Saturday, December 10, 2005

Remembering some, thinking some

Today Jieyi and I walked from the Esplanade (oddly on the same path we took last night, to escape from the horrible bash at DXO) to the Waterfront. We walked across Sheares Bridge, over to the Fullerton, and then headed across to Boat Quay. We finally found ourselves gazing at the buildings in Shenton Way, from the white benches lining the sides of the river.

And the whole way there, I grew quiet. So very quiet. I missed him, because all the things we saw tonight were places he and I spent hours at before.

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I remember the 5am trip we made to Shenton Way after a particular Mambo session, especially memorable because it happened one day before we got together.

I remember sitting at the white benches talking with him, before going for Adam's hall performance at Victoria Theatre. He always checks the seats for pigeon poop before he lets me sit down, each time we go there.

I remember crossing the bridge to Boat Quay with him, and discovering we could shake it if we jumped especially hard.

I remember looking out from the quayside, looking at the bumboats skid across the water, feeling his arms around me.

I remember how we bought mineral water at 4am in the morning and went wandering around the Fullerton area and how we ended up at a secret place I didn't even know existed before.

I remember how we made a pact to eat at the Shenton Way branch of O' Brien's, since it was closed both times we went there.

I remember pointing out The Moomba to him when we passed it at Circular Road just behind the Boat Quay stretch. I told him it was my favourite restaurant, and he simply asked, "Why do you have to ask your parents to bring you there all the time? Why, I mean I could bring you there you know?"
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I remembered.
I miss him


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