after work and driving today, i caught up wif my sec sch frens at night. haha i'm quite pleased when i manage to squeeze so many things into my tight schedule. does anyone out there derive similar satisfaction? haha. anw we went to out of the pan at raffles city for dinner. seem to frequent raffles city alot these few days. i dun seem to see a pt in changing trains anymore. too lazy. haha. and sick of orchard too. theres gd food in raffles city, citylink and suntec anw. and theres esplanade for a nice walk and fresh air too. plus quaint exotic little restaurants that i never dare step in. YET. it was really great to catch up with rebec and serene. everytime i meet up with them, i see that they've matured, but ONLY looks-wise. haha! but seriously, actually i'm really glad bout that. it would be quite a shock to meet up with ppl and realise u're not on the same frequency anymore. one thing exciting about catching up with my rg (and subsequently rj) frens is that its quite revelating. makes u realise what a small world u live in and how narcissistic you've been. apart from knowing more about their lives (not to mention the fact that they were comparing nus business and smu and concluded that all the advertisement was a hoax - nus and smu are not that different afterall) we also chatted bout other ppl whom we know, dating back to rg and even pri sch! its interesting to know how ppl are faring now and how they've turned out to be. but while u get excited and happy for all those fulfilling their dreams overseas, all those whom u find suddenly attached, sometimes u do feel a little sad for those whom u know as innocent sweet kids but are otherwise now. topic drifted to bfs. haha. these 2 great babes arent attached!! any takers? but please u mus be taller than them, be from rj or at least the top 5 jcs, be gentlemanly enough to offer to pay for meals (and remember to bring enough money for that) and.. i forgot what else. yeps. those are the prerequisites b4 all the other character stuff. do i hear u complaining that their expectations are WAY TOO HIGH?! haha. but i suppose if you think you pretty much can survive on your own and dun really need the emotional support, you'll set all your bars way up there. it keeps u from falling into the trap of committing to someone who doesnt meet ur standards. and this is important because once u do commit, u would only find in it ur heart to accept the person as he or she is despite all his or her flaws. thats the power of love. i work along this principle. would i rather have this person in my life or not have this person in my life? would i rather him be just a friend or someone more than that? and its not jus about here and now. can we picture ourselves together in the future? some ppl miss the final question. while some dwell too much and too long on it and miss whats right b4 them cos often at this stage nothing seems certain. because of our uncertainty and insecurity, we often turn away from ppl b4 we even get to know them better. and i'm only saying this because i've done it before. sometimes we need to learn to love ourselves b4 we can allow someone else to love us. then again, (i suddenly digress cos i rmbed regina's comment) there are ppl who love themselves too much to love anyone else. haha. i guess often its about finding a balance. why does the night never seem long enough. and to think i only stay few streets away from serene!! oh gosh i'm so so so going to miss my friends when i go overseas. mus do more catching up more catching up! serene and i plan to go over to each others hse as often as we can starting from today since 'intruding' is no longer in our vocab. haha.