I am so bad when it comes to remembering faces and names, especially of old schoolmates that I was not closed with.
There was this one time after SPM, I walked into the local pharmacy and there was this one girl that greeted me by my full name. No one calls me by my full name unless they are from my lower secondary school. Of course I didn't remember her, so I just blurted a quick "hey!" and mind my own business looking for the stuffs I needed. However, when I approached the checkout counter, I found the same girl minding the cash register. I was stuck!
Girl: Hey lama tak nampak you..
Binx: Ha ah, I just got back from Terengganu..
Girl: Sihat?
Binx: Alhamdulillah.. You?
Girl: I'm good.. So do you still keep in touch with S (my bestfriend from school)?
Binx: (dang it! who is this girl?) Yeah.. errrmm..
Girl: That's great!
Binx: Ermmm.. ermmm...
Binx: I'm so sorry.. but where do I know you from ek?
Girl: (shocked) From school.. SMTTDI! You don't remember me eh?
Binx: Oooo.... I am sooo sorry... Of course I remember you (ayat coverline)
Girl: Ok.. so take care now.. Come again..
Binx: Yea ok.. Keep in touch (coverline lagi)
That was how bad I was. Muka tebal tak ingat laa time tuh.. And sadly, the girl still works there until today. So, I had to endure the shame until now.
Today, I had to endure another similar episode. Only it was even worse than the previous one...
I was sitting in the LRT, my mind blanked after sitting in a very long talk since morning. I was minding my own business until one girl boarded the train at KL Central and sat across from me. I didn't get a good look at her when she suddenly screamed out my name with such enthusiasm and quickly grabbed the empty seat next to me. OK.. what was I to do now? I really don't know this girl, and she was asking me all sorts of questions.
Girl: Hey, lama tak jumpa kan?
Binx: Haaa... ha ah laa.. How are you? (ayat cover)
Girl: I'm good..
Binx: So, what are you doing now? Keje kat mana?
Girl: Eh, org still studying lar... (she gave me a weird look)
Binx: *pause* (what to ask? who is she? god help me!!!)
Binx: *stole a glance* (who is this girl?!!!)
Binx: Errmm.. you ni my junior frm Q-Ber ke? (soalan pancing)
Girl: (she gave me a weird stare) Kak Binx!!! Nieh Fifi la!!!
Binx: Oh my God!!! Sorrrryyyyyyyyyyy... (she's my cousin!!!)
Binx: *bangs own forehead*
Binx: I didn't realised it was you...
Binx: You look so different with tudung.. Sorrryyyyyy..
Girl: It's ok.. it's been almost 3 years since we've last met kan?
Binx: Ha ah laa.. *phewh!*
Have this ever happened to any one of you before?
binx: *tutup muka*
16 comments:
huarrghh huarrghh huarrghhh
cousin sendiri ingat junior. Do'h!
budak popular! mintak otograp pls.
*snap snap pittures*
* no more duit raya from fifi's parents? :P
nice shoes.
it happened to me a couple of times.
act macam kenal tapi it took me ages contacting good friends be it from primary school/high school/college/uni juz to make sure who the heck that i bum into and it's 90% success after vaguely giving full description!
huarggghhhhh!!! kelakar la you nieh.... jgn la lupa muka i pulak kan? now that you've left the organisation and i am stuck here waaaaayyyyy back where the djins are playing football!!
kekekekeke...
p/s lama dah tak bagi komen kan? bz larrr...
it didnt happened 2 me tapi my dad la byk kena.. org kenal dia.. kalau jalan2 people tegur... he buat2 kenal... then tny i sapa tu... mana la i tau ehehehe
hi,
lama tak drop by in comment box and i think i know who is the pharmacy lady..hehehe she still working there.. now as supervisor, if am not mistaken. :)
oh yes...happens to me all the time. once one of my juniors when i was a scouter greeted me with a Sir in front of everyone. that's not fun at all. the best thing is, he had his kid and wife with him! amazing ;)
Cheers!!! :D
e.j.a.n:
eh, i havent seen her in 3 years laa.. plus dulu dia stylo sket.. now dah pakai tudung.. not my fault maa
:p
teek:
i dunno bout u, but i havent been receiving duit raya for years! tukang bagi duit raya ada lar
:p
d'arkampo:
tq! thanks to hush puppies lar.. it's my fav shoe
:D
freak & geek:
wah.. u sanggup call everyone just to find out who the person is? *salute*
i always tell myself to keep my mouth shut and pretend that i know the person.. but everytime mesti backfired..
:D
cik_dee:
eh.. how can i forget ur face.. gambar with u byk laa in my album.. dun worry dear!
nads:
hehehe.. my dad used to act the same way too.. how i wish i can be as ignorant and just carry on pretending that i knew them kan..
:D
dsaint:
yeah.. binx the blur queen of the year..
:D
jarin:
of course laa u know her kan.. hehhehe.. i bet if meet up time reunion nanti mesti she tells the story to everyone.. *malu*
sir heylbaine:
hehehe.. siap ada 'sir' tuh..
did he give u the salute?
AGREE WITH TEEK...
BUDAK POPULAR WOOO....
Semua orang kenal. Siap tahu siapa best friend dia lagi... waaa..
Oh and yes, otograp please..
hihihihi.. u glams ramai org ingat till now :P .. tapi terforgot cousin sendiri tu.. tak dapek ler den nak tolong.
muahahaha... org fofular mmg lupa kawan2 eh? cam city & DK tu la. heheh just kidding. how r u there? 763
amir etcetera:
bukan popular laa..
i was one of the few new kids in that school.. org lain suma dah kenal each other since std 1.. tuh pasal stand out sket frm the crowd.. hahahaa.. yeah rite!
cikpijah:
bukan glams.. i have a very common face.. so org senang ingat kut.. even org yg mmg tak kenal i pun ckp they know me..
http://rhumba-addict.blogspot.com/2005/07/familiar-face.html
mystery man:
like ct & dk? mana sama lar...
bukan lupa kawan... tak ingat aje.. ;)
i'm good.. how r u lar? lama menyepi...
i had a friend who's like that but he survived everytime by asking, "eh, takde kad baru ke??" (as in, business card). if they've moved jobs or promoted, they'd give a card but even if they aren't they'd always say hey... i'm still here (this/that company) and you'd kinda remember la who they are...
but in this case kalau cousin... hehe... susa la...
toughcookie:
hey.. thanks for hopping by..
aaah.. that's a good tip actually.. thanks! will definitely try that one the next time im stuck in such situations.. but kalau kena cousin lagi tak tau laa apa nak ckp kan.. im so blur like dat..
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