april 4th, 08

the kindness of stranger

while i was taking a flight to Indonesia, for a Bible conference, the flight attendants brought meal service. I had just eaten in the Singapore airport, so i declined, asking only for a soft drink. The Indonesian man next to me, a stranger, was visibly concerned.
The man asked if i felt okay, n i assured him i was fine. he then asked if perhaps the meal didnt appeal to me, i responded that i wasnt hungry. he then surprised me by offering his own meal to me, thinking that if i tried it, i might actually enjoy it.
it was done in such a gentle n genuine way that it was obviously an expression of his concern for my welfare. in a sefl-centered world where we are conditioned to look out for our own interests above n beyond all else, such kindness was unexpected. the man's simple gesture showed a different kind of heart and a different set of values.

in Hebrews 13:2, we read, 'do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some unwittingly entertained angels.' wat better way to represent christ that n with kindness-even to strangers. kindness is one gift anyone can give.

i was reading 'our daily bread' book. then found this message. im still wide awake, so decided to write this message as a post. had a severe headache after class just now n slept til 9.20pm after dinner. aih.

last year, there was once i had to board a really packed ukm bus. it was so damn packed that i had to stand at the stairs by the door. n i was holding my orange umbrella + my purple file. n i couldnt grab hold of anything for safety since the door was not closed. then a malay girl pat me on my shoulder frm behind. she then volunteered to hold my file for me. oh dear, i was so touched by her kind thoughts for my safety. there were so many other students beside me, but none of them actually cared. too bad i didnt get the opportunity to know her.
in this world we 're living today, it feels so much happier when u know there are still kind people around who still have the heart to care for others. =D

april 8 th, 08

today i met another kind stranger. haha. he's a really good man. im still owing university rm 500 for my kolej activities. so, i hav to send in a report of our programme's expenses to the jabatan bendahari in order to clear off my rm 500 frm my hutang pelajar. since the programme, i kept altering the report due to some 'stupid reasons'. i dare not elaborate much on that here, for now. i was given a dateline of one month to send in the report. for that stupid reasons, i ve been late for 3 weeks. that only leaves me 1 more week.
after finally getting the report done, i sent it in. and im really thankful i met this really really nice guy, named encik Zailan. he knows what im worried about. after a week of processing my report, i called him up to check if there was any mistakes that i might need to alter cos im leaving for home soon.
he still remember me. hehe. guess ive been to his office for too many times. he told me that he needs to wait for the sponsorship cheque to clear first before he could do anything. but he assured me everything will be fine. that very same day, he called me up to tell me he had already settled everything for me. i only need to send in another letter of confirmation for the cheque to be banked in into my kolej account.

u know la, some clerks don bother much bout ur business. they just do their work according to what is given n wont take a lil more efforts to help settle things faster. cos some procedures are real slow n it takes 1 to 2 weeks time. today, i went to see him again, to pass him the letter. he was smiling when he saw me. haha. at least he didnt give me a 'fed up' or 'aiyo, this girl again' face to me. then he helped me check through my letter n explained certain things to me too. hehe. God had sent another good person into my life to help me settle my problems. man, this is a serious problem u know...if i delay it somemore, i might won be able to graduate wan ok...phew ~ thank god~