Éla Malaka

By Bernardo Filipe / December 28, 2025

A couple of hours ago I did my second cold approach. I was sitting at a table in a kiosk (a different one from the last approach) and noticed an extremely beautiful woman arriving and sitting at a nearby table. A friend of hers showed up and they both chatted with each other over drinks. We made eye contact three or four times and I decided I would go say hi to her. I could hear they were speaking in a foreign language that appeared to be Greek. I had some Greeks friends in the past, so I was pretty sure these girls were speaking Greek. Eventually, I got up and went to their table, greeted them, and did another direct approach (meaning, I explicitly complimented her). She told me she was indeed Greek after I asked her where she was from, and then I made a little joke. “I actually know some Greek” and then moved my right hand towards my right ear, as if my hand was a smartphone, and said, “Éla malaka!” (lol). She laughed semi-embarrassingly. A few words later, I sensed she was a bit guarded, so I told them I didn’t want to interrupt their conversation too long and asked her if she would like to go drink a coffee one of these days. She replied that they were both in a relationship, and then her friend told me the girl I approached was engaged and was going to marry soon. I wished her a happy marriage, and before leaving I told her, “Your jacket is nice” and smiled. Her friend told me I was very kind, I thanked her, said goodbye to both of them, and left. This approach was not as successful as my first because the girl’s reaction was not as cool as the first, and because we didn’t chat for that long. It was a quick interaction. But whatever. It’s still something! On to the next approach!