Little Sweet Surprises In Life.
Finally back after more than half an hour. Yeah, it was a frail attempt indeed. But I shall not give up!
Sweet Surprise #1
Got back in touch with my uncle’s family through MSN last night (all of them living in New Zealand for more than 20 years now), my cousin asked my youngest sister for my and the rest of my siblings’ MSN contacts. The last time I saw them, especially my aunt and two adorable cousins now all grown up, was more than 10 years ago! My cousins were just kiddos then… And now they’re actually in their 20s!
I feel so ancient… >.<
Anyway, we chatted via video call on MSN. My uncle and aunt still looked pretty much the same, perhaps a wee bit older and also rounder, haha, but my cousins, my, they’ve really grown! And I thanked my lucky stars that something was wrong with the connection between my laptop’s webcam and MSN which disabled the webcam from functioning on MSN. I could see them, but they couldn’t see me! *big grin*
Sigh, avoid as much as I may, I better fix myself up before anyone who hasn’t seen me for a long time sees me again in my current state. Nothing serious actually, just that sleep deprivation, unhealthy diet and some other not-so-bad-but-not-so-good-either habits has taken a toll on my body, giving me a pale and older-than-my-age look almost all the time. *big sigh*
That aside, I was really elated even though there were some lapses when we didn’t really know what to talk about =P I look forward to more exchanges with them and hope to visit them one day too. =)
And I hope that doesn’t remain a hope only too. *cross fingers*
Sweet Surprise #2
Two petite middle-aged ladies made room for me in the electric train when I was on my way home from work. I had just managed to get right in front of one of the seemingly full train’s doors when I stopped in my tracks after deciding not to squeeze into the train after all (the trains can get really full before and after working hours, sometimes with people squeezing in desperately for a spot that might not even fit them, sigh… can’t really blame them when trains do not arrive promptly even during peak hours, sigh…), ready to wait for the next train when the two ladies shifted and gently prompted me to get in anyhow.
I was really touched. Honest. You don’t get much of that often around here.
And I did got in, haha, laptop and all. Well, it wasn’t really that full. *big grin*
And… I somewhat felt ashamed of myself. I would usually silently, uh, scold those who squeeze in, regardless there were still room or not. I don’t particularly recall stepping aside like what the ladies did for me.
Hmmm… Maybe I did too. On the good days. =P