CALL 817 : FRIDGE MAGNETS

Hello Son,

It's Tuesday 23rd.

Aunty Jess and Uncle C were arriving at the airport at 1035am. They flew in from Los Angeles.

Grandma and Dad went to the airport to meet them. They left at about 930am. It's an hour's drive to KLIA.

Mom was at school.

Mom and Aunty D will meet them for lunch in a bit.

Dad sent some photos.

Dad and Grandma were chilling
at Oriental Kopi.

Grandma was checking out
the merchandise.

Grandma bought some stuff
for Aunty J and Uncle C.

Something wonderful
and totally unexpected
happened to Grandma 
at this coffee shop.

It's about these 2 fridge magnets.

Grandma would soon tell us

at lunch in a bit. 

Ahhh. Here they come!

Welcome back Aunty J and Uncle C!

It was 11.06 am

when Dad sent this photo.

Good time.

Mom noticed.

1106

Decode: 

1106

8

44

Mom had a big smile on her face as she checked her text message. Of course,  you would be there with them. It's our family reunion. 

Can Mom even doubt that?

No no,  she can't.

You are here ...

You are there ...

You are everywhere ...

Here are the 2 fridge magnets. 

So Grandma said, 
that she saw the fridge magnets.

There was a sign that said :


Buy 3 FREE 1.


There was a malay lady near
your grandmother.

Grandma approached her
and said :

"I only need to buy 2.

Would you like to buy one

and you can have the

FREE one?"


The lady said ok.


At the cashier, 
Grandma was ready to pay
but the lady was faster.

The lady paid for the magnets, 
and then turned to Grandma
and said,

"Aunty,  these 2 are for you."


(the above 2 fridge magnets)


Pause

to refect.


Wow!


How heart-warming.


So turns out,

Grandma got 2 FREE

fridge magnets.



FREE??



There's only one person

who could make that happen.


Lol. 


Mom was grinning away

as your pink t-shirt

with the words  


FREE


appeared before her eyes.


ZAP ZAP ZAP!!

Aunty D,  Aunty J,  Grandma and Mom.

Uncle C in blue.

After our meal. 

Aunty J's noodles. 

Here is Mom's curry noodles.

Family reunion alright.

So after lunch,  Dad sent Grandma,  Aunty J and Uncle C back (to Grandma's place).

Mom followed Aunty D to pick Ryan from school.

After that,  we went back.

Ok now ...

for the next ZAP FREE incident.

So Mom went home.

Dad was home.

Mom said : "We need to get our groceries."

Mom needed to get a tub of ice cream and a swiss roll for school tomorrow. She wanted to give the children a little treat. 

Pre-birthday celebration.

So,  your parents went to the mall - again. 

We were at the grocer's.

We piled up our trolley.

Dad also bought 5 trays of chicken chops and 10 drumsticks to make chicken rice on Thursday, 25th. 

Mom's birthday dinner with tha family.

Heehee.

At the cashier,  Dad paid for the groceries. 

We went home.

When we reached home,  Mom suddenly realised that she forgot to redeem a FREE gift that comes with the ice cream.

Mom asked Dad for the receipt.

We may have to claim it another day.

Mom checked the list.

From top to bottom.

List by list.

Item by item.

Again and again.

Mom could not find the ice cream item.

It was not in the bill.

It was in the trolly though.

O

M

G

Mom told Dad,  "We just got FREE ice cream. Look at the receipt. It's not here."

Lol.

Unbelievable.

Daniel,  you gave Mom FREE ice cream for her birthday do tomorrow?

Omgosh!

Two FREE ZAPS today.

Her son would always send TWO zap signs so his mother would know for certain they came from her son.

Mom then noticed the numbers on the receipt.

112.35


Decode

112   35



4        8



4       44

Clearly,  all her angel numbers were staring back at your mother.

ZAP ZAP ZAP!!!

Thank you,  Son,  for reminding us that you are always with us.

Mom is so grateful to God for this bond.

Keep the ZAPS coming.

