Today i went to change a new windscreen with sean. It was somewhere near Kong Hoe. First of all, i was shocked as the people who did the job was just a couple (a man and a woman, of course). We were told to have lunch first since there was a car before our turn. So we did, and when we were back, we are asked to wait while they finish the first case.
So while waiting, I sat somewhere where i can watch TV which they had there (TV holic, TV again, haizz..), but i got to observe some very unique and meaningful thing while they were working. Skimming through the man first, he was average size, bit bald, Chinese, quite plump. While his wife has her hair tied into a ponytail, also in average size. His wife helped him with all his work, removing the windscreen, oning the windscreen, cleaning the windscreen et cetera. Two of them did almost everything together, working in tandem. She used all her strength that she could to push this and that. I was so touched seeing this scenario.
To my astonishment, both of them worked together happily. The husband even sang songs for the wife to tackle her wife in order to make her happy. The wife was very glad and grinned. The husband is a person who is very humorous and observant i would say. And the wife is very willing to sacrifice and kind. They teased each other and joked as well, sthing kinda 'da qing ma chiao'.. I was so impressed when i saw them. It seems they knew how to add fun and pleasure though they are doing sthing tedious, monotonous and boring. When they were done, the husband quickly pourred a cup of iced coconut water. I thought he wanted to drink it, as they looked exhausted, but he gave it to his wife first before he himself have a dip of the drink! And they are married for years. How many couples can maintain this type of cosy and sweetness in their relationship for 20, 30, 40 and 50 years? A lot of tolerance and understanding must be involved im sure. They were not too rich, but they lived together happily and they are very loving. They chatted with us and the husband said that luckily i dont have to be in his wife's place. I could feel that he felt sorry because his wife has to work with him like this everyday. But i think the wife is willing to do that for the sake of her gentle and caring husband too.
Maybe some day i ll go back to that place to watch them again. It's so pleasurable to c a couple who has married so long to be so loving and supportive of each other. Of course many ppl are, but i like the way they work and live with each other. People always say that 'pin qiong fu qi bai shi ai' in Chinese, meaning that usually lower income couples are less happy, as most probably they will argue on many things because of their financial status and problems. But today i got to c a very special couple, n i found it so hard to forget. Looking forward to meet them, but not with my car windscreen shattered, but just to pay a visit and chat again. I got to learn a lot of new things and meaningful modes of life with them today. Hope that they will always be loving and caring for each other.
So while waiting, I sat somewhere where i can watch TV which they had there (TV holic, TV again, haizz..), but i got to observe some very unique and meaningful thing while they were working. Skimming through the man first, he was average size, bit bald, Chinese, quite plump. While his wife has her hair tied into a ponytail, also in average size. His wife helped him with all his work, removing the windscreen, oning the windscreen, cleaning the windscreen et cetera. Two of them did almost everything together, working in tandem. She used all her strength that she could to push this and that. I was so touched seeing this scenario.
To my astonishment, both of them worked together happily. The husband even sang songs for the wife to tackle her wife in order to make her happy. The wife was very glad and grinned. The husband is a person who is very humorous and observant i would say. And the wife is very willing to sacrifice and kind. They teased each other and joked as well, sthing kinda 'da qing ma chiao'.. I was so impressed when i saw them. It seems they knew how to add fun and pleasure though they are doing sthing tedious, monotonous and boring. When they were done, the husband quickly pourred a cup of iced coconut water. I thought he wanted to drink it, as they looked exhausted, but he gave it to his wife first before he himself have a dip of the drink! And they are married for years. How many couples can maintain this type of cosy and sweetness in their relationship for 20, 30, 40 and 50 years? A lot of tolerance and understanding must be involved im sure. They were not too rich, but they lived together happily and they are very loving. They chatted with us and the husband said that luckily i dont have to be in his wife's place. I could feel that he felt sorry because his wife has to work with him like this everyday. But i think the wife is willing to do that for the sake of her gentle and caring husband too.
Maybe some day i ll go back to that place to watch them again. It's so pleasurable to c a couple who has married so long to be so loving and supportive of each other. Of course many ppl are, but i like the way they work and live with each other. People always say that 'pin qiong fu qi bai shi ai' in Chinese, meaning that usually lower income couples are less happy, as most probably they will argue on many things because of their financial status and problems. But today i got to c a very special couple, n i found it so hard to forget. Looking forward to meet them, but not with my car windscreen shattered, but just to pay a visit and chat again. I got to learn a lot of new things and meaningful modes of life with them today. Hope that they will always be loving and caring for each other.
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