When I was in the university in the late 60s -early 70s, every semester break, I used to work with the Statistics Department (fixed up by our neighbour opposite, Mr Loh), as an enumerator. I still remember the work was quite mechanical, i.e. transfering population statistics into codes. In the course of this semester breaks job, I got close to a girl working full time for the Statistics Department, Miss lim Lan Nee. After I started working, in one of my postings in late 1970s, I was working in the Ministry of Housing, located next to the Statistics Department. That was when I met up with Lan Nee again and we socialised occasionally. I was relocated to the MOH HQ in 1979 and we lost touch. One week ago she managed to locate me and we met up today in the Mid valley, after nearly 30 years. She was thrilled to see me, as warm as before, just like I remebered her.
We caught up on lost times, filling each other up on what had happened in our lives since then. We both realized so many things had happened. She battled ovarian cancer in the early 80s when her son was only 8, had a hysterectomy, had chemo which caused her to lose all her hair and survived. Now her son is 36 and just got married last month to a girl from Japan. She is fully recovered and although now in her 60s she is looking good with a full crop of hair. I told her about the personal adjustments in my life. We parted with the promise to meet agin.
Many friends will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart - Eleanor Roosevelt
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