13th March

This is a short story between me and an old couple who are fairly dimented.
I must admit, I used to dislike doing delivery to their house. They stay miles away from workplace.
Worst, they are dimented. Either the wife throws the medications away, or the husband loses the eyedrops.
At the end of the day, I was the one their daughter blaimed for. I hated it.
I do my routine visit today, as usual. I was waiting for them outside the house.
The old couple were holding their hands, and walking to toward my direction.
I swear, it was the most beautiful moment in the whole world.
I used to struggle between the issues of morality and money.
I knew I could easily talk over my boss to give up on them.
However, from today onward, I have a confession to make. I would like my selfishness to be forgiven.
Amitabha.

p/s: Happy Birthday, MUM!

9 Responses to “13th March”

  1. wuching on 14 Mar 2008 at 8:12 am

    say hi to your mum for me!

  2. cooknengr on 14 Mar 2008 at 12:50 pm

    “say hi to your mum” translate to Chinese is it “向你媽媽請安”? …from a 武俠小說 point of view, 有點那個 :)

  3. Choonie on 14 Mar 2008 at 5:06 pm

    I am happy for you. You are indeed a great person.

    Btw, your chinese handwriting is very nice. I am happy to see another fellow like me that mix in hanyu pinyin in writing chinese characters.

  4. Dabido (Teflon) on 14 Mar 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Don’t give up on the demented! I still need my medicat … hey look, a dog chasing its tail!!!!
    Hee hee hee hee!!!!

  5. Cynthia on 14 Mar 2008 at 10:17 pm

    wuching: already! ;)

    cooknengr: i know..abit. haha! aiyah, you kenot direct translate one..

    Choonie: i havent been writting chinese for loooooong looooong time. so karat(ed). sigh.

    Dab: Yeah, I need ppl to look after me when Im old, too. :)

  6. cheerfulday on 17 Mar 2008 at 12:16 pm

    A great person you are

  7. Hijackqueen on 18 Mar 2008 at 4:22 pm

    “Say Hi to your Mom for me.” I kinda forgot the tag line!


  8. […] The photos are slightly pointless. really. Im just feeling abit emo. I want a big hug. I got scared this morning when I heard the thunderstorm. Remember the old couple that I was talking about. I made my last visit to theirs. I swear to god, I didn’t know it was coming for real. *slap me* I was so afraid that karma bits back..and I might kena strike by lightening this arvo on my way there. I made an good effort to organise a new person to look after them. […]

  9. 永隽 on 25 May 2008 at 10:22 pm

    令堂的生日是3月13日?!!
    那是我出家纪念日啊!!
    怎么这么巧?

    Me: now i will remember.. Hah! I tend to forget my mum’s birthday..sometimes ;)

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