Golden Oldies

Mum came excitedly to me asking me to take a photo of her pendent. 

Ah it’s been such a long time since I last saw it. It was the pendent of my childhood days- I used to grab it while she carried me in her arms.

It was a symbol of familiarity that reminded me of her. Like how we as kids remember the smell of our mothers and the touch of her dress against our skin. 

 It was the pendent Dad had designed for her and had it made just for her. The one and only pendent designed with her initials by my dad. He must’ve been quite the Casanova. 

Only now did I realise that she’s kept it in away for so many years. For reasons I never ask and forget to ask- she’s taken it out from the safe. 

So self absorbed I’ve been. Never noticing these things. And yet they know and still remember what makes me tick. Stay safe when you travel don’t drink too much. Get more sleep. You want a beer ? 

How will we as children ever pay back what our parents have done for us. 

Life

Reading about the bombings in Sri Lanka this Easter weekend brought about this flood of emotions. 

Maybe it’s been a tough month, maybe it’s because I’ve grown to like Srilanka and was looking fwd to be there. Or maybe cos it was at the exact hotel I stayed at. 

Every moment, angle smell sight sound of the hotel comes back to me vividly. How the check in went, the lovely staff who wondered why we wanted single beds, how we got an upgraded room or so I thought. The lovely centre piece in the lobby, the newness of the rooms and the pool view from the window. The pool I never got into. 

I wonder what it looks like now. I wonder what happened to the people we met. And how the hotel has been damaged. 

I wonder when I will be back again to relive the moments. 

God be merciful and help everyone through the ordeal. 

Life is unpredictable savour each experience, every encounter and treasure each person each moment. For there may never be another one again. 

God has His plan we just have to listen, stilling our hearts, opening our minds and baring our souls. 

Surreal

Long drive out of Vegas. Glad we made it.