Over to you, Daniel.

The ice cream is not here.

Mom

xoxo

CALL 816 :PINK ROSE

Hello Son,

It's Sunday 21st today.

Father's Day.

Dad and Mom went for early morning mass at 6.30 am.

We were like 3 minutes late. 

Entrance hymn had ended.

Mom walked over to the right and took a seat at the last row, in the middle of the church.

If you can picture that.

As soon as Mom stood at her position (the congregation was standing at that point),  Mom saw it.

Her morning ZAP.

Mom leaned over to Dad and whispered with a big grin on her face.

"Look ... in front of me ... the pink t-shirt ... roses ... Son's rose ..."

Dad looked.

He gave a nod.

Dad just mentioned about your rose the day before ... at the home living store ... whilst we were getting the bedsheets with Grandma. The bedsheets there all of a floral design and that made Dad mentioned about your rose.

Yes,  Daniel. 

Mom remembers.

It was in the same church.

On Mother's Day.

You must have been 8 years old or so.

After mass on that day, Mom and Dad were sitting in the church waiting for Justine and you ... as we normally did every Sunday.

You were both at catechism.

When you appeared,  you held a single rose in your hand.

You presented to Mom ... and as you did ... the stem gave way ... and the flower kinda bend over.

Uh oh.

Quickly,  you held the rose up with your other hand.

Justine had squealed with laughter.

 "Daniel's flower bowed down ..." 

Your sister exclaimed before laughing out loud.

That was the rose incident.

This morning,  a pink t-shirt filled with roses design was just right there ... before your mother's eyes.

And in pink too. 

You only have ONE pink t-shirt ...yes,  in that same shade ...that has the words 

FREE

on it.

Mom was just smiling away,  embracing the memories of it all.

Then,  she noticed the shirt on the left.

Green shade.

Holiday beach shirt.

Coconut leaves and trees.

Mom whispered and pointed to Dad.

"Didn't Daniel have a beach shirt like that ... (Mom pointed) ... his was a light brown colour ..."

Dad nodded yes.

Your father remembers.

There must be some photos around in our old albums. 

Hmm.

How quaint.

From where your mother was seated,  she could see both her ZAP signs simultaneously. 

Extreme left (green) and extreme right (pink).

ZAP ZAP!!

Her son is making his presence known. Mom recognises that.

Morning Son,  her heart greeted softly.

It's Father's Day today ... and it's also your 21st ... of course, you would find a way to remind your parents that you are with them.

Hee hee.

That's just AWESOME!

So after mass,  we lit some candles at the grotto.

One tealight is for Michael Jackson.

His 17th farewell anniversary on the 25th is in 4 days' time.

25th.

Mom's birthday.

Michael Jackson's greatest fan.

Hah!

So ...Dad and Mom drove to the mall.

It was about 7.45 am.

There were only a handful of cafes that were opened for early breakfast.

Awww. The cafe gave the dads.

Nice and cooling.

Mom's breakfast.

Dad's plate.

Oooh. The coffee was excellent.

It was a nice father's day breakfast.

Dad took this photo.
Beverage prices
are on the black wall.
See the King?

Reminds Mom of the
King of Pop.  Heehee.
It's part of the name :
Burger King

Mom certainly has good
photography skills. 

Umm ... Dad?

Not so much. 

Haha. 

This is the closest you can get Mom to be with nature without going to the jungle.

We enjoyed our breakfast very much.

After our food,  we chilled there for a bit.

Until a waiter came to our table and politely asked : 

"Did you ask for the bill?"

We didn't.

The cafe was getting filled up.

It was time to go.

Dad just replied,  "Let me have the bill."

Mom said happily,  

"See that?  Eighty-three fifty ..."

8350

Decode

8     35

8      8

44    44

"Son is with us ... "

Mom's eyes scanned the receipt.

Table : 22

Awww. Even the table number is right.

4

(There was no physical number on our table ... none that we could see...) (In fact,  Mom had wanted to sit on another table but the usherer invited Mom to sit at the end that was nearer to the greens... cooling,  he said.)

