Four elderly men in Canon T-shirts rested on the raised embankment with their arsenal. Man in Black appeared, blew into a black plastic bag, grasped one end to hold the air in and exchanged a few words with the men. Taking six steps backwards, Man In Black raised the inflated bag to eye level, stooped over it and cried "Ready? One - Two - Three!" He pressed an important button on his *inflatable camera, peered at it for several seconds, then beamed when he saw that the picture was good. Eager to show the four men his picture, he walked towards them just in time to see them scoot out of sight.
* In case you're wondering, the black inflatable camera is an inflated black plastic bag. At the Water Front was a group of photographers wearing Canon T-Shirts. Man in Black was trying to "blend" into the scene.
I witnessed the above while I was at the Kota Kinabalu Water Front some time late last year. There were mixed reaction to Man In Black. Ladies recoiled from him while their men looked brave but alert. As for me, I was alone so I stayed at a safe distance.
How do we know, at a moment's glance that a man is mad? How do we arrive at that conclusion? I don't know. Someone (I can't remember who) once wrote:
If a mad man were to enter a room, we should first hit him with a stick, then pity him later.
The world can be cruel when they encounter what they don't understand.
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| Water Front, Kota Kinabalu |
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| The four elderly men were not captured in this shot but they were seated somewhere to the right of this picture. |
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