I remember the days when i had my bicycle beside me almost everyday...Those days were filled with laughter and no concerns. Everyday was carefree and filled with stupid jokes with the wind in my long hair...Now... it seems like so long ago. Everything is but a distant memory...Friends...
Ely told me before i came back to Msia, that sooner or later, i wont really want to hang out with my old friends from Miri anymore. Not because they have changed, but because i have been conditioned by the external elements from the world beyond.
"You soon would find that you have less and less in common with them, hence less things to talk about."
I thought to myself "how could that be? Miri is my life. My friends back here are the best things that i have ever had. They are the ones who listened to my problems and really did laugh at my lame jokes. I can hardly imagine being quiet with them. They know me so well..."
Well, i was wrong.
I met up with a few friends over the weekend. To be honest, it was a little awkward. I never imagined that it would be this way... When i was in Australia, i missed the people back home so much. I thought that when i arrived in Miri, i would jump at every free moment i have, filling them with catching up with friends. But i didnt... And when i did meet with them, it was a little disappointing.
It was filled with uncomfortable silence; people reading magazines, people looking at their handphones, people talking to the people that they see everyday.
A few exchanges of "how have you been?" And that was pretty much it.
Things somehow seemed different. Weird even.
My old friends seem different, and i'm not just talking about the darkening of already-not-so-fair skin, the different hair styles or even the hideous croc rubber shoes (which im also wearing) *muahahahhahaha*. I'm talking about things that we talk about in general. The many questions that our minds were screaming "errr-dunno-what-to-say-leh", "why-everybody-so-quiet?", "mat-yerh-la?"....
I felt out of place. =(
The only consolation this weekend was that when i saw them, one after another, i told Lydia "Heng arr... I'm not the only one..." I wasnt the only one who gained weight. *lets out evil laugh*
Everyone did.
hahahha At the very least, i am glad that everyone seemed happier than before
After this, im not even sure if meeting up with any other friends this time round is such a good idea.
I dont know if i can bear another awkward silence and uncomfortableness.
You know what i've just realised?
I've lost the spark with friends back home, and never developed the same bond with those in HObart. And it's just not the same. I will never feel the same for the people in Australia like i felt for the people here. Believe me. It will never happen.
That's just great.
I am in between With No Friends.
Crap.
The only consolation is that i have my BaYBee, Jessica, and S.Khiung... They are the only ones who remained the same.