And that was the most bizarre Valentine’s Day ever. It was about four days ago, and so the blood rush that ensued the day has by far been worn out already. It was a great day, yes. I went out with Rona, Miks, Kiks, Mina, Izaq, Justeen, Janno & Marlie. We met Jia and Jaya, these super cool twins that Miko introduced to us. (Actually, I knew them from ages ago, but that was literally ages ago, I met them when I was like, what, one? They definitely don’t remember me as that pudgy little kid from yesterday, well; they don’t remember me at all. Although I do remember them being huge, now I tower over them like Lady Liberty towers over New York Harbour.) They’re just about the most spontaneous twins ever and what they lack in height, they make up by being awesome.
I didn’t spend a dime on Valentine’s Day. Oh wait—I did. I used up all my money to get my bestfriend a rose. That’s how good a bestfriend I can be. Not. We ate at Cheezbox, and to say the least, the food’s not that bad at all. Really. Carbonara... good. And after eating, we just hung out and talked about a lot of things in particular, watching the clouds drag by the four p.m. sky. Good times.
After about a couple of hours of chilling—well I guess I can’t really say we were strictly ‘chilling’. There was a lot of running and chasing involved, around parking lots, I think there was this one instant where I almost, almost got run over by a Range Rover while chasing Janno (he nicked the chocolates I got from Kiks and Rona) around the parking lot over at Unitech.
Actually I felt like a major track star athlete that day. I did so much running; I oughta have won a Nobel Prize or something. There was this one point where Mina & I ran from the mall to the bridge over at Unitech. Kay, maybe it wasn’t that far, but I was exhausted by the time we got there (we discreetly ran off to buy Kiks and Rona Valentine’s Day gifts, a mug for him, a rose for her).
The longest run was from the fourth floor of the mall all the way to Fratini’s at Centrepoint, barely dodging shoppers and traffic. I was running my ass off, people were staring. I was running actually, ‘cause my Neo mates were having a farewell dinner for Joe at Fratini’s and frankly, I was one hour late and seriously had to bolt. I reached the cool and pasta-smelling air of Fratini’s looking like I was suffering from a severe case of asthma. They saved me a slice of pizza; I gladly stuffed the whole thing in my mouth after spitting out the anchovies (no, I don’t fancy anchovies much). I was late so by the time I got there, everyone was pretty much finished eating.
As to why I was sixty minutes late... me, Izaq, Justeen, Marlo or Kael or Marlie, whichever way you people call him, and Janno were busy scaring the piss out of ourselves on the fourth floor of the Centrepoint Hotel. Seriously. I think we spent about an hour on a corridor on the fourth floor, pretending to see shadows and ghostly apparitions. And we tried prank calling the others (Miko, Mina, Rona and Kiks, who were on the second floor pool area) into thinking we really were being haunted up there but no, they knew us too well to fall for it. Too well. But heck, it was fun. Until we got kicked out. Again.
Oh and I remember having a biting contest with Kiks. I lost. Goddamit.
Chels: I lost the biting contest. ):
Izaq: Chelsea... I’m so disappointed in you.
I know. I have this insane rep for being a biter and oh my God, I lose a biting contest. Hey man, Kiks has like, insane incisors! Sharp like razor blades. Ooooh, razor blades.... [shudder]. (It’s an inside joke.) After he let go of my arm, it was all purple and bruised and swelling. The swelling’s gone now, but there’s a scar where his teeth cut through my skin. Grr.
I demand a rematch. I gotta get my rep up! I do not like being beaten, you have to know that much about me.
The bite mark’s kinda like solid proof that last Saturday night did happen. It’s a bit blurry right now. Just like Richelle’s 16th party. Oh, now that night was blurry. That even happen? I dunno, whatever.
Anyway, lemme sum of the highlights of our little Valentine’s Day soiree at the mall/Gadong:
01. Meeting Jia & Jaya (for the second time in my life in about ten years). Wicked cool twins, I swear.
02. The 3 o’ clock lunch at Cheezbox. Carbonara... good. And I didn’t spend a single cent, food was on Miko. The bill? $82.50.
03. Discovering the beach at Gadong. Yes sir, Gadong has a beach. A lousy one, but it’s still a beach to us. We even found a frigging island!
04. Hanging out by the ‘river’. Good times, mellow times, stupid times.
05. Izaq getting stood up by his date. Not that it matters, none of us had dates anyway. It was just a simple hangout with mates and not dates.
06. Watching the ridiculous antics played out by the boys. You know how boys are. Especially Izaq. The most mature of the lot. [sarcasm intended]
07. Running around Gadong. Literally.
08. Hanging out on the fourth floor of Centrepoint.
09. Getting kicked out of the fourth floor at Centrepoint. I suppose if we hadn’t gotten kicked out, we would’ve stayed there for hours and hours at on end.
10. Joe’s farewell dinner at Fratini’s. I was an hour late and missed out most of the fun, but heck, I was at Centrepoint getting stoned. Nott.
11. Buying each other Valentine’s Day gifts. Such an affair. It’s just too sweet. Mina and I totally mellowed out when Kiks and Rona got us chocolates. They melted though and was all gooey when I finally got to eat them. Oh well, I’m never throwing away the box, no siree. Miks almost murdered Kiks for beheading the rose he gave Rona by sitting on it. It became even when Miks broke the mug Mina & I gave to Kiks. Gee, that was a waste of 15 bucks.
12. The amount of emotional trauma felt that day, or rather, night. I’m not saying anymore.
Yes, t’was a great day. It’s been four days so I don’t feel that much hyped up about it, but I was totally sugar high when I got home. As for what I got Valentine’s Day?
01. Two roses from three different people.
02. Chocolates.
03. A tiny balloon.
04. A $40 novel.
05. A shirt.
06. A stuffed lion.
07. A million hugs.
08. A bite. With a scar to top it off.
09. Other unmentionables.
It’s not much. But I do love the chocolates. Yay me. Yep, t’was probably the most bizarre Valentine’s Day so far. Yep, so far.
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