Charity & Family

It's been a great weekend and details will follow in a series of posts as one cannot hold all the info...:)

My bro and some of his friends had saved money from their first salary in hope of doing a good deed. They wanted to give a meal to an orphanage and since my mother is free, they asked her to help them out.

So based on the budget, she found a boys' home that had around 30 little boys and made arrangements to give them a meal and she also arranged for the food to be catered and organised everything.

It was planned for today and the meeting point was our place. Out of 4 of bro's friends, only 3 turned up as one had sent his contribution and gone somewhere on a trip. Today is the day I realised what a chatterbox my brother is! I'm so glad that he's way different from what I had in mind..=)

So among the boys, there was only one girl and she reminded me of myself.... Usually I'm the only girl who turns up for such things with my friends... and ya di da di daaa..

So once everything was in place, and the food had come, we had invited out uncle and aunt to come too and when all had arrived, we went to the orphanage.

I didn't go to talk much with the bro's friends coz to begin with, it's non of my business and they should have a good time. But my mum was pushing me a lot telling me to talk to them and 'mingle' with them coz otherwise they'll think that I'm a sister who's way too proud.

So I turned around (annoyed) and told here that I'm a proud person and it doesn't matter what they think...  (I did talk and smile with them. she just likes to push us around sometimes!).

Then she came around and told me to talk to the girl (who I had already spoken to) and she wanted me to find out if there was a possibility that she was my bro's girlfriend!

I did NOT see this coming. I nearly flipped and told her that if she was his girlfriend, then my duty is to ensure that she is kept away from her... :D

At this point, my uncle, aunt and mum cracked up laughing and I left it at that.

Yet, my mother wouldn't stop pestering me! Then when she saw me talking to the girl on and off I told her that I do not sense anything and to please leave things alone and I told her not to turn into someone like who we see in teledramas!

It's funny how she sees me with my guy friends all the time and lets me be but the moment her most beloved son is seen with a girl, she starts giving ideas for a teledrama script which I know the masses will simply love!

It was really sad though.... to see the boys... The youngest must be around  5 yrs of age and the eldest would've been about 16yrs of age. They all do their own laundry and cleaning and all that. They're well disciplined and yet the kind of lives they lead and the stories relating to their past and backgrounds are just heartbreaking... It's one of those moments where we all wonder why life is so unfair...

In the midst of all this, I fell in love with a little boy... I showed him to my mum and told her that I want to adopt him. My uncle and aunt nearly choked on whatever they were munching and my mum told the lady in charge of the place that I want to adopt a little boy and she pointed at him. Her tone had a mix of funny and sarcasm.

The lady then told me that it would be my worst nightmare come alive as he's the naughtiest and hits everyone in anyway he can and is also the one who starts most of the fights. :)

They loved the food and we were asked to dine with them, which we did. It was such a great deed and it makes me think there are young people who still think about doing good deeds with money rather than waste spending on drinks or any other celebrations....

Once lunch was over, I was talking to one of the boys who was hurriedly scanning the newspapers looking for scores of some cricket match. So we started talking about cricket and then I switched the topic to rugby and he got so excited and said there's no space for them to play rugby or even try but that he likes the game.

So yes, it was a great day. I'm glad my bro is into these things too....

Below is my little rascal, he's looks so cute with his front teeth-less smile..:) I didn't get his name though... so in my mind, I've already called him Reshan. Don't ask why, even I don't know... Just a name that popped into my head and a name I think sounds nice..