I was quite surprised when Chee Keong called me the other day to have a reunion dinner with the rest of the former class 5A Chinese boys. My thought was “hey, that’s a brilliant idea!” and immediately, I posted an invitation on Facebook.
Initially, the plan was working out fine as all boys except one were added to “I’m Going” list; Tiong Hong was unable to go since he has a job now, which is fine and reasonable. Since then, we tried to make the best arrangement for everyone for over three days including transportation, time and venue.
All of a sudden, I had to scrap out Jing Guan’s name from the list as he said “dinner with family on the very same day.” I was pissed, like hello? Where’s your first come first serve basis? Then, the chain reaction began, Pai Kai claimed he had assignment waiting to be completed, hence, he quit. For whichever assignment he brought up very abruptly, would it kill you just to spend a couple of hours with friends?
If there was an academy award for the most ridiculous excuse in history, this guy --> Yih Su, commonly known as Jagung would win it, hands down. He said “he was robbed, ran out of money, not going.” Seriously, I don’t think coincidence is the best English word to describe his situation. If you were robbed, but still eagerly wanted to meet your buddies, you probably would try your best to not disappoint yourself, instead, he sounded like “I don’t have money, not going, kbai.”
On top of that, I found out that he went out with another group of his friends during the same night. So, where did he get his money? Ask God.
Next time, if you don't feel like going, just spill your thought out, stop hiding here and there. Even if you're not tired, I am...
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