for makcik

sitting in the school library today, i noticed this makcik meticulously cleaning and dusting the books on the shelves.

it was a most ordinary sight.

but, she was at it for almost an hour, on the same one row.

she was old.. and she squatted throughout.

something tugged at my heartstrings when i saw her take so much pride in her work - one that's without a doubt physically demanding for her age, yet perhaps despised at one time or another by us ...

for the people who work silently behind the scenes,

without complaints.

for the people who go unappreciated.

thank you makcik.

*ps: i wanted to take a better photo but i didnt want to appear crazy - randomly taking the pictures of people in the library so i didn't take a second shot. haha