0902 A Friend from Far ~ 有朋自遠方來

I was busy with my work today. Today I have to input again my plat form model as the client gave me the actual structure key plan to further work. About 6:00 p.m. I finished my modeling and did my final touch up. I received a message from a friend who came to Singapore for business trip. He tried to confirm with me the time and the place we are going to meet later. I seldom stayed in office after working hours but not for today. I needed to complete my model so that I can continue my work tomorrow early morning.

About 7:00 p.m. I left my office and walked to People Park Commercial Complex to meet up my friend there. When I reached there, I can’t find him. I sent a message to him and call him up. Both of us kept telling each other that we were at People Park. I spent about 15 minute to find him and finally I found him at People Park Center. There are few People Park in Singapore which is People Park Center, People Park Food Center and People Park Complex. We thought that we are at same People Park.

We went China town for dinner. While having our dinner, we talked about our life. We share our experience either our current company working life as well as in our previous company. He was my second friend who came over to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur and calls me out to have a drink. We talked about our ex colleague, trying to refresh our sweet memories of them. We talk about the industry, how the software performs in the industry. We talk about Singapore life as well as how I get adapted with the life style here.

Our life is full with uncertainty. We never know what will go to happen in next minute. I never thought that I will come over to Singapore and work here. Even during the early of July, I still thinking of taking my master course in Malaysia. I changed my mind at the end and decided to come over to Singapore. Something I learned and gained throughout the process, friendship. There are some friends who know I will come over to Singapore and purposely come over to my place to have a farewell drinks with me. They are some friends who called me from other country to cheer me up as they knew that I will go there and start to work alone. There is a friend who actually having his holiday chooses to come to Malaysia and spend part of his time with me and accompanied me to Singapore. As I am in Singapore, some of my friends from Malaysia they still keep contact with me. I received sms and calls from difference countries that always cheer me up when I felt lonely here.

Yen Kok, Thank you for the dinner and I am very happy as we can share a great time at china town by sharing our happiness and sadness about our life.

Like Chinese said “有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”, isn’t it you felt happy when a friend to come over from the far to visit us?