Pak Long: Kak Long bila nak kahwin? Boleh Pak Long naik KL lagi...
Yours Truly: Takde boyfriend lagi la Pak Long..
Pak Long: Tak apa la.. perlahan2. Cari lelaki yang baik-baik aje..
Kesian Pak Long. Tak naik KL la dia jawabnya... Lelaki yang baik-baik kat KL ni dah pupus la Pak Long...
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It was 12 years ago that I last went back to Muar for raya. After that, it was UK for 6 years, then JB for the remaining 6 (well, maybe one year in KL with the then in-laws..can't remember much now). Although I was pretty close to the Muar clans when I was small, 'kampung' to me was always JB. It is the place where I was born and grew up. The last few years saw me driving down to JB independently with my best buddy eventhough the rest of my family went back to Muar.
But it all changed this year. I followed my parents back to Muar without a single hesitation. Maybe my rebellious act has come to an end. Maybe I have wisen up. Maybe because my best buddy is now married and couldn't car-pool with me anymore. Maybe because the cousins I normally hang out with during raya are now married and spending raya with their in-laws. Maybe it is down to the fact that my granddad passed away earlier this year and spending raya eve and raya morning in JB would just bring sadness in me. Maybe...
Well, I had fun in Muar. In a way, I was glad that I went. But when I saw tears in Pak Long's and Mak Long's eyes later that evening when we went to JB for a brief visit, I knew it was a mistake. JB is where I belong with or without my late granddad. I had tears in my eyes too when I left. And so did my sisters. Hope I will make it back there next raya...insya'allah..
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I have decided. Having ketupat for breakfast, lunch and dinner for 3 days in a row is making me really sluggish. I will therefore, start going swimming at least 2 times a week starting next week. And basketball once a week if I am in KL at weekends. I have been putting off proper exercises for far too long. I have been in a state of denial for so long that not even once I weighed myself in the last 2 years.
Hopefully, I won't get another stalker or another boyfriend at the pool. Those were my excuses of stopping my regular swim the last time anyway! heheh..
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Ampang Point was pretty quiet just now. Quite a number of shops are closed but my mission to get DVDs to kill my boredom was accomplished..thank god the DVD shop didn't take long raya break like my usual car wash place (and this carwash place is run by Indian guys ok!). I was happily walking towards Guardians to get my usual travel toiletries since I'm going underwater again next week when suddenly I heard my name being called, softly. Oh... such a surprise. It was a good friend of a guy I used to go out with, whom, like him, is also a swimming instructor. He looked genuinely happy to see me. I was excited too since it has been a long time while since I last saw him. We chatted for quite a while and updated each other with our life progresses but when he asked me to join him for dinner, I turned him down. It was something he said that made me wanting to walkaway fast. He said he saw my ex recently and the guy still talk about me. Frankly, I don't want to know or hear more. I have this image in my mind that he is now happy with a new love and I'd rather keep it that way. Call it guilty conscience eh?
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