Saturday, September 30, 2006 @11:22 PM
anyway.. some updates... i went to my "lao gu's" wake yesterday with my family.... and once again, i'm struck by the fragilty of life.... one minute, he's alive and well.. the next, he's gone without a warning....there's a feature in the chinese news.. as well as the straits times...
my grandma's super grieving... cos this younger brother of hers is kinda her favourite.. he's always very nice to her, always taking care of her... when my grandma broke the news to me... she immediately started to tear... my heart broke as she cried... and she told me wat he did for her... i din have much of an impression of him, just tt he frequently came to my place to pass my grandma fruits and vegs... like he was really nice. but yet again.. he din know Christ... =(
i felt really sad for my great-grandma too... they (my grandma and her siblings) broke the news to her only yesterday... and she cried when she heard it. to have a mother sending her own child off... how much sadder can tt get? sighs... i thank God tt she's slightly senile... and pray tt she'll forget about it.. i saw her yesterday... for a short while... and she's really sweet...96 this yr.. but still so strong.. and so lovable... i felt sad tt i did not get to bond with her... we are like stangers to each other, just tt we are bonded by blood ties. it stuck me once again tt almost my whole family din know God... wat's gonna happen if they die? i wanna do smth.. but yet feel powerless to do anything....
take the time to love ur family... love ur friends... been doing a lot of thinking the past few days... and i just wanna treasure my family and friends... they make me who i am...
to all of u.. thanks for all ur support... all ur love.. cos if it's not for u.. i won't be who or wat i am today... esp my sister... though we often bicker... i know the bond's one tt can't be shaken... and pray for more gd times ahead... =) thanks for being there for me, jas! and geo and rong.. for my constant blabbing... and yiyi... and xueli.... u're one i so am gonna treasure.. though it's hard to meet up and all... i pray tt this friendship will be so strengthened! and ern... it's u ppl tt make me feel so loved... how can i complain tt God isn't good? =)
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anyway.. on a lighter note.... just wanna congratulate myself for having done smth i haven done for a long time! it's time to resurrect the old me...
i went with my sis to pacific coffee to accompany her to study yest nite after the wake... and we were being horribly served by this guy... 1. he forgot our order. 2. made us wait like nobody's business.and 3. most appalling of all... after I reminded him nicely... there was NO APOLOGY! and all he did was slam the cup of coffee on the table and walked away... like wat??!!? we were so angry... i mean, wat happened to customer service? this is way way way out of line!!!! NO APOLOGY!
after a long while, we(or shld i say I, =p) decided to confront the staff... and told them our displeasure... and YAY! the nice guy at the counter gave us another cup and waived the fee... but it's not the free drink tt really mattered.. it's standing up for my right... i used to be more gung-ho in the past... i would have immediately confronted the guy.. now, i wait like a million yrs to decide if i shld forget the issue or confront it. at least i decided to voice it out. haaa....
not gonna take things lying down... not gonna grin and bear things... but of course, it'll be all done in a VERY PROFESSIONAL manner. =p
cheers for jacqueline. YAY!