sentimental QWERTY

to feel productive today, i decided to work on our database. our piles of papers to be encoded are becoming mountains. while encoding, the tingling sensation in my left hand becomes more pronounced. i have been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome for sometime now. but this post has nothing to do with the pain.

when my fingers were clicking the keyboard, i noticed my speed. i used to be one of those who typed fast way back in college (my father used to brag my small feat to his friends). i envisioned now my typing lab in the university where i studied in first year. the image brought me back to my younger years - when my father would bring me to his office (he worked as a bookkeeper in a local hospital) on weekends. he would let me sit on his chair & taught me to position my fingers in the typewriter or to key in numbers in the adding machine without looking. i learned my QWERTY from him. the speed was i think in the genes. my father also typed very fast.

growing up, i too have clashes with my father. but when he died several years ago, all i could reminisce were my weekends spent with him in his office - the excitement i felt when i could type QWERTY or add figures without eyeing the typewriter or calculator.

the images are coming back now. fresh & vivid... am missing my Papa...