be this harmonious atmosphere that we are all very friendly road-users.

PART II (of some serious ugly on the road)

Does it hurt to wait a little more at the traffic lights when it turns green? ARE YOU FUCKING RUSHING TO GO TO HELL?



AHEM.. alright.

sorry for the sudden outburst. :P

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