One of the blessings that I get from the classes, perhaps due in some part to the homely environment, is the friendship with the students. I truly count my blessings. The students I have are such a wonderful bunch of people. They make the classes real fun and lively. And the friendships are not confined only to the hours of the lessons. They go beyond the painting hours. Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed, or even embarassed, by the kindness and generousity shown by the students, not to say the least the risk of getting overweight. They would drop by - sometimes out of their usual way - at the least expected moments with delicious gastronomic goodies such as homemade cakes, muffins, cookies, and even rojak, on top of the usual nasi lemak, mee and kuih that they bring at the start of the lessons in the morning. Yesterday afternoon I got some delicious blueberry chocolate chip muffins for tea. And whenever they go around town and other likely places to shop for their painting materials and supplies, they would call me to ask if there's anything that they could get for me, and even to the extent of buying me some hard to get brushes and other items when they know that I would be needing them. They would share with me their excitements upon discovering new places, new things or good discounts. Sometimes I doubt myself and wonder what have I really done to deserve all the good things done by the students. They really are spoling me that I have to skip normal meals just to make sure that I don't go overweight.






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