not so great expectations?

teachers who show their staff pass get to go on a free ride at the singapore flyer from 1st to 7th september. it's a special promotion in honour of teachers' day celebrations. so, taking the opportunity to have a feel of a spin on the big wheel, some of us got together on friday and headed for the ride of our lives.

or so it seemed. turns out it wasn't as fantastic as i had expected, and i didn't really enjoy myself that much in the end. i guess a lot of it had to do with the fact that it did not meet my expectations. maybe if i hadn't thought so much of it i wouldn't have ended up so disappointed.

in a way i think the same goes for people. ting once commented how i can lower my expectations of people such that i allow them to carry on being themselves with me. she says it's really difficult for her. i realise i can only do that with friends who are not particularly close. perhaps the reason why she's unable to do that is because the person concerned was family and a loved one. that makes it all the more harder doesn't it? the closer they are to u the more u would expect from them? and that makes for all the disppointment in the world.

just wanna tell ting: i noe how u feel sometimes. we just have to have faith in God and believe that He alone will bring us through all the pain and disappointments.