Stalking a Stranger

going through rush hour on a daily basis for the past six months, i can only say one good thing can come out of it: great rush hour episodes to share with friends and family when you run out of things to talk. let me share one here.

this happened on a very unusual day where i actually managed to grab a seat. a very tall lanky man with red pants (nothing wrong with this, i own one too) wearing a blue shirt came walking in from one of the stops. and because tall asian guys are just naturally a rare specie in hong kong, he immediately grabbed my attention. it also didnt help that he had a bob trimmed to perfection at shoulder length. he carried a certain type of aura. which is usually a good thing but his was just... strange. not only did he weave through people in the midst of rush hour back and forth as if he couldn't decide where to stand, but he also carried a ginormous book with loose paper sticking out in all directions and would stop just to read sections of this book before he resumed his previous roudabouts.

and since i was sitting, i had the honor to observe every move he was making and i got to decipher what he was reading (yes i think i somewhat judge a person by its cover literally). it was called: "extraordinary encounters: an encyclopedia of extraterrestrial and otherworldy beings." i remember it so well because i had to say it in my mind couple times before i could understand the title. this man was reading about aliens, ufos, and people's intereactions with non-human creatures. who knows if he really believes in these things but i was just in awe that such a book exists. and i couldnt agree more on the encyclopedia part. its not a book you would just carry around and this man had nothing but this.

so lets say he does believe in these things. personally this is not an issue for me, but it does make me wonder what his views of the world are like. he would've been one of those people i wished sat next to me on a long flight instead of on a train during rush hour. i would've probably had one of the most interesting conversation and the long hours wouldn't seem as bad.