ipoh

i was in ipoh recently for work. the drive took me about 2-1/2 hours from kl. the above is one of the mountains that could be found along the north south expressway.


on my way back to kl.


besides its famous nga choy kai and hor fun, ipoh also reminds me of my ipoh friends. i was dearly reminded of a friend which i made when i was studying in malacca. his name is cern yee. i hope he read this although i know it is almost impossible. we got to know each other quite well chatting online. we almost got together if not for the religion matter or some other stuff. until this day, i regretted for not telling him my feeling. i remember asking him if there’s a girl he likes. he said yes, he used to like this girl but not anymore. deep down inside, we both know who the girl was and i felt like a knife cut through me when he told me. but i made it as though nothing has happened and from that day onwards, we began to drift apart. then i moved to cyberjaya while he remained in malacca. i did write to him and he replied but i wrote again, he did not reply. i sensed his disinterest and that’s why i did not pursue him further. he is an intelligent guy. kind of quiet but interested in football. although we lost touch, i know he will be working in some prestigious engineering co. maybe he’s happily married to a nice lutheran girl. before i left ipoh, i whispered to myself some farewell words i would say to him if we met. i was almost in tears because i know this is one of the things i ever regret of not doing. he will always hold a special place in my heart cause he is one of the few guys i have actually like a lot.

cern yee, i will always appreciate the memories that we shared together and i wish you well always. i hope we will meet each other again. goodbye.