Socialization Woes

I never thought that my perception of life could be changed after watching the movie "Click". As I watched the credits roll on the screen, instead of remembering Adam Sandler and his comical antics, what filled my mind was a reflective thought that I should cherish life and live fully, as every experience is worth the time and effort. It seems the start to the new year has been pretty rough for all Geminis concerned as Jackson, a friend of mine, had failed in his quest for romance and had to take a long time to nurse his heartbreak. It seems that the girls involved in his and my story just could not appreciate both our efforts and presence, ignored us and to rub salt in our wounds, they conveniently got attached. Anyway, together with Lionel and me, three of us old army buddies gathered for a little pep talk and encouragement session last week at Novena Square. Hopefully, by the time I post this, Jackson will be feeling much better than he did the last time we met up.
Well, another Gemini I know belonged to an entirely different league. He could not have asked for a better start to the new year. 29th January 2007 is the special day, for my best buddy Fabius has found himself a girlfriend! It was truly memorable for I witnessed the entire process and followed the highs and lows of their "drama", fortunate enough to catch the final episode and its happy fairytale ending. Though it also meant that my close friends around me are no longer single and I may be neglected now and then, I felt happy for him. Of course, I had also learnt another valuable lesson in the process, as the never-ending quest for socialization and re-socialization continues.
By comparing the above "fairytale" with the previous bittersweet experience that I had recently, I came to a conclusion that what happened was partly my fault and I deserve every bit of the disastrous consequences that was brought along with it. For I simply chose not to heed the warning signs when they were so ominous - when the "safe" distance between two people has disappeared, the incessant placing of his hand behind her back even though it is totally unnecessary, the frequent exchanges of whispers etc. Everything seems like deja vu to me, except this time, I took the role of the observer instead of a participant. After the recent happenings, I can say that I have came out worser, but nonetheless, wiser.
I guess this has to be my new approach to life now, bearing in mind the fact that events in life are pretty dynamic and we as the "actors", have to constantly resocialize ourselves in order to survive and keep ourselves self-sufficient mentally and emotionally. To make things better, Singapore had better win Thailand in the first leg for a start... That would certainly put a smile on my face, at least for the time being.

(Thanks Felicia, for teaching me how to post pictures. I promise the Europe photos will be up asap...)