Friends?

We used to tell each other everything,
We used to meet up everyday,
We used to be so close...
Now, I can't meet you for a chat,
I can't meet you for a game,
You don't reply my messages,
Nor do you return my calls.
And I don't know why...

Maybe... I'm just not so important after all...
~Self-composed verse <Maybe, I'm not that important anymore>

Heyy, readers.

I'm feeling rather down today.

Last Thursday, I arranged to play badminton with a friend, who I was really close with, because of the sport I loved. So, today was the day we were supposed to meet up. I went to the agreed location at the agreed time, and guess what? After waiting for half an hour, she still didn't appear.

I called.

I whatsapped.

I messaged.

She didn't reply any of them.

When looking through old Instagram photos, I found some old photos of my badminton days. So many emotions rushed through me at once, but one of the strongest emotion was regret.

I missed the good old days, where the few of us would meet up everyday, without fail, at the badminton court for an hour of game.

I guess, it all ended during PSLE, where we said that we would not meet up so that we can focus on final preparations. After that, we never met up again.

It was even harder when we went to different secondary schools. Our timetables were differnt, we were all busy in our own ways.

Maybe, if we continued meeting up during PSLE period, we would not have grown apart. Amazing what 5 days of exams can do to your friendships.

So here's a piece of advise I wish I know when I was younger: Treasure your friends, even if one day, they betray you or something, you will have memories to fall back on, and going back down that memory lane may be the only thing you have left.

Peacing out,
~jessykeejiayi><

Why I am proud of Singapore

Hello once again, people! Sorry for disappearing for so long. If you follow me on my other social media accounts, you will know that I have been rather swamped by homework and such. But, enough of that, I will try to blog every weekend if I can, alright? Now, let get into the main point of today's blog post. Presenting to you, WHY I AM PROUD OF SINGAPORE!!!!

Now as a 'Lion City Kia', I feel proud of my country, obviously. But I haven't been able to pinpoint exactly what I am proud of, until I decided to sit down, and think through life in Singapore. This was originally an assignment I did for school, but since I am rather proud of my work, I thought that I would publish it here.

Now, what exactly can Singaporeans be proud of of Singapore? Is it people like Amos Yee, Steph Micayle? Or is it people like Mr Lee Kuan Yew? Below is my original list.

1. Walking around alone at night, SAFELY

Now this is an advantage enjoyed by everyone in Singapore, though the same cannot be said for the rest of the world. Especially for women, people can feel safe on the streets, even at night. A main factor, to me, is our street lamps. These brightly lit Streets are contrary to those in other countries, thereby ensuring safety on the streets.

2. Food availability

In Singapore, you will never go hungry. Whether it is at 2 pm, 12 midnight, 12 noon, or even 2 am, as long as one knows where to look, food will be available. This is a sharp contrast to other countries, for example, Mauritius, where I could not find any food for lunch at 3 pm in the afternoon. All the restaurants turned us away, saying that they were preparing for dinner, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Great, just great. I ended up having to wait a long time for a small pizza and some fries.

3. Racial harmony

In Singapore today, there are a minimum number of racial riots. This is because our government has been doing a good job of mixing all the races up so that we all have an understanding of each other and can try to accept everyone and live in harmony.

4. Food variety

Singapore is known as the Heaven of Good Food for a reason. It does not matter whether you are in the mood for Japanese, Korean, Western or any other cuisine, as long as you are in the right place, it WILL be available.

5. Language

As long as you speak English, Mandarin and/or one other dialect, you will be able to communicate with any other person, especially if the three languages are mixed together in broken sentences, because that is, Singapore's  very own, unofficial language, SINGLISH. Found uniquely in Singapore and no other places.

6. Neighbouring countries

We have some of the best neighbours. Malaysia and Indonesia are less than half an hour away, depending on the exact location and things at sold at half the price, thanks to Singapore's rather strong currency.

7. Visas

Singaporeans are able to visit most other countries without going through the trouble of applying for visas.

8. Air-conditioners

Though we have equatorial temperatures, none of us are melting. Why? Because majority of the places in Singapore are fully air-conditioned.

Okay, I know that there are many other reasons why Singapore is a great place to live in., but many other reasons why we may need some more improvements. I'll end this post here today, and I am so sorry for not writing anything for so long.

Peacing out,
~ jessykeejiayi><