Saint-Germain, Paris
June 4, 2008
Location: Café at Saint-Germain, Paris.
People: Me and Parisian Painter.
I was having my hot chocolate in a café at Saint-Germain, Paris alone. And I’m used to do this whenever I want to clear up my mind, settle my thoughts, and just enjoy myself. If you don’t get it, it’s simply my favorite place especially when it’s cloudy and the smell of the rain is expanding everywhere combined with Benzene molecules from the cars driven in the side road {and don’t ask me why do I love such a combination smell} (“,).
A French gentleman, in his 50’s (I guess), came to me …
Gentleman: Parlez vous le Français (smiling)
Me : No
Gentleman: But you speak Anglais (In French accent)
Me: Yes (with a smile)
Gentleman: How you do?
Me: Doing fine thank you
Gentleman: May I set?
Me: Sure
Gentleman: Hot chocolate is the best here (The is pronounced as Za)
Me: Yea I love it
Gentleman: Where you from?
Me: Middle East (I usually say ME because they don’t know where Gulf countries exist)
Gentleman: Oooh, very nice
Me: …………………
Gentleman: You’re here for vacation
Me: Oh yea
Gentleman: How long?
Me: 5 more days
Gentleman: Good
Silence for seconds…………
Gentleman: Tu es belle
Me: Execuse me!
Gentleman: Beautiful… Beautiful face
Me: Oh,, thank you
Gentleman: Hamm,, I paint.. paint people, you know, you have beautiful face and,, and your look I want to paint
Me: thank you (I really didn’t know what to say!)
Gentleman: If you want,, hmm I can paint
Me: That’s sweet, thank you
Gentleman: I have studio at Saint Martin, if you want to come
He pulled out his business card and gave it to me
Me: how long does it take to finish a painting?
Gentleman: 2 or 3 days
Me: That’s too long
Gentleman: other paint take me 7 days, 2 weeks… hmm depends
Me: aha
Gentleman: Try to come, I’ll make a beautiful painting like you
Me: And are you going to put it in your gallery (Smiling)
Gentleman: Of course, my gallery is after 2 month
Me: Cool, ok I’ll think of it, and if I have time I will call you
Gentleman: My plaisir (Standing)
Me: ok monsieur
Gentleman: i will be waiting, au revoir
Me: au revoir
I’d love to see how that French Gentleman could paint me, but as the trip was short, and that it will take 2-3 days, unfortunately I couldn’t make it.
But thanks anyways to that Gentleman as he made me feel very special that day 
Sounds interesting but I would be afraid to go into some man’s studio in god knows where.. would definitely do it in an open space.. maybe next time you’re in town..
waaaaay! 7asafa! ana aroo7 bidalich! 3alagtay il rayal!
FourMe:
U have a point, even im never afraid of such a thing
hopefully i will have a chance next time!
Eulalia:
Loool leesh 3alagta! walla ana kan wedde ashoof akthar menna bs no time
Il était gentil monsieur du..
Il faudra 8 heures pour faire une peinture à l’huile sur toile.
Une belle peinture
~ Soul
Soul:
bien, peut-être il veut qu’elle soit 4 heures par jour! Je ne sais pas vraiment à propos de son genre de peinture parce que je n’ai jamais peint personnes
Merci pour l’info
Tu es le bienvenu
~ Soul
hehe, thats cute..
You never know, you could be the new monalisa in a couple hundred years
Lol but why in hundred year?? why not one or 2 years
It usually takes a few centuries for a painting to reach a legendary status
But then we’re gonna have the ‘Whispers Smile’ portrait.
Ok, that was HOT. lol… law ana minnich chan ri7t :p
But no, seriously.. sounds like a steamy plot episode from Sex and the City :p~
Nothing like a stranger’s compliment;)
I would have gone;p
The Archer:
Law I had enough time kan Re7t
Amethyst:
Ur right, it makes u feel great
7asfaaaaaaaaaaa lash ma re7tay! keep his card go next time ur there:) and we wana see his work okkkkkk
Palomino:
Makan fee wagt
Yea I kept it and i’ll make sure to contact him when im there 
Never been to Paris but from your posts about it, it seems so interesting and I’m thinking about going because of your posts!
Harlow:
Beleive me you’ll never regret going there, it’s one of the top 10 cities in the world.. o shahadte majroo7a cuz im in love with it