Assuming others are rational

I took a nap after my jog, then woke up, had a shower and eventually got ready to meet G and Shuing for lunch. I felt like a walk, so walked to Chinksford listening to my music. When I got there, I was surprised to see that Tea Inn was now closed. Damn, I was looking forward to a cheap meal and a big serving.

I waited a bit before Shuing showed up. We got talking about work and that, touching on salaries and I told him about how I had applied for a promotion. Later, G showed up and we went across the road to a new place that had yum cha. When I asked what they wanted to eat, Shuing said "anything". I chuckled inside because I knew he'd only settle for Asian food.

Shuing asked what I was doing in about two weeks time. I didn't really want to hang out, but said I thought I was free. He said it was his birthday and he wanted to organise a night at the casino hotel. I suppose it's a good idea, as long as I can control myself.

We talked about girls as well. I told them about how I met a girl (Faye) and how I clicked but I wasn't attracted. They said I shouldn't pursue it.

G showed us some pics of girls from his facebook profile. I wondered if girls did the same thing. I told them if they did, the first thing they'd ask is "what does he do?" whereas guys just care about the appearance. Shuing reminded me of an episode of Seinfeld where Jerry and Elaine tried to set George up, and it was basically the same, lol.

I told them that my goal was to get out of the rat race. Shuing asked me how and I said I wasn't really sure, not really wanting to reveal my preliminary plans to live off dividends, or to reveal my business ideas. He said he could introduce me to what he does with his sports betting and said G could prove that it made money. I'm sure it did, but I didn't really want to be a part of it.

G said he wanted to go see the circus after lunch, so I said I'd come along. It took a bit of persuasion to get Shuing to come, and eventually he did. I went in his car as we drove out to the city, and we talked about economics and finance a bit. It's always interesting to pick his mind on these things.

We parked Shuing's car near the city and then went in G's car the rest of the way. We walked to Darling Harbour and it was apparent now that G was meeting a girl there.

When we saw her, I was surprised that she was decent looking. A fob, but decent looking. She didn't seem shy. Shuing and I let them walk together, and we talked about finance and a girl Shuing liked from work. We went to the circus tent and because you had to pay to get in, we didn't do it. Instead, we went to watch the trapeze. I went to the bathroom and realised that this whole time my zipper had been undone! Fuck! Oh well...

I went back out to see they had all moved to another area. We let G and Zoe stand together while Shuing and I talked. Again he talked about this girl he liked, and also about me. I said I was starting to get used to being alone, and kinda enjoyed it, and he said it was a dangerous thing.

Turns out that he had never spoken to this girl he likes at work, and she had moved to another area (airport) so he doesn't get to see her anymore. He was asking me on how he could contact her, and I suggested he email her asking if they could meet up because he was interested in working at the airport and seeing what it was like.

We then moved on and walked around. Shuing suggested coffee and Zoe eagerly agreed. G suggested coffee at Macca's, and I quickly shut that idea down.

Da fuck is he thinking?


We wneded up at a kid's play area  abit while G and Zoe worked on juggling, and Shuing and I sat nearby talking more about this girl he liked. He told me "in his darkest hours" he considered asking Clare out again.

Guess G never told him I went out with her...


I asked him what she was up to and he said she was looking for a boyfriend and still wasn't working. Call me evil but it kinda made me glad.

When G and Zoe finished, we went to Guylian for a coffee. She had a macaroon and something else, even though she couldn't reall pronounce 'macaroon'. I thought the staff there were kinda rude, asking us if we were ready to order a minute after we sat down, and then had a really urgent vibe as they took our order.

Zoe got along with us fairly well, even though I kinda expected she'd be a bit shy around three guys. I was careful not to show up G, but when she asked if I had any interesting cases I told them about Christina's trial. She did say a couple of things which sounded kinda weird, like "G and I know what we want" and she offered to introduce Shuing and I to some of her friends when they come back from holiday.

She even suggested leaving towards the end, which made me think she was a little pushy or at least had more direction than G. She offered out her hand to Shuing and I to shake when we parted.

I could sense Shuing wanted to do something. I probably would've gone to the casino if he suggested, but he didn't. I think he wanted to get some dinner, but I seriously wasn't hungry, so I just said I wanted to go home. He drove me home, and we talked about my expectations and how my team said I nagged them. He said it showed I cared. He ended up saying that one mistake I was making which he has made as well was assuming people were rational.

That made sense. I had assumed Nunjo wanted to save money. I had assumed Bo knew better than to keep drinking and to keep wearing slippers despite having already hurt himself once wearing them. I had assumed Malay knew smoking was killing him. I had assumed Thai knew the importance of money when I suggested he give his son a dollar a day until he turns 18.

I realised I was assuming too much, and expected others to see things the way I saw them.

Maybe I should stop.