
We say goodbye to everyone we’d encountered everyday. We say it casually like we can always see that person anytime we want, but the truth is, you never know. You never know if that goodbye is going to be the last time you said it to the person. This summer, my family, my husband and I and our two kids, officially moved to France to start a new life. I know I won’t be able to see my friends or family anytime soon, not to mention with the pandemic going on and no one’s given hope to see the end of it. So I started a stream of posts to say goodbye properly to all the things or people that I love or cherish dearly. Because, you just never know.
January 5th is a sweet and bitter day for me. It’s couple of my friends’ birthdays, my first English brass band official performance, in a concert hall and all, and the day I lost one of my not so close but very dear friend, Walter. For the friends and family in States, he passed away on 4th of January, but on this side of the earth it’s already 5th. Time really plays a tricky role in this. ‘Cuz I got the devastated news right before we had to go on stage to perform that morning. I remembered that I just got back from the rehearsal, about to check the facebook for updating news on Walt, then, I saw the look on Kid’s face. Then I know. At that point, I had no choice but rushed to the bathroom for a 10 min good cry then pulled myself together for the performance. The band did good that day. And that’s how I’ll always remember that day, intertwined with all the sweet and sorrow bitter-sweet, sweet-bitter memories.
During the time I worked with/for Walter and Nancy at Chili Night, I’d always been a lil scared of Walt, for his mouth covered under the mustache so you never really see if he’s upset or not. Plus, he liked to tease people. And he’s cranky sometimes. And he’s my boss. He’s teasing you on his good day, but would get cranky if you interrupted him from his sitting down enjoying beer and TV time behind the bar. You see what I mean? His face really messed with your head, especially if you don’t know him well. But besides the confusing facial expression, he’s just a very nice man.










