"A messy thread-ball..."

We are all now very familiar with the wonders that a world wide web can do to our lives. A novel innovation called Friendster has done thousands or even millions of them. Many are connected with friends in olden and golden days, some have even found their spouses from the network.

I was again reconnected with one of my close friend in primary school, D. Somehow one of our common friend works with him now and she (W) is connected to my close friend from NTU, T. And while T and I (as in - me - not an initial =P) were waiting for a bus to go roller-blading in East Coast Park, his name (D's) was mentioned (somehow) and... well, the story continues.

We haven't seen each other for a good 12 years. 12 years since we received our primary school transcripts - which means almost null today.

We both like to draw and paint in those younger days. And I believe, even until now. He happens to be in Singapore today so we had a short conversation over the phone.

He told me that there is something about me that he can't wipe it off from his head until now... So "impressive" to him that he still remembers very vividly until today....
I think it happened around 14 years ago... or 15? Can't really be sure.

I liked to be a challenger back then ha ha ha =D. Small (I had not grown vertically), extremely skinny, nerdy-looking with my already-thick-for-primary-school-kids glasses, extra-loud voice... I bet I just looked like a girl you love to hate in a kids television programme =)

I remember I sometimes told people "Draw any lines in any shapes you like, I will definitely be able to finish it into a drawing"

And D, being a good artist, took up the challenge and drew an entanglement of nothing. In short, he drew a mess. And with coolness emanating in my aura, I continued the mess and "submitted" the drawing to him with super-confidence shown on my face.

"What is that?", he asked.

"A messy thread-ball", I said, with no-surrendering expression.

Oh my my my... what a nerve.

Until now, I always think that my it's-how-i-like-my-world-to-be-so-back-off attitude and my so-what expression creeped in to my soul as I grew older. D has just reminded me that it has actually been embedded and flowing through my vein since such a young age.

Viva benang kusut!!!