Friends

Back when I was a kid, Sunday school was like my second home.
I've befriended many people.
As we grew older, some stayed and became up till' this day my closest friends but many left as well.
I totally lost contact with those who left.
It's almost as if they disappeared from the face of the earth.

But I always say, life is full of surprises.
You see, back when I was in primary 5-6 and maybe up to form 1 or so, I had a good friend back in Sunday school whose name was Jason.
No, not this Jason.

Dei Bruce, don't perasan.
It's not you I'm talking about here.
Continue eating that duck tongue.

Anyway, the Jason that I knew back then disappeared and was unheard of since.
I never knew what became of him..
Which school he went..
Which church he went..
No news, nothing.

Until about few weeks back....

I realize one thing, as we grow older, the world seems shrinking bit by bit...
Everyone's inter-connected somehow.
It's more like 3-degrees of friends rather than that 6-degrees of friends theory.
It's freaky.

Believer it or not, Jason and I somehow manage to get in touch again after almost 12-13 years of silence through another friend.
You would think that we would have our mini "reunion" in KL right? But nooooo... of all places to have our mini "reunion", it just had to be in Penang instead of KL!
Two old Sunday school childhood friends, born and breed in KL, end up having a reunion after almost 13 years in PENANG.
Funny, ain't it?

While ceasing the chance of meeting up with my old buddy,
I met some new friends as well.

I'm pretty surprised that he could actually remember me.
Gosh.
Though we've grown up, I could tell that he didn't change much in terms of his well-disposed friendly character.
Personally, meeting up with him has encouraged me somehow.

I've had many friends who grew up with me through Sunday school but along the way, have strayed away.
Whenever I hear such news about them, it saddens me to know that they've succumb to the desires of the world.
I've walked down that dark narrow road myself, but I can only thank God for bringing me back each time I got lost.
To meet up with Jason and to know that he's still firmly rooted spiritually, it's a breath of fresh air for me.
I guess it's sort of a reminder to me that there are still friends and people out there who are still continuing the good fight.

Jason & I.
Two childhood friends who after 13 years of silence,
end up meeting in Penang instead.
Life is a funny adventure.