What a coincidence eh!

In our daily lives, we are bound to bump into people we have never met before and most of them either end up being our friends or continue being strangers. Well, this story of mine till now amuses me and when I think about it and remember the details it just makes me laugh.

It all started 7 years ago, when a friend of mine wanted to introduce me to her friend’s friend (lets call him Arif*). So she started of by giving me his cell no and Arif my no. Arif called and we chatted for awhile. We talked about ourselves and mostly about work. We thought what a small world since we discovered that we were in the same industry and specializing in the same area. Oh wow, talk about what a small world it is eh. However we did not get to meet and the short-lived friendship somehow just died off. Well that happens often especially when I think I don't have chemistry with a person. But I still remember his first name and the organization he was working with. Surprisingly, we did not bump into each other when we attended seminars or courses. Normally, we are bound to meet since the area that I specialize in, there are only a handful of us.

Anyways after 7 whole years, early this year, my boss told me that a new male staff will be joining us and was I shocked to discover that the new guy sitting just behind me is the Arif I lost touch with for so many years. I was more surprised when he continued to ask me whether did I realise two years back that he was one of the interviewers when I attended an interview with the organization he was working with. Oh gosh! What a small world! He said as soon as he saw my name on the resume, he did not know what to say. What a coincidence la huh!. So unfair he must have known then how I look like as for me I was clueless about him until he became my colleague. I told him, yeah I remember the quiet interviewer! The one who did not ask me anything but just smile when I was about to leave.

So moral of the story is, the world is small, you may never know what will happen next and who will end up being your colleague. The guy who I spoke to for awhile ended up being my colleague. Scary!!! :D

*Arif, not his real name

Down memory lane....

Surprisingly, I had a very productive weekend. I managed to run a few errands which I had planned earlier prior to the weekend. I was at the bigger Giant Hypermarket in Kelana Jaya with lil Chopie for an outing on Saturday morning since my sis and bro in law had to work and later at One Utama trying to get a wedding gift for a close friend who is getting married next weekend in Tmn Tun. I found something I think she would love in Aussino. A beautiful bed sheet set! Hehe..and I could NOT resist the temptation to get a quilt cover set for myself as well with butterflies as the main motive. I like! :)

Lil Copie trying to be a Queen...or was it a King??

I finally did the gift wrapping..Pheww..done! So I don't have to rush for it next week since I will be in Malacca before the wedding.

My new Quilt cover set....butterflies everywhere :)

Apart from the gift hunting and babysitting, I am also happy that I finally managed to reorganize my already chaotic closet…It took me a whole damn two hours to get everything in place. Managed to organize my tops in their respective colours and those baju kurungs which I did not feel like wearing anymore I had to give it away. And now, wallaa…my closet looks tidier and well within control :P

Then I got my hands on the old photo ablums which I have been dreading to replace for a few months already and boy those albums really had to be replaced with newer ones. I looked at those photos I took when I was travelling, I was probably in my secondary school and university years…I had a good laugh looking at my bad “hair” years..Oh gosh, it was fun, my lil sis joined me with the laughing and giggling while reminiscing. We were comparing all the photos and laughed like crazy. We also saw old pictures of my brother and elder sis and said to ourselves, “well it looks like we are not the only ones with the bad hair stlyes………muaahahaha”, but don’t worry you guys I won't be posting your pictures for now!haha...:P

I am glad that all my photos are now nicely placed in new albums, all I can say is that those pictures just made my day! Gosh, it really has been ages since I really had a good laugh!

By the way below are a few photos that I managed to pull out...they were taken back in year 1996 (spent my easter holiday with my sis in NY, flew from Heathrow) and 1998 (with my family for her graduation).

Niagara falls ....pic taken from the Canada side, Ontario.

The awesome New York view, pic taken from the Empire State Building.

Hahahaha..thats me in year 1996, taken somewhere in Columbia University .

During the NY worst blizzard! My flight back was delayed..I was soo happy!

My dad ...statue of liberty in the background.

I would never be caught dead with that hat again - pic taken infront of HRC, Tijuana, Mexico.

Comelnye!...

