Tai Lou's Newborn

We went to visit Edmund & his family at the Maternity Clinic in Klang last night. Rajesh fetched me, headed over to Hochai & Chih Chien's place. Hochai drove us in his new car. Had dinner at Syed's near PJ Hilton. Please do not try the maggi goreng there. It's not like any maggi goreng, this is maggi mee with black sauce! Eeeewwww... Spoilt my appetite. Anyway, after dinner, we went to the Maternity Clinic, opposite Menara Trend. Visited the family for about an hour. Then seeing that Edmund & Shirley were both very exhausted, we left, and went to SS2's Swensen's for ice-cream.

I tell you, Gerald is soooooooo cute.... Soooooooo, soooooooooooo cute!!! Edmund said he has Shirley's looks. Edmund told us how the whole thing was, how he kept telling Shirley to push even harder, and that she was giving up already.. I can't imagine the pain and the fear they were both going through.. But at the end of the day, all that mattered was the support Edmund gave to Shirley throughout the whole pregnancy and the delivery, finally, together, welcoming their firstborn child into the world. :) I'm just soo.... Speechless... Sooo overwhelmed with mixed feelings.. I just don't know what to say.. Gosh.. He's so tiny and fragile.. His hands are sooo small, what's more, the fingers... He was sleeping and at times, he was yawning... Was even making pouty look.. Hehe... And sometimes, he would be trying to open his eyes to see us... Aaawwwww....... Soooooo cute!! Managed to snap some digital photos of him. Will try to post it up soon. :)

Looking back to the good old days, it just finally sank in upon us that Edmund's now a father. A father! A proud father of his newborn son, in fact! Hochai was recalling how, when we came back from Sheffield and went for a trip to Hochai's place (Malacca), and we were walking from his house to his car, Rajesh told him that "This is it.. This is where it ends.. This is where our life change". How true that was. We've all grown up, chasing the big $$, and even Edmund has now settled down and started his own family. But what Hochai said last night, was right, the most important thing is that, despite all that, despite living our own lives, all 6 of us are still able to meet up, especially on such historical and memorable occasions like these, and we can still talk about anything, about everything.

I'm being nostalgic here already.. So I'll just end today's post with a big dedication to the Sunflowerian family - Edmund, Rajesh, Hochai, Chih Chien & Chin Haw.. I dedicate you guyz the song by Vitamin C..

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year, we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didnt know much of love but it came too soon
And there was me and you and then we got real cool
Stay at home talking on the telephone with me
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
And as our lives change, come whatever
We will still be friends forever

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money
When we look back now, will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can we ever find a job that won't interfere with a tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
And as our lives change, come whatever
We will still be friends forever

La, la, la, la... Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la... We still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us around?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
And as our lives change, come whatever
We will still be friends forever....

~~ Vitamin C - Graduation (Friends Forever) ~~