Last night, I went out for dinner with dear Luis, whom I've missed, as usual. I don't know. Everytime I see her, I miss her more. Heck, I'm not lesbian or anything. I just feel & think that she's one of the rare ones in my life that are of utmost importance. Well, who else am I gonna train with if she's not there?? Actually, those whom know me well enough would know that even though I might seem to have many 'friends', my circle of those whom I keep & treasure well are very limited. At the most, maybe the only true ones I count are just enough to fit both my hands. Maybe just a little more than that but I'm not complaining, though. I'd rather have few friends & even fewer close friends than many friends but none at all who know who you really are & accept you as yourself.

And hey, I feel the same way about The Old Gang too, okay?? I never forget you guys. Like duhhh, you people were my rock back in secondary school. Who else were the ones who helped me 'grow up'??

We ate at Food Culture, Century Square; it's a new all-halal food court so for me, everything was edible. Islam, kan!! We pigged out on Western, though. Luis had the Chicken Cutlet Plate (with no baked beans) & I had the Black Pepper Chicken Chop Plate (I didn't eat the silly veggies). *drools* A gastronomical indulgence indeed. The prices were quite reasonable, it was worth it since it was such a big plate with big servings. And then we swapped our food. I think after that, it was safe to say we wanted to burst out of our skins, pigs that we are. Ahahahakz!!

Wanted to go online on MSN yesterday but even before I could take my shower I received a phone call from Nini, one-fifth member of The Old Gang whom I've known for 6 years, my classmate for 2 years, my personal shrink & critique & my constant reminder that I would be the one among us to tie the knot first (ehh, hello!! I resent that, okay??).

Even though we saw each other on Wednesday when we went out as a group of 5, it was different in a way because we didn't get to really 'talk' & catch up. Of course, everyone in the group gets along well, but there'll be times when you just want to talk to this one person in the group privately & may not want to share some stuff with the others yet until the time is right. Okay, so maybe I'm not making sense here, but whatever. Back to topic at hand.

Nini called me just when I was reaching for my towel, and knowing Nini, the conversation we were going to have wouldn't be just an ordinary hello, how are you kind of conversation. Oh hell, we never begin conversations with how-are-you. It's overrated. For all of us. Because we're so used to the fact that it didn't matter whether or not we were in the same school, as long as we know & feel each other's presence, it's enough. Out of the 5, I'm the only one being thrown to NYP; the other 4 got into TP. So, you could say I was the odd one out. Sure, I was a little disappointed at first, but I knew since we all somewhat near each other, that it didn't matter anymore. I did feel wistful about it, wishing things were different but it wasn't as if we were 10,000 miles away from each other.

Anywayz, I actually my my towel back on the rack & we started talking until I heard my front door unlock. Only then I realized, shit!! I haven't showered yet & that was probably my Dad back from his company dinner. Of course I said a rushed goodbye, promising to call later & dashed into the toilet like a bat out of hell.

Well, I did fulfill my promise of calling back, since the conversation we had was far too short. With Nini, I can talk about anything & everything & it would still be an interesting conversation without any awkward moments in between. Actually, even with Fala. Probably because these people know me so well, it's like we're in-sync with each others' thoughts & opinions. Kinda like me & Luis. And me & Jan.

The conversation we had was heartfelt; everything from love life to life in general to being bitchy to reminiscing the past to contemplating on the upcoming East Spring reunion to discussing future wedding plans (are you crazy!!??). And she wasn't the only one handing out advice to me like she used to when we were younger, it went both ways as well. In the end, we ended up talking till 4am in the morning (as though we were a couple in love *rolls eyes*) & while she is now sound asleep in her warm bed, I had to drag my heels to come to work. Bleahz...

Oh well, it's not everyday I get to talk to Nini. I'm grateful enough she called. She's always been there for each of us but the problem with her is that, she won't let us be there for her. Stubborn girl. Got problems must say, lahh!! Not that you've got any to deal with. But we can't always be the ones coming to you when we have problems. It wouldn't be fair, right?? So, you must come to us as well. And I wouldn't allow it to be otherwise.

I finally got to finish transferring all my Thailand pics from the 10++ CDs given to me by Weng Heng quite some time ago. Whew...it's a lotta pics, maaaan. Took me like, 3 nights straight to do it but I don't mind. And now I have to filter those pics. As long as they're nice pics or pics with my lovely face in it or pics with my sweet Thai kids, I'm all up. Those adorable darlings absolutely love the camera. Video or picture, it doesn't matter. As long as they're able to jump around it, they're happy enough. You could say they're camera-hoggers. Probably even more than Nicolas. Ahahahkz!!

I really miss them, even the naughty ones. I wonder if they still remember what we've taught them. Maybe the brighter ones would. Their education system is such a sad case. It's such a shame because there are those whom are really keen on learning & improving their English. And their English isn't much to begin with, anywayz. But at least it was much, much better after we came & conducted the 5-day camp. Speech-wise & writing-wise. The fact that they benefitted from it was overwhelming because we didn't expect them to remember anything we taught them. So, it was quite touching when they could relate & re-tell what we gave them back to us; the communication flow between us & them became much easier even though we didn't really have much of a problem with it before. This goes to prove a point that language isn't & shouldn't be a barrier.

The YEP Alumni wants to go back to Surin check up on them, but a date has yet to be set. After all, we're all so busy now that it's our final year at NYP. Maybe after all of us graduate, huh??

Anywayz, to those people in general, I think it's a little overdue if I say it but thanks for dropping by my blog if you ever did. Thanks for frequenting it if you always come back & reading up on the spastic 'adventures' in my life. Hope you get a kick out of reading whether or not I fell down flat on my face today or if I got caught doing something silly by the supervisor or whatever rubbish lahh. But hello?? Just because my blog doesn't have a tag board, that doesn't mean you can't leave a comment, right?? That's what the comment link is for.

Meeting up with the GB Family tonight after work at City Hall. We're going to the Esplanade to chill out & hand Punani his presents. Should be fun, considering the company. Expect loads of camera-hogging, tons of pics & minutes of video footage. Ahahahakz!! Something tells me I've gotta invest in a bigger XD card soon. Ahahahkz!!

Laterz...
Lenny JC