we call him "papa felix"

we call him papa felix because that is just the way he is to all of us. he came from a country which is part of central america. it's one country i would like to visit one day to go scuba diving.

during our first few weeks here, he became our official chauffeur. he would make our commute very comfortable and safe. he would patiently wait on us as we do our paperworks not minding the time that he can spend luxuriously on his own. he satisfied our craving for ice cream when we first received our pay-checks. i took long walks with him so very early in the morning one saturday without feeling tired. took my first sip of starbucks ice-blended coffee in the states with him. it was a fine time.

and i appreciated him more each day because of his contagious positivity. a lot of things happened to him the past few days, i would probably crumble if i were in his shoes. but papa felix can only utter "life is beautiful".

i was having a stressful day yesterday. it was so bad, i wanted to quit. but when asked how his day was like papa felix would just smile and say "today is for dancing in the rain."

today while i was about to end my day at work, papa felix wait on me and asked, "how was your day, april?" i answered, "beautiful!"