Call 305 : TWO GIRLS

Hello Son,



It's 10:12 pm on New Year's Eve.




Aunty Jessie left at noon for the airport. Her flight to LAX is at 3 pm. She has been here for 10 days, would You believe it. Anyway, to cut a short story shorter, at one point in the conversation, we said that :



"Daniel knows what's going on ..."






Yes, Daniel knows what's going on ...






You know everything now ...




You can see everything so much clearer from where You are ...



You definitely can see the bigger picture ... better than any of us.

Every day, he gives me a lil sign, Mom said. 




We were discussing several business options. 




Again.




Yeah, all very boring talk. Sometimes, when there are too many routes to take, you get all confused. You just have to stop and remain where you are, until you see some kind of ...






SIGN. :D






Right? Then, You'd know which route to take.


  

The day before, on Friday morning, Dad and Mom were walking to the car. We were going to school. 





Mom had expressed in exasperation to Dad, 


"Honestly, I don't know what to do ..." 


and then aloud, "Tell Mom what to do, Daniellll ..."




We got into the car.


 
Would You believe it but shortly after Dad started the car, the song COUNT ON ME came on the radio. 

OMG ...




CoinciDANs?






Of course.




Mom exclaimed, "You heard that? Count on me. I - just - asked - him what to do ... and hellooo ... Count on me ???" 



We arrived in school some two minutes later. As Dad turned into a parking bay, the song nicely came to an end. How not to take notice? It was too perfect.

You can count on me

Like one, two, three

I'll be there ...

You bet your mother's counting on You, Son ... :D






What have You got up your sleeves?

Anyway, that afternoon, something really weird happened.




At about 3 pm or so, the intercom buzzed. The security camera showed two Indian girls. 



One of them said, "Coming for interview."





Interview? 




Mom frowned. 



She had put an ad in the papers, yes, but that was like a month ago ... 






Anyway, they came up. Only one was keen to apply for a job. Mom gave her a form to fill up her particulars. At the end of the very brief interview, your mother said apologetically that she was looking for a teacher who could speak Mandarin. The girl and her companion left.






Half an hour later, the intercom buzzed again.






Mom peered at the security camera. At first glance, she saw two Indian girls.






Huh?






Did the two girls come back? Did they forget something?






The voice came through, "I'm looking for a job ..."





Different girls?

Another interview?






Strange. 




Frowning, Mom let them in. She couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "What's going on ?"






Once again, only one of them was interested in applying for a job. The other girl merely accompanied her there. Mom handed the form for the first girl to fill up. After the interview, your mother told her that we were looking for a teacher who could teach Mandarin.






The two girls left.






About an hour later, the intercom buzzed again.






OMG, your mother couldn't believe her eyes when she saw yet another two Indian girls at the security camera.






Oh My Gosh ...



Deeper frown ...






What - is - going - on ???

One of the girls spoke through the intercom, 

"Coming for interview."








H-huh ??? Again ???








This time, Mom replied through the phone-speaker, 

"I'm sorry we only have vacancy for a Mandarin teacher."






The girl replied quickly, "I called just now. You said I can come for interview ..."






Pause ...






Oh ...





Yeah, your mother did mention that, but she didn't mean it.






Grudgingly, Mom let the two girls in.

Again, she handed out the application form. 






After the girl filled it up, Mom told her that she would give her a call should there be a vacancy in future. For now, she explained, she was short of Mandarin - speaking staff.






Both girls left.






Mom sat down at her desk and pondered.






Really, what -- was -- that ???






That was really weird. 

Like really. 



Are You trying to tell your mother something? What are the chances of three pairs of Indian girls coming in one after another, one asking for a job, and the other the companion?



Is there something You wanna say, Son ... because You have your mother's full attention now. 




What is it?

(continue on Call 307)

Call 304 : MERRY XMAS

Hello Son, 

Merry Christmas, Son ...

We were at your garden the day before, on your birthday, 

December 24, Christmas Eve.

Truly, You made your presence felt. :D

FLOWER GARDEN 21

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Need to go for mass now. This would be your second Christmas with Jesus and Mama Mary and all the angels and saints in heaven.

We're thinking about You, Son ... <3

Call 303 : HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hello Son,




It's your birthday today.




Mom knows You're near. You're probably right beside her as she is writing now. 


Last night (Friday) at 9:50 pm, your mother posted a video of Baby Megan on your Facebook page. Aunty Diana only brought Megan to school for one day, and see how inspired is Megan to start reading. 


Grin.

BABY MEGAN 

Anyway, after posting the video on your Facebook page, Mom was gonna wait till midnight to drop You a note on your birthday.



Yes, on Christmas Eve ...
 


However, while waiting, she fell asleep.






She was awaken by the sound of her handphone ringing.






Groggily, she stumbled out of bed.






