come back down to reality, girl!

it's dark outside, and the clock reads 2am, yet, sleep eludes this very being. she reaches for the switch and turns on her bedside-cum-study lamp. her eys adjust to the sudden stream of light that pierces the darkness. she stumbles out of bed and her eyes start to focus as they scan her bookshelf, with a handful of titles sitting on them. and there, she sees a few titles she had read in her pre-pubescent days.. Love Stories. she wonders what those are doing there and figured her 13 year old sister might have dug it out, after exhausting the whole library of books in the house. nevertheless, since she had nothing better to do with her time, she dusts one of the books and flips it to the front page...

yes, genius, for those of you who haven't figured it out yet, that "being" was me last night, or shall i say early this morning... (i'm expanding my creative writing horizons okay?) it is funny though, how a few days ago i said i have lost the drive to blog, i read one of this love stories, and find a realisation i just can't wait to share.

for those who have read any of the books under the title "love stories", "sweetheart", of even "svh" (god forbid!), would have noticed that the stories go something like this, girl (usually in high school) meets guy (either in school or on some vacation), they cross paths, and to add some variation, sometimes they like each other instantly, other times they are like sworn enemies, then through some magical event they decide *surprise* they do like each other, and then *dramatic music* some trouble arises and the two have some disagreement, and then in the next few chapters boy and girls realise that the other person is The One, and life is incomplete without them, and they get back together, and they live happily ever after *cue sparkles and glitter and happy music*

if you didn't detect my cynicsm, yes, i find these stories so ridiculous now, stories only girls 13 and under can be drawn to. real-life is so far detatched from such notions. the thing is, all this often happens in a few days, a few weeks the most, yet, what healthy relationship can be established in a month??

look at disney cartoons, i love the characters and all, but ariel married eric in the span of 3 days (if i'm not mistaken), and all it took was a whole night of dancing and cinderella found her prince. reality? i think not... that is why i think they should stay in the world of fairytales. who are we kidding? do fairytale endings actually exist? me, the cynic says no.

it takes so much time to get to know someone. to know how they tick, what makes them happy, what infuriates them. yet, to start a relationship with some one you've known for say, 2 weeks, is ridiculous, dontcha think? especially if that is the person whom you're gonna spend the rest of your life with.

so, is there really such a thing as love at first sight? i think not.

i'm still looking for that elusive "prince", yes, but i'm in no hurry. i'm 19 (yes, it's not june yet!! ) and have my whole life in front of me!

[edit: i just contradicted myself in saying i dont believe in fairytales... but oh well]