Counting The Days To See The Girlfriend Again

Yet another girlfriend has taken the plunge of doing a year's no-pay leave to find her inner peace. Part of this includes heading out of Singapore. I'm going to miss her a little. But this trip is essential for her. It's something she has wanted to do for a while, and there's no better time to finally do it so as to have little regrets in life.

It's hilarious that she got me a going-away present. Hullo, you're the one going away, not me! She calls it 'Mr Sad Bear' who'll sit with me while she's not around. The moment I saw the flat cushion bear-thingy, I knew what I'll do with it. It's a cushion that's the perfect size for the iPad and Kindle, or to prop up a book and a magazine!

Just as I have Mr Sad Bear for company, I hope she'll find company and be fine alone too. She's more of a social creature than I am. She doesn't have friends who are in the city. I don't know how she's going to get by without friends. It's kinda far for us to fly over with just a snap of the fingers. It isn't her first trip out, of course. I keep forgetting that her university years were spent overseas, but with good friends made then. So hopefully on this trip, she'll meet some sane and nice people; her faith and the word of God will carry her through with strength and cheer. It's like, Singapore has broken her heart. (Metaphor metaphor! No political insinuations here!) In going away, I hope her heart will be healed. She deserves so much more happiness.

I love you very much, and I wish you well, babe. Find yourself and come home refreshed. I will keep you in my thoughts with a prayer of St Teresa of Avila, "Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains all that it strives for. He who has God finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices." And, you alone, hold the key to your own happiness.