Dad was also awaken, and was like, "Who's that? Who's that?"






It was about 12:30 am. Our neighbour was calling.






Mom answered the call but the line went dead.






Your mother called right back. 






Aunty V, the neighbour, said, 

"The padlock on your gate is open ..."



Oh ... Really? 



Mom thanked Aunty V for alerting her. Then, she quickly told Dad. Dad went out to check and said, yes he must have forgotten to latch it back when the girl from the cafe delivered dinner earlier.



Justine also came out of her room, "Why, what happened?"






So anyway, we all went back to bed. 



Your mother however, could not go back to sleep ... 



It was kinda strange what just happened.






She came out.






Sat herself on the computer table.






Turned on the computer and went to your Hello Son Blog. She had saved a video link on one of the drafts. She put on the headphones and played the video.



Then, she logged onto Facebook.






Your site.






Mom saw at the top of your page, Phelan's note.






Yes, the boy who started the Facebook group page of yours the day You left. He remembered your birthday. Then, she happened to scroll down and saw the several birthday postings from your friends.


Of course at the time, she was listening to Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Rhema's version) and before long, the tears started. Your friends still remember your birthday?






Sniff sniff ...






Mom typed down on her entry :

SAT DEC 24 @

She looked at the time. 



It was 1:23 am. She waited till it turned 1:24 pm before typing down the time as 1:24. It was after all your birthday, Dec 24 ... so, why not just wait one minute ... 



It soon turned 1:24 pm.



Mom typed the time down.


 
Followed by the lyrics of the song. 



You know this is all very strange, because Mom found this video much earlier, and had wanted to upload it on your 21st (Wed 21st). However, there was one line in the song that she was not able to get then. She had asked Justine too, even Dad, to listen to that line, and neither one of them could catch those few words. 


It was the lyrics right after :

GOD PROMISED ME ...

Bla bla bla








Mom had replayed that line more than 20 times. Still,  she could not catch the words then. With the speakers, with the headphones, with the volume out loud. She - just - could - not - get - that - line. 



Nor could Justine. Nor Dad.



However, tonight ... tonight, as she played the video once again, and typing it out onto her entry, she suddenly realised she had typed out THAT line. The line was CLEAR.

IF I BELIEVE IN CHRIST

Why didn't she get it the last time? Why couldn't she hear it before? Not even Dad or your sister could hear that line clearly before. Tonight, THAT line is crystal clear. Isn't that strange?




She continued typing. 


You must have whispered into your mother's ears. :D




How else would You explain it?




Just as she was in the middle of typing out the song, would You believe it, but the computer hung.




After clicking the mouse several times, and got no response whatsoever, she restarted the monitor. :S




When she got onto your page again, she noticed a new entry.

ST ... "4 minutes ago."

Pause ...






4 - minutes ago...






Four ???






Like, one two three four - FOUR ???






Her angel sign???






Something (or someone) (Oh, stop beating round the bush) ...


YOU must have whispered to your mother because she suddenly found herself counting the number of entries that were posted after her video entry of Baby Megan at 9:50 pm.






One two three ...



Count count count ...






Oh  ---  My  ---  God ...



She counted again.



And again.



And one more time, just in case.






There were 23 entries after her video entry, which makes her entry now number 24.






You wanted 24, Ma? :D



OH MY GOSH ...






Mom instinctively picked up her cell to check the time of Aunt V's call just now. It was 12:39 am. 






Her hand flew to her mouth. 



Gasp.





Decode : 4






You woke Mom up. She knows for sure now. 






Earlier this (Friday) evening, after school, we went to the food court to have a quick dinner and buy back for Justine. 




At the food court, Dad said, "Turn LEFT, there's a car coming out."






Your mother turned RIGHT.






Dad was like, "Left. I said turn left."






Too late. 



She was on the right side of the food court area. 


No need to mention there were no parking.  


So, Mom said, "You tapau la. We eat at home. I want kuey teow soup."






Mom turned off the engine and headlights.




And sat there in the darkness.




Not long after, she found herself turning to her left and as she did so, she immediately spotted a car with the number plate :




DAD XXXX

Her head quickly registered the number plate.




3927






OMG ... 21.






That's YOU.





You're zapping Dad, aren't You? On December 18th, we were at your garden. Mom hasn't got the time to write that entry yet. Anyway, when we left, Dad had started the car, and the immediate song that was on was DELILAH.






Dad had said, "He taught me this song (guitar)."






Then, on December 22nd, 4 days later if You notice, Justine, Mom and Dad went to dinner. After dinner, we went back to the car. Dad started the car. 



Once again, DELILAH was playing on the radio.






Dad said, "This song again ..."






Mom said, "Hey, isn't this the second time that you're starting the car, and DELILAH is on?"






Dad said, "Yes."






Two times Delilah came on the radio in the same manner? The song You taught Dad to play on the guitar.




