You guys remember Pierre and Lay See right? They’re both good friends of mine. Last year I attended their wedding in Malacca,you guys remember which one right?
The wedding where I got tortured along with a lot of other guys. And the wedding where I learned I will never again be a “heng tai” again. You know, being forced to getting my legs waxed…. having lipstick put on me… kissing a guy… and all that other shit does that to you.
Earlier this year I went to Melbourne with them.
And last weekend I paid them a visit in Gleneagles. Visits to hospitals are normally sad. Because it’s a place where sick people go… there is however one occasion where going to a hospital is actually a happy thing and that is when you get the “gift of life”.
Lay See who has been pregnant for the past 9 months, just gave birth to a baby girl.
I could see it in Pierre’s eyes. Suddenly everything else in the world mattered a bit less… to make room for this one little blessing that came. It’s beautiful! I always believed that when we’re young all we do is work hard and chase careers or money. Once we have kids though, our lives change a little and all we really look forward to is seeing our kids grow old. Money and career all take a secondary desire. It’s true! Pierre himself was thinking of buying a sports car 9 months ago. Then he found out Lay See was pregnant and he didn’t.
The gift of life!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space