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The Inevitable Slip

Opocot!

The other day I was having lunch alone. A girl slipped and fell between the tables.

Everyone on the floor turned their head. From the far corner of the shop, I can hear tiny laughters echoing the air. The girl blushed, blaming herself for her clumsiness. Slowly, she picked up everything she dropped.

I kneel before her and offered a hand. (I’m pretty sure there was a beam of brimming light showering me, like I was a knight in shining armor.) She smiled and left without a word.

She was injured, if not physically, mentally.

What is it with you people? Why do you have to laugh? Was it the gesture? Was it the clumsiness? Do you like it when people laughs at you when you’re on your bottom, agonizing the pain?

I’ve been to many parts of the world, Malaysia’s mentality disgusted me most. Only Malaysians can laugh at someone else’s misfortune.

Please, they need a hand not a laugh. So shut up, it’s not funny, never is :arrow:

ps : I’ve been tagged! So many to answer, very lil time :eek:

 

There are 59 Comments for “The Inevitable Slip”

once, my left heels penah patah. kat tepi jalan. sebab tersangkut dalam lubang. i fell down and semua org pandang, ada yang gelak. giggles.. :roll: but, i buat bodoh je. i bangun. i tarik the heels yang dah patah separuh tu, i patah kan terus. then.. i bukak heels yg belah kanan, i patah kan jugak. (dengan sekuat tenaga). pastu bangun. pakai balik kasut. lintas jalan. pura-pura takde ape ape berlaku. :lol:

p.s : bila u geram, tenaga u lagi kuat actually. :lol:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

ini mcm iklan mentos je?

Honestly people shouldn’t laugh. It happened to me many times overseas. They would ask,”are you ok?”

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t.a.t.a replied #1

Yeah indeed cam iklan mentos. AyUmi pelakon asal tapi tak dpt dtg so tukar org! :razz:

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AyUmi replied #1

so what if sama dengan iklan mentos?

it’s not funny. try la tersadung and jatuh. then you know macam mana rase dia..

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t.a.t.a replied #1

Dear, i know how it felt bila jatuh camtu, dah pernah rasa dah.

no heart feeling ok? come gimme a hug..

*hugging AyUmi*

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AyUmi replied #1

*peluk*peluk*

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NoktahHitam replied #1

eh! buat aksi plak kt sini :shock:

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t.a.t.a replied #1

err.. oh hai eddie.. sori tak perasan! hahah

*still hugging*

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NoktahHitam replied #1

be my guest.. :sad:

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Aisyah replied #1

ayumi, it happened to me too. i mean, heels masuk lubang, but it didn’t break. luckily. of all the people there, it was Aida, my 6-year-old little sis who quickly pulled my heels out of the hole. and everyone just silenced, stunted by her quick action. I thanked her of course and joked with her for the rest of the night, as a reward. :wink:

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AyUmi replied #1

aisyah!! luckily you with someone.. :wink:

now i hate going out alone. duduk rumah lagi bagus. keluar nanti tersadung lagi :roll:

p.s : aida sungguh comel la. i wish my brother pun macam tu. err.. he usually laugh kalau i clumsy. :cry:

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AyUmi wrote on May 14, 2008 #1

serius jadi kat i. but nowdays, no more heels when walking outside. always flip flop.

but sumtimes.. ter slip jugak. :roll: sungguh clumsy.

p.s : kejadian berlaku 4 tahun yang lepas. namun masih terpahat di memori. :roll:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

flip flop lg licin! Pakai je selipar ASADI. I buat main badminton, orait je. tak tergolek :grin:

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AyUmi replied #1

tapi.. sama je. selipar ke, flip flop ke, kasut ke, heels ke, even berkaki ayam pun kalau nak terslip tu.. slip la jugak.. :roll:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

hence the name of the entry, “The Inevitable Slip”.

Shit happens :arrow:

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cik simpankira replied #1

eh.. kau wat marketing ASADI ke?

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t.a.t.a replied #1

Saya tak suka betul iklan ASADI kat radio tu.. cam apa je. In fact saya tak suka iklan radio.

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AyUmi wrote on May 14, 2008 #2

*sigh* I hate that kind of situation! :roll:

remind me of…. :cry: Thats why i’m scared to be alone in a crowded place. There is no helping hand to comfort our misfortune. :sad:

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saffa wrote on May 14, 2008 #3

biasanya aku buat tatau je. kalau membe2 aku pandang, aku akan marah dorang, soh dorang buat tatau gak

tapi kalau member aku yang kena, memang aku gelak cukup2. seronok.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

ko gelak? Isk isk isk.. member ko tu saket.

Slalu kalau orang gelakkan aku, aku berdoa, sbb doa orang teraniaye adalah antare doa yg makbul :eek:

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MK replied #1

uhm. ehm. aku slalu pesan kat kawan2 aku, doakan aku dpt four flat. moga2 doa dorang makbul. erk.

