but in all honesty, there is a bit of sadness creeping up between all the smiles. it's not because of peer pressure or anything of that sort...

rather, it's because it used to be something that i wanted very much for myself and was certain that it would happen - however, of late, i am finding it increasingly difficult to believe that it will actually take place. again, not because i've not found the right one, but because i don't think there will be a right one. so more than anything else, i find myself mourning the gradual demise of a childhood "dream".

it is the same pang you feel when you first came to realise as a child, that your parents are not perfect.