As I Sit Here…
As I sit here, in Starbucks of One Utama, I can’t help but notice that there’s a woman and man discussing some sort of design business a few tables away from me. It’s hard not to hear what they’re saying because the woman is actually speaking in quite a loud voice, and it makes me wonder…..why?
Is it because she’s excited? Is it because she’s trying to call attention to herself? They have been here way before I came by to waste some time as I wait for my nephew, and I did notice that the volume of conversation was considerably lower earlier than it is now.
I tend to note that certain people have a tendency to talk in loud voices. My mom is one of them. There were times when she literally yelled into her handphone while having a conversation with me and I often have to tell her to lower her voice. But she’s a special case because her hearing is actually troubled so to her, it sounds like she’s speaking softly. But what about those younger women?
Having to sit at Starbucks (no, I don’t support Starbucks, I actually HATE it, but it’s the only cafe where I can sit and use a stable Internet connection for hours without being disturbed) for a few days each week, I have also seen and heard groups of women chatting away in loud voices, which are not neccessary because they are only a few inches away from each other. I never did understand that.
There are also those youngsters that we encounter everywhere who always seem to talk in this hyperactive, super-volume tones (I am one of them 
). I came across many of them as I went about my days around the city. A few of them are just plain normal teenagers pumped with hormones but some are the ones we saw, and despise, back in school; those I’m-too-cool-for-you girls who MUST speak in a higher tone to seek the attention they so truly deserve. 
Funny how few men have this habit. 
Well, about this woman currently? She’s talking loudly because apparently she’s excited…..because she’s about to get a design job. 
I’m such a busybody. 
