On Saturday night, we were at A&W's in Ikano for dinner. As we were just tucking in, an elderly woman approached us and asked us to buy a pen or two from her. It cost RM3 per pen. We said we weren't interested. She wouldn't let it go, instead she went on to say something like "be kind, I'm hungry and need money for food" and she refused to go away.
In the end I told her that I won't buy her pen but I would buy her a meal if she wanted. She quickly pointed to what I was eating, a 2-piece chicken set. I got up and went to the counter to order it for her. While I was doing this, she wasted no time and approached another patron. The guy bought a few pens from her and I overheard her telling him who's who in the family who's all waiting at home to be fed.
When she closed the deal with that patron, she came over and stood next to me at the counter where the girl was placing the food stuff on a tray. She told her to pack them up as she wanted to bring it home because she was in a rush to go home. The girl behind the counter seemed baffled. She didn't know what to do and she just stopped doing her job and looked at me and that lady next to me. I just told her to pack and do whatever the lady wanted. When it was all done, the lady thanked me and quickly left.
I resumed dinner and a moment later, the girl who served me at the counter brought some fried chickens to our table. I told her I didn't order any and she said that her manager told her to bring them over as "replacement". Just then the manager came out to our table too and said it was complimentary. I was confused but I thanked them for their gesture and told them that we were already full and we won't take them.
Several minutes later, I finally figured out what happened and why they brought us the chicken. The girl must have thought that I ordered the food for myself and that the elderly lady came and took it away from me. She must've thought the lady was a little insane or something. That's why the manager told her to replace the food, I guess.
I'm not someone who don't agree to charity. It's just that these days there are too many sindicated teams hiring people to go about seeking donations. I would rather donate to someone who is in need and who can will benefit the entire sum of donation than to have most of the monies channelled to some rich sindicate.
In the end I told her that I won't buy her pen but I would buy her a meal if she wanted. She quickly pointed to what I was eating, a 2-piece chicken set. I got up and went to the counter to order it for her. While I was doing this, she wasted no time and approached another patron. The guy bought a few pens from her and I overheard her telling him who's who in the family who's all waiting at home to be fed.
When she closed the deal with that patron, she came over and stood next to me at the counter where the girl was placing the food stuff on a tray. She told her to pack them up as she wanted to bring it home because she was in a rush to go home. The girl behind the counter seemed baffled. She didn't know what to do and she just stopped doing her job and looked at me and that lady next to me. I just told her to pack and do whatever the lady wanted. When it was all done, the lady thanked me and quickly left.
I resumed dinner and a moment later, the girl who served me at the counter brought some fried chickens to our table. I told her I didn't order any and she said that her manager told her to bring them over as "replacement". Just then the manager came out to our table too and said it was complimentary. I was confused but I thanked them for their gesture and told them that we were already full and we won't take them.
Several minutes later, I finally figured out what happened and why they brought us the chicken. The girl must have thought that I ordered the food for myself and that the elderly lady came and took it away from me. She must've thought the lady was a little insane or something. That's why the manager told her to replace the food, I guess.
I'm not someone who don't agree to charity. It's just that these days there are too many sindicated teams hiring people to go about seeking donations. I would rather donate to someone who is in need and who can will benefit the entire sum of donation than to have most of the monies channelled to some rich sindicate.
2 comments:
You did the right thing..! i would have done the same.. :)
i'm glad to have done the right thing :)
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