D. recent photograph.it was back in February 2000.
It was party girl period. Every other day. Or whatever we could afford with our undergraduate pocket money. We were a foursome. Jan, Wan and May. And me. We were staying in Jan's single room. Allowed to puff away without annoying roommates.
Wan was dating this guy from MMU Melaka. Once in a while he would come to KL and meet up with her. Ive heard a lot about the guy but had yet to meet him. Wan was brushing her hair one afternoon and telling us that Nai - her bf would be coming over that week. I didnt take much interest except for the prospect for meeting Nai for the first time. Wan gave us a run down - we were not to mention to her bf that she smokes/clubs/go out on dates with other guys. Ok. Noted.
Jan suddenly asked "Nai dtg naik ape? Die tak drive kan?"
"D hantar. D amik die dari pudu"
"oo"
I suddenly got curious,
"D sape?"
"Kawan Nai. Budak MCC jugak"
"Handsome tak?"
"Isk ko ni. Die ade gf la.."
"oh ye ke?"
"he's such a sweetheart. and he adores his gf so much"
they start making all the oohs and aahs sounds.
"yknow S, one time i went with him to buy his gf's birthday gift. he got her an esprit dress, cardigan and put it in a guess? bag he bought for her. and then posted it to her on campus"
more oohs and aahs.
yeah okay. whatever.
im not interested in any guy who thinks his gf is the most fab human on earth. anyways, why would i be interested? i had a bf i was on the verge on dumping and a guy i was regularly seeing, Haf, who was soo cute. Except that he drinks - and i hate guys who drink. And he was short - he's the same height as me, and i am not very tall mind you. And he couldnt drive. I had to drive on all the dates. hmm.
that weekend, after a long night at some club, i woke up late in the afternoon to see Wan getting ready for her big date. Apparently this dude named D was gonna come over with Nai to take Wan out for dinner, and Wan wanted me to tag along so that i could keep D occupied while they make out or whatever in the backseat .
they arrived that evening, i didnt shower. i didnt see the point for getting all dolled up for nothing. Wan was smelling heavenly, groomed and dressed to impress her Nai. I couldnt care less. Wan told me to go out and meet them first. I walked out. Nai was out there. I introduced myself. D was in the drivers seat. I couldnt be bothered. Nai and I had our small talk before Wan yelled for Nai from the balcony of her room. Nai left me there sitting on the curb behind D's car.
Then D came out. I smiled at him. He took one look at me and said
"hey, saya suka la awak. muka awak macam cina.."
I giggled. He smiled. God, im such a sucker for lines.
The dinner was in uptown. And then he suggested we go to Sunway and play some pool. I said i didn't know how to play. He said neither did he. I said maybe next time? ( Actually, from that day till this very day today, we have never, ever, ever got around to playing pool)
Anyways, half of the time, i was looking around for a pay phone to call that Haf guy. D offered me his phone. I declined on the basis that i wanted to talk a little longer than whatever airtime he had on his mobile. Isk.
On the ride home, i didnt know what prompted me, but i called my bf, A and broke things up with him. It was a no-brainer anyways. A waste of my time.
We said our goodbyes. He asked for my number. I told him - like you'd call anyways. He laughed.
He didnt call me. I wasnt expecting him to call. It was only much later i found out that in fact he did call Wan asking about me, but Wan was somewhat hesitant for us to hook up.
(Dont ask. She's weird that way)
I'll spare you the boring details.
Our first date was two weeks after that. He took me to see Sleepy Hollow. And then dinner.
I was hooked and in love with someone who had a long distance girlfriend.
Red lights were blinking.
(Wan broke up soon after and married a much older guy who looks like Dato' K.
Nai dated my sister briefly and then dropped out of MMU to become an MLM success.
My ex-bf A briefly stalked me after the breakup. He now is married and has a kid. I still hate him like hell.
Haf was frustrated when i started dating D. He left the partying scene, worked his ass off and married a girl his grandma picked for him. We started chatting on YM a year ago and he apologized for any pain he caused me in the past. He's on his way to two kids and is very much a changed man. He adores his wife and daughter and often shares pictures of his happiness with me.)
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D's story
it was back in February 2000.
i was a nerd (still am. period.)
i was trying to cope up with my 1.6 gpa from last semester because all of us rebelled to the sudden change of college transfers.
the family was cracking up and i refused to go home.
my gf at that time was cheating on me in UTM. i was still in a relationship but never really wanted to mend things up.
and, i was secretly dating this girl, way older than I was (i was 21, she was 26) whom i met thru IRC (told you i was a nerd!)
i had this close friend back from MCC years, Nai. Nai and Wan were dating each other . Nai flunked PPP Shah Alam and went back to Kuantan. The gf was in UKM. Every other weekend he would come down to KL to visit Wan.
One weekend he called me up saying he was gonna come down to KL to visit Wan. He needed my help to be the driver. Mind you i was the nerd with the coolest car in town, ok?
- "Ko nak datang KL?"
- "Haah. Jom teman aku jumpa Wan?"
- "Tgkla dulu..." (knowing i would be the driver and the third wheeler)
- "Jom aaaaa... aku kenalkan ko ngan kawan Wan ni..."
- "Dah la Nai, ko kenalkan kawan2 ko kat aku tgk la pointer aku last sem..."
- "Jom aaa..." (repeat 1000000x)
- "Ok laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Ko sampai aku call ko aku amik kat Pudu."
so that day came and i picked him up and went straight to UKM. we parked in front of Wan's building which was quite dark.
I met Wan first and she was in some baju tido. i said hi to her and talked a little. then came out this other girl also wearing baju tido and we were introduced.
- "Hi, D" i smiled.
- "Hi, S" she smiled back.
then i walked away to the sidewalk without a second look and started smoking. not even bothering to join all of them talking, laughing and all that.
the girls went back inside to change.
when they came back down, it was then i started to notice her.
i walked towards her to see her up close. she was this beautiful, petite, Chinese looking girl with bright eyes.
- "Eh... Awak macam cina la. Saya suka la."
i grinned and she sheepishly smiled back.
that night was the beginning of everything. i really can't remember what we did that night, where we went, what we talked about or did we even talked to each other at all! all i remembered i was just mesmerized by her presence. really it was like that.
but i didnt think she noticed that i already liked her that night; as she was busy looking for a phone to call a couple of guys. so i just kept it to myself. :P
we sent the girls back to UKM and we exchanged phone numbers.
on the way back, i told Nai,
- "Aku suka la S tu!"
- "Tula ko nasib baik ko ikut!"
- "Suka gila!"
- "Mula2 aku ingat nak bawak Ap (another college dropout friend of ours, who everyone thinks is cute) Tapi dia balik Bentong."
we laughed.
i didnt call her up the next two weeks.
We were only saying hi thru Nai and Wan. i dun think they really said anything back to S. which i found it funny sometimes.
i thought about S the next two weeks.
but it was that one day i was on the way home from KL that i gave her a call. i was so nervous that i hung up immediately after i heard the dialing tone. not really expecting that she would call me back but she did!
we said hi and we talked.
after a few phone calls, and i asked her out for a date for the first time ever. the next week i broke up with my gf.
(Wan broke up soon after and married a much older guy who looks like Dato' K.
Nai dated S' sister briefly and then dropped out of MMU to become an MLM success.
The last time i heard about my ex-gf, H, she's now working with JKR and dating a chinese dude and being active in a Kelisa club and a cat loving forum.
The IRC chick i dated a few times back then got married with an ex-Perak player and with children. Haha!)
