Bai and I used to be schoolmates. We have not met since leaving school many years ago. It was in 2014 that we met each other at a function.
From that year onward we made it a point to meet with each other and other schoolmates once a month.
Bai as usual was a bubbly and talkative man. He was the live wire of the group.
One day, Bai stopped attending our monthly gatherings. Some of us called him but he simply refused to meet us. We detected something was wrong with Bai. Even over the phone, he would not talk much.
Then suddenly out of the blue,a year later, Bai appeared at our monthly meeting. He was his usual self again, chatty and cheerful.
We found out from Bai that the reason for his absence from our meetings was due to depression. He, for no apparent reason, fell into depression. He told us the thought of suicide was in his mind. But now he has recovered and is enjoying life again.
Just the other day we were shocked to learn that Bai had left Singapore 3 months ago for a tour of Europe and had been reported missing. There was no word from him. His family members failed in their efforts to get in touch with him. His phone line was no longer in use. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope nothing bad has happened to Bai.
But then who knows, he may appear, out of the blue at our meeting again.
From that year onward we made it a point to meet with each other and other schoolmates once a month.
Bai as usual was a bubbly and talkative man. He was the live wire of the group.
One day, Bai stopped attending our monthly gatherings. Some of us called him but he simply refused to meet us. We detected something was wrong with Bai. Even over the phone, he would not talk much.
Then suddenly out of the blue,a year later, Bai appeared at our monthly meeting. He was his usual self again, chatty and cheerful.
We found out from Bai that the reason for his absence from our meetings was due to depression. He, for no apparent reason, fell into depression. He told us the thought of suicide was in his mind. But now he has recovered and is enjoying life again.
Just the other day we were shocked to learn that Bai had left Singapore 3 months ago for a tour of Europe and had been reported missing. There was no word from him. His family members failed in their efforts to get in touch with him. His phone line was no longer in use. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope nothing bad has happened to Bai.
But then who knows, he may appear, out of the blue at our meeting again.
These last 2 days we've been craving for junk food. First, there was the curry puff followed by Toast Box's kaya toast set with kopi O. Then it was the bar chor mee. Second, in the evening we had the Ben & Jerry ice cream and Nissin cup noodles(transferred into a bowl as shown). Come tomorrow, we will going back to our healthy food menu. No more junk food for the next few months, we hope.
