vinniedude
i made quite a few good friends in my jc class, but i was closest to only 1 in school. outside school it could be different, we could go out together and stuff, and talk and play, but during school hours and lessons i was closest to vincent lam weijie aka xiaobai or vinniedude.
going into so6d in 2002, i had few friends. i knew xela quite well before hand and andrew a bit, and i knew dedi from soccer. i didnt know who vincent was. i think the first time we did something together was when they made me skip pe!! i cant believe it now but people were leading me astray. it was vincent, joshua, cherie, tienfang and mel and we went to watch some movie. oh i didnt watch the movie i went to play pool later but we skipped pe and ended up talking and doing stupid things.
and there were only 4 guys in chinese class and xela was always not around, and i could relate better to vincent. because of this we always sat together. almost always, but it was more always than almost. we were literally inseparable, and were forever together. if one went to ghim moh for lunch, both went. if one skipped class, both skipped. (with a few exceptions). and with such proximity, we shared so much of our lives with each other, filling in time with conversation. whether it was troubles, recounting fun moments, idle chatter, girl problems or pure unadulterated bitching, we did it together. and so we know so much of each other and know each other so well.
we went out on all fridays to watch movie or play pool sometimes, we studied together, and before and after tests we would be together discussing questions or answers. we would wait for each other, and would hang out together to kill time.
i feel that this relationship with him is quite special because we are very different people. we have very different interests, and very different social circles. the only reason we are good friends is because we were in the same class. the only reason we got to meet each other. that makes my friendship with him very special. because i cant say that we played alot of soccer, we chionging and shopping alot, or say that i grew up with him, or say that he came to my house alot. we saw each other in school, and after school, and that was it.
there was a period of time in j1 where i felt we grew too close and i was very uncomfortable, so i could have been very cold and mean at that time, but i apologise for it now, it was unfair to you as you didnt do anything wrong.
but as i look back on this friendship, it is one that i will treasure for the rest of my life. vincent was always there for me, whether i wanted him or not, and he would ask me what the problem was when he sensed it, and he was spot on most of the time. he understood me very well and i think he accomodated me alot. he is a innocent, as in he believes in the goodness of mankind and is very trusting. he doesnt think of how people scheme or about fame and popularity.
he was a breath of fresh air every morning. and seeing him on mondays sure cured my monday blues, because i knew for the next 5 days i had someone to talk to and slack with. and we had alot of interesting stories to share, people to laugh at, and jokes to tell. he is very optimistic, and that's very infectious. he never discourages, only encourages. he never provokes, but gives plain common sense to smooth my fury sometimes. he always smiles, even when the odds are against him, and this little bastard has alot of fighting spirit. he is the table tennis captain who led his team against all odds to beat HC in the group stages of u19 in j2, but they couldnt produce another miracle and lost in the semis. he trains very hard for table tennis, unlike me and my love affair with soccer, more of a mistress than a wife.
we cannot be everything in life, and vincent was alot that i could never be. i saw alot of good things in him that i didnt have, and sometimes he gave me a balance in life. he grounded me and kept me on firm solid ground. and he's a good bf im sure! he's very sensitive, though not too sensitive, and caring and nice and everything! heh.
thus this beloved classmate was a great part of my jc life, and i will always remember the time we had together in class, sleeping in lectures, eating at ghim moh esp lunch on tuesdays, watching movies in orchard on fridays at 130pm, playing pool at mambo, and everything else. when i think of him i think of trust, optimism, fun, and all the good times. thanks for the memories!
going into so6d in 2002, i had few friends. i knew xela quite well before hand and andrew a bit, and i knew dedi from soccer. i didnt know who vincent was. i think the first time we did something together was when they made me skip pe!! i cant believe it now but people were leading me astray. it was vincent, joshua, cherie, tienfang and mel and we went to watch some movie. oh i didnt watch the movie i went to play pool later but we skipped pe and ended up talking and doing stupid things.
and there were only 4 guys in chinese class and xela was always not around, and i could relate better to vincent. because of this we always sat together. almost always, but it was more always than almost. we were literally inseparable, and were forever together. if one went to ghim moh for lunch, both went. if one skipped class, both skipped. (with a few exceptions). and with such proximity, we shared so much of our lives with each other, filling in time with conversation. whether it was troubles, recounting fun moments, idle chatter, girl problems or pure unadulterated bitching, we did it together. and so we know so much of each other and know each other so well.
we went out on all fridays to watch movie or play pool sometimes, we studied together, and before and after tests we would be together discussing questions or answers. we would wait for each other, and would hang out together to kill time.
i feel that this relationship with him is quite special because we are very different people. we have very different interests, and very different social circles. the only reason we are good friends is because we were in the same class. the only reason we got to meet each other. that makes my friendship with him very special. because i cant say that we played alot of soccer, we chionging and shopping alot, or say that i grew up with him, or say that he came to my house alot. we saw each other in school, and after school, and that was it.
there was a period of time in j1 where i felt we grew too close and i was very uncomfortable, so i could have been very cold and mean at that time, but i apologise for it now, it was unfair to you as you didnt do anything wrong.
but as i look back on this friendship, it is one that i will treasure for the rest of my life. vincent was always there for me, whether i wanted him or not, and he would ask me what the problem was when he sensed it, and he was spot on most of the time. he understood me very well and i think he accomodated me alot. he is a innocent, as in he believes in the goodness of mankind and is very trusting. he doesnt think of how people scheme or about fame and popularity.
he was a breath of fresh air every morning. and seeing him on mondays sure cured my monday blues, because i knew for the next 5 days i had someone to talk to and slack with. and we had alot of interesting stories to share, people to laugh at, and jokes to tell. he is very optimistic, and that's very infectious. he never discourages, only encourages. he never provokes, but gives plain common sense to smooth my fury sometimes. he always smiles, even when the odds are against him, and this little bastard has alot of fighting spirit. he is the table tennis captain who led his team against all odds to beat HC in the group stages of u19 in j2, but they couldnt produce another miracle and lost in the semis. he trains very hard for table tennis, unlike me and my love affair with soccer, more of a mistress than a wife.
we cannot be everything in life, and vincent was alot that i could never be. i saw alot of good things in him that i didnt have, and sometimes he gave me a balance in life. he grounded me and kept me on firm solid ground. and he's a good bf im sure! he's very sensitive, though not too sensitive, and caring and nice and everything! heh.
thus this beloved classmate was a great part of my jc life, and i will always remember the time we had together in class, sleeping in lectures, eating at ghim moh esp lunch on tuesdays, watching movies in orchard on fridays at 130pm, playing pool at mambo, and everything else. when i think of him i think of trust, optimism, fun, and all the good times. thanks for the memories!
posted by daniel at 00:22
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