yesterday, as i was about to book in to camp, i received news that my friend just passed away. naturally, my first reaction was : " ha. what a joke. i just ran with him on Saturday! " but, as i went to the ops room, i saw it in my own eyes, the incident report that states -Adrian Seow, age 21, fell from his death, at 0037, 13th August, Friday. pronouced dead . i can't help but feel shocked. i mean, i still remember seeing him SO MANY times in camp last week.. eating with him during lunch.. walk back to our unit from the cookhouse... talk about doing up our cars.. talk about how great my specs look.... how we are supposed to meet up this week to bring him to cheap places to do up his car.. how he jumped down the swimming pool during our practice and created such a big splash because he landed on his stomach.. how he used to brag how lean he was ( he was quite plump )... how pressurized he could get whenever work gets too hectic and will start screwing anyone and pissed everybody off.... how he wanted to ORD but didn't had a chance... how he agreed with me that singlehood is better.. and how he wanted so much to introduce one of his girl-friends to me because he thought we will look compatible... and how paranoid both of us got when he parked his car on the double yellow line with me during the Saturday run....its too late. saying anything now is already too late. he was gone. i hate using past tense on a friend, whom i recently got closer to, who i thought had a bright future. who was once my bunk-mate. who once swam together with me. who once ate with me in the cookhouse. who once said my specs looks good when the majority thought it looks weird. such a short life. what a pity. might not know him that well exactly, but still, he was my friend. life is just so fragile. perhaps it was a sign, since i thought he was exceptionally friendly and cheerful these days..
adrian, will miss you forever. seriously. we might never had the chance to do up your car or to meet up for swimming, but still, memories of you will vividly remain in my heart. miss you forever. rest in peace..
