My Girls

Lai Yee, Me, De & Wen

Wen, Jan, Lai Yee & Me

I've suddenly gotten this inspiration to talk about my girls! And lets say this is a tribute to them. These wonderful girls that is so close to my heart are:

1. Delanney (affectionately known as De)
2. Janice (also known as Jan)
3. Wendy (also known as Wen, Wong, and now Sarah since converting to Islam) and
4. Lai Yee (Anne Yeow)

Its funny but we've not taken a pictures together as a group for a long long time. There's always someone that is missing or is away. But in any case, each person that is not in the pictures is missed dearly. So what can i say about my home girls. We're all SUPER HOT, SUPER FUN and the BEST OF THE CROP there is and of course...we're all from the land of beautiful women called IPOH!

So where did i meet them? And i'm going to talk about them 1 by 1.

It all started way in 1989. When i was in Primary 6 and there was this new girl that transfered from this kuci little town called Kampar and her name was Delanney. If i remember correctly when i first heard her name i was like, "What a weird name". But then one day as i was cycling round my neighbourhood called Ipoh Garden South, I bumped into Delanney who was also cycling. Ok life back then was pretty simple, no computer games and when you're a kid with a bicycle all hell broke lose and u just cycle and cycle away. Anyway, back to the story... i saw this girl from afar and she had this pink coloured bike with a bell and a basket...it was like the funniest site coz being 12 years old and all a basket and a bell on your bike is totally uncool...hehehe..but then of course i kept that to myself. Anyway, we chatted and she asked me to go to her house. I cant recall what happened but i did remember calling my dad asking him if i could stay over at her place. And lets say the rest was history. We just clicked and seem to talk for hours to an end. And so began our friendship as best friends. Now looking back De really has been the bestest friend that i've had in fact all my home girls are my bestest friends but De and I have so much more history together. From being 12 year old girls to now a 29 year old woman Gosh! Its amazing how far we've come. I still remember that we had so much in common. Our mom's were pretty young too and funky i must say. I remember that both of our moms were in KL working and we both used to go to KL during our School Break for holidays to visit them. One day we played "matchmaker" and tried to hook up our moms together with the notion that perhaps they too would be good friends just like us. I remember setting up the date and we met at this hotel in Subang Jaya...geez somehow cannot remember the name of the hotel. Anyway, we all went for high tea. And as expected...our moms also hit it off as friends...after that came nights of Mah Jong and partying...not us but our moms going to Hard Rock and drinks and etc. That was funny!

Then came college days. You know what fate is? Its really weird and uncanny now that i think about it but when De moved to KL after Form 5 and so did i, i rented a house right opposite her house on SS18/4F. Not that i did it on purpose but so happened there was this place for rent and it was right opposite her house. When i saw the ad for the house for rent i didnt even realise that it was on the same road as her. Anyway, it was pretty cool to be close to her and would chill at her house sometimes. A fond memory of that time was when i went over to her place to chill and she said that her brother Adrian will play the guitar and the both of us will harmonise and sing "More Than Words". We recorded ourselves and that was fun!

After college, De moved to UK and of course i went to Australia...couple of years later she moved to Spore to work and after my studies i also moved back to KL. 7 years later and "BAM" here i am with her once again in the same country in sunny Spore. And so far i must say that after all those years, she's still here for me and never seizes to keep me entertained. Always a giver and always caring for me. She really epitomise what a real friend should be...be it through the good times or the bad...De's always there for me....

Now on to Janice!! Hmmm what shall i say about her. Lets just say i met her when i was 13. In fact i met both Jan and Wendy in church in MYF. Dont really recall how or where but definitely in church. Anyway, Janice has always been the one who was so called "Sporty" with me when i was in school....especially when it comes to playing squash. For some weird reason only Janice could play with me. Anyway, we went to the same class in fact all 5 of us went to the same class in Form 4 & 5. Lets just say it was havoc! Ha ha ha....Jan was always sitting with me and she was always the straight one. Not very mischevious as she was the girl that bridged the gap for our group with the so called "smart ones" and rich little bitches at school. She had a super contagious laugh and just like de, she was a great friend and we can also chat for hours to an end. Janice was also someone who was and is dependable. She's like the loudest person i know and she totally cracks me up with her antiques and comments about people. She's super observant and can remember every single person and every event. She's like a walking encyclopedia of events man! Anyway, what i remember most of Janice is last time we used to have this "motorbike gang" with Liping, Keng Kiat, Chin Aun and Stephen Yeoh and it was nice riding the bike with the wind in my hair and then overlooking my shoulder and just seeing Jan being a pillion behind Keng Kiat's bike. Just the thought that Jan was beside me gave me the security i need. I dont know why but through my teenage years, somehow i always looked to Janice. She was always hardworking in school and always managed to do well in her studies and of course whenever i wanted to cheat in my exams i always looked to her but too bad she sat too far away. Heh heh! Anyway, when i moved to KL, Jan was still in ipoh. In fact she's been in Ipoh the longest. Most of our friends have moved from ipoh to KL like ages ago but she was still there. I admire her! I know it must have been difficult seeing us all move on to other places and to other cities while she still remained in Ipoh. I can never comprehend how she might feel but i do know it was tough seeing all of us move on while she still remain in never changing Ipoh. But being a true girlfriend, she never did tell us how it must felt to be left behind and instead made something of herself. Working and studying for her degree at the same time. I will never be able to do it but Janice did! And after years of hard work having a full time job and studying part time she is finally a graduate and i am soooooo proud of her. And finally finally after years and years of being in Ipoh, its finally her time to move to KL and i'm real glad that she's now working in a big company like Unilever. And finally she can move on in her life! You go Jan!!!

