I'm not finished with my Flores posts yet (nor have I gotten to our time in Yogyakarta & Solo), but this story requires immediate posting.
IN THE RED CORNER...
Alison "Fightin' Irish" Flynn
Age: 34
Height: 5'8"
Weight: I'm not that stupid
Record: 0-0
IN THE BLUE CORNER...
Random "Grandma" Onthestreet
Age: 55+
Height: 5'2" tops
Weight: maybe 100
Record: ????
LLLLLET'S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLE!
IN THE RED CORNER...
Alison "Fightin' Irish" Flynn
Age: 34
Height: 5'8"
Weight: I'm not that stupid
Record: 0-0
IN THE BLUE CORNER...
Random "Grandma" Onthestreet
Age: 55+
Height: 5'2" tops
Weight: maybe 100
Record: ????
LLLLLET'S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLE!
So, as I may have mentioned, we're in Kuala Lumpur right now. And earlier today we were just minding our own business, walking down the street in Chinatown, when out of nowhere this older Chinese woman (at least I think she was Chinese) comes up to us, yelling at Alison, and shoves Alison backward.
Now, we should have known KL was a dangerous place. After all, there are ninjas everywhere.
But I digress. What would you do if some old lady shoved you backward without provocation? Well, I'll tell you what Alison would do. She punched her.
You heard me, punched. Okay, it was more of a "slug bug!", soft-spot in the shoulder, I'm-just-frustrated-and-trying-to-tell-you-not-to-push-me-around kind of a punch, but still it was a punch. And the old lady punched back. Only harder and with more anger. But also in the shoulder.
It was at this point that I woke from my shock and decided to step in. I separated the two bulldogs and we went on our way before the police could haul Alison off to Malaysian prison (a man behind us helped the old woman to calm down).
Needless to say it's been a point of discussion for the remainder of the day. What was on that woman's mind? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.
I have to say, I am proud of Alison for standing up for herself...even if it does make me a bit nervous to take her to my Grandma's for Christmas. What if she's unhappy with the cheesy potatoes?
Now, we should have known KL was a dangerous place. After all, there are ninjas everywhere.
But I digress. What would you do if some old lady shoved you backward without provocation? Well, I'll tell you what Alison would do. She punched her.
You heard me, punched. Okay, it was more of a "slug bug!", soft-spot in the shoulder, I'm-just-frustrated-and-trying-to-tell-you-not-to-push-me-around kind of a punch, but still it was a punch. And the old lady punched back. Only harder and with more anger. But also in the shoulder.
It was at this point that I woke from my shock and decided to step in. I separated the two bulldogs and we went on our way before the police could haul Alison off to Malaysian prison (a man behind us helped the old woman to calm down).
Needless to say it's been a point of discussion for the remainder of the day. What was on that woman's mind? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.
I have to say, I am proud of Alison for standing up for herself...even if it does make me a bit nervous to take her to my Grandma's for Christmas. What if she's unhappy with the cheesy potatoes?
