Helping Hand
On the 10th January 2012, I was waiting for almost twenty minutes at the bus stop at Botany Town Centre to transfer to a bus that went to East Tamaki Heights. There was no sign of a bus. I was bored and kept looking at my phone for the bus timetable. Suddenly a dear old Chinese lady aged 75-80 years old came to me with a paper that had some telephone number written on it. At first I didn't understand what she was saying to me because she was speaking in Mandarin or Cantonese. But then I tried to listen more clearly, and I heard the English word 'Taxi'. I understood she wanted me to call the taxi. I called the number. Just as the phone was ringing, I saw my bus arriving at the bus stop. However, the time was 12:55PM and I was worried that I might be late for my 2:00PM appointment. And if I missed this bus I would have to wait for another 15-20 minutes as the bus frequency in East Auckland is very low. But still I thought I should help her first and then take the bus. I had...
