Where Was I??

I remember when I was 8 years old, I was having shoulder length hair, tied into 2 pony tails with baby blue ribbons by my mommy, in the mornings.

I remember when I was 8 years old, my daddy would be send me to school in the mornings before he set off for work and I would catch the school bus home after the bell rang precisely at 1pm.

I remember when I was 8 years old, I was separated together with others to the Yellow house team in school.

I remember when I was 8 years old, I was a quiet student in school & out of school.

I remember when I was 8 years old, I would rush home the moment the school bus driver dropped me off at my block in Bedok. Mommy would be waiting for me downstairs and I would run to the lift, and hurry mommy to catch up with me.

I remember when I was 8 years old, I would take my lunch of rice and steamed minced pork with eggs, in front of the television set at around 2.30pm, awaiting impatiently for the cartoons to start at 3pm.

That's about all that I could remember when I was 8 years old.....

And as the years flew by till I left secondary school, my would forget what had happened during those years. I remembered what happened at home. Where I celebrated my birthdays and which seafood restarurant my parents would take me to every weekend - what food I had and what kind of clothes I wore.

There's a limit to what I could remember. And I couldn't remember much of the other stuff. Who my classmates were during those times, what kind of jokes that were shared amongst the classmates and friends I had in school, etc... I knew I had blocked out most of the memories I had back then. Some were good & some were bad. Some bad incidents that had happened, I choose not to remember them & this would have indirectly affected my good memories.

I've tried recalling the good ones and ignore the bad ones. But it seems they are all drifting further and further away from me. I may not be one of the brightest in the class or school. But I always knew, I would make good someday. And this day would be here very soon. Mark my words, SOON - VERY SOON...

Do not look back into the past and look and aim towards the future. And that's precisely what I've been doing..