A Wedding of Old Friends

I attended my secondary school friend Zhiguang's wedding. We were never that close and I remembered him mostly for sitting diagonally left in front of me, his unusual antics and his squeaky voice.

Maybe it's because I am getting older and missing the days gone by, I wanted to attend the wedding and offer my best wishes. Would you believe that he and his wife has knew each other since they were toddlers? Like a fairy tale.

At the wedding, a small group of us from different classes, were scattered about the same ballroom after so many years. We hadn't seen each other for years so it took some time to warm up to each other again. Despite the slow start, one by one, everyone began to draw towards the same table, just like when we streamed into the same classrooms.

That night, our table was the last to disperse. We went back to our familiar lives, until something else brings us together again.

I had just finished watching Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and came across a great song by Regina Spektor, The Call, that perfectly compliments the night.

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry

I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before

All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and now one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye