Frivolous Thoughts

Recess Week....to be honest..it is a rather noval way of terming the mid term break.
Anyway...Exams are round the corner and here I am...slacking away as usual...

I attended a JC classmate's 21st Birthday last saturday and got to meet up with many old friends...some of whom I have never seen since graduation. I was pretty taken aback when MS, a former classmate, remarked that as compared to the others in the class, I looked very much "constant". Now, pardon the pun, but as I was in a Maths orientated class, mathematical terms were used rather freely and loosely. I guess there indeed was some truth in it. Many of them dyed their hair, some picked up new habits, had a more tone physique, whilst some are just different in their manner of speech. To top it off, even my good friend who was supposedly and widely accepted as the nerd in the class spotted a more trendy hairdo.

As for me....it is still the same old hairdo parted in the centre, flabby tummy and thick rimmed glasses to complete the look. Sometimes I just feel I will never ever be congruent to the world of good lookers.

Anyway...if there was something I cherished dearly...it would be kinship and friendship, both of which were put to a test recently.

I do hope my grandma will recuperate fully after breaking her foot and had to be admitted to the hospital.

I do hope I was not wrong in judging a person. Some of whom I befriended may talk behind my back..pass off hurtful remarks...yet all I could do is only to hope that I would not be let down again.

Perhaps...I'm indeed a constant....sometimes too ignorant and naive to invest so much trust in.........."friends".

Reflection

I finally watched 881, the movie directed by Royston Tan on the struggles of being a Getai singer. It was very emotive and certainly tugged firmly at our heartstrings. It got me thinking on how one should cherish the time we have with our loved ones and how we can spend our time on more fulfilling things. As it was a saturday evening, the crowds were mainly the old uncles and aunties with a sprinkle of youthful looking teenagers, sort of like the open air cinemas of the past where there were lots of chatterings and loud coughings amidst the movie, however, at the climax of the show after the audience had been brought on a roller coaster of emotions, there was just still silence. I figured there were a couple of tears shed when the female lead passed away amidst the singing of the themesong.

Movies transcends gender,race and age. I have to profess ever since I watched Tan's first film on local gangsterism, 15, I'm deeply impressed with his range and versatility.

Anyway, back on the topic on reflection, I happened to chance upon a picture on friendster of one of my best army buddy with his new found girlfriend. Days of whining of his singlehood seems to over for him.......finally......yet the same cannot be said of me....haha