Seatmate

Another reason why i love to have a flight alone is the element of surprise of what kind of people who will be my seatmate
In a two hours flight,i will make new friends and their stories will be forever cherished in my brain
over these years where i've been in a flight alone i've :
met a businessman who gave me his card
had a serious career talk witha couple of business partner in IT
been given Hershey chocolate Kisses by a chocoholic woman
heard the story of wonderful Amsterdam from a grandmother who visit her child and grandchildren there every year
been given two pieces of cake by that grandmother
got a "You have a wonderful name"-compliment by a woman who peeped into my immigration form when i was filled in that form
chatted with a couple of husband and wife who want to have a baby so they do check up in KL
and many others that i remember blurry

Last night,i sat beside a monk
a real monk with a bald head and his caramel colored cloak
I was so mesmerized because the times i saw monk were only on television,Kungfu movie,magazines,and pictures
i would never thought i will see one,only 3 cm away from me
and he ordered a vegetarian food ! oh my god,he is totally a real monk
when the plane landed on the airport,i went to the ladies room first before hitting the immigration check
and he was there
no,he was a she
the monk was a woman
with bald head and caramel colored cloak

how life is full of surprises