† Monday, November 10, 2008
A daydream:
Swiped my ez-link card at the barrier, thank God i made it in time for the train. Purple line as usual. Platform was crowded though, normal school morning rush. Waited patiently at the back of the crowd and managed to find a seat, middle row, beside the wheelchair area facing the platform(where the exit is right in front of the escalators at kovan). Settled in for a long journey.
The train did not stop though(whizzing past every station like the part between potong pasir and serangoon station). Napped as long as i could, before i suddenly realised it was really a long journey. Suddenly, the person beside me striked up a conversation and then the one opposite me joined in too. Thats how i met Joel and Lionel. And as our conversation got more animated, the guy sitting at the couple seat in the corner facing my row joined in too. And thats how i met Zhi Xian. And it suddenly struck me that the whole carriage i was in, actually the whole train, was starting to get noisy; everyone was talking. The train journey was weirdly long, as though it like some cross country train, not the purple line. But as our conversation included or joined other groups in my carriage(Shirlene, Charlotte, Leo, Fiona, Claudia) it was rather fun. I for one, had never been so deeply engaged in conversation with anyone before. And soon, the whole carriage was talking and laughing together; all of us laughed at Shawn's antics down the other side of the carriage; played some games; changed seats to better talk with those we're closer to. But i remained where i was, with Joel and Lionel not moving too, but Shirlene and Charlotte had now moved to sit beside Lionel.
It was really really fun and i was wondering why this train journey is so unique when the train finally stopped at a station. I was kinda shocked actually, wasn't expecting the stop at all. And suddenly the whole carriage turned silent as people started to leave. There were some sad goodbyes, but we all said we would keep in touch. Huda and Lim Woan walked towards the right, went up the escalators where a group of people were waiting for them, while Tabitha took the lift on the left.
And the train carried on soon after. It was sad for a while but we all started talking again. Debating, playing, arguing, laughing, man, i never wanted it to end. I was starting to wish this train would never stop. I mean, i've made friends when i never had any, and they were, by all accounts the best bunch of people around. For the first time in my life, i was enjoying a train trip, and unwilling to nap in case i missed anything.
Then the annoucement annouced we were arriving at the next station. For some reason, the station looked like the Farrer Park station's interior, but i can't see the sign. And suddenly, everyone in the carriage got up and started to leave. I thought that this stop was like the last one, where only a few would get out and some would stay. it suddenly dawned on me that everyone was leaving. But this wasn't my stop, i knew. I just couldn't get up. And so i sat there, smiling, hugging and waving to those who were leaving. And i watched as the people, the friends i had made leaving in a group, laughing and talking animatedly as they went up the escalator. I was all alone. There wasn't anyone else in the carriage. And all i could do was watch as the train door closed with the usual beeping warning and started pulling away. I dont't know what is the next stop or which is my stop. And my last concious act was to struggle hard to see my friends one last time as they went up the escalator. It was sad, no doubt, but i knew that it was too late to walk out already. What, hit the emergency stop button? And so i sat alone, as the blackness of the tunnel started to whizz by again. On my favourite seat, in the carriage nearest to the exit at Kovan station.
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Had this weird and really vivid daydream this morning on the train. There wasn't a single student though, i was the only student on the bus and train this morning. And weirdly enough i couldn't fall asleep like usual, and instead had this daydream. Haha, the daydream was accurate though, i only wrote one page for lit today. Is it just me, or is it really hard? Cause i can't write anything, try as i might.
Night people .
snippets . @ 1:37 AM
