Renewal of friendship Part 2.2

Picked up Alexander and family at KK airport this morning. They are on a flight to Singapore at 2pm and will stay one night before flying to Narita and then direct to Seattle followed by another flight to Great Falls, Montana.

We went for breakfast (rice wine noodles at Lintas) and then we ended up at Tg. Aru for some drinks and the Lim family got to know the Chung family. ha....ha......

Time just passed too fast and we had to send them back to the airport at 1pm. Alexander gave me a bear hug at the airport and I don't normally hug my friends. Hopefully, we will be able to meet up again soon and my children would love to go to Montana. The order has been given......I must now save more pennies to bring the whole Lim family to North America as my bosses (children) have given me a direct order!

If I'm going to the states, I will also visit my other old friend Jane Chen from Vancouver, Canada. Better to kill two birds with one stone........... but now I've got to find the magical stone!!!! ha..ha...

I feel kinda sad that after renewing our friendship we have to part again so soon but I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to track him down.

Till we meet again, cheerio Alexander, Tracy, Devon and Daniel and have a safe and pleasant journey back home to Montana.

73's old buddy.

[ONE OF MY LITTLE GOALS IN LIFE HAS BEEN FULFILLED AND FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL TO THE ONE ABOVE.]

Renewal of old friendship Part 2.1

Met up with Dr. Alexander, my old school mate in Tawau yesterday at the Tawau Recreation Club (TRC). I have not seen him for 25 years! He's based in Montana, USA.

There was no problems at all recognizing him as he has not changed much except in height! ha..ha.... Met his spouse Tracy and their two lovely children. We hit off instantly and updated each other on our respective journey in life. We had a few beers in the afternoon and and I felt very comfortable with his company even though it has been so many years. We used to sit next to each other in class and we were quite close because we were the only persons who spoke English in class and that made us outcasts in the eyes of the other students. What more neither of us spoke much Hakka at that time....... ha...ha.....

We met up again in the evening for more beers at the same place and he showed me some pictures and a short movie clip of his hobby. He loves cars and is a weekend racer. His rig is a Subaru Impreza STI WRX with more than 300 horses under the hood. Very impressive mate. We talked about the moron idiot Bush (you know, the guy who runs the USA) and also about our ass hole politicians who talk cock only. Sigh....I guess politics are the same all over the world! He seems to know quite a fair bit about military stuff and I'm happy to chat on that subject as I'm a military buff myself !

Life was not a bed of roses for both of us in one way or another. Life has a funny way of giving you challenges and obstacles in our journey from adolescence to adulthood and the journey still continues to the day that we leave this mortal world. But I'm very happy for him after working his balls off in medical school and doing his residency and is now enjoying the fruits of his hard labour.

And the funny thing is that even though we have not been in touch for quarter of a century, we are still able to connect. One of his father's friends in the club commented that I am a true friend and I would like to think that I am very loyal to my genuine friends but then again you have those that only want to make friends to curry favours or have ulterior motives and are non genuine. Well, that's life ............

We agreed not to let another quarter of a century pass again as we'll probably be senile by then.......ha...ha... Hopefully, we will be able to meet up again in the next few years either in KK or in Montana. Hmmm..... got to save me pennies in order to bring my family to visit him in North America.

Renewal of old friendships Part II

Hi everybody.

Last week an asshole stole the CD player in my car while it was parked at home in the car porch. That fucker even took my collection of CD's which are more than 10 years old and also took my favourite torchlight, a Petzl Duo halogen unit which has seen action with me in Mount Kinabalu since 2000. Fortunately there was no damage to my dashboard or windows. In fact it's as if I took out the CD player to be repaired! I'm still pissed as I feel like I have been violated! And, I think I forgot to lock the car..................

Now, I make sure to double check that all my cars are locked before I retire for the night.

Now for some good news, I have gradually expanded the circle of friends who know about my blog. I would like to welcome one of my old friend, Jane Chen from Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada. We go back 21 years in Tawau. ha...ha...... Wow, has it been that long?????? It's been amazing how we have managed to keep in touch all these years. Dear, we look forward to see you again in 2007 and this time make sure you stay a night ot two in KK before going back to Tawau. You are most welcome to put up at my humble home. Yeah, I got air-conditioning in the other rooms so your other half, Neil will feel much more comfortable!!! ha..ha....

And today, I spoke on the phone to another old friend, Alexander Chung whom I have not seen since 1980! Yeah....25 years......And to be honest I do think of him once in a while and wonder how the hell he's getting on. He was my classmate in Holy Trinity in Tawau and we sat next to each other. Unfortunately, he left for KK in 1981 and I lost contact with him ever since.

It's amazing.....we spoke on the phone for about 30 minutes and he is now a fooking orthepedic surgeon in USA. Fooking A man! We are meeting up again in Tawau this Wednesday as I will be in Tawau for a business trip. It will be wonderful to meet up with one of my old buddies after 25 years....... Unfortunately, he will be leaving on Saturday and will not be stopping over in KK before flying back to the states. We talked about the girl that we both had a crush on and I remembered saying something like, Buddy if you want her, she's all yours! ha...ha....... My memory is kinda vague on that but I do remember saying something like that.

To my old mate, Alexander, it's been my utmost pleasure to hear from you again after 25 focking years. You've done good and I look forward to meet up on Wednesday and see how the fuck you look like now!!!!!!!

Well, that's all folks and I've got a very warm and nice feeling today even though it's a Monday as nothing beats talking to a friend you have not spoken to for 25 years!!!!

Hmmm.....unless I do meet up with some of my old school and football buddies representing our school Sri Petaling circa late 1970's. Now that would also be great.........................

Cheers everybody and have a nice day.