The Gift of Friends...

I am sick and in bed for almost 4 days now with a flu. I can't blame the influenza vaccine that I had a few months ago because I know that the less hours of sleep that I have and working double shifts were the culprit why I am tucked in bed right now. I had a wake up call from my Honey this morning to make sure that I get up and take my medications and have something to eat. If not from his call, i could still be lying in bed till now. That made my day! He's feeling quite guilty not being able to do anything for me in times like this. "It's ok hon, i understand.". I suddenly remembered that Kuya Nelson (from BM Express) will be coming this morning to get Robert's air freight baggage. I have to pack mine too the other day thinking that i might go well over my baggage limit when I leave for Manila next time. Robert also sent me an sms from Thailand saying that it's quite humid in Bangkok and asking me about his baggage. Instead of sending him an sms back, i decided to call him up and ask him how he's enjoying Bangkok. He said he can't keep up with the endless shopping, day and night! He still needs to explore the temples this afternoon. He sensed, from the sound of my voice, that I am still sick and told me to go to the hospital. "What? Hospital?!" I am too lazy to even get up and go to the nearby medical clinic. Jonathan rang me as well asking how I am and asked me if I wanted him to cook for me. (hiya naman ako pero kahit lugaw lang sabi ko ok na....hehehe!). I told him that I'm still not feeling well and asked him if he could buy me something for my cough (coz it seems that lemsip is not doing anything). He said he needs to go to the gym and then to church first before he can come and visit me so he then requested Edgar to drive all the way from Point Cook and grab some medications and "lomi" from the filo shop in Laverton. He (Jonathan) promised that he would come here later and cook something for me. How can you be so blessed with friends like that? I can't complain really. So Edgar din come and I had the "lomi" just in time as well as my cough medication. It was good of him to drive from West to East and then go back West again for his work in the PM. Jonathan called me up that he's going to cook "arroz caldo" and sleep over here tonight. I then invited Aileen as well but unfortunately she was invited beforehand by another friend for a bible study. So Jonathan came about 7ish and cooked "arroz caldo". He made a really huge pot for me...how sweet...we even called up Michelle in the Philippines. I feel much better now. Thanks for the gift of friends.