The Apartment.
“Firdauz, remember yeah tomorrow. The Apartment,” told Robb.
“Yeah, sure. I’ll be there. Definitely.”
I had to constantly be reminded, not because i suffered an Alzeimer’s disease that tricked memory into the realm of fantasy. But it was because i had been deliberately skipping events, one too many. If i ever had any incurable malady, it would have been my attitude to be driven to despair, by consuming excessive happiness.
Sanity is when i’m in a complete loss in the absence of hope, lying comatose with sweets and candies in my hand.
Responsibility is when you suck on those sweets and candies, wake up from coma, put smile on your face and say hello to the guests.
“Hello (pretty face), i’m Firdauz (i like you), and you are (can i have your number)?”
“Lina,”
“So Lina (you single?), what do you blog about (let’s date sometime), mostly?”
“Stuff. I’m an angry blogger,”
“Well, i’m a bimbo blogger (kthnxbye).”
I made it to The Apartment. Imagining Lina’s blog touching the topic of politics, human stupidity and how she hated pretty bunnies in rosy miniskirts. She might have thought i wrote about the latest mega sale buying miniskirts, getting manicured and prepubescent boob enlargement.
But she would have gotten it right should she had pictured me having the passion in ogling at those big boobs.
“Mya kerja kat mana ye?”
“Bank negara.”
Her boobs were not the reason i came to her table. Earlier that day, Robb had given me an order; To mingle around. So mingled around i did, going from one blogger to another. Well OK! Gosh, you caught me red handed; going from one girl to another. Happy now? =p
Before i knew it, i had 3 girls sitting with me on the same table. I was the only guy. And they thought doa berbuka was a guy’s thing.
“Hey, you guys dah baca doa buka ke belum?” i asked them.
“Kitaorang tak puasa la,”
“You lelaki, you kena la baca,” and they all agreed i should say the prayers.
“I tahu sampai Allahumma la ka sumtu sahaja,” i was good at multitasking – i lied while i was eating, i marked some girls i wanted to approach while i was eating, i pursed a silly smile while i was eating. Everyone bought my smile. That smirk, even it was lacking in honesty, it never failed to buy sympathy.
“That’s okay. I tahu melayu sahaja. Sahaja aku berbuka puasa, kerana Allah Taala,” said Jannah.
Jannah was an internet friend. I didn’t know she was on the guest list until i i saw her name, just about 20 minutes before she reached there. To have met Jannah, brought joy to me. If i had came to this party empty handed, i think Jannah was one of those 24 other people who showed me the meaning of sharing and put it in my pocket.
It was a sharing session. It was Nuffnang Sharing Session. We had people sharing food and telling stories. We shared some moments and we sliced our experience into portions and passed it around. So everyone could taste the meaning of sharing. Whether they came in a glass of cooler (a mixture of fruit juice and soda water), whether they were on the table at the buffet dinner, the meaning of this session came together upstairs with the chef welcoming feedback. With Red Mommy and SultanMuzaffar welcoming questions. With Robb putting magic into the session.
I felt small, yet i felt the appreciation of my presence, shown when they passed me those cigarettes. When they showed concern and they asked questions. When they laughed when i never was being funny.
True, i never suffered an Alzeimer’s disease that tricked memory into the realm of fantasy. But the reality that i danced with in The Apartment, in Nuffnang Sharing Session, taught me one important lesson – to never skip events for the best things in life are free.
The bloggers
Suthesh, Julian Hopkins, Lolina, Jannah Rafali, Arif, Zakiah, Zaidi, Azz Azfar, Syd, Mya, Affandi, Zach Boy, Marcus, Lina, Yap Thomas, Shaun, Jacquelyn, Greg, Kuee, Robb, SultanMuzaffar, Sirman, Red Mummy.
Comel kan Lolina bila dia tak angry sangat.
Zach Boy. Robb’s bf.
Shaun.
Sumbang mahram.
Chef (mat salleh baju pink) yang dtg melawat bertayakan makanan.
SultanMuzaffar, Red Mummy, Marcus and Zach.
Robb and me.
Jocelyn. The representative from The Apartment.
I don’t know her. She was a random person at The Apartment.
I just thought she was too cute not to take picture with her.
Sutesh, me, Greg and Jacquelyn.
Me and Zakiah.
Jannatul Firdauz. I know she loves me. I love you too.
Mya, me, Arif, Lolina, Jannah and SultanMuzaffar.
Mya never called me even when she said she will. You jerk! =p
Kue who came all the way from Kuala Kangsar.
