Dear Ms. J.

I was clad in shorts, short cropped hair, bright red sunnies. Outside one of the lecture theaters at Queensland University of Technology, stood this lady, Ms. J, introduced to me by a mutual friend of ours, Mr. A.

First impression on both parties: Bad.

Her impression on me, I think, was "Dao" (I think it means proud) & unfriendly
My impression on her, I recollect, was cautious & unfriendly

Verdict: Will not make too much effort to make friends with Ms. J.

Come one day, I rang Mr. A up to shop cause I was dead bored. "All right", he said. "But I have already made arrangements with Ms. J at Indooroopilly. Come along?", he continued. I shrugged & thought "Just go along. No big deal."

Verdict: Shopping was great fun. Not too bad for a first time.

When it was time to go home, a storm was already brewing outside. It was almost impossible to drive. We waited & then, I slowly sent Ms. J home together with Mr. A. Mr. A & I were both really about to make the decision to stay over at Ms. J's house already but the rain died down.

Verdict: Bad impression erased & a friendship with Ms. J took over.

As part of life's ironies, a friendship somehow cannot remain "clean" without the rubbing of shoulders. Did we actually verbally quarreled? I can't remember but I recalled that our friendship really took a huge strain. Well, without valley lows, there will be no mountain highs.

Verdict: Friendship took a higher flight. Issues resolved, friendship ruled. God became the centre of our lives (I would say).

Heehee... Ms. J, you know who you are heh! Why am I blogging this? Well, I was on my way home from work today & at 6:30pm, the sky was threatening with very dark clouds. No sooner than my thoughts were out, it poured tigers & lions. The clouds, the heavy downpour, the traffic, me driving all reminded me of a good thing that happened a solid 6 years ago.

You take care wherever you are! God is always with you, beside you as a friend, in front leading you, behind watching out for you!