Neighborhood friends.

My mother has been making friends lately around our neighborhood.  She started her jogging/power walk routine every morning since the new year, discovering other Chinese/Vietnamese/Taiwanese elders.  Ever since the newly formed companionships, I have been hearing new voices every time I woke from my sleep.  They occasionally go grocery shopping, gamble in casinos, or play mahjong at one of their houses.  It's good to see her finally escape from her daily routine of being lonely when no one is home.