HeLLo GoD, MaY i SPeaK To My SoN, PLeASe?: CALL 611 : COVID JAB 2

Hello Son

It's Sunday 25th July.

It's a hot afternoon.

Megan's birthday today.

We had a nice steamboat family dinner last night.

Will be going to Megan's place for tea time in a bit.

Boy, do we have a lot to talk about ...

Jab Number 2.

On July 21st.

Grin.

You certainly made your presence felt, Daniel.

So anyway, last Sunday (July 18),

Dad and Mom attempted to cook sambal petai for the family.

We had visited Grandma the day before on Saturday, to ask Grandma for her famous mouth-watering petai recipe. Dad had bought 2 small packs of already peeled petai. Grandma says we need to have at least 7 packs if cooking for the family.

Haha.

Say Son, is there petai in heaven?

Honestly, Mom cannot recall if You like this dish ...

Anyway ...

On Sunday morning, your parents went to the grocer to get more petai.

Would You believe it but there was a PROMOTION for petai on that day.

Buy ONE pack & Get ONE pack FREE!!

ONE PACK FREE???

Oh boy, seriously???

Mom said to Dad, "OMG ... He knows we are cooking petai tonight ... Look at the promotion. Buy one and FREE one??? What are the chances??? ONE FREE??? That's a very clear sign."

ZAP ZAP ZAP!!!

Somehow, You knew ...

You knew your parents would need to buy more petai ... and miraculously, there was some kind of arrangement -- a petai promotion -- on that Sunday.

For Mom.

Believe it or not.

What a coinciDANS.

Unbelievable.

Guess what happened next?

We over-bought the --- stinky beans --- as white people would call it.

Pause.

That's not a nice name actually for something so so yummy and delicious.

And not forgetting the good benefits on the kidneys and bowel movements.

HelloOoOooo ....

We will stick to PETAI.

Or YUMMY beans.

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY !!!

Oh, it was awesome.

Everyone totally enjoyed the petai dinner that evening.

Remember we always have to split the petai into two before cooking -- to check for worms. Mom did view some youtube videos on sambal petai, just to compare recipes, but only one (yup, only one) guy talked about splitting the bean in half to clean the worms out (if any).

The rest do not bother.

Yikes!

Anyways, Dad added his magic touch --

the magic ingredient --

he squeezed some lime juice at the end.

That thoroughly sealed the masterpiece we proudly call ...

Sambal Petai.

That same Sunday evening, your sister in East Malaysia, sent us the following photos below:

Justine was visiting a fishing village, and she took photos of our local fruits.

fishing village

mangosteens

durians

local noodles

King of Fruits

petai

pineapple

Wow, look at all the local fruits ... plus PETAI too!!!

Mom sent your sister the following texts :

"Oh my goodness. Dad is cooking petai this evening. We went over to Grandma's yesterday to ask Grandma for her petai recipe."

And a second text :

"Megan should be there. She loves fruits. Last night, we were talking about getting a nice basket of fruits for her birthday on Sunday (25th)."

How weird is it that your sister sent photos of petai and fruits.

Somehow You kept Justine in the loop.

She must have felt the vibe.

Or did You whisper to your sister and told her that we were gonna get fruits for Megan and Dad was gonna cook petai for the family that evening? There was no way she could have known.

It wasn't in the family chat.

So anyway ...

It was sometime in the afternoon that same Sunday 18th.

Mom made herself a nice hot cuppa milo and turned on Netflix.

After browsing through the entire list of movies available, she found herself selecting a ZAC EFRON movie.

Mom couldn't remember this movie, but knew it wasn't violent or a bloodshed kinda show.

She just wanted something casual ... something different from her usual repeat of BIG BANG.

Haha.

The movie started.

A few minutes into the movie, your mother was chuckling to herself.

Oh of course ... this awkward moment movie ... how could she forget this movie???

There was a DANIEL and a JASON in this movie.

Your first and second names.

Mom took a snapshot of the TV screen ... to send to your sister.

Mom sent a text to Justine :

Left is Daniel.

Right is Jason.

It was just -- nice -- hearing your name for the next hour or so.

Not only that, but that movie was made in 2014.

2014

That's like 21 ... and I am Number 4.

