I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon.. by a phone call. Guess who called me..?? All the way from Hamilton, Toronto (still considered long distance call in Canada) . No.. not my family.. no .. not a friend from home who is visiting Toronto… and not Godma Lynn either.. !! Nope.. not Chumsymum’s brother-in-law from Toronto (i used to owe Chumsymum money lah..kkekekekeke!- she never tell you ka..?? )

True friendship is hard to come by .. and moreso .. when you haven’t even met the person. In this time and age.. when one is so far away from home .. the blogosphere is truly a life-saving technology. I don’t really expect alot from my blogging friends.. but let me tell you .. they have gone beyond and above many times over. Some have treated me so much better than my very own family in Singapore. My constant regret is i never have had a good relationship with my sister (she is crazy) !! , as much as i love her, i do not want to be sucked into her “dramas”. One example is she would call all hotels in Singapore .. to find out where i was working at that time and then will asked to speak to my boss. Yes.. that’s how crazy she was.

Anyhow, i rarely get calls .. because most ppl who wants to speak about business would call PB .. as for my family and friends.. they email.. or message me on msn. So when PB passed the phone to me this afternoon.. i never expected a call from Gene of Life As A Married Woman. I was really pleasantly surprised… and overwhelmed by her kindness. She called to wish me a good trip up to Halifax this weekend. We chatted abit .. and i had to let her go.. because it was a business phone.. and we only had one line… for both the debit machine and phone line.

I also got to chat with dear Ryan.. and boy ..!! he is so smart..!! he can surely talk good cantonese. I let Chloe say hello too.. but she wasn’t as good as Ryan.. ran off after abit. It was so thougtful of Gene to call..! i really, really appreciate it.. and really am thankful for this friendship made. I hope .. we will continue to be friends beyond the blogasphere .. Gene. Gene is such a wonderful person.. and a true survival… ! she like me.. married here all the way from Asia.. and she is so productive.. much more productive than I .. for sure..! taking up nursing .. and driving.. and trying to better herself.. on top of taking care of Ryan.. and having outlaws to look after. For those who donch know, it is really not easy at all.. to uproot oneself from your own country and cultural.. and come 11,000 miles, fly 28rs by plane over to Canada (excluding transit time, layovers and flight delays). And we do it .. all in the name of love. As tough as it may be.. woman like Gene and I .. just learn to tough it out… and for those who are thinking of marrying overseas.. you better think alot before doing so.. hahhaha!! it’s not easy.

Anyhow.. thank you .. Gene.. for calling..! your friendship is invaluable and priceless.