Monday, February 06, 2006
The new IJ is beautiful. After Sharon described it to me on Friday, I decided to take a drive past it yesterday afternoon, and Wow. =) It looks the same in terms of its layout. The big steps facing the track where we sat during recess or did a million sit-ups on are still there, and so is the track. Except now, instead of disgusting gravel, it's made of those nice soft cushiony red material that is so much better to run on. There was a huge poster hanging on the wall of one of the buildings, and on it, I saw all these girls dressed in the same gorgeous uniform that I used to wear, along with some of the teachers that I too used to know and saw around school. It's so cool that they're still there, even 6 years on from the day that I stepped out of the school with an O level certificate. And now, looking at the new buildings, I feel this immense sense of jealousy and reminiscence. How I wish I was still one of those girls, putting on a transluscent white blouse & blue pinafore, hanging out with girl pals in the canteen, hiding pagers in our bags or (ahem) bras, going for morning assembly, standing behind the 4A1 sign stuck in the ground with the rest of my class, & basically complaining about school but knowing deep down inside that I love it. I wish I was one of those girls enjoying the new school... And helping to form part of its history, contributing to the sights and sounds that are so characteristic of IJ, and experiencing once again that homely, cosy feeling as we walked along the hallways with other girls so alike, but yet so different. I think we all grow up too fast.
lying among the petals 3:11 PM
