our world is a whole lot smaller than you think. today you will realize that your online friend whom you never met before is married to your friend’s ex-schoolmate. and she went to the same medical university as your ex-schoolmate. by tomorrow you will find out that your childhood friend went to the same local university as your boyfriend’s friend’s elder sister. and the other day, you learned that your boyfriend’s friend is a also a friend to your course mate. should i go on with the list?
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that’s not exactly what i intended to write about. the one i chose to write about has been lurking in my mind for quite some time now. i said lurking because it’s in the dark and it irritates me so. as the title stated, i’ve been going through a series of lostness. if there’s such a word. but it does describe my situation. it irritates because it happened again and again. i understand why it happened but i refuse to justify why i understand the occurrences and still find it irritating.
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it ain’t hard to imagine why i’m losing most of my male friends. when i’m online, i’m more comfortable befriending males who are older than me. maybe because they are better at having conversation with. plus i’m ever so curious on how the minds of these older men work and do they laugh, talk and eat the way matno and dzull do. kidding. interestingly, i’m always attracted to these men. but of course, for instance let’s look at a few, i ‘met’ this one guy because of the nickname i used while chatting that i picked from a book i read thus when he noticed, it means that he also read that particular book. scored! (note to secret admirers, if i have any: i like men who read). another one was because i joined a chat room where everyone uses english as the medium and he was also a former tesl student and we argued a lot over selected issues. scored! (note to secret admirers, if i have any: you must be an argumentative male). and another one, oh i forgot how we ‘met’, but i still remember him, so that ain’t bad, right?
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because they’re older and that it was just the right time for them to get married, out of respect to their spouses’ feelings, i stop the late night chatting, the occasional sms, the visit to their blog or friendster page. thus i lost my friends whom i could quench my thirst for quirky ideas, meaningful talks, periodic flirtation haha. why you might ask i stop messaging just for a harmless how are you doing? ? ahah harmless? not to the wives. mom said, you’ll know why when you are married. why on earth i stop visiting their blogs? nobody would know if i didn’t leave a comment, right? because every time i visit, i find myself turning green with envy seeing him blissfully happy and i don’t like the feeling of being envious towards someone else’s happiness just because i don’t have it (yet!). hehe.
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i can’t possibly go around town with a huge cardboard with red permanent ink marker-pen across it saying why the heck didn’t you choose me??!. wait….ke boleh? hahaha. no, the feelings never go that far with any of them. however, the question did cross my mind. i was with him when he was heart broken. and i was there when he was alone watching a movie (get it?). i was there when his works burdened him so. maybe as jannah had mentioned, we mend them for the next woman who comes into their life. baiknya kita. ceh. or maybe it’s because like what jehan commented in one of my blog entry, it’s easier for some to share their problems with the opposite sex. and plus, i’m a stranger. to a degree, i’m a safe vessel for them to pour their heart out. tapi mak kata, saya ni kalau orang susun ayat hendak mengurat pun saya tak sedar. jadi mungkin mereka ada memula langkah tapi saya lampi. haha. len kali cakap direct ye. macam orang itu ^_^ kan senang.
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if any of the guys mentioned above happens to read this, just know that you are in my prayers. i’m sorry i didn’t reply your messages and deleted you from my friends’ list. i do think it’s for the best. but also do know that i’m a stalker. haha. may you lead a happy prosperous life with your wife and kids. name your daughter masyitah can ah? ;p
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how the first paragraph relates to this entry? as Moist Von Lipwig said in Going Postal, more or less, “everything you do will, sooner or later, affect others”. so, take good care with what you say or do. ripples could start waves.
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p/s: panjang betul entry kali ini. to syapin yang diingati selalu, selamat pengantin baru!! teringat balik zaman curi2 makan mempelam di sekolah. tak sangka you’d be the one to get married first among the five of us hehe. tahniah!!~ sedeynye tak bleh hadir huhu~ harap tak kehilangan kamu pula.