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Miss Siew Ying Birthday Dinner !

My former poly classmate, good friend and member of the famed Class 24 Miss Siew Ying celebrated her advanced 21st birthday at a Chinese restaurant around Tiong Bahru area. Her birthday was supposed to be on the 21st April but due to her “examination commitment” at NTU, she decided or was forced “as what she said” to celebrated her birthday earlier than usual.

My very creative friend, also member of Class 24 Mr Jireh created miracles by compiling some of the memorable photos we took during our poly days and made it into a magazine especially for her. YES…I believed it is truly the 1 and only magazine that best described the happy times we ( I mean our class, not the 2 of us) spent together, the transformation from teenagers to young adults and of course the “evolution” of Miss Siew Ying from Little Red Riding Hood to a confident and aspiring undergraduate. We presented the magazine to her when she approached our table to chat with us. But we were totally unexpected of what come next after she flipped open the book. She CRIED….I guessed she was really touched by the effort Mr Jireh put in and frankly speaking this is the first time I saw anyone cried not because of sadness but because she was really happy/touched.
My initial reaction when I first saw the book share the same sentiment except in my case I did not cried…* Big Boy don’t cry K * I was pleasantly surprised to see those pictures. I was ecstatic to be reminded of the crazy stuff we did together. We were young then without much worry about our future unlike now…The magazine does not come cheap. It cost $30 to produce but I felt it’s worth every penny we may have to pay for it. I considered good memories as priceless. I considered myself extremely lucky to know such a bunch of great classmates and friends who still maintained regular contacts with each other even though it has been 1 year since we last graduated.

On my way back to home, Miss Celin *our class mother aka tau kua* commented with sadness that it’s such a pity time passes by so quickly. I agreed with her; Yes there is no way we can go by to the past and resume those activities. But I also disagreed with her for feeling a tinge sadness because we can all say we spend our teenage years together and for once, we were truly happy in each other company. As the Chinese saying:” 不在乎天长地久，只在乎曾经拥有。"

But somehow I seemed to be contradicting myself when I placed my above thoughts on relationship matters. During my previous post, I mentioned that PERHAPS I already got over her and seem ready to start a relationship. But guess what, I dreamt of her again while sleeping during 1 of those nights in my bunk. And things became a little too coincidence when my good buddy SMS me while taking the train on his way home after the birthday dinner “I just saw Miss Penguin” Of course he did not type the word miss penguin. Dammit.. It’s just a term to protect people privacy. I think my heart skipped a beat but I regained my composure and replied:” Issit? I think perhaps she is going home after her friend birthday celebration”.

Suddenly I felt heaven has decided to play a cruel joke on me. But then I’m game enough the take the joke. Ha ha

posted by Immortali @ 3:12 am