We stayed in a hotel in George Street across from the Treasury and just minutes from Southbank. Anyway..... I got out of bed at the crack of dawn to go for a run. Here I was standing on the corner in my running gear, waiting for the lights to turn green so I could start my jog across the bridge and into the southbank parklands, when I heard a voice right behind me. "What a nice figure you have". I turned, startled to see a reasonably normal looking man smiling at me. He was dressed as though he was just out for a morning walk. *Did he really just say that?* I mumbled a rather shy and pathetic 'thank you' then turned on my heal and ran (literally) in the opposite direction... I was a little freaked out to be honest. And I heard him yell out "seriously, you don't need to run away, I was just telling you that you have a nice figure!"
I didn't know WHAT to make of it. The city at 5am on a Sunday morning is a little bit of an interesting place to be. There was a body lying on the footpath, sleeping off the night before. There were hoarse, still slightly drunk revellers hovering out the front of the Casino trying to keep the mood going, but failing miserably and succumbing to their fatigue as the sun rose. And here I was in my (lorna jane *preen*) running gear about to start my day with an intoxicating run. I'm sure I looked a little out of place.
Anyway, after I got over it, I realised that THAT was my very first compliment from a stranger. And he didn't even KNOW how fat I used to be !!
So I thought to myself - just take the friggin compliment. Don't question it, don't assume that he was a nutter fruitcake who was about to touch me up whilst grinning wildly and smacking his lips together (geez, my imagination). Just think of him as a regular guy who likes to express himself when he sees something pleasing to his eye.
Weird, but kinda nice at the same time.
x
6 comments:
Yeah Nicole...just take the friggin compliment! HOO HAH! I bet you felt pretty damned pleased with yourself.:P It's moments like those that make up for all the tough ones and times of doubt. It's all worth it. Make sure you post this one on the forum 'compliments of the season'. IT'S A BEAUTY!
That's 'cos he knows you're a SEXY BYATCH!
Hell yeah...SEXY BITCH! :P
Bloody oath just take the compliment! Woot! Woot! Go Nicole!
Im with the other girls.. take the compliment but Im glad you frickin ran too.
That woulda freaked me out.
LOL
xx
oooooh la la, it must have been a wonderful feeling!!
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