KARTer 2nd Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 (edited) This kopitiam i usually have my breakfast:- the kopi lady is stout, short (about 4ft7in), medium-dark half kept hair-style, everyday t-shirt and half lenght pants, always puts one table cloth over her shoulder, one in her hand wiping table. Really not many will give her a second look.... no, she's NOT throttle2!! One thing i find special about her:- she doesnt have a good voice, in fact her voice sounds like rubbing sand paper over an old metal tin... rough and broken. But.......... she always hums or "sings" her hokkien songs (sometimes mandarin) with such joy that i feel she must have striked 4D everyday!!! .......... as she wipes the table or brings the kopi to her customers, she's so cheerful it makes me think that such things as sadness / disappointments have not been invented in this world... I "tested" her to check if she's just escaped from IMH by having small chats with her:- she's normal!! Have you meet another person as happy as her? btw, her songs are 80% of the time out of tune... but i guess none of the customers mind Is she a 'secret' millionaire, thats why the happiness? or she is just happy even earning just a table wiper's low low pay? Edited April 11, 2012 by KARTer ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky2007 Turbocharged April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 if she has no worries, she will be happy. I would be a happy man if i can worry lesser.. seemingly most of the time is worries that is uncontrollable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurty Supercharged April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 it's her personality, i believe in work or life, you seem bubbly people. living with a mantra of simplicity is beauty. she is just contented, counting her everything or little, as a blessing. something that we urban people should learn, rather to pursue and engage in rat's race. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastFastCar Neutral Newbie April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 Count your simple blessings in life, don't be like our resident table wiper always comparing who earns more and who stays a bigger house or drive a more expensive car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 Be contented and one will be much happier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon5 5th Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 mayb her son is a ministar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear April 11, 2012 Author Share April 11, 2012 Count your simple blessings in life, don't be like our resident table wiper always comparing who earns more and who stays a bigger house or drive a more expensive car but we cant assume he's stressed or comparing makes him unhappy, right? who knows, in real life he is just like her, always has a song in his heart or from his mouth? except his table cloth is velvet and his kopitiam 'uniform' is either branded or tailor-made... anyway, this is not the purpose of the thread... OT liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear April 11, 2012 Author Share April 11, 2012 mayb her son is a ministar? why i never thought of that?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngck 3rd Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 said so many times.... happiness does not come from how much you have... but how satisfied you are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosaka 1st Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 Funny that u bring up this post as Yes juz today I met one local auntie...so polite n happy doing her table wiping duties...I was wondering how come she looks happy n stress free person.... She will say thank u n smile at u....almost everyone at that foodcourt gave her their atas kind of face or attitude,.. I smile at her n said thank u to her for clearing up my plates n cups.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosaka 1st Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 Count your simple blessings in life, don't be like our resident table wiper always comparing who earns more and who stays a bigger house or drive a more expensive car Wah sabbie, so fast gets yellow carded ah? As fast as ur new nick wor... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 why i never thought of that?? Very likely hit Toto and nobody knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 (edited) if she has no worries, she will be happy. I would be a happy man if i can worry lesser.. seemingly most of the time is worries that is uncontrollable the worries are imposed on u. cos they want no 1 all the time soon u hav schizophrenia Edited April 11, 2012 by Csnewbie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 1000 a mth can buy hdbee liao mah...and feed family somemore...so what's there to worried...we are all well taken care of....unless she buy the 150k C180 on promotion offer lar...else sure every day happy go lucky mah....and hdbee buy...10 or 20 yrs later can sell maybe 2 to 3 times of buying prize....got free stay plus excellent asset appreciation...how can be not laughing everyday....maybe garment can even work out something so 1000 can buy hdbee plus C180....i also will be happy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon5 5th Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 why i never thought of that?? if one's child is one, how not to laugh n sing rite? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 Happiness (or contentment, really) is about how well one's expectations are met. Hence happiness can be achieved simply by managing expectations to a more reasonable level. There are plenty of lower net worth individuals who are much happier (or contented) than super high net worth individuals. Not saying this lady is necessarily the former, because some hawkers are damn rich , I'm just speaking generally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scb11980 1st Gear April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 This kopitiam i usually have my breakfast:- the kopi lady is stout, short (about 4ft7in), medium-dark half kept hair-style, everyday t-shirt and half lenght pants, always puts one table cloth over her shoulder, one in her hand wiping table. Really not many will give her a second look.... no, she's NOT throttle2!! One thing i find special about her:- she doesnt have a good voice, in fact her voice sounds like rubbing sand paper over an old metal tin... rough and broken. But.......... she always hums or "sings" her hokkien songs (sometimes mandarin) with such joy that i feel she must have striked 4D everyday!!! .......... as she wipes the table or brings the kopi to her customers, she's so cheerful it makes me think that such things as sadness / disappointments have not been invented in this world... I "tested" her to check if she's just escaped from IMH by having small chats with her:- she's normal!! Have you meet another person as happy as her? btw, her songs are 80% of the time out of tune... but i guess none of the customers mind Is she a 'secret' millionaire, thats why the happiness? or she is just happy even earning just a table wiper's low low pay? to begin with how to check/test if she is normal especially if you are from IMH must use gold standard like fastfastcar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastFastCar Neutral Newbie April 11, 2012 Share April 11, 2012 but we cant assume he's stressed or comparing makes him unhappy, right? who knows, in real life he is just like her, always has a song in his heart or from his mouth? except his table cloth is velvet and his kopitiam 'uniform' is either branded or tailor-made... anyway, this is not the purpose of the thread... OT liao That's true, I think he is happy comparing here cos he's the winner, too bad he doesn't drive a maserati if not invite him to exotic car forum to compare, think he happier ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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