anyways,
an encounter on the train home...
him: thats an interesting book you are reading.me: yes. it is. do you know that starbucks doesnt franchise and opens a new outlet every other day (i think)?
him: the coffee is too strong for me. and i dont think they will break into the south african market.
me: you'll never know. maybe you will find one once you reach home.
and all the way from city hall to simei, we went to talk about him and me, our religion, the society, our lives. him happens to be from south africa and what brought him to singapore is his faith - he apparently became a pastor five years ago after a career in mechanical (or was it computer?) engineering.
i was blessed with an interesting conversation with a stranger. i almost didnt because i had thought of moving to another seat, or risk standing all the way - he was after all, a big burly middle aged man who almost squashed me (our train seats, well, are meant to be seated by asian-sized, pardon my language, bottoms). and i would have missed a chance of spreading the salam.
and, i am suddenly craving for a white chocolate dream...
4 comments:
i'm jealous of you. How come u always get to meet and have interesting conversations with interesting strangers?
:D
madame blossom,
we will meet whom we are destined to meet. anyway, you drive and this logically minimises your chances of meeting people in public. but you do meet interesting people online, yes? =)
it is after all, engagements in a cyberworld. so, people may perchance into this Blog :)
thehoopoe,
thanks for dropping by =)
somebody once told me that there isnt such a thing as chance encounters, just engineered coincidences.
take care!
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