Hello Son,
(Continue from Call 625)
To re-cap :
On Saturday, Dad and Mom were at the hotel with Aunty D and the children.
Aunty D was presented with FREE fruits.
Mom wondered if you had something to do with that.
There were plenty of sweet pineapples at the bottom of the take-away box.
Sunday, June 5
Grandma wanted to go up to Genting on Sunday.
Dad, Mom and Grandma went for a day trip.
We left about 10 am, and reached Genting around 12 pm.
Being a holiday weekend, there was a lot of traffic on the road.
So, it took us 2 hours to get there.
Grandma kept saying in the car,
"Look at all the cars ... back-to-back ..."
Several times Grandma said back-to-back,
which brought big smiles to Mom.
Anyway, to cut a long story short ...
When we arrived in Genting, Dad dropped Grandma and Mom
at the hotel before he went to park the car.
Dad asked Mom to get a Starbucks latte for him.
There was a Starbucks outlet just beside the hotel.
So Mom told Grandma to wait in the hotel lobby,
whilst Mom went over to Starbucks to get a latte for Dad.
When Mom gave her order at the cashier, Mom said,
"One latte ... strong ... hot ... take-away ... large ..."
The cashier asked for Mom's name.
Mom said, "L ... Y ... double N."
The girl repeated, "L ... Y ... W ...?"
Mom said, "No no .. L -- Y -- N -- N ...."
Mom watched the girl as she wrote Mom's name on the paper cup.
Then, Mom moved over to the collection counter.
Another barista-girl seemed to be preparing her latte.
The girl then put a plastic lid over before presenting the cup to Mom.
Mom took the coffee, thanked the girl and went off
to meet Dad and Grandma at the hotel lobby.
We took the escalator to the casino.
On the escalator, Dad sipped his coffee and said, "You bought Macchiato?"
Mom said, "No, I ordered Latte."
Dad commented, "There is sugar in this coffee ..."
What?
"I ordered strong coffee ..." Mom defended.
Mom then pulled the sleeve down the cup to check the name.
Oh gosh.
Wrong cup.
Dad found it hilarious.
Dad took a photo to send to our family chat.
Mom said, "Jewel?"
Omg, it must be that girl before Mom at the paying counter ... but somehow that girl was not at the collection counter, and that's why that coffee was given to Mom by mistake.
Jewel.
What a name.
Mom said, "Wahhh. Just before entering the casino, I get a JEWEL sign ..."
At first, Mom suggested quickly that we went back to Starbucks to exchange the coffee, but Dad had already sipped from the cup, and we were half-way on the escalator to the casino.
So ... ahh ... forget it.
JEWEL it is ...
Aunty D sent a text after seeing the photo in our family chat :
"Is that the nickname in genting now?"
Lol.
So anyway, at the casino ...
That day, it was terribly crowded.
People were smoking.
It was very congested.
We waited and soon found a table for Grandma.
Dad and Mom left Grandma at the table whilst we went down to get a bite.
Grandma wanted to play immediately.
She did not want to go for lunch with us.
Dad and mom walked around before we found an outlet that was less crowded.
Dad ordered a burger set for himself and a ham sandwich set for Mom.
And 2 cups of chamomile tea.
After our lunch, your parents went window shopping.
So, at one point, we were at H & M.
Mom was just browsing around, when she suddenly saw this shirt.
This SpongeBob shirt.
You used to watch this cartoon.
Plus you have a SpongeBob cuddly toy that is still here with us.
Dad and Mom cannot recall now who gave you this SpongeBob.
Dad says, someone ... it could have been Justine and your aunties,
who bought it for you, when they visited you were in hospital.
Anyway ...
What struck your mother about the shirt was that the pineapples
had angel wings.
OMG ...
What are the chances of Mom seeing this shirt of SpongeBob and pineapples with angel wings after asking you the day before at the hotel whether you had arranged for that FREE fruit platter in the take-away box that was presented to Aunty D at the pool?
No chance.
Angel chance.
You must have whispered to Mom to lead her to this outlet, and this shirt.
Pineapple with angel wings ...
C'mon ...
