I realised that there is no one to walk with me to training.

I was near the auditorium place. The place the frisbee people always play at. I had called up Siyi, she told me a few days back that she would be coming for the friday 7.30pm training slot today. Normally on friday, someone else would accompany me to training, and since she is a really good friend, and a busy one at that, I decide to use this time to chat to her a little. But today she cannot make it. I forgot what it was, something about a meeting I think. I was a little disappointed thats for sure, but well, people disappoint me all the time and I don't really mind. I just don't want to disappoint others all that much. Anyway, Siyi said she couldn't make it because she needed to do some studying. "All right... understood." was all that I thought, but I did feign a little disappointment over the phone.

So yeah I looked around me and thought. I have not walked to training alone for a while now. Christopher, or someone else would always go with me. But the promotional exams are coming up, and I cannot expect people to still go to trainings all that much. In fact, I should stop training so much. Its eating up my time. Oh well...  After that phone call I decided to just start walking. I set off a little too early. I remember reaching 45 minutes before the lanes were opened up.

As I reached seven eleven I decided to go in to look for something to buy. I ended up frustrated with nothing. And I walked on.

I realised how sunny the day was once I separated from the main buildings of our school and got a clear glimpse and feel of the light of the late afternoon. The sheltered walkway to the back gate was not really all that effective since the sun was at such a great angle by then. I went out of the school at this kind of time quite a few times already. But it never really did strike me how beautiful the day was. Some of my friends like it when it is raining and dark. "Its colder, not so hot and sticky as always" is what they say. I don't like it humid either. But on friday, it was not humid, it was just sunny and bright and warm. It felt great, but I did sneeze twice due to photic sneeze reflex.

Most of the time, I would be too busy talking to my friends or acquaintances to really notice the weather.

I consciously decided to keep myself absolutely quiet throughout the whole trip. I didn't plug in to listen to music or anything. I paid special attention to the squelching of my shoes as I walked to the MRT station and the murmurings of the people in the train as I stood in patient silence. I didn't bother to interpret specific words and sentences, but rather to just take it all in. It was rather soothing actually.

But as the squelching turned to scrunching on the gravel road leading up to the junction that is beside SAFRA Yishun, which is where I train, I remembered that I have to call up someone and so the silence broke. And things went back to normal.

I didn't do so well in training that day. Must have been all the Haruki Murakami short stories I have been reading. They occupied my thoughts. Disappointed, I took a cab home.