October 26, 2006
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So Sweet.
J had a really sweet idea the other day. He was telling me since Q left him the keys to her apartment while she’s in Los Angeles, he can do something really special for her when she comes back. I asked him what ideas he had in mind. He thought maybe he could decorate the whole apartment with flowers to welcome her back. Of course, being the hopeless and pitiful romantic that I am, I was supporting him with every ounce of conviction in me. I insisted that “rose petals all over her bed” would be a great idea also. I thought it was a brilliant idea. It would be just like in the movies! However if you ask me whether Q deserves this treatment or not, that would have to go into it’s own story telling. (Earlier readers, you might know what I’m talking about). Refer to: http://www.xanga.com/secret_agent_nelle/466947381/item.html
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Favours for Strangers.
Last week, I happen to find a cellphone while I was in one of the public washrooms at York. My first thought that came to my mind was, “Ah crap. I have responsibilities now.” I contemplated for a second there and thought maybe I could just walk away, so I wouldn’t have to bother with finding who it belongs to or when I’m going to give it back. Then the notion of ‘empathy’ kicked in, and I knew I would feel extremely guilty if the next person that finds it might decide to keep the phone, then the owner would have to fish out a bill to get a new phone on top of trying to reconnect with everybody that she lost contacts of.
It would be absolutely acceptable as a “reward” if only I was acknowledged for the honest work that I’ve done with the right tone of appraisal from the owner of the cellphone. But it didn’t seem like she appreciated my work of character at all. Instead, it seems like she didn’t even care if she lost her cellphone or came detached from it for a couple of days, and which she didn’t because she set some far off date to meet up with me. (And here I am, thinking that the society is so corrupted with technology that people just cannot live without their cellphones for even a day — but no, this girl can — for serveral days). She hasn’t called back yet to meet up with me to arrange a pick up, and now I just feel completely foolish. This girl obviously do not care if she gets her cellphone back or not, and I’m wasting time to try to give it back to her.
I’m thinking, maybe she wanted to purposely ‘misplace’ her cellphone so she can get a new one from her daddy or something. And I so instinctively ruined her plan.
Have you ever done someone a favour, where the other person doesn’t even seem to be expressing an ounce of gratitude for your work? Leaving you to think, why the hell did you do it in the first place?
Comments (3)
dude, i need a new phone. i don’t know about that girl, but i sure would appreciate it. i’ll give you all the praise and compliments you would like.
those are for free.
nelle, I would be quite comfortable enough to rock a pink phone. it shows that i am quite confident in my heterosexuality.
plus, i think it would be pimpin.
have i told you how gorgeous you are today?
maybe she got a hot new phone all lined up and if she admits this one isn’t actually “lost/missing” then she will have to give it up?.. just a really loose theory. 8)