11 May 2005

Many things happened today; so opposite were teh effects that i seem to be bipolar. Maybe it was the lack of sleep on the bus ride? probably.

Today Chaiton & Michael plucked flowers for me. First time round they gave me hibiscus & some daisies. Second round (during dinner), they gave me more flowers. The same pretty hibiscus, a tiger-looking type of flower, and one collection of striking red (my fav). I cant tell you how touched i am. To think that before that moment, i was contemplating on the purpose of this project/trip; feeling bored and rather sad that my excitement seemed to have dissipated.

Come to think of it, it seems pretty miraculous as the variety of emotions i'm experiencing. Bored, grateful, happy, detest etc. The latter becos of Curly hair. Really, i'm still willing myself, the logical mind, that

(fel asleep)


Something i saw in Mizpah. A photoframe-like thing. i can only capture the words here:

Don't Quit

When things go wrong,
as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
wen the funds are low,
and the debts are high,
And you want to smile,
but have to sigh,
when care is pressing down abit,
rest if you must, but dont you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns
as everyone of us sometimes learns,
and many a failure turns about,
when he might have won had he stuck it out;
Dont give up though the pace seems slow
you may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
the sliver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are
it may be near when it seems far;
so stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit,
Its when things seem worse,
that you must not quit.