reunited

i was writing a creative req when it happened. the phone rang. mr chin hooi caught me off guard. chin hooi?! what did i do lah? did i forget to pay him money i borrowed? did i even borrow him cash? or did i take his thumbdrive unnoticed? questions. fyi, chin hooi was my classmate backthen in iact. 3 years to be exact. the joker of the class. everyone's favorite guy - the joe.

. . .

15 mins later

ouh ok, he wanted to meet up. kengkai. aku rindu kau la botak. kau pon mesti rindu aku kan. ok ok, i get the gist. on friday the 13th i drove to Fidel at TTDI Plaza to meet him over a couple of beer.

. . .

omg. couldn't help noticing, CH put on weight. sihat, like a glimmering pomfret. erik was there too. no more big visible holes on his earlobes. or lobe? can't recall. he put on weight too. omfg. everybody changed, except for me. botak and skinny (i heart u joe) just like how they saw me on the last day.

so we began talking. CH has his own business. helping his dad. it's a 7 to 4 gig. i do envy him. E quits his job. bumming at the mo'. G just bought a unit at damansara perdana for his office/studio. he was complaining of boredom then and there at Fidel. i said "thank u, i really felt that my presence truthfully appreciated".

talked about myself. my job. my client. my car. my house. my niece. my gig in Australia. but what interest them the most ... my eyebags. they resembled a type of mushroom. sweet. thanks advertising. it's gothic (kungfu panda more like it).

caught theo on the mobile. he was checking few FAs. busy man. career-oriented man. officially married to his job. he's happy. why do we even bother disturbing kan? as a friend, we support. regardless what the person chose to be. we heart u joe. take it easy k.

called adrian moments after asking his whereabouts. he's on his way. oh adrian, my kembar siam in college. oh shoot, S is about to reach Tmn Bahagia.

ciaos to the guys. rushed to my car at B1. caught adrian walking against the traffic to the staircase. i hollered. "oi adrian!!!". hahaha, he turned his back looking shocked and of course just like the other guys - "u haven't changed a bit Aref!". oh well, i may haven't, but i've went through alot. my mushroom slash kungfu panda slash gothic eyebags are pure testament to that.

fcuk there's a car at the back. stop tailing too near u son of a gun. i missed u joe. i drove off. exchanged our byes and a c u later joe.

i drove back half awake, tipsy and happy.

. . .

it was funny. the moment i saw those people, i started having all the flashbacks, the fond ones of course when i was at college. the laughters. futsals. crazy ass assignments at theo's. the bitchings. and the likes. down to memory lane. i was pleased to meet them again, altho' it was only for 45 mins. memories do haut us kan?

and they make u smile. like a child with a room filled with candies.

dear god, please don't take this away from me.

reunited,

A.