A day of Epilogues!

Epilogue 1

Whot?! I can't hear you!

A good communicator conveys his message in his speech well. A great communicator listens beyond the words. Period.
Our Judge had on more than one occasions hinted to one of the co-parties Counsel in a case (in which I am one of the Counsels) that the forum for their Writ of Summons was not right. Instead of that Court, Judge was hinting that it should have been filed at another Court. Since 1st March, 2012 the Court civil jurisdiction has been increased. But that hints were not taken for reasons best known to them.
Today, the Judge again hinted the same thing. But I was not sure why didn't the Counsel listen or notice. Hence that hint again went into thin air. 
And when the decision was delivered, the Counsel listened! But it was too late. To lose a court case at whatever stage of the proceedings mean the client would have to incur extra time and costs (to file an Appeal etc. etc.). Those costs and time could have been easily saved had the Counsel listened to the Judge's hints. It proved to be more costly not to listen than to do just that! 

Epilogue 2

I can't wait!

I always think in pictures. And today I saw two happy parents' faces smiling. I wasn't sure why were they smiling but I knew I can make them happy. 
My sister and brother in law had their youngest child enrolled college at Puncak Alam, Selangor without them. They had to attend a close relative's wedding at Terengganu the same day their daughter had to register for college. They have never been apart from each other for at  least 17 years. I watched this girl grow right from her cradle! And I can understand how my sister-in-law feel not being able to send her daughter (youngest child) off on her important day!
This morning, my husband and I decided to send them to see their daughter at college for the first time tomorrow. And I was informed that the minute she was informed about that visit, she was screaming with excitement! 
And I knew I saw the right picture in my mind! I can hardly wait to see her smiling tomorrow!

 Epilogue 3

Oh Dear! What a day!  

I almost lost my cool at the office. That was bad. I knew it. Imagine yourself attending to a non client, age about 70, has difficulties in making his mind up and talked about the same thing repeatedly, in a stammering manner, and on top of all those has hearing challenges! It was about 3p.m. on a Friday afternoon! I thought I would want to ignore him, but my conscience told me to be polite and listen attentively to what he wanted to say. I was maintaining my mannerism by maintaining eye contact with him each time he spoke. But at the same time I knew my patience was wearing thin! And he hit me the most when he told me that he meant to rent  his house (a permanent house built on land) only and not the land on which the house was built! And he meant to rent out his sheeps shed without the grazing area outside the shed! My oh my! ha ha ha