The Things I Will Not Know But One Thing I Will Know A Year From Now
Posted: Thursday, January 05, 2012
by Hilda Cang
The other day, my girlhood buddies text me to say we should have a date before the school reopened. ( schools had reopened on the 4th of January 2012 ) I said why not and so we met up at the " Secret Recipe Cafe " to be the "Gossip Girls" again. Strange though, I remembered the last time, about a year ago, I came here with my family and the cake I ate was so unforgettable and tasty. I was particularly impressed with its melt-in-the-mouth soft texture and the natural fresh fruity punch and sweet ice creams but I no longer taste them like a mysterious secret formula I once adored and believed and carried away. In fact, I accused them to be too sweet and unhealthy these days.
When I looked at my friends in the cafe, I was thinking of Bruce's assignment. A year from now, what will happen to any one of us ? Ella is always sick, day in and day out but she can't stop not to work. She needs the bucks to maintain her lifestyle she adopted from young. Anne is semi dependent. How about me ? I am a freelance. I am not a big spender, I thought to myself. I did not think of other bigger world events, just some homeground affairs will be enough.
A year from now, will the health of Ella improve and Anne's marriage reconcile ? Will my own relationship fizzle or sizzle ? All these are yet to remain unknown, but who knows ?
A year from now, will I be missing my second daughter every day of my life when she starts flying with Emirates from far away Dubai ? Oh, Dubai, Emirates. I am already missing her even while writing this although she is still in nearby Singapore.
A year from now, what will happen will happen. It's too intangible even to predict. But one thing for sure I know, a year from now, the mango tree I planted at the backyard of the house will begin to bear fruits and we will taste the first juicy mangoes for the first time.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Yeah Hilda like that old song goes " what ever will be will be the futures not ours to see"haha....you caught me right off guard, David. what will be will be, the future's not ours to see..........
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