When I walked past the botanic garden entrance on the way to the hospital these days, I couldnt help sighing. When I saw timezone, I couldnt help thinking. When I sat in front of the tv eating my dinner in the lounge, I couldnt help reminiscing.
Anyway, I have great easter holidays, albeit it was a short one. Thanks to both of you, Saidah and Sharon. <3 you guys lots. =)



Last weekend, I had a blast. Left the hospital early even though my team was on acute. Pleaded the rest of the team that I just had to go home after I received a surprise text from Saidah saying she was coming that friday night. I remembered running from the hospital, shivering from the cold wind but nevertheless, excited. So excited that I had forgotten that I was actually pretty tired. It was then that I realized just how much I actually missed seeing her.

Sharon arrived the next day by bus. It was actually pretty weird seeing her at the intercity terminal that day.. Oddly enough, deja vu washed over me. I remembered 3 years ago when I was the one who stood at where she was standing at that moment; I with her and with Mizah and Diyana and Saidah and Nisa adorned in our thick jackets, all giggly and enthusiastic on our first trip to Christchurch... But last week, I saw her coming off the bus alone.

This year's easter holiday actually reminded me of so many things. Familiar little things that at times slipped out of my mind. Familiar little things like hanging out in Nisa's room that friday night with Saidah and Nisa, trading stories. I have almost forgotten how we used to do exactly that in her room back in cumbie years.. The only thing is, back in cumbie years, there used to be more of us scrambling onto Nisa's bed (the unfortunates had to sit on the hard floor), watching dvds or just hanging out till early dawn..
You know, those were great times. We were pretty close.

Last saturday, we went to the botanic garden. My first visit to the botanic here in Christchurch. It was a nice warm spring day. Walking around the garden ... my mind couldnt help drawing parallels between that botanic outing and other countless garden outings we had in previous years.


- I remembered my first Dunedin's botanic outing in first year with Diyana and Sharon; climbing the first hill and then hollering from the top, shouting away our stress after an impossible test. Do you remember that girls? And we took a picture of us lying on the wet grass holding leaves in each of our hands..
- I remembered Mizah's 21st bday was held in the botanic rose garden as well, we were having our own pizza feast on that day with hungry seagulls eyeing us. And I remembered Saidah with her tall tripod, as she busily clicking away our pictures. Those pictures that still serve to remind us that we had fun that day. Didnt we?

- And I remembered last year's bbq at woodhaugh garden when halfway through the day, Mizah Diyana Sharon and I decided to have a short walk to the botanic garden. I remembered taking a picture of Mizah, Diyana and Sharon sitting on a bench, and me thinking how beautiful that was, 3 of my closest friends all smiling in one shot.

- I also remembered one nice warm spring day last year when Saidah Nisa Diyana and I walked with Mizah to the botanic (after her countless appeals.) We took many pictures that day. I remembered that walk to the garden we passed by a donut place. I remembered that walk to the garden we were eating our icecreams. I remembered that walk to the garden we were joking and laughing jovially. I remembered the walk to the garden it was bright and warm and beautiful.

hrm.. you see, we had a lot of fun times in the botanics..

Saidah, Nisa, Sharon and I also went to the Riccarton Westfield mall. The shops were on sale. You know, I remembered easter 2 years ago when Diyana and I went to Christchurch. We also shopped at the same mall, regardless that there were a couple other malls in Christchurch. At that time, we love westfield so much that we ended up going again the next day. Haha. Diyana, do you know that whenever I go to that same riccarton mall, I remembered us rushing through the mall, clutching our shopping bags gaily? I remembered you too when Sharon and I were eating our dinner at Nandos. You are always full of things to say.

Once, Sharon and I went to timezone. We didnt play any games, but we took neoprints of ourselves. Made different poses that Sharon finally got self conscious as other people started gawking at us, 2 weird asians making silly poses in front of the machine. Haha. But we got nice pictures okaayyyyyy =p

3 years ago, we took neoprints too. I had mine with Mizah. Sharon with Nisa, Saidah and Diyana. I still have them. I remembered we had them at timezone in the city centre, near burgerking. Oh I remembered burgerking too.. When I remembered burgerking, somehow I remembered Diyana. When I saw neoprints, in my mind I saw Mizah.

When Saidah left, I felt weird. I laughed laughed and thanked her for coming and laughed laughed again. The thing is, I didnt want the holiday to end. huhu. And seeing her leave, I remembered that I am staying here in Christchurch. huhu. The next day when the bus carrying Sharon sped away, I trembled. I only realized that I was shaking when I felt a friend's hands on my shoulders. I walked almost dejectedly to the bus exchange and got on a bus to go back to riccarton ave (where I live). But somehow in my state of mind, I got on the wrong bus and after moments of panicking I finally rode back to the city and got on different buses. I only arrived home an hour later.. but it didnt seem to matter anyway.

I really have wonderful easter. Thank you lots. <3
thanks for the pictures too to you both.