A Stupid Thing Called Love

[earltz]

Hi.

I was reading to bro Zerofighter’s story about his first love story. A touching story. And I felt that it’s good to release pain and agony through writing.

This story is a secret that is kept with me alone for years.

At times I really wish that I could tell this story to the women that I loved the most, but I just don’t have the guts to do so.

After reading all the story sharing of bros in sammyforum, I felt that perhaps I can write down my story here.

Pardon for my poor command of English.


Secret


23rd June 2010.
8.30am


I shall remember this day till the end of my life.

The first day I met her.

Her. My dream girl.


The Beginning

I was lying on the bed having a good sweet dream. Have forgotten what dream I have but im sure it’s a sweet one. Yesterday’s flight was too tired. Back to hostel at 12 am and after some packing straight away went to the bed and fall asleep.

My phone rang and woke me up. The call was from my best friend. Let’s call him WX.

Me : Hello (snoring ).. What’s up bro?
WX : Hey bro~ not yet wake up ar? Juniors wanna come in faculty dy eh~ Faster come here~
Me : Oh shit! Forgot about it! Give me 20 minutes!

Without hesitating, I jumped out from my bed and straight away brushed up, dressed up my formal wear and drive recklessly to my faculty. Luckily I was staying in Uni hostel that time. So It took me 10 minutes to reach my faculty.

I’m was one of the faculty student representative that time, together with three of my best male friends ( WX, Teddy and GY ). We are assigned to introduce to our new coming fresh juniors about our faculty.

Me : Hey sorry guys, overslept. Juniors here edy?
Teddy : Morning piggyhead, haha. Yalah they reached edy.
Me: Since I missed the chance to scan through juniors… So, gt any ‘ho kang tao’ ar’?

I am referring to any good looking girls. Well, I’m lucky to be assigned to study as a Nutritionist, and 85% of my faculty’s students are all female. And we do have many chio female seniors. And as a man of that age, we are fantasizing to flirt with chio juniors also. Haha how silly am I last time. Miss those time.

GY : Of course got many ‘ho kang tao’ la. Haha. But I’m not sure whether they suits your taste or not wor. Some are cute and adorable, then got few quite sexy, but we think none suites you wor. No Lin Zhi Ling standard la bro.

Ya I must admit my ‘yan guang’ are a bit too high. Though I’m not handsome at all, stand at only 1.7m of height and chubby, I still set a very high standard towards the girl I want.

Cute is definitely not the type that I want. Too hot and sexy is a no also. Good body figure is a extra mark but not a necessary stuff for me. And I seriously don’t really like girls that love to be flirted by guys, or talkative.

In fact, one phrase best to describe the type of girl that I like. “Bing Shan”, ice mountain.

( Perhaps its because the influence from my first girlfriend. Really a “Bing Shan” goddess. All the boys that tried to chase her end up disappointed that they didn’t score their goal. We knew each other since kindergarten and eventually get together at the age of 18. We were single that time, so I asked her why not we try to upgrade our relationship from buddy to couple and she agrees. However, we broke off 3 years after because of long distant relationship, and we differ very much in our mindset. She studying law and become a judge one day while I wish to open my own coffee business. That’s why we decided to gave each other some time to cool off at that time.
But in the end, we got back together until now. So this story is a sad ending story, a mere five months story that change my personality entirely. )

All the juniors are now listening to dean’s welcoming speech and course introduction in a seminar room. So I stand at the side of a seminar room, eager to have a thorough scan when they come out from the room. After 30 minutes of boring speech, the session ends and the juniors started to walk out. I scan through all of them and to my dissapointment, none suites my appetite. While all my bros are so excited and busy chatting with their target, I decided to go into the seminar room and arrange the chairs.

When the time I open the door try to get in, a girl stand was walking towards my direction to open the door also. A long silky hair, standing at 1.62 m, slim body, with a big clear bright eyes.

A clear bright eyes.

Both of us are shocked and nearly knocked against each other. Luckily I hold the hand break quickly and change into reverse gear. She looked embarrassed at that time and quickly said sorry to me.

And I was stunned, and dunno why

I replied her “ you are welcome”.

WTH. Silly boy.

