graduation.

and so, our 4 years in SC have come to a sad, yet satisfying end.

it took such a long time for the feeling of farewell to sink in. i was particularly reminiscent today. every single person, place and even bush triggered a memory, an event that once took place on our wonderful school grounds.

i still recall getting lost on the first or second day of school. MAN that was embarrassing. i mean, how was i to know that the primary school was in the same compound as us? >< THE ECOPOND i remember this was one of the first things i noticed when i first arrived here. i was like,

"there's a pond outside my classroom..."

"COOL...." >=) *evil grin*

ah but no one has ever fallen in. at least i haven't seen anyone fall in before. bah. no fun.

THE GUIDE ROOM

and then of course, there's the guide room, where we spent hours lazing about in, cleaning up, messing up and tidying up after our own and/or other people's mess. it's fun to recall the constant borrowing of radios to practise for our various dances. ah, how we all miss those days.

we all bonded and became such great friends through the use of this humble, cramp room full of fire hazards. not only the guides, but also the non-guide friends, who faithfully waited for the guides to finish their guidey business before going home with them. thank you for that, my loyal, reliable friends. :)

THE PERANAKAN GARDEN

flora and fauna. oh man, i can never forget all those lessons we had in that place with the guiders, the trees with the funny names and yes, the night walks. i remember watching people being freaked half to death by a harmless frangipani tree, which must have felt very indignant that people were afraid by it just being there.

the seniors jumping out from dark corners just for the thrill of making us scream and run away in fright does seem pretty amusing when i look back on it now, though i probably wouldn't say the same if i was there witnessing Joy pop out behind the hibiscus bush in her i-am-a-mad-man-afraid-of-blood costume/role. nah, actually i don't really remember her doing that.

yes, the guides went through a lot, but non-guides were right there beside us too! we're sorry if we neglected you, because we never meant to. i found this other passion besides drawing and dancing, and i admit that i sometimes got too absorbed in it. i am sorry if that happened at one point in time or another.

and yes THE CANTEEN. hoo, the mee pok man is so famous that he's mentioned on wikipedia on the SCGS page! XD now that's something i'm really proud of and will always remember. and of course, i'll always reminisce about the countless recesses spent with my darling friends. i will never forget the crazy jokes we'd crack, the violent 'fights' we'd have over nothing in particular, the pranks we'd play on one another, the playful shoving/pinching/slapping/beating and of course the meaningful conversations we had. ^-^;;

basically, i just remember that recess is the time for us to do everything, except perhaps eat.

and of course there's our daily morning 'chat sessions' where we gather every morning before flag raising to talk about nothing in particular. it's funny how good friends are able to entertain each other without having to do anything special or out-of-the-ordinary. our very presence cheers everyone in the group up, which is truly an amazing phenomenon. such is the wonder of friendship. :)

i know we'll all probably never have a chance to experience all that again, now that we've graduated. i confess that i will miss those times dearly: the guide playtimes sessions, the PGA trainings, the recess mayhem, the slow walks here and there and of course, the times we have all spent together.

we'll NEVER get to experience that again, and i am sad that this is so. but hey, it was fun while it lasted, right? ;)

no matter what happens guys, let us always remain friends. let's not let stupid misunderstandings get in the way of our lovely friendships. i will never forget SC nor will i forget you guys, the awesome and one-in-a-million friends that i've made through this out of this world experience.

right now, let's all study hard for the O's and let God take care of the rest for us. all the best guys! i will always ALWAYS love all of you. ^_^

If I never met you, I wouldn't like you.
If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you.
If I wouldn't love you, I wouldn't miss you, but I did, I do, and I will.

stay strong, happy, and i'll see you guys soon. :)