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:: CATWOMAN ::
:: TREASURED MEMORIES ::
.June 2005.
.July 2005.
.August 2005.
.September 2005.
.October 2005.
.November 2005.
.December 2005.
.January 2006.
.February 2006.
.March 2006.
.April 2006.
.May 2006.
.June 2006.
So here I am, updating. Sorry for the delay for I have been pretty busy as of late. Exams are coming so paham-paham je la.
So let me get into chronological order and recall back what I had gotten up to for the past few days or so.
Saturday was the day I was not looking forward to but yet I wanted it to come and get things done and over with. Of course I didn't sleep on Friday night and for the entire Saturday, I cooped myself up in my room, confined to my bed. I only dragged myself to take a bath when Ayah finally raised his voice at me. Hahaha. Terok la kan anak pompuan Ayah yang ni kan?
So then, at night, Abang called and told me he would be picking me up at 1230am instead of the supposed 115am. Yippee! If I had to stay at home any longer that night, I think I would have just gone mad.
So before making our way to the airport, me and Ansari chatted for a while on MSN. I told him not to think of what had happened over the week because he was afterall flying off and the last thing I wanted was for him to be mulling over the entire issue. No doubt I agreed with him when he said that he would be leaving me without me getting my answers but I told him we could talk things out after he gets back.
In the car, I was very quiet. It felt colder than usual. Abang tried to make small talk with me but he could tell from the tone of my voice that I had lots of things on my mind so he kept quiet and turned on the player full blast and drove within the speed limit.
I thank you for that Abang. The loud music did help to calm my nerves (how ironic!) and luckily you did not try to console me for I think that would have been a great mistake. You would have just ended up saying the wrong things!
Then as we neared the airport...
"Noreen, I'm dropping u off 1st k?"
"Huhhh? Why?"
"Cos Cik Bakar baru abis keje so Abg antar dia balik dulu. Nanti Abg dtg balik..."
"Ohhh..."
"U're going to be ok kan?"
-silence-
"Noreeeen......"
"Can't I follow u?"
"Nanti if u miss Ansari cemane? It's more impt u sampai dulu..."
"Abih u expect me to meet his parents ALONE??!!"
"Why not?"
"Abg! U're not making sense! There is NO WAY I AM MEETING HIS PARENTS ALL BY MYSELF!"
(by then my emotions were everywhere la)
"U juz go abih slm dah tu dudok je lah diam-diam. Bual dgn Ansari..."
"Eh ingat senang eh?"
"Noreen..... it will be ok..."
"There's a reason why I asked u along. It's bcos I don't want his parents to suspect anything. Now u're not being much of a help!"
"Well... let the parents suspect then. It's better that way..."
"Dah lah. Apape lah. Come back fast. I'm not meeting his parents alone and if u're late and I miss Ansari, then u're to blame!"
After which I got out of the car, grabbed the jacket and slammed the door.
So there I was, at the departure hall ALONE at 1245am. Even with the jacket on, it was freezing so I went to the toilet to warm up my hands and at the same time hoping that the heat would calm me down.
After I felt a little bit calmer, I decided to get out of the toilet. Then I sat in between Check-In Rows 10 and 11 and smsed Abang my location and told him I was not budging without him. Then I smsed Shaikhah.
I thought Ansari having to leave for Taiwan was already horrible. Then Abang leaving me all alone was worse but nothing beats what happened next.
As I looked up while replying my smses, I saw The Anneh. It was such a mere coincidence that Shaik was nagging at me to sit down and not walk around. She seriously sounded so naggy. Macam mak-mak!
"Dudok diam2! Jgn jln! Kalau u bump into Raja cemane?! Jgn jln2. Tunggu Abg!"
So mulot Shaikhah masin and The Anneh was there walking past me. I seriously got scared, I cried! Not like horrible sobbing but I started crying. Hahaha. I am hopeless! I got so scared, I smsed Abang and Ansari...
"Abg u kat maner? I'm scared. Quick!"
"An, u dah sampai? I dah sampai tau. Kat Row 10 and I'm all alone. Takot"
"Abg maner?"
"Abg sent his dad home. I tak tahu dia kat maner. U dah sampai?"
