Yes... on and off i do get compliments that i'm sweet, some find me pretty etc... but i just think that i'm ok. Not beautiful but grateful that I am born without disabilities. Nothing fantastic. Though i've been called Eurasian, Chinese, Fillipino, South African, South American, Spanish. All these when i was not wearing hijab. Or maybe because i wasn't speaking much Malay??
But my best compliment from a stranger was on last Sat before the night's talk by Brother Idris Tawfik.
I was at Jason's Market,City Hall. Was stocking up some sweets and tidbits; and queing up at the cashier. Of course, i was wearing the hijab then. It was my new red, pashmina scarf. I donned it the 'Atikah style' ehheheehheeheh.
There was a caucasian man with a young girl behind me. I was just looking straight but both the man and girl was looking at me. He pointed out at me. I turned to look at him and then he said "Now, this is what i call beautiful..." Both of them smiled, i thanked him and smiled back :) The girl was very shy...
The thing that made this comment special and different from the others was that it came from a caucasian and commented when i donned the hijab. Alhamdulillah....
The only thing i regretted : i should have held my hand out to the girl as a friendly gesture... but i was stunned (happy stunned) by the comment...
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