Monday, May 12, 2025

CALL 671 : MOTHER'S DAY

Hello Son,

 

It's a public holiday today. 

 

Wesak.

 

Yesterday, was Mother's Day over here.

 

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May 12.

 

Justine will be coming back in the evening

after 3 weeks in Ipoh.

 

We will be going for dinner at BBQ Town.

 

Belated mother's day dinner. 



 

 

Looks like this would be the only suitable 

restaurant for the time being since Mom and

Dad turned carnivores.

 

Haha.

 

Since adopting the carnivore diet, Mom's

joint pains have disappeared completely.

 

Never knew her arthritic problem could

be solved so quickly by a change of diet.

 

No more flatulence too.

 

Her digestive system has never felt so -

healthy.

 

Lost about 5 kg and so feel lighter now as well.

 

All is well and good.

 

Dad too has never looked back since we started 

on the carnivore lifestyle.

 

So we decided to just have (mother's day) 

lunch at home yesterday. 


Aunty D and kids were here.

 

Grandma was here.

 

Dad and Mom.

 

Dad made the most yummiest chicken rice.

 

The rice was for our guests.

 

We carnivores only eat meat.

 

Chuckle.

 


The ginger and spring onion oil was just excellent

to go with the rice.  


We had sausages and bacon too.



Here's Dylan enjoying his hotdog.

 

After our lunch, we went to see the highly

publisiced AutoShow in town.

 

We were there for like 5 hours or so.

 

Mom didn't bother to take photos of the

cars on display.

 

Until she saw this one :

 



 

 


Tiggo Cross is the name.

 

How cool is this car, huh?

 

Below RM100k, apparently.

 

Dad mentioned, RM85k. 


See Dad in blue checks?

 

The white car on the right is the same exact car

as the colourful-funky one.


 

Guess nothing makes a statement quite like

that rainbow-coloured one.

 

At one point, Dad pointed to the front and said, 

 

24.

 

"Not just one, 2."

 

Mom looked, and saw 2 t-shirts with a bold and

large number 24 on the back. Too many people and

Mom couldn't take a photo.

 

But your mother knows.

 

Her son is with her.

 

He always sends his sign in twos.

 

 

 

 

By the time we got home, it was about 9 pm or so.

 

It was late.

 

We shouldn't eat so much before sleeping.

 

So we had the left overs or oven-baked chicken 

wings and drummets (left overs because we had

the steamed chicken and sausages for lunch) ...

 

and 2 pieces of lamp chops.

 

 

 

Finger lickin' good delicious.

 

 

 

Mom and Dad went swimming this morning.

 

So we have decided to take a trip to Lourdes

in September.

 

We are gifting ourselves a nice gift for Mother

and Father's Day (later). 

 

Haha


Lourdes.

 

So many memories.

 

We were there in September 2009 for almost a month.

 

About 4 months before Jesus called you home 

on the 21st January, 2010.

 

Mom has yet to complete your Orange Dot blog 

of your time in Lourdes even though it has 

been like 15 years since we visited in Sept 2009.


Just know your story ended beautifully.

 

Mother Mary kept her promise.

 

 


 

 

She was with us throughout your journey and was 

certainly there with us at the hour of your dea ..

 

departure.

 

God only took you right after we completed

saying the rosary in full.

 

 

 

This time we are going to Lourdes for thanksgiving.

 

For Justine, your sister.

 

The wedding is on Saturday, June 21.

 

Less then 2 months. 



 

 

 

Continue to watch over Justine and Kayden, 

and help them with their wedding preparations. 

Let everything run smoothly.

 

It's gonna be - just perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

So anyway ... 

 

last Wednesday in school, during music & movement, 

after going through a few songs with the children, 

Mom suddenly remembered Let Me Be There 

(Olivia Newton John).

 

The last few Mother's Day celebrations, we had

sang this song, complete with simple dance steps.

 

We put on Let Me Be There and we began to sing

and dance.

 

The children enjoyed the song.

 

The next day, on Thursday, after our usual song, 

a 6 year old girl asked, "Can we have that ...

(and she wriggled her shoulders - part of the song

movement for Let Me be There)?

 

Let Me be There? Mom asked.

 

Teacher Lynn, to the children in school. 


All chanted YES in chorus.

 

We put it on.

