The stages of life: What we went through

When we were in elementary school, all we knew was play. Running around. Climbing trees. Skipping classes. Eating junks from the aunty by the road. Playing puppy loves, "Yerrr, she likes you." "You no good, I don't want to friend you already." Kids. We do what kids do. Laughing. Messing around.

When we entered high school, we turned our focus on studies. PMR, SPM, STPM. We got active in sports. We got involved in curricular activities. When we meet up, we talked about homeworks, comparing exam questions, that big carnival at the adjacent school, that popular tution centre, that new boyfriend/girlfriend, trying out new things for the first time, choosing courses and colleges. We try to grow up while stll being kids at the same time.

When we hit college life, we worry about financing problems, we worry about grades, we got all stuck in assignments. In the mean time, we started to head out even more. We got to flash the big 'P' on our windscreens. We hit the cinemas, we hit the cafes, we spent more time at the mamaks. We started to experiment with fashion. We started to go on trips on our own. We got our certs and got ready to apply for jobs. We wanted to prove that we were matured enough to do things on our own but couldn't shed the kid that was still inside us.

When we got into the working world, we talked about our companies, our bosses, our colleagues, our jobs. We discussed about paychecks, about switching jobs, about relationships, about the next big thing. We noticed the changes that we were facing. And we tried to deal with them. We hit the social scenes even more. We complained about life. We complained about the things that we are going through. Tough times. Looking for each other for support. We were trying to move into the adult world. Not quite there yet.

Present. We are still dealing with life. Trying to find ourselves in the midst of the world. Trying to fit in. Trying to make it big. We now talk about plans for the future. About commitments. About investments. About buying properties and cars. About doing business on our own. About politics. About economics. About the conflicts we are facing. About the decisions that we are so afraid to make. We no longer mess around like we used to. We began to take more responsibilities to our hands. We began to think about the consequences of each step made. We are growing up. And along the way, we missed our childhood. Wanting to go back to the years when we were still climbing trees...

What does the future holds for us?