experience one
was at central last evening with raymond as we waited for bee to finish his class. sat by the river looking at clark quay. a couple came and sit beside us. they came, sat, chatted, joked and ate their japanese ice cream... then the boyfriend look towards our direction, turned and whispered something to his girlfriend. they then both turned and looked and us, gave half a sniggle and continued their sweet-nothings...
experience two
was at the fengshan market this morning for breakfast and my weekly marketing with bee. hawker center was really crowded. we found a table that was only occupied by a couple. we sat down and ordered our food. the couple next to us stared at us but continued eating their breakfast. once the table next to us cleared, this couple quickly took their bowls of noodles, soup, coffee and so on and moved to the next table. and of course, the husband gave us a quick stare before they finally moved over.
well, in both instances, i did not think we were loud nor did we `misbehave' by speaking loudly or acting in a campy manner... looking at the responses, i can only conclude that the people sitting next to us could either be accepting but couldn't help gossiping or simply didn't want to be seen next to gaymen. perhaps i was sensitive, and perhaps i had made some assumptions in interpreting the actions, but whatever the case, both experiences did certainly tell me that people are getting more aware of gaymen's presence, and that there are perhaps some who are more sensitive than others and do not want to be seen in close proximity to us.
on my part, i simply couldn't care less. i don't disturb you, you don't disturb me and we co-exist.
was at central last evening with raymond as we waited for bee to finish his class. sat by the river looking at clark quay. a couple came and sit beside us. they came, sat, chatted, joked and ate their japanese ice cream... then the boyfriend look towards our direction, turned and whispered something to his girlfriend. they then both turned and looked and us, gave half a sniggle and continued their sweet-nothings...
experience two
was at the fengshan market this morning for breakfast and my weekly marketing with bee. hawker center was really crowded. we found a table that was only occupied by a couple. we sat down and ordered our food. the couple next to us stared at us but continued eating their breakfast. once the table next to us cleared, this couple quickly took their bowls of noodles, soup, coffee and so on and moved to the next table. and of course, the husband gave us a quick stare before they finally moved over.
well, in both instances, i did not think we were loud nor did we `misbehave' by speaking loudly or acting in a campy manner... looking at the responses, i can only conclude that the people sitting next to us could either be accepting but couldn't help gossiping or simply didn't want to be seen next to gaymen. perhaps i was sensitive, and perhaps i had made some assumptions in interpreting the actions, but whatever the case, both experiences did certainly tell me that people are getting more aware of gaymen's presence, and that there are perhaps some who are more sensitive than others and do not want to be seen in close proximity to us.
on my part, i simply couldn't care less. i don't disturb you, you don't disturb me and we co-exist.
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