When I woke this morning David had already left home for the airport to pick up two more house guests, Jai and Sharm who live in Bangalore, South India. Jai will be Speaking at the Event.
They arrived at lunchtime. What a delightful couple. We had a cuppa and felt we has known each other for years.
They have been married 11 years. Jai lost his sight about 20 years ago when he was around 35.
His condition Retinitis pigmentosa meant he went blind slowly. 7 He said he had an Ahha moment when he realized his condition is known as RP and not RIP. It is not life threatening… That’s what I call positive energy.
We chatted for hours our conversations positively enriching. What a privilege that our worlds collided for an unknown purpose – it was like meeting up with unknown siblings.
We then went out for a meal to David’s local Chinese/Malaysian restaurant . There was David and his son Oscar. Sharm and Jai. Lina and myself.
Lina and Oscar are much younger and got on well. Lina responded to me as if I was her mum.
Yesterday we were strangers and today we were friends with an acceptance, understanding and desire to know more about each other’s culture and our past, present and future. There was a certainty that our paths were destined to meet.
As it was David’s local restaurant the owner and her son Tim were very attentive and had no problem cooking specific Vegan food for Sharm.
David was DETERMINED to have the buffet for 4 but as most didn’t want it he downgraded to buffet for 2. Sadly no one wanted that either but never one to be defeated he ordered the buffet for 2 for himself!! Here his us with two bowls of chicken and sweet corn soup. Lol
Lina was cold and sat in her coat all night. Coming from Kuala Lumpur anything feels cold. Even when it was 28° she wore her coat.
On our way out of the restaurant we were given a bottle of complimentary wine to
take home. Another night cap!
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