Anyi: are you angry yam threw you here?
I shook my head but deep inside I was feeling like dirt. I do not mind coming here but at least care a bit for my accommodation etc.
Anyi : dun Blame him I was the one that suggest you. Initially it was jin Lian that yam wanted to come but ken opposes.
Jin Lian not her real name was a prc coordinator under ken. She was from China and gossip of her involves her and ken. Ken had been married for 10 years I did notice them getting very close such as holding hands in lunch when I went to pack for yam. Nothing new.
Anyi: I also opposes her coming as you know the gossip .
I was pretending to eat my stuff which kinda irritated anyi perhaps she wanna gossip
Anyi : you do not want to hear .
Me:I listen to gossip if you feel safe to share by all means.
Actually I knew anyi hates ken with a vengeance thus I am kinda sure she will waste no time gossip on him.
Anyi: the MD was attached to kl but he was holding ken job as senior project manager that time and he got involved with Jin Lian.
I paused this was something new to me as I knew the MD was married in Singapore.
Anyi was contended to see the shocked look on my face: see that’s why I recommend you.
Anyi : you are not curious when the md is a singaporean but you still need book a hotel room for him?
Me: ya i did wonder when i register with his ic but ken told me in a crude voice that this md no house here already.
So this is old shoe anger i thought.
Me: why did you ask for me?
Anyi: you are not the first option I wanted to hire replacement but yam told me it’s best to wait till this project is over as he is aware culture here are laid back we cannot have people quitting halfway when the project is in middle. So between you and jinlian I need to chose. I seen you coordinate before I guess you won’t have affair here too.
I was sensing a vibe it seems jinlian stepped on her tail . But either way it’s best to keep quiet.
Anyi: what are your thoughts on her .
I looked at anyi she was perhaps testing whether I am on ken side
I looked at anyi expression it’s was the expression of bitterness the same type of icy eyes laced with a layer of crusted anger. The tye of anger that has been sealed up and pried open frequently when one think of the incident.
I was no stranger to this expression since young I saw this stare often on my mom when she thought of my father when he divorced her for a prc. As I grew up I saw this stare being exhibited on my sis and mom.
I wondered: what was her experience. It was a tab too early for anyi to make me pledge my allegiance to which camp. I need to make a choice.
Me speaking in the most motionless tone : I think she is Ill.
Anyi was in surprised: I thought you will defend jinlian as she had that pitiful look.
Me: not even in the least for a woman to get involved with a married man was a grave sin some more it was repeated twice. I came from a broken family I have the least sympathy for home wrecker.
I still recalled my tone it was calm yet one can sensed the painess exhumed from it.
It was real I did not realise my bitterness till then
This sat well with anyi : my parents was divorced too.
Bingo
Catalyst is the keyword that drawn or repel 2 people be it smoking or Thai amulet.
For this case it was homewrecker that we shared in common.
I was starting to figure out the anger towards ken as he was the unfaithful man that she hated also ken had the most sleazy attitude under the package of a short dark male. Even I shown a dislike towards him. But then why was anyi quite close to the MD he was also an unfaithful man. Till this day I can only attribute the reason to them not being in conflict of interest and the MD was a nice soft spoken guy.
Anyway at the ripe age of 35 I just want none of the drama even though I knew it’s was inevitable.
I was staring at anyi her fair face was flushed with the excitement of gossiping on similarities we shared perhaps she was tired too as most of the ladies there are Malay. I found out that few people interact with her.
Finally we ate finish I called for the bill I was given 50 sgd a day so havig a receipt is not essential. We made our way to the inn it was another view.
I saw a line of hooker standing outside the lane.
Anyi winked at me:. This is a red light district at night that’s why yam never stayed here .
We parted way as she walked to the office block whereby her car was parked.
I looked at my watch it was 9pm as I made my way into the inn. I stared at the hooker all PRC and perhaps Thailand. At that time I was introduced to duxton place minah heaven. Thus if I had money to spend it will be on Malay divas.
