Something triggers,
and I cant help but to speak it.
Its really heartening to see my secondary school mates still so close together. They went Hong Kong together! and the photos Ive stalked on Facebook seem so happy and enjoyable. Life's simple pleasures, with best friends. And you know what? It made me so happy too! Thats why I love looking at photos and such, even though I might not know them anymore, 3 out of the 7 were my lower sec classmates!! and Im so eternally glad that old time friends do persist, 10 years after...
Jingjing has been my great friend for 10 years now!=) GreenyGang, will we travel together too?....
=) I feel that my uni friends might come and go, but... no harm hanging on to this transient friendship for the time being right!
another thing that gave me consolance, or rather, further instilled my beliefs, was that my sec sch nephew has began to witness the magic and unity of Uniformed Groups!!!!! Initially when he enrolled into secondary 1, he was super pissed at us -his relatives- for dictating that he joined a Uniformed Group CCA. and me as his little aunt, supported his mum's idea ferociously (having experienced the worth of UG) and insisted that he joined Scouts (since he was a scouter in primary school and that Scouts was associated with GirlGuides!!! hahaah one big family) but it turned out he was allocated to NPCC, which was good enough!!! Being in NP makes you a responsible citizen too!!! =) and through all his complaints and sufferings, he attended a camp during his holidays and more recently paraded in a ceremony, and he even posted on Facebook (something he never does before) on thanking his friends and to encourage them and to recount the wonderful memories!!!!!!! =DDDDDDD
YOU know, it really really makes me happy that he is beginning to make friends and really fit into the UG family in his CCA. He has made friends from outside, cherished the trainings and Im sure he has learnt lifeskills. Trust me, 4 years down the road, he would recall how such trainings have made him the way he has become. It meant a lot to me. It shaped my crucial growing up years.
Till now, Whenever mum doubts my strength in accomplishing certain tasks, I never fail to reply "because Im a GirlGuide". She got pissed everytime and retorts "so what if you're a GirlGuide? Im a mother!" hahaha....
Do you see that in me then? Because I do! =)

Facebook has demonstrated its prowess for it really comforts me to learn about friends and family's progress through this social media. It has made me smile at the picture perfect moments. Not just the scene, but the entire process of planning and gathering together as a group, away from home. It takes genuine trust.
I'd describe myself as being.. envious. :)

We live in Life's simple pleasures.
Are YOU happy today?

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