I know this hiatus has been so long especially when I used to blog like daily. I remember everyday after school I would get on the bus and dump my ass down on the seat and take my iPad out and start blogging on the bus. I guess it stopped ever since EOY 2012 because I couldn’t pick up the motivation to blog again. When can I ever find permanent motivation for something?
2013 has been fast, a little bit way too fast. I mean I can still remember how on 21st December 2012 I was in Germany and was quite happy even if the world did end I would die later than the other Singaporeans because Germany and Singapore had a 7h time gap. Nevermind.
The other day I came across Mr Soh’s ask.fm and someone asked him to “name all the people you know from charity 6 2010” and it didn’t really hit me hard until I realized that 2010 was 3 years ago. And that already 2 more batches of students have graduated from Peihwa ever since I graduated.
I used to think secondary school kids were big. Who am I kidding. I miss all of my primary school classmates and I really wish twitter isn’t the only way we can keep in contact anymore. When you realize some of your “taller” friends weren’t exactly that very tall in primary school after all. When you realized being 1.50 in primary school wasn’t that big a deal if you’re still around that height now. I don’t mean to offend anyone.
My life literally turned around in secondary school. I joined a CCA I love, which my primary school was unfortunately unable to provide. But I was pretty happy in track and field in primary school but I guess I was really inclined to badminton more. But I’m still very fast on the track, beware >:)
I remember 2011 was the first time I represented the school for anything, and my first pilot pen competition with the team was so unforgettable. Unlike the rest of my team who either DSA-ed or at least had some competition experience, I literally had no experience in badminton tournaments like that at all. “Team” things were completely new to me, and when almost everyone knew at least a handful of people from other schools because of JSA or primary school meetings, I knew no one and no one knew me. I guess I later got referred to as the ‘kid with the fuzzy hair’ by most teams who came across me. I remember someone in nanyang asking sandy who I was and how she’s never seen me in primary school. I’m sorry I’m just a newbie. Even now I’m still amazed by how small the badminton circle is in Singapore. If you play badminton in school, you basically know a lot of people from other schools too. I guess I’m really still quite new and 3 years isn’t exactly enough for me to completely get used to this. I’ve learnt a lot of new names though, and people from other schools aren’t as fiendish as I thought. Some are actually nice.
I’ll never forget those times when the first thing I did when I went back was to use the house phone and call my friends. When communication was face-to-face, if not by calling. No one really texted back then. I guess that’s why friendships lasted longer before, because hate mail didn’t spread so fast and when all that’s in your inbox is some lame chain letter that you know your prepaid SIM card ain’t got the money to forward.
I miss the past, I miss my primary school, I miss sec 1, I miss being carefree. Most importantly, I miss the period before that one day I realized everything was going to change. And when it did change, there was nothing I could do.
In life, some things are meant to be. Cherish it before it’s too late.
I never got to participating badminton games in the under 11 category. I don’t have long before the only one I can sign up for is the open category either. Next year is my last year in B division, I don’t think I can handle it when it ends.
Season 2014, I’m coming for you.
When the ocean rise and thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storm.
I will be still and know you are God
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