This is to a dear friend who is now on his way to the other side of the world. Sorry I was late, and we didn't have a chance to say a proper goodbye. What is a proper goodbye, anyway? Still, in case you don't know, though I guess you would, here are my warmest wishes for you. Bon voyage, and have fun there. You are missed even before you stepped into the plane. With you gone, I've lost one rare friend who'll make time for me no matter what, one best friend who has shared so much with me. Please remember me while you're there, and keep in contact.
And to misty as well. Such a coincidence that you're both on the same flight, going to the same college, and be in the same hall as well. Bon voyage to you as well, keep blogging!
There'll be more goodbyes next year, a fact most aptly pointed out by alvinny, when the whole bunch of us guys leave the army. Then more than half of my best friends will leave me to become scattered across the globe. But that's something to be dealt with when the time comes.