Baby goodbye...doesnt mean forever.
Indeed goodbye truly doesnt mean forever. I just got back fromt he VJ 20th anniversary dinner, and I had hell ofa night. We all met up at 7, and thanx to Bert's smooth and swift driving along the ECP i made it there more or less on time. Thanx a mil bert, you're a lifesaver. I must admit I was a little scared at times cos I realised how close we were to the road, and how everything was going so fast, but at the end of the day, RESPECT man.So we all met up and I gave ppl like Nelly a big long hug, I realli missed these guys, and I was glad of all the batches, our batch was the only more or less complete one. Lucas was there from 200, che chun from 1999, huimin from 98, russell from 2002.
Gavin, Daniel and Paul.
Before entering the hall, paul, es, chin wei and nelly take a drink.
But it was Azrul, fong, darryl, daniel, esmond, paul, puva, farhan, syarif, chin wei, wei quan and nelson from 2001.
The food was ok, didnt start off too well, but got better towards the end. I thought the program was a bit lame, but well not dt I realli cared. I , as usual popped a million and one jokes, and even shouted myself hoarse for Fong to win the dancing competition, which was eventually won by Mr Seet. Oh well, I had a good time, and a few key moments happened today.
A flash from the past
"Someone wants to talk to you and say hello." said Pri.
Of cos the first name that flashed past my head, looking at that coy smile of Pri's and her widening eyes, Charlene Kwa.
Woah. I couldn't believe it. She would want to talk to me, after all that happened btw us? Ok. So I told Pri that I would talk to her after the dinner ended. After all, I still had to keep the soccer guys company. Haha, somehow, I was rather uptight and couldnt wait for the dinner to end.
"So hows everything?"
"Its ok."
"Ok, hope evrything is ok, take care though."
A pat on the shoulder. "
Ok, I will...byebye."
And thus ended the landmark conversation between me and Charlene. It was short but nice, especially that pat on the shoulder, or was it the grip on the arm? Hmmm..... It was sincere though. I wished I had taken a picture wif her. I wish I had said she looked nice. ButI didn't. As usual.
Later I thought to myself. Why does she have to come back into the frame now? When I'm attached? When I'm happily attached. Why is she here to distract me? Sigh, what luck. Why couldn't she have been nicer when I was still a single guy. I hate this type of situations, and flashes from the past which suddenly open tiny tupperwares which I've tried my darnest to hide in the closets of my mind. But well its open now. Again. And it sux. But well its not dat bad lar, I can handle it.
I hope.
Flash from the Past 2
Just before I left the place, I was searching for my soccer coach Mr tan, when I stumbled upon a familiar face. Rong Hui. Crap. My heart couldn't take any more of these sorta things. We said hello and I found out she's majoring in social work. Well done, honestly, now I know two people majoring in it Adila and herself. RESPECT.
Anyways we said hello and exchanged h/p nos. well more like me asking for hers but wateva. She looked realli good, what with nicely highlighted hair and contacts, a far cry from her "cute girls behind the glasses" days. Oh well. I took a pic with her,as you can see below.
Me n Rong Hui.
Sigh, why did it have to happen twice to me.
Sigh, why did it have to happen twice to me.
Two realli nice girls which I admit I had the hots for, and which I eventually drifted away from after I decided to "show hand" as phil would put it. Two girls whom I thought were the perfect girls to estb a reall healthy friendship and who noes wat more wif. Two girls whom I eventually drifted away from.... and they came back. As nice as ever. As if nothing ever happened.
Don't get me wrong of cos I'm grateful they still see me the way they did, but well, u noe sometimes u just wish u let go of something and have it never appear again in your life?
My weak bladder
I have a serious prob, cos today I went to the toilet four times during the dinner. What the hell? Felt uncomfortable most of the time. Dunnoe why. Hope this doesnt happen too much.
So basically let me get back on track.
I spent the rest of the night joking with guys. We even won a lucky draw prize, some sort of luggage bag which we stupidly left behind anyways. We ended about 11 plus, and after some deliberation headed to cafe cartel for a meal.I drank some hot cocoa and felt way better. Went back with Dick and Bird, and had a good tlak with Bird bout life in Army and the Da Vinci Code. So now I'm home and typing this.
A salute, and a toast.
The soccer guys were the best things that happened to me in VJ, and tonight justified why. Even though we hadn't met for months or even a year, we clicked like before, all the joking, making fun of ppl, laughing loudly, I swear half the time the ppl around us were wondering who those jokers at table 6 were.
I feel so comfortable around these guys, and well, somehow when you've gone through so much wif a group of ppl, nothing can ever take it away. Its almost as if those two years had turned us from brothers to strangers. I will never forget you guys.
Before we left we promised each other to meet within the next month to play a soccer game. I really hope we will.
"Do u think you can ever play soccer wif a team like VJ again?" - Daniel Lim
Out.
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