so today i was just doing my daily routine. you know nothing special. checking mail, watching funny youtube videos. but then suddenly a familiar tune just popped into my head.
'boowa and kwala, boowa and kwala! we are boowa and kwala! we are!'
you see, back when i was still a small kid my parents wanted me to learn. so they showed me this website called uptoten.com. at first i was really skeptical about it, but i checked it out anyway. this site teaches little kids from ages up to ten about general things. (alphabet, numbers, occasions, manners etc.) i remember i used to be crazy about it then! they even had funky songs that teach you things. it's fun and you learn at the same time. i loved that. (i'm the type of person who likes to have fun while learning so this made life easier for my parents) they had games, shows and even you can make your own show sometimes! but there where two creatures that guided me through it all. one is, boowa. he is a big blue dog and he has a best friend name kwala. she is a small, yellow koala. they learn things together and have fun together. they were like my best friends at home. they'd always teach me to do good when my parents are away.
so from then on, my parents signed me up to be apart of the club. i remember every year on my birthday, they would send me a birthday card through my email and shout me out on the website.
but years went by, i forgot about my two best friends. i grew up with these creatures. there was a new hype. everyone started getting facebooks, twitters, formsprings, tumblrs. since i got these all, i forgot about my childhood. pretty devastating, i couldn't believe i had forgotten those two creatures that made a huge impact in my life and made a part of who i am today.
so as you see, i am in tears as i write this post. i truly miss my childhood. now, the children who have been born to this day won't be able to experience it because of advance technology. the 2nd graders at my school have iPhones and blackberries. but when i was their age i had uptoten.
it hurts for me to say this because i am now a high school student. it makes me feel old and i just want to go back to my childhood. i didn't even feel that i graduated but now it hit me since i remembered my old friends. but i know i should be optimistic for a new beginning, but i just can't let go of my childhood. not just yet.