kl - the bump

re-union, when there's some time in between the last union. and now the time was 30 years. jogging under the street lights of lower peirce reservoir, along the dyke, marathon man's fren ah chen told him, he just went to KL to meet up with his classmates one week ago. there were entrapreneurs, ceo's, datuk's, vp's, towkay's, and of course, and still-engineers....

his fren ah chan asked ah chen, "what are you doing now?"

"engineer. what else you expected to be if you took up engineering?"

"ah... i don't know. i switched line after three years in my engineering post. i'm now doing my own business, in consulting. not in engineering, but in human resources."

"traitor. you got to be ashame of yourself." he rebuked him sharply.

"come on, don't be like that lah. i only chari makan...."

"hahah.... only kidding lah... cheers!"

"yum sheng!"


the dinner went on with an out-of-date, out-of-tune and out-of-humor singer. but who cared? it's not that often they got to talk to each others, though not as what they used to talk 30 years ago, only asking how every one else was doing, where they live, what they do..... just like any ordinary dinner, where strangers meet... but some old frens did find that very touching.

he went back to his chow-kit road hotel in KL after midnite. the pasar malam infront of the hotel was still very much in business. he had a drink in the nearby pub. he met a gal that looked like quite cute. they drank and talked.

she said, "you alone?"

"well, you can say that. i got a gal fren, but she left me."

"why she left you?"

"for security. i guessed."

"you don't look a vagrant."

"not now, but some years ago, i was."

"what were you doing then?"

"nothing much, just go from one place to another, from one job to another."

"and now?"

"in the office. 8-5, munch my breakfast, skip my lunch for my nap, and play some golf after 5.... semi-retired, or rather virtual retirement... hey.... how about you? why came here alone?"

"me.... hahaha..."

"what?"

"i'm the boss here."

"oh.... "

"and i like to drink with people...."

"you like what you r doing?"

"sort of..... i was working in a factory, engineer also. then i met my man, a manager. we separated after 10 years."

"why?"

"for a younger chick."

"hah... that's man."

"man? would you go for that?"

"why not? if the young chick throws herself at me?"

"you men...."

"we men just like women!"

"no.... i am not like you men. i'm a one-timer."

"then you are not going to find another man?"

"hm, not in the mood."

"your old man must be so good that you fell for him head and toes?"

"to others he's the best, but to me he's the worst. and to think the rest are worse than he ..... just puts me off."

"why put a value to someone that you love? why not just love for the sake of making yourself happy and knowing that you life is sharable."

"like what?"

"like me. somebody left me, though i still have her in my heart, i went on with my life, meeting new freinds and loving new lovers along the way, happy, sad, loneliness, but that's what you are in for."

"i don't like failure."

"then you are a failure. you fail to stand up to failure."

"failure.... i'm a failure...hahaha.... tell me, what do you think of me?"

"you? look like ... why you so care about what others think about you? i don't mind so much.... though i hate to be a nobody."

"you are not a nobody, you also look like my ex....... tonite, just for a nite, you r my everything....."

the live stage singer went on with her effortless, melancholic crooning .......

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<<遙遠寄相思>>

詞/四大山人 曲/吳進明

輕輕的春風 拂不去心底創痛

枯萎了的愛情 再不會青蔥

遠去的愛情好像月光 她好似偎依在你身旁 卻是這般渺茫

微微的細雨 洗不去心底創痛

凋零了的愛情 再不會青蔥

遠去的愛情好像浮雲 她好似流連在你心上 卻是這般無望

如煙般往事 今夜又重回到夢中

遙遠的愛 就像夢般虛空

如煙般往事 今夜又重回到夢中

遙遠的愛 就像夢般虛空