Tile 3 (Pending Coffee)

One fine day, a well-dressed man walked into a cafe and made an order,
"Hello, I would like to order one hot coffee and one pending coffee, please."

The bartender gave him one cup of hot coffee.
The man drank his cup of coffee and paid for TWO cups of coffee, then he walked away.

Later, a ragged old man came into the shop and asked the bartender,
"Could I have one pending coffee, please?"

The bartender smiled, and gave the old man a cup of hot coffee.
Thankfully, the old man drank it, thanked the bartender, and went away.
He didn't pay for the cup of coffee.

Because someone else paid it for him.

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Pending coffee.
It wasn't the coffee that made the front cover of this story, but the 'pending' order made.
It wasn't for them. It was for those who needed it. Those who couldn't afford to have it.

Judging by the condition of our society here, we have a looooong way to go to reach that level of courtesy and practice as a whole community.

Cheers, everyone.
Oh, and make that two. One 'pending'.

Tile 1 (Animal Affections)

Miow-car.
He got that name through his amusing habit of sunbathing on almost every car roofs almost all the time. Not only that, he has this unusual tendency to jump right into an open car door, if it is opened before him.
Due to his 'passion' and 'love' towards cars, we named him "Miow-car" (pronounced meo - car).

A sad day it is today.
06 August 2013. Tuesday.
In fact, I never thought I would feel this sad towards the death of just an animal. Our family's pet hamster died due to illness.
Maybe, maybe it isn't just an animal.
Maybe it meant more than that to me.
This affection would never come without reason.

I remembered how I treated kittens during those dark early ages.
I remembered how I always reacted towards resting cats, dogs, and other caged animals when I was a youngster.
I remembered how I saw these animals, domestic and wild alike, as just animals.

And I believe that this change of heart is not just for the animals currently living, but also for those deceased and from the olden age of ours.
And for me too.