Breaking news, Primary School teacher's Dad left early Thursday morning....
Will have to postpone our bonding time for later.
When was the last time I get to see my this buddy friend?
And now it has forwarded the meet up a week earlier than expected.
We are meeting up, ya soon enough for a night wake.
Life is so unpredictable.
That night wake was rather peaceful with warming heart.
Meeting up at Dover MRT Taxi stand, I got myself ready, with some handy-cash.Tapping my EZ-link card, my head is full of thinking thoughts, there was a huge fan hanging above me and I should be turning to the right to get going to the East platform.
Upon reaching, getting my mobile phone to send a SMS, I received a massage from him for picking me up as I walked towards a nearby bus-stop.
I turned myself around, walking towards his car.
"Oh My! He just never change for the past 25 years?" I chuckled.
He looked at me with his brightly smile and I hopped onto the seat.
(Rolling eyes on those speedometer, odometer, tripmeter and tachometer, somewhat is just truly him, a man thing with his engine toy)
Impressed that he keep his beauty regimen well for having the never growing old youth. Very neatly dress and most importantly, he know himself well for working out his rights.
(Okay, got to admit, he and his wifey are one of a role model couple family that we should look upon)
Driving into commonwealth ave we keep a look out around for the Apt Block and at times chatting devotedly rendition of ideally partner, personalities and character. How interesting!
We seems to have so much to catch up.
After a few round of searching, we finally drove into a multi carpark and got ourself head off to the night wake.
OMG!
Getting off from the car...
(How matchy of our apparel that bring us to be mistaken as a couple, I guessed~)
(Laugh)
Seating in, couldn't get to notice the coincident. I hissed as looking around for walking to an exit.
Not to mention any further, we again continue our chatty topic for so many debating and conveying.
My vision is now clear, my ever wanted catching up breathing space (Was suppose @ C&C) is now right ahead my sight. Simply, I wanna to know so much more about people around and what's up, relishing in this up streaming environs.
Yes, we came to reach at the void deck looking for our lovely lady, primary school "cher" out from that tables of crowds.
She turned around looking a little pale with her tired eyes, as buddy walked up to her, she gave him a tight hug follow by me.
" Oh God! it must be hard for her during this period of time." I muttered.
She turned around looking a little pale with her tired eyes, as buddy walked up to her, she gave him a tight hug follow by me.
" Oh God! it must be hard for her during this period of time." I muttered.
We got ourselves seated and served with drinks.
(Never across my mind, our meet up bonding with primary school teacher was at his father's night wake, how fatigued of her smiling face, perhaps hiding tears were embedded beyond her sorrow~ )
"Was that the younger daughter or elder daughter?" I asked seeing the two lovely youth approaching two tables away from ours.
Bud looks puzzled and concluded " the gal with bunny hairband must be the elder sister and the one with spectacle will then the younger."
(Laugh)
I guessed, we were wrong...
The true fact, genteelly speaking with porcelain skin and putting on that cutey bunny hairband is the younger daughter and the long slim petite sweety pie with spectacle is the elder daughter and deeply remembered, crazy mommy posed her for a snap shot, a year old birthday invitation in a washing machine.
We chuckled barmily and teased Bud for carrying her with his that "old times centre/side parting hairstyle some sort.
On and off... Slowly there was a picture shown up, recalling ~
"Oh! No... no.... no.... This is so retro!" I blurted
An unforgettable and proudly learnings by her, having campaign "SAVE THE EARTH" some sort. She was committed and form up her respective class to write in to Mcdomald's for changing Mac packaging of using stylo-foam materials to paper wrapping for their burgers or so. It was an opening acknowledgement by mcdomald's management and soon to execute upon recommended suggestion for explicit changes.
"How incredible, huh!" I gasped.
We are the littles' with this mother hen, together, we make a change! With faith and belief, everyone is able to change and improve the world around.
And yep, She did it!
Her passion and her sincere heart brought many of us with good aspect. I can never forget her persistence had grown us a forever time memory upon "mcdomald's"~ and many more.
