While I was studying under the shady tree at GuangXi's Arts University today some strange things happened. First, I noticed a young lady four meters in front of where I was studying watching the nearby basketball courts where some students were playing. She didn't look at me, or at least I thought, and shortly thereafter left the way she came. Nothing strange yet, but about five minutes later, I was still studying just as I had been, she placed next to me a creamy pastry and said in Chinese "Here, I give this to you". When she said this she didn't look at me, or stop walking, and she seemed very upset. I asked "...how come?", but she didn't turn around, just kept walking as if we'd had an argument.
After about half a minute of trying to figure out what just happened, I disregarded the event entirely, too confused and in depth with my Chinese book to care.
About ten minutes later she came back and we had a conversation in Chinese. She spoke very angrily to me and was nearly crying.
Strange Lady - "You haven't eaten the pastry yet"
James - "Uhh...I'm just....I'm just in the middle of studying, I'll eat it later"
SL - "Do you want it or not?"
J - "Umm, sure? I want it, I'm just going to eat it later, are you OK??"
SL - "Are you sure you want it?"
J - "Yeah yeah, I want it, are you sure you are OK?"
SL - "If you don't want it give it back to me..."
At this point I didn't know what to say because I was too bewildered (she also said one or two things I didn't fully understand), so I just kind of sat there for a second smiling, not knowing what I had done, or was going to do. Then she said...
SL - "Give me a rock"
J - "I'm sorry, what did you say (because I didn't understand the first time)"
SL - "Give me a rock"
J - "Umm, OK"
I was scared that she was going to throw the rock at my face, but I knew she couldn't really inflict a lot of damage with a small rock. She was also too upset for me to say no to her, so I felt the soil behind me for one. I picked one up to give to her, but when I squeezed it to make sure it was a rock it crumbled because it was only a chunk of soil. At this she got impatient.
SL - "Whatever! Doesn't matter! Just give me any rock!"
So I found another clump of soil and gave it to her. She turned and threw it against the ground, and then walked away.
Figure that one out?
2.22.2009
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2 comments:
james;
i am sorry but i had such a good laugh over this story. all that came to mind is that that event is a metaphor for life with women.
Lol! Wow
-terry
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