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some people say that she looks like me. i'm insulted. she's insulted too, but that's ok, cos she's always insulted by us anyway. when all conversation topics fails, we always know that we can turn to agnes and suan her, just to keep talking. haha.
of course, i seldom say soppy stuff to her, maybe because we always feel more comfortable saying more caustic lines to each other. but she's one of those i really miss in the states. i am always very touched when she calls me from singapore, especially when she knows that i'm upset or something. i know how expensive it is.
she used to be such a tomboy, running around hitting people. i still want to mention how she's the first and so far the only, to have left a pinch bruise on my arm. but now she's become more feminine, especially obviously in her dressing. but her tastes in guys still needs improvement. she especially needs help in sorting out the "impossible" ones. ahem. private joke. haha.
we share some very specific memories together. like going to NDP and to gay pubs together. really love her lots, maybe because she's a little like me. haha.
i already knew her face during the rgs times, but i didn't know her personally. she was one of those higher-profiled girls...not because she won medals or whatnot, but because she had guys coming to the school to meet her. haha. i wasn't particularly thrilled to see her in the same class as me in jc, maybe a little wary. but it turned out to be a blessing.
we've progressed far from our relationship as "the only 2 rgs girls in class". in some ways we are similar. like eg our sometimes quite "off" sense of humour, or view point on certain issues. but in other ways, we're also vastly different. she's studying accountancy right now, and thinking of venturing into finance. erm, yeah, that's how different we are.
she'a always been my ally when it comes to romantic problems, and i am hers. we've both been through some troubles, always been fun thrashing things out in a nice bitchy girl session with her. i still do not approve of her tastes in guys - short and ugly, i swear. but who am i to say anything. i like ugly guys too. haha.
my relationship with him is not exactly close. i know what happens to him primarily through agnes, but i hope he knows that i do care for him. maybe it's the sporadic displays of niceness, maybe it's the fact that he appears equally bochup about practically everything anyway, i don't consider it weird thinking of him as a close friend despite having very few heart to heart talks with him.
he brought GP notes to my house once, my mom was so touched [because my house is a little far from the busstop] she always suspected he was my boyfriend. coincidentally, our tutor thought we were togther too. all wrong all wrong. we were both with other people then. haha, but it's funny, i still like teasing him about it.
when i left in 1999, he wrote me a very nice letter that made me cry on the plane. of course, i was already going to cry, his letter was just a catalyst for the whole process, that's all. but he is a sweet guy, i know that.
he's dark, not too bad looking, i think, responsible, funny in the spastic way, very sensible and now single. interested girls can email me. i need to get my mom off my back.
not particularly close to him either, partly because he's more of a guy's guy, plays soccer and all. though we do call him "gim huey" aka golden flower. his handwriting is notoriously ugly, but somehow, he made it through essay-intensive A levels GP and bio exams. a GP tutor once circled all the "in"s in his essay, because it basically looked like 3 short vertical lines. did i mention notorious already?
now studying in london, he seemed so proud of his independence, he tried to teach me how to cook stir-fried broccoli, once, on icq. haha. he's dyed his hair blonde too, according to him. talk about new-found freedom.
he deserves honorable mention, for being the only guy so far [save my dad] who's bought me shoes. due to his own bad luck and my well timed shoe casualty of course. he likes war related things, the only topic he's passionate about enough to stay awake for in GP classes. little wonder he's signed on to the military - the navy. god bless singapore.
we used to go to physics S paper lectures together. and i very naturally approached him whenever i had problems with physics. after i left singapore, he was one of those who emailed me regularly, relieving me of my pangs of loneliness. maybe it's a similar process of moving from being idealistic to being cynical about our own ideals, we talked so much more over those emails than when we saw each other in school.
he's a sweet guy, so easy to bully. i've extorted small treats from him, over the 4 years we've known each other. partly inspired by his usual stinginess, i guess, because ever since he became more generous, i've stopped asking for treats. also, i regret it now, but i once traumatised him by declaring that i would marry him if he becomes rich and successful. it doesn't reflect well on him as a person, nor me as a self-respecting girl. of course it was a joke, but being so explosive a joke, everyone still remembers.
single and available right now, if you're a sweet girl who doesn't mind a guy who's sincere, kind and quite quick on the mind but a little toot in romancing girls, he's the one for you. even better if you're a girl in imperial college, because he'll be going over to study there this year. haha.
was much closer to her during jc days than now. partly due to how inefficient she is with emails. partly due to our distance apart. partly due to her commitment to her social work and her boyfriend. but i've always liked her, shall not strike her off my list.
we went through friendship troubles together once, she was the only one who understood how i felt and it felt good talking to her, getting a neutral response. she looks small and weak, but actually she's quite independent, and she always knew what she wanted. i mentioned before, she was one of the few girl friends i have who didn't need my advice.
maybe when she ditches that boyfriend of hers, we'll get to talk more. but i doubt that will happen anytime soon, cos besides being sensible and funny, she's a loyal friend --> loyal girlfriend. and as far as i can see, she's a happy little woman now.
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