It was weird when he confessed. I remember when i was talking; explaining myself. Why i didn't think it would work out. That i was attached to another. I thought it wasn't such a big deal. How long can someone's crush last? I mean, i'm a different person from the one he first liked. I could've changed for the worst. I didn't hold back, i gave him the truth.
And then he shut off.
Man, it was weird. So fascinating to see how people can change in the blink of an eye. The measures they will take to protect themselves from getting hurt, or to prevent someone else from getting hurt. I don't know. He told me that he can't hang out with me anymore, for he's a bitter one, and he doesn't want that negativity spreading to me.
If i were to give it a metaphor, it would be like chopping your arm off so that you won't starve. Except this isn't a live or die situation. Maybe more of an emotional sense.
As i sat there crying, not wanting to leave because that would be the last time i would see him for all the years i've known him.
And then i got to think about it. If he's liked me all this while. Then the person that i've known the past few years...it weren't really him. I think i've already let go long ago, got used to his absence; i've known that things would never be the same when he left.
So today, i met up with a bunch of high school friends. The plan was to meet up with Ks, S, Wl & Jw for dinner at Sunway Giza. Jw was the one who made the suggestion, which was quite surprising since we didn't see him a lot since high school (besides the meetup after the hot dog sales the same week, but that was just a one-time thing).
You would NOT believe how long it took for the waiter to take this picture. Our smiles were frozen onto our faces!
We had dinner at Absolute Thai, which wasn't too bad, considering the price range. Could be better though. Oh yeah, we were wearing semi-formal because Wl & Jw was hosting some event at college before they met up with us; and it was Wl's grand idea for the rest of us to wear semi-formal because, surprise, surprise, they'd look pretty awkward wearing it alone.
So we went along with it and dressed up with them! Heh. I think we look pretty smart.
After dinner, Ks called over another three of our high school friends that we haven't seen in awhile to join us for some drinks and catch up. J, B & Wz. It was quite spontaneous and last minute (usual Malaysian behaviour) but we were quite keen to meet them today because Wz was supposed to go back to UK the very next day for his studies.
After walking around Giza for a little bit, we went to The Beer Factory to have some drinks and play some card games. Speaking of Beer Factory, they recently released this video (which i think they'd hope would go viral) in the hopes that it would promote their brand name, i guess? Hahah. The video was freaking hilarious though! Here it is for reference:
I really thought it was true! But we didn't spend much time discussing it though. It was just something funny for our friends to laugh at. Beer Factory cleared it up by posting this image on Facebook.
Anyway, after we ordered a beer tower, J introduced a drinking game for us to play. Basically, each of us takes a card and holds it on our foreheads. So we can see the cards of others but not ourselves. Then, we decide whether we want to top up the glass in the middle of the table (eventually somebody has to drink it), so we can top up as much as we want. In the end, the person with the smallest card (ascends from Ace to King) has to drink whatever's in the cup.
It was generally an okay game, i guess. Not much thinking in it, just that we had fun targeting our friends to drink more. However, what made it real interesting were the International Drinking Rules that Ks introduced to us. Basically, if you break any of these rules, you have to drink.
International Drinking Rules
No saying the word "drink". You would have to say "Consume your beverage" instead.
No saying any other player's name, or whatever they are usually known as.
No pointing with the finger or thumb. An elbow is permitted.
It sounds quite easy, but we'd slip up pretty easily, especially on the first rule. The idea is that it'd constantly get harder for us to keep our wits, since we'd slowly lose our senses due to consuming alcohol and thus, slip up even more. It was pretty hilarious, because when we got excited catching somebody breaking a rule, we'd often slip up too (since we were caught up in our own excitement).
After a few rounds of J's game, we decided to play another game that Ks introduced to us, called: Ring of Fire. Man, the British are creative.
Here's how the game goes (instructions taken from this site)
Ring of Fire Official Rules:
First to set up the game, clear off a table and set a cup in the middle with the deck of cards placed around the cup in a circle.
Now get a group of friends to gather around the table, each person having a cup/bottle of alcohol to themselves.
Before you start the game you must know what each card stands for:
Picture from Google.
