Another great one bites the dust
Recently i was told of the death of my friend, Danny.
The worst part of it is I can't remember what is his real name is.
I met him a few years back when i was working, he used to pass by the shop and sometimes stop by and have a chat. Thats where I knew him from. He's adapted so well to his lack of sight he could even regconize the sound of my footstep because of the way i drag my feet but he also have a distinct way of walking,by walking roughly twice the normal speed and swaying his walking stick sideways quickly. As a result you could hear light crunching sounds and 2 quick clicks signalling his approach.
Another thing I remember him saying "bolehkah awak kenalkan saya dengan perempuan cantik" which is malay version of "can you introduce me to pretty girls?" When there are girls around he would use his hand to look at a girls face and come up with a conclusion that the girl is beautiful, every single time.
There are times when we sometimes forgot about his lack of sight, i remember one time after having christmas dinner he said: I'm going down to the beach to see whats going on and the time we told him the house that his semi constructed house had no windows, his reply "I'm blind what for I need window?"
Eventhough he's blind he is German's ten finger typing champion & well travelled too.
From what i heard Danny met his demise when he was swimming in Thailand, tide swept him & end up hospitalised but the doctors can't do anything so they return him to Germany, where he rest in peace.
The worst part of it is I can't remember what is his real name is.
I met him a few years back when i was working, he used to pass by the shop and sometimes stop by and have a chat. Thats where I knew him from. He's adapted so well to his lack of sight he could even regconize the sound of my footstep because of the way i drag my feet but he also have a distinct way of walking,by walking roughly twice the normal speed and swaying his walking stick sideways quickly. As a result you could hear light crunching sounds and 2 quick clicks signalling his approach.
Another thing I remember him saying "bolehkah awak kenalkan saya dengan perempuan cantik" which is malay version of "can you introduce me to pretty girls?" When there are girls around he would use his hand to look at a girls face and come up with a conclusion that the girl is beautiful, every single time.
There are times when we sometimes forgot about his lack of sight, i remember one time after having christmas dinner he said: I'm going down to the beach to see whats going on and the time we told him the house that his semi constructed house had no windows, his reply "I'm blind what for I need window?"
Eventhough he's blind he is German's ten finger typing champion & well travelled too.
From what i heard Danny met his demise when he was swimming in Thailand, tide swept him & end up hospitalised but the doctors can't do anything so they return him to Germany, where he rest in peace.
posted by Grillmaster at 12:33 AM
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