Just came back from a gathering or to be more precise,a farewell dinner..For a dear friend of mine,Wen Ching..Who will be leaving on Thursday to further her studies in UK..This dinner seemed more like a gathering,though I knew Pei Yee,Collin,Khai Chee,Kien Fei,Edwin,Wei Han,Phooi Fun and Hui Chien,besides the last 3..the rest I haven't seen them for like,ages..I'm amazed that I can remember their names after this long.As I have worried,I was not able to click in with some of them,for they were not from my "gang" in the secondary school days..Well,it was pretty interesting to hear their jokes,smile along but mostly I kept quiet..After the short dinner at Secret Recipe,we decided to switch places for "the night as still young"..
This is where the problems started.In an event like this,how come everyone looks as if they are so eager to leave and not accompany the main character namely Wen Ching a little longer?True,you have exams to sit,curfew to abide but hey,this is your friend man,leaving the states and you won't be seeing her like..god knows how long..is it that hard to bend the rules a little,sacrifice(is it appropriate to use this word?I'm still pondering too..)only say 3 more hours of your life to give her a better farewell?Goodness gracious,Wen Ching was almost pleading some of you people to stay?Give me a break..Is this how much her friendship is worth to you people?Alright,so what if you'll miss a few chapters of reading,maybe (touchwood)made more mistakes in the exam in the coming exam than you should have,given a few thoughts,would you care you made that tiny error in the exam in say,10 years from now?On the other hand,if Wen Ching were to mind your abrupt excuse of leaving,and say(i know it won't happen)Wen Ching regretted making friends with you and decided not to stay in touch,there goes the few years of friendship..is it worth it?
Well,after the dinner,we went to have some tong shui at Mega Mendung..anothing I regretted was not taking any pictures with Wen Ching..Yes,i brought my camera,but I didn't took that picture.Why?Feel shy?Actually yes,I wonder why myself too..I helped her took with Edwin but not myself and her,or all of us in that group picture..Why oh why?I don't have the answer..I forgotten?Actually I didn't.....
Anyway,farewells are a sad thing,but todays one only made me felt a little resentment and sad to say,to some of my friends here today..Will those similarity appear in those who will see me off next year?I hope not...Anyway,Wen Ching all the best in UK..keep in touch..
歌如人生
5 years ago
6 comments:
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maybe she don't mind.farewell is not that how long you spend with, there are people doing farewell for them are good enough.i think. o maybe she did care, but sometimes friends are like that. Anyway, if we dont hope too much from them, they willing to take some of their time for the farewell dinner, we should be happy.
Can't agree with u anonymous...if its just a 'show' of friendship, I don't think I can accept it....why bother to even come out if you have to go back so soon? Its sorta like "Hi! how are u? Ok gtg, bye" kinda thing...you definately don't want this to happen to you when your day arrives! True?
farewell.. perhaps some people dont see it as "omg, i wont be seeing u again for the next 10 yrs". perhaps all they think about is the exam next week.. perhaps they cant see far, their eyes are only on the near future.. perhaps they should just flush themselves down the toilet! so sad.. bt, not to worry, she still has got u as a good friend, rite?
cheerz~
haihh... take it from a person who said goodbye... When you are leaving, you really don't want to start a fight between your closest friends... Let them be, if they are more worried abt their exams than their friends, so be it. As long as they keep in touch and talk when i feel lonely in a foreign land, i am grateful. Honestly, i dont like saying goodbyes. I never liked farewell parties. Thats why i only had one.
Oh my gosh, this post really touched me. Thanks Lien Ghee, you really understand how I feel. But I know, for most of them, studies is everything, and I guess I leave at the wrong time. So can't blame them for it, at least they did turn up. But really, thanks for your gift and thanks for everything. Even if they're leaving early it doesn't matter to me anymore, coz like what ur friend mayc said, I still have you as my friend. Thanks a trillion! Good luck in your studies in Japan, though it's difficult, I know you can make it through. Coz you're different.
Haihh.. told you... leaving people dont wanna start a fight so we dun blame those less friendly. You're a good friend!! Next time i call you to my party... hehee
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