today, from campus, i went to mid valley for dinner. well, supposedly.
it was a farewell dinner for janaardhan who's going to russia tomorrow, saturday, to pursue his medical studies.
i was super super excited that day because i havent seen the gang for a month plus, and shan is back from australia and i havent seen her since july and i was excited to show my new glasses and handphone and was EXTREMELY excited with the outfit i was wearing. (fine it was borrowed, but it made me really excited because for a person who planned this on the go, the clothes did really look good fine, i'm acting like atobe-sama)
but of course, when something goes well, something bad is bound to happen.
and it did.
but let's start when i arrived. it was one heck of a ride from campus (and it charged rm 10 nonetheless!). traffic jam all the way and by the time we arrived (me, aliah and alya) it was already 6.30. aliah and alya took cab to tropicana and i quickly changed and went to harvey norman to print the pics for jana's farewell gift.
met shan and was surprised that both of us sisters were wearing the same type of outfit. then with the pics, we went to mph, bought a photo album, a few nice papers and began arranging the pictures. it took an hour and by the time we finished it was already 8.30.
then we rushed to chilis, hoping that everyone was there, seated and ordered. but nope. not all of them were there, and everyone was outside, waiting for tables and of course, no one ordered. and it took like another hour for everyone to turn up, find chairs and tables and ordered. (even then, the group was separated)
during that time, i was excited to see my friends, but after a while it kinda died down. the wait was exhausting and i was already tired from campus and preparing the gift. not to mention i havent eaten anything (only broke my fast with ice lemon tea) and the bruises on my hips and legs from aikido training didnt help and thinking about the fardhu ain exam the next day was stressing.
needless to say i became my own party pooper.
madam was sweet enough to buy me a sponge cake for me to munch while waiting, but other than i was really turning moody. i mean i knew it was jana's farewell dinner and we should all be in happy happy mood, but i really really, despise the organization of the dinner. for me, (the organizer freak) the preparation for the night was really messy. they thought 17 people were coming, but turned out 25 had come. and how can it be called a gathering when the group is separated?
so yeah, i was as jy said it, "emo".
but while there, i did find out about kabilan's and stephanie's problems and it made me really sad. kabilan wasnt there and everyone was talking about him. apparently he is a allergant (sp?) baby, but it's only kicking in now. they said he became thinner, but kabilan is already thin to begin with, how much slimmer can he get?
ruben said he wanted to visit him, but knowing kabilan, he'd hate having everyone pitying him. but still, i do want to see him.
and stephanie. she was there, and i was shocked to see her swollen face. she had a chubby face, but her body is as slim as before. i thought she was stung by a wasp or something, but then she said she was on steroid and i became more shock.
turned out that she has kidney problem and one of the main veins is blocked so she cant receive 100% of the proteins in the body. she has to do blood thinning and have steroid injected into her, because of that. it's kinda really sad, knowing how she had lost her mom this year and have this happening to her too. but in a way, i really respect her for staying so strong.
anyway, by 10.30 they had only started ordering. and mom was already pissed off that i havent return home, so yeah, thats what i had to do.
overall, physically, mentally and emotionally exhaustions put aside, i was really glad to see the gang and janaardhan. madan looks energetic than usual, ruben looks different (maybe the result of his gym-going days?), shawn looks like a typical university guy (the hairstyle included), permesh reminded me of house, the tv series and shan has lost her indian side, and looks 100% australian now.
took pics of course. that's a must. it's here.
now waiting for jana to call and study fardhu ain. haish.
but..
tomorrow's eugene's birthday and shan's coming over to my house for dinner. yay. =)