Last Weekend

Yesterday and Saturday were very tiring but very enriching. I met a person whom I have not met in 15 years. I have not written about anyone for a long long time now but this person just compels me to do so.

His life is so colourful. I have never met a person like him before. I am so proud of him and am really moved whenever I think of him. He was 16 (Form 3) when he decided to leave his broken life behind him and follow the things he has been daydreaming about. With RM80, he took the boat to India, went through Pakistan, Karachi, Iran, Turky, hitchhiking all the way to England. There he joined the British Army for 9 years, posted to Germany, learnt German in the nights, met his German wife, studied photography and now retired as a renowned photographer in Germany. His son is continuing his legacy while he travels to fish in Norway, to eat durians and meet up with his Penang friends.

He loves dreaming and without dreaming, one dies. He says to keep on dreaming. He says never to give up and never think that anyone else is better than yourself. He says to keep the faith. He says to be humble at all times. He says that one has to be positive to achieve the dreams. He says cease the day and live for the moment.

I knew him as a really fun character. Very jovial and will go an extra mile to keep you happy. He is still the same, just older and wiser. This time around, it was special. I was so teary eyed when he went onto the bus back to Penang and then to Germany next week, I could see that he felt the same. I don't know why I feel this way. Perhaps seeing him 'making it' despite of his difficult beginnings has been inspiring to me. I don't know why. I am an emo bag now.

Runs

Today is the perfect day to have the runs. Not only that it is a Monday but I have been so darn tired with work, I feel like screaming. Between sessions on my porcelain throne and office, I will take the throne.

After having my sleep being interrupted, I can remember 2 significant dreams. In the first dream I was witnessing a tsunami from an apartment block (further away). I remember having recorded the incident in my camera. I could see waves being formed and how it flooded the city below me. It was really scary. We then had to evacuate the said apartment block. I could remember saying to another person that we are now refugees and have to cross the border to be safe. hmmm

The next dream was my house was burgled but the thieves did not take anything as there was nothing in my house for them.

I can derive a lot from these 2 dreams but I think it all boils down to the lack of having a better work life balance and having something to look forward to in the future.

Now I am gonna curl up and drink soup and perhaps listen to some Spanish hunk sing.

Me Time

Wow the year has flown by without any warning. Today I have some 'Me' time on my hands.

I woke up at 5.30 am and went for a long long walk with some church mates. Of course the driving factor was that 2 of my teenage kids wanted to go ... so I had to go lar. Anyway, the walk did good. I went grocery shopping, cleared the house and now thinking of going to a flea market.

Today, I wanna just chill, thank God for things that I take for granted, thank God for family and friends, thank God for a job, thank God that He has taken me this far in my journey. ..

I had one person who asked me 'Why was I born into a nation of turmoil, into a family which is too poor to help themselves, into so much strife...'

I did not have any answers.

There is so much that we can give. There is so much we can do. Isn't it great that we are capable of impacting a life or a situation. Its just amazing that we were made for such a time as this. Hmm.. ok I will stop preaching.

Ever read Mr. Pink Whistle - by Enid Blyton? This may sound crazy but the Mr. Pink Whistle series made a lot of impact in my life. Mr. Pink Whistle was the one who went around helping people to make things right. He was positive, always wanting to overcome than to dwell on the problem, and most of all, bringing joy and spreading some love around. Wished I had some magical powers to make the world a better place - faster.

Marilynn is in fluffy bunny mode today. :)