Valediction

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 ' 12:03 AM Y

I have been having dreams about my friends from Dulwich College Shanghai (DCS) recently.
Wonder what triggered off this series of dreams.
They are not consecutive of course, more like random shots and plots all over the place.

Probably starting to miss the people there already.
The feeling is especially prominent when i speak to Bongo or MK and we reminisce the times we spent together.
The 'expensive' lunches we use to have at Coffee Beanary, East West, Secret Recipe or Starbucks weekly.
The 'productive' free periods we use to enjoy in the Common Room or on the Second Floor of the library specially reserved for the IB students.
Not forgetting the teachers-turned-friends who made lessons so enjoyable and manageable that sitting in lessons became a joy and not a chore.

Funny how i am suddenly reminded of all of these.
Amazingly, i find myself missing every single thing.
Those were hard times.
Sleeping at 2am and waking up at 7am daily.
Yet, the lack-of-sleep did not deter us from enjoying school and having crazy moments.
Giving each other words of encouragement and congratulations when we realise that another day in school has passed and we successfully struggled through another day.
Loads of Internal Assessments piled up and we fought to keep up with the deadlines.
Test after test after test came along to plague our lives.
And yet, we managed to pull through everything.

Now that everything has ended and i can safely say that that 'era' of my life is truly done with, i find myself missing it.
Why is it that the hard work does not seem that murderous anymore?

If i could turn back time or make time stay still, i cannot promise that i will choose to relive those 2 years of IB 'hell'.
But i will keep all the memories we have created during that period of time and look back with utmost fondness.

8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning ; I LOVE YOU

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 ' 10:31 AM Y

Sometimes i wonder why Life has to be that way.

Why does things you dont want to happen still happen eventually?
Why is it that people are never what you think they are?
Why the people you care about do not follow what you want them to do?
Why is it that there are days you wake up feeling so blue and days you are just unexpectedly joyful?

It all comes down to the lessons in Life.
Always expect the unexpected.

I hope i will be better prepared the next time round.

xxx meishan

8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning ; I LOVE YOU