Stage 5 Clinger!

Went for an early morning workout today and met a stage 5 clinger. For those of you who haven't seen wedding crashers, a stage 5 clinger is someone who just won't leave you alone!

So I got to the gym early so I would have access to all the machines without waiting and without too many ppl around. I hate going after work or later in the afternoon when there's a million people around. I don't know about you guys, but the gym is my time to focus on me, do my own thing, not a place to socialize....AT ALL. Even when I go with friends, we walk there together and then it's like see ya at end of your workout! So I see this personal trainer there who's walking around, evaluating how ppl are working out, desperately trying to make eye contact with me. I, in turn, desperately try to avoid eye-contact, turn up the music on my ipod and continue with my work out. Eventually, he comes over and says something to me in Cantonese. I think, YES! I'll just pretend like I don't know any Chinese and then he'll leave me alone. No such luck. He knows English! So he offers some advice on machines to use, helps me adjust my seat, weights, etc. I figure, hey this is ok, it's like I'm getting a personal trainer session without paying for it. sweet! Then starts the flirtacious comments. ugh! why? I just want to work out. Then he starts asking where I like to go out, and then says that we should hang out some time. He knows a cool bar that he went to with another gym member from Cali and they smoked hooka and then asks for my number so he can call me to hang out sometime. So maybe he's just looking to make some more friends? I feel bad and don't want to assume he's hitting on me, so I'm like sure, whatever and give him my number (knowing that I'll just never answer an unknown number.) Then I say alright thanks for your help, I'm gonna go do my own thing so I walk away and start working out on some other machines. This trainer cannot take a hint. He proceeds to come over and continue chatting. I'm like dude, please. I just want to work out in peace! What is up with this socializing? It's totally throwing me off so I just decide I need to leave. I say goodbye and tell him I'm leaving so he's like ok enjoy the day. I'll give you a call. I'm like, see ya! And I go straight to shower, change and leave. The second I walk out of the locker room, who's standing there waiting for me? yup, the trainer. He's like Oh, you took so long. And I'm like, uhhhhhh, I didn't know someone was waiting for me and walk by him as quickly as possible. Again, he repeats, I'll call you! and again, I repeat, See ya!