This afternoon, I had my lunch in MacDonalds at Jurong Point. It was a normal quiet afternoon until suddenly I saw a familiar figure coming into the restaurant. Though clad in only t-shirt, jeans and baseball cap, I immediately recognised him as Darren Lim, a Mediacorp actor. His appearance created some commotion behind the service counter, as the auntie waitress serving him almost gone crazy (she kept claiming that he's her idol). Soon, almost half of the MacDonalds crew were crowding around trying to catch a glimpse of him.
I was seated just next to the service counter, and hence the commotion had interrupted my lunch directly. I wasn't really interested in Darren Lim, as all I want was to finish my lunch quick and leave. However, what made me took notice of him was his character. He was very humble and polite, and I could hear him say "Thank you" repeatedly to his fans. What's more, he even opened up his wallet and showed the picture of his wife and son to them. I don't think many TV personalities would do that
He may not be very popular like many other actors of his calibre, but in a way he's considered quite well-liked, especially among the middle-aged folks. However, even with that, he was not arrogant at all. Unlike some "He X X" who thought that she is some superstar just because she had appeared in front of national TV! For those who have no idea who I'm referring to, "He X X" is an ex-TCS actress who came from Shanghai, and was previously a Yue-opera actress. I bumped into her when her former troupe came to Singapore to performed. I was about to walk down the stage after a photo-taking session with the actors, and she was about to walk up. Out of politeness, I smiled at her, but she just put on a face so cold that everyone within the radius of 5m from her would turn into ice. Who did she think she is? She's just an unsuccessful Yue-opera actress (her singing was horrible!) who could not make it big on local TV, so what's there to be arrogant about!
Anyway back to Darren Lim, he left as quietly as he came, after buying what he wanted. The aunties behind the service counter are still excited about his appearance and the atmosphere returned to normal only after 5 minutes. For a TV personality with such good character, I hope he'd be able to make it big in time to come...
I was seated just next to the service counter, and hence the commotion had interrupted my lunch directly. I wasn't really interested in Darren Lim, as all I want was to finish my lunch quick and leave. However, what made me took notice of him was his character. He was very humble and polite, and I could hear him say "Thank you" repeatedly to his fans. What's more, he even opened up his wallet and showed the picture of his wife and son to them. I don't think many TV personalities would do that
He may not be very popular like many other actors of his calibre, but in a way he's considered quite well-liked, especially among the middle-aged folks. However, even with that, he was not arrogant at all. Unlike some "He X X" who thought that she is some superstar just because she had appeared in front of national TV! For those who have no idea who I'm referring to, "He X X" is an ex-TCS actress who came from Shanghai, and was previously a Yue-opera actress. I bumped into her when her former troupe came to Singapore to performed. I was about to walk down the stage after a photo-taking session with the actors, and she was about to walk up. Out of politeness, I smiled at her, but she just put on a face so cold that everyone within the radius of 5m from her would turn into ice. Who did she think she is? She's just an unsuccessful Yue-opera actress (her singing was horrible!) who could not make it big on local TV, so what's there to be arrogant about!
Anyway back to Darren Lim, he left as quietly as he came, after buying what he wanted. The aunties behind the service counter are still excited about his appearance and the atmosphere returned to normal only after 5 minutes. For a TV personality with such good character, I hope he'd be able to make it big in time to come...
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