of boybands and alma maters
[ earbuzz : radio - the corrs]
i think the best boyband song is 'back for good' by take that. followed closely by 'gone' from n'sync. i find my choices odd. because the boyband that i went half-crazy over last time was the backstreet boys. quick, find me a cave so that i can hide away from axe-wielding friends who didnt know till now.
my favourite backstreet boy was, of course, nick carter. he of the floppy blond hair and blue eyes. i'm cringing as i'm typing all these, fyi. how cool was i i last time, man. screaming and hyperventilating when i saw them on tv. wasting what little pocket money i had on magazines which could cost as much as 8 dollars each. top of the pops. smash hits. lime magazine. live and kicking. teen beat. another one called bebop or something. GILA KAN. cutting out those itty bitty articles on them, no matter how small. collecting posters. buying their videos and then borrowing from friends. learning their dance moves. sending them off at the airport during the one time they came to singapore in 1996. YA ALLAH YA TUHANKU.
and thankfully i grew out of it when we all reached sec 4. but it was fun while it lasted. especially since we were in a girls' school and i wasnt into any form of girl-girl admiration and idol worship. i'm glad to say i'm fully cured of any boyband induced fits and hysteria. and my taste in music has improved by leaps and bounds. yay for elii.
i've never regretted any of my past indulgences. those are great stories to tell my kids and their kids.
HAHA. kids and grandkids?? what the hell. as if. anyway.
i miss my crescent days. what i would do to be back there, surrounded by the same friends, same classmates and the same atmosphere. it was a place where i built friendships which have lasted till now. for almost 10 years. it's the best feeling knowing you have the ability to maintain friendships for so long. and the feeling that you know greater things are to come. that things will get better.
and that i can never really get rid of these people because i dont want to. these people are the basis of my life right now. and no, they're not getting rid of me too. i know that when i'm down in the dumps i know i can rely on at least 2 more crescentians to pick me up. you know who you are. i can be single, i can be jobless, i can be broke, hell i can be fat but i know i'm still contented cos i've got my ladies to back me up.
for giving me my friendships and for giving me my identity, i'm eternally indebted to crescent.
