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Away from home...

I went back home recently for a friend's wedding. Her name is Adrina Easter David Limus (canggih right? and now there's a Faurillo at the end of her name. ugh). We've been friends forever...along with a few others. I find the need to name all of them so please bear with me. =) There's also Magdalene Louisa Fletcher, Belinda Natra Sawasah Sarah Range Mauris Majikol, Geraldine Voo Yee Wen, Jessica Lee Moi Kui@Jessenia Bin Abdullah, Elsa Frances Rajah, Natasha Fernandez, Moniza Waheed, Vanessa Violet Vivienne Thien,Latha Rajagopal and Shireen Leandra Sikayun. Most of us went to the same kindergarten,definitely same primary school and of course secondary school. KK being a small town,that's how it is. So basically we've seen each other's faces 5 days a week since kindergarten.

After school,most of us went our seperate way... everyone's been busy living their lives. Whenever we meet,we're still close. But definitely some things change over the years and I'd thought we don't know each other as much as we thought we would. This time around, we managed to have a pre-wedding dinner & hen's night for the bride. We played a game. More like a questionnaire. The most impossible questions were in the questionnaire. e.g. Full Name, Number of siblings, siblings names partner,Partner's name,list of ex boyfriends,Mother & father's full names,birthdates,favourite colour,car & car plate number...the list goes on. and we have to list down EVERYBODY's details. ALL THE MENTIONED NAMES ABOVE. After that,we realised we actually DO know & surprisingly still remember small details of each other. which was really cool.


This is Drina by the way. At the pre-wedding dinner,the Maid of Honour (Gerry) gave a speech followed by the bride. For some reason,I felt reaaaallly reallly sad. Definitely happy for the bride,but I also felt like I'm losing a friend and was really amazed at the fact that we're still this close after all these years...I started tearing. I thought I was alone,but I wasn't. A few of us started sobbing,and the bride joined us in the midst of her speech. At that point,I knew words couldn't explain the love we have for each other.


We go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back...


This was Jess' wedding last year. We were of course bridesmaids again. We couldn't throw her a hen's night or any party at all because her mum won't let her out the week before her wedding and prior to that, she was really busy handling her wedding. Unlike Jess, Drina had a wedding planner so she had more time.




All of us at our usual diner, Brass Monkey...


Mag and Bellie


Shireen and Mag

Bellie and Drin.

For some reason, Drin's wedding got me thinking. I recalled the day I left home. I was still 17. And I remembered feeling really excited because I was leaving home, and I wanted to. But when I was at the airport,all was good until I passed the Immigration counter. I turned back, and saw my parents,my younger sister and a few of my friends. My heart felt really heavy. I smiled and waved goodbye, turned,and started walking towards the bay....tearing. That was that. THEN, I started my new life in KL. Very happy,made a lot of new friends,did a lot of crazy things, created a lot of good and bad memories...busy busy busy... so busy with my life that I don't do anything to keep in touch.

I don't write, I don't call home, I don't sms. Not much,not even with my family. But everytime when I go home, I'm always excited...and everytime when I have to leave home,my heart the sank..the very same way it did when I first time I left home....

I know subconsciously,I want to be home... close to my family and friends. I hate the thought of being away from my mum, not being able to help her out with the chores. Not being able to take care of my grandmother the way she did us. Missing out on my friends' weddings,birthdays,activities.... I'm here because I have to... and it really kills me to be away from my family..but we all have to do what we need to do. And throughout the years here, I've found and made new friends. Who know what lies ahead of us. I would love to go home and grow old one day. And when that happens, it'd be hard for me to leave those who matters here...

Mum and grandma.

I know this is an emo post. But I thought I'd just share this with you girls. I couldn't think of anyone better to share this with since most of the feliners are away from home... living their lives... doing what they have to do...BE STRONG FELINERS.


Yet again...there's no place like home..

4 comments:

yup, there will always be no place like Home. :)

5:19 PM  

there's no place like Home indeed! i went home a couple of times recently and each minute i tell myself "there's no place like Home" =) with both mom n dad's funny antics, i felt "right at home"

8:58 PM  

i miss being in KL, a little bit...
then again, i nvr felt truly home there....maybe i'll make a trip back year end... esp if poos gonna be back!

10:18 PM  

don't SAY only. don't hike up my excitement level then crush it. =o|

2:41 AM  

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