Thursday, September 1. 2005

Independence

For the benefit of non-Malay speakers/readers, that was my title for yesterday's Malay blog entry. I'm not sure if I should translate it since I have no idea how many of you do not understand that entry, saved for Mark, the sweetie, of course. I'll probably just email a summary of it to him.

Blogging in BM for the first time is kinda like revisiting my school days. I loved reading the Five Find-Outers and Dog, as well as the Three Investigators so much that I would read both the English and Malay versions of the books. Some Malay novels were really good, too and I would re-read them to death. So Emma was right - my level of comfort in writing in Malay is influenced by my bookwormish tendencies.

I should also probably say that my first 'boyfriend' was a Malay kid. We became close buddies during our first day at kindy and shared our toys and food with each other. Of course at that age then, we had no concept of what chemistry was. We just knew that we clicked and that was good enough for us. When he had to quit kindy earlier than me, we were crushed. I still remember the tears streaming from my eyes as he was leaving. I grabbed my brand new eraser and dashed towards him and slipped it into his bag. And that was the last time I ever saw him.

At the tender age of 5, we barely knew how to write our alphabets. So it was not possible for us to exchange home addresses nor phone numbers. Sad, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Anyway, that was that and I think that must have scarred me for life. Maybe that's why I am so bad at saying goodbyes now.
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*CC, you are a real, memory-ticker.. you tick my memories about my past, even though you and I don't share the same history.. it's just that whatever you share.. reminds me of things in my past... I feel a storm-a-brewing... i mean.. I feel a blog-a-brewing heh heh heh
#1 pjamess (Homepage) on 2005-09-01 23:15 (Reply)
*Hey, I read both versions of The Three Investigators too.... wait.. is that the one with a girl who owns a big dog?
#2 BeerBrat (Homepage) on 2005-09-01 23:35 (Reply)
*No, that'll be Georgina of Famous Five and Timmy, her dog. I didn't really enjoy reading that series though.
#3 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-01 23:46 (Reply)
*hmm... roughly tell me the characters of the three investigators?
#4 BeerBrat (Homepage) on 2005-09-01 23:49 (Reply)
*There's Jupiter Jones (the brain of the gang), Bob and Andrew (I think!). They are the creation of Alfred Hitchcock.
#5 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 00:02 (Reply)
*Paul - goblog! :-D
#6 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 00:12 (Reply)
*I wonder if he remembers you.. and he's keeping this eraser enshrined somewhere in his house.. heh heh heh

"Goblok" in colloquial Malay means like "fool" or "silly" hmmm what you saying?
#7 pjamess (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 00:50 (Reply)
*Dunno leh... He had the cutest smile and the most adorable curly hair. That I can remember :-)

Heh, u remember goblog too eh? :-P Was just being cheeky but actually, asking you to blog abt the memories that you said this article raked up.
#8 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 01:16 (Reply)
*Aw, so thoughtful of you! I will check my email momentarily. I'm humbled when someone I haven't even actually met thinks to do something for me. Thank you!

I'm in the same boat with PauLOS about your story. It's really touching. It would be tough to actually see this happen because just reading your recollection stirs my heart.
#9 MarkLaRoi (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 11:18 (Reply)
*Yeah...as perspectives change, as priorities change, as circumstances alter, our past reintroduces itself at times and in ways that are often unexpected, sometimes unwelcome, but never without effect.

I find that now I look back at some things that I enjoyed and I wish they hadn't happened, while some things I hated I now see were building blocks in who I am.

Loves came and went, hard times and good times came hand-in-hand, but God's love stayed constant and everlasting.

(See you went and made me get all philosophical! :-) )
#10 MarkLaRoi (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 12:16 (Reply)
*No worries, Mark. Hope you enjoyed the summary :-) And yeah.. I teared a little while writing this entry, too. Funny, isn't it the things that you remember at different points of your life?
#11 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 11:28 (Reply)
*You have the soul of a poet, Mark. Really. Truly.

Now, when are you coming up with your book of poems already?
#12 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 12:24 (Reply)
*sob u shudnt have CC,started all this... tears i mean..why does she have to go, she dint say...(camera zooming out,slowly..far and wide..focus getting blurer..) i was also the last time i ever saw C*,S*,J*,CC*,NF*,A* and *.*(cant remember name),again..and i shud have given her the eraser!!!
#13 joesiew on 2005-09-02 14:40 (Reply)
*wah..reading it again..so touching leh! really makes me want to go out there n shoot the next Merdeka Day film looking advert featuring CoolKitten n maybe Petronas will pay for it ..hhehe (eat yr heart out Yasmin A )
#14 joesiew on 2005-09-02 14:49 (Reply)
*Wah, your imagination knows no bounds lar, Weisguy. I still remember his first name though - kee kee :-P
#15 coolcat (Homepage) on 2005-09-02 22:27 (Reply)

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