wow. who knew that calgary possessed drama potential?
update, 1800hrs.
a girl walked up to my booth just now, and requested to borrow a phone. i'm usually cool with people who ask for directions to the toilet or for the closest foodcourt/bank/shop, but i am also not green to people asking to use the work phone. i don't have an issues with a minute's call, so i passed her the work phone. she seemed rather distressed, so i asked how her day was (typical question when in calgary; "how's your day? / how's it's going?") she spills that she's having a terrible day, and that her job didn't pay her today when they said they would, so she has not a penny to her name. sucks don't it?
"how are you getting home?" i ask.
"i don't know. i'm calling my cousin."
just then a customer walks up, and i leave her to the call.
later, i turn to her and ask again, "could you get a hold of your cousin?"
she shakes her head, and redials. honestly, she looks like she's about to cry.
"how do you get home from here?"
"i take a bus."
i rummage through my wallet, and find my extra transit ticket. "hey, here's a transit ticket. don't worry about it. just get home safe. and if anything, tomorrow will be a better day."
"oh my god. thank you thank you thank you."
"don't worry about it. if anything, i would hope that someone would do the same for me if i was in your situation."
"can i give you a hug?" she laughs.
i laugh, "come here." and i give her the biggest hug i can give over the counter.
"thank you. what's your name?"
"valerie."
"i'm jasmine."
we shake hands, and i say, "you better get going. don't miss your bus! and get home safe jasmine!"
"thank you so so soooo much val."
good deed of the day? check.
God does provide. today of all days, is the day i need all the hugs i can get. and guess i got more than i expected.
He does provide. (:
valerie anne
in my 20s and wonderful.
dressed to dress you.
. i would do you, but i can't. it's just the wrong season right now.
I've been in canada for days.
. in need of a recommendation
. tattoo
. rolex
. prada bag
. hermes birkin/kelly
. hermes scarf
. prada penguin coin purse
. suped up VW jetta mk3 '97
. 911 Turbo
. WRX
. smoked e-codes/fogs
. porsche deep dish rims
.
my driver's license
.
a shaven head for my 18th
. be a somebody
. make {gravi.tee}
.
snowboard
.
own my first car
. travel: NYC, all over europe,
japan,
mexico, chile, argentina, spain, greece, laos, vietnam, bali, dubai, amsterdam
. publish a book entitled "you better quote val, or else" -
recommended by derek goh
.
fashion school
. travel: roadtrip canada
. travel: roadtrip USA
.
move out
. own a house
. ride the dragon in tokyo
. go fish/camping for a weekend
. open a cafe/boutique
. horse-riding
. speak korean/japanese/spanish/french
. skydive over mauritius waters
. white-water raft above level 3
. bungee jump from a suspension bridge
. break the world record for the longest time on a loop-the-loop roller coaster ride
. save an endangered species
. AND prove to my mum that i'll be married before 35.
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