Memories...

The connections we make in life are fragile. A wrong word, a wrong glance will cause the strings to break.

Life walks past us like the wind. We take some, we lose some. Time past is akin to history made, no turning back. The connections we make in life are precious. It has the power to change, to transform, to renew, to rethink, to evaluate, and to go on. Sometimes it takes just that one very touch by a friend to change your life.

Many things we cannot carry with us in life. Only memories have a place in our heart bag. Sweet memories and bitter memories are only two of the few things we can carry with us as time pass us by. We do not have all the time in the world to spend with everyone we love and like. We have only this much of time and this much of time only we have. That is why it is important we know who to spend our time with. The wonderful connections we make are precious.

I have carried a lot of memories with me. People that I could not afford to be with anymore are packaged into my Memories bag and I often take them out and smile at them. One more phrase of my life has begun and that means one phrase is finished. I am in college now, making new connections and meeting new people. Only this much time I have to spend with a few people who are my close friends. But it saddens me to know that today might just be the last day I get to spend time with them.

Vara and Kar Min are two of my new connections (among a few others) that I love a lot. These two girls are really nice people. Vara is an Indian girl whom I really look up to. She has a big heart. She loves to help people even though it may cost her some time off. She is a good friend. Whenever I need help I will go to her and she never gets bored by people asking questions every now and then. For the past many weeks we have been hanging out very often and I am beginning to like her more and more. Just too bad she will be leaving to Indonesia to continue her studies already. What I like most about her is her heart to help people.

Kar Min is one bubbly girl that always have a big smile on her face. The first few times I met her she has already started to make connections. Then after that every time we pass by her, she would put on a very enthusiastic smile and wave her hand and say, “Hi Zlwin!” She makes me smile =) Then one day on her birthday, she so happen to sit beside me and I got the chance to chat with her and to know her more. I found out that she is like any other girl, struggling with life. I gave her some advice and quoted her Jeremiah 29:11 from the Bible. Then I prayed for her. After that, we (me, Jolene, Vara, Simon and Kar Min) started hanging out pretty much.

The sad thing is they are both leaving. Today will be their last day studying in college but hopefully we will not lose contact down the road. It always happen, once we stop seeing each other, we will start contacting through email every now and then but give it a few months or years we will lose contact.

You see, we can’t have all these friends around us all the time do we? They have a life and we too have a life. So you can’t possibly bring them with you. However, there is one thing we can all do. That is to pack those memories of the times we had together and keep them in our hearts so that we can retrieve them at will. One of the best things to do is to have photographs taken and stored somewhere safe. Someday when you have grey hair you will be smiling over these photographs and wondering, “Hmm… Where are they now? Good times we shared back then…” and maybe let out a little sob.

Now, what kind of memories do you want your friends to have of you? Good memories or bitter ones? Remember, when you walk out of their life, their only remembrance of you is through the memories of times shared together.

I wish to always give people good memories of me - that they will not only remember me, but will remember me as a friend who have touched their lives and changed it.

Vara and Kar Min. I am going to miss you both. Take care of yourselves and hopefully the winds of change bring us together once more. I will be reading this blog post of mine many many years down the road. And I will remember the times we had. Both captured in pictures and also my heart.

God bless you both on your journey down this road called LIFE…

Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Son (Jesus Christ), that whosoever believes in Him (Jesus) will not perish but have everlasting life.

Simon, Vara, Jolene and Me.

Maha =)

Arsha and Jolene.
Simon Kong (King Kong) See what he wrote on the shirt. Custom made you know haha.

King Kong is looking for his Ding Dong haha =)

They left me with the bags and they went peeing.

Studious huh?

Not really... The library is one of the best place to sleep because it is cozy and quiet =)

Snore..

And a pretty friendly palce too =) some roaches for company.

And I was wondering why there is a Terracota Warrior in the library. Jolene looks so fascinated with it.

Simon Kong King Kong and his Chinese Coins. I can't wait for him to show me some cool illusions with it!

Cards again haha. During my free time I take them out to practice.

Nice Chinese Coin.

And this is KAR MIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noor Qyyaum (I don't know how to spell his name haha)

We will miss you KAR MIN! and VARA!