Saturday, September 15, 2007
With end of the year approaching, prelims undergoing and great As approaching, I get mixed feelings over school life as a whole. Looking back, somehow I think that despite having so many... so-called "friends", most of the friendships are... so superficial. Seriously, come to think of it, 10 years down the road, how many of these people will actually bother to say a simple "hi" when we meet on the streets? Some of these "friends" I *had* don't even do that when we run into each other in school. Trying to avoid eye contact, and even after I greet them they ignore me and just walk on. Happened too many times to be accidental, I am quite sure.
Here's something I had used as my MSN nick a few weeks back. "True friends are people who will stand by you, even if they have everything to lose and nothing to gain". And no, true friends aren't measured by that "True Friends Test" somewhere in this blog. Sadly to say the number can be represented by the number of fingers on my hands. How many people are nice to me so for the sake of me able to provide notes, and turning away when I desperately need their help? Indeed, true friends are priceless, and I am thankful to say that I am truly blessed to have them in my life.
Of course, mixed feelings about A levels, end of JC life. After JC, sadly, friendship in future will probably be really superficial. Of course, after the great As, no more insane mugging sessions like we are having now, but how often will we get together in future? With hardly anything in common, in different universities, and possibly even different jobs, I wonder if we would have anything to talk about.
Of course, I must thank these people for being there for me... My best friends Chris & Zack for keeping me sane throughout the 6 years since sec 1(sounds familar? :P), Kai Kok, Zheng Jie, Shaun, Yewen for being there for me when I need you(plus not looking down on me for my sucky grades lol, and Zheng Jie, once again for lending me that Bio file 2 days before Bio paper 3), Gerald Teh *NOT Tay haha* (for being a friend even after so many years since P3, and even remembering my birthday after so many years). And oh, thanks Ackerley, for providing me with the HP book lol. All the little things you do show that you care, and usually don't go unnoticed. Probably there are more, but I just can't recall, with my brains half dead from mugging so if I forgot to add your name here, please forgive me lol. Hopefully I am as much of a friend to you just as you are to me.
Last but not least, sorry for this angsty post heh. Sharp contrast from Chris' post below.
Lim Enwei Matthew (For those who didn't get my name right lol)
ABUNDANT PEACE :)
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