It’s a long time ago I noticed something valuable to me. Have you ever had that moment you know you kept something really precious, only to have forgotten about it as time passed, then suddenly having it appear in your life again?
When you look into my wallet, the first you will notice is the usual place to insert photos in. Only, it isn’t a photo of me or someone close to me you will find but of a lonesome looking kitten leaning on a tree trunk with beautiful autumn leaves picturesque in the background. Yes, when you see it, you will go “ooh” and “aah” over the photographic beauty and the next thing is the usual question I get which is, “Where did you get this picture?”
Only it isn’t a picture. It’s a calling card. It’s actually one of those Japan calling cards the Japanese use for street phones. In tune with the unique culture of Japan to be artistic in anything that is cute be embedded in their merchandise, my college best friend was able to avail of this from somewhere (she told where she got it but I forgot) and gave it to me as a remembrance since she adores cats. My college best friend can actually look like a cat when she wants to. Tt’s actually very funny whenever I see it and reminisce about the times we had back in college.
Who would have thought that calling cards can serve as souvenir or memento as such. I had that card for a long time but it isn’t always I get to reminisce back whenever I see it. The moment just comes when flashes of the past disturbs my current activities and I long for the past.
Me and my best friend haven’t seen each other for a long time. More than a year actually. We don’t even get to talk anymore. We rarely chat. But I know where she is. Now, I’m feeling a bit guilty for not organizing the group reunion she once harped on me a long time back. I want to see the girls again. That calling card reminded me back to the times of our youth.
Now, my high school best friend will fly over an airport to Japan to switch trains to get home tomorrow from her seminar in Hawaii. Maybe I could ask her to get me one of those calling cards. It would really be nice. ^^
