An Advancement, a Confirmation and a Loss
I bet to someone that I know, today (or rather yesterday) is a very, very big day. After all it's not everyday that a friend close to you gets his heart anchored to a fine lady. And through all the things we've been talking about, I know for sure that he is really sincere about it, not like many of the RI 'players' who get girlfriends and just dump them after a stretch.

Though this relationship might seem awkward to outsiders due to some reasons, no one should really care about what they think. For love crosses all boundaries. I believe that my friend is truly happy where he is now and I congratulate him for it. People say and reckon that at 16, one should not be looking for love. But what if love finds you, and you feel you are in no position to reject it? Heck even a one-sided love finding its way into your life, as there is in mine, would make you feel like a different person, let alone one that is reciprocated.

Nothing truly matters when you really feel for a person. All the daily woes and worries are taken away when you sweep your true love into your arms with a hug and utter sweet nothings into her ear. As my friend has already experienced by now, I'm sure. And so the days will pass by.

As I grin with amusement and happiness at this piece of news, I am darkened by another. Our close friend Fahd is going back to the US after surprising us with his return this year. It seems so weird; I don't really feel as if I've spent much time with Fahd at all even though he has been back for 9 months. And in the blink of an eye, he'll be gone on Tuesday morning, and won't be back until maybe NS, or perhaps some occasional visits back to Singapore.

Well at least the place he's going to, Miami, sounds like one heck of a fun place. And although he will have left us, he will always be a part of 4A and Raffles. So here's wishing you all the best Fahd. We will miss your uncontestable speaking and debating skills, as well as your flawlessly logical arguments and your presence in class. Hopefully you will be able to discover new sides to yourself when you're gone and when you're back, you'll be an even better person.

I wish I could share the same fortune and situation he's in. But it's not as simple as he tells me, when he advises me. I try and I try but the callings of student life and the inability I have always make me fall short of what I should be doing.

To tear out my heart would end my life as it were. But it would also take away the stabbing pain.