the cool, the intelligent and the good looking.... lim yuda
this is about man (guy or boy don't do justice to him) who taught me to love myself for who i am, to be confident of myself, to treat people with love and respect, what is really important in life, and how to treat the less fortunate. i am sure you'll never read this blog da, but if you do i want you to know how much you mean to me, and how much i thank you for all you've done for me.
i saw him today, and this brought back memories of all the good old days. sitting in his new 200k 2 seater merc convertible cruising around town before he went to meet his gf for 20 mins didnt do much, but it reminded me of what a friend i have in him.
i first met da, lim yuda, when playing soccer against his team, where i met many others who i became very good friends with too, like his bro yuji, michael, weian, gabriel and good friends like kenny, yinzhou etc, intro-ed by my neighbour kevin. he was damn rude and abrasive back then, a total chinese high ah beng, and that was in the sch hols of 2001.
we got to know each other better when playing soccer together and we a few parties together. most of the time we meet together through yuwei. we also went out together for dinners after playing soccer, which was a major part of j1 life. we played pool quite alot too. we became much closer at the end of j1, through alot of soccer, partying, mahjong, dinners at btp, pool, shopping and our maiden party, on the 30th dec, 2002.
it is impossible to describe his character to anyone who has not experienced him, but i hope i can do him justice. even though he is very good looking, sporty and very intelligent, he is very humble. he doesnt look down on anybody and makes friends with people of all backgrounds and 'castes', if i can use that word to describe the social structure of your average jc. he is sympathetic to those less fortunate than him, and i can remember 2 incidents very clearly. once we took a cab to my place after being out late somewhere, and paid the cab driver and tipped him rather generously, and told me:" the cab driver work so hard, i spend a little more of my father's money to pay him also nvm, anyway my father has money." so true. he isnt the richest friends i know, but how many in his position would tip a cab driver? and i'v picked up this habit from him. he doesnt do it anymore because he doesnt have to the chance to, he drives.
the other incident was on the way on the mrt to town, we gave up our seat for an old lady. you might think that everyone does that, but i can assure you you are different. yuda has truly a heart of gold, he is naive and innocent, not cynical and jaded, like many out there. he views the world with the optimism and believe of a child, though he is still street wise.
he is a friend who lights up your life just with his presence. seeing him never fails to bring a smile to my face and a warm feeling to my heart. i remember at the beginning of j2 we were very close, and went out 3-4 times a week, esp after he passed driving. and it was truly a great time of my life, it may have been the best. because when he is with you, when we are always together, it seems like the sun is shining on you, and all the flowers are blooming for you, and nothing can go wrong, because you can always rely on him. then in may, he started going after this girl, and i felt very sad, suddenly a great part of my life is gone! i couldnt rely on him to go party, drink, shop, smoke, play pool, eat and stone.
and yuda is a great friend, truly. he is there when you need him most. when i was going after a girl in jc he was behind me all the way, to listen to me telling him how hard it was, and he was always there telling me i could do it, not like some msian (haha u know who u are u..). he instilled self belief and confidence in me from a long time ago, and i feel i have benefitted tremendously from my friendship with him, though i will not measure friendships from what i have taken out of it.
he is mature. he can give very good advice and he will give it to you when you need it. he has faith in friends though not blind faith. he will neve be jealous of you, rather happy for you. he is always there to lighten the mood up too, and wont get pissed when we call him ah beng. once he laugh so hard at this joke my bro told when we were high everyone else was laughing too.
gab:"what's the difference between a fly and a mosquito? a mosquito can fly but a fly cant mosquito" haha.
and he is a party monster. the amount of parties we've been to and the amounts of alcohol we've drunk, and the number of times we've got drunk.. haha anyone out there would know how much fun it is. when i hold parties at home, he always tries to help out. even when i didnt know him well he paid for meat and brought it. and he didnt accept my refund. he was always there when i needed someone to party with, or even drink beer and fall alseep at home watching vcds when everyone couldnt join us to mahjong. and he's had hsi share of flings, and chocolates. hahaha.
i remember on 2 occasions, we went up to the park above my house very late(1 or 2), and stayed for a few hours, talking, smoking and drinking. once was e day before enlistment, and we just talked about life, about intelligent things, about good times. and we went back to my place at 5 and i remember feeling very sick e next day on the ferry when he came to see me and michael off.
yuda is a hell load of fun, intelligence (got 11 pts for o's studying 2 weeks), character and personality. it was our fortune to know him for those 2 good years of fun and hardship. this entry is the tip of the iceberg of this giant of a man, though not very big, strong or tall, his personality and character stands head and shoulders above many others. though our friendship is not as strong as before because he is a very devoted bf, i cherish the times we had together, the lessons learnt and the fun enjoyed.