And then Ansari appeared behind me. Hehe. My BATMAN.
So while we sat there, throughout the entire time, The Anneh was within our view. Serious. He was just there. I do not know if he was trying to be irritating and prove that he was not afraid or if he was trying to listen into our conversation or he was trying to catch glimpses of me and Ansari or what. I certainly do not know.
"Az... come meet my parents..."
"Huh? Tapi Abg takde. Nanti la..."
"Ok let's call Abg..."
"Az... jom la meet my parents. Abg wun be here so soon..."
"Alaaah... Malu la..."
"Nak malu ape?"
"Nanti ur mom ckp ape pulak..."
"My mom tahu pe u dtg... I dah bilang..."
"Yes tapi u ckp ur frenz pe dtg... Bukan fren..."
"Takpe la. Nanti Abg will come over pe..."
"Alah An..."
"My dad wun talk... then u juz slm my mom and try to make small talk la..."
"And if I duno wat to say?"
"K la... If I see u dgn my mom tak talk, nanti I talk to u..."
"Gaaawwwddd dis is scary tau..."
"Haha... Ok come..."
So I was glad to leave The Anneh behind. Albeit nervous about meeting Ansari's parents, I would have done anything to not be within the same vicinity as The Anneh. Then to my great, great displeasure, as Ansari and me got up to walk, The Anneh walked too! He didn't have the decency to let us go off first. He walked in front of us. Which meant I had the misfortune to get a view of his back.
I don't get it you know. Airport sebesar-besar tidak, he had to be wherever we were. If I had worn killer heels, I would have taken them off and aimed straight at him. Or I wish I had brought along scissors or knife and plunged it into him.
That aside, I walked with my hands hidden in the jacket. Hahaha. It was cold mind you and I think due to the fact that I was nervous at the same time, I was freezing. As I refused to hold Ansari's hands, I just kept them hidden in the jacket. Jalan macam orang cacat.
And so I got introduced to his Dad first. Then he introduced me to his Mom who was seated. So after I salam-ed Cik Yam, I just stood there and smiled. Hahaha. I seriously did not know what to say! I must have looked so belo.
I can recall the first question she asked me was:
"Ni yang dtg time raya eh?"
"Ye..."
"Maner yg lagi dua?"
"Yg lagi dua tu kat rumah. Tak dpt hantar. Mlm sangat"
"Ni mak dgn bapak tak marah?"
"Oh tak lah... Dah mintak izin. Lagipun dtg dgn abg sedare. Kawan dia pun nak pergi Taiwan jugak..."
Then as we were talking, Ansari conveniently passed me his tee. You see, Ansari said he would let me have his tee during his absence so that I wouldn't miss him too much. At least when it gets tough for me, the scent from his tee can comfort me.
So I thought he would have been smart enough to pass it to me discreetly or at least put the tee in a paperbag so it wouldn't have been so obvious but no he didn't. Either he thought Cik Yam would not have suspected anything or he was purposely making it obvious. He passed it to me right in front of Cik Yam for goodness sake!
I mean, although the tee was all rolled up, she should know it was a piece of cloth. Moms are not stupid. They know stuff. Right there and then, I wished the ground would just open up and swallow me because I did not dare look at Cik Yam and quickly shoved the tee into my bag. Luckily I brought my bag. If not I would have to carry it around. Sheesh.
Then Abang came. I saw him and told Ansari that Abang had already arrived with his friends. Then when Ansari turned to look, he said:
"Alamak. Dia bawak satu geng skali..."
"Hahaha. Ni blom satu geng la. Baru 1/3 je..."
"1/3??! Dah ramai tuuu..."
"Haha. Now u tahu who I always take the car with..."
"Muke satu-satu, serious. Esp Abg..."
"Ala nampak je serious. Tapi hati satu-satu, lembut..."
Then while Abang talked to Ansari, Imran talked to me. Imran never fail to make me smile. Anyway, it has been some time since I saw him. Then there was Odi, Rizal and this other guy that I do not know the name. Too bad Acap did not come because he could not be bothered to send The Anneh off.
"Eh Im... gi lah jumpe ur fren..."
"Raja? Maner dia?"
