I remember the first time I met Elaine Vun. It was my first day of orientation and ICF was having their annual 'we-want-more-members-so-come-join-us' booth. I knew Aik Win before I came to Wellington, and he introduced me to Elaine. I really didn't know what to say to her, not only because I didnt know her, but maybe partly because I was shy (a characteristic now long-gone and will only surface when cute and handsome guys are within eye range). After ICF was done with the booth at the end of the day she gave me a piece of leftover cake.
It was after ICF's drag netting when I got to know her better. We were having dinner at someone's house (I've forgotten the name of the lady who owns the house, sorry) and she got really excited when I told her that I was born in Sabah, and I'm half Kadazan, which means the bulk of my family is in Sabah. Elaine was born in K.L. but grew up in Sabah. I was born in Sabah but grew up in the Peninsular. We were opposites. She got excited because someone finally understood what she was talking about when she mentioned places in Sabah and things that are uniquely Sabahan.
We became really good friends after that.
We studied together in the library. She sleeps over at my room occasionally. We had girls' night out together. We split the cost of the entertainment book so that we can eat at fancy restaurants at great discounted prices. We talked, laughed, shared our joys, sorrows and most of all, our exam stress. She does funny stuff like asking me to check her assignments. She is doing a teaching degree and I'm a commerce student. There's absolutely no relation between the two except that it's both taught in English. And she asked me to check her grammar. Hahaha... I found it hilarious.She was my alarm clock during Easter Camp. We slept side-by-side in the marae. She visits this blog frequently and keep pestering me to update it.
She's one of my closest friend since I came here, and even though it's been only a few months, I feel like I've known her for years and years. And for that I will be forever grateful to her. She's friendly, sweet, charming and absolutely lovely. I believe that each one of us gives out a certain 'vibe'. You can sense that vibe when you meet the person. For example, there are some people that makes you laugh, and you feel like hugging them when you see them. There are some people that makes you force out a smile and a 'hi', but you really don't want to talk to them. It's all a farce. There are some people that you don't want to see for the rest of your entire life. If you do meet them, you'll feel like punching them in the face. *Love your enemies.. arrgghh*
But for Elaine, you can't help but like her, hug her, and laugh at her at times. I guess everybody agrees with me on this.
She turns 21 this month.
Happy birthday Elaine. =) This post is for you.
Sidenote: Economics is done and over with. I have two more exams: Stats and Infomation Management. Sighz...
