Tuesday, December 2, 2008

I know... It's long after As, and my update is still not here. Well, I've been rather busy with many stuffs after the exams. My long list of "To-Do" list is still not done yet. Too many things to do, too little time. What to do?!?!

Why little time? My enlistment date is on 8th Jan 2009. That means I've only 2 months to complete all my objectives. Before the exams, I always thought that there'll be hell of a time for me to do what I want after the exams. Hence, I procrastinated, delayed, pushed back some of my goals and objectives. Now, it's retribution time! Piano to learn(by keyboard), a dusty guitar to pick up, a programming engine to start up, books to read, body to train, and a Warlock to level! The fact that I need to buy items to prepare for NS isn't helping at all. Damn!

Just went for prom yesterday. It's a big difference compared to secondary school's prom. The place is bigger, the food is better, I wore more appropriately, BUT, there's just something lacking. This time, it feels more like a class dinner than a prom.

On the prom in secondary school, almost the whole ballroom knew everybody. We can walk to almost every table and find someone that we know. The relationship over four year was demostrated. No doubt we may forget people, no doubt we may forget the details of the event, no doubt we may lose the photos what was taken, but that feelings it evoked on us will linger in us. It was the demostation of what was made during the four years.

The prom yesterday wasn't the same. No doubt the quality of the whole place was much better, but it did not have the same spirit. It was like eating with my class on Shangri-La, in the midst of strangers. It's more rare than common to find a table that have even someone I know. Maybe it's because I wasn't very sociable, maybe it's because I didn't joined many events, but still, more than 3/4 of the ballroom is filled with people I didn't know. That was the reason I didn't want to go to the prom initially. A prom that didn't serve its purpose. I'm not saying my class isn't worth going, but, a class gathering will better serve what that was needed. In the end, however, I still went for it, giving it some hope.

The hope that was brought over by my sec school prom, the hope that was born in the midst of emotions, the hope that was greatly lifted by post-prom activity, the same hope that was forged through the night. Thank you, my buddies and my friends.