Carefree. (not the pads)

A Breezy Day

In reality, we can’t afford to be carefree, we have to be the total opposite. Careful that we don’t misspeak, careful that we don’t fall into traps that would get us into an awful truckload of trouble, careful that we know the right time to act, careful that hopefully this decision we make would be the right one, careful so that we can avoid the big fall. But then again, who are we kidding exactly to be so careful, to be so rigid with life, to be so worrisome and anxious, when 1 Peter 5:7 says, ” Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” ?

I’m learning, God.

11/7

Remember those old autograph books that were apparently all the rage during those primary school years? As for most cases now, they’re most likely tucked in some corner and left there solemnly with every inch of their surface covered with dust. Excavate them from the corner, wipe away the thick layer of dust, and you’ll most probably find little cartoons dancing around the cover. (Mine were two very tattered Bon Bon Cat and Snoopy notebooks.) Flip through the pages, and you might want to burn the book because the stuff you wrote is so stupid that it’s an embarrassment.

WHAT I WROTE WAS SO STUPID!

LOOK:

“Evernessence”????!!!!! Wonderful spelling. And ”pur-lease” ????? Goodness. The thing circled in black WASN’T EVEN MY EMAIL ADDRESS. What the hell was I thinking? It was my bro’s and it’s not even correct. “I’m quite a forgetful person. example: what did i eat for breakfast just now?” DRY.

No wonder when my brother used to read my then highly prized (at that time) ‘ge ren zi liao’, he would burst in laughter and many a times close to tears which in turn made me feel very offended and angry at him. But, now I get it.

And here’re some extras contributed by my old mates :

Kristine. actually. designed. clothes. for. Barbie. and. asked. me. to. rank. HAHAHA.(lucky she doesn’t come by here. or else…….)

This one’s from Jyh Jiunn a.k.a. the genius who in std 6 picked his nose in class quite frequently and threw tantrums whenever he was caught in action. From what I heard, still insanely smart now.

Keep touching. Right.

And then this one….from Yee Hong. I shall not elaborate any further.

Just the matter of fact-ness of it all makes it hilarious. I remember laughing like mad the other day when I read it. And then there’s always the customary ending where you can find key words such as midnight already – have to sleep now – mother scold. Oh and I remember primary school years being the TOTAL FANS OF MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY phase. Everyone, literally . Everything about them seemed so wonderful to us at that time. If you were to ask me what is The Perfect Gift for me during primary school, it’s Mary-kate and Ashley’s merchandise. I have to admit now, it’s pretty sick.

I bet if all of us were to look back at the stuff we wrote, memories will come flooding back, whether embarrassing ones, funny ones, or feel good ones. That’s what would made us feel that we had come quite a long way since those years . That we’ve traveled with Time and picked up a few things along the way. From small little things like not spelling Evanescence as Evernesscence, from no longer caring about designing Barbie’s clothes, from learning that wishes are not constrained to general categories like good marks in exam, aces in UPSR, happiness every day… that our wishes, if listed down, would take a fairly long scroll of paper, i think., to big things like -

I should really be digesting that Sejarah textbook. Bye!