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If I could, I'd pack my bags this very moment and just walk away, not look back.

If only I'd the guts; well maybe in 5 years time.

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Life on the Train

A while back, I read a very interesting book that compared life to a train ride or a series of train rides.

Life is like a train ride, it read. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents, and there are delays. At certain stops there are surprises. Some of these will translate into great moments of joy, some will result in profound sorrow.

When we are born and we first board the train, we meet people whom we think will be with us for the entire journey. Those people are our parents.

Sadly, this is far from the truth.

Our parents are with us for as long as we absolutely needed them. They, too, have journeys they must complete. We live on with the memories of their love, affection, friendship, guidance and their ever presence.

There are others who board the train and who eventually become very important to us, in turn. These people are our brothers, sisters, friends and acquaintances, whom we will learn to love and cherish.

Some people consider their journey like a jaunty tour. They will just go merrily along. Others will encounter many upsets, tears, losses on their journey. Others still, will linger on to offer a helping hand to anyone in need.

Some people on the train will leave an everlasting impression when they get off. Some will get on and off the train so quickly, they will scarcely leave a sign that they ever traveled along with you or ever crossed your path.

We will sometimes be upset that some passengers whom we love, will choose to sit in another compartment, and leave us to travel on our own. Then again, there's nothing that says we can't seek them out anyway.

Nevertheless, once sought out and found, we may not even be able to sit next to them because that seat will already be taken. That's okay. Everyone's journey will be filled with hopes, dreams, challenges, setbacks and goodbyes. We must strive to make the best of it, no matter what. We must constantly strive to understand our travel companions and look for the best in everyone.

Remember that at any moment during our journey, any one of our travel companions can have a weak moment and be in need of our help. We, too, may vacillate or hesitate, even trip. Hopefully we can count on someone being there to be supportive and understanding.

The bigger mystery of our journey is that we don't know when our last stop will come. Neither do we know when our travel companions will make their last stop, not even those sitting in the seat next to us.

Personally, I know I'll be sad to make my final stop; I'm sure of it.

My separation from all those friends and acquaintances I made during the train ride will be painful. Leaving all those I'm close to will be a sad thing. But then again, I'm certain that one day I'll get to the main station only to meet up with everyone else. They'll all be carrying their baggage, most of which they didn't have when they first got on this train.

I'll be glad to see them again. I'll also be glad to have contributed to their baggage, and to have enriched their lives, just as much as they would have contributed to my baggage and enriched my life.

We're all on this train ride together. Above all, we shoul all try to strive to make the ride as pleasant and memorable as we can, righ up until we each make the final stop and leave the train for the last time....

After a long hiatus, I went for CMA lecture. OMG. Even for the last lecture, it was so so so slow paced. For one, ONE question, it took him one whole hour to go through it, when I think most of us completed the question in 15 mins. Now I remember why I didn't go for CMA lectures.

Went to TM with Jas after that for her last-min shopping. Indecisive girl =\

IF tutorial. Yada yada. Killed time in school till 5 plus to meet Casey later. Went to to town (again) for shopping. Everyone's doing their last min New Year shopping. So yah, oooooo, the prata at Wisma is fantabulous =D Had a drink after that, thus my 'recuperating' state. HAH.

My courseworks are full of B's. Hopefully they don't falter by end year. CONCENTRATE.

Speakin' of concentration, some people really have bad sense of timing. Like seriously. Nevertheless, it's over.

*starts breaking into song* Over,over, over!!


"What the f*** is his problem?"

And then some of you may wonder, "Him who?"

Answer:

"He" can be found in your Primary school textbooks. WAHA.

S.A.D 07' (Singles Awareness Day) HEH.

Driving lesson at 10. I actually smsed my dad even though we were in the same house. I just didn't have the energy to drag myself out of bed to ask him for some extra cash for the day. My mum was taken aback a lil'. Haha.

Incidently, Sharon was having her lessons too (which I'd forgotten initially). So today's instructor was fun. He reminds me of someone. OMG. I suddenly remember. He reminds me of one of my tutors, those oblivious, funny kind of people (thought the former's much better in terms of sense of humour). Went back to TP with Sharon cos I was to meet Rad there.

Bumped to Penny and her beau there. Sorry arh. As always, I'm quite 'dao' =\ So with that, me and Rad proceeded to town. Woohoo. Splurging was in progress. Still can't believe I spent that much in less than a few hours.

Around dawn, took the bus to Fengshan CC (getting lost along the way) to meet Moon. She was on visitation to her ex-colleagues, Caroline & Esther. Interesting, 'sex-ed' up people. Lols.

We went to meet Sarah after that cos' apparently she wanted to pass us somethin' (which I didn't know what till then). Somethin' she made by hand. Pretty =) Bumped into Luq. Must have felt guilty to not 'sapa' us that he actually smsed me an hour ago. Haha. Speakin' of which, I'd coke spilt on my back. Luckily I was in a good mood. Hah. Went our separate ways a lil' before 9. I was already drained by then.

Emotions have a chain effect. I wish I knew how to make you feel better.

Currently addicted to 'Song 4 Lovers' by Liberty X, though it was released quite some time back. There's just somethin' bout gospel singing that entices me.

Spot the guy who can bake. I'll give you a hint. He has SMALL eyes. AHAHAHAHAHA!!!

In other news, I bought Cleo magazine. It's been a few months since I bought one. Okay, the only reason why I bought it is cos' it's the bachelor issue. And the next page is dedicated to Neh. WAHA.


Though with that I personally prefer Bachelor No.2.

And then as I was flipping the pages... CHI TOT! I saw this!



AAAHHHH! Look at those piercing blue eyes.. Sigh...

=)

Prom Queen. Jock. Geek. Loner. It doesn't matter what people labelled you as, cos' only you yourself know who you are. When you leave school for the real world, people won't care what you were back then. So how truly do you know your classmates; those you think you know, and those whom you never talked to?

One hour can change everything. Your perception of people, your relationships with people. And probably even your entire course of life.

One Tree Hill: Pictures of You - a must watch.

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It's been a few days since the death of Anna Nicole Smith was announced. Still hasn't gotten into my system though. She was so young. 39 years. About to begin the rest of her life with a few months old daughter, still recovering from her son's death. Life is ever so fragile.

I wonder if everyone who mattered knew how much they meant.

WOOHOO! I'm back to my normal self! Rejoice!!

Wasn't myself towards the end of last week, and the beginning of the week. But now, no more. The things PMS does =
Thanks Rad for boldly offering yourself to my rants =p

World Issues presentation postponed. Meeting role-play.

Oh yah, I'm a genius =D

I'm probably quite high now. What a transition from just a couple of days ago. Okay, exams are just around the corner. "Chiong arhhhhhhhh".

Nothin' beats putting a smile on your friends' faces.

And it is no surprise, to see the softness of the moon in your eyes
The gentle sparkle of the stars in your eyes
When I look in your eyes

So near, yet so far...