i attended my first christmas party for the year last friday. it was actually the christmas party of one of the companies owned by the taiwanese businessman my best friend met while stranded in bangkok.
part of the program was a speech from the businessman. he acknowledged the presence of my best friend and then went on to relate how things were while they were in bangkok -> eating, eating, eating, always eating, he gained so much weight.
what struck me most in his speech was the part where he said, during the time when flights were uncertain, his wife called him asking him to contact the manager of a certain airline. one of their companies has airline connections and his wife told him the manager has guaranteed a seat for him. true enough, when he called the airline, the manager assured him that a seat is available for him. he could have left that friday but he could not bear to leave the friends he had made while in bangkok, i.e., my best friend, her officemate and a belgian guy. amid the uncertainty of the situation, he opted to stay. they all finally got to fly back to the philippines tuesday already.
(he said he told his wife about this only upon his return. during the time when she called him in bangkok asking why he hasn't come back, he simply told her, "no seat.")
oh, that is so kind. thinking not just of yourself but of others. my friend got really lucky in bangkok.
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