Today's chu yi, which means that our family is off to Bugis' Guangying temple to offer our appreciation. The bus we took was a single-decker 147. Strangely, my mum decided to occupy the green seats which were obviously intended for needys. In any case, I sat down with her, with my sister and cousin in front of us. Being the only bus from Hougang and Serangoon that goes to Bugis. Being chu yi. Being a single decker. The bus got crowded pretty fast naturally. And because most of the devotees were in their late ages, and that most of them couldn't get a seat, and that we happened to occupy the green seats, heads started to turn, with eyes staring at us as if hinting that it's about time we give up our seats. Which we didn't, of course. For a reason, as well. It is so plainfully weird that we, occupants of the green seats should be among the firsts to give up seats. For one, we were not nearer to any of these needys than the occupants of the pink seats in front of us. Could these dumb Singaporeans spare us the blushes by offering their seats instead? It's simply illogical that we give up our green seats so that the standing needy, 3 pink seats away from us, squeezes his way through the standing crowd and get his deserved green seat. Ridiculous. This was also the very same needy who would then find renewed strength in him later on to push his way to the front of the Guangying queue, making me wonder if he had seriously needed the seat moments ago on the bus. As a matter of fact, I had always refused to accept grey-hair peeps as needys. In any case, I would not condemn myself to become a needy when I reach that age. You see, my description of a needy is 'disabled peeps, heavily pregnant women, kids who couldn't stand on their own'. No, not bitches with loads of shopping bags. No, not elderies who could stand for hours queuing for the Chinese New Year Toto but not on crowded buses. In the end, my sister prompted my cousin to give up their seats to a pair of needys near them. The needys smiled back kindly, thinking in their mind how well-taught these gals are. If only my sister can stretch her kindness to the family, I say. In the family, she is as dao as you can imagine. But she smiles kindly to people like needys and salesgals. What is this world coming to?