LOVE, Kloudiia

What about this young man? Well, he is an undergraduate at National University of Singapore, an ordinary guy with maybe less than ordinary ideals and thoughts.

He probably doesn’t know I am blogging about him, and no, in case you are expecting some under the blanket secrets about him when he was a little boy, sorry guys, be ready to get some disappointment! My lips are sealed.

I was going through my email and this usual one from Multiply.com (a friends networking site, similar to Friendster.com and MySpace.com) landed into my inbox, with the usual stuff reminding me of the updates from my contacts, mainly Rich I guess as he was the one who invited me to join the network. Frankly speaking, I haven’t bothered about that account after accepting the invitation, that I even forgotten my user name and password.

Anyway, I decided to re-enter the site and take a look at what I have missed so far during my long absense. And boy, it was really a miss. This young man had actually posted at least 50 entries in his own journal. While browsing them, I was taken aback at some of his talents that I didn’t know about him, like his flair for writing for instance! I found myself enjoying thoroughly while reading his posts, as he has this ability to draw readers into the same kind of emotions he was feeling there and then while he was penning down his thoughts. Good job Rich! I am impressed, really!

Strictly speaking, we are born in two different generations, him in the 80s while me in the 70s. (Oops, there I go, revealing my age again!) Though we were cousins, but sadly to say, the number of times we meet up is probably less than 5 times in a year. So, we didn’t have much interaction and communication as I think we should, since we are related by family ties, isn’t it?

This brought me to muse about how we could have taken our cousins for granted. We meet our friends on a regular basis, and we keep ourselves updated on each other’s progress and status. Yet, why aren’t we giving our cousins the same amount of time to know each other better? Is it because we know deep down that no matter how much or how little time we spend, it is a fact that they will still be our cousins, and this is a fact that won’t be and can’t be changed overnight, or forever.

Ironically, it is through his journal that I get glimpses of his life, his thoughts and his perspectives on life. And if he hadn’t chosen this method to communicate, how else would I have got to know him better, if not through a gathering now and then face-to-face?

Of course, I can also argue that all of us are busy with our own lives. We have work to do, studies and projects to rush, and yes, relationships to maintain. Plus the fact that our age gap is somewhat bigger than the mean age in our usual clicks also serve as one extra “reason” that we may not understand each other so well. Then, isn’t this an even better reason to find out what are the problems that the youngsters born in the 80s face? What are their values, towards love, life, career and family? What are their hobbies, besides computer games and casual dating. How do they handle stress? What could lead to them having stress?

Oh, the more I think about it, the more potential of learning more about my cousins and about the later generation men do I sense! And I have cousins who are talented in multi areas, like Michelle who is a natural at designing. Oh did I mention she is a beauty too? haha

Cousins can be like friends. Especially when they know things about me that their mums (aka my aunts, aka my mum’s sisters) do not know and vice versa.

P.S If you like to read about Richmond’s musings, this is where you can find him online. (I’ll put this link up for as long as I never receive objection from him to take it down!)

[tags]My space,Friendster,Multiply.com[/tags]