can i walk with you

scene 1
weekend at the market (not the wet stinky market 'k but the uppity market in an affluent neighbourhood). lady probably in her late 20s or early 30s, dressed not quite appropriately for marketing unless you consider a low cut dress with heels suitable for buying the weekly supply of fish, meat & veg; in heels & quite heavily made up. she's pushing her way around with her maid in tow, buying some stuff. then she runs up to a much older man, walks around arm in arm & goes 'abang, you rasa we should buy this ke?'. ahhhh, bini nombor dua ke tiga ke empat ke...

scene 2
at a local barbers (where a quick trim & shave costs the hubby rm12). a pakcik walks in with 4 young ones in tow. he & two other boys sit on the barber's chairs for their new raya look. two other girls sit at the waiting area giggling. the pakcik is done but the other two boys aren't. pakcik go sit with the girls. the girls ask him for something & he said 'okay okay, nanti kita gi beli'. the girls squeal with deligh & go 'thank you papa, thank you papa...'. eh???

this morning on the radio, they were discussing about people's perception when they see an old man with a sweet young thing... it seems one of the deejays saw a 70 year old man with a young thing & of course everybody in the mamak shop were sniggering & whispering lah. typical no?

some said 'mind your own business' (which is sometimes easier said than done), our kepochiness just won't allow it. normally, i wouldn't give two hoots about it - it may be dad & child, grandad & cucu or like one listener put it the syt (sweet young thing) was trying to borrow money from the old man. until...... until the girl behaves so miang. then for sure lah, confirm the old man is dating the young ciku. why do i say that? look, the old buggers who normally date the young ones are normally quite well to do (if got no vitamin m, you think the syt will look your way ah??) & can afford to splurge on the young girlfriend lah.. and normally these girls will go all mengada-ngada. ada betul ka?

the daughter is now 14 going on 15 & my other half is nearing the hill soon. sometimes when we go out, the dad likes to hug the girl. come five years time, will they be mistaken for dirty old man with an opportunist young thing?