This has been 1 of my fav songs... SammyDJ's version most preferred. Recently had it in a CD so currently it's the most played song in our car audio.
1st heard it (by Don Henley) many many years ago & there's a lil story behind... 1 of those "BGR" most of us had gone through during our school days.
When I was in pre-u, it's a common thing to stay back after school to study, especially when nearing exams. Then in 1 of the evenings, someone suggested a break by playing hide & seek. So about 20 of us... most of whom we already knew by then (the regulars who stayed late) - a few of my classmates & the rest from other classes including from the science faculty (mine's commerce). Lotsa crazy acts & we'd so much fun. As the running track was just in front of the cafeteria, 2 of my classmates & I ran to the other side of the track (pitch dark as no lights at night) & lied down. That's a pretty smart move indeed as no1'd have thought that'd be a hiding place too. Couldn't stop giggling while from afar watching them running around in search of the rest & those who hid sneaking around. Hehe.
During 1 of the rounds, met L.L. who's from the science faculty. We hit it off since then.. spent more & more time chatting during the stay-back-&-study session. He's intelligent but deviant & confided in me about his family problems. From how he sounded, they're rich but he just couldn't see eye to eye with hisdad mum. And soon, he grew very attached to me. He'd reserve a seat in the library (where it's always full-house) for me to join him in-between my tutorials/lectures. As he's quite popular in school, many came & asked me whether we're an item. And our relationship had never gone beyond sitting shoulder-to-shoulder.... I wouldn't even allow him to hold my hand!
But slowly, guess I grew out of the novelty & infatuation. I so missed being with my sisters whom I behaved silly with, also the bantering moments with guy classmates... while he'd been very nice & devoted. Then 1 day, I told him that I wanted us to go slow.. he agreed though he said he did feel something's amiss. From that very day on, my suggestion of "go slow" turned out to be avoiding him completely. Didn't know why all of a sudden I simply found the sight of him loathsome. And yep... every1 around wanted to know what's going on.
I still stayed back & study, so did he. But I made sure I was at least 10m away from him. In 1 of the afternoons, as usual we're in the same classroom. LL brought a player & had this song on loudly.. The group was puzzled about the sudden loud music but didn't dare to ask him as he'd since become very aloof. It's my 1st time hearing Boys of Summer & somehow I knew he'd the intention to let me hear it. Only later that I gotta know the song better.
His buddies hated me for turning him into an even more closed-up person. Yet he's so nice to forgive me... about a year later, we're back on talking terms & he asked me out again. I agreed to the date which's nothing but freaky. Why? When I was walking to meet him who's like less than 100m away (just a turn at the corner), I bumped into my classmate. Then when we're on the way to the cinema, we met 2 of his classmates & another schoolmate we both knew after the movie! So wasn't that freaky, or wat? Since then, we didn't meet again.
Now whenever I think about it, I wonder would I have handled it in a better way. Was I wrong to completely push him away in a snap of fingers?
Did run into him again after a few years we left school. He's attached. When catching up, he's so proud to tell me that his girlfriend's very beautiful & he's happy to be with her. Good for him!
P.S. Not too long ago during a chat, da-jie jokingly said it's disappointing that I didn't marry L.L. otherwise she'd not need to join the long Q to buy BBQ pork during CNY. Hmmm...
1st heard it (by Don Henley) many many years ago & there's a lil story behind... 1 of those "BGR" most of us had gone through during our school days.
When I was in pre-u, it's a common thing to stay back after school to study, especially when nearing exams. Then in 1 of the evenings, someone suggested a break by playing hide & seek. So about 20 of us... most of whom we already knew by then (the regulars who stayed late) - a few of my classmates & the rest from other classes including from the science faculty (mine's commerce). Lotsa crazy acts & we'd so much fun. As the running track was just in front of the cafeteria, 2 of my classmates & I ran to the other side of the track (pitch dark as no lights at night) & lied down. That's a pretty smart move indeed as no1'd have thought that'd be a hiding place too. Couldn't stop giggling while from afar watching them running around in search of the rest & those who hid sneaking around. Hehe.
During 1 of the rounds, met L.L. who's from the science faculty. We hit it off since then.. spent more & more time chatting during the stay-back-&-study session. He's intelligent but deviant & confided in me about his family problems. From how he sounded, they're rich but he just couldn't see eye to eye with his
But slowly, guess I grew out of the novelty & infatuation. I so missed being with my sisters whom I behaved silly with, also the bantering moments with guy classmates... while he'd been very nice & devoted. Then 1 day, I told him that I wanted us to go slow.. he agreed though he said he did feel something's amiss. From that very day on, my suggestion of "go slow" turned out to be avoiding him completely. Didn't know why all of a sudden I simply found the sight of him loathsome. And yep... every1 around wanted to know what's going on.
I still stayed back & study, so did he. But I made sure I was at least 10m away from him. In 1 of the afternoons, as usual we're in the same classroom. LL brought a player & had this song on loudly.. The group was puzzled about the sudden loud music but didn't dare to ask him as he'd since become very aloof. It's my 1st time hearing Boys of Summer & somehow I knew he'd the intention to let me hear it. Only later that I gotta know the song better.
His buddies hated me for turning him into an even more closed-up person. Yet he's so nice to forgive me... about a year later, we're back on talking terms & he asked me out again. I agreed to the date which's nothing but freaky. Why? When I was walking to meet him who's like less than 100m away (just a turn at the corner), I bumped into my classmate. Then when we're on the way to the cinema, we met 2 of his classmates & another schoolmate we both knew after the movie! So wasn't that freaky, or wat? Since then, we didn't meet again.
Now whenever I think about it, I wonder would I have handled it in a better way. Was I wrong to completely push him away in a snap of fingers?
Did run into him again after a few years we left school. He's attached. When catching up, he's so proud to tell me that his girlfriend's very beautiful & he's happy to be with her. Good for him!
P.S. Not too long ago during a chat, da-jie jokingly said it's disappointing that I didn't marry L.L. otherwise she'd not need to join the long Q to buy BBQ pork during CNY. Hmmm...
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