[lotsfits80]

My gf is the 'bing shan' type. Many guys chased her before but in the end she is with me and always ask me "why did i pick you?"

[simifly]

Good start, awaiting for the story to progress.

[earltz]

She looked at me confusedly.

Me : Sorry sorry, wrong words. Hha…

I scratch my head like Ah Beng, saying sorry to her.

Without continuing the conversation, she just quickly walk towards her friends. I observed her from her back. She looked slim, but she’s not the ‘stick’ slim person.

Wearing a black formal shirt, black long slack pants and black sport shoes, carrying a black blackpacks.

“Black must be her favourite colour” I thought.

After a short while reviving from stun, I continue my responsibility to arrange the chairs back into position.

“Damm, the place is in a mess”. Eventually I had a small curse spilled out while arranging the place.

While keeping and arranging the chairs in place, suddenly I found a plastic ruler on the floor near the corner, and on the ruler has a cute sticker with the word ‘wing’.

Hmm... this ruler belongs to who?

Anyway I just keep it inside my blazer pocket and continue with the chairs arranging. It took me quite some time to complete the task. Looking at the watch, its already 11am. The juniors must have finished their break and continue with the course introduction. Feeling bored at that time, I decided to sneak in the course introduction session and sit at the back of the class.

To my surprise, I saw her again, sitting at the last row of the class, listening carefully to what the lecturer said.

I get a chair and sit quietly at the back right side of her, without her notice. And since I don’t have anything to do at that moment, I began to look at her.

Wow her long black hair is silky. Unlike most of the chio girls who have fair skin, her skin tone is a bit dark, a healthy sun tan tone colour. Though I would rate her 6.5/10 based on her look, but don’t know why she is just attractive to me. Perhaps its her eyes. Her eyes are beautiful, I have to say.

While I am enjoying looking at her from the back, suddenly she sense something and she turns her head to my side.

I had a shock, and I was stunned for the second time. And I gave her an awful smile…. She turn back to the front again, emotionless. I was doomed.

The session continues until 3pm. Superbly boring session. And finally the session end.

Everyone looked relieved and was ready to stand up. And suddenly I heard the lecturer said

“ Earltz, do you have any words for your juniors? Come on, come here and encourage your juniors~”

Damm, I am not prepared at all. And scratching my head again, I went to the stage and the lecturer passed the mike to me. Everyone was looking at me quietly. My pressure uprise fast.

“ Hi everyone, my name is Earltz. Blah blah blah…” I don’t know what I am talking at that time. And after I end my speech, I pop out a question to them.

“ Does anyone lost their ruler?”
I take out the ruler from my blazer pocket and show to them.

“ With a ‘wing’ sticker on the ruler. Anyone named ‘wing’? ”

And here I stunned for the third time of the day. At the very end of the row, a hand raised up.


That lady. Lady in black.

[earltz]

There she raised her hand, and I walk towards her with her ruler.

‘ Here’s your ruler. You left it at the seminar room just now’

“…Thanks.” She replied. Simple and short. So cold.

An Uni bus arrived after a short while to pick up the juniors back to their hostel.

And I watch her queue up to get into the bus, far away from faculty second floor.

Unlike most other juniors who are chatting among each other, she just stand there alone, and didn’t had conversation with other people.

Strange girl, kind of alone.


And that’s the end of our first encounter.



For the whole next month, as I am actively and heavily involved in faculty and University projects, we do not have chances to bump into each other again, and slowly I forgot about her. And that time I had a serious argument with my gf and we decided to break off temporary to give time for us both to cool down and decide whether to continue or not.


Till one day.




CHAPTER 2


‘ Boss, for the selection of faculty protocol team, later do you wish to recruit the protocol crew yourself ?’ my executive assistant asked.

‘Erm… ok lah, since I did not see the juniors for a whole month edy.’

‘Lol, make sure to pick your crew based on their personality and EQ ya, don’t just trust your eyes and pick. ‘ my assistant said.

‘ Don’t worry la, I sure will pick smart and pretty girls just like you. Haha ‘ me teasing my assistant, and I left my office and went to the interview room at the upper floor of the faculty.

