i said i will stop writing here.
this is one exception..
a good friend just passed away..
bike accident.
was gonna go NUS this august.
supposedly his parents brightest hope.
i knew him from sec one.
till now. NCC, Soccer, BBFC, Saturdays at Opera Estate.
just last saturday we played soccer.
he showed me how to play golf jokingly cause he worked at a golf course.
how to putt, how to drive. how he showed animatedly when he swing the ball travelled a great distance of 5m.
i asked him the joke, "who's soulja boys best friend?"
and he and another guy sportingly echoed, "YOU!!!"
how he wanted to punk me about sellin me his bike at a ridiculous price.
and finally i gave him my new number.
cause he's been smsing my mums number.
and i never got to receive an sms or call.
and the last hour of playing soccer.
he just decided to sit outside and look at us play.
from secondary school days where he was called flying dutchman.
cause he looked like a caucasian when he's arab.
how i saw him jumping up and down while showering at farah's house cause the water was too cold.
he was the only one with me that agree too help shuk.
its so fucked up. so fuckin sudden. everytime i saw his face, i thot he was asleep.
i wished he was asleep. but no
i wished he would just wake up. but no
i wished it was all a bad stupid joke. but no
i couldnt even bear to look at his mum cry when it was time to bring his body out.
he still looked the same.
i always thought i lost someone.
i thought that was it.
but that is so trivial now isnt it.
that its nothin actually.
but this...
like when u call his number, there wont be an answer on the other line.
there wont be his voice. next saturday, opera estate..
i wont hear his rxz. i wont see the passes he always try to make that always fail in the end.
i wont see his scared face when he plays keeper.
I just wont see him anymore.
it felt so surreal to be carrying you to your final home.
I dont know whether to say im fortunate or unfortunate to see him one last time before they buried him.
facing the kiblat to return to his maker.
You taught me somethings that I'll always keep close to my heart.
and even with your passing on, it has taught me everything is so temporary.
i have said those words, i understand the meaning of the words, but it has really hit home.
goodbye my dear friend. flying dutchman. arab. ayuk.
May God bless your soul Syed Faruk bin Syed Anwar Alkaff.