I don’t believe in the "right place, right time" or "wrong place, wrong time" theories. I think it’s all predestined. Every thought & every step is already planned before we thought it or took the step. So, if you meet a complete stranger and you guys happen to make a connection, don't think “right place, right time.” On the other hand think “this was meant to be.”
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About nine years ago, I put together a ski trip to promote my first clothing line PanaDom. I will never forget this. It was early March and I was living in Brooklyn at the time. I wasn’t able to fill the bus but I got a handful of people to go. We had a blast! Kwanda was with me of course. My peoples P-Collino(Preston) , Scam(Cam), & Blast(Brandon) were with me. Kwanda's old roommate Melissa & her man, and my boy Adu & his girl were also there. P-Collino, Scam, Blast & myself bought a lot of liquor. I am talking about a duffle bag full of liquor and another smaller duffle bag full of ice. We were ready to party! As I mentioned earlier, I wasn’t able to sell out the bus so we had to share the bus with about two other groups. So needless to say when we got on the bus there were already people on it. When we get on the bus we head straight to back which was a good look for US because it was empty for the most part. We locked down the last three rows of the bus. There was a couple that was in the two seats right before the bathroom. They didn’t look too happy. Straight faces, no smiles. Well… not on her face anyway. The guy looked pretty happy to see US. We get situated and were ready to start this party right! We break out the bottles and the cups and pour our drinks. Right before we toast we realize something is missing. That’s right people… THE MUSIC!!! You can’t have a party with no music. We look around and guess who has the music. The couple in the two seats in front of the bathroom have the music. So me being the man that I am made the guy an offer he couldn’t refuse. He can drink with US for free for the usage of his radio. His girl still didn’t look happy but him, fagetaboutit! Union Specific.
The guys name is MD(Mike) and by the time we got to the hotel, you would think that he came there with US. His girl was just miserable. After they checked in he left her in the room and hung out with US for the whole weekend! I didn’t see her again until we got back on the bus to go home. As a matter of fact he broke up with here shortly after the trip. She was no fun. MD and I kept in touch after that weekend. It turns out he was from Far Rockaway Queens which was only about a 15-20 minute drive from my house in Brooklyn. We started hanging out. I met family. He met my family as well as Kwanda's family. We became really cool friends and eventually we were like family. About two years passed and Kwanda got pregnant. Guess who is one of my sons Godfathers… That right! MD… From the moment we met on the that ski trip up until now we have been US. I didn’t know why at the time we met but I get it now! Some things are just meant to be...
MD + ME = US.....
Amazing! Scary how things come to be. I love it. Great story!
ReplyDeleteExactly! There is NEVER a coincidence in life. When you meet people, it is always because you were meant to meet that person, because in this big ole crazy world it's all about US. No matter what we're going through in life, there is always that person (good or bad) to come in your life for a reason. We all are destined to have specific meaning to someone because all of US are UNION SPECIFIC!
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy! I always wondered how you guys knew each other!
ReplyDeleteSimilar story except I worked with her.
At the very first CPA firm I worked at in NYC, I worked with a girl named Tricia. She and Lois were 2 of the nicest people working there. I always spoke to Lois not only because she sat next to me, but because she was older and always gave me good/wise advice. I learned a lot from her.
Tricia worked above me but always offered her assistance if I needed any. But she and I never really had a conversation outside of the lines of work related topics. So I never thought anything of it.
Needless to say I didn't like working there. The people were too unhappy for me. Everyone had an attitude about everything. So I put in my 2 weeks and left.
Then I started working at Anchin. Great place to work. I was there about 6 months, when going into a meeting I run into Tricia. She was on an interview to work with Anchin. 2 weeks later I was in another meeting and the partner on my floor tells us that Tricia was coming to work with us. I yelled out "yipee" LOL. He asked me about her and because I had nothing but good interaction with her, I told him all the good.
She started working at Anchin and she and I are really good friends to this day. Even with my move she and I keep in contact and she offers advice and help with my career choices.
So looking back and reading this I can see that this friendship was meant to be. And as much as I would like to say either of us were in the right place at the right time, God argues otherwise because it's not only once that she and I worked in the same office... It's twice.