Mom's thoughts were interrupted when Dad came back to the car with the food. 

(By the way, Dad only bought for Justine. Mom mentioned above that we ordered dinner from the cafe.)


Mom said, "Look at that car. Son's saying HI DAD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD."






Dad grimaced. 



Nodded. 



No words.



Pause.



Dad was kinda down yesterday (Friday), Son. It's difficult for your father, Daniel, that You are not here to celebrate your birthday with him as You have been for 15 years, since the day You were born. You are certainly with us, Daniel. All the above are just your awesome ways of letting us know You're near. God is good to us.


Mom has to stop here ... there's so much to say, but it's 4: 20 am. Should go back to sleep. We are taking Aunty Jessie to your garden in the morning.



Happy Birthday, Son ... and have a big piece of ice-cream cake with Jesus and Mama Mary on our behalf. :D

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

Call 302 : 23RD MONTH

Hello Son, 

Today is your 23rd month with Jesus and Mama Mary in Heaven. 

We're thinking about You and missing You very much, Daniel.  :D 

Christmas will never be the same again. 

The tree is not up, we have plenty of excuses why we're not putting the tree up again this year.


<3 Mom

Flower Garden 21


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Call 301 : SAME NUMBERS

Hello Son,

Saturday December 17

This morning, Dad and Mom went to the Gardens Mall. We were attending our company's event, and we wanted to get a present for gift exchange later. 

Entering the car park, Mom told Dad she wanted to take a photo of the "scribble." Remember the scribble on the wall? Yes, we were going to that same mall.

Jason <3 M ...

Call 300 : Scribble Scribble

Here's where Dad parked the other day when the graffiti was discovered. See the black car on the extreme right? Dad parked in the bay next to it. 


See the white wall? The graffiti is on the left side of the wall - except that it is faint and it is difficult for You to see it in this photo.

So take a step closer ...

Here.

See that?

See the M that your mother initially avoided in Call 300?

After buying 4 coffee mug gift-wrapped items, we were on the way to the company for a Christmas gathering. 



Dad was driving.



Along the highway, at one point, Mom happened to notice that this car below had been traveling in front of us for quite a while. 

24

Mom remarked, "See the 24? Remember the movie the other day - the 1204 ... the birth of the baby? 24, 21, 14 ... all him ..."

Call 300 : Scribble Scribble

Dad nodded.

Would You believe it but less than 5 seconds later, a white vehicle zoomed past us on the right lane with the number plate :

2104

Mom yelled out loud, "OMG, Look! 2104 ... Same numbers!"




Oh Wow ...


 



What are the chances???

See the white car on the extreme right ...



That's the 2104 car.

Mom pointed to the dashboard. 

"Look at the time ..." :D

Oh, it's so obvious. You were definitely with us. :D

Pause.


She couldn't help it but a tiny ... 


tiny ...


really really really tiny ...


voice in her head whispered, 



"But that car number is a 2104 ... not 1204 ... "



No, not a perfect fit ...


Still, they are all the same numbers, she found herself arguing mentally.




Doubts. She shouldn't be entertaining them. 



Still, she found herself stewing and brewing them in her head. 



It would be impossible for her to expect TWO of the same inciDAN this time, so she's not gonna expect it. This would be an exception.

Where's your faith, Ma?

Mom remembers this line from You.






We reached the company. There was a nice parking spot one shop away from our company's unit. 



Mom got out of the car, and gasped.






OMG ...






You've gotta be kidding.



What are the chances?






Honestly, what are the chances???






Right in front of our car, was a vehicle with the registration number 2104. 



Oh My ... How awesome. 



Now that she has TWO 2104 inciDAN, she has no choice but to take serious notice that her son is near. 



That's the rule. 



She knows. He knows. God knows.

At one point in the afternoon, she turned to her right, and saw 2104, and at the same time, as she turned to her left, she saw ...

24 ...

OMG ...

Oh Gee Wow ... 

Left, right and center, You're around. 

Yes, You're around. 

You are so around.

All the time.

How perfectly amazing ... :D



Stay close always.






Talk to You again, Son ... falling asleep. 



ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Call 300 : SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE

Hello Son, 

Oh Wow ...

Something amazing happened on Sunday, Dec 11. 

Yes, the familiar zap zap zap. 

What a way to make your presence felt, Son ...

On Sunday evening, about 7:45 pm, Dad and Mom left the condo to go for dinner at a nearby mall. Dad drove to Mom's usual spot. There were 3 available parking bays that day. Being a Sunday, and the next day a working day, the parking area was not as packed.

Dad drove close to a wall, before reversing back to a parking spot. 


Mom couldn't believe her eyes when she suddenly spotted the word :

SON 

that was scribbled on the wall.

W-what ???

