I greeted ong. Throughout my half year stint in kl ong was the man who made me feel that there are still genuine kindness in this world. His kindness was like a mentor who guide you.
Ong :. How is last night heard you stay at the famous inn.
Me: okay lo the stereo there are first class.
Ong:. You wanna go smoke smoking zone is at the level 1 outside the street.
I nodded.
While we are smoking I learnt ong had a Malay gf in kl. I stared at him with envy.
Me: Malay girl are cantik. But when you going full halal.
Ong : now lo but here the Malay are conservative so it’s not like sp minah. Dun try your luck.
Me: how come I do not see the MD.
Ong : that guy seldom came in. He always go bar entertaining the rich men here. Always in hangover. Most of the things here are handled by anyi.
Ong : how’s Singapore office . I saw yam once when he came here with anyi guiding her on her new job. Mighty good looking guy.
Me:. Everyone in technology team are there ken and the technician and Jin Lian.
I saw ong smile faded when I mentioned Jin Lian.
Ong : oh she is still there been there for years when I am still in Singapore team.
I nodded guessing there should be a hidden story . But Its best not to gossip despite I wanted to ask more. Jin Lian was a pure Chinese beauty she had became a bit overweight in my 1 year plus there but I can see the similarities when a few vendor said she looked like Joey Wong the famous HK star.
While we are smoking I saw anyi drove in. She smiled at ong. Ong is a likable guy level headed and faithful to his gf with no bad habit except smoking
I winked at ong : she smiled at you. You power can try to fusion Taiwan bubble tea with nasi lemak.
It’s been 2 days but I always are able to talk rott to ppl that are friendly . Ong was those tall lanky man that was just full of charisma. Yam was cold charming but ong was always jovial like Emil chow hua jian . Never a dull moment.
Ong choked: I already converted foreskin cut already no other place to cut . Come we go work how much allowance you got btw. I got 1k extra
I just smiled. Back in office ong was guiding me the process patiently no stress. Lunch time came I just made an excuse to go back hotel for a nap.
Soon it was Wednesday evening tomorrow I need to go bak to sg workin on Friday.
From Tuesday night onwards till the rest of the half year stint in kl I lose control as the inn was beside 7~11 food was cheap every night at 1 am I will buy 2 boxes of Magnum with tidbits. Sometimes I will pass a few to fendi . Basically I gain 13 kg during the half year to and fro to a weight of 85 kg.
On that first Wednesday night I was dining with anyi.
Anyi : tml you going back to report how was your week here .
Me: great. Ong was a great man.
I was becoming close to anyi .
Anyi nodded. I sense she had taken a liking for ong.
Me: you like guy like ong
Anyi nodded: yes he is caring and charismatic some more tall and manly.
Me: I thought you will like yam.
Anyi :. I never seen yam joke before. He is too distant.
While we leave the restaurant it started to rain heavily I remember stretching My hand playing with the rain water.
Anyi amused: you nevet see rain before.
Me: never foreign country rain last time I go army overseas training it never rain.
Anyi : how is the foreign water.
I take a sip with my palm: taste like Taiwan bubble tea. You must be the pretty girp selling it.
Nothing she jut showing me her dress that’s the latter part of story. Anyway she is the real deal beside Mae and Ann in terms of figure. One notch higher due to her ethnicity
So I was back in sg. As I stepped into the office I wonder who could be the person yam asked to buy meal. My doubt was answer with a word Jin Lian.
She came over to my seat greeting me while holding yam holy tea glass apparently she had wash it.
Jinlian : how is life there.
Me forcing a smile: great.
Jin Lian was a landmark in my working she had taught me the principle of hard working was futile if your boss does not care. I recalled she was the centre of gossip throughout my 1 year plus there. There was once she took 1 week MC and gossip cleaning auntie told she may have an abortion as she heard her vomitting in toilet.
It was a cess pool
Me : how is everything here. You buying lunch for yam.
Jin Lian: ya he is a fish guy always fish no wonder so smart.
Yam came in and summoned me to his room. I reported the figure to him for the weekly update.
Yam: good so now you get the hang of it will you be able to go on a weekly 3 days basis till this project ended in 8 months.
I hesitate as there was no perks for me I was staying in crap place no raise.
Yam sensed my reluctance:. It will be a good exposure year end appraisal i will indicate your effort we are lacking an assistant manager position. You have the highest qualification in that level.
I paused it was very attractive I neverhad a promotion in my whole life even once I just want a title promotion even if there is no raise in salary. I nodded the gamble bet was on. Never did I realized I paid a heavy price.
It was Friday night. Friday night always held a special place in my heart since young. It represents peace and safe when I was subjected to daily bullying in sec school Friday night was the time I was freed from all abuses.
I made my way to plaza singapura from my work place in lavender area it was a ritual since my working life to indulge every Friday night to walk in dhobty ghaut area as that place seems to calm me down.
I will spent 1 hour plus just walking from level 1 of plaza singapura to the top level which is the cinema level to calm myself.
I recall there was this special day where I chanced upon Rachel of my last story I had changed my number there was nil chances of keeping in contact.
While I was thinking of my trip to kl for future I was making my way up to the cinema level I saw aiting .
Apologies for the long delay in writing as I had a backlash with some booze rendering me in a bad mess last few weeks. For this story I won’t be introducing new character other than anyi and sue. The remaining character are just mentor in my life be it good or bad experience like I said this will be a coarse and long story which I am writing to relieve stress.
For those who read my last story I only had one relationship in my whole life till now. That relationship was a disaster after that relationship I shunned away from love till I graduated.
After I had a job in MNC I wanted to try at a relationship my friend introduce me to aiting .
There she was standing in the cinema level we stood face to face I had lose about 40kg then she was thinking perhaps is it really me.
Aiting was my second mentor in relationship she was average looking we had only dated for dinner for 2 months and nope I did not hold her hands etc thus it was not a real relationship just normal dates.
At the end of the 2 months I knew her story. While she was doing her degree she had given her virginity to a man who dumped her straight after sex. She will always threw a tantrum when we had slight argument saying all men just want sex.
Eventually I given up contacting her and I refrained from any hope of getting in new relationship again I was tired.
I took a look at her father time had not been kind to her. She had put on weight I never greeted her I just walked past her. It brings back memories be it good or bad but she had taught me a lesson in love. Some people are destined to pick up the scraps of the leftovers and even then it won’t be happy.