Monday, July 10, 2006

the man

He smiles, he talks, he jokes; just like he did four years ago.

Yet he's no longer the same. He no longer stands tall. He no longer has a tummy. He seems to have aged. He has greying hair and lesser hair. He's no longer normal. For now he's on wheels. My heart ached to see him in such a state. I thought I was gonna cry. I could hardly talk. I fought back the tears, and tried to look him in the eye as I talked to him.

For a moment, I didn't know which eye to look at. He's paralysed, the left half of him. But he still tried to be positive, telling us he's not a vegetable and how he can walk unaided.

He couldn't bear to part with us. His class was at 1930 hrs. Yet he talked to us till 2000 hrs, overshot by half an hour. Even then, he told us to go for dinner and come back at 2130 hrs, the time which his class ends. He was really happy to see us. I just felt sorry I didn't go to visit him earlier.

And my heart aches...

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

workworkwork

Exams ended and here comes hols. But of course can't just slack around right? So i got a job.

Working five and a half days week. can either choose 8-4.30 or 8.30-5 slot for weekdays. sat would be 8-12.30 or 8.30-1. And every other week i still got my weekend job. now that i can't work on sat, it means i have to work on Sundays 11-7. Argh!! This means that i'm working like every single day. Well, almost.

I'm so tired. I'll update again soon. See ya! :)