"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed."
-- Nicolas Chamfort
"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them."
-- Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962)
-- Nicolas Chamfort
"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them."
-- Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962)
I don’t just laugh because it's funny. I laugh because its just me. I might have been born laughing instead of crying. God knows where I get this laughter characteristic in me. Could it be my mom? How about my dad? Hmmm…my dad can be funny but he does not laugh as much as I do!
Yes people, as you know from my blog, my friends here feel that I am vibrant, of course that also means that I am always cheery kan? Indeed I am. You see, I don't know how to giggle, I LAUGH. I don’t laugh gracefully, I laugh loud (tak percaya, call me at home and give it a test).
I remember when I was doing underwriting for the member service insurance counter. This old lady was talking to me and explaining how sick she was and that she could not afford such high automobile rates and how life sucks, this and that etc etc (this is so in the dialogue kind of conversation)…and there I was SMILING when she was telling me the story.
So she said,'See, I don’t understand you people. Here I am telling you serious topic and you're here laughing at me.'
I was dumbfounded, OK…I thought I smiled, how come boleh jadi laugh pulak eh?
So I told her ,'Ma'am, I am so sorry, I did not mean to laugh AT you. You know, sometimes, things can get so serious that you need to laugh it off? Not to say that it's funny but it helps to enlighten how you feel.'
I thought I would get a slap across my face for saying that but instead my words got her dumbfounded and she then she said that I was totally right. It doesn’t hurt to smile and it does make a person feel better. Phew…
Anyway… for those who have known me and have not met but have chatted with me, you know what kind of person I am. And for those who have met me, you sure DO know how loud I can be!
Note : I laugh doesn’t mean that I tak pernah serious tau!
13 comments:
funny lah you! but I can relate to that. with my -e.x. dulu, when we'd fight, I'd always smile and it totally pissed him off! It's not that I thought it was funny..I just can't put on that upset, angry face! My other friends too..they think I am incapable of getting upset, always grinning away like a loony monkey! heheh!
insurance business ain't for me, for sure!
anedra, so u nih kaki mengilai jugak? eh boleh lah nanti kalau kita jumpa boleh roboh satu rumah hehehe.
yeah i like to smile a lot. mcm hobby gitu eh.
ckp pasal gaduh, i can also be a fighter, no no, not the type yang roll up the sleeves mcm mak kiah sebelah rumah tuh, fighter with my husband lah. tak nak kalah haha.
i have been in the insurance business for abt 15 years my dear, since i was 17! but when i work, have to be serious lah...kekadang jer serious benor, selalu serius main2 jer tau :)
Hi Ely,
An insightful post. As for me, I smile at the world around me and the world around me smiles back at me! And my smile is me.
Ely, sama lah sini :D I smile more than I laugh though, and been given the nick "Smiley". My boss even had to tell me to be tough with vendors coz I smile too much. *LOL* Nobody takes me seriously! Guess that's the downside. Then there were times when I tengah "senyum sendiri" while I was walking alone. All these mats thought I was flirting with them with my smile. Padahal tengah berfikir about something that made me smile *LOL*
Glad you gave that lady a good advice ;)
Keep smiling, keep being cheerful - will make a better world for all of us :)
PS: Memberi senyuman kepada insan lain itu pahala ;) Even better when smiling is a habit :)
ely, yap - u practically jiggle juggle and what not on yr blog!
ELY, ELY, BANGUN, BANGUN!
SENYUM, SENYUM!
susan: thanks for waking me up hehehe. my hubby woke me at 6am, yaaawwnn!! isnt a smile so contagious?
hartini: if i laff a lot u must know that i smile a lot kan? but when i have a customer who was serious (not old and whiney), i do get serious. cos when u get a young professional to deal with your insurance, u better be as serious as them.
first a smile, then back to business but once they start to fool around after business, i pun sekaki lah haha.
kak teh : aper lagi eh yang i do on my blog? hahaha
massy : i will not forget to smile. i promise!!!
Hi Ely,
Jangan lupa! Hari Isnin pun kena senyum...ha-ha
*love*
susan, hari isnin pun ada senyum, tapi only after 10am hehehehe
Ok Ely, that's a good compromise.
Have yourself fun all of today!
*love as always*
I like that Lisa simpson animations.. Cool!!.. and you're sure one vibrant person from your writings... :)
suriyati, sometimes my co workers say that i have too much caffein (thanks coffee) and sugar (yer ker?) in my body.
there was once when i drank de-caffe diet pepsi and guess what? adversed reaction...i got so wired up beyond believe!
i try to be happy when i can, but i do get sensitive at times too.
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