(Laugh)
(I supposed, we should be lowering our chatting tone as agreed while walking in, but it seems the catching up merely overwhelmed)
Seats of our table has been filled with her hubby, children and a friend of her. And....
"Would anyone like to have a piece of "BROWNIE?" the elder young lady proffer, opening up her lunch box with many dark deep brown pieces in it.
We all took a piece to try, But was that a brownie or a rock brownie, I paused.
And the young lady continue cheerily laughing for stating "it was meant to be a brownie tho", shyly she shared.
(It seems as thou all of us were dinning and chilling for a round table for a thanks giving day,ya )
Upon that of all the little talking and chatty, we profiled our profession.
(Seriously, I couldn't believe I am distributing my name around, at our table, Eh..., is a night wake, I reminded myself)
Wouldn't want to class for being insensitive and for purely respect i turned in.
"Is it okay, if I am permitted to give my name card?" I asked
"cher" looking at me blankly but certainly by all means to do so, mutually understood.
(The buzz continues)
"A what?!" cogitated with forehead appearing multiple of fish lines and doubtlessly, I turned my shoulder away to my right for reaching my purse to affiliate.
"Here you go!" with my both hands held upon as I passed around and I general shared a little about my working profile.
The next hip topic will then storm upon "little rascals" from family and family of in-laws etc.
My only shocking for teaching children these day will only kick start with every parents with their set of right ruling mindsets.
"How they want to raise their little ones with each and individual sets of discipline", I supposed.
I see my friend has set his rights from his very first child.
Rustling piping from our side caught our attention for coming shower rain.
Else, street cats were to be chased away for some superstitious reasons or so ....
Time was running a little late, bud gonna a red thread from a "bento set" with placing variety of nuts and sweets.
Ehmm...( clear my throat)
"What's that actually for" I asked bluntly.
Bud rolled tied it onto his index finger and subtly smile and replied, "it resemble for some belief", and his god-daughter continued,"ya, to tied or to have one from having the so call "spirits" following you back home".
Errrr.... Seriously?! I muttered.
I couldn't believe and so I google for such ~
Some say, "red thread to be brought it home and tie it at the front door and some say , "tie the red thread on any of your fingers and throw or drop it after leaving the funeral,"and it convey for such practice was to prevent wandering spirits from following.
Well, for whatever it is, I simply just respect the "culture" and followed my bud for putting it on.
(Not knowing what's going on with the thread, it just never stay put on my fingers)
"Urgh!" Where's the red thread on my finger? I asked and again I tied for another new thread.
"Grandpa was right", said Rachel.
"Having to let the thread to static onto your clothe, will never go missing for another new thread," she shared humbly.
(Laugh)
"That's a good one! Great idea!" I praised and grinned with a smile.
"Where actually are you staying now?" Penny asked.
(Kind soul helping for asking around to get going home for a lift~)
How co-incident that she is staying away an anvenue behind my staying place. To specify the actual location, Bud turned his head raising his brow looking at me for goggling upon a goggle map.
He niggled otherwise for my small screen iPhone and came stretching out his samsung phone on hand , for a better zoom in-sight.
"Orhhhh.... !!!" I exclaimed loudly, retrieving back behind my mind at once.
As I continued and I doubt if I was certain, I asked bluntly,
"Where ??? Where exactly is the place??" Pouting and blankly I looked at them.
Sitting around the table got attention, rolling eyes from one another, they all burst into laughter(s)....
"You know, you know lah," Cher explained for sharing more and couldn't help for continueing laughing and giggling.
I suppose is gonna be a silent night, somehow, got all turned in for so much laughter(s)
Just couldn't help from knowing more and learning more, I guessed.
(Blushed subtly)
Looking at those warming people tucking in some muffins, I dazed off for a moment me , (self-talk), to look ahead my primary school teacher and her family for bonding heart to hearts...
What a beautiful blessing!
And of all, I was blessed for getting a lift home by my buddy!
