Many random thoughts
Today, I went out with GP! It was nice catching up after such a long time (: and i got to find out more about her applications and preparation for UK! It felt good to know that we'll still be somewhat close even after all these years and not separated by half a globe! I cant believe that 14 years passed since we knew each other,we've grown so much!
Spot the difference!! The picture below was taken during our kindergarden sports meet!haha.
I think this really is testament of how friendship can withstand the test of time (:
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Oh I managed to find Hilltop (my kindergarden) alumni group on Facebook! It was so funny how people were reminiscing about our teachers and the funky annual concerts we put in so much effort to prepare!
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Back to my nostalgic note, I was talking to GP this afternoon about our future plans after uni, whether we may stay back and work etc. This reminded me of a conversation I had with my parents a few weeks back.. For some reason, we were discussing about whether longevity genes existed in our family, then it turned out to be a somewhat subtle talk about death. Out of the blue, my dad said that he will give himselft about 15 more living years. It suddenly struck me, that after I graduate, that will add up to around 5 years...that leaves not much time. Of course, I tried to convince myself overwise...
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The matter-of-fact way in which he said it made me cry so hard inside.
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Well, I guess this is just a fact of life, death. I'm not being morbid, just reflective. It helps me to cherish the people and things around me, do the things I want to do.
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"'Everybody knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently,' Morrie said. 'So we kid ourselves about death,' I (Mitch) said. 'Yes, but there's a better approach. To know you're going to die and be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can be actually be more involved in your life while you're living. . . Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?... The truth is, Mitch, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live... Most of us walk around as if we're sleepwalking. We really don't experience the world fully because we're half asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do... Learn how to die, and you learn how to live.'"
-- Tuesdays with Morrie
