I will miss 2009 dearly

I think my blog title says it all.

AD2009, as usual, had indeed be a great year for some of us and a bad one for some.

As for me, all I could say is 2009 it's been quite a good year for me minus the nerve wracking incidents in the workplace...Marie Callas has really helped me a lot with the psychological and spiritual conditioning.

Right now, I set myself a high expectations for year 2010. Guess would be quite tied up and don't think I have the time to highlight every single issue happening in my life here.

My best tip to be better living is, live life to the fullest, enjoy every moments with people you love. Lets things flow in it's own way.

East Coast Retreat

It's year end and as usual, company has a year end company retreat cum get together at a nearby resort. This year we went to Desaru which is a seaside town at east coast Johor. I think due to the proximity, the place is filled with those from Singapore and as a result, it was just moderately enjoyable as the prices there nearly in S$ rate! Not to complain though, as this is the first time i had gone to east coast of the country.

In the beginning i thought it would be a boring resort and we didnt have a car to go around and maybe slip out of that place and go to other places.

The sea view was good, at least to someone from KL. Sea food sumptuous but was expensive! The room there was quite terrible as buddy and I a lousy bathroom. The drain was clocked and we couldn't flush our toilet. We had to ask the room service and they sent a plumber to clear it.

I think this post is more of whining. Generally, despite the small indifference, on the way home, I thought I really enjoyed the beach there. Too bad the weather was rather gloomy there, and we did not got sun tanned.

A friend I admire.

Oh dear, I lost my house keys and I had to wait for my parents to reach home at 5pm+. I had taken a half day's leave with the intention to spend half a day at home doing some outstanding chores. In the end, I had to spend nearly a couple of hours sitting lonely at Old Town coffee surfing on my netbook. Not complaining at all and I feel life has never been this good since since I asked Marie C. for help.

Another friend called me up and sounded very down. She lost a few thousand ringgits trading at Dow Jones this week. As I am not a share person, I have no idea at all, except that it was very volatile recently while reading from the press reports. Well, I consoled her as much as I could in layman's language.

But I thing I admire about this friend is that she really has some spirits to venture into unknown while most of us are happy doing a 9 to 5 job without wanting to rock the boat that carries our comfy lives. She is different and she dares to go out of the box. Her mind is working non stop and ideas coming from nowhere so often.

For this alone, I admire her, as ultimately, I am a conservative person in my appetite for risks and unknowns.

Time Management

In our daily life we encounter so many different obligations, works, jobs and other things that we must do for a day. Due to great number of works that we encounter, it causes for our body to be tired and stress, that sometimes make us old because of the wrinkles it create in our face.

That is why Marie Callas advises I must have good time management concept, and it helps me to manage my working limits from time to time and it will help me to have the right time to rest.

I have a form school friend who is really doing incredibly well in her career now. She's a CFO in a listed company. The group of us is constantly amazed by her ability to juggle her work, family and friends. She's smart naturally (since school days) and together with her good time management, it is no wonder she has done well in her career.

Well, I'm very sure that when you have a time management, you can really improve your life's quality. The key is discipline!

A Thankful Poem

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings

About Thinking

I think I more of a planner than thinker. I am lazy to think. That's why when it comes to IQ tests, I just hate it.

With the sweltering weather lately, it is even worse to think. Things are done as if by routine and I'm beginning to lose the zest for life! I wish for a cooler weather, desperately.

As such, a lot of my decisions can seem quite rash to some people. That's why some people say that i have bad relationship skills.

As I lay on the sofa and drifted in and out of a rather nice doze, I found myself trying hard to think about matters on hand. A bit of meditating according to Marie Callas' instructions certainly helps. Feel more relieved now.

Do you know when I heard of those big verses from some ancient philosophers, somehow I pity them more than admire. They verses are thousands years old however i feel they really do not have answers to their problems. Good thing is that they really thought hard. Better than me at least.

Just because I don’t think, doesn’t mean I’m stupid. Just that I know better than to think that thinking solves anything. Right?

Sorry for this bitching post...

Your Born Gift

You and me sure receive gifts before in a lifetime. What is a gift? It is something that is given for free and to express someone's gratitude for you...there is nothing to be exchanged. It is given intentionally for some reasons.

For us humans, normally we give gifts on special occasions or for special someones. When we talk about occasions, gifts are given on birthdays, graduation, weddings, anniversaries and many more. But there are times that we give gifts for no special reason, we just like to give.

I always remember times when I was dating, I like to buy them some little gifts to show my appreciate for their care. There is nothing to expect from this. It was just a pity that non of the r/s turns out well.

