Day 1 — My Best Friend

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...

Dear Aisyah,
Well I have no idea what to write without being overly corny sappy or just plain cheesy. I hope you are not hoping for some heartfelt declaration of love or some shit like that. Hahaha! You know me, that's not the kind of crap I write.

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

So wow 11 years. It feels way way longer than that. I wonder how much of those early primary school life do you remember? I still cringe at all those horrid memories. In all honesty until this day I wonder when did we ever pass that line from being friend/acquaintances/mortal enemies(XD) to best friends? I mean that doesn't count all those childish times when we declared everyone mary, kate ashley and their sister was our best friends. I honestly can't remember the turning point but I can't seem to say I regret it.

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...

No one believes me y'know when i tell everyone you corrupted me. That you introduced me to the wonderful world of slash. If only they knew the truth. Hmph! Damn you and your innocent facade. It's not just slash though, you got me into writing poetry (yea they're bad but good enough y'know?). Haven't written one in forever but you got me started on it. Can't say I regret it though. It was something else we could bond over instead of fighting whether Hakkai or Sanzo was a better hero. X l

Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

Do you know it's your fault that I ended up in Bukit Jalil school? Yea you probably do, me being clingy and overbearing and all that. Can't say i regret that decision though. Sure I might have had better results in a control school but I have met so many wonderful people on the way. Who knew that still the last 5 years together in that school we could still stand to learn more about each other? Sure there were tense times but then there were also the best of times and there were the Phantom of the Opera times. Boy was that one weird and hectic time. Not just putting on the show but the aftermath as well. (And i managed to drag you into a dress XD) It was as it should be I guess.

And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore

I guess that is all I can say. There are like a million things more I could put and yet nothing to write. I guess all I could say is I miss not seeing you every other day. I miss rolling my eyes and telling the teacher that Aisyah isn't here again. I miss laughing about the most random stuff that no one else seem to understand. I guess the bottom line is I miss you and I can't wait to see you soon.

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

Your friend,

Charmaine Chua

Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better
And because I knew you...
Because I knew you...
Because I knew you...
have been changed for good...

PS. It seems like I'll have to leave the cliche bit here I guess. Thank you for everything.