and now...

"well i just heard the news today, it seems my life is gonna change" - creed (with arms wide open)

my guy friend who is based in china shared with me a piece of good news today... his wife is pregnant.


okay so i seemed to be a whole lot more excited than he was though perhaps it's 'coz he's had a few months to get used to it. and probably 'coz i'm not the one who has to support and raise a kid, he is.

this got me thinking bout how things have changed. i knew this guy friend of mine through cell group in church when we were 20. we got along well 'coz we were both just that bit weird and different from the rest. and while he was serving national service, he'd sometimes call me during guard duty just to chat and pass time. and then he went overseas to study and we still kept in touch, meeting up when he was back for the holidays. then he went to work in china and came back home to hold his wedding with his china bride. and now she's pregnant.

wow! it feels so unreal. to have a friend who you've known for a few years get married and have kids. i can still remember the time when we were still in the same cell group, talking bout our single status and lamenting bout how we aren't exactly the type that attracts many local people. and now he's a dad.

i'm really excited. i can't wait for him to come back and for me to see his kid. he and i always talked bout how weird people like us need to carry on the weird species. and now he's gone and done just that.