My Pet bird, Snowy is very Spiritual!

Dear All,

This morning I was awoken up by Snowy's usual early "alarm-call" so he can get his daily attention first before I proceed to do anything else! By the way he is my natural alarm clock which I do not have to programme the night before!

Oh! I hated it this morning as I wanted to sleep in! Last night I got into bed past 1 a. m after our School-mates Reunion: 3 lovely ladies from over Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1 from Perth, 1 from Canberra and 1 flew back from hols. from Brisbane. They were here only for two days before touring around with their own tourist guide in their package deals.

One of us asked how many of us here to-night? Someone shouted 12! Then P*****said there are 12 of us here, and Jesus is not here! L****answered that Jesus is here somewhere! One of us had earlier left as she had to go somewhere else after dropping off the ladies after the morning sight-seeing! We all laughed as we were all part of the Convent school that we went to in Malaysia! Someone then remarked,"This is definitely not "The Last Supper!" to more laughter! We chatted, ate and laughed most heartedly and so many digital cameras flashed non -stop as though we were "Pressmen" ourselves interviewing some great personalities at a conference! It was a tremendous "Flash-back, memories of "TO SIR, WITH LOVE!" So many things we recalled of ourselves and so more Verbal Expression of Love for our Beloved Teachers who have taught us and touched our lives!
If only the Teachers were here last night, they would have cried, while we laughed! What a funny feeling, _ _ _!

I mentioned that Teachers those days were really held in great esteem in our hearts till to-day! I am sure we are thought of as fondly by those we taught too as a few of us were very passsionate school teachers in our careers as well! One of us was a School Head-Mistress and gone back last year to teach English for a few hours to University students! She just turned 60 this month too and the youngest of us turns 60 this December!

I thank P***** for her magical connection through e-mails that got us all "connected" again at our golden 60 "turned on" to 40 years of age! Oh! it's definitely modern hair colour dye etc. and food awareness! One of us remarked that none of us looked 60, unlike our parents who aged faster than us! So, the cameras went flashing, flashing again like "Fire-flies" in the night! This occasion last night gave me an opportunity to write all these down as my first letter on this page as my mind is still like a flower, fresshly plucked from the garden and placed in a tall vase!

This is my gift of writing to my school-mates who so eagerly planned and flew over here and formed a "Get-together Reunion!" in this modern age of computers and "jet-fast living" and doing our own things!

This is my gift of writing to share "My Expressions of Feelings of Happiness and former anxieties which I had prayed that the good Lord will take care to make it pleasant to all in the end, which ended very successfully! Praise to the Lord!

This is my gift of writing so the rest of those who were all invited to come by P***** could get an idea of how the "Reunion Dinner" went.

It was also so thoughtful of S***P***to ring up from Malaysia to talk to us through the speakers! When the phone was left on the table, I was the first one to pick it up and asked if she remembered me by giving her a clue of four of us singing on School stage. By mentioning the other two names, she straight away regconised who I was. Well done! S***P***! and there was a thunderous applause all around!!!

This morning I went about doing my usual cleaning of my alters and praying and singing in meditation and did not switch on the "sotrums/mantras" as my mind was still recalling the events of last night! I don't "drink," but this was certainly my "hang-over" experience, and there is no joking about it!

After I dotted "kum-kum" on Mata-Di's picture, I forgot to put some on myself and Snowy, who was watching me all the time from his cage! Then, as I was about to finish my morning prayers, he actually called out in his special way to ask for his application of his "kum-kum" ( Love and beauty dot) on his tiny forehead! It surprised me to be made aware of it by my Spiritual pet Corella parrot! So, I quickly dotted myself and him, and it was so pleasant to watch him get down and settle quietly and contentedly on his perch! Soon later he took a snooze. It was"Amazing!" to watch this sequence in the privacy of our humble small home!

I thank God, because all the money in this World could not buy this joy that was given to me only this morning! This is a way God indicated to me that he is happy for me too, because I thanked him last night when I got home safely and for all the golden opportunity of meeting up with all my long "lost" friends, and we are so fond of each other inspite of distance and time, before I climbed into bed! They were all so concerned of me as my "GPS" took me for a ride!!! When my son checked it for me, he said that I had typed in "lane," instead of "street!" Last evening I dashed off and had difficulty using it, I recalled! "Practice makes perfect!" I still have so much to learn, so I must be "Young" to do it right on my next drive out to unfamiliar places again!

I need God's help, God does not need me! That is for sure!

Have a lovely time to all!

Good-will and love always,
Nancy