 

So, to cut a long story short,

Let Me Be There 

by Olivia Newton John

was played in school for the 

rest of the week on Wednesday, 

Thursday and Friday.

 

A song to sing and dance along to 

by the children for their mothers.

 

 

 



Pause.

 

Wait. 

 

Wait.

 

Getting there.

 

Be patient.

 

So that Friday evening, Mom was on the

sofa in the living room. She was watching 

a Hallmark romance movie.

 

Picked at random. 


Shortly after, Grandma called.

 

Mom paused the movie and proceeded 

to put Grandma on the speaker.

 

 


 

Talk.

 

Talk.

 

Talk.

 

Mom's eyes suddenly caught sight of the name

Olivia Newton John on the screen. 

 

Pause.

 

What?

 

Olivia Newton John?

 

In a Hallmark movie?

 

Like -- since when???

 

Mom frequently watches Hallmark shows

but have never come across Olivia Newton John

in any of them.

 

 

 

After the call, Mom couldn't wait to click 

on the ONJ's video.

 

 

 
 
 
Mom starred at the cover.
 
 
 
Her mouth fell open.
 
 
 
O
 
 
M
 
 
G
 
 
 
She gasped to herself.
 
 
 
Dad happened to be there.
 
 
 
He had joined your mother in the TV room
 
when Mom was on the call with grandma.
 
 
 
Mom's voice was filled with excitement when 
 
she turned to Dad to say,  



"The last 2 days, we have been playing
 
Let Me Be There in school ... including today ....
 
and now look ...  see here!" Mom pointed to 
 
the screen. 
 
 
 
"Olivia Newton John ... "
 
 
 
Moving her finger to the left, 
 
Mom continued,
 
"and Son ... can you see SON ... 
 
in HarriSON ... "
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
"And look here! Christmas Romance.
 
Christmas???" 
 
 
 
 
That word is on your tomb stone!
 
 
 
 
"And not only that, but see here. OMG!
Seriously, 1994???"
 
 
 
Your birth year.




 

 

ZAP ZAP ZAP !!!

 

 

You always know.

 

 

You always know how to make your presence felt.

 

 

Every - single - day.

 

Daily, you drop a sign here and you leave a sign there,

to let your mother know that you are near.

 

Mom is very so grateful that Jesus allows you to

communicate with her in this very special way.

 

It has been 15 years ... and the signs continue.

 

Daily.

 

And that is why we have so much to be thankful for.

 

To be grateful for.

 

Lourdes it is.

 

This September. 

 

Make it happen, Son. 

 

 

 


Here is your memorial slab.

 

Christmas and 1994 are two words on your headstone.

 

What are the chances of this ONJ video popping 

up in our home TV? Mom has not played this ONJ

video at home.

 

Only in school.

 

What a coinciDANS.


Let me Be There.

 

Message received, Son.

 

 

 

 

 

Wherever you go

Wherever you may wander 

in your life

Surely you know

I always wanna be there

Holding your hand

and standing by to catch you 

when you fall

Seeing you through

In everything you do

 

Let me be there in your morning

Let me be there in your night

Let me change whatever's wrong

And make it right, make it right

 

Let me take you through that wonderland

that only two can share

All I ask you - uuuu

(this is where we wriggle our shoulder)

Is let me be there

 

 

 

Thank you Son, for reminding Mom that

you will always be there by her side,

morning and night ...

 

and that you will always help her change

whatever that is wrong to right ...

 

Everywhere Mom goes and wander in life,

You will be there.

 

Holding her hand, and standing by

to catch her should she fall.

 

What a wonderful assurance.

 

Until our next call.

 

 

 

 

 

Be good.

 

And stay close. 

 

As always, Daniel.

 

xoxo

Mom

 

p/s By the way Son, Mom forgot to mention ...

Yesterday, at the AutoShow, there was a bus shuttle

that took us from car park to the exhibition venue.

 

We were in the bus.

 

I'll Be Watching You was playing in the bus.

 

Mom checked her time.

 

1648

 

She quickly keyed that time into her text to Dad

for record.

 

1648

 

4 48

 

4 21

 

All You.

 

I am Number 4.

 

21

 

I'll be watching you, Ma ...

 

Pause. 

 

Smile.

 

Always remind Mom of that, Daniel.