Last night I was at Kimmy and Daffie's wedding dinner. Kimmy, a former beauty queen and a model is not only a friend's daughter but is also one our girls in the Unduk Ngadau pageant a few years back. She emerged as the 2nd runner-up. Daffie her husband, is the only son of a well-known individual in the State.
the newly-wed in the Kadazandusun traditional costume.
And so, I met an old friend. After hugging and exchanging pleasantries as well as giggling like teenagers checking each other out, she exclaiming.."Huhh.at this age, we don't look too bad yet , do we?" she said laughing. "Well with this positive attitude, how to grow old" I laughed.
And it reminded me of this post which has been in my vault almost forgotten since last August, a
reunion with my primary school classmates which I had intended to blog
about but did not complete. Here it is, a throwback August 2015.
" Recently, we managed to have a reunion of friends from long ago... 40 odd years, primary school days. Were just kids then. But that's the beauty of modern technology as some friends managed to track me and included me in their watsapp chat group. Everyone was excited at suddenly being in contact of long lost friends. Slowly the contact number of old friends grew. Some have migrated, a few have passed on, some living just in the neighbourhood, yet we've never bumped into each other. Goodness, Kota Kinabalu can't be that big!
We then arranged for a gathering and managed to gather about 30 + people. The Glamour Lounge at the Palace Hotel was the perfect place. We wanted the occasion to be informal and so chose our dress code "Bohemian" haha .. to commemorate those days when we were growing up... well at least some did try. Everyone was excited at the prospect of meeting each other again after so long. The day came and when we met, the years just melted... it was amazing how friendships rekindled again. Though a few have gained spare tyres, some quite unrecognizable, gray hairs, wrinkles and double chins, yet it felt like we were the young carefree kids again.
We shared stories, jokes, laughter, the incessant teasing from the guys, some confessions, which were hilarious. The night just flew and soon it was time to say good nite with a promise to meet again.. Oh but we have the chat group and we do 'meet' everyday, the normal greetings and all."
I like the saying : " Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're always there"
Ok here are some pics for rememberance, lest one day we grow too old to remember.
my gorgeous bestie.. those days. We still keep in touch occasionally..
Hello Angie, enjoyed reading your this very eloquent posting and of your trip down Memory lane' and of when we grow too old to dream. Love the Kadazan traditional outfits. Have always been fascinated with Sabah's and Sarawak's people's various traditional outfits, The Ibans, Orang Ulus, Bidayus....
ReplyDeleteAnd the women all so very fair with exquisite complexions.
The bride and groom look great....wishing her every happiness in life.
First time I see group pics of everyone having sunglasses, ha ha, very original! Hmmm, been taking my time admiring each and every one of the ladies, and the regrets of my old days of my flying in and out business trips to Sabah and Sarawak, not stopping to admire the flora or the exotic women there.
Could have been dangerous too, detrimental towards losing my Bachelor's degree.
You sure have beautiful friends....
Have fun and keep a song in your heart.
Lee.
Hi Lee, thank you for the compliments. Yeah the Kadazan traditional costume is usually worn during wedding and usually after the entrance and dinner, the couple will then change into a contemporary outfit.
DeleteIt was surreal yet exciting meeting old friends again. The get-together took a little long to organise as some were from another state or districts. But it was worth the wait. The excitement of meeting again was a dream come true for us.
Haha.. ah yes, you should have stayed a little longer in Sabah during your business trip. Who knows you would have something written from your diary of memories of your wonderful encounters of lovely ladies from here.. hehehe
Best regards
Angie
Hi Angie, thanks for sharing your very beautiful pictures and the Kadazan wedding, the bride is really gorgeous and the groom too look very handsome. Wish them all the best with abundance of love and happiness. Love the Kadazan costume, very elegant.
ReplyDeleteIt's not easy to maintain the friendship from childhood or primary school till golden years. Many lost touch after graduate or after married. Me too, recently managed to catch up with my primary classmates again. Thou all of us are in different states, town or countries...but thanks to whasapp and FB that we are able to meet each other everyday.
The group pics with sunglasses ..... wow that's very cool. Everyone look so glamorous and beautiful/handsome.
First time meet again after 40 years sure yak yak non stop and everyone want to talk at the same time. LOL
It's good fun and also can refresh our memories and especially the silly stuff we did during the school days. Everyone sure got do something stupid or silly during the school days.LOL
Have a nice weekend, my beautiful friend. We continue our KPC story in whasapp. hahaha.....
Amelia
Hi Amelia
DeleteThanks for dropping by. Yeah, the bride and groom look amazing especially as the bride used to be a beauty queen and she very nice lady too.
It was a dream come true for us to meet again some more than 40 years. We have aged but when we got together, there were lots of laughters, stories shared, everyone talking same time.. catching up on what happened to so and so and where is who and who, how many kids, work where, any grandkids hahaha... we promised to make another get together soon.
Those group pics with sunglasses ... hahaha hilarious. We wanted to do something funny, so that's why. Everyone was so sporting.. some of them are big shots too, owner of large legal firms, CEO of company, politicians etc but we all became like kids again haha.. it was a moment to remember.
You too have a nice week and will be dropping by your blog in a bit. Thought I saw something interesting there... I am an ardent fan.
Stay beautiful
Angie
"Huhh.at this age, we don't look too bad yet , do we?"
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope all of us can still repeat this many years later.
Hi rainfield, haha yeah, not too bad at all huh.
DeleteWith positive attitude take things as they come, one day at a time at this age is the ingredient I think.
Thanks for dropping by
Angie
I really like reading through an article that can make people
ReplyDeletethink. Also, many thanks for allowing me to comment!