A- Waterfall – Everyone must keep drinking until the person who picked the card stops. So who knows how long you will be going for! 2- is Choose – You can choose someone to drink 3- is Me – You must drink 4- is Whore – All girls drink 5- Thumb Master- When you put your thumb on the table everyone must follow and whomever is last must drink. you are the thumb master till someone else picks a five. 6- is Dicks – All guys drink 7- is Heaven – Point your finger in the sky, whoever is last must drink 8- is Mate – Choose someone to drink with you 9- Rhyme – Pick a word such a dog and the person next to you must rhyme with dog, like log, and it goes to the next person and the next, in a circle, until someone messes up and he or she will have to drink 10- Categories- Pick a category such a football and you go in a circle and everyone has to say a word that fits with football such as: touchdown, field goal, USC. Whoever messes up, drinks. Jack- Make a Rule – You can make up any rule that everyone has to follow, such as you can only drink with your right hand. Everyone (including you) must follow this rule for the whole entire game and if you disobey you must drink. Queen- Questions – Go around in a circle and you have to keep asking questions to each other. Doesn’t matter what the question is, as long as its a question. Whoever messes up and does not say a question, drinks. King- Pour!- You must pour a little of your drink into the cup that is in the middle of the table. Whomever picks up the LAST king must drink the whole cup, which could be filled with different drinks, so who knows how bad it could taste!
We omitted Queen because Ks said it would be quite hard. But we still had so much fun! I think the highlight of the game was how the Jack was used! When B drew a Jack and had to make a rule, he made it that whenever somebody drinks, Ks had to drink. So when Ks drew a Jack, to get back at him, he said that whenever he (Ks) drank, B had to drink!
But no, it doesn't stop there. Suddenly B draws another Jack, and made the rule that whenever B drinks, Ks has to knock his head on the table! That was the most hilarious part because he has to do it every round! Because the flowchart is like this for each round:
Somebody drinks -> Ks drinks -> B drinks -> Ks knocks his head on the table
It was freaking hilarious. But we left early because Ks & S had to go home, Wl & Jw had to jet off to some other celebration in Subang, i had to go for social dancing and the rest? Well, i guess they had stuff to do as well. Plus we finished the beer tower anyway.
That's us right before we left!
Didn't catch up that much, because it was hard to carry a solid conversation inside Beer Factory (without shouting), but it was a pretty fun hangout. I think i'd like to do it again sometime. Probably next year, when the rest of them comes back.
Please consume your beverage (it's stuck in my head) .
Camp 5 feature built in the wall. Talk about brand identity!
So the highlight of my day was spending the day rock climbing at Camp 5 with my friends! Five of us went in total: Wl, A,Ks & Kn. This is only my third time rock climbing, but my first time going with my kampung friends.
It was Ks's first time, so we taught him the basics and everything, like the figure 8 knot and how the belay system works. However, only Kn could belay him because Ks weighs quite a bit and if any of us tried, we'd literally fly off the ground. Plus we're not THAT experienced, so we wouldn't know what to do if we flew.
I didn't climb that much today. I only managed one big climb, but all my energy was spent after that, and i couldn't even untie the rope even after i came down. I can be such a girl sometimes. NOT a good thing.
That's me up there!
The Vista Wall that i mentioned earlier in another post. This time i did the orange, although i had to rest about like ten thousand times. I may be exaggerating, but it was a lot. Sigh. It's not that i'm scared of heights; it's just that i don't have enough strength to haul myself up even if i have a good handhold. Time to go for strength training. *glums*
That's A up there, in orange.
After that energy-draining climb, i spent most of my time observing how other people climb and helped to belay a bit. I think i'm not much of a hardcore climber, but i guess i like it because it gives me a kind of challenge, plus it makes me feel pumped up, nervous and scared (i think it's the adrenaline) when i'm up real high.
Xiao Long Bao @ Dragon-i.
After climbing, we went for dinner around 8 at Dragon-I (Ks's treat!) and ate some pretty good food. Planned to go for a movie with extra buddies around 9.30pm, so after dinner we met up with Ty & S to watch:
The Internship!
