we were having lunch today at arloi dee, a thai restaurant in mason when i realized that paradorn srichaphan was in the same restaurant. i was just watching him last night play against roger federer!!!
i was almost certain it was him. none of my teammates knew who he was and they weren't able to watch him last night. my hunch was confirmed when a girl of about 10 or 12 went up to him. so i decided i will to.
we passed by his table as we were leaving the restaurant and i asked him if he was indeed srichaphan (i made sure i said his name correctly -- thai names are so hard to pronounce!!!). when he said yes, i shook his hand and told him that he played a good game last night. i told him i was ushering so i was able to watch him play. after i congratulated him, i went on my way.
my officemate asked me if srichaphan won last night. he didn't. he was up against federer, the no. 1 player in the whole wide world! but i told him that i congratulated him because he played a good game. it was just unfortunate that he had to go against the top seed. it did not take away the fact that he played well. and i just wanted him to know that he did.
we should always tell someone when he/she does a good job or else how would they know?
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