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Saturday, 22 September 2007

parents

sigh, here are the details to yesterday.

i was feeding the cats as per normal and at that moment, a little boy in school uniform walked up to me and asked if that was my cat. i replied, no.. and he asked for the time. so i said 12.30am. he walked away. and after awhile, he came back and sat beside me. i asked him why he's not home.. and he didnt anwser. so i asked if he was hungry. he said a little, so i offered him a mcdonalds' meal. he rejected me saying he doesnt wanna spend a stranger's money. so i asked again if i redeemed a burger and it was free, would he accept it? he said yes and we ate.

poor little guy was locked outta home. and the reason was that he had to go for tuition and cca and he had no time to inform his mum. his mum didnt pick him up like usual and he couldnt afford heading home to inform her and rushing back in time for tuition. so he went ahead. and when he got home, the gate and door were already locked. so there he was, wandering around on the streets like a lost soul. and he said this wasnt the 1st time, its happened tons of times before.. and can you believe what the reasons were? they were reasons like, teachers calling his mum to tell her that his words arent upright and not on the line.. and his mum will lock him out for hours! worst thing is, his father knows about it. its horrendous isnt it? letting a lil kid run outside all by himself in the middle of the night?

dont they ever read?

http://www.spf.gov.sg/missingpersons/

so many people have gone missing! sigh.. and reports from other countries have told of many children getting abducted and sold to organisations in other countries, and then situated at different locations to beg. moreover hes just a 10 yo kid! ugh.. and so i accompanied him together with my malay "neighbourhood-watch" friends.. haha. and at around 5am, he ran off suddenly saying he's gonna sit at his void deck to wait. he scooted away and i wasnt even ready, and he was already gone from my sight. so well, i was relieved i gave him my number and sure enough, he was responsible at least to call me on a public phone. i told him not to let me worry about him, and once he reaches home, call me immediately.. and if i dont pick up, it means im asleep, but still leave a message. oh yeah, and if he's hungry, head to 7-11 to get mashed potato. and so he said orh to all these that ive said and hung up.

i went to bed. when i woke up at 4pm today, i got a voicemail from him at around 8ish am.. he asked mi to head over to the place we were at the night before. i rushed down and he wasnt there, so i went to his apartment and found his dad to be home already. i was contemplating whether to knock and ask if hes home yet. but that would mean more trouble for him. so i didnt.. seeing cane marks on his arms, make me really saddened that there are parents like these. and his results are really good! they were on an average of 80 per subject, except for chinese. sigh.. i hope hes fine.. im gonna go spy on his apartment later to check if hes home yet.. and i really hope he'll call me soon..

one more thing hes said.. "有时候我想婆婆的时候，我会哭。" it means, when i think of my grandmother sometimes, i cry.. when i heard that, i felt so sad for this little boy.

love needs to be spread everywhere around us.. its whether we choose to bring it out generously or not.

be it to a cat,
be it to a little boy,
be it to a little old lady...

it really takes just a little to show some love.. =)

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