Received a phone call from an old auntie today. I picked up the phone, wished her happy new year, and she said not happy, and hung up. I called her back, talked to her, and she told me that old uncle had just left her. At that moment, I didn't know what to say.

I met this pair of couple 1.5 years ago at Kopitiam Plaza Singapura. They were having their lunch, I talked to them, and managed to get their address. I bought a kopitiam card worth $25, and mailed it to them. We became friends since, and they always invited me to their house for a meal, as a token of appreciation. Few months back, auntie and uncle went to nuskin for a antioxidant scan, and I served them by giving lifepak for auntie to take. Her score went up after 2 months. In all, I met them less than 10 times, but just now auntie bothered to call me and tell me about it. I'm touched, yet feel the deep grieve and pain that auntie is going through. Losing your lifelong partner just when you needed him the most is not an easy thing to bear.

Looking at the people around me, I know that they won't be there forever, neither will I. A deep resolve to make life easier for the person next to me, to be in service, and to honour the life and person right in front of me surfaces. I don't know how long I'll live, how long other people will, all that I care is at this moment, we connect as human beings.

Uncle and auntie, I honour your love for each other, your care for me, and I will never forget the dinner you all prepared for me at your house. Farewell.