A Romantic Story...Worthy of a Movie
I drove James to the airport yesterday. He got into the car with 2 fully packed duffle bags.
As he was going to the airport, the most natural conversation opener is "where are you going?"
He chuckled a little and said "Helsinki".
Note the date of this post. It's January. The temperature yesterday was 25 degrees Celsius.
James: "Helsinki is minus 15 at the moment".
Me: "What are you doing going to Helsinki?" (I assumed he was going there for business - hence travelling light and going to Finland in the middle of winter.)
James: "To meet a girl." He chuckled again.
Me: "I hope she's worth it!"
James: "I hope so too!"
We both had a good laugh.
Me: "I hope it works out...it's gonna be one hell of a story to tell your kids!"
James: "Even if it doesn't work out, it's still one hell of a story."
Me: "Yes but perhaps told sheepishly."
So here's the story:
James met this lady, who was in Sydney for a holiday, on the last weekend of her stay. Apparently it was love at first sight so much so that she cancelled her flight back to Finland and stayed an extra week!
James: "We even had to enlist the help of a doctor friend to write a medical certificate for her to explain to her employer why she couldn't go back to work that week."
Me: "Well, after all that sacrifice she's made, it's only fair you go fly over to see her."
James is flying 30-hours, door-to-door, from Sydney to Helsinki to meet the woman of his dream.
Whilst in Australia, she even accompanied him to Adelaide to attend a friend's wedding.
I said if the story were to be made into a movie, I know a nice church near Watson's Bay we could use to be the church (without going all the way to South Australia).
James: "You've got it all worked out, haven't you? Great, I'll hire you as the location manager."
Me: "If you need a director, I'm your man."
As we approach the airport, I said "James, you've got 30 hours to kill. Start writing your screenplay."
We had a great conversation throughout the trip.
When we reached the terminal, he offered his hand: "Thanks for the ride. It was great talking to you."
I said "Have a safe trip. Hope it all works out for you."
As he was about to close the door, I said "You know what?"
I handed him my card: "Please do let me know how it ends, will you?"
He took my card and said "I'll send you updates."
I sincerely hope it works out because I think it's so romantic to meet someone special while on holidays and the guy is crazy enough to fly half way around the world to see if there's a future for the two of them
Good luck, James!
My Uber Adventures: A Romantic Story (worthy of a movie) https://t.co/aW4nyFddGW
— Bevan Ting (@aByteofThePie) January 5, 2017
