the weekend

i've been hanging out much with a close group of malaysian (plus a hongkie guy) girl friends lately - mahjong, playing cards, dinner, starbucks, pool, pub, badminton, supper. my social life is (suddenly) busy. why so much hanging outs?

ease the loneliness.

have a good laugh.

enjoy the company.

warmth of having close and gay friends.

be social - see and be seen.

wanting to hear them break into 'tell laura' song.

friday night

a sudden change in plan resulted in going downtown to a korean karaoke bar. in the dimness and smokiness of the place - i spotted a cute angmoh gal. soooo stood out among the asians. friends made me drank so much so that i have the courage to go over... errr... ehem... didn't do it. but i was pretty tipsy. drank til the place closed, and we're the last ones out. staggered to the car. had no idea what was the restaurant's (korean bbq at 2am) name. silly me, 'bbq-ing' lettuce. silly girl friends singing loudly at the restaurant, the waitress came over and hushed them down. embarrassing lah. remembering shock looks from newly-met-guy-friends upon knowing the history behind 'tell laura' song. feeling face turned redder, heart became fonder.

5-6 hours of sleep. hangover. crappy saturday. worked 12 hours like a zombie. customers 'took turn' coming in - i had no long nap time!

saturday night

good old close friends (the above mentioned) 'accompanied' me for the Coming Out party at a friend's apartment. how supportive of them. thanks! didn't stay long. wanted to hop over to the cast party next door, but friends were getting bored. oh well...kinda torn. so, just hi and bye to the hostess right outside the apartment. hopped into the car, and off to play pool.

sunday

must get up early and go get the surprise gifts... didn't happen - my 'piggie' nature (it's so hard for me to leave the comfort of my bed and beloved pillow). sprang to action upon phonecall from S - 'i'll be there in 10 mins'. had a scone and coffee from starbucks (yummm...the coffee, not the scone) in the car - ride to DC kaikan. feeling super excited upon knowing i'd see L there - darn cofee making my heart beat so fast and so nervous i couldn't give my two cents in the discussion meeting!

missed (still do) the tight hug. felt the soft curls. saw the blotchiness (oh, how adorable) resulted from being the MC - admiring her versatility. gazed (longed) at the soft eyes, voice...(ehem) everything. heard the growl and presented the little (surprise) godiva box. in the box there's 2 heart-shaped chocolate. oh... people looked (jealously) as we shared the chocolates. how funny she looked in the 'lampshade' costume. heh. another sad parting... remembering the 'looks'.

an hour journey on the subway to meet the relatives nearby and from SF and london. oh, what a gay aunts and uncles i have. realizing drama (queens) runs in the family. had way too much oysters, mussels, shrimps, salmon, snow crabs at the japanese buffet restaurant. how i wished she's there...

walking down the hallway back to my apartment later - i felt odd...like i've been away from my apartment for so long, i felt the strangeness. events happened...something anew.