I was dreading the thought of meeting people whom I’ve not seen in 18 years or so. But I didn’t want to disappoint one or two close friends, so I made an appearance anyway.

As usual, things don’t seem so bad once you get there. I had some fun catching up with a few old friends. And it was good to see some of my old teachers there, still in good health, God bless ‘em!

I’m somewhat proud of myself for doing this. It would’ve been really easy to make up an excuse and not go. It took a lot for me to just go, despite all the excuse I could’ve conjured at the last possible minute. I’m glad I forced myself to do this, get out of my comfort zone and experience this firsthand. Guess the evening wasn’t a complete waste after all.