the day started in the afternoon for me, past three, and it was a cool day, being end of summer. the train at the station nearby was always a long wait, and i decided to have a cup of hot corn soup while waiting for the train to arrive. i had about five minutes with the soup so i pushed the "lukewarm" button. in this country you always know exactly when the train arrives.
the rest of the day didn't turn out so well. the food was good, but somehow it just didn't feel like it worked out. i'm sure i'm not the only one familiar with that feeling. the trip back was long and tiring too, having decided to go somewhere a little out of the way.
it is always hard to decide when and how to call it a day, especially on days when you feel like there's something you could have done better. it crossed my mind to visit the local cafe and see some familiar faces before heading home, but i was feeling just too tired. with earphones buried in my ears jamming rap to keep me on the beat, i rode the transit train back to the station near home. on the way to the stairs i saw the vending machine at which my day began. i dropped in my coin for a soup.
it's surprising how something as simple as a soup can make the day feel so complete. between the soup in the afternoon and the soup at night, everything seemed somehow to have come full circle - and no detail seemed to matter more than the fact that, there was soup. every day should really be this easy.
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Hey Bro. On the way to church, I lost my phone today, so we never made it to church. I was waiting for a colleague to go for a later service at 3pm but because of various delays, I was still tapping my feet at home at 3.45pm, wondering if the rest of my day would be equally as "wasted". Thankfully, I've been able to get a cheap phone and managed to get things done at the local mall. Still heading to a church in India.. haven't been able to do that yet.
Hi Elaine!
And Eddie, your narration read like a japanese novel, complete with attached picture.. =) Shermaine (my gf), agrees that J-soup is good. haha..
i hope that didn't mean my english sounds japanese!
a well-translated japanese novel? =)
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