I went into the inn standing at the front desk was a Malay male I smiled at him.
I am back in my room for 40 SGD a night it was spacious. I sat on my bed packing my stuff who could knew my first personal trip overseas was spent like this.
There was little amenities in the room just a bed and a small table and stool.
At the age of 35 then I had experience mostly negatively events .
I was a weirdo in most people eye only eating once a day. In deed I was.
I had commit suicide twice in sec sch due to bullying and when I was mid twenties I dabbled in occult stuffs such as human forehead bone paneng all those human oil.
I was backfired badly.
But all these experience made me think differently I had people telling me they saw sadness in my eyes. In return I took advantage of it.
I began my ritual of counting the steps in the room from one end to the next end was 130 steps. I began to walk chanting a high king guan yin sutra 高王观音经
The high king sutra is a short sutra that involves chanting all the Bodhisattva names and it mention it will reduce ones Ill karma.
One of habits is walking from one end to another end chanting this sutra for 2 hours nightly who equates to 12000 steps roughly according to my steps counter.
Chanting one time requires 5 minutes. I had my mom asking me why must I walk when I chant as she thought mediation should be in siting position.
I just told her I enjoy the process of walking but I need to do something at the same time. Karma to me was like tides that just keep charging at me.
Karma.
I recalled walking around the room for 1 hour plus chanting when I heard a loud moaning sound opposite the room . I muttered hooker hotel.
I got dressed and walked out. The moaning was loud as I approached the front counter. The counter guy looked and me and he must have heard the moaning too.
He must be thinking if I walked towards him I will be changing a room or if I walked out of the door I must be getting a hooker.
I walked towards him and he stood up waiting for me to address my issues fendi was the name on the name tag.
Me: hi
Fendi:. Hi sir.
Me: busy night I pointing to that room .
Fendi: would you like a room change sir ground level room are mostly this activities.
I looked at the counter it was a simple counter with few layout just some clocks hanging on the wall showing different countries time.
I peered over at the counter and asked your reservation system is not using opera hotel system?
Fendi: no sir opera system should be for big hotel I heard of it. Are you from hotel line.
I nodded: ya was in a few years dun worry I won’t ask for refund or change room hotel service line is not easy. How is the surrounding here .
Fendi: this is a red light district try not to go out at night especially the apartments at the end it could get chaotic with the pickpockets etc .
I thanked fendi and went out to the 7~11 store beside . I buy few cans of coke light and some iced coffee I passed one can to fendi if hotel line had taught me anything it was being humble and kind to service staff . Service line was hell. I proceeded back to my room the moaning had ceased.
Moaning did arouse me as I did not resume my sutra chanting. At that time after having malay divas I swore off PRC due to.bad experience.. I refrain going for PRC for 4 years till 2 months ago I broke it and tried. Bad mistake.
It’s was 7am my usual waking time anyi told me to report to work at 10am as most likely I will stay till 7 pm. Thus I began 2 hours of chanting while walkng. At about 9 am I went out of room to sit in lounge. Fendi was still there his shift isfrom 10 pm to 10am.
I greeted him and sat down to read the pAper everything was novel to me. I looked at the checkin guest mostly was backpackers. Occasionally I caught glimpse of hooker after a whole night of action
It was a simple inn I went to chat with fendi..
Me: morning do you have a front office hidden at the back?
Fendi nodded : it’s a small office with a staff toilet we have a duty manager in the morning . Housekeeping staff are about 2 .
Me: won’t it be dangerous as you do not have security . At night it’s a red light district.
Fendi :. Turnover here are high sir. This is my second week.
I nodded as the duty manager came in to take over the shift. He was a fat guy in my recollection walking with a slight limp. I went back to my room
I reached the office at 10 exactly anyi and md are not there. Second level is only me and ong the engineer. Ong is a tall man from Singapore poly attached to kl I found out we came from same poly around the same time gap. He was from electronic I was from mechanical. 2 blocks apart