Share The Taxi Ride...

Juz wanna share this touching story from nmk...tears streamed down my face as i read this:

"SHARE THE TAXI RIDE

A VERY TOUCHING STORY, ONE THAT WILL MAKE ME AWARE TO SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ONE NEVER REALISE HOW ONE'S ACTION WILL IMPACT ON OTHERS, WHICH CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
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The 
Cab Ride 

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I walked to the door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware..

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.'

'Oh, you're such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'

'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly..

'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a 
hospice.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued in a soft voice.. 'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the 
meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in 
front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired. Let's go now'.

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' She asked, reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said 'Thank you.'

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient 
to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL

You won't get any big surprise in 10 days if you share this to ten people. But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate by sending it on and reminding us that often it is the random acts of kindness that most benefit all of us.

Thank you, my friend...

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance."
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Well, i did tell someone this quote before...he laughed at this quote n i'm the silly fish trying to climb a tree...

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:'(

Would u still say it's nvr too late when u r 90 yrs old, lying on ur deathbed, knowing u have achieved nothing in ur entire life???!!!

Apparently not everyone can understand sarcasm

This is me!!!

One can find tons of this missing $1000 bills in many of the atas boutiques here...Sillyaporeans r v.rich...the ladies here simply adore branded stuff...i always see v.long queues outside many atas boutiques n sales here o.O

"When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck." ~ Estee Lauder

Without any warning, the yoga master stepped on my back so I squeaked like a leech. Then he tried to stuff towel into my mouth to quieten a leech =.=
Actually that yoga master is v. Smart. He stepped on me first so I couldn't move away. If I were to see him step on others first, then I would have sat up straightaway n won't give him the chance to step on me =.= it's normal human reaction to flee from pain
The shuai shuai yoga instructor tried to help me into the "plume" pose. He asked if i cannot, dunno or too scared. I replied abit of all. He said can only choose one. lol
Juz now the yoga instructor asked me to do the fish pose. But I was too tired. Then he asked where is the fish? So I replied the fish drowned. I thought there wouldnt b any need to do the pose if i said the fish drowned. But i couldnt escape n he came over to help me into the fish pose. He said I looked like a sotong instead of a fish =.=

The yoga master looks at me n says too much fat! So I asked how to lose fat? He said there r 3things u can do to lose fat! 1st:no breakfast 2nd:no lunch 3rd:no dinner. I was like: yes, can eat supper. Lol