One More Day

One more day is the topic in Oprah today. If you have one more day, who would you want to spend it with and how would you spend it? Thank God I only watch it half-way. Otherwise, I'm afraid this 'Ratu Airmata' would start sobbing just as the rain stopped. My emotion has been quite fragile this past few days.

Anyway, back to the topic, I would want to spend it with my grandparents. Both passed away when I was still very young. I don't have the chance to really get to know them. I want to hear stories about my mother from them, I want to hear stories about their childhood from them. I'm sure they would have grand tales about their growing up hardship, the Japanese occupation, my grandfather's travel, and many others.

Everyone who have lost their loved ones interviewed in the show today wanted to spend their day doing ordinary every day things like having breakfast together, talking to each other and tending the garden. I've heard often enough for people to say, on your deathbed you'd want to be with your family and friends and not your boss or colleagues. Yet, how often have we put aside the ordinary little things because we're too busy with work.

I know it well when I was busy with too many trainings. I know very well too how doing simple ordinary things can be a luxury with hubby. Yeah... a LUXURY in caps. Like waking up in the morning and enjoying our breakfast without having to rush to work, cleaning house together, do our grocery shopping as if that's the only important thing we have to do for the day so no rush to it, window shopping, watch tv and dvd till we're bored and many other things. It's hard :( I know it would be difficult. But knowing and experiencing it is two different thing. Sigh!

Facebook style... * Sue is missing hubby!