Ok, maybe it might not be so ‘un-ordinary’, but I really felt that it’s something worth talking about.

I finished giving tuition last night, and took a bus to Clementi. I went to grab a late dinner at the Kopitiam, and I placed an order at the pig organ soup stall. When the stall holder started cooking, I realised that I forget to withdraw money from the ATM, and so I sheepishly told the stall owner I didn’t have enough cash with me, and I told her to hold the food first so that I can go get the money.

Her reaction surprised me. She told me to finish eating first, because the food would not be nice if it went cold. She said I can pay later after I’m done.

I don’t know, but I think if I were in her shoes, I might have been a whole lot more skeptical. Maybe it’s because I have a cynical streak. However, I do feel that for her to trust a stranger like that is an act that’s definitely not common. I mean, there’s no gurantee that when I left, I would ever come back.

Looks like I’ve been given a lesson on believing in the goodness of human nature.