I think I have a knack for attracting people who either have no manners, or are just plain inconsiderate...if they are inconsiderate they won't have manners won't they??
Today I had lunch with Clement at Union House, and we managed to get a table in the very crowded area. Of course, the place is just like a food court, students standing around waiting for tables to be emptied. The turnover rate is quite high. So we managed to get a table, and we left our bags there and went off to buy our food. I was walking back to the table when I saw this girl standing next to our table. I gave her a weird look, and I'm pretty sure she knew that that was my table. It was as clear as crystal since I had squeezed my way through the crowd to that particular table. Then before I even reach the table, she sits down without even saying a word. No "is this seat taken?" or "can I seat here?". Before I even sit down, like she's trying to reserve the table, which is OBVIOUSLY taken. I'm from an Asian culture, and I know that we have some kiasu-ness in our makeup, but this is totally uncalled for. So what could have been my rather decent lunch ended up being very very awkward.
The Korean guy killed 32 of his university mates in America. Surely you've heard by now. Wonder what he was thinking before he fired those shots. Why is it that when Asians travel overseas to study, they create trouble, end up killing each other, but back home, where you have an entire university of Asians, you don't hear such trouble? Something is wrong somewhere...Where is the peace?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-9
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