Jacquelyn, whom i thought was a sweetheart.
Lina’s lomocamera.
Lina allaboutsexyinBed. I know u like this picture. You let me know
when u don’t love ur bf anymore mkay? =p
Lolina…wau. ^^
AHAHAHA OMG. i just died reading your entry.
I LOVE THAT PICTURE OF ME because it’s pretty much the only picture so far that doesn’t make me look obese XDDD
but but but sorry kalau hari tu i didn’t layan you much D: i susah sikit kalau ramai2 orang around. i serabut a bit @_@
jom kite lunch dating one day yah. ;D i promise i won’t be angry XD;;
This event is called The Apartment eh? I thought you were gonna do a review on a horror movie called The Apartment (like the movie Hostel). Tapi ada jugak kan filem blue nama Mike’s apartment. Apa I merepek ni.
-kakak magenta.
if i kakak u granpa :p
haaaa!dah jumpa jannah
=)
i like your pic better ler… boleh cilok *glurp*
Firdauz,
Yessss! I did love the shot like sgt2 sukeeee and will add up in my blog later. Thanks love!
Ermmmmmm same goes here I always hate to go and meet people I never knew before, like what if they do not want to talk to me? What if they found me boring? So I will be left alone looking like stupid? Eeeeeekkk might as well do not attend. Tho’ it actually never ever happen that way :P It’s just me being paranoid.
p/s : but i actually doubt whatever you are saying here ‘coz u seemed to score with all of the girls even the crowd at the apartment. Are u sure r not writing this while u’re hallucinating? huhuhuhuhu
real_cranium : eh bro. you got gf already. some more lolina doesn’t like you. she likes me leh. so go die la u! buuuweeeeekkk! =p
Lolina : eh, next time ur going to die, u let me do the cardiopulmonary resuscitation thing to u first okay. i’m good at pushing chests and at doing the mouth to mouth thing. of course i would love to do the lunch date thing with u. u let me know when ur free okay. i’ll email u my digit soon.
Magenta : hi kakak magenta. no la, The Apartment was a restaurant, the venue of the event. The event was called “Nuffnang Sharing Session”. I actually suka foreign film yang di panggil The Spanish Apartment itu. One of my fav movies. Mike’s apartment tak suka. The Apartment horror movie tu tak tengok lagi.
Dila : ye la cik dila yang sentiasa sombong dan jual mahal ini.
Kuee : Oh, silakan cilok.
SexyinBed : did u just call me love? awwwwww.. ur such a sweetheart la. eh, no la. where got i score with girls one. that’s marcus. everyone loves him because he leng chai and cute like that. marcus, if ur reading this, I HATE YOU. you’re so leng chai and it’s almost illegal to act cute like that, tenkiu.
hai sayang hurhurhur
i mish youh hurhurhur
I am going back to kelantan on the 22nd WHAT TO DOOOOOO T____T
michbaby : any chance we could meet before u go back? i miss u so much i wanna cry already
haaa…no wonder senyap aja for coffee session. ada plan lain dah rupa2nya :P
Hey you. You know I adore you. Rasa terharu (pinjam kata Cik Dila) membaca blog entry ni.
Thanks for making the night less awkward for me. Segan betul jumpa bloggers in real life :P
Nanti lepas raya kita ronggeng memana ok?
Hehe no la. Movie the Apartment tu tak wujud hihihi. Eh The Spanish Apartment looks interesting,I’m gonna download it, thanks for the imdb link!
Ebb : Sorry sangat!!!!!!! today u free? i’ll call u, i’ll call u. i promise!
Jannah : What’s ronggeng yeah? sounds sooooooo sensual.
Magenta : Please don’t download movies. I HATE YOU! Ok la, ok la, go download it. But remember to buy the original if you like the movie yeah. If you don’t like it, then download more movies and share them with me, hihi.
haiz…another addictive blog…
eyh the sharing session was super fun!
moh lunch ….
Arif : Haiz!!! (is this a new internet slang? got 2 people already said this to me). Tenkiu. Yeah, the sharing session was hella nice! i’ll be attending more events after this. i promise!
Kak Red : Hi kakak Red! Nanti kalau lunch kakak red kena usap-usap rambut cakap “Firdauz, dah besar nanti belajar elok-elok tau. Jangan nakal nakal sangat.” Dan saya menjawab, “Baik kakak! Pegi bayar bil tu. Bungkus coffee jelly frappuccino tu sekali. Mekacih!”