I have this friendly neighbor named Bob. He was always seen gardening and tending to his precious plants while his wife tends to her flower beds. He was always ready to give you his warmest greeting as you pass by and is ready to buy cookies from little children house-to-house selling for their fund raising. He always welcomes his guests with a hug and the food he serves is the best. He would always smile like there is so little to worry about in the world. At his great age of 46, he is retired and enjoying life to the fullest.

Yet, it suddenly dawned on me that for quite a while now, i still haven't seen him. Days seem gloomy as he's not there to give you his smile, which I have grown accustomed to. His plants would have withered if his wife had not patiently tended to it. Afraid that the saddest news would just welcome us, we never dared to ask his wife how he is doing and why he hasn't come out for a long time.

It came as a really big surprise when one day he went out, saw me and asked, “Are you by any chance playing World of Warcraft?” I was stunned. And then laughed so hard! I asked him if that was why he was not coming out the past few days. He said yes. And I continued laughing so hard again! It was just so unlike him. He said that he was just eager to try it out since he saw an ad in the net about it. Once he started playing it, he couldn't stop. And he wanted me to be in the Guild that he's in. I told him that I'm not playing and he insisted that I play in his house and he would assist me. He just wanted to talk to someone who share his passion for WoW. Really funny guy. LoL! Anyway, I ended up playing and loving it too! I have never thought he'd be the one to influence me into playing that! Haha!

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