Respecting the kids

I pulled over for pisang & cempedak goreng on my way back to work (yup, it was only around 2 pm but they were already selling minum ptg stuff.. tak kira masa much like the 24/7 nasi lemak). a couple of kids were already there, probably on their way to mengaji classes judging from the songkoks perched on their heads. so there we were, waiting for that 1st batch to come out of the kuali and the boys were by now tertunduk malu coz i, the makcik stranger, had grinned at them (probably hoping against hope i wasnt a crazy old coot out to get them lol).

The moment the pisang goreng hit the receiving basket, we all stood to attention.. maklumlah dah tak sabar menunggu (actually i'm fasting so i was buying the stuff for my officemates). surprise, surprise... the seller terus turned to me and asked, "kak nak brape?" !!!!!!!! and i just stared at her coz the kids were very obviously there first (there was only 4 of us so takkan laa confuse kot). what else could i do except gently reprimand her but she just smilingly replied, "bukan apa kak, kak sibuk nak keje".

I guess i cant totally fault her reasoning... mungkin ada customer yg pernah mintak nak cepat using that excuse, mungkin she'd been taught to always put the elders first... dunno. but i strongly believe in the '1st come 1st serve' basis, regardless of age, race or gender. lainlah klu ada yg budiman enough to let you go first tapi kenalah stick to the basic principles. and in this case kesian bebudak tu.... i'm a kid therefore i am seen but not heard ?!! alaa, tu kan dah tak boleh pakai lagi daah.

In fact this isnt the first time. try getting your kids to buy something for you while you wait in the car... chances are they'll take a longer time than you ever would. if its not the seller yg buat hal its another customer bulldozing their way thru. and of course its always much easier to bulldoze children !!

The kids deserve to be treated better... after all they are paying customers too. tu bukan duit mainan yg mereka unjuk.

Ok then, time i hit the gym. lambat2 kang kot tak dapat plak naik treadmill :)

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** Activity Log - Treadmill **
Time: 40 mins
Incline: 1
Speed: average of 7.5
Distance: 4.5 km
Calories burned: 280