Yesterday I met a very lovely old lady:
"Jackie, do you still remember me?"
I am astonished on the 1st place, with her ability to remember the name of this small staff, in the usual store called Boots The Chemist - Henleaze.
She came to collect her photos. And in the end:
"Thanks Ms. Nash. Please come again. God bless you."
As your small action makes up the smile of my whole day =)
Indeed that's the power of small deed indeed. Some customer is a complete headache, yet some, are just sooooooooooooo lovely!
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Then I saw another small kid, kiddo, girl, maybe 6-8 years old.
Small cutie little pinkie.
She came to pay for 3 mouthwashes on 3 for 2 offer, plus a clearance item of lipgloss.
"Right, that's 4.XX, do you have Boots Card with you?"
She just keeping moving her head, saying no no, very shy girl...
"Do you need a bag?"
Again is another sign of no no.
She said, "I can carry them"
I cannot imagine how such tiny hands can hold 3 bottles of mouthwashes, kind of heavy for her age...
"I'll give you a small bag, alright?"
She smiled =)
"Is that for yourself?"
"Nah, the mouthwashes are for mommy...The lipgloss...for myself"
And another charming smile =)
"Right then. Take care sweety =)"
Perhaps indirectly I do love children. I never realise that. I don't really understand how a small cutie girl, can kill all my anger and headache due to previous customers...And makes up one of my afternoon =)
May be I will be a good daddy in the future, if I got the chance. Well, will me?
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The day seems busy while I am working at Boots Henleaze. Busy, I am tired of standing at counter sometimes...I wanna do dispensary, well well...
Then last night I had a bad nausea. I vomited in the toilet of my future house. In the end I had to take the night bus, rush to my new house, just to get the traditional chinese oil that I had moved previously. So stupid!
Never imagine I can be as sick as this. I just feel want to faint soon. Soon.
Then I even think about whether I will be able to work the next day. I don;t wanna sacrifice my holidays due to this stupid nausea. Don;t want!
So the next day I kept myself asleep on the bus for the whole journey. So that I won;t wake up and feel sick half way. Don;t wanna vomit at Brislington or Salford or Temple Meads...
Then even my manager can sense my state of falling sick.
Juliet, Elena, especially: Are you alright?
I told myself: I should be alright.
That manager kept reminding me: Do not drink the milk that you bought this morning!
And he reminded me three times, with the disbelieving eye...
What the...
Anyway as I always know, 天无绝人之路。山重气水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
With the bless of the smile of the customers, I felt thousand times better =)
Thank God =)
I don;t wanna think too much anymore. As long as I have done all the good deeds in my life, I believe my life will be blessed in the end.
Just like when I writing this blog. I thought I cannot write in Chinese anymore. Yet there's always sunshine behind the black clouds =)
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My pre-reg is leaving, to become a relief soon.
That Friday is the life-changing point for her
An official letter from General Pharmaceutical Council, followed by a huge happy cry. Passed！
Then is the hugs from all the female staffs.
And finally, a big lovely sweety double double chocolate cake from Linda!
(Well, it tastes more like horlicks cake to me...)
Anyway, wish you all the best for your future, you are bright, be more confident, Leanne!
See you soon, if we got the chance, in the future =)
Like when we collide on the bus to Blackboy Hill today =)
PHARMACIST, officially =)
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There's one night when of the dispenser send a text message to her sons:
"You fella are the best thing that I ever made in my life. I will always love you all."
"Mom, are you gonna throw yourself over the bridge soon?"
"No..."
"Mom, you are confusing and misleading..."
Anyway, that's a mother's love.
God cannot be with us 24 hours a day, that;s why we have mama =)
Sounds so childish yet so true, indeed =)
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I kept telling myself to keep a diary for my works in these 7 weeks.
I will definitely miss Juliet, Elena, Gaby, Anne 1, Anne 2, Sue, Linda, Jacqui, Leanne, Lewis, Priyankaa and maybe soon, Munira.
Time flies. In the end I just don;t realise that: This is week 5. And 2 more weeks to go...
Just like when I shift my house: In the end there's only 2 days left. I will miss the old house. Especially after the incident today.
I thought I have nothing left in this house anymore, other than the brightest memory and laughter, with few spices with Wei Chern, Kenny and Guarino...
Yet may be, I am wrong...
Izinkan saya untuk mengundur diri, secara senyap-senyap...
Kerana sesungguhnya saya tidak mahu pergi dengan linangan air mata...
To all, it's a fantastic ten months with you all.
7, in memory. I will miss you. take good care of yourself. I shall visit you one day, if I am given the chance by that fella...
Looking at "Baked Alaska", I am thinking of my siblings, suddenly...
I really wanna share the scoop of lovely ice cream with them...
At this English land, it's more than marvelous to get to taste Haagen Daaz and Ben and Jerry ice creams, with thousands of you-never-ever-can-imagine flavours!
My dear bros, and sis, I am indeed, wanna share this scoop of ice cream, with you.
I cannot see you growing up any more, as I am in the other extreme of the Earth, extreme, till, it's still quite cold sometimes, although this is the summer at United Kingdom.
From your words, from mummy's words, I know that, you all are doing, indeed, very alright.
I am more than grateful, to see your positive development, physically, spiritually, mentally, socially, emotionally...although, it's a very indirect observation...
So I promise to keep going here, indeed, for you all.
Alaska is still cold yet the daily aurora reading remains high now. Baked Alaska is more than cold, yet when it melts in the mouth, it melts my heart as well...
May 'aurora' spirit with you always =)
As genuine love, stands even against the time progression.
Love, never die.
***
I receive another SMS from you.
Your SMS makes my day, makes me smile.
I, and you, are indeed, very busy.
It's not how many words that we have spoken that matters.
It's the heart, it's the sincerity, it's the mutual understanding.
Be with you, always.
Just like the love spirit of aurora in Alaska, it's not always there, yet people will always remember and be amazed .
时间上，我越来越不计较。我遗忘了当初不能提起电话听筒的懦气。人终究要长大的。虽然一天很忙，虽然仍要问他们问题，虽然仍要看一些顾客的脸色，但尤其想起今日，忙得不可开交的dispensary,只有两人站岗。Counter,只有一人站岗，我只好分身，在这两边游荡着，帮很忙的。。。有些累，实说这不是经理人的计划，但顾客至上啊，那还能想到这么多？有时听着我的dispenser说的话：We are so lucky to have at least you here this time. You know it has been summer and it's so busy...有些话，也许有赞许的意思，但我不想马上飞上天空，毕竟我仍是无名小卒，工作的经验让我明白：尽心尽力，同时尽力学习；诚心诚意，永不放弃，才是最实际的。
