The act of kindness

Before i got the good news about H and Hannah joining me soon i made plans for the long weekend. The idea of staying home with Frank and his family for three days just doesn’t appeal to me. So i took up Nelly’s suggestion of going to see Sarah. And i’m glad i did. I have a great time. We didn’t spend much time when we were at work but throughout the three days i was there we nearly talked ourselves to tears. I mean there were a lot of talking..trust me! The amount of talking we did in that 3 days is ten times more than the talking we did in the 2years she was with me in the faculty. The beautiful thing was that both of us were so into each other and the dialogues have created a bond between us that we never expected that it will develop in those 3 days. The chemistry between us was amazing. We became closer than we have ever been before. It was as if we were making up for lost time.
We talked about everything under the sun. From motherhood to our fears and hopes, we jumped to spooky stories and funny ones, then leaped back to our children and baking recipes and then settled to sad, heart breaking events in our lives- the accident. Through it all we laughed, paused, pondered and even shed a tear or two but never once did we stopped for long. I slept on average between 1.30am to 2am except for the first night where there was some extra distraction but that’s another story. I started my day at 8am watching her and helping her prepare breakfast and lunch. We will start our conversation then and continue till 1.30am with minimal pauses in between. It’s amazing. It boggles the mind and beggars belief that two familiar strangers can become instant friends overnight. I think the contributing factor is this foreign place and the need to be near something familiar. In this case it’s someone. The honesty that i got from her touched me. Her children warm up to me instantly. The connection was great and i think they know that i miss Hannah. I didn’t feel lonely in those 3 days because my life for that brief moment was filled with laughter, giggles and endless dialogues and companionship. She concocted homemade yummy recipes that eased my longing to be home. Thank you. During the last night she wished out loud that i was staying longer. I wished it too silently. The farewell was sad somehow when i gave her a hug i almost cried. Almost! They waited for me as if i’m part of their family. That’s pure kindness. The sincerity was amazingly touching. We promised to go on trips together and i have silently vouched to myself that i will return this act of kindness when she comes and visit. I hope that it’ll be soon because i can’t wait to show her my turf :)
Looking back i remembered that she made quite a number of attempts to include me in her activities but i only said yes to one or two. But i’m glad we still had a chance to explore the possibility of this friendship. I am thankful to God for always introducing me to kind characters. I’ve had many of those in my life especially when i’m away from home. That’s god’s way of watching over me and keeping me safe. I hope that your life will be filled with meaningful encounters of kindness because mine has! Four more days to go! Hoo!Hoo!

I am skipping between this blog and another (http://www.wansthoughts.blogspot.com have been writing on the other one more though lately. So check out both. Chao!

Many more of these to come

It’s Monday morning and i took a bus today. My first time actually taking a bus by myself...well... not the first time taking a bus by myself..i’ve taken a bus to new market before by myself but this is the first time from home ..alone. I got off at the wrong stop. So i stopped at Viaduct and had to walk all the way to school but that was what i wanted actually, well not to stop at the wrong stop but to walk. I’m a ‘walkie’ now. I walk everywhere. It’s good exercise and i love it but going up Albert Park‘s steep walk way is taking its toll on my knee though but i feel fresh and alert.
As i was walking to school from viaduct this morning, i smelled something familiar. It was your perfume! See if i smell hard enough then i’d find you. I smelled and smiled and continue walking. Then i noticed a small cafe that serves healthy desserts...hmm...so i stopped and i looked at the selection and there’s nothing healthy about them but then my eyes lingered on ‘the green tea latte’. Hmm....yum! So armed with my big heavy white bag filled with journal articles and a book on my left shoulder and a green latte in my right hand...i’m ready to live my Monday! Have a good Monday everyone. I hope you have your big heavy white bag and your green tea latte to make you happy today. They did! For me!