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Saturday, March 01, 2008

5:09 AM

Yeah, it's 5.09 something in the morning.

Thankfully, I woke up at 5 (my bio clock is finally on time), leaving me enough time to practise piano, not be late for band prac, and ponning half the band prac for piano (x| it's not my fault, the teacher did it.)

So I was deciding to take things easy and listening to M.C.M.L and drink something cold and chill out before I start work. Reading blogs. When I checked my tags, grinned at the (undeserved) praises.

Then I saw the date. I realized yesterday was February 29th.

It's funny. I've always looked forward to this day, just because it's Feb 29th. But on the day itself, I didn't even notice.

I'm a little sad, because it's once every 4 years. And isn't it the same with everything we're looking for? We spend half our lifetime chasing the thing we want, but when it finally appears, we don't take notice. Then we regret once we realize it and it's over.

It's the same.

I don't want to make the same mistake again.

People, keep your eyes open, always.

***

On a more Good Samaritan note, I helped an old lady yesterday!

I was getting down from 157 when this old lady grabbed my hand and asked me to helped her with two heavy bags. Then I asked her where she was going because she was limping. She said the Chinese temple to get her medicine (there's a free clinic there) so I helped her there and back to the bus stop.

Sometimes I think I'm torn between being evil and kind.

(Right.)

The funny thing about old people (I have plenty of experience, trust me) is that they like to go to churches. Then they learn a sort of not-so-fluent English but still try to say it, refusing to speak Chinese so I was pretty stuck in between, not knowing which language to use. (I had a temptation to bombard her with Japanese, but oh well.)

I was pretty glad that she asked for help, because nowadays old people need to know how to ask for help rather than let their ego inhibit them. I told her that.

Then she said, "I don't know why I ask also. Usually I don't ask one. Because some of the young people they're not nice to me. And I also 今天心情不好. But I think 你和我有缘分 la. I'm really, very lucky to meet you today ar,"

(STOP. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. Spare me the old-people-fetish jokes, please.)

I smiled at the comment, but I also felt kinda sad. (OKAY FINE. Emo.) Where is MY kind person to help me when I need it? I wish I'll meet that person soon.

Then she gave me her number and asked for mine. I had enough experience to know I shouldn't. so in a thought I changed the last digit. I probably won't see her again anyway.

When she left on the bus, she was yelling from the bus, "Eh, remember ar, when you exercise don't drink cold water..."

Then the doors closed.

I was half laughing at the absurdity of an old stranger telling me advice from a bus and half warmed. I guess.

Sometimes the proverb 助人为快乐之本 isn't all that cliche after all.

signed, jiasheng

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