That's a loud and clear :
FREE fruits all the way from heaven, Ma ...
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Thanks Son ... that was nice.
The FREE fruits.
That was certainly arranged by you.
ZAP ZAP ZAP.
Anyway, Dad and Mom spent the entire afternoon strolling around the shops.
At about 4:30 pm, Grandma called Mom.
Grandma said, "I finally made my 1K ... come up now and take over my seat ..."
Mom said, "Okay ..."
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Dad and Mom made our way to the casino.
It was almost 5 pm then.
Grandma said, "Tough game today ... I played so long
(more than 4 hours) and only managed to get 1K today ..."
Mom did not expect Grandma to complain about the game.
After all, did Mom not get a sparkling JEWEL sign in the morning?
Just before we entered the casino?
What was that then?
Mom pulled out her Genting card.
"Play with my card ..." Mom said to Grandma.
At first Grandma said, "No, you play ... sit down and play ..."
Mom was not that keen ...
the place was way too crowded for her comfort,
and there was smoke everywhere.
Why were people smoking so much that day?
Even her eyes were watery from the smoke.
Mom insisted, "Play with my card, mom (Grandma) ...
I will play another day ..."
Finally Grandma relented.
Grandma took Mom's card.
About 20 minutes later, Grandma jumped out of her seat
and hurried over to Mom.
Mom was standing a few steps behind Grandma.
Grandma was smiling from ear to ear.
Grandma was so happy and thrilled.
Grandma said, "Almost 2K ... 1960 now ..."
Mom said, "Wow! Let's stop now ..."
Grandma said, "Wait ... let's go for 2K ..."
Grandma took 160 to bet on her numbers.
Grandma's numbers did not come out that round.
Grandma did not continue. She cashed out her points.
Winnings : 1800
Total winnings (including the first round) : 2800
Your grandmother was totally satisfied.
2800
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Oh boy ... the JEWEL sign this morning ...
Good thing we stayed back to play another round.
Hahaha ...
We were ready to go down for dinner.
By the time Grandma went to line up to cash out her winnings,
it almost 6 pm.
Dad had made a reservation at this hot pot restaurant.
It was a nice restaurant.
We will be taking Aunt J (from the States) when she is here for her 2 week vacation.
From June16th to 30th.
Dad and Grandma had given our orders.
Grandma and Mom were admiring the simple yet elegant
decor of the restaurant.
Then at one point, one of the waiters came over to Dad,
and seemed to be explaining something (bla bla bla) to your father.
After the waiter left, Mom asked Dad,
"What's wrong? What did the boy say?"
Dad said, "They gave us the wrong tea ...
We ordered chrysanthemum ...
They brought us jasmine ... (which the waiter had poured
for us and we were drinking already) ... so they are
giving us another pot of tea ...
a FREE pot of chrysanthemum tea ..."
Pause.
A sound of silence filled the air as the words sank in.
Say what???
A - FREE - Pot - of - Tea???
OMG ...
Seriously???
Daniel-san ... is this FREE tea from you?
Omgosh.
Mom couldn't believe it.
Of course the FREE tea is from you.
Her son.
From heaven.
Daniel-san.
This is definitely from you - once again.
Look at the name of the tea we are getting for FREE.
CHRY - SAN - THE - MUM
Do we not see the word SAN and MUM in the name of the tea?
San ... as in Daniel-San.
Karate Kid 1984.
Mr Miyagi calls Daniel, Daniel-San, in this movie.
(VIDEO)
Not only that, but Karate Kid 1984 has got its, uh, zap connections, for Mom.
1984.
Decode :
19 8 4
8 8 4
44 21
ZAP ZAP ZAP!!!
So Daniel-San, thank you for that FREE pot of tea.
We certainly enjoyed dinner so much more
knowing that you were with us.
Wherever we are, there you'll be ...
Over to you, Son.
It has been super amazing receiving all your treats and your zaps.
Please thank Jesus and Mama Mary for Mom ya,
for allowing you to be with us all the time.
Watch over Justine, and keep her safe.
xoxo
Mom
p/s Keep the zaps coming, Son ...
