A Message from An Unexpected Person 2

Hi readers! Long time readers might recognize this title, or any reader would notice the number "2" on the title, which indicates that it is the second of a series of posts with the same title! (Thanks, Capt)

So yeah, basically I got a message from the same unexpected person as the that other post with the same title. Not sure what was the last time I chatted with her. Probably during our last meetup last year? This time round, again, she texted me to ask for help, but this time is for a speech she's writing. Before I even glanced at the script she sent me, I had already guessed that it must be her valedictorian speech, and I was right! Didn't expect any less from you, Cha! No pressure, though :p. But yeah anyway, very proud of her and I must say that I'm very surprised that she thought of me when she's looking for help with that. Honestly I don't get how people who ask me for help could even remember me; I always feel that I don't leave much of an impression, on purpose or otherwise, in any group of people I join in. She is an even more curious case; I really can't think of any reason for her to remember me. I mean, I don't think I have ever initiated a chat with her. You readers probably would have guessed because the few times she appears on my blog is when she "unexpectedly" texted me. Is there even a case where she texts me "expectedly"? Probably I'm just that bad friend who never bothers to try to keep in touch with their old friends (it's true :'( ) and whatever she's doing is actually the normal thing to do.

Anyway, getting an "unexpected" text from her is always a pleasant surprise to me. After the thing that she needs help with is taken care of, we would catch up and I always find it refreshing to hear how she's doing. Probably we just don't know each other that well yet that's why every update is something new and interesting. Or probably because of her snarky remarks about her life that resonates with how I view life myself. I always try to be the more optimistic voice though, not wanting her to go down as low as I do. But then again I probably worrying too much; last time we met I had the impression that she's doing very well, with a guy said (gossiped) to be chasing her and stuff. I was actually very happy for her, hoping that she won't have such a low opinion of her looks anymore.

I am kinda sad when she mentioned that she's going to either the UK or the US for further studies, as this will mean less chance of receiving unexpected messages from her due to the different timezones. It's probably for the best since coming to Singapore for university will probably just make her suffer even more, as it is basically back to mugging for exams. Also, I've never seen anyone returning from study in the US being worse off than when they started (as opposed to that in Singapore) so I'm pretty optimistic that exposure to non-Asian culture going to do her good. Or maybe not since she'd be even more much of a rebel to her parents than what she already is. But we'll see how it turns out.

Anyway, I still have 3 more months before..... Actually I don't know what will happen to her after 3 months, but basically she told me that she's going to be super free for the next 3 months so I should text her if I ever have nothing to do. I totally should, since there'd probably be very little chance of doing that once she started university. But just like any other thing that I should have done (like how I should have slept early because I'm supposed to go to the gym tomorrow morning...), what would probably happen is that in 3 months you'd see a melancholy post about how I didn't text her at all and  stuff. Let's hope it won't happen.

All the best in your life's endeavors!