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♥ The uglier side.
You know all things on earth have two sides right, like a coin. And I think I keep seeing the uglier side of people these days.
That day, I saw a young boy about 9 or 10. When the MRT door opened, he dashed into the train and snatched a seat and said to his mum: ' See luh you so slow, no more seats already." I thought we're supposed to let people out before going in, and then we have to give up seats to those who need it more, like old people and pregnant ladies. I really wonder what the younger generation will be like next time, and they don't seem to understand how to respect people and basic courtesy and stuff.
That day, I saw an old lady, okay maybe not that old but 60plus. She dyed her hair so her hair was still brown instead of grey. But she looked 60 or so and she wasn't really able to keep her balance while the MRT train moved but just because she didn't have grey/white hair, no one gave up the seat to her. But I'm sure people can see that she's an elderly, just that they use her brown hair as an excuse to continue sitting. I am guilty of that sometimes too, and I'm utterly disappointed with myself at times.
Today, I saw a guy. He was out with his parents shopping so I was like aww, what a filial guy. And the next minute, when his mum hooked his arm, maybe he thought it was stupid or something I don't know, but he HIT HER ARM AWAY and gave that disgusted look. I mean hey, you can tell her gently that you don't like it right. You don't need to hit her arm away right.
Today again, I went to some place for lunch. That place does not charge service charge so I was like telling my mum they don't charge service charge because we have to do almost everything ourselves, like queueing up and ordering and stuff that's why. But I think servers in restaurants who don't charge service charge have really bad attitude. Just because they don't charge me for service does not mean that they can give me bad service. First, the lady did not give me plates so I asked her for it. And she brought me two clean ones but a really dirty one, I mean you shouldn't even pass any customer something that dirty right, it just spoils the impression. And I kindly asked her to change it and she gave that 'you're so troublesome' look. Then, she cleared away dishes without asking for permission. I mean it's like duh obviously you've to clear it after I finished but you've to at least ask right. Anyone who worked in the F&B industry before knows that you've to say 'May I clear your plates for you please?' or at least make a hand signal to them to let them know you're clearing their plate and not just take it and walk away. MYGOSH I gave her a black face throughout my meal.
Maybe no one is perfect but I think the least we can do, is to try to be perfect. I hope I see the better side of people more and stop seeing the uglier side. ARGH
