BACK TO MEMORY LANE - PART 4

We've reached the end of the first year, and it's time to make some difficult decisions. Selected students were given 2 options to consider.
1. Fast track into degree programs and accept one of the majors on offer
2. Graduate from diploma and freedom to enroll into our preferred major in degree

Most of the people we knew selected Option 1 because it's safe. Even M, our dear M. But C, S and me decided to take the risk and selected Option 2. We'd rather stay behind and complete the diploma together. Only after that, will we enroll ourselves into our preferred majors.

Came first day of the new semester, it felt rather lonely because most of the faces we knew were gone. But 3 of us sticked together and it made us strong.

However, in a later class, a familiar face popped up. Guess who??? It's B! Hehehee... Well even though it's B, it's still comforting to have one more familiar face to keep. ;P Anyway, it turned out that his posse selected Option 1 and he's the only one left.

So call it being nice or showing empathy, we decided to invite him to sit together in class - since he was all alone, and he was friends with C and S anyway, even though I don't really know him. ;P

Time passed and he eventually became one of us. Can you believe it?? B one of us! Well it's all because he turned out to be okay and most importantly, harmless - though he can be a little bit weird sometimes. But despite that, he turned out to be a gentleman too, surprisingly, which is not very common these days.

Anyway, having B in the group added as an advantage. Don't forget I mentioned that he's a brainy. Hehehee... And you know, being a brainy, he's always on top of things and so that left us with less things to worry about. ;P

B came especially handy in one of the dreadful afternoon classes, where the professor would just talked and talked non-stop just like a runaway train, and we had to keep up with him, trying to take down notes. Everything he said were somehow important as it was not easy to get reference books on the subjects discussed. To make things worse, each lecture lasted 2 hours and the subjects were so boring and not to forget, it's also nap time. Most people would usually last for an hour or so, and after that, they'll just give up. The 4 of us being good students, will try to stay awake for as long as we can. But when the time comes where we really couldn't keep up anymore, no worries, because there's always B 'hanging on to his life' to get everything down. Hehehee...

With B around also, there's no worries in trying to get the best seats in class, because he's always early. I mean 'early', not as in punctual - but 'early'. Hehehee... So by the time we're there, he's already got all the nice seats saved for us.

In between classes, we have a new place to hang out as well - B's place. Before B, we used to stay in the library or hang out at cafes which can be a bore sometimes. At B's, it's far more flexible. We can speak as loud as we want, play the music, everything! To add to it, it's very convenient as it's just around the corner where we'd have lunch everyday - making it the best spot. To return to our own dorms was a little bit troublesome as it's rather far away. By the time we're starting to get comfortable, it's almost time to get going again. So most of the times, we'd rather stay out.

Anyway, life went on this way for 2 whole semesters. But of course, there are other things happening in between...

BACK TO MEMORY LANE - PART 3

The Math class in Part 2 marked the beginning of my 'nightmare'. Yes, I said nightmare. Because B became the favourite topic of my friends, namely S, M and C.

For a start, let me introduce these 3 beautiful angels a.k.a little devils.

S, as you know it, was in the Math class together with me. She's not only a coursemate to me, she's also my roommate - meaning that we spent ALL day and night together. So whatever that happens, she would know! ;P

M and C were my coursemates, and I spent every single weekends with them. This is because I'm not local and so is C. On weekends, most people would go home, but we can't because our homes are far away. So the next best option is M's home! ;> Hehehee... We spent the weekends doing all the girlie stuffs, stereo on full blast, getting crazy, etc. And it definitely helps that M's parents are cool - even though they do make sure that we behave sometimes. Hehehee...

Well, the 4 of us were practically inseparable. We sat together in classes, formed assignment groups, hang out in between classes, meals together, etc. In short, we shared a lot together.

Now back to my 'nightmare'. S was so 'excited' with what had just happened that she just had to tell M and C every single details that very same day. I realized that something was not right when M and C started giggling for no good reason. And I was like "You... When on earth did you find the time to tell them? I thought I'm always there!" Since then, everybody never stopped teasing me about it.

