Friday, 17 August 2007 | 6:38 pm

Here and now

I was sitting at the bus stop, minding my own business when two people from our school walked up and started talking to Fishman and Julian. In the space of 20 minutes, they managed to flash two oncoming cars, run onto the busy main road and attempt to hail an out of service bus, fake having sex in front of another car (making weird noises the whole time), moan in a sexual way more than 20 times, tell an overseas student that they were horny (in Chinese) and offer to give Chersheen a blow job.

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Needless to say, they were fascinatingly repulsive and Chersheen accepted the offer. I kept thinking about what they would do after they graduated, and what if that were me. What if I hadn't ended up in 7E all those years ago, started partying, drinking and smoking. What if I hadn't made such a good bunch of friends who do normal things like eat, dance, play tennis and study hard. I have to say it, but if they don't change, what kind of life will these people have after high school?

I know I'm being stereotypical here, but they strike me as the kind who sleep around, party hard, drop out of school, have kids and do drugs (in no particular order). The whole time I was thinking, what if I had ended up like that? I've watched people I've known in childhood grow up and do things I would never even consider doing. I want them to change. I want them to care what happens when our cosy stint in educational institutions finally come to an end. Here and now is just as important is tomorrow and the rest of your life.

I'm so lucky I'm instilled with a deep sense of true Asian-ess. Not get straight A's at school? MY CAREER IS OVER!

With love,
Mel