There is only one thing that is constant.....

Today, i had a really good chat with a long lost friend. A girl that i had not seen for almost 11 years.

For those of you don't know, i actually left home to study in another town since i was 13. It was then i started my life of boarding under other's roof. She was my first ever room mate. We got along very well (despite some habit adjustments in the beginning), i look up to her, and she took care of me as if i was her younger sister.

Looking at her MSN name display, she mentioned putting on a lot of weight and was counting down to something. Putting two and two together,i asked her whether she was expecting. True enough, she was going to give birth in february. Wow, this ex roomie of mine is gonna be a first time mommie soon :)

Rarely do i get to see her online. We had exchanged a few conversations and photos before. Looking at the wedding photos that she gave, i see her familiar face. Strange enough, it brought me comfort, knowing that i had found someone that existed in my past.

From talking about her soon to be born baby, the chatting proceeded to more serious topics about each other's life. It brought us back to the good old years as well, reminiscing about the time that we had together.

In the same house (which belonged to one of our school teacher who also plays the role of our guardian), there were 10 other boys and girls. We stayed together for about 2 years.All came from the same home town, all went to the same school.We walked to school together, ate together, played together, boycott meals together, studied together. And... we even did naughty things together ... during book mugging sessions for exams, sneaked out food from the fridge and pantry for supper..... watching stars while sitting on the rooftop (don't ask how i managed to do that).

Those were the memorable times :)

The split came after almost two years. Almost all of us moved out, not wanting to cope anymore with the stingyness of our care giver. Although we went our separate ways, we still saw each other at school, or during holidays at our home town.

Eventually, one by one we graduated, drifted apart.... and in the end i lost contact with most of them (back then emails and mobiles are not the norm). All of us had grown up and led very different lives. In fact, spread around the globe, non of us remained in our home town.

It was her that somehow managed to source out my email address. I am really glad that she found me. Couldn't imagine that i would be speaking to her again after so many years of not contacting each other. This is a second chance, this time round, i will hold on tight to it. Hopefully one day i will be able to chat with her face to face over a cup of tea, and of course.... to see lil' Aaliyah :)

One thing that is constant is CHANGE. People come and go in our lives, some run long marathons with us, whereas some are in our lives for a short period. Long or short.... that is not the main point. We can't guarantee that we would be able to keep in touch with everyone. But if that person is precious to you, make sure that you treasure that relationship.