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friends.

yes indeed 2007 is about friends…being one and about those i have.

2006 saw me making few friends and losing the ones that were dear to me. i was/am never good i guess at keeping friends. i seem to be contented with myself and my books. they are safe and i guess in many ways, they cannot judge me. what can i say?

2007 and i allowed myself to meet new people. now, this is difficult especially when you tend to see negative things more than positive things. they call it being pessimistic. i call is, well, being cautious.

work.

i have met a group of new friends that i am opening up to. after so long being with especially people i literally grew up with, i found that i no longer had to play the same role - MOTHERING. i no longer was the counsellor and was free to receive some couselling. give and take.

some dearest friends like linda and hoo have made life really bearable as i shared my life and ups and downs. it was truly different. i felt rather free.

then more ladies came into my life. we are meeting up and making plans to go out and have more fun. am beginning to enjoy myself with new friends.

ex-colleagues.

these are the darlings of my life. i mean who would have thought that working together at a children’s bookstore could have brought such darlings into the world. the once in a while get together, the emails and smses and two years later, we are still friends. all our stories are so fascinating. i cannot forget the RM1200 rubbish bin. or the boss who could throw things at you just because she could do so. oh the stories we share could make a great movie.

old friends.

my angels … still in touch with some. closer to some than others. they were the crutches of my life. i needed them because they needed me. what validation?!? but when i needed wings, i felt i was clipped. it was painful letting go. saying goodbye and ending a relationship. necessary yet sad.

i love my old friends. inspite of all that have happened. yet i know that they have moved on. and i guess i am learning to live without them. it’s hard, especially when i see things that remind me of them. like tortoises bring me such happy memories. of pantene. or kfc.

i love them to know that that season has passed. it is a different phase. how often i wish i was still in the circle. but i know that my prayers and good wishes are always with them.

scouters.

have met some really interesting characters while becoming a scout mistress. some have taught me things i never thought i would learn at 30. others reminded me that i wasnt as old as i think of myself. ah youth… they are named jlo, fi, jhann, fh,ce, vy, diandran, and tc. they are among some who have put huge smiles on my face.

friends? definitely…they have covered my a** when i most needed them…

students.

some have become good friends. others…yet to see… now..if only they will listen to me….

friends.. how can we survive without them?

to friends… i hope i am as good to you as you have been to me.

holiday? no it was more than just a holiday. it was heaven.

we drove back on a thursday nite. leaving kl as the sun was just setting. four hours later, we were at my previous home. i must say i dont recall much of the journey as according to UNreliable sources, i was busy snoring to care about the vehicles we overtook and vice versa.

anyway, the next morning began with me marking exam papers. i was determined to only use two days to complete marking. friday was spent so quickly marking. after two hours, i was getting really tired and frustrated at my student’s work. i really felt as if i did not teach them anything at all!!! i ate, slept, and marked in front of the tv. bliss i tell you…

on saturday morning, i met up with an old friend N. we went hiking and our journey up and down the hill saw old stories being exchanged. it was a good hike and i enjoyed our breakfast. as usual…there was much to say but not enough time.

well we left for alor star for lunch and his mom and dad were delighted to see us. barely an hour passed before she asked if i was pregnant. the obvious answer still prevails.

surprisingly my mother came along. after lunch, we rested a while before we began with our real mission. shopping! we truly shopped and ate. i think from the time we got to alor star, we really ate a lot. however, that evening, my heart began to race and i felt woozy and very uncomfortable. breaking into cold sweat too. i slept early. no dinner (well i had eaten way too much earlier i think…) let’s see…food for that day

breakfast: tosai and milo

Lunch : vegetarian food (home cooked)

while shopping : dodol, kuih bahulu, teh o ais limau, cucur udang

no dinner. you can imagine why.

then the next day, my mother in law cooked for us. she is truly a great cook. in just matter of hours, she made delicious chicken curry, udang sambal, sambal petai, vegetables. for evening tea, she made pulut hitam. simply scrumptious! yummy… more food.

that evening we headed back to penang with our stomachs and car boot full of food, fruits, and stuff. remember the shopping.

back in penang, i completed my marking. next was the progress report. monday came and chandini and her brother and sister had come to penang. nuven and i took them around penang on monday. we tried tajuddin hussain’s food, chendol at penang road, air itam laksa and went up kek lok si temple. for dinner we had great tom yam.

it was interesting and fun to watch the three siblings. they are really close and the interaction between them was great. it was like watching a live sitcom. all that was missing was the popcorn.

stayed over at apupa’s place. the next day, we went back to enjoy some yam rice. yummy. ate and then slept. that day i finished my progress report.

tuesday nite and we visited two aunties. the first had become a grandma and her granddaughter Sehshaliney is just sooooo adorable. as usual i was happy to play with a baby and yet sad at the same time… sigh… oh well… she is just simply adorable. too bad i didnt have a camera with me or else you can see her picture.

went to another aunty’s house but she was working. managed to talk to patti and my cousin.

wednesday morning. both nuven and i were reluctant to come back. we truly wanted to extend our holiday there if not for the work i had to complete when i came back to kl.

plus i missed my pc.

i am back.

for a while, i had a sliver of heaven on my plate. literally…

penang the food paradise.