Those were the days, my friends

My dearest friends (teman seperjuangan),

The song "Those Were The Days, My Friend" by Mary Hopkins was playing on the radio while I was driving home today. The lyrics really tugged at my heart.
Then, the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
We'd smile at one another and we'd say


Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way

Places like Kota Kinabalu, Miri, joints in Kuala Lumpur, Chiengmai, Bangkok, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, London, and Amsterdam came back to mind. Yes, those were the days. And they finally came to an end for me (for good, God willing).

I had mixed emotions as the memories swarmed me. I wanted to smile because of all those misadventures we did and the fun we had. And at the same time, I wanted to shed tears because of the same misadventures I did and the regrets I have now.

Surely, we are older now. And hopefully, we do get wiser.

May God be merciful to us.

UPDATE: A dear friend looked up the song in YouTube. He gave me this link. Thanks, bro!

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