Getting Mails The Old Fashioned Way

Our company is a well-known airline institution. Our head quarters is very modern with contemporary feel. The technology used is advanced but the mailing system is still conservative.

I thought, before going to the new office, the central mailing system in our office can sort internal and external paper documents with bar codes. I even thought there would be mail booths on every floor with a connecting mailing tube for faster distribution since our office is huge and houses almost 90% of the company's various departments. I was so surprised to see the messenger one day pushing a cart with separate plastic bins for each department on the respective floors. I remember seeing the same scene on some American movies and TV series.

For a prestigious airline company to have a conservative mail sorting and distribution system is a wonder for me. I am sure that this old-school process can still be enhanced if they will only provide budget.

A Surprise in the Mail

Gone are the days when people wait for the mailman to deliver something special from the post. I remember when I was a kid; I always waited for the mailman to deliver some letters from relatives and friends from far away land. I would wait with bated breath on the arrival of some great news and goodies through the snail mail. However, times have changed drastically. Most people don't send stuff anymore. They email or chat but never write the old school way.

Well, today is different. Just when I thought that the snail mail is going extinct; I received a very pleasant surprise from the mail and it was from my dear friend in NYC!

DN sent me a hand-stitched picture of a little girl flying a kite with a quotation. It is so beautiful. I showed it to my colleagues when I opened the parcel. They loved it and I loved it more!!! I was gushing like the little girl I used to be waiting for something good in the mail. She also enclosed a card with a very touching caption. 

I am really thankful for the gift of friendship and to know the fact that we have never met in person yet and we both feel the connection. We are like kindred spirits, sisters from different mothers, great pals of long ago and yet, we only met through Facebook.

Thanks DN! I am so happy and very touched by your generosity. I told you before, you didn't have to bother with anything. Your friendship alone is a great gift in itself. You are a wonderful person!