Saturday, March 01, 2014

Presumptuous Ka Jie

Once upon a time, there was a couple.  This couple had many daughters and one son.  The son is a very previous thing.  But this is not about the boy.  It is the eldest daughter.  Eldest daughter is a very thrifty girl.  She works hard and is one of the most experienced person in her company.  She has some interesting traits.  Her friends like to borrow money from her and they do not return the money and she wouldn't dare to ask any of them to return the money she lend to them. 

Many years has passed and now the couple is quite old.  So they decided to go to China for tour.  Their eldest and youngest daughters being filial girls decide to see the old couple off in the airport. Eldest girl is a spinister and does not drive but youngest girl is married and husband drive a nice continental car.  So youngest girl volunteered to pick up her big sister aka Ka Jie(in Cantonese) somewhere in the east.  When they arrived at the pickup point, Ka Jie got in the posh continental car and instead of closing the door, she moved further in and another woman got in.  Ka Jie tells brother-in-law to send this woman to Bedok. 

Along the way, the conversation continues and the woman asked Ka Jie "excuse me, what is your name?"  It is very interesting that Ka Jie asked her brother-in-law to be a free taxi driver for a total stranger who she just spoke to for a few minutes at the bus stop.

What do you think of Ka Jie's action?  Should Ka Jie give a ride without asking the driver whether it is alright to detour?  Is Ka Jie presumptuous?  Is Ka Jie taking advantage of the brother-in-law who is offering her a ride?  Will a normal person offer to give ride to a total stranger?  Should the stranger take advantage of Ka Jie?  Or is the stranger testing whether Ka Jie's offer to give a ride real?

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