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Snapshots of my classmates' wide ridiculous smiles always get me, especially when the memory that comes with that stolen image of time comes rolling in. The littlest things like Bonnie Bailey's hit that practically drugged us during batch parties, whimsical hirits and expressions like goodvibes! saUlos! and eows!, the undying noise that comes with Zobel students wherever we go, the love-hate relationships we have with amazing people we'll never forget (like Mama Ludz and Sir Flu) - they were all just part of the best days of my 18-year life. And in a way that not even I understand, my knees just wobble at the thought of actually finally saying goodbye to all that, and facing things so unknown and unfamiliar to me.

I may have just been lagging this whole time for not fully appreciating the fun of it all, but I am so glad that I witnessed and had the best of times with people who were meant to overwhelm me with their presence.

I know getting all sentimental about these things is waaaay overdue. But hey, weve got the first day of the rest of our lives heading our way, so there's still plenty of time for us to look back and conquer the world at the same time.

Whether we be squashed like bugs as Freshies or be looked up to as Zobel alumni, Im sure that the Star Batch are still gonna be the makers of the greatest story ever told. :)

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Maybe some things were really meant to never be the same again. But maybe, if you did something about it, it wouldnt have to be that way.