All You.

2 secret codes ... uncovered.

ZAP ZAP ZAP!!!

So ...

Mom's second jab was on July 21st.

A Wednesday.

Middle of the week.

We were having our school semester break but holiday online activities were still on.

That Wednesday morning, a parent would be sending her 2 boys to our condo. The parent had arranged for the boys to be at our condo as both the parents were going for their vaccine appointment at 12.30 pm. They were not able to go to school because during the pandemic such as now, schools are only open for children of frontliner or essential-worker parents.

Mom's appointment was at 4:30 pm.

There was ample time for the parent to pick them up after their jab.

The boys came to our condo shortly after 11 am.

Dad went to pick them up from the lobby of our condo.

When Mom saw the boys, she couldn't help but drew in a deep breath.

OMG ... she thought to herself slowly.

Mom turned to Dad, "Do you see that?"

Orange dots ...

And TWO boys in orange dots?

OMG, what are the chances???

Of all shirts the boys could have worn today,

BOTH - of - them - wore - ORANGE - DOTS???

You have a blog called : ORANGE DOT

orangedansydots.blogspot.com

http://orangedansydots.blogspot.com/2013/01/dot-220-priorities.html

(Your Orange Dot blog is not finished. The story is not done. Someday, Mom will finish that story.)

The older boy was attending our class at 10 am. We were making creative sandwiches that morning. He chose to make a dog. If You were to click on the blog link (the last entry but not the final one), You will see Kish ... Aunty C's dog also in heaven now.

You were carrying Kish at the beach.

Oh gosh ...

What are the chances???

You certainly know how to make your presence felt, Daniel.

It was your 21st, after all ... your anniversary date ... the date You left us.

21st.

Mom is grateful -- will always be grateful to Jesus and Mary -- that You are allowed to zap Mom on a daily basis. What would Mom do if there were no zaps from her son in heaven?

So anyway, at the vaccination center, Mom got her queue number.

She was given a B6 and a queue number A6138.

While waiting for her turn, Mom found herself staring at her number slips.

Your mother was obviously trying to make a connection.

A6138

She looked at both her number slips as a whole.

6 6138

OMG ...

She saw it instantly.

66 138

21 21

Two times 21?

Mom laughed inwardly to herself.

How do You do it, Daniel???

Even the yellow note has : 21 July 21

Always so perfect.

ZAP ZAP ZAP!!

You were clearly with Mom that day at the vaccine center.

She was not alone.

As always, her Son was right beside her.

Dad was waiting in the car.

Everything went on smoothly ... and quickly.

Fast forward ... back at home.

Later that night ...

Mom took out our BINGO set.

We were going to have a BINGO game with the children online the next day.

Mom turned the BINGO ball, and out popped a number.

You must have seen your mother picked up the ball, unsuspectingly, and immediately gasped out loud when she saw the number on the ball.

OMG ...

21???

OMG! Seriously, how could that be?

21???

90 balls in the roller and the first ball that popped out is number 21???

Mom could feel her heart pounding away in her chest.

She should stop while she's ahead ... right?

What if she turned the roller again and a weird number -- that is not connected whatsoever -- comes out??? Gosh, that would so spoil everything. Mom did not want to try anymore. She did not want to risk not having the perfect ending to her day that 21st day. She held the number 21 ball in her hand like a precious stone and couldn't stop expressing her disbelief to Dad.

"OMG can you believe this? The first ball that pops out is 21! Seriously, how? Angel chance."

You must have whispered to Mom :

One more time, Ma ...

You must have, because Mom suddenly found herself reaching for the roller and turning the ball.

She wasn't sure what to expect, to be honest.

A ball rolled out.

Mom picked the ball up and gave a little yelp when she saw the number.

84???

OMG, 84???

Why, is that not 21???

It's unbelievable!

First number 21, followed by 84 ... which is 21 in disguise.

Helloooo, that's 21 two times.

Mom said to Dad, "Truly, my son gave me a perfect ending to a perfect day today.

His 21st today."

Totally amazing.

Just before retiring to bed, Mom took her vaccination papers to put away safely now that her vaccination is completed when she noticed her sticker ... her eyes were drawn to the time

4:15 pm