Forging new ones, rekindling the old..
First of all, my heartfelt thanks to Pok Ku, Mokciknab and the gang for that wonderful Nasi Dagang Party they hosted last weekend. Not only that we had good food (and drinks for those coffee addicts), we finally get to meet some of the people behind the blogs we read as our morning coffee. Elisa, we look forward to your Easy Peasy Chicken Kebab next few months. *BTW, Anis is as comel as she is in pictures!* My only regret is that I didn't get to say hi to DZ who was there with her parents. I just love her writing!
I realised that I have been terrible at keeping up with my close friends the past 12 months. Yup, I've been busy battling my own demons, but that shouldn't be any excuse to not allocate a few hours for the people who had made such an impact in my life.
So over the weekend, I called up my buddies to catch up.
First up was Kerry. In the past year, (although we've managed not to miss birthdays and festive celebrations) we have been so out of each other's life that I haven't even met her beau of 6 months! Yes, we talk about him on the phone, and even exchanged fears about the 'Meet-The-Parents' session..but last Friday was the first time that I actually meet him. He is no Keanu Reeves, and he may be a little substandard to Aunty Angel's eyes, but he makes my friend happy. After the episodes with Steph and Arv, it is enlightening to see Kerry having a guy to call her own. She bullies him to no end *well, that's Kerry for you*, but KK looks happy enough to do anything to please her. After dinner and two frames of bowling, Kerry and I made a pact to start spending more time together. Weekly tennis sounded great.
During dinner with them, I bumped into an old classmate. Erica and I were rather close throughout high school, with me always in her house in Kampung Cina for extra classes. She is one of those typical Terengganu chinese girls- those who speak superb Malay (in Terengganu dialect to boot!), dated Malay boys in school and knows her nasi dagang. We lost track of each other after school. We actually squealed and jumped up and down right there in the middle of Little Penang Cafe! We have each other's contacts now..and been exchanging sms-es.
Determined to keep on rekindling my old friendships, I invited Aefy over for brunch on Saturday - which happened to be her birthday. This wonderful lady has been in my life eversince we were dropped off at Sultan Sulaiman primary on our first day of school. We've been through almost everything - from exams to holidays, from first kisses to break-ups, from boyfriends to husbands. She is now the proud mother of beautiful baby Sarah..but at the same time - she never changed a bit. With our husbands coming from different worlds, Aefy and I tend to see less of each other over the years. The latest bombshell she dropped was that they are moving back to KT next month. *sigh* But looking at the bright side, we get to continue our aiskring goreng ritual!
Also present that morning was the everdearest NKN. Just having spent her last 2 weeks auditing in Penang, she was up and about from the word GO that day. We went to get food and cakes, she all the while filling me in about her cousin's upcoming engagement. We placed a call to Ely, who is now 5 months preggers just to know how she was doing while waiting for Aefy to show. Once all of us got together, Sarah was left at the men's mercy! A combination of nasi lemak, ice cream cakes and gossips can be quite self-indulging! It was a belated birthday get together for NKN as well, since we missed hers last week.
It was a good weekend. In line with the prediction and advise for those born in the Year of the Horse in 2005, I should slow down and start smelling the flowers. This, believe is my first step.
Now, to get another friend to have coffee ... *lion3ss starts planning*
I realised that I have been terrible at keeping up with my close friends the past 12 months. Yup, I've been busy battling my own demons, but that shouldn't be any excuse to not allocate a few hours for the people who had made such an impact in my life.
So over the weekend, I called up my buddies to catch up.
First up was Kerry. In the past year, (although we've managed not to miss birthdays and festive celebrations) we have been so out of each other's life that I haven't even met her beau of 6 months! Yes, we talk about him on the phone, and even exchanged fears about the 'Meet-The-Parents' session..but last Friday was the first time that I actually meet him. He is no Keanu Reeves, and he may be a little substandard to Aunty Angel's eyes, but he makes my friend happy. After the episodes with Steph and Arv, it is enlightening to see Kerry having a guy to call her own. She bullies him to no end *well, that's Kerry for you*, but KK looks happy enough to do anything to please her. After dinner and two frames of bowling, Kerry and I made a pact to start spending more time together. Weekly tennis sounded great.
During dinner with them, I bumped into an old classmate. Erica and I were rather close throughout high school, with me always in her house in Kampung Cina for extra classes. She is one of those typical Terengganu chinese girls- those who speak superb Malay (in Terengganu dialect to boot!), dated Malay boys in school and knows her nasi dagang. We lost track of each other after school. We actually squealed and jumped up and down right there in the middle of Little Penang Cafe! We have each other's contacts now..and been exchanging sms-es.
Determined to keep on rekindling my old friendships, I invited Aefy over for brunch on Saturday - which happened to be her birthday. This wonderful lady has been in my life eversince we were dropped off at Sultan Sulaiman primary on our first day of school. We've been through almost everything - from exams to holidays, from first kisses to break-ups, from boyfriends to husbands. She is now the proud mother of beautiful baby Sarah..but at the same time - she never changed a bit. With our husbands coming from different worlds, Aefy and I tend to see less of each other over the years. The latest bombshell she dropped was that they are moving back to KT next month. *sigh* But looking at the bright side, we get to continue our aiskring goreng ritual!
Also present that morning was the everdearest NKN. Just having spent her last 2 weeks auditing in Penang, she was up and about from the word GO that day. We went to get food and cakes, she all the while filling me in about her cousin's upcoming engagement. We placed a call to Ely, who is now 5 months preggers just to know how she was doing while waiting for Aefy to show. Once all of us got together, Sarah was left at the men's mercy! A combination of nasi lemak, ice cream cakes and gossips can be quite self-indulging! It was a belated birthday get together for NKN as well, since we missed hers last week.
It was a good weekend. In line with the prediction and advise for those born in the Year of the Horse in 2005, I should slow down and start smelling the flowers. This, believe is my first step.
Now, to get another friend to have coffee ... *lion3ss starts planning*
A birthday shout to Ace and E as well. Wishing you guys a great year ahead and hope to see you soon!
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