Se souviennent

Ever thought back about the past; how simple everything was? How your daily routine revolved around waking up, meeting friends, laughing, playing. Ever wanted to go back to just relive those moments just for a day? 

I remember. I remember how when I was in kindergarten, I'd come home and do my homework (which back then consisted of colouring a picture or two in my exercise books). I remember how back then, I had a maid and she'd always remind me to have a nap at 3pm. I remember how sometimes, when I wake up it would be time for dinner. Once, my sister was headed over to my neighbour's place to play, but I couldn't go because I wasn't done colouring and it was nearing 3pm. I sulked over that incident and had my nap. Funny how the smallest things made us upset back then. 

I remember growing up, and dad would go to Kota Kinabalu for work over a period of a few months. I remember following mom to Terminal 3 to pick my dad up along with my sister. On other occasions, I remember placing note on his bedroom door saying "Welcome Back Daddy" when his flights arrived past my bedtime. I remember dad bringing home recorded videos of Cartoon Network for my sister and I, since we only had local channels on our television. Those videos reached up to 14 tapes. I remember once, we all followed dad to Kota Kinabalu for a vacation. It was there I learned that slices of dragon fruit looked like it several eyes staring at me. Part of my memory remembers dad's residence as a 5 storey house that was fully white, but maybe I was too young to estimate its size. 

I remember how in primary school, I would hang out with my friends in the evenings. We'd go to each other's houses and I honestly cannot recall what we'd do. Other times we'd go cycling around the neighbourhood. Once we cycled over the bridge and ended up in a park in USJ. Only now do I realize how much all this bonding did a great deal to our friendship back then.

When we were younger, we fought over the smallest matters. We sulked over the silliest things. We found joy and happiness in the simplest moments.