change is disturbing.

damn you, nostalgia.



this song will be in my head as i look out the a380 window.

are you excited about sydney?

carpe diem.

good people

i've seen a variety of personalities in the last two weeks. this sort of thing does interest me, how people change with time, how people don't change with time, how people interact with each other, seeing who gets along with who, even how people can connect despite differences in backgrounds and huge age gaps. 

at the ssr i met many old familiar faces, several new ones, and on the one night i saw images that disturbed me.

on friday morning i cycled down changi coastal road and popped in to csc to have a look at juno, and surprise, saw uncle edwin perched on his red sailboat. it was nice talking dreams. in the evening i dined with ssf people. saturday was dawn's birthday with more sailors. 

and then interestingly enough following that i drove over to fernhill to see my primary 6 classmates. funny that i should attend a p6 reunion before any sec 4 or an ib class reunion (what's up with that?). 9 years ago that i've seen these guys, and one realises that people haven't changed much at all, that the characters lounging about in that living room are still warmly familiar. in fact of the guys in the room i think i have perhaps changed the most. 

last night was the first time that the unlikeliest quartet met up together for tennis and dinner. i don't know what sort of hidden forces bring these people together, but hey its great.

here's a sugary cheesy pop song full of innocence, with a skewed beat.

stars - 14 forever

Ten thousand drunken kids in a field can't be wrong

The song must be beautiful or they wouldn't sing along

And if sometimes the kids all seem a little sad, 

it's 'cause they're saying goodbye to the youth they think they had

I see it in your eyes, you're sick of me lying

I want to tell the truth but I'm afraid that you'll leave

I sing like a child, to keep me from dying

I'm 14 forever, if I make you believe

I'm 14 forever, if I make you believe

I'm 14 forever, if I make you believe

tomorrow it's back to the usual acyc kakis. wednesday it's sunset way. 

I hear it in your voice, you're tired of the song now

and deep inside your mind you hear a song of your own

But keep me beside you 'cause it's been too long now

I'm 14 forever, so don't leave me alone

I'm 14 forever, so don't leave me alone

I'm 14 forever, so don't leave me alone

I'm 14 forever

fantasies