Saturday, April 26, 2008

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.......ok, scrap Ugly. Say...erm....Facially Challenged.

1. What are your experiences about friendship as you grow older?

Awww, gee, this is sure hard.
....at P1 and P2, everybody is really close and friendly,which now , to me, seems quite creepy. Anyway, nobody actually knew how to judge good friends at that age, so for some people, they made really BAD mistakes in choosing chums and for some lucky midgets *quote* it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship*cough*

At P3 & P4, things start 2 get rough and some girls experience puberty at this age, which makes them quite , for some, matriarch-like and emo, ordering others around. Some more cowardly boys get scared and hide in the deep pits of the mind and become more cowardly. ( Luckily, that minority does not include me)People have better judgement of others and leave some pals behind, having only Class 2 friends (will explain more in section 3 about Grouping).

Enter P5 & P6.Only the fittest survive.Get ready to be betrayed, yelled at ,hit and insulted by your so-called 'friends'.Keep only Class 1 s (Again, more in section 3)

2. How do you cope with the little upsets or the big upsets?

I usually get my retribution the next day by a prank or a rude joke, or raise my voice or just be plain moody the whole day.

Another option is to listen to the Halo Trilogy theme songs. I switch on my Xbox 1 ( this was during my P4-P5 years) and pop in a Halo 1 or Halo 2 disc and plug in my headphones. I would just let the game be idle at the main menu and listen to the theme song music thingy which I found, strangely, quite soothing.I now listen to it on the Computer. Saves me lots more hassle.

3. What is a good friend to you?

The long-awaited section3.I Classify friends as Class1, Class2 and Class3 friends, classified as best chums 2 people you should never EVER have set your blessed eyeballs on respectively.

Class3

An acquaintance that you despise for personal reasons and mix with bad company.In short,2 words: NOT GOOD.Break-up immediately.Trust me. I've been through this several times.

Class2

'Average Friends', a quote from good ol' Manfred.People you use as daily convenience stores for calling about anything you forgot to note down at school.You would'nt want 2 bother your Class1 friends with this too much.(1 time a week is ok)Friends that you want to keep close, but not too close, better 2 have more allies than enemies.

Class1

These are good friends. They stick by your side and never let ya down , day and night. They don't explode and scream about an accidental rude remark and would have invited you to their house by now. People that are actually are sensitive to your feelings and know when to give you some space when needed.They treat you well and you'd better do the same.

Friendship

When I was in Sec 1 in Mauritius, I had a great friend. Although I can't remember her name now, I can visualise her - taller, prettier and soooo good at sports!

I always admired her and soooo wanted to be best buddies but somehow...
I don't know why we always ended up bickering!!

Once she made me so mad by saying something nasty about my dad (as my family was poor when I was young). That day, I literally went berserk and threw my desk on the floor ( I know it was already on the floor - I mean topple it over).

I still remember my geography teacher came to calm me down as I was crying hysterically - really not about that comment but because of days of little incidents - but that was the comment that set me off.

I also blurted out some hurtful comments.

After that day, life resumed as normal but we were no longer good friends. In my heart, I let go not because of the comments but because I made the decision that we were not good for each other and I moved on although we still talked to each other.

Once she told me she had also been jealous of me - Me ... shorter, not so pretty, awfully useless at sports - specially volleyball!

Well life is like that! I have no more bad feelings for my 'once-friend'. I learnt that I must not expect the world of a friend and rush friendship. Friendship can only grow when we give it time - it is a slow mover - it hates to be rushed and .... sometimes it doesn't happen no matter what we do because it's not meant to be!

Such is Life. Accept it.

Congratulations to an A* Team

6 Grace triumphed this year for Bukit Timah Primary Open-House 2008!
We were crowned:
Best Decorated Stall
Best Earning Stall
Nothing is impossible when creative minds mix with passion and dedication.
This is the most invaluable lesson for all of us this year.
It has been my greatest pleasure to work with 34 enthusiastic and driven pupils of 6 Grace.
Merci mille fois!