i saw him today, and this brought back memories of all the good old days. sitting in his new 200k 2 seater merc convertible cruising around town before he went to meet his gf for 20 mins didnt do much, but it reminded me of what a friend i have in him.
i first met da, lim yuda, when playing soccer against his team, where i met many others who i became very good friends with too, like his bro yuji, michael, weian, gabriel and good friends like kenny, yinzhou etc, intro-ed by my neighbour kevin. he was damn rude and abrasive back then, a total chinese high ah beng, and that was in the sch hols of 2001.
we got to know each other better when playing soccer together and we a few parties together. most of the time we meet together through yuwei. we also went out together for dinners after playing soccer, which was a major part of j1 life. we played pool quite alot too. we became much closer at the end of j1, through alot of soccer, partying, mahjong, dinners at btp, pool, shopping and our maiden party, on the 30th dec, 2002.
it is impossible to describe his character to anyone who has not experienced him, but i hope i can do him justice. even though he is very good looking, sporty and very intelligent, he is very humble. he doesnt look down on anybody and makes friends with people of all backgrounds and 'castes', if i can use that word to describe the social structure of your average jc. he is sympathetic to those less fortunate than him, and i can remember 2 incidents very clearly. once we took a cab to my place after being out late somewhere, and paid the cab driver and tipped him rather generously, and told me:" the cab driver work so hard, i spend a little more of my father's money to pay him also nvm, anyway my father has money." so true. he isnt the richest friends i know, but how many in his position would tip a cab driver? and i'v picked up this habit from him. he doesnt do it anymore because he doesnt have to the chance to, he drives.
the other incident was on the way on the mrt to town, we gave up our seat for an old lady. you might think that everyone does that, but i can assure you you are different. yuda has truly a heart of gold, he is naive and innocent, not cynical and jaded, like many out there. he views the world with the optimism and believe of a child, though he is still street wise.
he is a friend who lights up your life just with his presence. seeing him never fails to bring a smile to my face and a warm feeling to my heart. i remember at the beginning of j2 we were very close, and went out 3-4 times a week, esp after he passed driving. and it was truly a great time of my life, it may have been the best. because when he is with you, when we are always together, it seems like the sun is shining on you, and all the flowers are blooming for you, and nothing can go wrong, because you can always rely on him. then in may, he started going after this girl, and i felt very sad, suddenly a great part of my life is gone! i couldnt rely on him to go party, drink, shop, smoke, play pool, eat and stone.
and yuda is a great friend, truly. he is there when you need him most. when i was going after a girl in jc he was behind me all the way, to listen to me telling him how hard it was, and he was always there telling me i could do it, not like some msian (haha u know who u are u..). he instilled self belief and confidence in me from a long time ago, and i feel i have benefitted tremendously from my friendship with him, though i will not measure friendships from what i have taken out of it.
he is mature. he can give very good advice and he will give it to you when you need it. he has faith in friends though not blind faith. he will neve be jealous of you, rather happy for you. he is always there to lighten the mood up too, and wont get pissed when we call him ah beng. once he laugh so hard at this joke my bro told when we were high everyone else was laughing too.
gab:"what's the difference between a fly and a mosquito? a mosquito can fly but a fly cant mosquito" haha.
and he is a party monster. the amount of parties we've been to and the amounts of alcohol we've drunk, and the number of times we've got drunk.. haha anyone out there would know how much fun it is. when i hold parties at home, he always tries to help out. even when i didnt know him well he paid for meat and brought it. and he didnt accept my refund. he was always there when i needed someone to party with, or even drink beer and fall alseep at home watching vcds when everyone couldnt join us to mahjong. and he's had hsi share of flings, and chocolates. hahaha.
i remember on 2 occasions, we went up to the park above my house very late(1 or 2), and stayed for a few hours, talking, smoking and drinking. once was e day before enlistment, and we just talked about life, about intelligent things, about good times. and we went back to my place at 5 and i remember feeling very sick e next day on the ferry when he came to see me and michael off.
yuda is a hell load of fun, intelligence (got 11 pts for o's studying 2 weeks), character and personality. it was our fortune to know him for those 2 good years of fun and hardship. this entry is the tip of the iceberg of this giant of a man, though not very big, strong or tall, his personality and character stands head and shoulders above many others. though our friendship is not as strong as before because he is a very devoted bf, i cherish the times we had together, the lessons learnt and the fun enjoyed.
posted by daniel at 22:50
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