Popcorn Baby

10:20pm - 18 June 2008 - 204 views -
Posted in: Daily

I went to see Kungfu Panda a few days back, but I came back remembering a baby more than the movie.

She was seated right beside me, sharing her dad’s seat. No more than a year old at best, she sat on her dad’s lap like a bucket seat. Odd it may seem, but she seemed perfectly content, barely making any noise while staring happily at the screen throughout the movie.

Strangely enough, her attention wasn’t entirely captured by the movie, which I thought was pretty strange since if a bunch of kungfu animals don’t, what would? Anyway, she was looking around the cinema when she turned to me. I saw her staring at me and so I gave her a big grin. She returned the favour with  a heart-melting tiny smile.

What happened next was worth the entire movie ticket. She put up her tiny hands as though saying "wait ah" and turned to her other side. She reached for a popcorn and handed it to me. I’m not sure what prompted her to do that, either I have a really poor man’s face or she’s an awesomely generous little girl, she actually gave me a popcorn. If your heart isn’t buttered by something like that, I’m not sure what will.

She didn’t just stop after that. She checked back once in a while, seeing that I no longer have the popcorn in my hand (I really did eat it, after thinking quite a bit what to do with it), she handed me more. Her dad saw her doing that, and he started restraining her. But she didn’t stop. I didn’t had the heart to stop her myself.

Again, she checked back once in a while, making sure I had a constant supply of popcorn. It was really strange, considering the fact that an animated movie with a big fat panda was on screen, and a little baby was more concerned about handing me popcorn rather than watching the movie. Heck, I’m pretty sure I was more engrossed in the movie than her!

After a while, her popcorn eventually ran out. She turned to me and said "no more" and had a dejected look.

If I could, I would’ve bought her another box.

That night, Kungfu Panda was only a sideshow.