Just came back from dinner with some of the guys from my JC class. Yee Sen, Lionel, Stuart and Ahmed. It was quite fun seeing them again. We ate about $85 worth of Marche and then went over to Bakers Inn at One Fullerton to have dessert and coffee. And that was another $53. Damn expensive. I'm very very poor now. But I must say that the warm chocolate cake is VERY nice. Except that it's the smallest cake I've ever seen. It was smaller than a can of tuna. Anyhow there was some catching up. But in the end a lot of the conversations turned into a remember this remember that and - boys being boys - talk about games, consoles, LAN, etc. And of course Stuart going on and on about how great Sydney is but insisting that he wasn't going to migrate. Would've liked to hear more about how all their lives have been so far. I mean except for Ahmed whom I see every now and then in NUS, I haven't seen the others since we graduated from JC.
In case any of you are wondering, I was never close to the girls in my class, which is why this little dinner consisted of the 4 guys and me. SB3 back then, if you want to put it really generally, was split into two. The half that Kelly Koh (my GP teacher) couldn't stand (i.e. spoilt, brainless, bengs, lians or jocks. A fine example would be V. Pang. *pui*) and the half that got along just fine with him (the MEP gang, half the boys in the class and me). Yes... Sad though it may be... I was the only girl in a group of boys. Except for Chun Rui but she was always more of the MEP gang. So yah. No matter what the class did, ultimately we always split into the two halves. Even during prom. And I always ended up hanging out with the guys. And it was fun! The first time those idiots brought me LAN gaming was damn hilarious. How the hell would I know how to play Counter Strike??? I "landed" and immediately got lost in the map. Nuts.
Just for the record, it's not "Veetwo and her boys". I'm just one of the guys. Aronwy declared that it's the same thing over MSN and I insisted that it's not. Even though she conceded in the end i don't think she was really convinced. And really I'm just lazy to explain it over MSN which is why I'm writing it in my blog, so don't take any offence Aronwy. It is NOT the same to me. "My boys" would mean like I take care of them, look after them or vice versa, or something to that extent. It's not the case at all! We were friends and buddies and we were all just part of the gang. But that's just MY opinion. MY view on the matter. MY way of defining things. I'm not saying your definition or your opinion is wrong but that doesn't make my point of view any less correct. Whether or not it was your intention - which I don't think it was. It just came out wrong - it sounded like you were pushing your views on me. And this isn't the first time it's happened.
So just a word of advice, for everyone who reads this blog - you need to be careful with the opinions and beliefs of other people. Even your friends. Actually it should be ESPECIALLY your friends. Every individual will have their own mindset. Their own POVs and their own way of thinking. RESPECT that. Just because someone thinks differently from you doesn't mean you can't be their friend. And just because someone IS your friend doesn't mean that they have to think exactly or even remotely like you. Friendship, or any other relationship, is based on love, understanding and mutual respect. Opinions and beliefs should not stand in the way of a potentially important relationship. So yes. Respect other people's beliefs, even if you can't understand it. Stay open to ideas because you never know - someone might just come up with something truly great.
But then again, that's just my opinion. Siew Mai logic if you will. ;) Cheers people.
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