Death of an Era
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006Had been watching the tv series, ‘Friends’ eversince it was first aired when I was 13…right until its finale, 10 years later. In between this 10 years, I have met a few individuals who have created such an impact in my life that it would be really hard to forget them…insya-allah…
I remember the jokes that we had about how our group resembling ‘Friends’ (I still refuse to admit that I am like Phoebe…Never! I am NOT blonde!) This is actually a very difficult entry for me to write because it brought back so much memories and emotions. In fact, I had written it a couple of days ago and deleted it again. We had been so close and no one had anticipated the break-ups. I guess being so far away helps me to see the bigger picture. It is inevitable. We are all growing up and growing out of our childhood and teenhood ideals. I had been pretty upset recently when I found out that one of my bestmate in Singapore is planning to get engage soon and he does not know how to tell me. I got angry. And then I got sad. Distance wrecks relationships and friendships. But only if you let it. However, no matter how much I keep telling myself that it is a small matter, I still feel rather hurt by that action. One small action brought back a myriad of memories.
I left Singapore…to further my studies, to experience life abroad…to run away…Running away everytime problems arise has been my hobby…but not anymore…Confrontation is not always bad…I love you guys but we got to STOP hurting each other. If we are as close as we always claim to be, why do we always need a third party to relay certain messages? Why do we pretend that everything is fine and then turn to another person to tell them that it is actually not? Why can’t we just say how we feel eventhough it is going to be painful but it is for the good of everybody?
All I can say for now is that each of us are moving towards a different direction. Watching the videos that a friend had posted in his blog made me reminisce about all the good times I had with the ‘Super-Six’. But for now, each of us has our own responsibilities to fulfill and our own life to lead. My time in ‘fantasyland’ is almost up. Insya-allah we will meet again.
Congratulations on the upcoming engagement. I am really happy for you both and I wish that I can be there.