Sunday, December 27, 2009

The christmas season has come and gone. While I do not belong to a culture nor am in a faith which celebrates the occasion, it is probably my most favourite time of the year. Admittedly, my perception of christmastime has largely been influence by Hollywood since the annual screening of Home Alone, among other christmas movies.

Besides, we make our own traditions - since 2006, the JC clique has been meeting up at Mark's for Christmas and Hwei's for New Year's. Still, this year's Christmas feels a bit -off-. Perhaps it's the busy schedules we all keep or that we've took our meet ups for granted or maybe it was just something in the air. While it's common knowledge that people mellow with age, one can't help but think that perhaps we've mellowed out too fast.

Somewhere in the middle of the technology-aided game of 'truth-or-dare', Tiff commented that I am stuck in the paradigm that we're all going to remain friends forever. (or something to that effect, not a direct quote) I do agree that the notion that everyone would just be friends forever may seem a bit fallacious. While I allow myself to revel in this ideal situation, there are times I am aware that this could just all fall apart, and that I should be ready when it happens.

And I can be ready I suppose.

When I attended my primary school reunion a few weeks ago, I was a bit weirded out by the whole situation - a group of people who were so close back in primary school simply lost touch and now there is a 10 year void. While everyone had a great time catching up, there remains the question of whether we picked up where we left off, or were we merely social creatures who are obliged to interact in such a manner.

I suppose the point I am trying to make here is that, perhaps I'm more adept at losing touch with friends than I think I am. After all, I've managed to completely move on from my primary school friends when i attended secondary school and i've completely blocked out all of my secondary school experiences. Perhaps when the time comes, and when the inevitable happens ever so subtly, I won't be such a wreck.