Meeting Up the Old Buddies

I believe this year is a time for me to re-build my relationship esp with the old friends that we have lost contact for so long. Started with meeting friends from Friendster & Facebook, my journey from home to office plays an important role as well. Being around KL & PJ (even our house little bit ‘hulu’ as what people said) very often this year is one of the reasons why I met them very easily…

I met Kak Rani (Hairani Miswan), my MOZAC’s senior in ERL. We take the same ERL almost everyday and we only beranikan diri to start the conversation after a few months. Rupanya, she stay nearby my house and we all start to be closed to each other. Friends, she just exactly like before, tinggal berisi sikit jer. And she mentioned that, “Muka Eleen sama macam dulu, tak berubah pun!” She worked with Shell @ Damansara after came back from US.

In ERL as well, I met Kak Yem (Azianty), my MOZAC’s senior as well (same batch with Kak Rani). Since that, selalulah ber ‘hai-hai bye-bye’… We shared a lot of stories, gossips, advices, etc…

Another buddies that I met was Lee (bukan nama sebenar. I definitely can’t release his name due to my respect to him & his sincere friendship). Our offices dekat jer but masing2 busy with our own schedule. And guess where we met? We met in Mid Valley while I was looking so busy shopping for raya alone @ Metrojaya. Some conversation between us yang buat aku rasa bersalah sebab mendiamkan diri & sengaja lost contact with him.

Yes, I keep avoiding him for years. I appreciated his maturity sebab tak timbulkan soal siapa yang salah. His request made me think more than 10 times. Being ‘somebody’ in the education industry, known by Malaysian with his patience & spirit made me feel so humble on his KEPERCAYAAN to me. A good offer but I feel so SMALL compared to him.

I joined the education industry when I was 20 and now after 10 years of service in this beloved industry, rasa sayang sangat nak tinggalkan. I’m happy helping people to develop & educate the Malaysian esp Malays. Yes, after 10 years, people have seen my capabilities in this field. And now is the time for people looking for me. I have to be sincere with him. I need time to think & develop my spirit. Sekarang nie pun, tengah busy with all archiFORCE + GAIA Arts & Gifts works. I’ll keep that offer under KIV… Don’t worry Lee…

I met MAS (not her real name) some day during the fasting month. Memang tak sangka betul. The last time we met kalau tak silap… b4 my wedding. I know this sweet lady when we were taking computer course after SPM (it was somewhere in 1995). We started to be close from there. Lepas tu, I went to Uniten and she was in UPM taking Mass Comm. She then tried her luck in the entertainment industry as a VJ @ Salam Bollywood. With her Mami Penang face, then she acted in Anak Mami The Movie.

Why she is so special to me?  She was the one introduced me in the commercial ads line. It was back in 1996. Dialah perempuan yang buat2 sakit gigi and requested me to replace her as an emcee (I could not remember what event was that, tapi yang aku sure, I had to skip classes for 2 days for rehearsal and actual event). Why? Sebab she got another shooting masa tu…

From there I started my contact. Lepas tu, everytime ada job for emcee, she will pass it to me. Jumping from one event to another buat hidup aku makin busy since in the same time, I was still studying. But, the payment is good, dammed GOOD for 19 years old lady!!! Hahaha…

I tried my luck in commercial ads, dari situ I made my saving. RM? I managed to pay half of my degree fees @ Univ of Hertfordshire with that money a few years after that. From commercial ads, then cuba2 buat publication modeling (sebab tak cukup tinggi to be a model!!!). Lovely!!! Look good in picture!!!

MAS & me lost contact lepas she started acting in movies, etc. Busy schedules + study. I resumed from all the ‘kerja-kerja di atas’ sebab nak concentrate study and start sikit2 masa kerja with MVC. I was lucky sebab one of the make-up group people interested on me. Some projects still going on after I moved to Limkokwing.

I got to know Azimin when I was in LUCT. To be sincere, he is fine with all the things but when the relationship getting more and more serious, he asked me to screen the assignments carefully. As usual, not to wear sexy, not to hang around so often, etc…

2 weeks after my engagement, I was approached by a modeling agencies masa having tea @ Mid Valley with my friends. The next day, I went to their office and we agreed on 1 project and guess what? I SIGNED THE AGREEMENT immediately. Konon2 nak buat surprise to Azimin and some more, the project duration was just 3 months and NOT during office hours. Our wedding lagi 6 bulan (kitaorg engaged just for 6 months) and to me, that was the best time to save some RM for my wedding.

Azimin was not agreed with my decision. He gave me a choice, to proceed with this TAYANG MUKA FOR EVERYBODY or HIM. I was so stressed, geram pun ada. Masa tu tengah muda (do I look old now?) and so many things came acroos my mind. And that time, MAS came with her valuable advices. “IKUT KATA HATI and kau tak boleh jadi tamak to choose both. Whatever is it, I will respect your decision.”

The next day, MAS accompanied me to the agencies and begging them to cancel the agreement dengan cara baik, tak payah berlawyer-lawyer. We took a few hours to convience them and finally, we tore the original agreement. That was the last casting ever and aku tutup buku…

Huh!!! Until now I still keep all my portfolio and dah bertahun terperuk kat cabinet bilik Anggun. Terharu sungguh bila Azimin frame my photo masa being a covergirl for 1 international make-up magazine. Thanks Ayang!!!

Lepas dapat Anggun, Azimin suddenly became so sporting. He even asked me, “If u want to go for ads casting, pergilah.” Azimin is the one yang sibuk2 suruh aku join everytime ada competition and masa Pengacara Jemputan Nona dulu, dialah orang yang beria-ia… Until kalau ada ads for newscaster pun dia suruh aku try apply. May be he know ada talent yang terpendam. Hahahaha!!!

I’m happy with my current life. Now, aku comfortable with expressing myself with writing. I’m struggling extra hard to complete my novel. Tapi, bila time beria-ia nak menulis tu, idea pulak tak datang-datang…

To all my friends, I do appreciate the sincere friendship that built between us. THANKS GUYS!!!