I've Got Mail!

Actually, I've got a mailbox! A new one at that! Before the entry of this new entrant into my life, as also for the numerous other residents living in the same apartment and other adjoining apartments, we were all wont to collect any letters and other posts that we received from our ever obliging aunty, or the more serious uncle, the owners of all these apartment buildings. I guess they've got more important things to do now, considering they've fixed a whole lot of mailboxes for the benefit of us tenants! All the mailboxes are in one huge block, with individual house numbers on each of the boxes that make the block. So, last evening, I very diligently printed out my name and address and pasted it on my space. Of course, now every time I pass my mailbox, I open it to check whether I've received anything, not that I get that many letters by post! However, whenever there is even so much as a pamphlet announcing the opening of a new hair salon or the menu card of a nearby takeaway tucked into my mailbox, my glee knows no bounds!!! Which set me thinking, handwritten letters are so much more enjoyable and personal, right?!? These newfound e-mails et al, pale in comparison! I still remember how when we were away from each other during school vacations, my friend and I used to write these lovely letters to each other! We'd eagerly await the arrival of the postman each day! Aah, to get back to those days of snail mails, as they're often referred to now! Not that I don't think e-mails are a wonderfully quick way to communicate with someone, but the personal touch that a letter holds cannot be waved away! I think I should write a letter and surprise the selfsame friend one of these days! I'm sure she'll love it!

The Tribe!

My Very Own!