It was probably due to an overflow of high spirits from the night before, that the weather was ethereally sublime in the morning. Cloudless blue skies without a touch of frost. Nobody would have thought it was a winter's day without looking at the calendar and working it out that way!
Left Jacey and co to meet up with CHS classmate Sze Chuen at his place in Angel. Went for lunch at Miso and did some catching up. As usual, was philosophising about uni, work, life, etc. All the grown-up stuff :(. It was only just 12 hours into 2007 when we met up, but it already got me into thinking about the future. Yikes!
Btw, the first lesson of the year for Miss Tan: Someone who graduates with an Actuarial Science degree (and passes all the subsequent papers) is called an actuary, not an actuarial scientist!
Later that afternoon, I left for Brighton, my fav city in the UK!
The clouds weren't that accommodating though, it was pouring when I got there. And pity my friend Nickson who had to brave the rain to come pick me up!
For those not in the know, I spent 2 summer months working in Brighton last year. Was on a placement with Boots the Chemist, during which I stayed at Nickson's flat above a DIY shop on Lewes Road.
It sure felt weird, yet at home when I stepped into 149B that evening. Weird because I don't live there anymore and a lot of memories came rushing in the moment Nickson opened the door, but at the same time, I felt very much at home and cozy because that is how the flat is. An odd combination I know.
There are 4 of them living there, Nickson, Andrew, Adrianna and Charlotte. Andrew and Adrianna were around during the summer, so I knew them fairly well. Unfortunately, Adri and Charlotte (who I've not met) went home for hols, so it was just Nickson and Andrew that I met up with.
We had Chinese buffet for dinner and spent most of the night yakking. I'd say it was an interesting cultural dialogue between the Western world and Asia...haha. Andrew knew how sensitive I was when it came to issues of the East vs the West (a sentiment stemmed from my personal experiences of how Caucasians/Europeans sometimes take the mickey out of Asians just coz we don't live like them, talk like them, behave like them, drink like them etc), so he deliberately stepped on my tail just to wind me up, knowing I would put him in his place by blasting his political incorrectness and condescending attitude.
:)
All these were, of course, done with a lot of humour (just thought I'd make it clear before you start to think we initiated WW3!), and it felt just like old times where we'd be sitting around, doing nothing but having thought-provoking conversations that can really go on for hours. Haha, call me funny if you may, but I find it a bliss!
Sigh, time never stops when you're having fun, so naturally I didn't want to leave Brighton the next morning, although I knew I had to (or I won't be able to catch the bus back to Cardiff. Haha, so you think it's like the movies where some handsome man would come and halt the bus and profess his undying love for me and then ask me to stay yada yada yada...*yawn*).
Anyway, before I boarded the bus, I went down to St James' Street and popped into the store where I used to work. Some of my older ex-colleagues were still there, but the younger ones had left. One went back to Uni and the other had moved to the bigger store up in North Street. Even Yannski the security guy doesn't work there anymore. At times like this, I couldn't help but think...ahh, life is so short, one minute you meet someone, share some good happy times with them, and the next thing you know, they're no longer there (or have moved on)... oh well, cest' la vie!
Right, one last look at Brighton before I bade it farwell, for I don't know when I'll be back again (yes yes, Leaving On a Jet Plane. That song was playing repeatedly in my head at that time...don't ask me why).
So, now that Chapter B has been revisited, it shall be closed...for good!
The End.
P/s: MANY MANY THANKS TO JACEY and NICKSON for your kindness. I know I had robbed you guys off your comfy beds over the weekend, but if you wanna "get back" at me, you're most welcome to at Cardiff...anytime!
2 comments:
Okay, I let you know first this is just to annoy you, so don't publish this comment.
Hey hey, sze mun, how come theres only one pic in this post? I wanna see pics of him la!
ha? who's him? u know who am I talking abt right? yeah? hahahaha.
andrew la... so.. how's things btwn u and him? could sense that u had lotsa fun hahaha.
oklah, don't angry la. just being busybody, as usual. :P
again, don't publish this comment!
Hey, just wanna let you know that I have brought my blog back to the virtual world! Come come!
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