Every mooncake festival, Xmas, chinese new years, I gift my parents too. No reason, I simply want to give them something. All people have the tendency to do that, right?

When we are born, we are showered with some form of natural gift from Heaven. This are all gifts. There is a skill that we personally possess. You know what skill that is in you! Remember to use your gift wisely, use it to succeed and not to ruin your life.

Music

One of the things in life i like best is music. I know nuts about music theories nor any instruments, yet i feel that music is a fundamental part of humans. I listen to all sorts of music. Since young, I have wide taste of music, from asian pop to eclectic jazz fusions from some underground musicians. I listen to classics too.

That was younger years. However, I feel the popular music nowadays is getting worse. There is nothing around that i know will become a classic such that ten years later it will still widely like. I am kinda disappointed.

I have listened to a lot of music lately, not all of it within the comfort genre my ears are used to.

Ti me, good music I find is those which has emotion, a soul. You listen to music that makes you laugh, cry, or just lifts your happy mood up a couple of notches, and you connect to it. It's like the music reaches inside you and touches your heart.

Men in Bean

This is an interesting right brain awareness test for you. Please find 3 men in this photo of coffee beans. Find it within 1 minute and your right brain will be normal.
Between 1 to 3 mins means your right brain is too slow. Please eat more food that can strengthen your right brain. If find the men in more than 3 mins, your right brain is really can't make it, CMI! Please seriously do something about it before you go dull and dead. Gladly, I found mine within 1 min.

Enjoy

Snap sense

I saw a bird perching on a flimsy branch just outside my bedroom windows. I tried to be nearer to it by tiptoeing to hide behind the curtain, so that I could get a close up look of it. But..it flew off the moment I was near to the curtain. How did it know I was coming?

I think its intuition level is very strong to sense any potential dangers that may be lurking in the dark.

Marie Callas says we people got to hone that ability too through a sharp sense of intuition. It could be our best pal in life. It will certainly benefit us somehow.

We humans certainly have this ability, just that we have forsaken it to pursue our ambitions and advancements. Sometimes you get that very strong intense feeling that something were about to happen. That is intuition and we'd better obey this spiritual calling.

I am not an expert in this, however, like to say don't let those feelings pass you by. It is your unconscious mind trying to give you a lift in the right direction.

Inspiring email message

The weather's been really swelteringly hot recently. It's unpredictable too. Some days, there could be heavy afternoon showers which brings a little bit of relieving coolness.

Aircons are working overtime at many homes, plus the fact that there is the raging H1N1 virus around. People fall ill too easily now.

Today, I'm not feeling well. Could it be too much of aircon while too much heat away from it? And this late afternoon the sun gives a hot condition again that gives me a unwell feeling due to weather change. I am struggling a bit in my office and I wish i won't be attacked by cold bug.

Someone sends me an interesting email that says something like this:

First, is the foundation of love. Which at all times we must show it and love must be proven not just by the words we say, but also by our action. The importance of it is members of the family will be more close to each other,which is good.

Second, is the foundation of Respect. Which members of the Family must respect each other, even there is a disagreement on a particular matter. The importance of it is members will have a good communication to each other and quickly forgiveness, which is very good.

Third, is the foundation of commitment. No matter what happens, commitment is necessary for a family to survive.

Fourth, is the foundation of peace where family member will became close to each other and peace will increase happiness to all members.

Fifth, is the foundation of Faith which is the faith in GOD for us to ask guidelines to make our family foundation good and strong.

Yes it feels warm after reading these few liners. I really feel inspired to preserve my family's bonding and support for one another

That's all for today, I hope some how you feel inspired too...

Simple and deep

Spirituality is simple but deep. This is a paradox.

It's not just an issue of "how to dos" when you are in this topic. There is no single prescription for everyone as we are all different. Marie Callas says it is up to us to be responsible for our own spiritual development.

It's just like swimming. I sure swimming is simple to learn. Normally you start at the shallow end and paddle your legs until you know how to float. Next you grow more ambitious and want to venture to the deeper end. You may gulp a few mouthful of water as you do so, but with the help of a float, you manage to conquer this end of the pool where your legs can't touch the bottom.

Next you may try to challenge yourself by doing lapses to test your endurance, or pick up more difficult strokes. You may jump into the sea too so as to feel the waves and the wild nature. There is always something better in front of you no matter at what stage you are. If you are expert swimmer, you know fish is beating you flat out.

Sometimes as we swim through our spiritual pools, it is just like real swimming. It can't be learned from a book or website or even through a teacher - though all those tools can only guide you at right direction. But you aren't swimming until you do it. And the more you do it, the more you develop your "spiritual" lungs and muscles to go deeper and longer.

