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remember charles? we met again.

like the last time we met, he was calm and cool, very gentlemanly. and i keep forgetting that he is only 21.

we met for tea and then decided to catch a movie. he came to pick me up and we had a good time chatting on the way. we spoke about his leg injury, his running, his dancing, who he thought influenced him the most, his friends, the girl who asked to borrow $50 and he never spoke to eversince, the guy who asked to borrow $150 and he never intended to get it back from, his winnings, why he does not have a girlfriend now, what happened to his previous girlfriends, how he became smarter ...

i asked about his brother and charles said that he'll probably get around 15 points for his o levels and would most likely get into poly. i remarked that 15 is good and he said, "few years ago i would have thought that is good, but now i think if you put in 100%, you should achieve 100%.", his theory of success. then he added that he thinks his brother is going to do ok. i asked him why and he replied, "he is more sensible than i was at 16". and i said for him to say that, he is indeed a very sensible young man now.

before i got off the car, i thanked him for the evening and told him that i am very happy and proud of him.

i really am.

p/s the other sign of hope came from the little chat i had over sms and msn with mj. he also made me think that it is possible. thanks.