Stereotype

Sat train yesterday, 19/03/10, dropped at Kg. Raja Uda, a station where nearby my house which takes 45 minutes if you were to walk back.

It was dark, as it is already 10.45pm, and obviously, there are no one nearby.

I maybe wrong though, as there might be someone hiding somewhere.

It was quiet, I hear nothing.

The only moment I heard something is the next train which passed through.

No no no! I am not going to share any horror event!

It was something more meaningful.

Something that led and triggered some thought of mine.

Stereotype does exists.

There was this Malay guy, after dropped down from the train,

headed to his motor, and starts his engine.

Out of my any possible expectation, he ride his bike approached me.

I was kind of shocked and scared, I assumed.

I never expect that he would came near me.

The very first thought came to my mind, thought that he is part of snatch theft's force. @@

This thought diminished in the next split of second,

that it is impossible as he is well groomed and he doesn't look like one who has evil looking.

(can we know who is a snatch theft just by a look? @@)

Once the moment he spoke, another thought came in that he will be offering ride with cost, of course.

This thought again, gone elsewhere, as he finished his sentences.

I was kind of embarrassed with myself to have such thought on someone who cares for me.

He was only wanted to offer a free ride as it was late in night, and it would be definitely danger for someone, alone, stayed outside the train station where anything could possibly happens.

I was even blushed in the pool of embarrassment,

that I forgot to say thank you. So bad right?

I did not accept the offer anyway.

I can tell that he also felt my awkwardness through my suspicious look over him.

As the last few facial expression of him are kind of weird and awkward too.

I would say that I do have stereotype, but never racism.

It is not because he is a Malay, and that I feeling suspicious.

But it is rather the circumstance, the environment, the timing that caused this kind of thought.

I can assure that even if he happens to be a Chinese or Indian, I would have did the same thing.

Anyway, kind of disappointed that such a wonderful offering by him turns to misunderstanding that possibly make him for not doing the same thing in future.

I "killed" a good-hearted-people, did I?