so it all began last night

So yesterday night I found myself getting a little bored. I decided to browse through some ancient history, so out came that nice black little box that contained the lots and lots of well wishes, motivational notes and little notes written during class when the lessons are really boring. So I began ploughing through 8 years-worth of the little notes. It took me nearly 2 hours to go through every little big note, small note, letters, cards, etc etc. I made some realisations...

1. I am popular. (ok stop sniggering there. its true lol) Ha I took 2 hours to go through them not because I'm a slow reader (come on, Im an Arts student, for heaven's sake!) but because all the notes added up into the hundreds. So to all of you out there.. really, thanks for all that effort taken into writing. I preserve them really well! Whether they are exquisite works of art, or horribly-handwritten notes on foolscap paper (I even have scraps of papers) , I do keep all of them, you know! On the other hand, I know you are thinking of something else. No, you shall NOT sacrifice my birthday presents and write last-min on foolscap paper and expect to "smoke" me with that plastic smile! NO! REJECTED!
2. Secondly, it really overwhelms me even after so long. I mean all the events and activity groups I've participated in; my classes (2g class, 4C class, A14, 32/04), Social, HuangCheng, AB Camp, knicks-and-knacks-here-n-there, army (yes...) etc etc. Somethings that I've really forgotten about I suddenly remembered. Some notes and letters I swear I don't recall reading before. But there they are, having withstood the test of time (and my really good memory). Strangely, I dunno why I reacted in a certain way, or took part in something, etc etc. But many people have really given me lots and lots of support there and there. More strangely enough, I've lost contact with some of these people eventually. WHY? There's always the convenient excuse of "everyone's so busy these days", but... what am I, or all of us, really busy with?
3. Im really glad I preserved all of these little "souvenirs" of time. Every note evokes some kind of feeling, even after so long. I really didnt know I had such a small/big impact on some of the people around me. Only after reading several notes of similar content, either by the same person or group of people, did it really struck me as such.

So that are some of my little thoughts that went through my mind as I ploughed through them. The point is not to say how popular I am (but yes, I am haha), but that realisation that I (and maybe you people out there too) should pay a little bit more time keeping in touch with your friends. Its really not so difficult for good friends (I mean, you're likely to meet these people anyway), but how about your other friends and the more distant-contacts? Should we judge the "effort" made based on how "useful" such a continued association would potentially be? Or whether someone is "worth" that effort? Wouldn't the world be such a miserable place to live in if these was true? So spend some time re-contacting people! I've started to. Have you?

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And then I had a meal with an old friend of mine. It wasn't particularly long, but good enough. Talked about lots of stuff, and gossiped about pple (oops. I mean showing care and concern for others behind their backs :p) Thanks pal! Ha my idol!

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Life is great! Starting work tomorrow so to all my fans out there (I am popular, once again), I apologise in advance if my blog and all gets a little stagnated at times. So please bear with it!

Cheers,
ej