This entry is especially for you:
Fifteen years ago, when I first moved to the 'city' from another town, my mom made me attend this extra class at night so that I could be a little bit more literate in the Chinese language. After a series of mishaps (i.e. I went to this horrigible tuition class which the teacher is a dragon), I wasn't really looking forward to this new class. That night I was apprehensive.
That night, I also became friends with this little girl whom, at that time I didn't know, would be one of my best friends for life.
For the next two years in primary school, we were in the same class, we were made school prefects, and being kids, we had a genuine uncomplicated friendship.
At 12, we went on our first school fieldtrip to Cameron Highlands :)
Somehow or other, we were never fated to be in the same class ever again for the next five years of high school. Always the 'class next door', but the friendship never wavered.
Fate switched course the following two years, making both of us classmates and seated us together to overcome the challenging Sixth Form years. The awesome, yet incredibly tough years, the fear of a certain subject teacher, the class projects, the laughter and the tears.
Can you believe it, we've been friends for NINE years!
After that we parted ways and went really far across the country. You went all the way up north in West Malaysia, and I flew across the South China Sea to attend tertiary studies in the Land Below The Wind. We still call each other, or talk to each other online. I picked a fight with you in 2005 (which I am still extremely sorry and embarassed for--that was stupidly dumb).
In 2007, you shared with me this little piece of exciting news about a certain boy who cycled all the way to your place to see you and gave you coffee because you said you were out of it (you coffee-addict, you).
In 2008, during Chinese New Year, you came to my place with this jock in a chinese shirt, whom we bullied shamelessly :)
Early this year, you shared with us one of the best piece of news ever when you informed us about certain special dates, and all of us oh-so-far-away got all hyped looking for flight tickets and applying for leaves.
And last night, you, the beautiful, bee-yoo-ti-ful bride! Both of you make such a gorgeous couple!
Did you know we were so touched with your speech, we almost cried? (Shireen did :P) Did you know how proud and happy we are for you? (Very immensely indeed.) Does your husband know that we meant every word of the threats we made in the tiny changing room behind some storage closet? (Because we seriously will kick his @$$ if he mistreats you.)
Fifteen years, my dear. Fifteen years and counting. Now I'm going to tear up typing this.
From the bottom of my heart, I wish you and Boon Tatt all the best and lots of happiness. ♥
Yours sincerely,
P/S: You know what Yen Chiew? You were right. Friendship IS forever, especially when it comes to special people like you :)
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