Some parts were pretty funny, and i like that i can relate a little to what kind of obstacles they had to go through. I'd give it a 6/10. Liked it, but i didn't love it. Oh, but i absolutely LOVED the credit titles though. REAL creative.
By the time the movie ended it was already 11.45pm, and Ks had to meet up with his parents. So we agreed to drop him off at the front entrance of the new wing, while A would drop us back at our respective homes. However...there was a dilemma of having to squeeze 7 people into the car.
We jokingly suggested that one of us get into the car boot so that there'll be enough space for everybody, and i was really excited at the thought, so i consented to it! I mean, call me crazy, reckless or irresponsible, but it has been on my bucket list for quite some time now, and this was a great opportunity because the distance wasn't that far, and hey, when am i ever gonna do this in my life? I don't want to waste my youth.
At least now i can say i know how kidnapped people feel.
But that's not the only thing. After S heard about it, she wanted to try it out too! So we did! Two crazy people laughing away at the back of the car whilst we drove all the way to CP to drop S off. Hilarious, heh.
Got some ice cream on the way home too. McD's Banana Crunch sundae. All in all, it was a great way to end a great day.
As i'm typing this, you're probably already on the plane, leaving for Minnesota. Leaving for a place with greener pastures, to further your studies in engineering.
I just came back from the airport.
When i came home, everything felt the same somehow. Nothing has changed, not really. But yet something is different. It's the thought that i won't see you in person again, not for a year at least. It's the thought that we won't be able to hang out and eat together. It's the thought that things just won't be the same anymore, not without you.
All these memories flashing through our heads, reminiscing about the past. These nostalgic moments were the ones that drew all of us together; maintaining our bonds of friendship. We grew up together, had our experiences in school, made fun of ourselves, became friends.
I'm not gonna pretend that i was your closest friend, and that i was always there for you, but you were a really good friend of mine, one of the best i ever had. And i would like it to stay that way, even if you're all the way on the other side of the planet. After all, i don't want to waste the 7 years of friendship that we have. Lets make it a decade before we stop talking to each other, eh? Heh, i'm joking.
Leon Lim, have fun in the states. We all miss you, and we all love you. And you'd better come back again to see us all someday, or I'll go over there just to drag your sorry bum back here.
I absolutely love birthday surprises. Especially if I'm included in the planning. And even more so when they're a complete success!
Today, we managed to surprise one of our college friends, Soon, for his 20th birthday that happened 2 days back. Bought a cake (Chocolate Cream Cheese!) and met up at the bus stop so that we could catch a bus to his house.
We waited for about 40 minutes for the bus to arrive? From about 9.30am till 10.10am. *sigh* The Malaysian buses don't really follow any fixed schedule. I guess it would be kinda hard to stay true to the timetable as there's the jam to handle in the morning and evening. Wish the public transport was better though. But I'm thankful that we even have public transport =)
So yeah, since it was our first time heading there, we were quite clueless as to where the place is and what bus to take. Fortunately, one of our friends, Ant, lives close to him, so he guided us there. Skipping the bus drama, we got to the apartment around 10.30am =)
Ant already knew where he lived (having followed him yesterday, haha) so he lead us to the front gate where we lighted the candles and rang the bell. That sleepyhead took so long to answer the door; Ant had to call him with the pretence that he wanted to ask Soon something, haha.
Anyway, he was REALLY surprised. And he JUST woke up too! Which made it even better because I caught his bed hair on video! Hahaha. I'm gonna try to edit it as soon as i can (in about two weeks time). I've to get a head-start on my video editing or i'll be lost sometime in the distant future when i'm doing my assignments ._.
Long story short, we ate the cake and walked back to have lunch at Manhattan Fish Market (because they have a promotion! =D). Now, i don't always eat there, but after the service that they gave us, i'm not sure if i want to go back there again.
Okay maybe i'm being a little oversensitive here. The staff weren't rude to us, but they weren't exactly super polite either. It seems to me that they're a little impatient. It's not really much of a big deal, but it was a slightly unpleasant experience for all of us. The food was alright though. Not the best, but it was edible =)
So we ended the day with a happy note of promises to go out sometime soon. Yays.