You must have whispered to him to move us to this table number 4.

Smile.

Date and time looks perfect too.

Date : 21062026

Decode

21      8       8

21     44     44

Time : 944

Decode

94    4

13    4

4      4

Clearly,  you were with us,  Son.

That was nice.

After leaving that cafe,  we walked around for a bit.

Then,  we decided to go back.

The maid was supposed to come to the house at 11am.

Your parents walked out of the exit glass door at level 1 ... where we parked the car.

Mom instantly saw this car ... to her right.

The white car.

777?

21

Happy 21st to you, too Daniel.

"Daniel is saying Happy Father's Day,  Dad ..."

Mom said to Dad.

Dad replied with a big smile,  

"Thanks,  Son."


Keep the ZAPS coming,  Daniel.

It's just wonderful having you with us.

Be with Justine today too ya ... her 1st year wedding anniversary. 

Talk to you in a bit.

Mom

xoxo

P/s  1513 pm.

Dad turned on PBD PODCAST about 5 minutes ago ...

Talk talk talk ...

when suddenly, Dad and Mom heard this line :

Mom heard it.

Dad repeated the line :

"God bless Daniel (Ek) ..."

Awww. 

Your 21st today,  Daniel.

God bless you, Daniel.

What are the chances of your parents hearing this line from a random podcast?

No chance.

Only Angel chance.

God bless Daniel.

Happy smile from Dad and Mom here.

Mom made this ...

carnivore chocolate for Dad.

Heehee.

Mom

xoxo

CALL 815 : PRETTY THING

Hello Son,

This morning (Saturday), Dad and Mom were supposed to go biking.

Dad had said the night before that we would leave at 7:30am.

Mom got up about 7.05 am.

Dad said that biking is cancelled. Your father wanted to sleep in. 

Lol. 

Mom was somewhat relieved.

Heehee.

Your mother went swimming instead.

At 9am.

Dad was still sleeping.

So anyway ...

After her swim, Mom came back to the house. Dad was up.

Mom suggested we go out for lunch.

Another celebration for Father's Day.

Dad said okay.

So at 12pm, thereabouts ... Dad and Mom drove to the mall. Grandma wanted to get bedsheets for Aunty J (arriving in KL from USA the coming Tuesday).

At the mall,  Grandma went on her own way. She had already taken her lunch,  Grandma said.

So Dad and Mom went to Rockyu.

Japanese BBQ.

Table A2.

Hmmm.

ANGEL?

No. 2 ... as in "I'm number 2..."

(words you used to say when you were little)

On closer inspection,  Mom noticed the numbers on the left of the scan-the-menu sheet :

Date : 20/06/2026

Mom's head went straight into her decoding mode.

Decode :

20   06   2026

222     66

42       12

21       21

Secret smile.

A quiet HeeHee burst silently in her heart.

Mom looked at the time.

Time: 12:48 pm

Decode:

12     48

21      84

21      21

Her angel numbers were dancing before your mother's eyes.

Clearly,  Daniel ...

you were with your parents at the time,  celebrating together ... with Dad and Mom.

ZAP ZAP ZAP!!

Here's Dad.

We had several trays of bacon. 

Sausages will yummy too.

So delicious.

So juicy ... and high fat.

The chicken wings were excellent too.

Our stack of trays. 

Dad said he really enjoyed the BBQ.

Mouth watering ...

We didn't need that much sauce.

We are eating all we can.

Duck meat and pork bacon.

See our mini desserts.

So cute.

We took a few selfies.

Mom looked through and thought to herself ...

Sigh, she looks terrible ... her eyes are too small ... her hair too flat ...

Mom deleted the photos (of Mom with Dad) ... leaving the 3 above ... to send to your sister.

Mom said to Dad, "You should have used your camera with the filter ..."

Lol.

Yeah,  Dad's camera has a magic filter that takes nicer and more youthful portraits. 

