Some feelings, I guess, will always be there.

You may have seen this photo I posted on Fb a few days ago,

which generated quite an amazing number of likes.

It wasn't a tourist attraction, just a place J and I stumbled upon

on our way home from the gym a few days back.

Here's the story.

The sky had been immensely gloomy the whole week,

but that day the sky was so beautiful.

J and I saw the horizon across the road while we were on the bus,

that gradient was so perfect, the colors so rich.

I've never seen such orange in my life.

We shrieked like American tiara girls seeing Barbie for the first time,

attracting some puzzled looks from the commuters.

We made a spontaneous decision to alight and catch the sunset.

Unfortunately the next bus stop was a 10-minute walk from the spot

and before we even got there, the sun was almost buried.

Being slightly disappointed, we strolled closer to the water,

hoping to catch a last glimpse before the sun was completely submerged.

The water was so so still that evening.

Or so we thought.

Until we realised that it wasn't just still,

it was frozen.

The lake was frozen, it'd turned into ice.

We both gasped in awe.

It was as if the world was on hold for a while

and we had to take a few seconds to absorb the incredible phenomenon.

We weren't sure if it was safe to step on the lake

but somewhere across the golden streams of sunlight,

a black silhouette glided seamlessly through the beams.

Someone was skating on the lake!!

Awe turned into excitement as we waved and greeted him from where we were.

He skated towards us and we exchanged a brief conversation.

He shared that the ice was about 10cm thick,

and that it was generally safe to be stepped on,

though there were some parts which weren't completely solid yet.

The first few steps were beyond incredible.

It was a feeling beyond words, beyond my imagination,

and beyond everything I ever thought could be 'reality'.

I felt more alive than ever.

That evening, it was incredibly beautiful.

I'm only a quarter through my life, inexperienced, naive and stubborn as can be.

But this was no doubt the best moment of my life.

When I become old and forgetful,

I may have to look back on these photos to recall how the place looked like.

But I will never forget how I felt.

Some feelings, I guess, will always be there.