I have been friends with Ching Seong for seven years now since his university days at London School of Economics in Britain. When he was studying, we hardly met except when he was back in KL we would hangout. We maintained our friendship through the social media.
Today, CS, as I called him is a lawyer in Singapore. Whenever he comes back to KL we will hang out. This week, with the labour day, he spent few days in KL.
He fetched me at home and looked around my apartment. I was a bit embarrassed as some parts of my apartment were messy, especially my store room. I do not have the strength to do heavy duty house chores. later, he took me out to Putarajaya to see the Putrajaya mosque, he wheeled me around the mosque before i entered the praying section to pray and while waiting for me to pray, he had a conversation with Aunty Azizah, who is a volunteer at the mosque.
After we were done, i was struggling to put on my shoes, sitting next to me, CS bent down, took my feet and helped to put on my shoes. I was touched by his gestures. He has demonstrated the values of a true friendship.
After Putrajaya, we headed to Bangsar for dinner with his friend. While wheeling me around the mall, CS noticed that some of the shoppers stared at us. He didn't like the situation and thought those people were rude. He said that would never happen in the UK. I told him I was immuned to the stares. The dinner was nice. I thanked him for taking me out for dinner.
The next day, CS called and told me he was coming over to my place. To my surprise, he brought along his maid to clean my apartment. While Rika, his maid was doing the household chores, me CS and his little sister went to my Aunt Nora's house for lunch. Both siblings liked the malay dishes cooked by Aunt Nora. I also introduced them to Uncle Dean, my elder brother and his family were there too. It was like a small family gathering.
Thank You CS for spending time with me.
