136th Street
Full four months he has been away and life is not much different when I was in Uni. Go to campus, head back home/ outings with friends and waste the rest of my time in front of my favourite pet call – LAPTOP.
Many things has happened for the past four months. Not only around my life but life around my neighborhood. The traits about the occupants along the 136th streets are pretty much similar. Not in what they do or how they live, simply because each and everyone have their own life. Most of the occupants along this streets are young couples! Some just got married and some not and some about a year ago. But of course there are still houses with 3 generations under one roof.
December, one of my neighbor, can be consider as our close friend as well, welcomes a new life into their home! A BABY GIRL! Then in January, they celebrated the baby’s fullmoon (chinese culture). In this celebration they will either do a little house party or send out boxes of gift (box contain yellow rice, curry chicken, 2 red eggs and some chinese pastries) to their family and friends. In their case, they send out gift boxes with a little name card on it!
Well, still in December… my sister came over a few days before Christmas to help me decorate my home. Miss all the shopping and bonding with her already!
February was Chinese new year. Most of the occupants are Chinese, hence, you can see many houses with nice red decorations. Well, I was not there to enjoy the celebrations and joy in 136th street. I was away. But before the new year, the was a wedding! Wedding? Yes! Wedding! My neighbor few doors away moved in earlier than we do, and finally they are married! Well, we were not invited of course because we did not invite them either. But then as a good neighbor, I would like to wish them all the best and congratulations!
March, seems to be a very happening month! Well, I woke up one morning heard baby crying (the baby is still crying now). Then I wonder, which house is celebrating new life again? Little did I know it was just next door! Not long after that, the other neighbor next door seems to be going in and out of the house and getting busy for some thing. “Another baby?” I think to my self because she was pregnant the last time I saw her. They were pretty quiet neighbor. Did not really speak to us and more of ‘mine their own business’ kind of neighbor. Just two days ago, their friend are flooding their house with gifts and joy! Congratulation! You have a new member at home! And just to confirm it, their baby’s diaper flew over to my gate yesterday morning…ew! BABY BOOM! 3 new accupants in just 4 months! wow!
Owh, I almost forget. Last week was another week of joy for a neighbor just opposite my unit. Joy? YESH! BABY? NOPE! NO more babbies! They just got married! YAY! Well, this house is funny. We don’t even know each other till today. Similarly, there were two occupants in the house and we thought they were married (because they look like). Initially my hubby thought they guy was her father. Then on our second glance we thought, must be her husband because he saw them lovie lovie holding hands and so forth. Then just last week, I thought they were going to do house warming because they set up a tent in front of their house. The following day, their Myvi turns into a wedding car! Congratulations! Another newly wed!
So, in four months, 3 babies, 2 weddings. All the sweet symphony of life.
