Welcome To My Life: 11/01/2003

Thursday, November 27, 2003

i m back sooner then expected.
... We behaved totally as a couple in sch.we would go for walks in school,eating her favourite Porky.wherever we went,people would be wondering if we were a couple.at the same time,we studied.this time i was serious.Somehow the thought of staying back in year one while all my peers proceeded to year two was too great for me to contemplate.finally D-Day came.it was the first paper of the promotional exams.my exam venue was in e E block on e 2nd floor.her's was just a few rooms away.It was General Paper.i had nothing to fear because i had never failed a GP test in my short time in VJC.what i was nervous and perhaps worried about was to come after that.Maths C was to be at 2pm.i got to school that day at about 7.15 in the morning.i wanted to have a quick look at her before the start of the paper but i could not find her anywhere.dejected,i returned to my class.i took my seat.who was to come by next was her!!i instantly stood up,my heart beating and my face grinning like a monkey.she had something for me.it was a note. "BELIEVE IN YOURSELF" ,it said.in it was her personal handwritten note thanking me for all that i have done for her in the few months we had been out.i thanked her and shooed her back to her class because paper was to begin soon.i hurriedly kept the note in my pencil case.i must admit that even while reading the comprehension passage,my mind was running through what was written.i was very pleased.it was one of the first time i had received something like that from her.though it seem little,i was touched to say the least.i put the piece of note aside.i placed all my attention to the paper.i wanted to score.the time for the paper to end soon came.it was break.next paper was Maths C.i had lunch with her and her class as usual.we revised alittle.i soon forgot my fears when 2pm came.
the end of exams soon came to an end.it was a monday.instead of going out straight away with her class,i was pleasantly surprised when she said she wanted to go home and slack before going out.this meant that we would be going out as a couple instead of in a group with her class.she had her nap.before meeting,she said to dress nicely.this was to be the first time i wore a shirt to meet her.i even wore black leather shoes.to her credit,she looked fabulous.she wore a pink sleeveless blouse with black pants.we walked around suntec and marina.in the night we adjourned to Bugis.it was about 10.05pm in bugis but we did not feel like returning home yet.most of the shops were already closing or had closed.suddenly i had something in mind.i grabbed her hands and ran towards the rows of shops. "sweet scent" beckoned me.it was a shop selling sweet smelling candles and stuff like that.Alas,it had closed for the day.she was still unaware of what i wanted to do.i peered into the shop,i was pleased by what i saw.there were still 2 shop assistants in the shop.i knocked on the glass doors.i gestured to them to open.to my enormous surprise,they did.we scampered in like excited mice.i picked one of the candles nearest to me. "$11.90" the price tag said.i paid up and thanked the shop assistants.next on my list was to purchase a lighter.that was soon settled.we wanted a place to light up and chat.we wandered around on the corridors of the buildings.we found a spot by the pathway.no sooner had i lighted up 3 candles,a security guard soon came.i guessed he must have thought we were troublesome kids and chased us away.we decided to leave for home.since she had a bag,she kept the candles for the night.
next day it was 10th Oct.it was my bestest friend's birthday but i was not going to celebrate with him.i was to meet her instead.she messaged me.she had an idea of where to meet.but it was to be a secret... i think i will continue another day...

