A girl is on a bus. She is standing because there is no empty seat. But she is very tired since she had been standing for eight hours at work today. She looks around to see if anyone is getting off soon. But she only sees people sleeping or reading books. After she looks around one more time, she gives up. She leans on the bar next to her and thinks that she will be going home like that. As she thinks so, she captures a small movement from the corner of her left eye. She turns to see and she sees an old lady grabbing her purse to get ready to get off. She thanks God and moves slowly toward the old lady. But as she gets close to the old lady, she captures another movement. She sees a boy gathering his books and picking up his backpack. Now she has to consider which seat to take. She stands in the middle of the two seats and thinks about which one can give her the most benefit. If she takes the old lady's seat, she will have to be under the sunshine for the rest of her ride home, but it will be easier for her to get off from that seat. On the other hand, if she takes the boy's seat, she will be sitting right under the air-conditioner but it will be inconvenient for her to get off from there. She thinks for a while and then decides to take the boy's seat because she wants to feel the cool air. She moves toward him and the bus stops at the stop. The door opens and she waits for the boy to get off but he doesn't. She realizes she was wrong about the boy getting off, she quickly turns to get the old lady's seat. But the only thing she finds is the sleepy face of the old lady.
This is kind of the story of my life back in last summer, before I left for London. I was frustrated every day for working 7-8 hours a day, standing and taking orders. But I think it was still memorable and it feels very nostalgic to read this story again. And there is one more story I wrote today, while eating lunch alone. I want to share this with you as well. Hope it's not too much trouble?
A girl is having lunch by herself. If it was someone else, he/she would be feeling quite embarrassed or self-conscious but this girl is used to eating alone. In fact, she likes it that way much more. Why? Here, let me tell you the benefits of eating alone. First of all, you don't have to think about the person you are with. What I mean is that you can do whatever you want. For instance, you can take how much time you want to choose a menu. In addition, you can choose anything you want regardless of the other person. I mean, you wouldn't want to eat something with strong garlic flavor if you were with someone, would you? But you can do that if you are eating alone. Also, you don't have to think about how fast or slow you eat. You can start and finish whenever and however you want to. Secondly, you get to see and hear things that you wouldn't have noticed if you were eating with someone else. Like how the food is being made, what the staff and other customers are talking about. Or eve, you can notice that one of the other customers is wearing the same coat as you. It is like taking off your earphone while some music is playing on a bus or subway. Suddenly, you notice so many tiny details you would have missed otherwise. Thirdly, you can have some time on your own. You can think about things that you have to or you want to, i.e. daydream without limits. You can also write down what you are thinking, like I am doing right now. I am very aware of other advantages you might have when you eat with someone else, especially if it is someone you love or care about, but no matter what, I think I prefer eating alone for those reasons I have just listed. So now tell me, what do you prefer?
Lemon tea here is so tasty. I guess I will be coming here A LOT. ← you see these capital letters? If you do, then you will know how serious I am.
will write soon again.
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