the tribute

In no particular order.


Diyana Izzati
My good college friend. you crack me up with your sound effects sometimes. and i love how we have a lot of things in common, as well as differences(such as our music tastes,heh). We've only known each other for half a year but in that short space of time i feel like my friendship with you is at a level it took 3 years for me to achieve with some people at school. My backup singing partner for many years to come, i hope.


Nani
My current movie partner. Nanner's, what can i say? I'm so frickin' glad you're here at sunway with me. You were the first person besides my family i actually talked about books with. my fellow debater, i often relied on you more often than you know, you were the backbone of our debate team. Just now, on the drive back home, when we were singing along to the radio, i realized that I'm gonna be frickin' sad when you go off to canada, even though it's still 6 months away.


Syahirah
My oldest friend i still hangout with. Thank you SO MUCH for trying hard to keep in touch with me, i'm so glad we, out of some miraculous fate, moved into houses near each other. Sorry i used to merajuk so much back in sekolah rendah when we used to play kat padang and walk off. I'm sorry i acted so immaturely.


Aijud
Despite the fact we went to the same school for 5 years, i don't think we're actually that acquainted with each other. we don't know each other well, and even just now, at the airport, i didn't know what to say or how to chat easily with you. But the thing is, despite all this, i feel like we've blog-bonded or something. I'm thrilled to get comments from u, and whenever i read your posts, I'm bombing with responses in my head. Maybe if i wasn't so shut-mouthed in school dulu i would have talked to you more and we'd have been proper friends.


Jia Yee
Hardworking friend. Did you know, you're my first non-malay friend since primary school? I like your sense of humour. With you, i don't feel awkward, and that is something rare for me. Your rajin-ness spurs me on to do my homework, you know? sorry i bug you all the time with questions. Chee chong fan!


Anna
I admire you tons you know? Ever since 2 jujur. I'm sorry i acted so distant mase mule2, it's one regret i think about from time to time. Back then i was sooooo tah pape la. aisy. Thank you for overlooking that and being my friend anyways. I will miss you more that you know when you go to aussie next week.


Ina and Asiah
argh..if you guys only knew how much i miss you. One of the greatest pleasures of my life was finding out that we get along together remarkably well. Trio ceria, remember? I didn't just laugh with you guys, i cried with korang as well. I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH, and i'm not saying it insincerely like how most people just toss that line in a testi ke ape. I mean it. I miss sitting beside you guys in class. I miss lepak-ing kat dorm asiah. I wish we weren't drifting apart right now.


Sal.
Ah, sal. we've been through a lot, actually. i'm glad we're friends. Thanks for everything nice you've done for me.


Juwa.
i remember the first time i chatted with you. I was amazed at how we got along! I enjoyed chatting with you SO MUCH juwa, and i still do! And kolah yang ajar aku how to eat everything with cili sauce, and even though i was sad dulu mase first2 turun dari kelas 5 Bakti masuk 5 Ehsan, i truly saw the hikmah later on, because i made friends with you and milah.


Hani Hazman and Shao Min
Hani!my wicked(as in cool) fashion and vocabulary master(or should it be mistress?) You're one of the few i can actually ask about old movies and music. You are most definitely the only person i know who has clips from 'a streetcar named desire' in her ipod. I wish we were closer. And shao, you're my bookclub partner! thanx for the many recommendations and updates on books and reviews. i adore your sense of humour and go green with envy at the fact you get along great with EVERYONE.


Kak dila.
i wish you'd read this and for God's sake, call me la wei. even though we haven't talked for so long, i still think of you and i miss you like crazy, despite being angry at you for not contacting me. i miss laughing with you!



It's hard to express gratitude or affection towards the people you know. especially in malaysian society, where any attempts at doing so usually end up in awkward moments and prolonged silences. The norm nowdays for teenagers to acknowledge their friends' importance to them(if they bother to do so at all) is by forwarding them cute 'meaningful' testimonials or text messages. Some people take sentences like 'i miss you' and 'nice to be your friend' for granted and just toss them into whatever testi they give to whoever. In other words, it's hard to tell sincerity from fake courtesy.

Well, this is for the people that genuinely make me smile. Now you know that with you, i'm not giving fake courtesy.

Aww, crap, i'm getting all sentimental.