I have always been a reserved personality and doesnt make friends easily. But if I do,then I would be the whackiest one and keeps them close to my heart. I dont believe in making billions of bestfriends. And more often than not, I prefer to have a close knit of friends and family around me whom understands and loves me for who I am. By saying this, it doesnt mean, i am unfriendly and cold but many around feels I have a pleasant disposition whom I can crack a conversation or flash a warm smile to people around me (unless its total strangers and I dont feel good about being too overly social which could land me in deep trouble or label me as too social! ahaks!!).
So last week, I was able to meet up with my close buddy from university that we have been friends throughout for about 7 yrs. In a short notice, I was able to pull up a schedule for us to meet and I guess we were destined to meet because everything just fall to places even we didn't have the luxury of time especially when I was quite tied up with my big day committments. We had plan to meet up a couple of times when she was down in KL to her in-laws place but I couldnt make it. The last I met her was for her wedding on February 10th (A day after my birthday for which I wont forget). Myself with another two close friends went on a short road trip to penang to share her happiness and also take a break off from our busy working schedule.
Knowing Umah for 7 years is good enough to comprehend that we spend almost a decade together and we were not only classmates but roommates as well! That explains how close we used to be and hang around together in campus and off-campus too, till we were known as twin sisters wherever we go especially among lecturers and varsity mates! Ha,ha,ha. By now you would have guessed the closeness we shared. With good friend like her, I can happily say that I am comfortable being around her. It was not about just a hello-goodbye kind of friends. We did all kinds of funs together. The one thing that I will never forget is the moment we enjoyed sitting on the balcony during full moon and sipping a cup of hot coffee in the middle of the night (or even wee hours of 2am during exam periods only k!). We used to talk for hours and laugh about all the funny things of campus happenings. In fact there was once we did a crazy thing. It was just a day before our exam (some core biotech paper the very next day)and we both were terribly stressed and out of blue we made up our mind to catch a movie (Mozhi, it was a beautiful movie with some comedy). You know we laughed about it later on.
Looking back at those times makes me cherish every moment which I cant get it back now. We are all in late 20's now and some of us are married and some of us will be soon joining them. Life is so beautiful when we realise that we have together and saw each other in different phase of life. We met as innocent teenagers and now we are matured young women well into married life. Most of us are doing well in career and family life. I am proud to say that we have lots of things in common which makes it easier and fonder to be around her. They are the kind of friends that are well-grounded, easy to get along with.
We both met up at Gardens Mall together with her hubby. He tagged along but later on left us all by ourselves to catch up while he joins his family for shopping! We decided to chill at Zouk Cafe Bar for a dessert and some drinks. You know both of us started from where we left on..Ha,ha, Many things to chat abt...And finally Umah broke the news that she will be tagging along Vick to Oregon, States for her hubby's relocation for the next 6 months. I was dumbfounded but I was happy for her since she made a wise decision to quit her job and join Vick to US. Long distance is never gonna be easy sinc I am in the shoes and many of my friends do too. My only regret is that my best bud couldnt share my big moment. She had to make up to me by presenting me a greeting card with her angpau! But still it would mean alot to me if she is present with Vick to make my day even livelier!
My heart sank when I dont know when will we be able to meet up next but there is always the benefit of technology advent.
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