Yesterday, Christa and I met to celebrate her birthday. We had a hearty talk over glasses of hot Ginger Tea, and we had our obligatory "Munich Walk" from the Marienplatz around the Hofgarten to the Marienkirche, where we lighted candles and silently uttered wishes.
Very grateful to have Christa as my best "German friend". As I flew back from the Philippines to Munich to work as a Nurse again, she was the one who picked me up from the airport and organized my flat in Munich. Without her, I would have had a difficult start.
We were were working colleagues in Klinikum Grosshadern (Heart Surgery Intensive Care Unit) way back in 1997. Since then, we are taking care of our friendship. Not only that. Christa serves as a bridge to some friends and former colleagues, who are still sending regards and good wishes for me all through the years!
Christa was a former sponsor to Joey Nantes, now a grown-up guy, a then needy but deserving little Filipino boy who was able to finish his High School because of Christa. Joey is now already earning his own money in Manila and that is because of Christa.
Christa stood by me during my darkest hour when I lost my mother in November 2011. A year after that, her mother died and she is in the same situation as I was then. Feeling lost, not knowing what to do with the rest of my life.
Without Christa, I would not be standing strong again.
DANKE SEHR, CHRISTA! Sei tapfer!!! Das schaffst Du!!
