Rejoice......

After almost two and a half months away from home, it is indeed good to be back home even for a short while. It is good to meet familiar faces again. However, it is also sad to hear and know that quite a number of friends have since migrated to another world. This brings to mind that one needs to value friendship because life is so transcient, here a moment gone the next. Life is always in the hands of our Maker. We can't prolong our lives a minute nor can we shorten it. We need to live our lives to the fullest....thanking God for each moment. Another aspect we need to learn is to accept change. Change seems to be the constant factor nowadays. Friends moving to live in another place....certain places in town change due to development. Guess this is what life is all about.
Personally, i too need to adapt to change. Never in my adult life would i dream of travelling between Malaysia and Australia twice in a year. This is something i still can't believe. This morning, the Malaysian Airlines System called me to change my morning flight to the night flight so that connecting passengers from Europe can go straight to Sydney. For being agreeable to the change of plan, i was upgraded to business class. Wow! This is certainly a great treat and new year present. I know i will never be able afford a business class ticket. This certainly a change i would welcome.....truly thank the Almighty for this great chance. Everyone in the family was certainly thrilled at my good fortune.
The next three months will be busy enough for me. Christina's baby will be due in two weeks. So it will be a time of cooking for the nursing mother....and help out to care for the little one. This will be another change for me too....a new addition to the family. Come what may, i need to learn to rejoice in all circumstances. However, i never dream i would someday be a grandmother. It is certainly a pleasure and i hope i would be a good granny to the little girl.