doodles . hope is a good thing

hope is a good thing

1.28am coded 020411, Saturday and it’s going to the second day since I pronounced as a part-timer in the company I worked for 8 years long. Survive is what we need to fight for everyday in our daily life. A baby will cry for milk, a kid will create chaos to get attention, she will dress up to keep his heart, he will work hard enough to get her hands and celebrities around the world might create stories to give a chance to be exposed through the paparazzi lens.  

Yesterday it was a night out with a group of my great friends cum colleagues cum ex-colleagues cum partner cum other half cum students cum ex- students and my god son’s parents. It was a farewell dinner for someone I dearly love in heart (though I don’t say it but I do love you and care for you... T.T)  

Before the dinner ends, an old man approached and he was selling tissues and repays his gratitude to us by playing with his musical instruments including a harmonica. As he makes his way, he looked back to us and says… “Ah-pak is already 80 years of age, I’m old and don’t have a job but I rather earn money through selling tissues and playing music than begging for money.” A sudden applause was given to him as he moves to the other tables.

Today, 2 young ladies made their way to my boutique and they ask for a favor to reside a donation coin-box at our counter. In the end, me and jess found out that they were working as volunteers for a NGO centre and they provides FOC tuition classes for those below affordable lines in daily routines. Though they are young but I felt that what I’m already doing to help the community is incomparable to them. If this is facebook, I’m going to give them thousands and millions of ‘Like’ to support and praise them.

Survive is a must but it depends on what we need at different levels of life and what we demand for. I hope I can survive in the future with the power to approach, demand, create and change. No waves are too high and no seas are too deep for someone with heart. Even a kitty will have her ways to seek attention and get what she wants. If you lose hope, you’ll really lose it. Hope is a good thing as Andy says in Shawshank Redemption.