You know, I never realised it before. Not once, ever.
Oh yeah, music has always been a part of my life... but, in the last two years it has come to play a huge part of my life. Always having its part to play, whatever the occasion... always the perfect song for a moment of
life that is most pure begging to outlast those four minutes.
Through all of my emotions and desperations and moods and moments and bursts and joys.
Through all of the partying and gaming and dancing and sporting and socialising.
Through all of the late nights and early dawns spent with some fantastic company who I never would've met had I never gone for my Master's and, who I really miss much...
Saranya dahlin, for being the friend to me, everyone else envied to have,
Nate-ish, for being the first drunk I can say I truly respect &
Lasida babes, for the warmness and being an amaaaaazing friend to talk to at very unrespectable times of the night to the insomniac soul, that is me.
Through all of the spur-of-the-moment meetups with school-mates who I've been blessed to know all my life,
Sabs, for being the only friend who has ever wished me without fault on my birthday every year, even though I forget yours ever so carelessly, and
Sid, for being there through thick and thin and just being Sid, and
Ruby (who seems to be searching for something).
Through all of the
Quake II and
Quake III games that we ever so deviously squeaked in after (and during!) class hours at undergrad with
Nizam, for being the best and most true friend that I could have ever asked for and for always being there whenever I needed a friend, bro, punching bag, et cetera and keeping in touch even when I was half-way across the world and coming on Google Talk at an insane 5am just so he could catch me before heading for classes to say Hi, luv you
and your
(mine? :P) chick way too much and
Ejaz and
Farhad (Forehead) and
Fahad (Freak) and
Badr and
Russel (Rascal) and
Mitsy, who I'm absolutely in luv with and who has always been there for me as a friend, mentor, guide, sensai, advisor, counsellor, girlfriend, sis, et al. You will always be special to me. My words are no match for the gratitude you deserve, for whenever I called upon you regardless of how late it was, yet always offering your best. Especially, when you wanted to help earlier this year, that will always remain with me. I love you, Mits.
Through the few friends from back home who I first met many a moons ago but, simply lost touch with, like
Pinks, for
still being the person I can always count on for anything and everything whatever time it may be, ever since we were kids, and
Karen, for being the sole person I consider myself most fortunate to have gotten back in touch with in June of last year. And, for the many wonderful moments since and for the insight that only your beautiful eyes see. I do the things I do, cause I care for you immensely. And, I'll always cherish the many, many hours in late-late inter-continental phone calls that we shared, that always seemed to fly by so quickly with you.
Through all of the various avenues that I've made friends from over the years, like t-break, where I met humanity's most likeable bisexual who I've had the kinky pleasure of knowing,
Reub's (Skunk), and
Rishi (Seph), for being the pirate I simply have to hate out of principle, even if we're bed buddies and
Dayaan (Narcky) and his sis,
Shae, for being the extremely gifted creative duo that I'm honoured to have known personally,
Jesse for the great times we've shared and the many late-nights and convo's about anything and everything and
AK (Squeaky), who has been a gem of a friend and is truly one of a kind and of course,
Martin for being the only male I know struck with PMS.
For the life I've been blessed with and will eternally be grateful for. I am truly thankful for knowing each one of you.
If only those four minutes could last forever...Oh, and here's the lyrics to my song of the moment,
Dakota by
Stereophonics...
Thinking back, thinking of you
Summertime think it was June
Yeah think it was June
Laying back, head on the grass
Chewing gum having some laughs
Yeah having some laughs.
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
Drinking back, drinking for two
Drinking with you
When drinking was new
Sleeping in the back of my car
We never went far
Didn't need to go far
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
I don’t know where we are going now
I don’t know where we are going now
Wake up call, coffee and juice
Remembering you
What happened to you?
I wonder if we’ll meet again
Talk about life since then
Talk about why did it end
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
I don’t know where we are going now
I don’t know where we are going now
So take a look at me now
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Stereophonic's Dakota