Thank you. I think it is an amazing account.

Resentment inside

Sometimes i feel deep inside me, there is a tinge of resentment towards some people around, and that's something i try to shed off not to struggle with it anymore. It is not clear why i resent. For example, i resent some politicians for putting up a false promise and smiling it off like nothing, or, resent my colleagues who are condescending.

Maybe it's due to what my parents had told me when I was little. My parents said words like there are many bad guys around who want to cheat u. My father told me that my ideas were stupid. So then I resented other people for not liking me or thinking I was stupid (when in truth they had no real opportunity to find out what I or my ideas were like anyway because I hadn't given them the chance).

Worse yet, i wasn't even aware that I was doing this for a long time. Now that I'm aware of it, I try to remember to give other people the benefit of the doubt and not prejudge them.

I also think that there is a fine line between resentment and jealousy. When you resent someone it's often because you think that life isn't fair, and of course when you are jealous of someone you think that life isn't fair.

I like the idea about imagining all the struggles the person went through as they were growing up so you can better understand why they behaved the way they do. It has helped me deal with my parents better. I also like the idea of realizing that nobody's perfect and that we are all a work in progress. We all deserve forgiveness because we all do what we think is best based on our level of awareness at the time, the circumstances, and our past conditioning.

Life could be unfair

Sometimes life could be unfair. The most obvious could be, she is born pretty, yet i am born not. That could be the most unfair thing in life as we place so much in sexiness and physical appearances. Pretty girls got it all, so they say.

Marie Callas tells me in her forecast that sometimes life may not be fair, but it is the intense courage to emerge from pain, sorrow and other inequalities that can help you grow as a person. Somehow it will really toughen you up and makes you feel more experienced and mature in life outlook.

Laugh it off.

Live and learn to laugh it off. Try and think about it this way, you survived it. It's a story worth telling as time gets by, and surely, as depressing as it sounds, it is actually funny when you think back about it.

As life is just a cycle of mixed emotions, you can be sure that it will wear off, just like a stock market, today you're in a deep pool of troubles and woes, yet a couple of days later, you're feeling delighted over some good news.

Appreciate nature.

Marie Callas says the beauty of nature truly can do wonders in my outlook in life.

Yes I agree.

No matter how bad the situation might be, the vivid colors of flowers and the beauty of the environment you're around with, can make you feel more composed and calm. You will then be able to come out with a suitable solution to get you out of the pit and more hopeful about the outcome of the day.

Optimism

"If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come." Chinese Proverb.

I tried to find the original untranslated verse but without success. Anyone has? It is by Confucius, isn't it?

This paints a hopeful picture in my mind. Gives me a fleeting sense of hope and optimism.

Just a short note today.

Yeah, looks like good times are back. My company has received more orders recently.

Meaning of life

Are you feeling down and unmotivated in this bright, opportunities-ladden world? Feel lost amidst this global uncertainty? Glad to say you are not the only one. Many are experiencing the same as you.

Marie Callas in her reading for me tells me that what I have to do now is rediscover my direction for life in the next 3months..I think i have identified it, during my meditation last night. Now i feel clearer, and this excites you. It sounds like i'm no longer uncertain at the moment.

So my comment is that we got to remember the meaning we are set out for. Everything may just come together and bind together in pieces. The job now is to find out what is meaningful to you or each one of us, and to define goals around us and then to pursue them.

In short, you just need a plan and some introspection. Marie Callas has helped me, and she speeds up the process enormously.

i am indecisive peson, sometimes

Everyday in life we got to make decisions. We worry if we have decided on the right course. As we grow up, we make life defining moments, like each chapter in a book. Like what faculty to go in U, what first and major job you take up, which person you say yes to in your life, or simply, how much of your life savings to put in to that trade.

I hope you have always felt you have made the right decision. Making a decision and regret about it could be one of the worse things in life. Everybody has lived the experience of making a wrong decision which may come back to haunt you later part in life.

20 years ago Mom said I was the type of person who acted spontaneously and often without thinking of consequences. 20 years later, I still think she is right and i am that kind of person. I do better when I don’t have to think too long before deciding to do something.

One example is that last week, I decided that for the weekend I was going to drive to Kuantan to visit a friend there. He has a house near the seaside! Its a long trip I must say, and after agreeing, somehow inside me told me not to go. I changed a few times. As time wore on, it was already afternoon, and told i gave him a reason that i need to keep an eye on my mom. As I write this, I still haven’t decided when! Procastinating, isn't it? But i know when the "mood" is there, i will go.

Its funny when you think about it, we’re constantly faced with decisions on a daily basis - those small decisions, like how much petrol to top up this time, should i buy this dress, should i stop and say hi to that friend walking down the street, or should i watch the show on tv, and etc...it's life! That's when we know we are alive!

As said, i am not a indecisively rash person. One wrong move and i'd be dead. Marie Callas has even correctly told me that in her horoscope reading of mine. She wanted me to seek the guidance of my guardian angel whenever i am in a junction...i felt blessed to have that angel with me.



that’s the way I see it.

Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day and it is really a day full of warmth. As usual, moms are treated to a sumptuous dinner, lunch or high tea. Some give moms gifts like necklaces, health products and etc..

However, now i'm not going to extol my mom's virtues as i know she is the best there. As i read the papers, then i realise it is the 1st year anniversary of the Sichuan quake in China somewhere this week. Yes, one year ago, many kids lost not only their beloved mothers, but also their family.

Thousands of children became orphans, many more lost their homes. It was really tragic and every time I look at the pictures or news, my heart sink. This year’s Mother’s Day must be really hard for those kids who lost their mothers. Papers show the kids who somehow survived but some have lost their limbs and are going to be dependent in artificial limbs for the rest of their lives. It's really heart wrenching.

I’m fortunate to still have my mom with me, someone whom I can tell her “I love you”, someone whom I can still rely on (almost everything). This year, I ordered an branded leg massager to be delivered to her on Mother’s Day because I know her legs are aching from hours of standing tending a food stall.

Therefore, if you still have your mother around you, you are really fortunate. Please give her a big warm hug and tell her the three magical words “I Love You” because it’s not hard to say. You’ll never know how much those kids in China wanted to say but never given a chance to do it, anymore…

God bless those children who lost their parents and hope they will be strong and be guided in life all the time. And to those without their lovely mothers around, you know they’re up there smiling at you everyday, the guiding angels.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Love is precious

Had heard from some of my "reliable" sources that a certain friend's marriage is on the rocks and when i heard of it, it was a total shock and surprise.

I really don't understand why it can develop to such an unbearable situation in their marriage, considering they were the envy of every sane person. They have been married for more than a decade and logically, the whole foundation would have been there to support it.

Love is precious，we should treasure and cherish the fate that was given.

In a matrix

Marie Callas says we are all living in a mind matrix put put by the society, family values and country's political history. Yeah, do not leave out one of the most influential factor, the religion, which is powerful enough to inspire, and to kill. Mad world, isn't it?

Now, since we are living in a framework of ideals, are we truly living our own life as they mean to be?

I for one don’t believe we are..Marie Callas also says we’ve been programed from, well, almost birth and certainly from the time we began to understand anything. I find so many of us are afraid to step out of the ideological box..afraid to dare ourselves to look a little deeper..step a little livelier..be a little odder..love a little stronger.

Even if that deeper look gets us stuck in a whole lot of s*** in this mad chaotic world. We need a lot of introspection and pondering to set this straight.

Online Mahjong - viwawa

I think internet is really amazing. For a not so web savvy person like me, i find it awesome to realise most things are found via internet nowadays, that includes finding a life partner or getting a funeral!

As a mahjong lover, i dont even got to burn petrol to travel 40km to my relative's house for the weekly session. just go to a www.viwawa.com and you can arrange for a good game of mahjong from anywhere in the world! it's really easy. The only downside is you will not feel the tiles at the tip of your fingers.

This is a site i go to nowadays. Often.

On a side note, Marie Callas, continue to bless me. I receive your amulet last week. It was beautiful.

My tribute to Marie Callas

Today I wish to write a tribute to Marie Callas. I think she has been great to me ever since i start asking her to improve my life.

Well, Marie, before I start proper, I would like to thank you for your time to encourage me to take chance and grab the bull of luck by its horn when it comes. Right now I have a great news for you. Nothing spectacular but still as fantastic to me. I have won RM800 in a lottery draw over the weekend! It was great. I am happy about it. You told me in your letter that a special stroke of luck is coming my way and it really happened! This winning sum could have been more if I dared to buy the number with more cash, but due to some financial constraint at that moment, I just bought at the least as I could afford as i needed the cash to top up the patrol for my car.

In your letter, you mentions that you are seeing a vision about all the people very happy around me. Living in this country life can be said to be stagnating as money is forever insufficient as expenses are really high. I hope those govt people can look beyond their own party interests and work together as a good team to solve this countries growing social problems.

I know one day I will win a really big one that can change my life forever because Marie Callas, I believe in you more now. It is hard to trust a person but you have gained my trust! When i win a good prize money, i will surely share some with ya to let u know my happiness.

