In the last few months, I’ve experienced the highs & lows of life, the excitement of going places no matter how many times I’ve been there before & the anticipation of going somewhere I hadn’t been yet. Stretching the dollar as far as it could go while looking for things I had desired for a long time. I’ve injured & wounded myself in the pursuit but none can be as painful as losing the ones near & dear to you.
I was in Tenggol on the 18th of May & it would have been my dad’s 78th birthday if he’s still alive. I celebrated it in my own way & wished very much to have shared that moment with somebody who understood. I didn’t make it known to anyone on that trip though as it was a private moment. I’ve been keeping plants in my place because I’ve always had green fingers but more so, I kept them for their foliage & flowers. Each time they bloom, it would remind me of the wonderful cycle of life that God had created in living things. Plants, as with all living things, need water, food & sunlight to grow healthily, much like humans needing love, food & water. However, every once in awhile, fungus strikes. And if left unchecked, the plant dies from the parasitic over-dominance. No matter what you do, the fungus is there.
Life has become a routine. The two stray dogs that had wondered to my compound, have made the basement their territory. They’ve also been made my welcoming committee when I come home. Neighbours have also fallen for these two adorable mutts to the extent that they were brought to the vet for sterilisation!!! (Good to keep them from sowing their wild oats everywhere…) Word has it that they are to be adopted but I’m far from happy as I will be losing an integral part of my life in coming home & having two mutts tug at my pants while I walk up to the lift lobby. Letting them go will be tough.
What has plants got to do with dogs? Nothing really. Both are living things but I can only keep one & not the other. So they come & they go. I just wish there was a better way to say goodbye. Maybe in a different circumstance or if situation had been right for me to keep them instead but nothing is ever perfect. Like the plant that’s taken over by the fungus & the unseen roots rot before you. You think that by the looks on the surface, you can leave it alone for one more day. And I thought I had the situation under control but I couldn’t see past the stem buried in the soil. I can only hope that a remedy for it is applied soon as I begin to realise that all my efforts in the past has not been working. Only then did I know that I had been stretching it a little too far……
A poignant entry. I enjoyed reading it. 🙂
Hope u w be as strong as u are everytime I see u.. Stay cheerful and let that beautiful smile of urs affects those around u. ur smile is definately as infectious as the fungus dear.. 😛 See u in KL in July.
LG
Thanks, Gallivanter & ‘Latok!’
It’s not often that I feel this way & I quickly snap out of it as soon as I see my orchids flower. I’m sure those whom I had the privilege of sharing my time with would know that I laugh more than I speak.
LG, I’m looking forward to your arrival!!!
w be in KL from 2nd midnite till 4th nite.
Datuk LG