"Entah. Tadi nampak dia kat saner... And wat bad luck, he was the 1st person I saw!"
"Hahaha..."
"Ni Erza punye pasal la ni... Let me sit alone..."
(Abang interrupted)
"Ehhh ape ni? I heard my name..."
"Takde laaah... Abg gi la jumpe ur BEST FREN..."
Then they went off and it was back to me, Ansari and Cik Yam. Then we talked some more. Hurhur. While mother and son were talking, I kept quiet most of the time. Did not want to interrupt much. Then the lady beside Cik Yam left her seat, and she gestured to me to sit beside her.
Abang came back not long after so Ansari and Abang got talking and I was left with Cik Yam. That was when Cik Yam and me hit it off. We just started talking and talking. She told me lots of stuff. Stuff about all her 3 kids. So now I know some of Ansari's secrets. Hehehe. Then she told me the guy who was talking to her husband sells satay at East Coast.
She also told me that Ansari refused to bring any sort of packed food to Taiwan. Maggi also he refused to bring. Then she said Ansari could withstand hunger. Yelah Cik. Dengan saye, bile time klua, bile takde mkn, dengan saye dia mcm singa lapar la. Merana tau klua dgn dia bile dia lapar!
Of course I did not say that to her. I did not even give her any clues as to how close me and Ansari are. Nope. I did not touch on that at all.
Throughout the entire time I was talking to Cik Yam, Abang and Ansari kept glancing at me. Since Cik Yam had her back towards them, she did not see anything but Abang kept giving me all those weird expressions and even raised his eyebrows! Gawd! I just had to keep a straight face the entire time. If I beliakkan mata kat Abang, nanti Cik Yam ingat there was something wrong with my eyes. As for Ansari, he just smiled. I knew what that smile was for so I smiled back at him =)
When it was time for Ansari to go, he salam and kissed his parents. When I saw tears rolling down Cik Yam's cheeks, I had to look away. I was seated beside her and as Ansari bent down to kiss and hug her, I couldn't take it. Looking away was the only way to stop myself from crying.
So I pretended as if my slippers were the most interesting thing in the world. The next thing I knew, I saw his shoes in front of my slippers. I kept telling myself that it was just my eyes playing tricks on me. Yes. I like to deny things thank you very much. Especially when the situation gets very tensed. The next thing I knew, Ansari started kicking my slippers.
Eh! Tak tahu behave eh depan your parents?!!?!?!!?
"Az... I have to go k?"
"Yah I noe. Juz go..."
"U nak ikut tak?"
"Jgn nak merepek..."
"K la... I kene fall-in..."
Then I just kept quiet and sat there. Then Cik Yam got up, and asked me to walk together with them. As he walked, he kept glancing back and of course I couldn't stop looking at him. It was just... Hard.
We left Ansari to fall-in and stood at one corner. Then after some time, Cik Yam wanted to see Ansari again. So she decided to squeeze through the crowd as she wanted to stand in front. I seriously did not know whether I should follow or not so I just stood there. Then she looked at me, waved at me and asked me to follow!
Then I received an sms from Ansari:
"My mom dah tahu eh u gf I? I tgk u berbual mesre je dgn my mom..."
"Eh dah nak gi Taiwan tu gi je la. Asal kepo?"
"Alah I nak tahu..."
"Hahaha. All u shld noe now is that ur mom is searching frantically for u and I hv to ikut her. So cute!"
So again, Ansari appeared from behind. He always do that tau. So me, Cik Yam and Ansari just stood together. Then he really had to go. I saw the sadness in his eyes. Although I knew he smiled at me because he was glad I got along with his mom, the sadness in his eyes was very obvious.
There was nothing I could do. I did not want him to go either. I couldn't give him one last hug so the best I could do was to stand behind Cik Yam, waved at him and mouthed those 3 words to him.
So while Cik Yam and me stood there (do not ask me where Ansari's Dad was because he preferred to stand at the back), I happened to turn behind and saw Mushadad!!
Hee hee. Mus in his cap and with his helmet in his hands. Although he is darker now, I was still able to recognize him. Those eyes of his. Then when he saw me, he smiled! Oh, senyuman yang mengancam! So I smiled back and gave him a little wave.
