It's not even a day yet and I am missing you already. It's hard to believe that today is the day you left for Scotland to chase after your dreams. It was certainly an emotional moment for me at the airport when we were sending you off. Tears immediately sprang to my eyes when I gave you a last hug and again as I watched you leave to the check in counter. You turned back and gave us the sunny smile of us and it's a smile that I would definitely miss.
I can't believe that 7 years had passed since we first met. Snippets of our memories together throughout the years kept flooding my brain now and these are the memories that I would cherish forever.
I flashed back to the moment when we first met. We became fast friends from the moment we talked in the assembly. I was feeling forever alone (haha, our favourite quote now :P) in bukit jalil and I seek comfort in our friendship. You were a complete opposite of me. You were brimming with self confidence and a very outgoing person. You never let your short stature faze you, unlike me, and your determination to go after what you want truly inspired me. Haha, I guess opposites do attract. You helped me to feel more confident about myself and so, I decided to take the plunge to become a prefect, a decision I would not have made if I never met you.
I still remember the time when we were both probational prefects. (haha, I bet you forgot :P) On the very first day, we were both assigned to duty at the stairs leading up to the bus stop at the living skills lab area. I was very nervous that day and I refused to budge at all from my spot but you were easy going that time and even dared to walk to the bookshop to get a pen. hahaha! I can't help laughing now at how silly I was last time.
I never realized how much I depended on you until our friendship detiorated. Till today I wonder the reason why. What exactly happened that made us turned against each other? We were both stubborn and naive then and perhaps that is what drifted us apart. A lot of arguments and tears ensued and I have to admit that that it was the lowest point in my life. I guess we were both just being teenagers that time, thirteen then, confused and are still discovering ourselves. I want to say sorry if I hurt you in any way, I know I can be harsh with my words and I have a temper. I think you're one of the very few who can tolerate this side of me and for that, I'm very grateful. :)
But then I realized that I am actually glad that this whole affair happened. I think it certainly strengthened our friendship in some ways. I know I certainly became a different person, more sensitive towards other people's feelings and more tolerant. I'm super glad that we managed to overcome this obstacle and become best friends again. :D
I think form 4 and form 5 are the best years we had together. I was watching our Avenue Q performance for our prefect's annual ball and I couldn't stop laughing! Haha, I remember we all stayed back almost everyday to practice in the prefect's room. We certainly had a blast and although we only won the second prize, the laughter and joy we got performing certainly made up for it. :)
And oh! Do you remember chess club? You and I were both elected president and vice president respectively although we don't even know how to play chess! haha!! This is such a hilarious irony and the shock on people's face when we told this story is seriously priceless. By the way, did we get fired? LOL cause Pn Wong elected someone else to represent the club during the awards ceremony right? HAHAHA
I also miss our chit chat sessions with fruit gang! It's fun to hang out with you guys cause we can simply talk about anything! I certainly gained a lot of new knowledge if you know what I mean. :P Our mini gang with Jia Wen and Jo Vie is one of the thing I missed the most when we left bukit jalil.
Then off to the new chapter of our lives, college. I always joked that I'm bored of seeing you again but I'm actually very glad. :) Being in the tea party gang was the best period in my college life. It's truly amazing to see how fast six of us clicked. You, me, Charmaine, Yi Min, Yu Chen and Shu Whey. I love our impromptu shopping trips to sunway pyramid, birthday surprises, lunches, gossiping (rather than studying) at 7am in the foyer, being the noisiest gang in the class, our awesome class trips to langkawi and malacca and so on. :) I couldn't help smiling as I scroll through the pictures in facebook, the silly poses we did. The joy on our faces as we smiled up to the camera is apparent. I really have the time of my life with you guys.
Thanks for being such an amazing friend to me all these years. Whenever I have troubles or need to get something out of my mind, I would always turn to you. You are one of the very few whom I dare to confide in. You accept me for who I am and never judge. I always feel SO much better after talking to you. (but, sorry if I bore you with my endless ramblings). And I like how you can see through my facade especially when I'm upset since I hardly ever reflect my true feelings.Thanks for cheering me up during those times.
Thanks for laughing at all my jokes, I know not all of them are funny (some are super lame actually) but you laughed anyway when the others rolled their eyes.
Thanks for sticking up for me whenever people made fun of me, from my blurness to my lack of sport abilites.
Thanks for driving me home often. I truly enjoyed those conversations in your comfy car and saving all my favourite radio stations on your radio, haha.
Thanks for being there for me all the time and for all the laughter, joy and also for all the great memories you gave me. :)
So now, it's time for us to flip the page and enter another chapter, university. It feels queer not being in the same class with you anymore since I've gotten so used to see you almost daily. I'm gonna miss sitting next to you in class, your sunny smile, the bruises you gave my arm from your random punchings (ouch), your awesome driving skill (by the way, is your bumper still intact? hahaha), your sporting-ness, your OCD, and oh just about everything lah actually :)
Take care and wish you all the best in your future endeavours. :) Goodbye and you'll always be my best friend. :)
Love,
Pik Ee :)
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