Special Friends

Among my friends, to be exact, among all my ‘hing tais’ there are two person who stands out when I was in need of a company. Being isolated from the warm family members and close friends, both of them aid me in the solidarity life of the second Aussie adventure, hence, making it less boring.

Firstly there was Squid the man whom I meet since Form 1 or 9 years ago, and soon it will be 10 years. All I know about him back then was from some other friends from his class which goes by the nickname of ‘Haitop’, in other words, the name of his school bag. It took a full year before we have a serious conversation. It all begun with me calling him ‘Haitop’. His beautiful reply was, “WTF!!!! Do not call me that k” with full of passion and vigor. What happened next was part of history to this wonderful friendship. As of 2002, the year we entered college, he became the official hing tai of mine.

For a month, he sacrificed his precious DOTA time to entertain me. At first he was the pro in Tower Defense, part of the WarCraft custom games, but then it took me less than a week to be the pro. It was really funny as I in turn told him what to build and how to play different custom maps. But overall he is a fun guy to be.

Last year when we were in Malaysia chilling, after all it was summer vacation, I can proudly say, it was the best time we had since his departure to NZ. Sadly, this time around, he is not returning to Malaysia for the summer vacations though I would love him to come home and continue where we left off.

Ps: study for your exam la dude, stop DOTA-ing

Lastly or secondly to be politically correct, there was HL. Between the ‘hing tais’ he is the closest to me and we share many similar characteristics, ranging from car’s modifications to food. The best part was I knew him without any formal introductions. It took less than a mere few days before we started sharing secrets, driving each other cars and of course a lot of yumcha-ing. And a few days after that, we were ‘hing tais’.

There is only one word I can describe this friend of mine, a friend in need is a friend in deed. He is the perfect person I turn to when faced with difficulties, only in regards to relationship problems. He is a practically cheerful person with a dark side which I strongly encourage to other people not to see. When I am bored and nothing better to do, he is the man I chat with; most of it were measly day dreaming topics.

My advise to people who wants to consider making him your ‘hing tai’, this friend of mine really knows how to exploit that word, so beware, you are warned. But overall he is a gentle soul with great humor and flirting skills. By the way, he is my official future office superior and I know that I will get loads of grilling from him.

Thank you both for making my life less miserable while I ‘enjoy’ the second Aussie adventure. Honestly, I can’t wait to see you both and take pleasure in those great time out we shared in the past. No worries, the future is long, our friendship story will continue.