Friends
I was recently talking to my friend who is going to get married this weekend. We have been friends since our childhood and have very fond memories of growing up together. Our lives were almost similar with the same kind of things happening to us at around the same time and we both having the same kind of ideas, thoughts and opinions. And now, six months after I got married she will be walking down the aisle (well to be accurate, sitting in front of a huge fire with tearful eyes. Heheehe would be a fine sight).
It brings back all the memories of our childhood. The way we used to run into the neighboring buildings to “raid” their tile pieces. (God knows why we did that) But it was fun pretending to gallop on horses and raid loot. Hehehe. The times when our group of friends planned a picnic and packed almost everything needed in one, the food, lots of it, skipping ropes, a big ball, etc etc and walk to the nearby park and hog on it all. Years later when we used to walk by that park, we used to have a good laugh wondering what made us plan and pack all that when we could have just walked for 5 minutes back and forth and have everything we wanted. We literally spent all our childhood days playing, playing and playing more. Lots of games, hide-n-seek, lagori (dunno what this is called in English), sometimes our girlish version of cricket (was a lot of fun and we would get a lot of rebuff from the boys), and many others.
Our late night combined studies was a joke to our parents but we took it quite seriously. We did try to study but there were so many other important stuff to be discussed, to be discovered, hmmm…like for instance why all the guys we knew were such dickheads, why was one actress better than the other, why some actors were such Greek gods. And yes, of course sex and the aahs and the oohs and the ouchs after that. Hehehhee. We girls were so adequate within ourselves. It was our world and we dint care a damn about anything else. It was pure fun.
After school, we diverged into different areas, accountancy, architecture, medicine, engineering, etc. It seemed cool. There were times when one of us would have a downfall, some got ditched by their boyfriends, others had a bad time with their studies and other silly stuff. And I remember how we all would huddle together and try to calm, soothe and relax them. The parties we had, birthday, New Year, new cycle, good marks, a treat for anything and everything new and good in our world. Hehehe. Our junglee dances, our loud songs, our nicknames, our tricks, our late night gossips… and the list goes on and on.
Later on we moved from the learning to the earning mode. We all moved away for our work, went to different places and were all busy. Not that we could help it. We would still meet up whenever we could, gang up and have the good ol fun.
Most of us are married now and some are on the verge of it. It seems so unreal. Back then we never thought we would get married. Hehe… That was the last thing we had on our minds. We are now this mature, responsible, grown up women for the world. But whenever we meet up, I don’t actually see that. I still see the same ol little girls giggling, gossiping, teasing, nick naming and having a great time.
I see time passing us by. Things around us are changing and we are moving into different phases of our life. But one thing has been the same for me. My friends. Friends don’t change. They can be wives, moms, grand moms, but with their mates, they are always the same ol light-hearted fools. Hmmm, I am getting all nostalgic now. Time to wake up.
It brings back all the memories of our childhood. The way we used to run into the neighboring buildings to “raid” their tile pieces. (God knows why we did that) But it was fun pretending to gallop on horses and raid loot. Hehehe. The times when our group of friends planned a picnic and packed almost everything needed in one, the food, lots of it, skipping ropes, a big ball, etc etc and walk to the nearby park and hog on it all. Years later when we used to walk by that park, we used to have a good laugh wondering what made us plan and pack all that when we could have just walked for 5 minutes back and forth and have everything we wanted. We literally spent all our childhood days playing, playing and playing more. Lots of games, hide-n-seek, lagori (dunno what this is called in English), sometimes our girlish version of cricket (was a lot of fun and we would get a lot of rebuff from the boys), and many others.
Our late night combined studies was a joke to our parents but we took it quite seriously. We did try to study but there were so many other important stuff to be discussed, to be discovered, hmmm…like for instance why all the guys we knew were such dickheads, why was one actress better than the other, why some actors were such Greek gods. And yes, of course sex and the aahs and the oohs and the ouchs after that. Hehehhee. We girls were so adequate within ourselves. It was our world and we dint care a damn about anything else. It was pure fun.
After school, we diverged into different areas, accountancy, architecture, medicine, engineering, etc. It seemed cool. There were times when one of us would have a downfall, some got ditched by their boyfriends, others had a bad time with their studies and other silly stuff. And I remember how we all would huddle together and try to calm, soothe and relax them. The parties we had, birthday, New Year, new cycle, good marks, a treat for anything and everything new and good in our world. Hehehe. Our junglee dances, our loud songs, our nicknames, our tricks, our late night gossips… and the list goes on and on.
Later on we moved from the learning to the earning mode. We all moved away for our work, went to different places and were all busy. Not that we could help it. We would still meet up whenever we could, gang up and have the good ol fun.
Most of us are married now and some are on the verge of it. It seems so unreal. Back then we never thought we would get married. Hehe… That was the last thing we had on our minds. We are now this mature, responsible, grown up women for the world. But whenever we meet up, I don’t actually see that. I still see the same ol little girls giggling, gossiping, teasing, nick naming and having a great time.
I see time passing us by. Things around us are changing and we are moving into different phases of our life. But one thing has been the same for me. My friends. Friends don’t change. They can be wives, moms, grand moms, but with their mates, they are always the same ol light-hearted fools. Hmmm, I am getting all nostalgic now. Time to wake up.
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