Sunday, July 01, 2007

Teach them well...

As I was driving back from Penang to Taiping this evening, I caught sight of a little Indian kid waving from the back of a car that was about 50m in front of mine. It looked like he was waving for no reason in particular and I decided to wave back. Heh... this started a waving conversation between him, his slightly older brother who immediately joined in enthusiatically, and me. I tried different styles of waving, even doing the rap wave I had mastered from my cousin in the 80's during the breakdance breakout. All were returned with excited, similar gestures by the two kids. They even started experimenting new waves of their own! I had to overtake their car after a while and as I passed them and saw how they moved with big smiles on their faces to the side window to exchange a final series of goodbye waves, I wondered with a big smile in my heart about that 5 minutes of word-less yet verbal-full connection.

...and let them lead the way.

A visual tribute to the kids (& their parents) whom I had the privilege of spending extended time with in June.

The Kohs visiting PJ...

The Wans in Singapore... (didn't have a chance to catch mummy & papa on camera - too fast for my shutter, Singapore life!)

The Kams in Yong Peng...