Tonight I’m going to a soup kitchen in Parramatta to serve food :). I’m really looking forward to it for some reason… I think it’s going to be very worthwhile.

Had a nice half-SG reunion at recess today with Tom and Fred ahaha. I’ve missed you guys so much. It’s weird how we’ve being going to the same place (i.e. 149A Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills) for every day since year 7, yet after year 9 we haven’t really had a conversation that exceeded more than 2 words (usually “HIIII GEORGE!” followed by a frantic wave on Tom’s or Pat’s behalf teehee).

But yeah, this triggered a contemplation of the future, which has been occurring rather frequently lately. I think we all convince ourselves as an emotional buffer that we’ll keep in touch with EVERYONE after we graduate, and that instead of throwing 20-Year Reunion parties, it’ll be Baulko ’11 get-together every second week (since most of us are fleeing to UNSW or Usyd anyway). However deep down, we’re all aware that only a handful of our friends will get the “hey let’s meet up for coffee” call, whilst communication with the rest will mainly consist of liking each other’s statuses on Facebook. This is quite a shame, given the assortment of unique individuals in our cohort.

But I guess the definition of “keeping in touch” varies between individuals. Personally, I don’t feel the need to constantly talk to someone for them to be close to me. To me, friendship is not measured by the amount of words exchanged or the number of days spent together. But rather, a true friend is someone who you can sit down with after a long time, and still be able to just understand each other and catch up like they haven’t missed a single thing. Just like today with Tom & Fred.

I do think I should make more of an effort to keep in touch with people though. I distinctively remember one night last year, the night before Mathematics Extension 1, when a girl who I used to be really close to called me on the phone. We haven’t spoken to each other for around 2 years, purely because of school work and different friendship groups. And she was crying. For the entire half an hour she cried, while I mostly remained silent and allowed her to release all that that was bottled up inside. That night really broke my heart because I felt like I’ve let her down, just by not being there for her over the past 2 years.

What I really want to say is, cherish the time you have now with your friends. I know school is as hectic as ever and is causing a severe plague of mid-year-12-crisises to spread amongst the grade, but stay strong guys! Take care of your friends because in turn, you might just learn a few little life lessons along the way. :)

xx