wah, so happy today, just got a pleasant surprise when my previous maid called from hongkong. she's now working there and quite happy it seems. :) it's been a long time since she left our home but it's very heartwarming to know tt she still remembers us and calls once in a while to talk to us. once a year maybe, but tt 5 mins of conversation really makes me feel very special.

if i remember correctly, when she left my brothers and i told her to call back once in a while. and the best part is tt she really did. year after year. she was the last maid tt we had before my father decided tt we should be more independent and so stopped getting a domestic helper. so it has since been 3-4 years tt we've been without a maid at home.

especially when for them, they don't really earn much and every cent saved goes back to their families back in their homeotwn. still, there was the trouble and cost mad to make tt long distance call. it really was a very nice gesture to show she cares. and she remembers. though there's still a language barrier over the phone just now as there was years ago when i was talking to her face to face, though i had to speak slowly in broken english for her to understand, there was really just a warmth tt surged in me tt just touched me. :)

she never was just a maid, and has always been a friend. there's a person who knows about the philosophy of caring despite having not much education and earning even lesser than what i'm getting for my allowance now. and there's something in her tt we can all learn from. and tt something tt i learnt afresh today touched me.