A Tribute: The Tekunites

After many weeks of grappling with the whole saying our goodbyes and farewells, the time has finally come to part for good.

Sigh.

Painful. Sad. Bitter sweet.

It's really tough now that everyone is really actually moving back home. Many of my close friends are back home already. The more I think about it, the more I feel how unfair life can be sometimes. It took a lot out of us when we first came to USM, to assimilate to the place and people here. 3 years and now that we're one, it's time for us to depart. It's almost as if we didn't really have enough time.

For me, leaving the boys would be the hardest.

Mervin, Kash, Wud and Troy; They are definitely the closest bunch to me throughout my uni life.

Man... It's hard.

I can honestly say that the friendships that I've made with these people though may seem shallow to many, are in fact fruitful in many ways.

They run deep.

What makes us special, I feel, is the fact that we're all very diverse.

One Cina dude (me), one Malayali who's mandarin is better than mine (Merv), one Iban who looks more cina than me (Troy), one Punjabi who's a joker (Kash) and one Siamese who looks like a Malay (Wud), despite all these differences, we gel so well that other people finds it weird.

That's priceless to me.

One of the boys already left last week. In few days time, another good friend will be leaving and in time, I would be the last one standing in Penang.

Crap.

I made plans with the boys last week, promised to bring them for a makan session before we all depart our own ways.

Our destination - Seoul Garden. It was a place filled with many happy moments together.

So I figured, it's only appropriate that we have our farewell lunch there.

As you all know, we are all a glutton. Apa lagi... whack all the food lar...

It was a place that served Korean food buffet style... So the boys really glutton their way through... Can't blame them... It's not often they get to eat these kinda food you know ;)
After lunch, with our bellies all spilling out, we decided to spend some "guy" time at the arcade.
Main gila gila...
It's always fun to play Daytone with them... Half of the time we will be laughing rather then playing lar.. Haha... Crashing into each others car just for the heck of it... Keke...
Then Merv and Wud tried on their biking skill...



Troy on the other hand, wanted to burn some of the calories from all the lunch by dancing... Hehe... So he tried the para-para game thingy... It was fun looking at him strutting out his dancing spirit Iban style.. ;) We all just gave him moral support from the sides.. keke..

It really was a well spent day with the boys. It may seem superficial but it's not always like that. At the end of the day, it's the frienship that matters. They made a difference in my life's journey and for that I'm thankful.

I'm thankful to God for providing such friends.

And of course, I want to thank these guys -

Dudes, you guys rock lar... Tekunites forever! Hehe. We'll keep in touch I'm sure. If getting married, make sure one of us becomes the best man... Er... or at least driver lar.. hehe.

Above everything else, thank you for the friendship.

You guys made an impact in my life.

From L-R: Tirawud, Mervin, Troy, Me & Kash.

The Tekunites.