I was stuck at the KLCC LRT underground station yesterday on my way back home. The rapid staff refused to allow anyone to enter. The so called queues were getting out of control and people were pretty annoyed with the delay. As usual, there were no announcements and everyone was left in the dark, trying to comprehend what was actually going on.

I queued with the rest at first but then I got restless and decided to stand at one corner while waiting for them to solve the problem. While waiting, I got really distracted by a lady who was talking so loud (I mean very loud!!!) on her mobile and everyone kept looking at her hoping that she would get the hint to just shut up. But I guess she was just not bothered as she was oblivious to her surroundings!

Suddenly, I heard someone asking me:-

Him: Hi, what’s up with the massive crowd?
Me : Looking up to check out who the person is……I saw this sooo comel guy, clad in his office attire, checking his PDA with a bar of chocolate in his other hand.. He looked sleek and professional.
Me: I have no idea, all I know is the crowd is getting bigger and no announcement has been made. Arrghh!!
Him : Oh gosh, how long do we need to wait? He smiled while his gestures indicated that was pretty annoyed with the delay. (He had the cutest smile ever I tell you!)
Me : I hope not too long.
Him : Sigh……So do you work nearby?
Me : Yeah. (did not want to reveal too much info in case he turns out to be a psycho la huh..but he surely does not look like one!)
Him : By the way, I am…….(his mobile rang at the same time)
Me : Oh, hello….

Before I could say anything more, the crowd started to move, everyone started to push each other, I was somehow out of tangent and he had to answer his call at the same time (while his hand was waving at me!)…so that was it, a lovely encounter at the subway..Muahahaa :P

I just had to blog about it la.

Moral of the story: Taking the LRT can be fun sometimes :)

It’s a FRIDAY today (yiipiee) and enjoy your weekend folks!


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Fond memories..

Things are looking better now as my head is no longer spinning like a “gasing” and my nose is back to normal. I can smell better now with my nose, phewww! Oh and when I eat…I know whether it taste good or not. My taste bud went haywire and I could not smell a damn single thing for the past two days.

I slept the whole Saturday hoping that I would recover from the bad flu as fast as I could. It sucks big time when you have to stay in bed all day long doing nothing while everyone else is having fun! The Doctor at the office building gave me one of the strongest antibiotics and flu tablets. Hence, that explains why I was knocked out completely the whole day of Saturday.

When Sunday morning came, I felt soo much better. I could not wait to get my butt out of the house and drive somewhere. Hence that explains the Sunday spent with my parents as we headed back to Ulu Langat to visit my aunt. Ever since my grandfather passed away in 2003, going back “kampung” is never the same. I am sure everyone in the family misses having him around. I miss seeing him watching the news on TV while sitting on his bed with the magazine collection of reader’s digest stacked next to him.

When he was still healthy and strong, he never failed to organize the weekend get together with all of us and the must have “satay kajang” as the main menu. He would make sure that his grand kids would be around to entertain him. It would be a normal ritual to have at least one or two of his daughters or son's family to see him on weekends.

However in 2002, his health deteriorated, he did not even know that he had a heart attack. He was complaining of some chest pains and gastritis. We then took him for some tests and the cardiologist confirmed that he had his first heart attack. After that incident, his health was never the same again. By then, the family took over all the get together makan-makan sessions, we would have barbeque sessions where he would just sit in and enjoy the reunions. It has always been a family tradition where it is a necessity to have good food while having a gathering. During my childhood days, I can still remember how my grandfather and aunties would fuss over me when I don't eat anything when I am there. They get worried when me or my siblings show no interest in the food.

He passed away in August 2003 at the age of 84, memories of him will forever be in all our hearts.

I was sitting on his bed yesterday, watching the rerun of AF5 and boy, it definitely brought back fond memories of him. I remembered how much I would look forward to “salam-ing” him during the Rayas especially for those big fat angpaus. All those years in school and university where he would reward each and every one of us whenever we did well in our examinations.

I still see him whenever I see my dad. They look almost identical, the features except that my Dad is darker. Oh and in terms of behaviour, hehehehe tak sama la. Well, I am grateful to have been given those precious years of having him as my grandfather @ nenek, indeed they are fond memories of him that I would always keep close to my heart. :)

Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat. Amin.