- My best, My closest, My friends -

What I'm about to write concerns 3 people specifically.




These 3 people have touched me in a very special way.




No they are not dead, though I may make it sound as if they are.




They are in fact, very much alive and kicking.




Titus

Titus will always be one of the very dearest friends in my life.



I got to know him in sec 2.




I was the one who introduced his first girlfriend to him.




Titus is the guy who was always shy and quiet around people he didn't know.




But around me, it was a whole different galaxy.




Titus was the guy who always tried his best to piss me off and get me into trouble with the teachers.



Titus was the guy who always created his own warped theories and tried to argue me into believing them.



Titus was the guy who was never hated by anyone and was by my side most of our upper sec lives.



Titus was the guy who never failed to do his share of responsibilities and duties.



He would even go the extra mile and sometimes leave me feeling guilty for making him do so much.




And it didn't matter where - OBS, Monitoring duties, Funfair preperations etcetc.




He was the one that always supported me and did crazy things like chasing after teachers.



We were always together, be it in projects or CIP or class or just hanging out.




He was the most hardworking out of the Four Dudes of the Square Table and often I would copy his homework when I forgot to do mine.




Though he always tried his best to tick me off by not lending me his work and notes he always did in the end.




And he always kept a secret.




Titus had the personality that - I can confidently say - Best fit with mine.




He was what I wasn't; Kind, Patient, Diligent, Helpful...




And because I am the kind of guy who falls under the High D( Domineering) category, he fit in perfectly with me, and we shared alot of great times together.




And to top it all off, he stays near me so we'd usually head home together.




He would always tell me to 'relax' when I was agitated, console me when I was down, and always tried his best to cheer me up.




He was also the medium to reconcile others and me if I was not on good terms with them.

Titus, my friend in need, my friend indeed.

Ambrose

Ambrose is one of the most matured and understanding companions of mine.



I met him on the tennis team in sec 2.



I could tell from the start that he was different from the other guys who thought they were very big and cool.



Even though he hung out with them, he was more mature and sensible then them.



I only got to know him in sec 3 when we were in the same class.



Ambrose is the guy who was invincible.



He had practically no weak points.



Except the fact that his academic grades weren't too good.



He was also the class prankster, and he played pranks on just about everyone.




He was the one who'd shout out stupid things about the teacher/disciplinemaster/even the principle as loud as possible so that they could not hear it but everyone else could.




He was the one that complained about just about every school based thing.



He was the guy who'd always come late for school with some sort of excuse, and try to leave school early with retarded excuses too.



And together we did alot of crazy and totally retarded things.




We were the two delirious fools who'd see who could shout louder on Orchard Road.




He was the one I'd share *ahem* jokes with and keep them between ourselves. (Bush ambot??)



And I am probably the only one that could talk with him on another level.




A personal level. About him.




He was the one with the 'hot' body.




And Titus, Terry and I waould always try to yank off his shirt during PE to see his abs.




Of course we'd get beaten up after that.




Oh and Ambrose is the guy who I got into numerous violent fights with.




But we always made up in the end and would look back with a laugh.




His house was the place I spent many a day at, cos it was so close to school.




I remember watching the Euro 2004 Cup finals at his place.




There was also the pool, nintendo gaming, and of couse computer gaming.




Ambrose would also try to piss me off, but in a different way then Titus.




He'd always carass the back of my neck of arm and whisper "Lam Lam" or "Bobstertron 5000" in some spastic voice, and it was very hard not to react.




But Ambrose was the one that was always willing to talk seriously.




I could talk sense with him and together we'd discuss about class parties and such.




Though mainly relunctant to do things, he...





I don't know how to put this...





Yeah really is on a totally different maturity level.





Though he can get real immature about some things.




And it always was and is a pleasure talking to him.

Ambrose, a listening ear, an understanding view, a reassuring opinion.

Terry

And finally Terry!!!




Terry was the one whom I argued the most with.




He loved to prove people wrong, especially me.



He's the one that sleeps the most during lessons and always gets into trouble with the teachers.



Sometimes even more trouble cos he would talk back to them.