As Dad backed into the parking bay, Mom saw the complete graffiti that was on the wall :

JASON  

<3  

M

Mom took a photo of the graffiti with her cell and had intentionally missed out the M at the bottom.

As M had no connection whatsoever to You, she deliberately focused her cell camera on Jason, omitting the M, when she took the above photo.

Mom said to Dad, "Son's with us ... See the name Jason?" as she pointed to the wall. :D

Dad saw.  :D

We were meant to see that. Had Dad picked another bay to park the car, he would not have driven close to that graffiti wall before reversing back. 

 NEW YEAR'S EVE

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Something was about to happen, she could feel it. That graffiti was to get her attention. A million names that could have been on the wall, it had to be your (second) name. 

Anyway, we bought our tickets before going for dinner.

After a nice dinner, we walked to the cinema. Dad lined up for popcorn, while Mom was on the opposite stall getting a cafe latte. 



The lady in front of your mother was waiting for her coffee. The cashier said to the lady, "Fourteen ringgit and ten cents."

Mom heard.

Mom smiled.

You're near.

It's so obvious.

Mom did not need to hear that, but she did. Had she arrived at the spot 5 seconds earlier or later, she would have missed that angel line.

RM14:10

Decode : 24

That's You. 

Your birth date. :D

That was easy.



The movie started.



Where's the popcorn? 

 

Munch Munch Munch ...






Then came one point in the movie, when your mother heard your name. 



Would You believe it but one of the character's name is Daniel? 



Oh Wow, Oh Gosh, Oh My, what are the chances of seeing JASON on the wall when we came into the mall, and now hear DANIEL in the movie? 



Angel chance.

As Mom watched on, she couldn't help but remember that last New Year's Eve with You in your bedroom back in 2009. Like that character (played by Robert De Niro) in hospital. 



That brought back a lot of memories, Son. :( 



Anyway, Mom's not gonna go down that path today. 



When the movie was about to end, another sign popped up. 



"Midnight 12:04 am." The birth of the babies.



12:04 ... 



Decode : 21 / 24 / 14




ZAP ZAP ZAP ...




Oh Gosh ...




All You. No matter how You look at it.

 


24 - Birth Date



21 - Departure Date






14 - 1 Am Number 4




Nobody Nobody but YOU.



Every little thing reminds us of You, Daniel Jason Phua. :D





So anyway, the next day on Monday, Mom was driving to school. She kept thinking about the inciDANs that happened the night before. It was so strange to see that scribble on the wall. 

Jason <3 M

Hmmm, "M" ???



Your mother couldn't help wondering if M could by any chance be MOM ... :D Could it?






Chuckle.






Mom reached in school. It's Monday, December 12, by the way.






About 8:30 am in the morning, a 3 year old girl, her Kumbayah girl E ... Yes, the same girl who said she lives "far far away" ... came to Mom to say something she can't remember what now ... can't remember because Mom wasn't listening to her. 



Your mother's eyes were on the little girl's tee shirt. 






OMG ...






You have got to be kidding ...






This is E's new tee shirt. Mom has not seen her wear this blue tee before, with these words. OMG ....

OMG ... You really do know how to read your mother's mind. She was wondering whether that letter M could be MOM, and now she reads this???

Don't You think it's weird that the words say, 

I Love Mum "more than ever"?

MORE THAN EVER ??? 

Don't tee shirts just say "I Love Mum"?

Oh Wow ... Your mother was wondering if that scribble was :

Jason loves Mom, and now she sees the reply :

I Love Mom, more than ever.

OMG, how awesome is that???

I Love You la Ma, more than ever ... :D

That evening, Dad and Mom were in the car, driving home from school. Mom told Dad about the tee shirt. As Mom was talking very excitedly, we stopped in front of this car at the lights.

Immediately, your mother gave a yelp.

OMG! Look ...

DAN ... 

"You see, he knows we're talking about him!" 

2770 ...

Decode : 2140

Oh Gosh. Oh My Gosh ...

Would You believe it? 

The same numbers as the midnight 1204. 

What are the chances???

ZAP ZAP ZAP ...

"OMG ... Do you see the connection?" Mom said triumphantly to Dad. 

"I can't believe it. He's connecting me to the movie last night. I'm talking about the I LOVE MUM tee shirt, at the same time, I have to stop in front of this DAN car. The car number connects me to the movie last night. The inciDAN last night was a Daniel Jason ... which means, Helloooo ... Son is giving me that message ..."

Dad could not get a word in, and he didn't have to. Mom did all the talking. It was her experience. And no one else. It really does not matter that Dad does not understand what she just said. She can't really explain it properly herself. 

She just knows.

A mother knows.

It's a mother and son thing.

OMG, how awesome!

Mom loves You back, Son ...

Yeah, more than ever.<3

Smiling to bed now, Son ...

Watch over your sister as she prepares for her coming exams.