Now to Wendy. Hmmm...everyone has always said that Wendy and I looked alike. For the strangest reason we looked kinda alike and though i hate to admit it but somehow we do! Now wendy's different compared to Jan and De. Somehow i felt that when we were in school, wendy and i was always competing or rather we always and had almost the same kind of results. But she was the "Chunner" one compared to me and always the mysterious girl that lured the boys in church like crazy. I was always the tomboy whilst she was the girl that all the boys in MYF lusted after. Heh heh...but like the other 2 girls, i also loved Wendy dearly. She and i also had a lot to chat about...dont really remember any childhood memories coz suddenly too many to remember but whats most recent is what comes to mind. Its that of living wiht her for 2 years in BU2/9. I must say i really enjoyed living with her. She's the most generous and "chin chai" person that i've ever lived with. She loves to cook and would often cook for me. We'd go for breakfast...make pancakes and do the so called "tai tai" wannabe life which was real nice. Whenever i faced a hard day at work i had her next to me in front of the tv. Even though we didnt say anything to each other but the fact that she was also stoning in front of the tv with me was comforting. Wendy is also very dependable and a very loyal friend. She's very logical too and i enjoy have intellectual conversations with her. Izad's a real lucky man for marrying her coz she'll definitely take care of him like crazy. Showering much love and attention. Like De, she's also a giver and thats what makes her special. I also highly respect Wendy. She didnt get a chance to study overseas, she didnt get a chance to get a degree but she's real street smart thats for sure. She's certainly made somebody of herself and is highly succesful in the banking world and now in the corporate world. Even though she's the 2nd child in a family of 4 girls but she takes on the load and burden of the family by caring for them financially and she's really the anchor of her family and that makes her a real superwoman! All these traits that she has really makes her a fantastic friend to have and i am indeed lucky to have her in my life.

Finally to Lai Yee. Lai Yee is the late comer to the group. In school she actually belonged to another group. Yeap in school like any normal teenage girl we have gangs and groups...not those that bash each other up but just cliques. Anyway, Lai Yee had a fall out with her group mates and suddenly she was all alone. She too also went to the same class as all 4 of us. When i heard and saw that she had no friends, i just started talking to her and later asked her to join church. And from then on, Lai Yee became a part of our lives and a part of our group. And the funny thing is our groupie had a name. Its called "DJAW". D for De, J for Janice, A for Alicia & Anne, and W for Wendy. Quite a good name considering that we're all quite shark like...hee hee..but thats for another story. Back to Lai Yee. I remember that she was a very quite girl. Quite the introvert but boy thorugh the years she has changed tremendously. After accepting Jesus as Lord i can see her opening up. Now to a fond memory! I remember we were in Form 5 and it was after our Geography exam. It was the final paper for SPM and i remember that Lai Yee used to ride a motorbike. Out of all of us...she graduated into the ranks of having a motorbike while we still had to paddle like mad in our bicycles. Anyway, i remember she sent me home on her motorbike. We were sooooo glad and happy to finish our SPM exams that the both of us were just jumping up and down and riding about town in her little motorbike out of joy. And her bike had pretty good suspension and it was doing that "toing toing" thing as we were jumping up and down on the seat. And i remember it was also raining. But the freedom of finally finishing the exams was exhilirating especially being on a motorbike (ok i've got this facination and thing for sitting on a motorbike). Anyway, after Form 5 Lai Yee and i went to KL together to study CIM (Certified Institure of Marketing)...but of course while she continued in the course i changed courses to do CMP (Canadian Matriculation Program)...we did almost everything together...go to church...worked for Baskin Robbins....go to college. I must say that out of the lot here i've spent the most years of my life living with Lai Yee. So what is there to say about her? She's got a very quiet demeanor and is quite an introvert. But of recent years i've really seen her come out of her shell. She's a totally different person than when i met her when i was 16. She's now recently married actually married for 2 weeks now and i was her bridesmaid. She's so much bolder and i really can see Jesus in her life. She's been through a lot in her life and i'm really happy to see that she's finally met a man who not only loves Jesus but also loves her a lot...and of course...also as blur as her...ha ha ha....The best thing is that she's now serving her heart for Jesus. Such a change!!!

So there you go! Thats the low down on my home girls. I love each and every one of them like crazy (but of course not the lesbian way lah) and will do anything for them. The friendship that i have with them is to the point that i would even take a bullet for them. Without them, i wont be who i am today and i am truly grateful that after so many years...we're now closer than ever and i believe our friendship will continue to transcend thru the years. That i boldly say and am confident.