There they are, queuing up outside the interview room, eagerly waiting for the interview to start. My good friend WX was already in the interview room preparing.

‘Bro glad you are here. Do you have any idea on how to test those girls’ EQ? ‘ he asked.

After some moment of thinking, I came out with an idea. A naughty one.

I purposely get a table and place it at the left side of room. A stack of interview form was placed there. And I did not place a chair for the interviewer to sit down and write. My good friend WX will be stand in front of the table. After that, I place a coffee table at the centre of the room, with two water bottles and two wain glass placed on the coffee table. A sofa will be placed at the front of the coffee table. And I went down to the office again and called my other good friend Teddy for help. He will be sitting at there, pretending that he is the VIP and we test how will the juniors act based on that situation.

I will be stationed at the final part of the interview, where I will interview them face to face.

As the main task of protocol lady is to serve the VIP’s to their seat and attend to their request and needs, I always asked to my ladies to learn two things:
1. to be street smart
2. to be able to look after themselves. Don’t ever ‘Chi Kui’


The interview session start.

Ladies started to came in one by one, and I began to sense the excitement of my two bros. I always observe my bros’ lips. The interviewer will went through first two session first and I observed their lip words and signal.


All the replies that I got were

Pink, black, white, beige, yellow …….


Towards the end of the session, to my surprise, she came in. The lady in black.

But this time she wore a dark purple formal shirt and office blouse. And immediately I regret about the test setting and I saw that both of my bros are eagerly waiting to see and tell me what colour.


Shit. Pervert. I had a small curse to my bros, and to myself.

She got the form, and began to bend down to write the form. WX eyes has already peeping into her shirt.

His face changed. He looked at me and his lip says
“ Black”



And he continue his sentence
“Singlet”

[earltz]

She passed the first test. At the second test unlike other girls who just kneel down and pour the water to the wain glass, she kneel down with both our her knee touching the floor, elegantly. Smart move.

And she came to my third session. Here she is, sit down gently and place both of her hand infront of her thigh.

“ Hi, not expect to see you here. “

“Hi… ya at first don’t really wanna come… forced by friend.. and I give it a try.” She said.

“ Hmm.. I still remember your name. Wing is it? “

“ Yup. I’m J Wing. Call me Winnie shall do. “


“ Winnie… Ok. Well Winnie, congrats. U have passed my test. But, I am not going to take you into my team.” I said.


After a long silence, she said “ Why?”

“ Because…. I’m going to make another offer to you. I’m currently setting up a small café in the faculty. Mind helping me? “

“ Help you on what?”

“Well, I’ll teach you on the documents, and you become my coordinator can? Oh ya, one more thing, do you know how to cook?”

“ Still ok. Why?”

“ Help me to develop muffin recipe ok? “

“Huh?? ” she was frowned for a moment and after some time

“Ok. Deal. But I have to tell you first. I am not superbly good at making cakes stuff.”

“ Don’t worry. I’m sure you can do it.” Me smiling at her.

Of course, she decided to join me because she thinks that she may be able to learn some softskills here.
As for me, it’s because I’m quite interested in her and I decided to make my move. By allowing me to have more time to meet with her.


“ Senior, can I ask you one question?” She asked.

“ Yes, what’s that?”

“ Why choose me? I mean, why choose me to become your coordinator? Im inexperience and there are many more people who are more capable than me…”

“ Well sometimes… we have to trust our instinct. “ I bluff to her without blinking my eyes.

“ I like the way you portray yourself. Different from other person.”

“ Just like that? “ she asked.

“ Yup. Oh ya, and one more thing. “ I decided to test the water.

“ I choose you is because you look elegant. Im not saying that you are not pretty, its just … you look special. That’s all.”

I can saw her face has a minor cramp, cheek turned blush a bit. After a while, she said




“ Senior, it’s a flirt. I don’t like that. Don’t ever do that again. “


Oh shit. What a girl.

[earltz]

CHAPTER 3

There’s no other sound except for the chirping of the birds.

It’s mid-semester break. Most of the students will go back to their hometown, except me. Didn’t wish to spend so much money fly back to hometown and come back to here again only for a week break.

