anyway, a short rant. because i encountered something just now. i went to the pasar malam near my house, and i was walking along the pavement. so i realised a group of people blocking the pavement, i went out and stepped onto the muddy area instead. i got a little irritated by this. so i continued to walk on, and i was along this preserved food stall, before i encountered this sudden incident.
i walked on my right, just right beside the stall, and i know i always have a tendency to avoid people as much as possible, so that i won't knock onto anyone. and believe me, i'm courteous enough to actually give way to people whenever there is a need.
so i don't know why this happened. i was walking, and i saw this man in front of me walking the opposite way. i naturally sticked to my right (which was the tables of the stall) so that the man could walk on my left and i wouldn't block his way. guess what? i was knocked so hard by him that i hit the stall's table. and my left arm/shoulder hurt so much. i was bewildered, and i looked at him who had already passed me.
he did not knock onto anyone else.
then i looked at the stall owner, seemed like she was wondering what had happened as well. i was angry for that very moment, but then it just went off, because i was glad that nothing bad had happened. i'm still alive, healthy, not very much hurt or anything.
instead of a knock, it could have been a punch, a kick, an argument which may lead to some serious fight or injuries, a knife or worse. i was relieved at the fact that i wasn't hurt or injured, and i acted calmly to it. i couldn't believe that when i was knocked onto the table, the first word was "ouch" and followed by "sorry" immediately. i actually said sorry to someone who knocked onto me (probably deliberately too, unless he's under drugs or something).
so, that's all. I'm lucky, really.
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