you could say it was the most horrid studying period for me. most torturous. i've neva felt more helpless at my studies than in those 2 years.
but it was also den i made many true friends. well. it's nt tt many actually. jus pple in my class clique-hexane!!(i love u all lotsaa) n my tennis frenz(esp esp the 4 of us).
Hexane
i onli vaguely rEmembEr hw we met. it took us like half a year to reallie form tt clique. hAas. it wAs somewheRe in july'06 tt wE beCame truly aQuainteD. having all tHose mEals 2gEther at the CantEen at our fAvourite cOrner table bEside The pillAr. discuSsin wad stAll(usuAlly thE mAlay or cHinese n occAsionally tHe noodles) tO quEue n buy fRom. hAvin all thOse fun Talks n plAyin Cards till 1 fine dAy the vp Came n ConfiscAted my "porKy" play cArds. skIpping lEcturEs n Checkin if ouR teAchers wEre marking attendAnce, sitting in ouR 2nD roW of The clAss alWays....
dEn We began GoinG on excurSions toGether. tO thE sciencE centre n Takin lotSa quirkY fOtos, dOuble bikEs at jEr's b-dAe at eAst coAst, watchin sUnsets, iCe-sKatin n Fallin dOwn, eNdless k-bOxin(beDok cc tOo) n tIll hS finally fOund tHe courAge tO bRing out his voCals, goiNg tO tHe zOo toGethEr, bbQs, celebRating hs's birThdae at swEnsens wIth re-lightin candlEs n tt blAde of gRass For flOwers, pitTstop, wAlks along rivErsides, band conCerts, tHe reCent KL trIp ETC ETC.
hAas. i Could wRite a bOok.
Tennis
aLl tHe times We spEnt toGether wEre so vivid. wAs it becAuse We hAd traininGs like 3 tImes a Week n ALways sAw one anoTher in lecTures? hAas.
i Still RememBer thE first tIme wE mEt wAs at the spoRts complEx whEre theRe wAs suppoSed tO be a selEction for sChool Team. wHen We fIrst sAw one anothEr's strange unfaMilar facE wE din noE wE could aCtually go tHis far.
all The "monstEr" trainingS wE hAd witH qing. aLl tHe sucidEs jumpinG jAcks sprInting puSh-ups, cruncHes, sit-ups, match-plAy n The enDless sColdings wE goT pluS thE funny humorous "bu xing la" fRom qing.
it wAs wortH it.
pluS all The late nitE traininGs tt end LikE 9, The jourNeys on mrt bAck hOme wIth li huAn cHong aManda n wIleen. tHe nitEs at thE toilet Where Chong alWays hAd to chAnge bAck frOm traininG tEe tO hEr unifOrm n tHe randOm spRaying n "Walkin" tHru dEodorants tO enSure We dUn stInk tHe train. OuR baKing sEssions tOgether during x'mAs, endLess Seesions of tennis n Swimming aT lihuan's n sInghui's, tEnnis bbQs Where dR rahmAn mAde his famous smOked skewErs wHiCh hE clAimed credit fOr thE recipe(wE all sOmehw knew it wAs his spanish gErfriEnd), bbQ aT lionels hSe nEar habourfRont Where wE tOok cRazie pictuRes in HIs fountain n at tHe playgRd, cOuntlEss sEssions of photo takIng during tOurnamEnts(wileEn n Chong somehw cOuldnt maKe funny fAces. tIll NOW), tHe sWeet little gifTs n letters We wrOte tO encouragE one aNothEr, tHe dinnErs We hAd togEtheR at mAc's n oTher rEstaurAnts tt rEvolvEd ard tAmpinEs maLl n CentuRy. ETC ETC.
i Could write aNother book.
oh. n Recently i juS met thEm again. i Was happy. wE wEre aLl glAd.
n As usual, ChOng's tHe mum Who spReads buttEr on tHe bRead For us.
we're thankful fOr all during those shorT 2 yEars. =))
I know we've all changed in someway or another,
n even some are going far.
However i remain thankful for the times we spent together,
n the memories tt will always shine bright as a star.