I’m sure it’s the same with all of you. Sporadically I do get the feeling of missing my old friends wishing I could do a ‘Hiro Nakamura’ & turn back time and be the kids/teenagers we once were.
School friends!
Back in Convent Bukit Nanas, we were known as G21! No, not the group of 21 nation treaty discussion global warming and unethical usage of fossil fuel but a group of 21 teeny boppers from a mixed cultural background. I admit that there were many who dreamt to join the gang but unfortunately the screening process was extremely tough thus most were accepted as being just friends of the G21. Cruel? Discrimination? Not really…. Why do you opt for Colgate instead of Oral-B? Estee Lauder instead of Maybeline? Ceśt la Vie!! That’s life!
We were the fore runners for the school cheerleaders and started the tradition of having yearly school carnival. I remembered the tough time we had to convince our headmistress, Mrs Manuel to let us have the dunk-in booth. She was not receptive to the idea for the obvious reason, girls being draped in wet t-shirts would be a superb attraction for the carnival but upholding the decency of CBNers….a little bit tough. Fortunately we managed to convince her that it will definitely be a ‘cash cow’ booth whilst assuring her that the girls will be in black t-shirt. Thank god that it really did make a lot of money, being a hit with the Johanian boys. We squeezed every little penny from those sad testosterone infused boys (No pun intended..) The art of persuasion and entrepreneurship mastered before college… not bad eh!
It was with G21 that I discovered the bond of sisterhood, boys, tea dances (Piccadilly in DU being the most frequent spot), slumber parties…etc. Mind you we were not bad wild teenagers, we were quite normal, many of us being top students of the school, some were prefects and school athletes. The closest thing u’d get to a sorority in KL. It was a complete unit!
Anyway, to this day we are still very close, we seldom meet but we do meet! We would love to meet everyday but then again nobody sees a blue moon everyday…right?
College/University friends
There were 8 of us! Some met during college days then we furthered our studies together to London where the lasting knot formed! There, together we learned how to really study, to set house, to survive, to cook, to shop, to sleep, to cry, to tube, to solve problems, to date men, to experience smoking, to get drunk, to be tourist, clubbing/pub crawling, west ends shows, concerts..etc.
With all of them, there are no pretences. We know each others bad habit, good habits, inside out that no matter what, you know they will always be there for you!!!
Of course, along the way, there are new friends made, colleagues, ex-colleagues, neighbours, bloggers, my team building mates, dancing partners, gym mates…etc.
There is a saying that 'People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime'.
Of course, along the way, there are new friends made, colleagues, ex-colleagues, neighbours, bloggers, my team building mates, dancing partners, gym mates…etc.
There is a saying that 'People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime'.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime
"God determines who walks into your life.........It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
"God determines who walks into your life.........It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