He was always looking for the latest bag, shoes, hairstyle..




And his shopping sprees were horrendously long, and sometimes just for one piece of apparel.




And I used to dread going on them.




He was also a guy who had a habit of coming late, and had a habit of skirt-chasing too ;D




He also frequently sprouted fruity vocabulary and immediately apologised after that.




Terry was the one out of the four that I was the least closest to.




Particularly cause I never spent alot of time going out with him, caused he stayed so far, and also caused I couldn't keep secrets.





Which he had plenty of.




But nevertheless, my life has been touched by his.




As I said, he always loved to prove me wrong, and we'd frequently get angry with each other.




But that always thought me patience.




And though he loved to insult others, not excluding me, he could also be the exact opposite.




When he encouraged, I would really feel inspired.




Terry's a great encourager and motivator.




He made me want to lose weight, and study harder so that he wouldn't surpass me in math.



Which he could easily do, and he could do well academically if he spends more time studying.




I take that back.




He will do well should he study.

Terry, a sand in my clamshell to mould me to be a better man.

Though now we four tread down different paths I thank God for letting me know each one of you.




I'll say a prayer for you guys.




May we never forget the bonds that we made.




I have no idea why I am suddenly posting this.




Or maybe I do.




You know why??

Cause I just miss all of you guys so much...

Especially Titus, my right hand companion.



Well...




A toast to the Dudes of the Square Table.




Titus? Ambrose? Terry?

- Random Deductions -

You know, I've been thinking..




Yeah I've been thinking about this for a long time now.




What makes a good post?!?




What makes people want to give part of their precious time to read your page??




Yes I'm referring to blogs.




What makes people not just sift/scan through a page exactly the way you don't want them too??




And how do you stop that??




And how do you attract more people to read your blogs by the substance of your post??




So I've sorta come up with my own personal list.




Do feel free to add/correct me.




What I Think Makes An Interesting Post

Number 1:
- Your post must never be too long.


Unless:
- You are an extraordinary writer.

- Your post is super duper interesting.

- Your post relates to the reader in some way.




Number 2:
- Your post must never be too personal.


~Personally I don't give a darn about people who write out their entire week or day talking about what they did.

~It's really very very boring.

~Especially if they go into alot of detail.



Unless:
- You have specific lessons that actually make people think.

- Someone who's specifically interested to know you reads the post.

- Same as the above points.




Number 3:
- Your paragraphs have to be short.



~Or else it will cause the blurring effect.
~Which in turns causes people to scan through the post.



Unless:
- Nope no exceptions for this one.




Number 4:
- Your font should be big, clear and simple.



~I know mine is very small. But I've got no time to change it.



Unless:
- Your background is very plain. Which brings me to the next point.




Number 5:
- The simpler your background is, the easier it is to read your post.



~Too many desings/decorations here and there are an eyesore.



Unless:
- You have good colour coordination and know how not to kill everyone's eyes.




Number 6:
- Your post should be about something mind-blowing and out of the blue.



~If it was also a brain teaser then you'd have the perfect post.




Number 7:
- Your post should try and relate to everyone as much as possible.



~This will keep most people's interest.



Unless:
- You want to make a special shoutout to your partner. But I think sms=ing is better.




Number 8:
- Pictures do help make the post attractive. But too many will chase people away.




Number 9:
- Don't be too abstract. Normally leaves people baffled and have warped theories of you.




Number 10:
- Unless your blog is specifically catered toward something, don't go too much into detail about something, most people won't care.



~Eg: Music instruments, scientific stuff, organic stuff etcetc.
~This is in relation to point no. 7.




Number 11:
- Don't update too frequently nor infrequently.


~Once a week would be pretty nice.




Note*:
-All the above points do not matter if you can write as well as Douglas Adams.




Yup those are basically eleven points I can think of now.



I will post more if I can think of more.



I am not making any specific insults to anyone through the above points, so please don't get me wrong.



I am sorry if I have faulted anyone with my above points.




Well hopefully you find them useful, and I do hope everyone will have more interesting posts soon.



=D