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Had met up with my 2 best buddy since Secondary School, E and CP. Actually had always meet up with E for our regular walkabout and drinking session. But its harder to get CP to meet up as he working in retail line plus having a wife and kid to take care of, he is not having so much freedom as compared to both E and me.

So today finally managed to ‘date’ CP out for dinner and drinks. Was supposed to have dinner at Billy Bombers, Marina Square since I got a $15 discount voucher to use. But last minute, CP suggested we have steamboat at Novena instead, as we can eat till our fill with the buffet steamboat. So no choice, last minute change of venue.. Both E and I head to Novena and wait for CP to arrive.

Being friends for more than 10 years, the 3 of us are very close together. We are open with our views and we can talked about anything under the sun. Though most of the time, we will be joking, making fun of each other, ganging up together to make fun of each other and all sorts of nonsensical things we can think of.

Our friendship actually started during our secondary 4 days, where because of our craze over IRC chat that we start to get real close together. Then our friendship developed from there and the 3 of us even went job hunting together after our ‘O’ level days. Though it ended up with E and me working together at the local departmental store while CP working in a DIY store at the basement, but the good thing was, all 3 of us were working in the same building.

So as we moved on from Secondary School life to Poly life for the 2 of them, while I went on with my ITE education. We still keep in contact and even had our regular outings. So this went on till we all got enlisted into the Army, then came out to work. Now all of us are having a stable career, doing well in our respective fields. The strong friendship still remains.

Though the 3 of us do not meet up that often now,  from the initial once every few months to now once a year. It kind of remind me of those AGM. But its an AGM for the 3 of us. As we will meet up, talk non-stop, feast and then drink. We will talk about our good old days in Secondary School, update each other of the peers that we are in contact and of course also updating what and how we are doing. It sure brings back lots of good memories.

That is why, I am always proud to have these 2 buddies with me. Cos they are one of the few buddies I had that we are still able to keep in contact for 10 over years.