2003-03-11 - 4:49 p.m.

Recent events have made me think back about my days in secondary school (high school)

How I used to be a ‘terror’ to some of my friends, the girl with the bad temper, the girl who always said ‘shut up, v’! ‘stop it, v’! ‘go away, v’!

I always wondered how V could tolerate my nonsense. And how after all these years is still one of my best friends. No doubt we have drifted apart after all these but she is someone I can turn to for a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a friend at all times. I’m glad she is who she is and I’m glad we’re still close friends!

I’ve often been told that the friends you make at Junior College or University are the friends that would remains as friends for the rest of your life. Is that true?

Yes and no. I never did my Junior College but I have made wonderful friends during my years spent at the University. They are friends who have seen me through tough times, times of stress from exams, stress from not being able to live day to day for the next week until the next “allowance” comes in. They have seen me through wonderful times, the times when I passed all my exams, the times when I graduated, the joys of meeting and dating the still wonderful guy! They were there for most of “growing up” years, my extended family who witnessed it all.

And so, I guess you can say that I’m going through a period of nostalgia. Reflecting on people in my life who came and went, all the what ifs, if onlies, buts, missed opportunities and regrets.

There’s probably still a whole lot of what ifs, if onlies, buts and many more missed opportunities and regrets.

One particular hope of mine is to never lose friendships forged over the few years and in particular the very recent months. God must be teasing me because within the past 5 months I have gotten to know so many interesting and dear friends all of whom I hold close to my heart. So as I plan to leave in a few months, I hope we’d never forget what we have now.

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