bittersweet

THE Morrie from ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ (or Selasa bersama Morrie in the Indo version I read) organized his own memorial before he passed away, because he believed kind words go to waste when you only say it after someone dies.

Kenneth Chaw, a fellow classmate and dear friend, shared to me a message of saying your proper ‘thank you’s and ‘goodbye’s before you leave people you are close to, before you really have to go.

I have just inhaled the bitersweet breath of freedom from uni life, and before the moment passes on, this is my ‘THANK YOU!’s and ‘SEE YOU LATER!’ (because I do not believe in goodbyes).

Thank you Michelle Soh, Wong Woei, Apple, and Siew Theng for being my very first friends in uni.

Thank you Aizuddin for appreciating my academic progress since early semesters. I will never forget your sweet compliments and our talks about sinetron :)

Thank you Amanda, Ain, and Evon for being my presentation groupmates; for being easy and wonderful to work with, and for having faith in me :)

Thank you Alia for being my GS essay partner. I felt so good about it :)

Thank you Ankee, Stella, and Aurora for reminding me I still have my countrymen in the class ;)

Thank you Catherine, for always caring about my relationship. Appreciate it so much :)

Thank you Dewi, for being the annoying loud beautiful friend that you are. I would never be able to forget you even if I want to :p

Thank you Dina, for blending in so well with us FGCC-ians, and for the egg article too!

Thank you Dinusha, for picking us and drove us to a great dinner at Delicious

Thank you Dionne, for being so attentive and loving. I feel like I have a fierce big sister :)

Thank you Elaine for your inspiring personality. I love talking to you, so so much!

Thank you Jaslyn, for treating me like no stranger since early sems :)

Thank you Jessica, for your sincere concerns and nice talks :)

Thank you Kenneth, for having so much faith in me. I will miss you so very much, one of the most adorable friends I have ever had in life.

Thank you Leonard, for all the stylo comments, I feel so FAB! :D

Thank you Boon, for once being a nice MSN friend :)

Thank you Stephanie, for your forgiving heart and open arms :)

Thank you Manpreet, for sacrificing your time, credit, and energy just to help me out. Your persistence would bring you far :)

Thank you Mizna, for always remembering my name and waved at me even before I remember yours :)

Thank you Nadila, for the sincere friendship, you are always heart-warming :)

Thank you for being my lesbo partner, Lehbin :)

Thank you for your wake-up-call chirpy voice that cracks me up in between classes, Sabesha :)

Thank you Samuel, for reminding me to be more alert of my surroundings :)

Thank you Stacey and May-Belle for being so friendly since day 1 we became classmates :)

Thank you Sudhan, for your pure heart, endless energy, and helping hands. I will miss karaoke and movie with you :)

Thank you Vasenta, for your ghetto FB comments and motherly attitude, I feel so welcomed :)

Thank you Edmund, Esmee, Justin, Ying Ying, Marie, Michelle Chun, Neha, Peter, Siew Min, Joey, Pooiee, Cindy, and Kelzoe for making this 3 years more than bearable :)

Last but definitely not the least, thank you Michelle Tam, Akil Yunus, and Wong Boon Ken, for the best friendship I could ever imagined, for those motivations, understanding, and simply the best time in life for the past 2 years. Friends for life :)

I will see you next time, dearest fellow CMM/J classmates! All the very best to all of you :)

With love,

Nina