I opened up my eyes and the sun ray irritates my eyes. Looking at my handphone, it’s already half past 11. It has been quite some time since I had a good long sleep.

And I had to thank Winnie for that.

Ever since i recruit her to be my co-ordinator, my workload drop a lot. She’s picking up things fast.

Although she still remains cool all the time, our relationship does improve fast in one month time.

Basically we will meet each other for about 3 times a week to teach her about the documents stuff. Besides teaching, we also spend some time in baking session, whereby we try to create a new flavor of muffin for our café. I will be the person who do the talking and she will be listening quietly all the time.



For the same reason, Winnie didn’t go back to her hometown as well.

So I text her “ Hi morning, any plan today?”

She replied me 20 minutes after “ In the bakery lab. ”

I get a good quality shower, dress up in simple T and jeans, and drive to my faculty.

Since it’s near to lunch time, I drove to mcD which is located beside the Uni and bought two lunch set. Filet O’ Fish set and Double Cheeseburger set.

I reached my faculty around 1230pm. There she is, working hard mixing the ingredients of the muffin.

She wore a white colour V neck T-Shirt, pair with light grey slim jeans and a white sport shoes. Clean, simple and tidy, yet her slim cut jeans shows her well shaped body curve. And she noticed that I’m looking at her.

“ Don’t look at me like that. “ she said calmly, while continue with her work.

“ Sorry didn’t mean it, it’s my first time to see you in casual wear.” I quickly explain.

“ Hey, I bought lunch for you. Wanna have your lunch now?”

“ Later, let me get this done first. “ She replied.

Hence, i went to the next door to open and pre-heat the bake oven, set it at 170c. Then I wash my hands and help her to open two oranges and squeeze the orange juice. She’s making orange muffin today.

I stand at the front of her, peeling the orange skin and look at her mixing the ingredients. Oh man, she looks so elegant when she is focus on doing a thing.

How to categorized her? Sweet? Or pretty? Or Fierce? Cool? Icy? I dunno, perhaps I’ll upload a picture of her for bros in sammyboy to determine.

While I’m squeezing the orange, suddenly my hand slipped.

And the orange flew forward.

The orange landed between the apron and her shirt. She shouted panicly and quickly removed her apron. It was already too late. There’s a orange juice mark stained at the left side of her shirt.


Oh my god, I saw something vividly.




A white lace bra.

[time4secret]

Camping in here for more

[earltz]

Oh praise the lord~

My eyes cant move away from her breast.

“ What are you looking at !!! Turn around !! ” she yelled at me while bending up her hands to prevent me from further looking at that area.

“ Sorry sorry! “ I quickly turned backwards. But the picture has already printed into my mind.

“ Pervert !! “ she quickly reached for her piggybag and run to the washroom.

5 minutes later, she came out from the washroom, wearing a grey cotton jacket.

“ I’m sorry for what happened just now. How’s your shirt? “

“ Edy cleaned it with wet tissue. Have to wait until dry first. .. Pervert “


I dare not speak a word and we continue with the muffin making. After done placing the dough into the mould, I placed the mould into the big oven and set it to 28 minutes.

“ Shall we have our lunch now? “

Here we are, at the faculty foyer. Nobody was around. Not even the faculty security. Just both of us seating down facing towards each other, quietly munching our burger. And suddenly she asked

“ Just now…. What do you saw? “

I had a small choked and cough.

“ I knew it… you saw it…. “ she said, in a very low tone volume, and she zip up her jacket until the neck part.


We remained silent for the whole session until we heard the beeping sound of the oven.

“ Wow, the muffin colour look just nice. “ I said.

After that, we pinched some muffin and we taste it. Too sweet. More calibration has to be done. And we continue to bake other muffin recipes as well, Mint flavor, Chocolate flavor and Sabah Tea flavor.


It’s now 530pm and we decided to call it a day. Hence we clean the premise and we sit at ‘soon to be open’ café sofa. I decided to brew some coffee. It’s a just a basic brew, added with sugar and milk.

Enjoying the coffee, I asked her.
“ J Wing, are you single? “

“ Nope. “ she said, calmly.

“ Oh…… I see…. “

“ Bluff you just now. I’m single. “ she said again.

