children @ Pasir Ris Park

a bunch of us are contemplating co-owning a dog.

why? because when we were at Pasir Ris Park last Saturday and playing our games on the fields, it had become apparent that a dog was missing from the picture.

one can fantasise.

so that was Aug 4. we threw another one of our usual surprise parties for KenTiger and Eccentric. arrived at destination with our usual rations of snacks, chips and drinks that can feed a battalion.

the surprising bit was we drank very little and exercised so much!

we played frisbee, Captain's Ball (that helped me get some abs from all the laughing... i literally had to roll over to catch my breath from the laughing), soccer, and a mix of all. we also spent an hour or two at the playgrounds, climbing, spinning, flying, sliding, acting like children.

Lion tried to catch me to throw ice down my shirt after i did that to them... but i ran faster than him! he couldn't outrun me! neither could Eccentric!

i am proud of myself. :D

that night, i missed Eccentric a lot. he'll be leaving next year for Seattle and if all goes as planned, he will settle down there. the thought of that finality dawning on me made me miss him so much already. my friend, my brother, finally growing up and leaving home. *sigh*

Eccentric was my first friend in CJC. he was such a promising young man then, spirited and he had so much vigour in him. he was also such a happy, young man. then his love left him and after that, he changed completely. guess what? she's the one he's marrying in Seattle next year! life is strange, isn't it?

through these last 10 years, Eccentric and i have always remained close even though we don't hang out constantly. a couple of years back, i tried to drop him as a friend. i don't know... i'm the kind of girl who can take a lot of shit. a lot. and then one day, when i have had enough, i will just turn and walk away. and i wouldn't care less. i can be very, very cold. but that can be temporary. if i don't turn back, that's it. i've cut you out of my life. if i do turn back, i will most likely never let go again.

so i just left him. i never said anything to him. one Saturday night at Walaz, i was there with my friends and he happened to be there too. i actually felt irritated. and he looked awkward. but we said hello. after a few drinks had probably eased the tension in us, he came over and apologised without knowing what's wrong. to that point, we never officially fell out. nothing had happened. he said something to the effect that he treasures me very much and cannot lose me as a friend. he was close to weeping and so was i actually. so i told him why i get so fed up with him and he says he will change and be more of a friend, etc. so we hung out together that night and literally holding each other.

and i have never tried to leave him since though sometimes i still want to slug him! but he's my brother... so that night at Pasir Ris Park, we got to hang out on our own and i know i'm going to miss him next year.

FYI, Fisherman's Village is almost entirely gone, save for a couple of eateries still around. the first time i set foot on Fisherman's Village, also with potato, i fell for the place. to see all those lights littering the stretch of the beach, to hear the waves and smell the seawater, to listen to the chatterings and laughter, and sip wine on that beach... what's not to like? we had said if we got married, we would get married there. i would've still wanted to get married there, with whoever the groom is but it's almost gone!!!

better get married soon.