What about the sweaty little boy who never stopped inviting me to come over to his house to play when we were 5 year olds? We would compare our heights to see if it was he or me who was the tallest in the class of intermediate kindergarten children. Chasing each other in the playground was so much fun. Genuine laughter.

We became classmates in form1 and we were so delighted to see that we can still recognise each other despite the pre-teens that we have grown into. Joash left my college last year too and we never even say more than Hello if we pass each other in the corridors. What happened there?

I had a neighbour who would play everything under the sun with me when I was 5 to about 8. We would play with dolls, masak-masak, explore-explore(involves running around the neighbourhood climbing into empty houses), doctor-doctor. We used to look forward to each play session and sleepover. Even though there were times when we hated each others' guts but as children are, all will be forgiven and forgotten. I have to admit there was a time when I particularly hated her guts and did something about it. The end result was that we never said more than a dismissive "oh hello" everytime we see each other. Even though Kelly only lives two houses away. I wish I was a nicer person.