Of Friends and Foe

I've been blessed with great friends. Throughout my life, I've met wonderful people that I can call friends. But true friends are very hard to find.. and sometimes when you least expected it, they'll come and find you.

My very first friend was an imaginary girl from Japan. I can never recall that exact childhood moment, but constant stories from my dad kinda got stuck in my memory box. According to him, I would always pick up the phone and dialed random numbers and start mumbling in god-knows-what language (konon japanese laa kut). And after that I'd run to one of my parents and start rambling bout the so-called friend in Japan (how cute is that *winks*). This must have been caused by my dad's constant trip to Japan (he was a reporter back then). One day when he came back from one of his trips, I ran up to him and begged him to drive me to the airport to pick up my 'friend'. "Ayah.. jom laaa gi airport.. kawan Jaja dari Jepun dah tunggu dah tu", kicking and screaming. Hmmm.. what happened after that.. I dunno.. Sometimes when I sat back and recalled that story, I'll start laughing sengsorang.. :)

Then when I started kindergarden, I started mixing with real kids.. but still my imagination will always get the best of me.. but I shall not elaborate further in this enty.

Met up with Alia, Nadia, Lina & Aduni in primary school and became fast friends. We went every where together and even ended up in the same classes every single year. Our after school activities comprises of playing various board games @ Aduni's house (her board game collections are beyond snake & ladder and monopoly), trying out new NKOTB's dance moves + lots of oreo muching @ Nadia's, making instant ice cream @ my house, etc. I remembered that Nadia's mom will sometime bring us rollerskating in PJ (back then this was considered very cool...!). Wow... those were the days... Now everyone's all grown up and went seperate ways. Thanks to Friendsters, we've found each other again. There were plans to meet up the other day for Alia's engagement, but.... maybe next time.

Shireen was my confidant throughout high school. We live 2 doors away from each other, so you can imagine how much time we've spent in each other's company. My most unforgetable moments with her would be when we would always volunteer to bring food to any school events and start rumaging my kitchen for food... The menus that we've prepared ranges frm canapes, tuna (with sambal belacan & mayo!) sandwiches, roti jala & chicken curry, etc.. and surprisingly everyone liked our buffet spread (well.. i'm a born cook *lol*). Apart frm that, our crazy activities also involve checking out the cute guys frm school after friday prayers @ KFC.. hahaha... wow... that was fun... This girl has always been there for me through my ups and downs and even now when we only see each other like twice a year (on our b'days.. only to give each other a hug & pressie), we still know that deep down the friendship bond that was built for more than 15 yrs is still going strong.

The second part of my high school yrs was spent away from home - way back in Hulu Terengganu. And this is where I met with my current best buddies.. Nai & Ejan. I was not close to them back then though. I spent most of my time with my roommates EJ, SN & NI. Out of the 3 roomies, EJ was closest to me (maybe coz we both come frm the same town). She had been there through my growing-up stage (back then I was a late bloomer). Enjoyed the time spent with her and the rest, making jokes out of silly little things, staying up after lights-off and pulled tricks on other students, gossiping about the wardens, planning to boycott exams, went out to stay @ the local inn (while we were suppose to go back home) and rented trishaw to go to Pantai Batu Buruk for the special taste of ice-cream goreng & ikang bakar... hmmmm... heaven... However the friendship was over after this friend found her "guy" and we've gone our seperate ways. I've tried my best to stay in touch by inviting her out on gatherings, etc... but she always makes silly excuses not to join us. She even cut-off the communication (not picking up my calls, answering my SOS sms). Since then I've stopped trying and gave up all plans to patch things up with her until she called me 2 weeks back to invite me to her wedding. Being the hard-headed person that I am, I was reluctant to talk to her and was actually relieved when the call got cut off. She then sms'ed me asking for my new address (since I've shifted home without informing her). Until now I still haven't replied her sms.....and her wedding is this weekend.. (I hate the feeling.. but I just can't forget everything...)

Anyway.... let's clear the air with more happy stories... Back in my uni days Nurul & Syam are my close buddies.. They are great friends.. the ones that you'll treasure for life. During the most critical times in my life, they've been there to lend their shoulders. I think the tears I've shed with them can fill the entire lake in front of our apartment in uni. I can always rely on them to pick me up, cheer me up and even push me to study. When i met my ex, they were the 1st ones that gave an indication that he was not right for me, even though in not so many words and that I just brushed their comments off at that time.. and they were right. Thanks girls.... love you to death...

Finally, back to Nai & Ejan... my crazy, yet loving buddies... Love them! We've been hanging out since after uni, shopping, travelling, dreaming, and just talking.. Don't actually know how we got together, 3 girls (or should I say 1 girl and 2 ladies now *winks*) with totally different personalities can actually have fun, making fun of each other. The jokes that we've cracked are damn stupid but lasted a lifetime.. (like the one about.......... ok I shall not tell). I guess we must have spent alot of time together that at times we can actually read each other's mind (hahaha..). Now one has ran off to marry a mamak..ooppsss.. an engineer.. and another one following her footsteps soon (not to a mamak.. ooppsss again.. an engineer though). I am trying my best to convince myself that things will not change after this.. The two guys are becoming fast friends too. Hence, would surely pray that who ever it is that I'll end up with can blend in with them, so that we girls can still have our time together to catch-up (gossip laa apa lagi....). Sitting alone at the corner of Picolo Mondo last Sunday, while the two went to the ladies, made me think of how my life would be after Ejan's wedding. Will we still have time to go shopping like that day & feast ourselves with good food? Or will they be busy with their hubbies & babies this time next yr, while I will still be struggling to finish off my CIMA and finding my own hubby? Oh well... it's 1.30 am now.. I guess I will not think of it now.. I shall think about it tommorrow...


binx: to those people that names I have yet to mention (you know who you are)... thanks for being a part of my life. your friendship means a lot to me.....