MEETING A SPECIAL SOMEONE
Ever so often in our lives, we meet a person who changes our view on life. And often, it is when it is for the better do we remember this person.

I've travelled to 3 cities so far and so far, Tulsa has left the biggest impact. Not because of the show, not because of the sights or the shopping (in fact, it was rather mundane and unexciting) but because of one person who has made the trip, our stay, so memorable. I hope I can write a poem about this person one day.

You know, in our daily rushes and all, we seldom have the chance to meet someone or have a person show how fatanstic he/she is. Or how nice we truly are.

This new friend I made in Tulsa, his name is Larry. Simple name isn't it? And it is how his name seems, simple. His a simple man. A big towering man, who has a matching heart to go with. The darnest, nicest guy I can savely say I know. There are some people who use their mouths to do things, to show how nice they can be, be it words of encouragement. But Larry was the kind who went out of the way to make you feel at home and welcomed.

He had brought a few of us out, with a rented vehicle to see the sights, like Philbrooks Meseum which had a great fantastic garden. Brought us out to eat. Made our day in the theatre with his warm presence. And during each show, he even initiated the applause after each trick so that the audience would follow suite. And today, our last day, he bought the few of us maglites (no idea why that) and bought one of my colleagues a belt which he later went back to change when he found out it was the wrong size.

Larry is a person of few words. He didn't need to say a lot but he showed how much he cared through his actions. I've never really had a person overwhelm so much to the extent that when it was time to leave, I really couldn't bear to leave. And strange as it seems, as I type this, I am fightin back tears while listening to Sarah Mchlauchlan's Angel. Cheesy as it seems. And when everyone said goodbye and hugged goodbye, didn't really wanna let go cos it would mean that it would be forever before we met again, if ever.

I don't really know Larry all that well, and I doubt he knows me all that well either but somehow, I dunno, just seems so hard to say goodbye. I'll really really miss him.

One line he said which made me think so differently about life. I had told him that it was really nice knowing him and that he made our stay really fantastic. I'm not sure if he said this pertainin to himself or if it was a mutual thing, but I think he was just expressin how he felt. He said, "the world can be a good place if you meet the right people". And Larry was the right person and he showed it openly, with no deceit, no agenda. Just purely as it is.

I think that's all of my blabber. Just wanted to share some bits to you guys. Take care everyone. Can't wait to see everyone soon.