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hanep replied #1

err.. ape kaitan lak.. :???:

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MK replied #1

takde kaitan. tapi sebab doa org teraniaya ni mustajab, aku paksa dorang doa yg baik2 utk aku.

ahaha

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MK wrote on May 15, 2008 #4

:up:

bagus NH! we need more ppl like u.

Ayumi i pon pnah heels patah! then ada a guy lend me his slippers :) is was double my size but the gesture swept me off my feet :XO:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

I wonder who that guy is. Sungguh gentlemen :arrow:

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AyUmi replied #1

laila, so sweet. :lol:

ada jugak orang yang baik kan..

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bongkersz replied #1

gentleman susah dicari, gentel-man banyak.. :grin:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

gentel-man? I believe you speak for yourself? Hahaha LoL :eek:

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laila replied #1

gentel man? whats tht? gentel tu bkan cam gentel keropok lekor ke?

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AyUmi replied #1

keropok lekor goreng sedap nye :up:

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laila wrote on May 15, 2008 #5

wish more ppl like u NH :grin: :up: :up: :up: :up:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

I’ve been wondering, who are you M-I-N? Your email is anonymous, your IP doesn’t make sense to me. Do I know you? :twisted:

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bongkersz replied #1

stalker!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

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M-I-N wrote on May 15, 2008 #6

Saya pun pernah jatuh jugak. bila jatuh org lain tak ketawa, balik sy yg ketawa. ketawa gila². lagi² masa tu kakak sy ada sekali so makin teruk la ketawa kitorg. hahahah.. tak perasan masa tu paha dah lebam kaler ungu dah. huhu..

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t.a.t.a wrote on May 15, 2008 #7

kalau aku pergi kat org2 yang gelak tu cakap

“excuse me, do you think this is funny? what if it was ur arse on that floor? oh, right, i’d laugh at you then, best kan?”

bodoh sial org yg gelak2 tu… mmg tak baik. one day, they know how it feels like.

ps: that is after aku tolong budak tu bangun balik la..

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NoktahHitam replied #1

honestly aku tak paham, what makes it funny bile orang tergolek?

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norlinie wrote on May 15, 2008 #8

I almost slip down the stairs and the guy from the shop below my office who saw me, smiled, but at least he said to me to be careful. Two days later I slipped down the stairs at home and got bruises that lasted for a week!

It was the same sandals I wore during the almost slip moment, so yeah, the sandals stays at the shoe rack at home from then on… :razz:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

ouch! the sandal isnt worth shit anymore. I wear snickers most of the time, so no worry about slipping. Girl in snickers? You should try Mel :grin:

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melbie wrote on May 15, 2008 #9

It’s good that u point this out. For those that laughed, you know what to do next. Change your attitude and we’ll be one step closer to civilized nation.

Lagi satu mentaliti Malaysian ni, bile org dah tolong tu boleh die kate si hero nak limelight!! Grrr.

Another attitude that i despise the most is in LRT. Bile si gagah raksaksa yang tengah duduk ni nampak ah so or grandma n grandpa berdiri, boleh buat tak tau je. Apelah, tada baca ka ini orang!

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NoktahHitam replied #1

self centered. It’s a common thing in Malaysia. “Save your ass first, forget about others”, tu la mentality kite :roll:

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Iwana wrote on May 15, 2008 #10

That’s malaysian spirit, so Sh*t…
:down:

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DSvT wrote on May 15, 2008 #11

NH, i would love to examp you from the haunted tag(since u have so little time) :evil: , but I would love to see you entertain those tag more. hehe. peace! :mad:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Will do it nanti2 :arrow:

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cacah wrote on May 15, 2008 #12

entah lah, lawak orang Malaysia pelik sikit kot. minat kat lawak slapstick. orang jatuh, patut tolong tapi gelak. gelak sebab apa eh? :???:

ps: tapi aku gelak jugak kalau member aku jatuh ke, terlanggar tiang.. :roll: :roll:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

oh? Bong, it doesn’t make sense langsung why these gestures can be a laughing stock. Mungkin mcm wrestling kot, lagi sakit, lagi penonton suke :roll:

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bongkersz wrote on May 15, 2008 #13

eh, macam iklan cornetto lak NH. :razz:
ok, i ade satu soalan, if ade guy yg terslip then a girl yg nampak, shuld the girl go and help him or just let him stand own his own..sebab, guy kan macam ade ego diorang. :?:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

oh? Up to the girl. I do not foresee a gender barrier in helping others out :shock:

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ejanas wrote on May 15, 2008 #14

Your experience reminds me of how the general public in our country pales in comparison with those in other countries. I feel sad for the girl who slipped and fell, it’s not as if she wanted it to happen, so why the hell are there people chuckling? They should be ashamed of themselves for being total dickheads for not helping out someone who had a badfall, and would rather spend that time laughing. Shame on them.

