I get what I call sympathetic awkwardness. I can't watch someone in a situation I would find awkward without feeling as if I was them. (I had to leave the theater while watching the movie Bridesmaids.) I have no clue why a story from NPR still haunts me, but it does. The story was about the reporter's most embarrassing moment. He had just had his 5 minutes of fame when a woman came up and asked to take a picture with him. He was thrilled he had been recognized, posed for the picture with her only to have her sheepishly then ask for him to take a picture of her and her husband. To me this sounds horrible and yet I keep having the opposite happen. I've taken a lot of pictures of other people for them, but, I've taken even more with random strangers. It started at Batu Caves, we kept getting people stopping us to take photos, normally of their loved ones and us-- people with whom they didn't even have a conversation. If someone could could explain why this keeps happening I'd love to know.
The iconic towers of KL.
I've now been in Taiwan a week and have gotten a bit behind in blogging. I'll catch up soon I promise!
Hope you are all well!
