Basic Expectations

I suddenly realized, as I was talking to a friend, just as there are expectations in the office i.e. be in the office at 8, wash your coffee mug at least once a week and etc, expectations exist everywhere else too. Let me just throw some of it here…

• If you see an old man eating alone in a restaurant, when you pay for your food, just hand over some extra buck to the counter and pay for the old man too.
• If your love ones are not well, call them up to ask if they're ok and do they need any help, no matter how busy you are. SMS on regular basis. For guys, this is better actually, coz in addition to not bothering your woman's sleep, you do not need to put up with her crappy mood and croaky morning voice.
• As you leave the house, kiss your partner and give her a hug. Not the “will-i-ever-see-you-again” hug nor a perverted hug, just a quick “have a great day” hug will do.
• Malaysians are a bit lazy to say “Hi”. Fine. But, if you’re opening the door and there is someone behind you, just hold on to the door and let the person walk. Don’t expect to hear something like, “Thank you!”. Key word: Malaysian.
• If you’re driving in a slow traffic area e.g. supermarket, and see there are some people waiting to cross the street, hit the brake and let them cross safely. Again, don’t expect to get a thank-you smile. In fact, the best part of doing this is that, you could do this good deed with a straight inhuman face.
• When someone SMS you, answer it! Note to myself :-(
• If you are committed to a relationship, congratulations, coz you’ve actually have contracted yourself to be the top person on your partner's list of "people to be splashed with love as well as crappiness". It comes in a package. So, be responsible and accept it. And pray that the ratio of love and crap is 1000 to 1.
• Do not stand 2inches away from the guy at the ATM. Give the bugger some room for privacy, at least 3 feet away. I’m sure you wouldn’t like it if other people could see your PIN or even worse, see the screen saying “You Have Insufficient Funds to Withdraw”.
• Smile is the first thing you should do when you meet the people that matters to you, no matter how crappy you feel at that moment.
• When you’re with your partner, TRY to refrain yourself from ogling at other girls, especially the one in a car, at the traffic light, just across from where your partner sits.
• If you don’t like kids (or a particular kid), don’t pretend to like them. Just keep your distance.
• Say “thank you” for just about anything. In the case where you KNOW the other guy is supposed to say “thank you” but did not, then just say “you’re welcome” and walk away.

Is it so obvious that I have no idea on what to blog?