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| Nan Hua Buddhist Temple Bronkhorstspruit - finding peace |
My eyes drifted to his package which read "Huisgenoot Lietjie Kompetiesie" in bold black letters.
The postoffice is indeed a place of dreaded bills, stressful registered letters, parcel deliveries, love letters from afar and in this case great expectations.
The young man approached the counter. "Normal mail please"....and after a few seconds, "this letter will arrive by Friday?" looking expectantly at the bored looking attendant who nodded her head.
Today is Tuesday my friend, I think, there is no way that letter will get to it's competition destination by Friday!
"I've been told not to send this registered, but is there any other way of getting it there faster?", he asks the still bored looking attendant who replies "well, how would YOU like to send it?" "Speed services?"
"How much will that be?", he asks looking worried. "R61 Rand." comes the short reply and he cringes.
I quickly turn to him and suggest,"try fastmail, it takes 2-3 working days and is much cheaper than speed services".
"Ok", he nods looking at me uncertainly.
I see his dream of becoming the new huisgenoot song writer winner going up in the smoke of some disinterested postal workers tea-time cigarette.
"How do you want to send this letter!", asks the now insolent attendant.
I can't help myself and move over to the counter..........."Could you please give this young man his options!, he clearly doesn't know how to send the letter!"
She turns her eyes up to him and says "try fastmail, it takes 2-3 working days and is much cheaper than speed services".
