Friends forever?

We met in secondary school and were best friends ever since. The five of us. We do everything together. During holidays, we will plan trips together. To go for vacation, go for a movie, hang around in each other's house, eating pizza... Yes, even in the holidays we wish to see each other and spend time together, as if seeing each other everyday during school time is not enough. We share every laughter, every tear, everything... We play sports together in this sports complex. Basketball, badminton... We are a team. We are one... This will last a lifetime! We will be friends forever. Nothing will ever change this... Ever! Right?

It is time for us to further our studies. Two of us have left to study overseas. But they will come back during holidays. We still meet occasionally in this sports complex. Playing sports with all our hearts. Feeling the joy we had when we were younger. It is still the same, except for what we talk about. We tend to talk more about our future now, not the usual fun talk about just everything in the world. Now, we tend to be a bit more serious. We talk about new friends, new environment, plans for the future... What to do? We are growing up, are we not? We cannot help it! But this will only change the way we think. It will not change our close friendship. We will still be friends forever... Right?

I am standing here in the same sports complex. I have lost contact with my friends. They have all gone to set up their career and family, just like me. This sports complex is empty now. It is wearing down now. And I, I am to demolish this building to make way for an office. I look around this place while memories are flashing back in my mind. We were happy here once. We were close to each other once. We were friends once. Yes, were...

Allowing all the fond memories to wrap around me, I start to wonder. When did this all happen? When did we last meet each other? When did we last feel the strong bond between us? When? Time do change a lot of things. We have to move on. I have to move on...

*Boom* There goes the old sports complex, along with my joy, my innocence, my friends...

I am resting on my sofa, watching my child playing innocently with his friends. I walk towards them and pat my son on the head. I want to ask them to treasure their friendship. They say they will and they will be friends forever. But in my heart, I realize the sad truth. One day, they will end up just like me...

That is what time will do to us...

Flu! Nooooo...

I am getting worse and worse each day... Now, I have got the flu. Not okay... I am very sick right now. Wanting so badly to be well again. *Sniff sniff... Somebody pass me the tissue please.

I have no class tomorrow! So I can have all the rest I want... Not! I have to catch up with my assignments which are piling up like nobody's business. Sometimes I wonder how can all these work be assigned to me in such a short period of time. It would take a miracle for me to be able to handle this. But then, miracles do happen. Keep working!

*Sniff sniff... Ahh... I have to breathe through my mouth now. My nose is totally blocked! If you put a smelly sock right in front of my nose, I will not be able to smell it. It is that bad! Oh well, it will get well eventually. So do not ever try to put your sock near me!

"Sniff sniff... Oh my goodness! I am out of tissue again. Better go get some...

Oh no! I'm sick!

Yes, after numerous efforts to avoid getting the virus which has been circulating among my family members for the past week, I finally got sick. Yippee...(sarcastically). I just could not believe it! I cannot be sick. There are lots of things waiting for me to do. There are presentations coming up, numerous assignments to be finished... Oh why me? Why now? *Cough cough... Oh it is getting worse! Water please! *Gulp gulp gulp... Ahh... Slightly better now.

I finished my electronic publishing assignment already! Well, almost finish. I have not print it out yet which seems hopeless to do since I tried printing it out with my printer at home and guess what! The colour did not turn out right. The size of it did not turn out right. Everything is just wrong! Waiting for someone to help me out here...
Oh and yes! You should have known by now that I am computer-illiterate. The next thing I have to do is burning the assignment into a CD. How am I suppose to do that? Have you people not know I am bad in these things. Still waiting for someone to help me out here...

*Cough cough... Ahh... I really have to relax. Tell you something good. I went to KTV this morning. Yeah! Yes, I am having sore throat now but it has to be something far worse to stop me from going there. I sang, as usual, Jolin Tsai's song. It was fun! Wonder when will be my next trip there... Chew Mong? Suet Jzune? Peggy?

To all you people who are sick out there, drink more water and take good care of yourself! To those who are not sick, take care of yourself too and most importantly, do not bully people who are sick, for example me! Hehe...

*Cough cough... Better drink more water now. Until next time...