Maybe you have "seen" my grandparents, my good pal's spirit passing the vision to you, because you Marie Callas is able to see that. Only you can do that by connecting the deads to the livings.

Sure, i shall stop here for tody and i hope you can write to you soon.'

Thank you, Marie Callas

On habits, thoughts, words and actions

You and i have habits. Its something just in us. For example, i like to watch play mahjong and if i never touch it for some days, i would feel something is lacking in life. This is habit i guess. So, every single person is addicted to specific emotions and has specific habits which control our character, who we are, daily behaviors and responses in situations.

Learn to change the bad habits in you. In this way, you can be a success. Don't be a victim of your lazy self.

At the same time, please do your best to focus your thoughts at right area, as right thoughts lead to right habit and wrong thoughts lead to wrong ones. Marie Callas says so. Every agrees that's the case.

Lastly two important areas which we need to take care of - words and actions. It does not require a genius to see that. Words you spouted carry your essence, personality and character and thoughts. You speak like a victim, you are a victim. You speak like a winner and you are winner yourself. Actions are the results of all of the above. Good thoughts lead to good words lead to good habit and lead to good actions.

Lucky and blessed

Yesterday we had a long departmental meeting. It has been some times since we had such a long one. As I walked out, i felt calm, lucky but sad for those who were affected.

Yes, there are going to have some "manpower changes". I think you know what i mean by that. Yes, its a nicer term to the word that starts with "R". Feeling calm, perhaps due to no expectation in the upcoming changes and because my team & i had braved through too much to be panicky.

Feel lucky because changes do not apply on me. I feel blessed that I thanks Marie Callas deep in my heart as I grasp Marie's talisman in my palm to feel its power.
However, a couple of personnel who are orphaned will now by under my team. Sort of giving here and taking there. It's non stop constant learning.

I guess all should be fun ...Oh well, I’ll work out something, somehow. Inspired.

When it all goes wrong..

Two weeks ago, a good buddy of mine shared with me during a hi tea gathering that her marriage is hitting a rough patch to the extent that she's seriously thinking of getting a divorce. The reason she's seeking divorce is because her hubby has been cheating on her. She was so devastated and her trust in him has diminished completely. I feel sad for her and I can feel her severe pain. If I were in her shoes, I'll be stranded in misery not knowing what to do.

It's strictly thorny to warn my buddy what to do. It sincerely depends on the state and she also has to consider that she has two kids with her partner. I eagerly hope they can work gear out for the sake of their kids. Somehow, that plainly depends on her mindset to forgive and his willingness to keep their wedding. I guess it takes time to cure all stuff in good time and hopefully she'll get over this sad episode and be her cheerful nature again.

It appears that when a man cheats, the impugn usually cascade on the husband for not bountiful her hubby the best intimacy. Apart from that, they engage in dealings due to a gloomy home life and communication breakdown. Well, I'm not motto all men are possible to stray. Some women can be just as bad as well. I’m not in the site of giving finding, as I forever believe that you cannot totally understand them except you encounter the same location as they are. So far, my hubby is faithful to me, and we still have that exclusive start between us.

Why are men unfaithful? Boredom? Unfulfilled Desires? Nagging husband? Pretty female with a voluptuous body?

Hot Sunday

Cloudy and sunny weather really make me feel uneasy recently. It's uncertain too. Sometimes hot and sometimes cold due to heavy rain.

Took this picture while going to the cinema to watch the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.


Yes, I initially had no interest in such film, you get what i mean?...However, at the persistence of a couple of buddies, I told myself to go to hide at the cinema to escape the intense afternoon heat.

Just to make a point, the film that manages to surprise filmmakers and those in front of the screen. It is about the rags to riches story of a man who manage to win the Who wants to be a Millionaire gameshow in India. The start of the movie will show you how he was being tortured by a policeman who just couldn't believe he did it through his own initiatives. So, the story is his journey in life and how he learned what he has learnt.

Little Boy Touches Hearts

I was walking around at a Target store, when I saw a cashier handing this little boy some money back. The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.

The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll."

Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: "Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?"

The old lady replied: "You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear."

Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.

The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.

Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.

"It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her."

I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.

But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."

His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."

My heart nearly stopped.

The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."

Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me, "I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me."

"I love my mommy and I wish she didn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister."

Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.

I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!"

"OK", he said, "I hope I do have enough."

I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"

Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me!"

"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose."

"My mommy loves white roses."

A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.

I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started.

I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.

Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl.

The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical
state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the
life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.

Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.

I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.

She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.

I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine.

And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.