My friend Tony, sent me this article which is so touching that I must share here.
A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very
long hair, asked him to buy her a comb for her hair. The man felt very
sorry but said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money
to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on
her request. The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold his
old watch at a low price and went to buy a comb for his wife. He came
home in the evening with the comb in his hand ready to give to his wife.
He was surprised when he saw his wife with a very short haircut. She
had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band. Tears flowed
simultaneously from their eyes, not for the futility of their actions,
but for the reciprocity of their love.
At the very end of it all, when we leave the classroom of our lives and
return to Spirit, it will matter not how much money we had, but how rich
we were in loving.
Got a very rare sms message from my wife. It's rare because she rarely sent me message unless something is urgent or important. The sms read do you want to go to Thailand? No , she wasn't asking if I want to go for a holiday together with her. Rather she was to know if I am interested to work there for a family friend. So I replied is she is seriously hiring I am ok. Next question when I can go.? So in my reply I wrote 15/9 to which she asked why so long? Wa lau eh, my last day with the present company is 30th August., rest awhile also can ma? Further more her friend would need time to apply for a work permit right? Somehow I get the sneaky feeling my wife is in a hurry to get me out of the house. Maybe on second thought I should not make a hasty decision. I had a bad experience with a lady boss in my previous office. She don't quite like me, but she had free ride in my car to work most of the time. But surely not all lady boss are bad right? Any lady boss out there?
Got this poem in my what app, and part of it read like this:-
Some changed their cities,
Some Leave us
We Leave some
Some are in contact
Some are not in contact.
At the end the recipients are asked to sent to all their friends, as with all chain messages.
It was sent by someone whom I had 'unfriend' a month ago from FB. Usually I will acknowledge the sender with a thank you message, but this one I will not do so. It might appear to be rude, but I rather she think that than be a hypocrite again.
It all started when she extend the invitation that we go out sometimes for a meal or drinks and so I accepted her invitation but each time, she was not available when the date draw nearer and I gave her a benefit of a doubt. The last straw was a few months ago on the day of the appointment she only message me at the very last minute saying she has no transport. She has a car and I did not ask what happen to it , so I replied she could have informed me and I would have go where she was to pick her up. And in her reply she said she never thought of that? Never thought or no heart? If you do not want to meet up just say so. In the past there was so many ffk from her and I did not think it was ffk , I always give people the benefit of a doubt. However there was one occasion she sense some sarcasm and she messaged me "so you are saying I am lying" and I trying to be a nice person replied no la . Thinking back I should not have lied and tell the truth.(even though truth might hurt) From now on I think I will tell what my truth feeling is and no more trying to make people feel comfortable. No more playing Mr Nice guy.
You might think I am being petty just to severe a friendship over a date. Well I take people seriously and I always believe one must do what one says otherwise don't say it at all. And I am always careful what I say to a person. I do not want to say things just for the sake of saying. As they say in Malay ajar ajar ayam. So if I says to you come let's yam char one of these days, you can be sure I will make it happen. And I expect people to do the same. That's not asking too much is it?
I am counting the days when I can finally return home. Most of my belongings have been packed.
I will take back the first batch end of this month, with the remaining stuff end of August. Then hand hand over the car keys, and the house keys then I will fly home. I took advantage of the offer from fire fly and got my return ticket at only Rm4.00 not including the tax and other charges of course. The total amount comes to Rm67.00 still cheaper than the normal fare which will be above RM100++
My wife had reminded me to bring back her precious "kuali"(frying pan) so I had put it together with my first batch of belongings lest I forget.
The second batch will consist of my kitchen stuffs and clothings which should not take too much of my time packing them.
