Rou came down with another bout of flu, most probably passed on by her brother. She took a turn for the worse this morning so after self-medicating her for a couple of days, I caved and took her to the doctor's. Probably affected by the bug, her appetite was affected and for a girl who poops three to four times a day, she hasn't had a bowel movement for three days. It was ironic that I came to a point where I prayed for her to poop.
After the consultation, I was paying up and speaking to the nurse at the counter and left Rou in her stroller just behind me. Thereafter, I turned and noticed her playing with and smiling widely to a lady dressed in a corporate manner. (Rou smiles easily and responds well to anyone who "plays" with her.) We exchanged pleasantries, and as I was about to leave, the nurse gave me some cereal samples as instructed by the doctor. She informed that as these were flavoured with prunes, it would help the little girl with bowel movements. After chatting briefly again, we left the clinic.
Outside the clinic, the "corporate" lady came walking towards me from her car and handed me a box of the same cereal, only this time, it was a packaged box like those in the supermarkets, and not sample packets given at the clinic. "This is for you," she said, "I'm from XX company." She represents the company distributing the brand of cereal and was visiting the clinic for work purposes. I had not noticed that she had left the clinic and actually came out to her car to get the cereal and caught me just as I left.
It was so sweet of her! Perhaps it pays to be nice, or perhaps it's just that Rou caught her eye, since we were the only ones given such special treatment in a clinic full of people. It's not much, just a box of cereal that costs a few dollars. It's never about money anyway, but the gesture left me with a few thoughts. That there are still nice strangers around, that God scatters little bursts of sunshine as such to brighten our days, that we will never run out of things to be appreciative of.
Oh! And I found out Rou's 7.4kg at 7+ months. It's probably the only time I get to know her weight: when we visit the doctor's!
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