we'll write a song that turns out the lights

Feb 25, 2007

the KinG proclaimed at 4:57 PM

Friends!

I just came back from dinner with Tinesh.We decided to have dinner together at the 'mamak' in front of my house since we couldn't do so yesterday night.Tinesh is a really really really nice guy.A guy that prefer to accept who he is and not try to change to be someone he's not.I guessed he kind of sensed that I'm not in a good mood or my normal self after the conversation we had yesterday through the phone.So we went out for dinner and had a chatting session.I have to say "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed!".That's the kind of person everyone should be or at least that's the kind of friend I'll love to have.

Some time back I mentioned that I'll write about friends.So here it goes.For me personally friends is the most important in life after family/relatives/extended family.18 years of my God-given life, I've made and lost many friends.Here's how I think I can put it : the first 4 years of my life was spent with my family members and cheek pinching relatives as well as people I met at the park which I do not know their name.

The following 2 years was spent in kindergarden.There's where I had a real friendship I should say though I can't remember their name too.So, if you're from Tadika Tinkerbell in USJ2 from year 1994-1995 and you know me by the name Reagan Ting Chern-Wemn, do contact me! As far as know I used to have two close friends.An Indian and a Chinese boy.Yea, I'm not into girls then.

I went to SK Seafield after kindergarden as a primary school student for two years which is, for your information standard one and standard two from the year 1996-1997.I have a group of close friends during my two years there.I do have a memory problem but what I'm going to do here is mention some of the names.Forgive me if I spell some of the names wrongly.Well, our group was all-boys somehow.haha.I remember we have Akhil( I met him a few times after I left that school.He's a really tall guy.Looks cool kind of person.I don't think he'll remember me), Syukri( He went to SK Seafield 3 with me as well in 1998.Never seen him since I left SK Seafield 3 for secondary school), Fabian( We always talk about Dragonball together.He lent me 20 cent once to make a phone call.I still owe him 20 cents.haha.He was a chubby kid then, I wonder how he looks like now.Has a twin sister name Samantha who used to be my friend too) and there's a boy who seemed to be like our leader.I seriously can't remember his name exactly but it starts with an 'A' and it has a 'Z' in it.I'm not sure if it's Azrin.If it is Azrin, I think I met him 4 years back in SMK USJ4.That friend of mine is short and Azrin in USJ4 is kind of too but i think he might have been taller since I last saw him.Those who remembered me can contact me as well.I can't remember my class but it's beside the bookshop.Yea, both years.
I remembered that I always have to move to the "bakawali' class when our teacher is absent.There's where I met Wong Wei Jiat( who is known as Jack now and is in Ireland) and if I'm not mistaken there's a naugthy Indian boy who's name is Ieshwar, who somehow became my classmate two years back( I'm not sure if it's him).I went to SK Seafield3 in the year 1998.Anyway, Wong Wei Jiat( we all call him Wong and all my friends call me Ting -- If I'm lucky the girls call me Tingy!haha).By the way,my mum's close friends with Wong's mum and since Wong stays behind my house we spend most of our free time together.We were best friends.Somehow things changed, I think in the year 2000 and I became close with Tham Jun Xian( shows *thumb*), Jonathan Lim Chee Weng( we used to call him 'chicken wing') and Dickson Lim( 'Dicky' as tham called him).Tham,Jonathan,Justin( Chan) and I won "group" singin competition that year.I spent alot of my time after UPSR at Tham's house playing 'Playstation'.We were kind of best friend that time.

In the year 2002, I went to SMK USJ8( the secondary school next to SK Seafield3).Tham and I were still close friends until( I think) we fell in love with the same girl.I'm not going to continue with that.When I was in Form 1( 2002), I was really close to Khairul, Ken Nie and Tinesh.Besides that we were close to the 1C gang.We're all recess buddies and football buddies.
Moving on to Form2( 2003).I can that it was one of the best time I've ever had.My classmates were awesome( some of them.Just for sometime).It was the year I met Ian Wong - the tech freak.haha.Then there is Bryan Ng - My 'taiko'.lol.Crystal Ong - Haven't seen her for a long long time.Nadery - He's a funny person.He left school that year itself.Stephanie and Sarah.
In the year 2004.My friends were Melvin, Kai Zhou, Alvin, Eng Yung and Wei Hua.When I said my friends, it doesn't mean that they were my only friends.Well, they have been labeled the naughty/bad kids of the school.I've been labeled too once in a while by Pn.Lim just for being friends with them.I have no regrets for that.Though they may be some brat or something like that, they are people who stay true to friendship.When you're in trouble, they'll be there and not let you get in trouble alone.They are the people that "Kong Ye Hei".I mean it! I'm not trying to talk like a gang person or whatever.Though I'm in 3C that year, I'm always in 3B for some reason.haha.I became a prefect at the end of the year.I met more friends being a prefect.People like Barry and Kenneth who were two years younger than myself was awesome.
Form 4(2005) was actually weird.I wasn't close to my classmates as in close close.There's Saaravana sitting beside me.He's always out of the class doing something.As for my friends in the other class, 4B, we weren't that close as well somehow.I guess I was busy being a

prefect.Spent most of my time with Ian.We misused the power/authority entrusted upon us sometimes.At the end of the year, I went to Chiangmai, Thailand.That was awesome! (Sut yaw!)I met many people there.I could not ask for not than that.The people I met there, the friendship I had.Everything was great!
2006.The first two months of the year 2006 was the best so far in my life.As for now, those were just memories for me.Nothing more than memories.The rest is history.I kind of lost a friend.An important person in my life.I still feel lost in

this "friendship".Infact I feel lost in my group of friends.As much as I love my friends.As much as I want the group to stay together.I feel I don't belong there.They have helped me countless times but nevertheless my back had been stabbed many times too.Swords pierced through my heart yet I forgive and forget, keeping everything to myself at times.I really don't know how long I can hold.If things don't change, I'm afraid I'm going to break down.

At least I'm happy that few of my friends stay true to who they are, doing the right thing and not trying to change into someone they're not.Tinesh and Ian.It doesn't matter if others said they are irritating or whatever, they are who they are, they are the way God created them.I like them for who they are.Sarah and Joelyn are great people but I'm afraid I don't really know/understand them.
I want to thank Tinesh here for the talk we had yesterday and for being himself always.

As for what others think about me? I don't know. As for what I'm going to do about things? I don't know?
I'm going wherever God leads me! Whatever God requires of me, I'll be!