Right here, I would like to confess that I waved kind of flirtatiously at him. Hahaha. I'm sorry. I could not resist it! Mus just has this effect on me. Of course I did that discreetly without Cik Yam knowing. I wonder if Ansari's dad saw anything. Anyway, it was just a harmless little wave!
This entry is getting way too lengthy but it is going to get even longer! So please bear with me.
Then I think Cik Yam was still unsatisfied so when she saw the first row of army men walking towards the departure gate, she quickly made her way there. She said to me:
"Jom kiter bye-bye kat Ansari..."
So just like that, I followed her. She walked so fast, I had to practically skip in my steps to catch up with her. Betol! Tak bedek! So she stood so near to the policeman who had to check the guys' passports and boarding passes. We were smack in front I tell you. Gawd.
So while waiting, me and Cik Yam were making fun of the guys who came in formal clothes. Yes. Shirt, pants and those black, formal shoes. We also made fun of mereka yang katik, yang tinggi lampai, yang kudut dan mereka yang macam excited sangat nak naik kapalterbang.
Of course I received another sms from Ansari:
"U dah balik eh?"
"Tak! Nak bye-bye kat u dgn ur mom!!! Hee hee."
I was expecting Ansari's company to go first because his was Alpha. Then as I was happily chatting with Cik Yam, I saw The Anneh again! It was really too much for that 2 hours you know! I just pray and hope he did not think I was there to see him or something. Tolong sikit eh. Nak kepo-kepo pasal kau buat pe? Lebih baik aku kepo-kepo pasal bf aku!
"Kalau org-org Cina yg kaya, ade tak nak lepas kan anak dorang tau..."
"Tu ah. Abih Cik pulak... kalau Cik ade bnyk duit, Cik bayar tak govt jadi Ansari tak payah masok NS?"
"Tak la. Biar dia masok. Biar dia blaja hidop berdikari..."
"Abih ni Ansari gi tiga minggu... mesti Cik rindu kan nanti?"
"Rindu tu rindu la tapi tiga minggu je. Nanti balik la dia..."
Soon after she said that, I told myself that if she could be strong, then I must be strong too.
So finally, we saw Ansari. I think he must have thought:
"Eh dua-dua pompuan ni eh. Tak cukup-cukup tau..."
However, this time around, I could tell that he was happy to see us. Hehe. So Cik Yam and me just stood there smiling away. Hurhur. Then before he went in, again she waved at him and said, "Bye Sayang!" to Ansari.
*cute-ness*
Then she turned to me and said:
"Cik tak blh pelok dia lagi. Nanti Cik nangis..."
"Kalau Cik nangis, Ansari nangis tak?"
"Dia nak nangis? Jgn harap. Dia takkan nangis punye..."
Then I walked with her for a while till I saw Abang. So I salam-ed her and told her I would be going home with Abang. She told me to take care and off she walked with Cik Bakar. Hehe.
So I went to join Abang and the rest. Then Abang said that he wanted to wait till The Anneh went in then we could go off. So I told him that The Anneh and his company were the first few to go in. Then Imran said to me:
"Alamak... Melepas kiter. Eh den u tak ckp bye-bye kat dia?"
"Eh jgn nak mcm-mcm eh. Tak sebulu la. Pls!!"
"Hahaha. Main-main je la..."
Then all of us (5 guys and a girl) made our way to the carpark. As we were walking I suddenly got curious:
"Abg... Wat did u and Ansari talked abt? Abt me kan?"
"Oh tidak. I told him where to find the hottest girls in Taiwan, where to go during his free time and that the first thing he shld do the moment he touches down there would be to use the 3 condoms given by SAF..."
"Eh jgn nak kurang ajar eh..."
"Betol la. I must teach him bcos I think u bully him..."
"Eh maner ade!!"
"I can see u wear the pants in this relationship..."
"Dah start mengarut lah tuuuuu..."
"Noreen... I saw u berbual rancak dgn mak Ansari..."
"Huh?? Ohhhhhh... Hehe..."
"Thot u said u didn't noe her..."
"Eh memang tak kenal la..."
"Abih berbual mcm dah biase jumpe..."