I’m very, very proud of what you’ve did! I applaud your courage and care towards others – not everyone in this society will actually do that. I once got angry with mom when she laughed at a woman who was on her phone and accidentally spilled a pile of paper documents on the floor. She should have helped her to pick the papers up (and I did! Heheh :grin: …)

I remember reading this study conducted by Reader’s Digest about the general courteousness in many cities across the globe. Malaysia fared very badly, ending up at the bottom 20 cities. It’s surprising that Singapore is in the bottom 20 list as well. In Malaysia, you’re more likely to have your face slammed by a closing door (instead of having a polite person to hold it open for you), to have a non-responsive shopkeeper (instead of saying ‘thank you’ after you’ve made your purchase) and to pick up spilled paper documents yourself if you accidentally dropped them in a public area.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

holding a door is another gesture we Malaysians lack. It only takes a few seconds?

It’s all back to parenting. If your parents never showed you what it’s right or wrong, you’ll never be able to see it :?:

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teddY replied #1

Precisely, that is exactly what that bothers me. It doesn’t make you less intelligent, deduct money from your bank account or take 5 minutes off your life when you hold the door open for someone. I just don’t get it why people couldn’t do the simplest gesture, which in other societies is considered as a norm.

I’ve learnt to be more courteous when I was being education in Singapore since I was 13 – our teachers will tell us to hold the door open for a passing teacher or even a student at the office :) and make sure that we help, and not laugh or run away when somebody drops something on the floor. Well my parents did make me say ‘thank you’ everytime someone helps me or did a kind gesture to me.

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teddY wrote on May 15, 2008 #15

falling in the public happened to me a lot of times, thanks to my clumsiness. embarrassingly, every time it happens, I scream really loud, not because of the agony or anything but it’s just that, maybe I scream when I’m shocked, and the scream attracts more attention to me.

once, i slipped, in the mall. like, bedebuk! hahaha. and the guys who were working at the restaurants laughed, and some muttered something like, “eh, be careful” but no one offered a hand. it’s not like I had a lot of things dropped anyway. but a hand is always a good sign of care. my boyfriend (now an ex) was waaay infront of me. we were sort of running, I was chasing him. (HAHA!) he saw me falling and was half shocked. he came to me but I got up before he offered his hand (if he were going to) and then the chasing stopped. haha.

now, why the hell am I rambling in a piece of comment?

You are right. in Malaysia, no one would offer a help to anyone who slipped or whatsoever. Also, it’s so rare to see someone would actually hold the door for you. There are, of course some gentlemen who would hold the door for me (and others) but they are very rare to find. also, I would get pretty disappointed it when people don’t smile back at me. I’m very generous when it comes to smiling. at least, it will help brighten someone’s day. :smile:

I’m very proud of what you did. aww…Eddie. :razz:

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AyUmi replied #1

Aisyah, eddie memang kool. hutang david cook i pun dia dah bayar.. :lol:

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Aisyah wrote on May 15, 2008 #16

wow… so many respones…

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DSvT wrote on May 15, 2008 #17

selalu macam tu… they laughed when they actually should feel sorry and lend a hand for help :( gladly u’re not like them :eek:

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Najwa wrote on May 16, 2008 #18

Nope, not funny. Never is.

I think it’s because a typical Malaysian likes to revel in feeling superior. Like having an attitude that basically can be described as an ‘oh I’m better than you therefore I have the right to humiliate you’ mentality. Which makes no sense, but there you go.

There is no empathy, only uncaring sympathy for the misfortunate.

I fell here on a run the other day. Tripped and went splat on the pavement, twisted my ankle. The entire thing happened right in front of this old russian dude and he just pretended he didn’t even see a thing.

At least as cold and rude and impolite as the russians are you can’t hate them for having no emotion to begin with. I thought we Malaysians were more civilised than that.

At least you weren’t behaving like a typical Malaysian. It’s always nice to know there are people who actually give a damn :)

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maddie wrote on May 16, 2008 #19

lol! u’ve been to many parts of the world?
pls don’t lie man. do u mean u’ve been to many states (instead of countries?)

malaysian is still better.u cant expect all people is good. if then, this country will be extremely peaceful.

try to go to arabic countries. yeah, arabic..don’t waste ur money to go to america, UK &etc..but try to go there & do blog abt their manners eh? ;)

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Even if you add all the states in Malaysia, it still won’t be equivalent to the numbers of countries I’ve been to.

I’ve never been to the land of Arabs. I don’t know.

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wan wrote on May 16, 2008 #20

Haha…

Emm, I never been to Land of Arab yet.

So, noktahhitam, what can you compare between oversea and malaysia?

For me,
I love to stay in UK, Sheffield (relax and easy)
And,
Love to shopping at Tokyo, especially at Akihabara…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Many, and if possible, every part of lifestyle is different.

Like in the UK, the light switch is inside the bathroom. There’s a few good reasons for that.

Akihabara? Such a crowded place!

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DSvT wrote on May 16, 2008 #21

Leave a comment, I won't bite ;)

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