I am not good with strangers.

there are times when i feel like don't want to talk to anyone including the people that i know.

situation 1
i was on a flight from kl to twu recently. a guy was sitting next to me at the window seat. as soon as i fastened my seatbelt i reached for my book and started to read. as the flight embarked, no one sat beside me (the aisle seat). so basically, only 2 of us were sitting on the 3 seats. i was sitting on the middle seat.

and he opened his mouth.

"tinggal di sana ke belajar?"
"ehm. kerja." (back to my reading)

"oo. kerja apa?"
"ehm. cikgu" (back to my reading)

"oo. orang semenanjung ke orang sana?"
"ehm... semenanjung." (cant you see i am not interested to talk?)

"oo. lama dah di sana? best tak duk sana? ok ke sabah. ni kali pertama saya ke sana."
" ehm. ok je. sama ngn semenanjung." (please. no more after this)

then, he might get the point that i don't want to continue this small talk. then, after a while, before he opened his mouth again, i stood up and went to the toilet. just to wash my hands. after i got back, i sat on the aisle seat. so the middle seat was now empty. and obviously, he wouldn't try to talk to me again.

situation 2
i went to a carwash one evening. there were 3 cars including mine. one makcik and one brother was waiting for their cars. then, i walk to the waiting area and sat a bit far from them. the makcik was sitting in the middle. of me and the brother.

and she opened her mouth.

"bagus kan kat sini. cepat. pernah ndak pegi basuh di XYZ carwash kat bandar sana?"

the brother looked at me hoping that i will respond to the makcik. i didn't look at him. i just played with my keys. looking no where.

then, the brother responded.

"kat mana tu?"

"dekat jalan PQRS. ramai orang basuh di sana. saya pun selalu basuh di sana. tapi lambat sangat. orang ramai.."
"owh.. ye ke. tak pernah pulak saya ke sana."

she continued.
" saya selalu basuh kat sana. pekerja dia ramai. tapi lama nk kene tunggu. kalau nak cepat memang x boleh la.."
"owh.. ya ka.."

she continued lagi.
" harga sama je dengan sini. tapi beratur panjang lah. ye lah. tempat bagus kan. semua pun nak pergi"
"boleh la pegi jugak nanti. cuba kt sana plak"

she continued. lagi.
"tinggal kat mana?"
"taman ABC."

and bla bla bla bla.

i just sat there. playing with my keys hoping that my car will be the 1st to finish.

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i am just not good with strangers. everytime i travelled alone, by bus or plane, i will pray that the person sitting next to me is also my type- doesn't like to talk to strangers.

i think i am a good daughter. because when i was a kid, my mother used to say- do not talk to strangers. and i do. till now.

i really hate strangers who love to talk.

so, keep the distance please. because i don't know you.