这就是人情味

so, as i was reading this, it brought to mind the kindness extended to me this morning - a beautiful and breezy morning. seeing that i seemed to be having some trouble with my bicycle brakes, an old lady on wheelchair offered me a tool that she thought might be of help. then, an uncle on bicycle came along and offered to fix the brakes. one look at it and immediately, he knew what was wrong with it and told us to wait while he went to fetch his tools. when he was upstairs, he shouted, don't leave yet, okay? i am coming down soon. and so he fixed my brakes and shared with us stories about his 45-year-old French model bicycle and his road trips with friends to Malaysia in the old days. as Royce Yap puts it so aptly, 这就是人情味。

because of such kindness, i could complete the route without any mishap. route : bendemeer-sports hub-gardens by the bay-east coast park (up to food centre)-marina barrage-marina bay sands-esplanade-city hall-little india