A Perfect Sunday
Monday, January 07, 2008
♥ Monday, January 07, 2008
What is a perfect day? I think it is one which you wish it would never end. Heaven in microcosm; ecstasy encapsulated in a matter of hours.
Today began at 7.30 in the morning, church prep and speaking to the young persons of the parish for the upcoming forum. As much as i was worn out by the late night jog the day before, there was a sense of urgency and motivation in the participation of this "recruitment drive". Managed to interact with the returning L.O.G members and those entering the army...
The morning picked up with that and the climb was propelled by the fact we had a session which was chaired by the cell group leaders. Something rather unprecedented, and fresh. And perhaps more significantly, Janice managed to bring the sharings to a deeper level- we discussed 07 in more spiritual and perhaps psychoanalytical candour and our hopes for 08 in an equally candid atmosphere. It was for me, a glimpse of a life giving sharing.
I passed, on the usual afternoon lunches with the Comm and instead decided to join mel for kway teow soup lunch, seeing how this will be one of the last few lunches we could have before he begins that new phase of "boys becoming men". And as always, the simplicity of that event, was enhanced by the food. Kway teow soup is one of my favourite home cooked food. Couldnt have asked for more.
Went online to chat with this new girl i met, Denise. A girl oozing with personality, who doesnt like having someone know too much about her, who doesnt like exposing her sad or angry sides, who has an infectious laughter, who got drunk on wed, and who clearly has some sick fetish about her juniors. She gave me a list of movies, which i in turn sent it to my dad in indo to buy.
Well, after that, i concussed on that newly purchased sofa- the one Candy and Brilliant would be skinned alive for should they even attempt to chew on a pillow. Doesnt say alot about that conversation, though.
Then a run at east coast. Didnt stop and there was that couple i was competing with. Dinner at C.Nai HongKong Restaurant and a laugh that perpetuated the entire journey home! Mum with her jokes, jie with her "is this Help me Let Go?" and my usual caustic remark of "that sounds like someone commenting about shitting", the singing together of some song that has 'Maria...You've got to see her' for chorus, Mum's randomness... so on and so forth. Even Aunty Anula was laughing along.
And the day ended with a movie, the way my perfect day would, really. And not just any movie, the day ended with ' The Pursuit of Happyness'. An oscar nominated, true life story of Chris Gardner with an exceptionally talented Jaden Christopher Smith as Chris's son. Poignant and encouraging was the theme that the movie left us with, a sweet desirous taste to end the night. The whole fam watched the show together..and i do not know how other families function or where they enjoy each other's company, but to me, this was what it meant. A sweet desirous ecstasy.
