It has been exactly 2months, 2 days... since the last time i stepped in the compound of Downtown East. However.. this time round.. everything felt totally different. Right from the moment i alighted bus 21.. All the way to the same long route to the chalet..
Just 2 months ago.. i had my own chalet.. A room for two. It seemed so recent that i actually found it hard to believe that 2 months actually seperated my last visit there.. As i hear the noise coming from the Escape Theme Park (from all the respective rides) .. memories start flashing back.. as if to remind me not to give up. Could still remember clearly the first time i stepped in that viking ride 2 months ago.. (Its quite weird how i used to wish the ride would end ASAP.. But yet now.. i actually wished that the ride was forever) ...
It really wasnt easy to stay happy that day. I promised Yingjie not to be sad that day.. So that i wont spoil his special 21st Birthday.. But then again.. No tks to Eric.. who frequently reminded me of my previous chalet was just opposite at Blk H.. ...
At the chalet.. i realised that other than the 2 birthday guys, i knew close to no one... Haix.. But fortunately, i managed to find some ppl to kill time with.. Daidi.. Mahjong.. And the classic Winning Eleven .. Then, for some reason.. I thought of calling her. Maybe its because DTE was only a few bus stops away.. Or maybe its because.. i started to feel alone.. i've always enjoyed myself at DTE.. Something had to be wrong.
What was happening to me?.. Now i cant even walk a step in DTE without having flashbacks of memories coming back to me... Was i really that dependant on us? How come i couldnt feel it until now... Haix. Suddenly i felt like i knew DTE very well.. From where the bicycles shd be parked.. to the fastest way to Escape.., the bowling alley.., chalet.. etc.. But yet, i didnt feel complete. Its a feeling that's almost indescribable in words.
After that day.. I dont think i'll want to step in DTE in the near future.. The experience was too painful. Well.. Good things will come my way.. i can almost feel it coming...