new found love

Saturday morning, and i gained a new found love. a lady she is. i had seen her a couple of times, went to her house a few times. i liked her, but the connection i felt this saturday was much stronger than the previous interactions had brought. i really did feel the connection, i felt her liking for me too. i talked to her, chatted about things close to our hearts and our eyes met. through her eyes, i knew she was my new found love. but i couldnt stay for long, so when i needed to leave, i bade her goodbye. i held her hand in mine, in a way i have not done for a long time. i didnt want to leave nor let go. i wanted to meet her again, soon, so i made her promise to let me treat her to a meal next time. she agreed and asked for my cheek. she gave me a gentle peck on my cheeks, and i happily returned the favour.

i had found my new love, my new popo, mdm ho.

i have visited her a few times, but i think she doesnt really rmbr me. we volunteers are rotated week in week out and i do not visit every week. for the previous visits, most of the time i went with other people, sometimes in big groups. usually she spoke in hokkien cos we uds hokkien better in general. and whenever i chatted with her i used cantonese. i didnt really have a chance to have a prolonged conversation like i did on saturday and i didnt uds 70% of the hokkien in previous visits. so i was so glad. my team members were kiah yeen and joleen, and they only also not very good in hokkien and could only speak a little and uds some. i guess i took up most of the air time and conversed with popo in canto while translating some points to them. we talked abt many many things! generally she spoke of her family, and i spoke abt my new job etc. she taught us many valuable lessons.

for one, she reminded us that getting a new job, dont complain about the pay etc. just work hard, somewhat suffer in silence but learn a lot, when u have gathered a lot of knowledge and skills and experience, bring yourself to another company and you will be greatly rewarded. for two, she reminded us to always love our mother, our parents. nine long months in her belly, and a lifetime long of love and tender care. it is impossible to not show love to your mother.

perhaps i was selfish. i kinda hogged onto popo ho. i kept on talking to her, but i couldnt resist. i have never felt so connected to an elderly in kallang before. i knew she was listening, and she knew i was listening. its a truly beautiful feeling. a feeling which i still get goosebumps from now that i think about it. but im so glad i gained a popo this week. i hope she really remembers me, and i have faith that she does now. when i was talking to her about certain stuff, she was surprised that i knew quite a bit about her. im kpo perhaps hahaha. but she remembered me more clearly when i told her that im the guy from hk.

and so i mentioned previously, i promised to treat her to a meal. invitation extends to fellow volunteers (: any ideas or suggestions? normally we buy chicken/duck rice up to her place to makan. i was thinking of something better? but shes not too mobile to go out soit is still better for us to buy to her house to makan right? volunteers who are more familiar with her eating habits and movement etc let me know! i'll arrange and of cos foot the bill etc.

for now, i cant wait to fulfill my promise and meet my new found love again.


year 4.99,
kai him.