2nd of January 1995
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I’ve no idea how I could still remember the first day I saw him. I don’t remember anyone else, that clearly, other than you. I never tell anyone other than my family about this. As I can remember that it happened on the first day of our school, back in standard one when we were 7 years old. Actually we did go to school for the registration and orientation a week earlier, but I didn’t notice him since all of us had our parents by our sides. When it came to the first day of our ACTUAL commencement date, this is what happened...
We were given instruction to queue up on the field before going into the classroom. As you know, I’m always LATE even since young. So I was at the back of the queue and this gave me a chance to ‘observe’ my new classmates. While I was scanning through every single person in the queue, a cute little boy's smile caught my attention. His smile with 2 obvious dimples look so cheerful and so adorable. This might sound very ridiculous and SILLY but those are really my first impression towards him. Hahaha so shy to write all these, seem like I know how to ‘kap zai’ even when I was juz 7? OMG!!!
Thus was the moment we met each other for the very first time. We have been in the same class throughout the whole primary school life. However we barely talked to each other and there is only 1 incident that I can remember that is in standard 2 when both of us were selected to be class monitors.
Standard 1We worked well together until 1 day when there was no teacher in the class and both of us were responsible to keep the class in order. We were asked to keep the class quiet and make sure everyone was doing the work given. Halfway doing it, 2 friends in front of me slacked off and took a break by chatting with the 1 beside me. I kept quiet all the while as I knew my own position but I didnt shut them up.
They talked louder as they get carried away. Then, her friends informed her about us and she got no choice but to record down our names on the blackboard and this gave rise to resentment. The boys started to keep an eye on the girls, hoping to catch them back. Without awareness about this, they get caught very soon and I was asked to jot down their name as well. I did it reluctantly. This went on until the end of the class. Our names were all over the board but luckily none of us get into any trouble as the blackboard was cleared the next day. Yet we started to hate each other since then and never talk to each other (childish? Haha.) until...
Standard 3