"you very lucky man!"
thinking that it was simply just a mistaken identity or someone who's on crack, i kept on walking, but he stopped me in my tracks when we were within 2m from each other.
"you very lucky man, there's 2 chinese girls who like you this year! you will not earn alot of money, but will be happy man!"
goodness, now there's people telling me that my potential's restricted by the look on my face. other than the sublime fact that i had bed hair and a horribly grumpy face to boot, he was predicting my future just by a look at my pyjamas-like business clothes and general outlook. interesting.
"i'm mr. yogi. perhaps we could sit down and i could help tell you your fortune?"
ahh, so there came the catchphrase. i was wondering how much it would cost, but that went on at the back of my head as i was more concerned about being late for my "Dress for Success" workshop. definitely not glam to appear late with messed up clothes for a image workshop! nonetheless, this man managed to perk up a morning i would otherwise spend guzzling coffee...that encounter was entertaining to say the least. :p
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Anyways, down at the training room, this lady was saying how she could read anybody through a handshake. Of course, with me being the late boy (i slept at 4am!), I was asked to sit right smack in front, and being in front in an image workshop meant there were plenty of opportunities to be the :
a) mannequin
b) test subject
c) negative example
so she came up to me, while I was still drinking the Starbucks Mocha I swiped on my way to work. And we shook hands. Suddenly she spoke up,
"This guy is probably quite shy. Introverted, takes time to open up."
Gawd. If i weren't an introvert, I would have bloody well became one after what she said! But still, I suppose its pretty correct in a few ways, and it was disconcerting to have your fortunes and your inner personalities laid bare twice in a day within an hour. What an interesting day after all, when people tell you what you are.
i wonder who those 2 ladies are, by the way :P
learning through life's potholes