memories~

I had to search for an address and instead of just finding it on my table, I realised that I had to sift through the contents of my storage box.

I felt like Abraham as I dug through my box. Amidst the dust came the overwhelming memories which just struck me without my noticing. Cards upon cards filled with names and words which I remember reading, but as I read them another time, the words seem familiar yet different at the same time. Not wanting to be stuck in that state of world for the whole day, I read selectively.

I noticed how the handwriting of people changed, how the content of letters and cards varied, how as the years went by, the givers changed too. But there was one that remained constant all through the years from primary school to jc days. the one with the neatest and nicest handwriting. the one whose only address I remember. the one whose every letter, card and postcard never fail to surprise me and delight me at the same time. my dearest dearest friend, Sheena=)

I guess she won't ever see this post, but I just thought I'll spend some time thinking about the times we've been through. Together with shu-en, the three of us have in a way gone through a lot. I remember the days where we would go to Lido and catch a movie and catch up with one another, I remember how through the years, we changed a little year-by-year, but somehow we will still try to meet up once a year. Though the meeting-ups have dwindled over time, and though we have our own lives to lead, but just thinking about the places we've been to, the times where we've met up is in a way enough.

and I will always remember shu's wackiness, her never-fail-to-try attitude, the uncanny ability to come up with the weirdest poses for photos and her never-fail-to-be-late quirk. as for sheen, I will remember how she's always in tune with fashion, her fascination with boots and coats, the times when she will always go "that shu-en ah...", how she absolutely adores the raspberry sorbet from Haagen Dazs, and always being the giver among us three.

enough of memories. PJ's right. they do bring out the most emotional moments. and they do jump out from messiness, from the things tucked away in corners and boxes.

once in a while, I like to look through the stuff I've received over time, and think of how things have changed or not, and how these things and people have been so influential in shaping my life. though times have passed, but as long as the meaning remains, I guess there is still something we can hold on to.

oh, and I did manage to get the address I was looking for. the darling friend of mine didnt' leave her address on the cards she sent but thank God I managed to find a random list of addresses I wrote a few years back. haha,it's time to send the very much delayed letter out!

past memories of long ago places and people are still swirling inside my mind.