Heydays ...

hey·day (hd) KEY

NOUN:

The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime.

Do you still remember your heydays?

I remembered mine.

10 yrs ago?? its an awful lot to remember and reminisce.

I was sitting with a good fried of mine in a coffeeshop just now. we were re-counting our heydays.

Both of us, already in our 30's. slightly blading.. potbellied and aging as we speaks.

I used to think I had used our youth wisely. but on contrast, I actually wasted it w/o much thought for the future. I lived each day as it comes, and cherish every present moments.

I used to think dating 2-3 gals at the same time was cool. Back then it wasnt much of a trouble meeting up different ppl at different days of the weeks. then again, thinking back, I wished I could have spend more time on my studies rather than play the romance game.

Friend was taken aback by my opinions. Its as if I seems to have aged beyond my years to come out with this kinda thinking.

" You used to be a guy who couldnt care less? what happened now? "

I think I am fading. Slowly fading away from the crowd. the crowd I used to adored and held them in esteem. Now? I could picture myself pottering about in the house, watching pirated DVD's, wash my car, get to work, sleep.

I was @ Dragonfly couple of weeks before. the moment when I entered, I feel like getting out.

The music, which I used to adored, was blaring and loud.
the alcohol that I drank, tasted like bitter fluid which makes me groggly.

Like a friend I remembered her saying this in her blog sometimes back ,
"Everything seems the same after a while"

I think she's right.

So i told my friend at the kopitiam, "now what?"

" We passed the prime of our lives so fast we could hardly noticed. and now, we are neither here or there. We're sitting down here sipping our coffee, and its the most 'exciting' thing we could ever done in Singapore right now. "

He was commenting I was being cynical. He thinks I spend too much time on my work to enjoy the finer things in life.

I could have felt jaded. who doesnt? I dont believe in miracles. If there is one, I should have seen it. Counter-cynism like Susan Boyle in "Britains's got talent" .

So in order to cheer me up, he proposed we spend the night away @ Firefly today in Marriot's hotel. "Another drinking session."

I never been there, so I agreed.
We were there within an hr, with another male friends. Goesh , the club have many oldies like me. Some even older. Dancing away to Cantonese hits.

I was pretty amused when an older woman came up to us to get an entry pass. mY friend was a member, and she was held up by the security and call out to my friend.

"Hey you ! I remember you. we used to drink black label at the table few weeks ago? "

My friend didnt know her. but since he had membership, he let her in anyway.

I do not know her for sure, I only been here my first time in Firefly. She came to our table, flirtatiously. My friend ordered abucket of Heiniken and she took one immediately.

I kinda frowned and think this woman is getting too much with our tolerance. Friend didnt give a damn about it. She disappeared for 2 hrs before coming back and talk to my friend again.

IN the end, one of the security spotted her and requested that she escorted out from the club.

Later the security came back and asked me if I knew her. I gave him a 'NO' and he promptly disappeared.

Minutes later the manager of the floor came to us, and explained that this lady was a 'hooker' and was kinda 'famous' in this place.

I immediately laughed out loud and my friend was equally amused.

I had an interesting nite and before we parted ways, I told my friend.

"Milk, our heydays are indeed over. "

" we thought we still have the charm, but in the end, it just a hooker. "

That nite, I drove back with a grin, and thus produce this entry for those who thinks times are always on their side...

think again.