not nice at all..

I can't seem to get this loving act down right. I think I do something nice but it turns out I am really not since I seem to be doing it the wrong way. I guess doing something nice while dreading it/not doing it nicely is actually not so nice at all. Sigh, something that I need to really figure out/work on.

Anyway, today, I was on the way home from walking a friend to Confucius plaza (my friend lent me her umbrella because she saw I didn't have one! Thanks friend! :D), I saw a lady trying to get her groceries under an awning because one of the bags had broken and it was POURING. I stopped when I was like 2 feet away from her for like 10 seconds, trying to decide whether or not I should help her. I finally decided to go up to her and asked her if she needed help (in English). And she looked at me with a really confused o.O? look. And so I asked her the same thing but in Mandarin and I think she kind of understood and answered in Canto saying "mmmmm saaaiiii" (that means no, right?) and she smiled and said "doh gie saii" and waved me away. I really would have carried her groceries to wherever she needed to go. But I guess she did not really need my help...

why is it so much easier to be nice to a stranger? =/

-frostedflakesaremyfavorite.