Welcoming back the prodigal son

Our "half-Jap, half-Sing" brother returned late yesterday night from the land of the rising sun via United Airlines. The welcoming party pathetically consisted of only three people. Incidentally, the three of us are staying in Tampines. When we did not see Hump standing among the crowd around the lugguage belt, we thought we were late. Being friends for years, we knew that he is the kind of person who would simply hail a cab and head for home if he did not see us.

Just as we were craning our necks to get a clear view of the arrival area, Ben suddenly exclaimed, "Over there. That dark guy with the black haversack." I turned and saw Hump. He was carrying the huge black haversack that he always carried and listening to a large set of headphones. No apparent change in him. Still the attention-seeker.

Did not catch up much with him because the return journey was too short. Waiting for him to share his stories with us the next time we meet up. At least for now (until 10 September), our brotherhood has full strength. Hurray! The "si gee na" is back!