And she noticed my face expression from disappointment to laughing.



“ But you don't stand a chance. Don’t try it. “

Damm. Ish. Play my emotion huh.



The situation went awkward again. After some time, she asked

“ How about you? Attached? “

“ Erm…. If I say I’m single and available, will you believe ? “

“ I believe that you are single. “ she said.

“ Why? “




“ Because you are not handsome at all, and fat. “

[Suxitup]

Another new story for me to camp at.... keep it coming TS... Good start to a new story....

[HappyOwl]

Originally Posted by earltz

“ But you don't stand a chance. Don’t try it. “

Damm. Ish. Play my emotion huh.



The situation went awkward again. After some time, she asked

“ How about you? Attached? “

“ Erm…. If I say I’m single and available, will you believe ? “

“ I believe that you are single. “ she said.

“ Why? “




“ Because you are not handsome at all, and fat. “

Bro. earltz, I seriously have no idea how to even communicate with a lady like her. How good is her character or personality also will leave me with no control.

And I just love the way she responded to you.

[earltz]

Originally Posted by HappyOwl

Bro. earltz, I seriously have no idea how to even communicate with a lady like her. How good is her character or personality also will leave me with no control.

And I just love the way she responded to you.

And that's why she is so special. Never met a girl like her before.
Still stay close with her until now,
not as a lover,
but more than that. Like a family.

But i do miss those time we spent together.
A stupid little thing called love.

[earltz]

Originally Posted by time4secret

Camping in here for more

Thanks for the support

New threat coming in later.

[prettymannequin]

Hahaha love the interaction between you guys! She's so sassy.

[earltz]

CHAPTER 4

Time flies. I was busy with University activities again.

On 13th August we successfully launched a community service campaign with the cooperation with Ministry of Health Malaysia. Though many mistakes were done during the event, luckily none of it was major error.

And this marked my first time as a project leader in University.


After that, the café was opened on the 21st of August 2010.

The café was named ‘ Foodbitez Café ’, a humble contribution by my bro Kevin Yao.

Café opening was a tough one, as University management only willing to give RM1.8K to set up a café. A normal brew half automated coffee machine cost around RM5K, and a Bran Marie machine cost nearly RM3.5K each. Not to consider the chairs and tables. Nearly everyone said it’s impossible to open a business with such small capital.

But my bro Kevin encouraged me to go on. And lady luck does smiling at me also. One day I got an opportunity to present my idea to the CEO of Golden Horse Coffee Company and he proposed to cooperate as a business partner. Thus the company provided me two of their coffee brewer and I let them to launch their new products at our café.

The café sells coffee, tea, chocolate drinks, cheesecake and muffin. Just five items at that time. And it quickly became a hit in the University. Even the University bus drivers will park their bus at our faculty and come in to enjoy their coffee break here.


Winnie provided me a solid management towards the café crew.

My relationship with her remains the same. I still always do the talking part and she will always be the listener. We still always spent our time at the bakery lab creating new recipes. Life is tired but fun at that moment.



And one day, while I’m practicing on my latte art around 5pm, she came in the café, placed her bag at the drawer and sit on the sofa, looking superbly tired. She wore a dark blue collar T, mix with her slim grey jeans and a pair of white Fila sport shoes. She loves to wear sport shoes, even until nowadays.

“ Do you want coffee? “ I asked.

“ No. Plain water shall do.”

“ Why you look so tired?”

“ Microb lab yesterday. Stays in the lab until 12am. Morning got class, 8 to 10 am and just now lab work again, 2 to 5 pm. “ she said, while lying on the sofa.

“ Have a nap then, will woke you up later. I'll drive you back to hostel.”



Since it’s 5pm, I locked the cafe door and I turned off the daylight bulbs, leaving the warm white lighting. And I turned on the music, insert the Norah Jones’ disc and play.

Soon her breathing slows down. She has fall asleep.

Thus, I brew a hot Americano, sit quietly on the other sofa besides her.

Listening to the soft jazz and enjoying the coffee, I looked at her quietly, enjoying her sleeping beauty mode.


And suddenly, still closing her eyes, she spoke






“ Stop looking at me. Pervert. ”
And she continues her nap.