Time Reversal

Yesterday was long.
Started off in the early hours till midnight.
But it was worthwhile.

Yesterday was tiring.
Started off with a workshop at oriential followed by dinner at lao pa sat.
But it was fantastic.

Wouldn't it be perfect... if I could miss "yesterday" so dearly
and had "today" like "yesterday"
and hope "tomorrow" is like "today"

The dinner went on with a pencil story which i didn't complete telling:

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. "There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.

"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand.

"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.

"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.

"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside.

"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition you must continue to write."

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in his heart.

The night started off at about 7. And the chatty three-way conversation began. From the car ride to lao pa sat, through the dinner, and the ride back home, to home.

In the matter of fact, how often you have a THREE-way conversation that was both fruitful, intellectual and funny. There were reminiscing of the olden days. There were about how we all met. There were about the economy and how the market is doing. There were about the job. There were about endless there were. And it continued till late, even though we know deep down, we were pretty damn tired after school and work.

It got me thinking for a moment when i enjoyed the short 3 hours much much better than my other chaotic long nights. It really got me thinking.

Looking back. It was 10 years for one, 7 years for another. We've all grown up. Gone through numerous good times and numerous bad ones. But one thing for sure, we don't seem to be as jovial as before. And I suppose that the harsh reality of growing up.

At the end of the day, no matter how tough the road may be, you can wake up and tell yourself to be happy for the rest of the day or wake up and slap yourself on sadness for the rest of the day.

All in all, it was a fantastic catch up. From a "quarterly meeting" to a "monthly review". I really appreciate every bit of it. More for it to come. Cheers to R & S.