Reminiscing

It was the weekend. I had just dropped a friend off at his place and was on my way home, driving through maluri area. I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green when i spotted a different kind of green. The all-familiar green sign. The sign which i've grown to love over recent years of my life. The first thought that came to mind was this - "hmmm.....they must be wanting to increase the awareness of the outlet in the area to have left the signage on after closing".

And then i smiled. I smiled because the sight of a switched-on Starbucks logo at the PGRM store, 1 year after i ceased being a starbucks partner, had prompted operations-driven thought and comment in my head. But it didn't stop there. By the time the traffic light turned green, i was already immersed in my thoughts of my Starbucks years. As i drove forward towards ampang that night, i felt a little poignant. I've missed some of the good times i've had with the people i used to work with, many of whom i've developed great friendships with.

But you see, i have been having a lot of these reminiscing moments. In most instances, i feel that it's a norm for one to think of the past, for it has definitely played a role in shaping one's future, but at other times, i question whether it's a sign of my inability to let go of the past. I am saying this because i have this tendency to keep pondering about all sorts of what-if scenarios.

And it's a weird feeling..................because i really like where i am now. I feel that i have made the right decision in moving on.................and yet i have all these thoughts and moments and happenings all around me that ever so often pulls me back to that same spot. The what-if spot.

And so it came to me. A possible solution. I said to myself "I should write this down. All of it. All these memories, experiences, i should just pen it down. Then, maybe then, it'll be resolved........Yes! re-live the moments one more time before i call the final curtain.

Maybe then..........will i find closure. If that is indeed what it's all about.

That green sign revelation took place more than a month ago and to be honest, i've been feeling optimistic ever since. I've told a few people about my writing plan. One of them said that i've always seemed to still love Starbucks anyway and another friend of mine said that i am a FREAK. Now what would you do without your friends? Hahahahaa....

So here i am............writing this down. All 7 and a half years of it. There's gonna be a lot to recall......but that is the plan.

This is gonna be so much fun!

Yay!