It never hit me how news of an impending wedding could really bind some distant and old friends together until today
This morning I got a surprise call – from a long lost childhood friend.
“Heard that somebody is getting married…”
“Err… yup. Who’s on the line, please?”
“Your old friend in Kulim.. We used to go to Sekolah Tunku Abdul Malik together…”
Ok – I know one of my fellow PTD who used to go to the same primary school. But this guy did not sound like him at all…
“Err… Is this Zul?”
“Nope. This is Mat”
“Mat? Which Mat?”
“Alaaa…. Mat… Mat la… Ingat tak – hat orang dok panggil Mat Sentul tu… sebab suka buat kelolol macam Mat Sentul…”
Ok, I remember having a buddy called Ajim – but Mat Sentul?
“Is this Ajim?”
“No, I am Ajim’s friend. Laaa… hang tak ingat ka?”
“Err… hang ingat lagi ka?
“Laa… awat pulak tak ingat. Dok main sama-sama, pi sekolah sama.. Mana boleh tak ingat”
By then, I felt so guilty for not remembering him when he obviously remembers me.
“Your Ayah just left the house, after inviting our family…”
Oh… Ayah went back to Kulim on an emergency – to visit one of my great uncles who had to be rushed to the hospital and warded due to some heart and diabetes related problems. He brought a lot of the invitation cards – to be distributed to former neighbours.
“Congratulations. So good to know that you are doing well now. I would really like to attend the wedding of my childhood friend. You can count on me coming. I won’t miss this for anything.”
I was touched. So glad that at least a childhood friend remembers me in fondness… I’ve always thought of myself as a somewhat terrible friend because I’ve never kept in touch with any of my childhood friends in Kulim after I moved to PJ years ago… I wonder though, since he claimed that I used to hang out with him a lot, how could I’ve forgotten a friend with such an interesting nickname like Mat Sentul?
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Later in the afternoon, by mere chances, I found out that another friend will be having his kenduri soon too. We used to be quite close in Leeds and I’d been trying to get his address to invite him to my wedding. I obtained his e-mail address from another friend and quickly sent him an email, teasing him for not informing me about his big day.
His reply was prompt, starting with:
“I’ve been searching high and low for you… Finally we meet again, alhamdulillah. I’ve tried calling you numerous times, but the number I had is no longer in service. So, I felt a bit at a loss, but honestly, I really, really remember you…”
It was quite easy for me to believe him - because I’d been trying to do exactly the same thing; searching high and low, just so that I get to invite him to my kenduri.
It turned out that we won’t be able to attend each other’s wedding after all – our respective kenduri will be held on the same day.
Great minds think alike, huh?
8 comments:
ler... dulu duk kulim ke? kampung my fathers side kat kulim... raya dulu-dulu balik kulim... well, kelang lama actually but for conveniece sake panggil kulim ler.. ntah-ntah sedara aper... hehe not likely though you never know and i just wanted to say love what u have been doing on ur blog, blogging about ur wedding preparations and all... a good guide for all us uninitaited in the finer points and hassles of preparing for a wedding :-) keep it up and im just curious, u dont have to answer if u dont want to, but some timeback u did say that ur fiancee didnt know about ur blog... does he now?
Althie: He knows - I've showed it to him myself.
Alamak - I used to stay in Kampung syed Sheikh, Kelang lama... Ntah-tah memang sedara apa???
Good to know that some readers are benefiting from my notes on wedding preparation - hope that'll count towards "ilmu yang dimanfaatkan"... :-)
assalamualaikum akak,
donno whether still remember me or not.me fren of nafis.we’ve met once..in front of sogo..that time, me n him was kalut2 out of nowhere.still remember??..hehe
he told me abt ur blog b4.telling me tht u jot down samting psl abg pat and that SAGA mania,heh heh.just go thru the mentioned page n that’s all.
n again tonite he mentioned back ‘bout ur blog.and rite now I’m back and LOOK AGAIN to this stuff.damn impressive.cant stop maself to read n read n read.dh katam sume entries;)
thou I donno u that much..just from nafis sometimes..i think i did agree wif ur senior officer…
u might be the closed book type ..an interesting, note-worthy, thought-provoking treasure of a book, closed or otherwise..kind of book that once u read..u wanna read it once for all.
( *the cover had changed effectively maybe??? as u’d met that prince charming?? or he himself luckily know how to treasure the closed book.not all judging the book from its cover..thou..most valuable,hard-to-find book had torn ,bad cover..maybe it highlight the value more..heh heh )
“I found comfort in knowing that my voice was heard, my thoughts were shared.Now I'm hoping that once again, people will look again... “
n thank GOD u’re writing as ppl like me n others out there will keep looking here again n again n again….happy blogging ;) take care.all the very best! wassalam…
Dear Adik,
Yup - I still remember u :-)
Thanks for being my reader - and I hope you'll keep on reading. I may not be the best writer or the greatest thinker but sometimes in life, even the smallest thing can make a big difference.
I hope somehow, someway, I'll be able to be that 'small something'...
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