Happier Days And The Rainy Days

Life~

I got back from Singapore yesterday. 2nd January til 17th January was so awesome. It sounds like a pretty long period but now that I think of it, its not that long. I wished I could stay longer. Not that Penang is lousy or anything. I love Penang, my house and the people living in my house(Mum and Dad). But my time at Singapore was like a breath of fresh air, literally. I was choking so much in Penang for the past year, I could feel myself losing my grip. That 2 week stay with my brothers finally made me happy, genuinely for the first time after months. I can just be who I am and not fake anything. Not that I fake much in life considering how expressive I can be.

But anyways, Singapore is really great. I expected things to be weird and I bet I would miss home but heck, I didn't even miss Penang. Not one bit. Of course I miss my mum and dad constantly nagging me but other than that, I don't think I missed out much. Back in Penang I would stay at home and do nothing. Maybe if my friends finally decide to ask me out then I would join them in any of their whacky adventures. But that isn't missed. In Singapore I still have a few friends and its great to hang out with them. On my 2nd day in Singapore, Yik Sean and Andrew took me out. We ended up walking the entire night. We covered so much ground that it almost looked like we were on a marathon instead of sight-seeing. But it was fun, except for the end when I panicked a bit cuz I didn't know how to get back but Andrew, being a good friend helped me find my way back. Awesome.

Other than that, I visited malls, and malls and malls. Shopped for clothes. Did laundry and other chores for my brothers. So basically, I was like cheap labor. Heh. Besides going out with buddies and doing daily quests (chores) for my brothers, I enjoyed every second of the superb internet connection. The internet connection is awesome and it almost never lags. There is Wi-Fi almost everywhere in Singapore. Another interesting about Singapore is that it will never run out of shopping malls. The malls here are like mushrooms. Popping out in every single possible space in the city. If you don't see shopping malls in Singapore then, well you're not in Singapore.

However, like all good things, my trip had to end but I think it was capped off nicely with a trip to Sentosa with my brother. Its always awesome to spend time with a family member and it was nice of my brother to take me out and doing crazy things together. Haha.
Rainy days are unavoidable, inevitable but not forgettable. I can still remember. Back in my schooling days, because of the timid and immature school rivalries between PFS, CLHS and SXI, there was always so much hate between the schools. The hate was so intense that sometimes they want each other dead. Many claim that they were only joking and I have to admit, it was fun making jokes of the other schools and discussing how lame those other schools are. How they try so much and being someone they are not while they do and say the same about us Frees. I personally don't know why there is so much negativity between the schools but there always is. The tension is always there when two parties meet. Maybe its the way we were brought up and maybe it is the way they are brought up.

But recently, a tragical incident took place. This is the perfect example of "Its all fun and games until someone gets poked in the eye". Sadly, we could all only hope that it was as simple as that. I am sure everyone would have taken the option of losing an eye than losing several lives. I just got back from Singapore yesterday and I met up with Tze Lun today. He told me of the tragical incident involving a group of CLHS students, drowned during dragon boat practice. Being an ignorant person, I did not proceed to investigate or find out more on the incident and I never liked reading about tragic events. I never liked having to know that people died. No one deserves to die but I believe that when the time comes, not even Superman can do anything about it. We used to joke about it. Making fun of each other and cursing each other. I'm not saying all PFS, CLHS and SXI students are like that but there are ALWAYS a group or two that channels this negative energy to the rest of the student body.

It is a very horrible thing to happen. No one deserves to die but now that the accident has happened, the only thing we can all do is just sit down, take a deep breath, smile and reflect on how well our lives have been. Remember that the parents of the victims would have done anything to have their sons breath again so be thankful that we are still alive. To those that are still alive but always wanting to die, think again. Playing god isn't cool. No one is suppose to have the power to decide who lives and who dies.

cyen/tristan