Last year on this day
I took leave and went to work for Valentine event.
This year
I did almost the same.
I bought a polaroid camera,
made a sign for the photo service
and went down to KL
walk around near Pavillion
asking couples if they would like an instant photo
for memories for this special day.
And it's some
good new experience I get :)
I got to meet those people selling flowers there.
I chatted with the guy selling flowers.
It's their first time selling for Valentine's day as well.
His other 2 friends were a couple
who thought this is a good way to celebrate Valentine as well.
I got to met another bunch selling stuffs aggressively!
They were all around my age.
Mostly younger I guess.
And some weren't local
Among there were this girl speaking Mandarin to me
From her slang, I asked if she's from Thailand.
Yes indeed
and she knows more languages than me!!
Cantonese, mandarin, english, hokkien, hakka...
I'm amazed how well she can speak them.
She said,
"Well, have to learn. Talk more can already.
Work here must learn la"
Another boy chatted with me.
He ask where I'm from
I said I stay near Bukit Jalil.
He look at me and said
"hah? I got cheated!"
Errr... I guessing perhaps he thought
I'm probably same like them
Came out to do these odd jobs.
But judging from a person staying in places like Bukit Jalil.
Most probably I'm in a quite well-doing condition.
So yeah...
I'm quite an odd one among them.
They're going aggressively at passerby trying to meet their quota.
(each of them are holding this paper for customers to sign)
While I'm there just doing for fun.
How easily we often take our situation for granted.
I thank God for all the blessings I've been getting.
In the midst of the busy city
People are just busy walking and rushing.
Standing there looking at all these people
gave a new perspective on this busy life we're living in.
I would usually just rush away, shaking my head and say no thanks
to people selling things/giving out a leaflet.
Now that I'm in their position
I got a chance to actually talk to them like I'm one of them.
I don't have much to say about my experience this time.
It's not what I've learned or earned.
It's more of opening myself to experience somethings else
than what I'm experiencing everyday now.
There is nothing fancy.
Just putting myself in a different situation.
And rather than losing time or money...
I felt I've gain something.
"What makes Studio Ghibli films so special? They leave room for viewers to consider what they’re watching. They don’t hit you over the head with manic action scenes, bathroom humor or pop-culture references. They don’t insult you. They’re not beneath children or adults. They make you see things in new ways. And they’re beautifully animated."
Came across this in Crosswalk.
I guess it sorts of explains why I did what I did.
To make me see things in new ways.