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Didn't expect to write another so soon.was bothered by the news of a girl i once loved getting hitched.Even though its been a long time since i last saw her,my heart still sank when i heard of the news.the worst thing came when i heard it straight from her.the girl whom i once loved.the girl whom i once upon a time would be willing to do anything for.one who was my shopping partner.one who was my only means of my social life.one whom i neglected my studies back in the first year of jc just to be with her.one whom we spend so many happy memories together.it was june 10 in 2000.i was supposed to meet this girl at Paya Lebar MRT.i still remember distinctly the meeting time was 3pm.at 3.25pm i was furiously ploughing my way up the station's stairs to meet her.i was late. "late on a first date?what a bad start i thought" Luckily the movie was at 5pm.it was Mission Impossible 2.it was a good movie starring Tom Cruise but somehow my mind wasn't on it.i kept staring at her.even in casual clothes,i remember she wore a blue jersey kind of shirt with 2 numbers (i forgot the numbers) with blue jeans,she looked great.i was instantly attracted.the night proceeded on really smoothly.we walked through the streets from Plaza Singapura all the way to Suntec for our dinner at the food court.After which i sent her home via the MRT train.i went home really pleased.i couldn't sleep easily that night.i kept thinking "have i met the ONE?" i wanted to date her out again soon.What a way to begin my hols for the revision!
i called her the very next day, and met the following day at S'pore Post Mcdonalds to study.this would be our meeting point for the very next few weeks as we went through our notes for the mid yr exams which would commence come school reopened.even at such an early stage of our new relationship,i picked up the courage to hold her hands while we were studying.she didn't resist.i was thrilled.this also proved to be my downfall as books and babes don't go together.i failed my mid yr exams.but was consoled by the fact that i was going out with a great girl and all.i asked her one night to be my girlfriend.sparing a thought for me,she refused,asking me to focus on my studies.i promised her i would surely pass the promotional exams.i studied.studied.studied.like no one's business,i studied.even while studying,we still managed to date.in a matter of weeks,the attraction had turned in to love.i loved her.or rather i had loved her...
to all reading this,i'll continue in another blog next time.got to go to dreamland..till then again...

My first ever entry to blog, partly sparked by the reading of another blog by a long lost friend from primary school. her thoughts ever so well written triggers images all the way back to the times when we were still at a young and tender age. What she spoke only served as reminder. She had written of her experience at the theatre of dreams just last saturday. For all you people out there who don't know what the heck i m talking about, The Thearte of Dreams is Old Trafford, home of the world's most famous club. While she was there soaking up the atmosphere of yet another victory over Blackburn Rovers, i was home in Singapore abeit 7 hrs different watching the Red Devils via a plasma screen. Is there no better way to watch the Devils play by going through those turnstiles that millions plough through every season? This thought went through my mind instantly. It only made me ever more determinded to visit Old Trafford some time in the near future. The thought of stepping on the very same pitch that Eric Cantona once graced. The goalposts in which Peter Schmeichel once kept goal in.The very same piece of turf in which George Best,once so graceful but who has seemed fallen to the ills of alcoholism had strutted his stuff. The dressing rooms in which current stars such as Ryan Giggs,Paul Scholes and Ruud Van Nistlerooy change their kit in on match day.this was simply the club that made David Beckham perhaps the most recognisable face in football today.Without United,there would be no David Beckham.i always had felt that his falling out with Sir Alex was a real pity both in a footballing and commercial sense.Beckham at his peak would surely be worth more than the supposed 25m pounds that would enter United's coffers after the final instalment would be paid.As a Man Utd supporter who has witnessed the meteoric rise of Beckham from the very time in which he was loaned to Preston North End to the very first time he played for England to the most recent time last season in which he lifted the English Premiership trophy for the last time,i can only wish him all the best with Real Madrid.who would forget his wonder goal for Man Utd against Wimbledon in 1998?one which led to the commentator declaring it the Goal Of the Season on the very first day of the season.i will never forget that moment of magic in a hurry.
Enough said about soccer,was just pretty pleased today to through friendster get to talk to a few long lost friends from both primary and secondary school.i thank those important people who made such crucial inventions,making communication between people even from different countries so easy,so accessible.there is a Champs League game shown on tv later.its Man Utd against Greek club Panathinaikos.this fixture does not seem as straight forward as it would first seem.with the absence of skipper Keane,it would be a huge blow but with the strength in depth that Sir Alex has at his disposal,i believe he would have that sorted out before the match begins.perhaps this would be the ticket Man Utd need to proceed to the next round.i await with bated breath,till then... ...