To make matters worse, M sees B on-line via the ICQ every now and then. My name eventually became part of the topics somehow. ;P Then M started telling me that B thinks that I'm cute and that he'd like to get to know me better and whatsoever, I wonder whether she added her own spices in the stories! ;P And of course, C and S knew too.

Since then, whenever B appeared, all 3 devils would go "Your friend, look, your friend!" and at the same time, waving and saying 'hi' to him - even when he's afar. B would happily return the gesture and that never failed to get to me. And they enjoyed every single minute of it each time. How I hate them, little rats! ;P

To be frank, B is not exactly my dream guy. [Sorry, darling...] You know, being young, we target for good looks, attitudes, etc - don't tell me that you don't! ;P So B doesn't really fit into that 'category', but that doesn't mean that he's not good - or else, I wouldn't be marrying him eventually.

Anyway, because B didn't fit the 'category' at that time, I did all that I could making sure that I do not give him the wrong idea. Hehehee... That includes any potential social contact! And this was how life went on for the rest of the year. Hehehee...

BACK TO MEMORY LANE - PART 2

Several months went on, except for this particular day which I must mention - not to be missed out. Because it was the first time ever that I've actually spoken to B.

One particular day, me and S decided to crash into a Math class conducted by a different lecturer from ours - because we heard that he's good, not like ours who only seemed to be speaking his own alien language, leaving everybody clueless and all we can see was the endless scribbling on the whiteboard and flashing of slides.

Anyway, back to the class we crashed. As we walked in, we can see that the class was full with practically no seats left. We were like "Oops, this is awkward" when suddenly we noticed a familiar face, B, who was sitting on his own because his buddies decided to skip class that day to do some last minute revision for a test later. By the way, heard that B is a genius, which explained why he still went to class.

Well, remember in Part 1 when B smiled to me after class one day and I was like "Er, ok..."? Yeah, so we tried hard looking for seats to avoid any possible awkward situation. At that time, he had noticed and was already smiling to us. ;P

Then the lecturer walked in and the class started to settle and we have not found a place to sit. So the seats beside B seemed pretty much like the only option. And after some quick discussion with S, we decided that ok, let's just sit with B, no choice.

I walked first, and half way through, I turned back to look at S and guess what? She had went off to the other direction and had taken a seat somewhere else, and left me there on my own. Out of courtesy and of course lacking in time, I had to sit down beside B. I turned to S, gave her the 'just you wait look' and she was there laughing all the way through class.

So I was there stuck with B, and he happily introduced himself and made small talks. And of course, S was watching and laughing to herself - enjoying the show.

An hour never seemed so long... And I can't wait to go. B was down with flu and he had forgotten to bring his hanky along. His nose started running and he was sniffing hard and wiping away with his hands. I looked into my bag to offer him some tissue, which I've always brought with me. But too bad, I ran out. So I had to just sit there and pretend as if nothing happens and return his occasional smiles, when in actual fact, I was like "Eww..."

One thing I found out though and rather impressed. B definitely has something in his brain, like what I've heard. The lecturer would be working on the solutions on the whiteboard and before he could finish, B would have the answers - without having to write anything on the paper, everything was working in the brain. Boy, was I impressed!

So this was what I derived from the Math class : Eww + Brainy = B

Anyway, as the class ended, we said bye and went our separate ways. Yes, you guessed it right - S got a good scolding from me for being such a 'great friend'.

This chapter marked the begining of Part 3.

BACK TO MEMORY LANE

Ok, I remember making a promise that I think I should keep - on how it all started between me and my hubby. We shall call him "B" here.

In one of my previous blog, I mentioned that B is my college sweetheart. Well in actual fact, not really... ;P [Contradiction, contradiction!] Wait!! Before you go any further, let me explain.

We met in college, that's for sure. But we were just plain friends when we were studying together. Things only sparked off when he switched to another college. So that way, I don't think he really fits into the term 'college sweetheart'. But still in some sense, he is? What-te-verr... I know I am starting to sound very confused! ;D

Anyway, to be honest, I don't remember when exactly B joined the class. But I started to notice when he smiled to me after class one day. At that time, I was like "Er, ok..." And that's about it. Never really say 'hi' or anything like that. All I know is that there's someone like that in the class.

So I guess you can tell, it was definitely not love at first sight! ;D At least not on my side of the story!