Went out with him today. Had ice-cream and cheese pratas at Jalan Kayu. Went to the Violet KTV and sang our hearts out. I had a lot of fun. Was real glad to see him cheerful and positive again, not the sad, depressed guy a while back. He's back to his old self, the guy I so admired and liked. (He even told me to look on the bright side of things, my god!) He's still smoking, though. But he was real nice to bear with the "gian" until he was tearing and sniffing from the withdrawal symptons, and I was still insensitive enough to ask him whether he's sick! Meeting him again brought back a lot of memories from a long time back. Hmm, the 17 year-old me. I didn't know I could reach a stage where I'd stop liking him. But I did. And I was able to face him as a buddy, and go out and have fun, just as I would with any other friend. He's a real nice guy, and it felt good to be able to appreciate all his niceness, without feeling anything else for him. I didn't even want to bully him, but it was rather fun seeing his "gek" face again when I suaned him. Haha, I guess some things never change. I finally managed to pass him the book I bought him for his birthday, "The Little Prince". He's one rare person who knows how to appreciate good literature. (Good literature is defined as anything I like. *childish grin*) I always get him good books, because he was the only one who appreciated my favourite "To Kill a Mockingbird", when I tried to recommend it to everyone I know. And I loved the "The Outsiders" and "Toto Chan" he recommended, so I found someone with the same literature tastes. Very rare. For this too, he'll always be my special friend. This must be the last time I'm seeing him before I fly off to Shanghai. Haven't had many chances to catch up with him in the past year. But I hope he knows I'll always care for him like an old friend. (Hmm, I know you ain't reading this lah... or are you so free to pop by?) I have completely let go of my feelings for him. Mmm... mmm... I feel truly happy.