As we were finishing our desserts, Grandma called and asked us to meet her at the home living department. Grandma wanted your mother's opinion on the bedsheets.

We had the best lunch.

It was really good.

So anyway ...

We made our way to the home living store.

At the home living section,  Mom made her way to the brand AKEMI. Grandma likes to buy this brand of beddings.

Approaching AKEMI, Mom spotted Grandma. A salesgirl was attending to your grandmother.

The sales girl saw Mom walking over ... gave your mother a big smile and said out loud,

"Ahh Madam (Grandma), your daughter is really pretty ..."

Huh?

Grandma turned around and saw Mom.

Apparently, Grandma had told the sales girl that Grandma was "waiting for her daughter" ... and the salesgirl then pointed to a few passers-by and asked

"Is that your daughter?" 

To which Grandma impatiently replied "No," and added :

"My daughter is pretty ..."

That's how the pretty thing came about.

Mom listened to the banter going on between Grandma and the sales girl... with interest.  They were laughing and repeating that pretty line again and again. 

Huh.

You don't say.

Why ...

A few minutes ago, Mom had thought herself to look terrible and suddenly,  someone tells her she looks "pretty" ?

That sounds mighty suspicious,  even to Mom.

Hahaha.

Omg.

That's her Son, Mom was sure of that.

More eviDANS followed.

Grandma decided to get the bedsheets. The sales girl asked Mom if Mom was a member of the store.

Mom said yes,  but she left the member card at home.

The salesgirl said : "Never mind. Just open the app."

The sales girl brought Mom to the cashier and asked the cashier to help Mom do the necessary to open the store's app.

While this was happening,  the sales girl asked Mom : 

"How many children do you have?"

Normally,  Mom would always answer "two" ... 

but today,  she heard herself answering "one" ... 

followed by a very guilty whisper to her Son ...

"Mom is really sorry about that, Daniel ..." 

Your mother didn't want to go into the "I have two children ... but one lives in heaven ..."  scenario.

You can understand that,  right?

It's not the time ...

For that kind of sharing ...

So anyway ...

A few minutes later, the app is on your mother's handphone.

Apparently,  there is a RM10 voucher to be redeemed.

Oh.

Ok. 

Nice.

Free money.

Haha.

FREE ...

Free??

That's you.

Mom thought of your pink t-shirt that has the words FREE on it.

Heehee.

ZAP ZAP ZAP!! 

You certainly made your presence felt,  Son. 

Grandma could have just gotten that app herself ... 

but no,  your grandmother had to summon Mom up to receive that FREE voucher .... 

and also to listen to that pretty line that was meant for her ... 

and her alone ...

right after she criticised  her own looks.

Mom had to smile.

Flashback ...

To when Justine and you were very young.

Preschool age.

Mom had acne and pimples on her face at that time. Yeah,  it was a real nightmare.

We were in the car.

Justine happened to ask Mom : "Why mummy's face has so many dots?"

Then you added  (pointing to the obvious 3 big pimples): "They are all in a straight line ..."

Mom replied : "So many dots on mummy's face,  mummy is not pretty anymore ..."

To which your sister intercepted and boldly declared : "No,  mummy is the prettiest in the whole wide world!"

And you confirmed : "The prettiest."

How young you both were but so protective by that age.

How not to smile ...

Mom said in low tones to Dad,  

"That pretty line ... you heard,  right?  That was Son ... Omg,  he's too funny.  I was thinking how terrible I look at the selfies you took just now ... and he sends a stranger to tell me I'm pretty ... Omg ... Lol."

Hahaha.

Mom was just grinning from ear to ear.

Thanks for that memory,  and that ZAP, Son ...

Here's Grandma on the left.

The salesgirl is the one in black jacket.

The 2 guys were helping Grandma put the quiltcover onto the quilt.

The hand with the watch -  on the extreme right - that's Dad.

We went for a nice iced tea after that.

Thanks Son,  for being with us.

It's always fun when you ZAP us.

Heehee.

Over to you,  Daniel.

Mom

xoxo