Old Kids On the Block

After spending working-hours in front of the monitor, my officemates and I, call it a day. We've been doing this project night and day for two weeks or so, we decided to eat out and go for a couple of beers after.

After dining-out at this restaurant. We took the public transport on our way to the bar; clearly none of us own a car yet.

Well anyway, the driver said that there are still seats for five persons. And since there's five of us, we got in. When I was about to sit, there was like 6inches of space for my butt to sit. My officemates had to crunch up for me to sit; now there's 7inches. I had to sit because the transport started moving. So I did even only a quarter of my ass could sit.

At first I thought maybe some of the passengers in my row, are chubby that’s why my arse couldn’t sit well. Skimming if there’s someone I knew from the other passengers, I saw this middle-aged lady talking to her friend, occupying a large amount of space of the seat in our row.

Courteously, I said; “Eherm, could you please move a bit?”

The old lady ignored me and kept talking to her friend. I was a bit furious by that time.

“Madame, could you please move a bit?” I declared, loud enough that those sitting in front could hear.

The old lady ignores me again, didn’t move even an inch and kept talking to her friend. We’re already halfway to our destination. I didn’t bother asking for some space again, but I was definitely infuriated.

It was an irritating scene. Not having enough space for my ass, I can live with but ignoring my plea, now that my friends is a serious pain in the ass. Middle-aged women (I’m not generalizing, SOME) from this part of the world tend to be cocky at times when they really shouldn't be.

I was taught back in grade school to always give your seat for women if on a public transport. In which I always did, until a series of events just like this. I stopped practicing that norm, its stupid and it’s depressing. How can you still give your seat for them if some don't know how to return the favor? I don’t understand their philosophy, they want to be respected but they don’t respect those who give them respect. Sometimes I think they are kids, ‘cause they act like them, always wanting to have the bigger half of the cake.

To end this rant let me share to you their undying words; “been there, done that. You got a lot of things to learn.”

I say; “Screw you, looks like you haven’t learned much either!”