Bumped into an old friend, boarded the same train, were in the same cabin but never did we acknowledge the fact that we know each other. Hah. He was one of my tuition mates, back in 2000. Not sure if he still remembers how much he and another guy love to throw paper aeroplane towards my desk along with some silly but nice messages which I eventually crushed and threw back at them. *laughs* Those were the days. But what are left are merely sweet memories of the good old days. Now, we’re nothing more to each other, other than just another random stranger.

It makes me wonder what brings two people together; two people who had never met before. How the friendship blossoms and eventually withers over time. And how a stranger eventually returns back to his original status, that is, a stranger. Made a pact with a friend, to meet up on the first Saturday of every month along with some other friends, starting next month. I’m hoping that we would continue to do so for many many years. Once a month, twelve times a year is not a lot, really.

Wasn’t able to sleep well for the past few nights, been thinking quite a lot lately. What if, what if? What if I get into the Finals, what if I don’t? Thanks for the encouraging words on my previous entry. It helps a lot in calming me down. Had a rather interesting conversation with a friend offline, early this week. He mentioned that he believe I can make it and I must believe in myself to make things happen. I responded with:

“I believe, but…
I got cut off almost immediately.
“There is no buts if you chose to believe.” was his reply.

It kept me thinking for the rest of the day on how inappropriate it is to associate believe with but. What makes it more meaningful was to hear from a friend who only jokes with you most of the time. Hah!

Three more days to the release of results. Continue to pray hard for me. :)

Edit: Guess what? I had the same dream again last night. Argh.