I tink Internet has this effect on me. The more I stay online, e more I tink abt e past. Was travelling back home,wen i saw bugs walkin 2wards a bus stop.
F.L.A.S.H.B.A.C.K.....
Pri 4 Day 1
David Ngo put e 2 of us 2gh.N e v 1st ting he said 2 me was " Haiz, last tym my leader now table partner sian." Wif nth 2 respond I juz stared n said ya lor sian.
@ 1st it was quite awkward, coz we din noe each other thou we were alreadi in da same klz for 1 yr. Ice started 2 melt n soon we were playin lyk long lost childhood frenz 2gh with doreen n fazil. Paper soccers, paper wa, pepsi cola, eraser game, catching. competing our speed (which i won), n even how fast we write. You name it we got it.
Did a lot of projects together. The more memorable one was our social studies project on Yishun. Stil rem we haf 2 go 2 his hse n do. His mom insisted it. Ended up han ming n me standing dumbly @ his doorstep. As fierce as I was @ tt pt of tym, i was scared of his mom.
She poured HOT water 2 serve us, no ICE @ home. Admittedly, we haf fun doing the proj. Actually more fun exploring his hse. E # of g2 refills he had, # of correction tapes ( it was e latest fad), 2 whole selves of assements books all done and marked whereas I had difficulty completing jus 1.
It seems so ironic for these 2 person 2 get together and be such good partners in almost everyting - partners in projs, partners in crime. WTF, I was even asked 2 join e boys' club, which was so exclusive tt onli doreen was e onli ger in it. Apart from the academic differences(he was WAY smarter), we are almost on par.
I tink we 2 r e worst students a tr can get. Tok non-stop ever since we stepped into the klzroom. In one particular math lesson, we were tokin abt cruises. Apparantly he was telling me * cruise is beta dan tis dan tt. LEO 1 nt tt good. I was so green with envy den.Till now, not once haf I stepped on a cruise.
Of coz lyk all frenz we had our bad days. Stil remembered he made me so fukin angry once tt i IGNORED him for.. 2hrs. Lol, tts kids for you. He tried so many means n ways 2 apologised, bt I refused 2 accpt. In e end outta desperation, I turned 2 him for help in math(shit), tts wen we knew we were frenz again.
One ting I learnt from him was 2 be strong, be independent. He was nvr good if u seek comfort. Stil rem wenever I was unhappy, he would juz ask " R U OK?" once. Tt's it. No more. Wich was y mayb till now I cannot stand ppl hu constantly ask me am I fine.
I was glad 2 be e ger he trusted, I was glad tt we were table partner nt once but twice in e whole of my pri school life. He taught me joy, he taught me violence, he taught me MATH. He taught me to be strong, he taught me to be more extroverted. Indeed, one of e guys hu had a g8 impact on me while I was in pri sch. Thou we treat each other as strangers now, I am glad 2 spend my childhood days with you. Thank bugs!