I'm wearing my nostalgia hat on this post so except the abstract.
Before anything i just want to thank the Penang people; edric, Jmee, and Angie for bring us out to the best spots. And for my companions of course. It wouldn't be as nice without you all. Food in Penang is really good. We were literally hopping from one food place to the other. I can eat, a lot but not like that. I eat bit by bit. That was a little too extreme for me but it was good.
On the trip back the heavens opened and it rained all the way from Penang to KL. That slowed us down but created a good reflection on life and in the midst of the talking, we recognised that in a few years time, we might not see each other again. Like amanda put it, this trip, the three of us here in the car will become a memory.
Thinking about it, i don't remember most of my primary school friends. Some of my secondary school friends i know but others i have no clue whats up with them, lost touch. Even some of my friends in Inti are long gone and maybe we'll never meet again. Life is so temporary, almost like we're living for the moment and after this season of our lives things will change again and we have to make new friends and have different crowds we're comfortable with. Its really quite depressing when you think of it. There are some friends i don't want to lose but like i was reading Readers' Digest this morning, don't hold on tightly to earthly possessions. There's another story in that line but maybe next time.
Somehow it makes you appreciate more the now, the friends you have now, the experiences you have now. The people in your life now, because in time, things will be different, things will change, they may no longer be there, there might be separation, there might be things that come in your life that you have absolutely no control over. It might cause you pain and sadness but in the end. For most of my friends, in the end, i know that one day by God's grace we will all meet again in the grand celestial reunion in heaven. Because we all call on the name of the Lord. We are separated by time and distance but always connected to the same God, who loves us and gave himself for us. We may lose each other but we still have Him.
~shalom~