"Tak laaah... Only God noes how nervous I was..."
"But it turned out ok right??"
"Ummmm... I guess so?? Eh I duno laaah..."
"Dun worry. Everything seemed fine to me..."
So as we were walking at the carpark, in the dark, towards the car, I had the misfortune of witnessing an act being carried out. As I was walking beside Abang, suddenly thinking how Abang's upper body seemed to have grown tremendously since the last time I saw him on April 1st, I happened to glance to the left and I saw Imran squeezing Odi's ass.
It was not like some light touching or the mere placing of the palm like what I sometimes do to my friends. It was seriously some squeezing in action. It was dark but I saw every single action clearly. To make things worse, Odi was smiling all the way.
So the ride home was fine. To me it was fine. I do not know how the other 4 guys felt having to squeeze at the back. Hehe. All that mattered was Abang driving within the speed limit and that I reached home in one piece, without a scratch. Of course Imran offered to send me right to my doorstep but Abang glared at him and told him to not be funny. So Imran only got to say this to me:
"Bye Azreen. Takmo sedih-sedih k?"
*sweet-ness*
Then as I was about to drift off to sleep at 5am, Ansari smsed:
"Eh I kat dlm plane ni. Tgh jln-jln. Best!"
Gawd.
Right so Sunday morning I tutored at Tampines after which I made my way to Parkway Parade to develop pictures. Since my mom wanted to wash our super thick bedsheets too, we decided to drop by the laundromat located at the topmost floor of Parkway Parade.
30 minutes for the wash which normally cost $6 but it was $3 on that day
40 minutes for the dryer which was fixed at the normal price of $5 that day
Yes yes. Sometimes when the family gets too lazy to wash our clothes despite having the washing machine, we will just dump our entire week's clothings at that laundromat and while waiting, engage in some grocery shopping at Giant.
Parkway Parade so happened to have their 6th Annual Sale on that very day so it was a very bad day for me. You see, I left Parkway Parade $165 poorer.
$15 Ocean Pacific Skort (skirt+short which cost $36 initially)
$50 for 2 tees from Outfitter Girls
$18 for pictures
$6 for Liza's birthday gift which isn't complete yet
$27 for 2 VCDs
$49 for 2 shoes for my mom as an advanced Mom's Day gift
Sigh. It felt good actually but still I was surprised at the amount I spent within that 2 hours! Sigh.
So I was feeling happy right? So I asked my mom to take pictures of me at the Lego tiles near the laundromat. I couldn't believe that my mom obliged!
Then when I reached home, I had to leave soon after as my aunt was already picking me up to sleepover at her place. We headed to the railway station for a late dinner...
After that, as we were heading to Toh Guan, Nadiah fell asleep on my left breast and Nazurah decided that she wanted to sleep on my lap instead of her own car-seat. Sheesh.
Nazurah drinking her milk
Nabilah's bed
I went to bed wearing Ansari's tee that night. Hehe. Big and comfortable and nice and his Boss perfume so very the nice! I even bring the tee with me when I go to school. Each time I open my school bag, his Boss perfume comes wafting out. Hehe. I slept with Nadiah on that night by the way. Her bed's the one next to Nazurah's. Hehe.
See Sayang... I don't need a big bed. I prefer small, single beds... Can squeeze... Make do with whatever little space we have...
*winks*
And that night, each time one of the kids asked me:
"Sister Azreen, ur bf go where?"
"Oh Taiwan..."
"Where is Taiwan?"
"TAAAIIHHHPAAAYYY!!"
Any of you notice this Taiwanese reporter for Channel NewsAsia? Each time he signs off, he will say Taipei with so much gusto. My aunt and me love spoofing him. Very fun!
TAAAIIIHHHPAAAYYY!!!
Ansari smsed me on Monday night and things were all good. I'm good. He's good. Everything's good.
As I sit on my bed updating, I suddenly realized that Ansari left for Taiwan in the light yellow Topman tee I bought for him while holidaying in KL (the first thing ever that I got him and although it's 1 size too big, he loves it!), those brown pants from U2 that I chose for him and his new brown Gola shoes that I chose for him too. Sigh.
TAAAAIIIHHHPAAAYYY!!!
