Kisah JT (The One With The Dinner Date)

Segala puji-pujian untuk diriku sendiri. Hish..since I ni tak berlaki and there is no need to over bodek, then all nice and warmth words should go only to yours truly. Well, siapa lagi nak puji I selain dari I sendiri kan?

Since semuanya nak tau apa ke kisahnya per meetingan ku dengan Jantan Tembam itu (huisshhh..he reckoned he lost weight you all, padahal aku rasa sama aje) maka this post is dedicated to tell all of what happened of our buka posa date.But pretty please, janganlah pikir yang I ni boleh dipujuk rayu, walaupun ada sikit element pujuk rayu bila JT ajak I buka posa. The thing is, aku terpedaya.Hah kau...

After JT dengan muka tak malu memujuk rayu I, the only thing I said is, okay...but not now or this week, I'm too busy.Any excuses under the sun to put him off asking me out.The last I spoke to him gave me enough indications that this is no longer about 2 old schoolmate nak ber friends reunion.Weiii..ni bukan kisah perasan syok sendiri okay? I am almost 35 (eh..aku ke or si Kiah?) so, tiba-tiba nak perasan meleleh ni dah lama dah berlalu.When men smile or give you a little attention bukanlah bermakna dia syok kat you tau? I better not share my judgement, takut nanti orang takut lak jumpa I, dah le aku ni dah dapat reputation suka analyse orang. Tetiba, on Saturday, another male ex school mate telephone I (cisss...si JT lah yang menjadik Yellow Pages nya kan?) Harus terkejut I.I was never popular kat MRSM.Tetiba, school footballer lak call I ajak buka puasa.This guy kenal I and I pun kenal dia, because we are in the same class, tapi being an anti soSIAL that I am, after NCUK, I tak pernah keep in touch dengan sesapa. Sheffield was the nail in the coffin.Takde dah nak contact sesapa kawan lama.Tak tau lah apa penyakit masa tu but I think I just had enough. I grew up with this lot...dari umur 16 sampai ke 25. I feel the need to see other world, other than bebudak MRSM. Macam cilanat aje aku; bongkak and tak sedar diri kan, masa tu. Masih muda lah, katakan....

Well, bila si Mamat ni call (mamat ni sekarang dah jadik PILOT you all) ajak jumpa and kebetulan I pun free, I pun okaylah.Tak le ku tahu ropa-ropa nya, I have agreed to buka puasa dengan dia dengan Si JT sekali.Waduhhhhh...nak menipu sangat kan? In the end, this PILOT man (PM) pun tak stay lama, nak bagi I berborak panjang dengan JT and told us that he needs to pack nak fly the next day.Benci betul I, I was hoping to catch up (plus...orang macam ni, patut dikawan, manalah tahu bila stock asam dah habis, boleh la I kirim kat dia kan?) but pikir-punya pikir, he's probably part of the plan si Tembam tu nak jumpa I.After the PM mintak diri, I had no choice but to endure JT's company.If it's not because of the Nando Chicken, I could have died of boredom and muntah kayap cirit birit dek menyampah gilanya I dengan JT. But I think, I'm more upset with myself sebab termasuk perangkap.

But, it was only dinner.Janganlah nak berdramatik sangat, Hjh Esah oiii. JT was being a gentleman, for once, for not reminding me of my perbuatan keji (of putting him off all the time) and of course Kiah, he was full of puji-pujian for me.He must have learned his lesson not to moan cam nak rak, and anggaplah dapat jumpa I ni macam jumpa Jodie Foster, make the most of it, sebab there might not be the 2nd chance...riaknya...riaknya.

For someone yang tengah buat PHD, si JT ni takdelah nampak busy but again, men are always blessed with kecerdikan semula jadi kan? Belajar 1 jam, pastu SPM dapat straight A's. Cerdik semulajadi ke, bantuan toyol dalam dewan periksa, Allah ajelah yang maha tahu.He was asking if I have plan to continue studies (macam dia lah konon nya) eleehh..dia tu further study pun as alasan nak tinggal bini, macam I tak tau....

But what I thought going to be a rational conversation ranging from Arsenal (apsal lak tetiba dia support Arsenal...dah duduk Reading tu support lah Reading kan?) to Nationwide issues turned out to be a disaster bila dia start bukak mulut pasal his soon to be ex wife.To the extent that I have to cut in and told him 'It's affecting you too much that you feel the need to spoil your day talking about her'. Baru dia diam.

He asked me if I'm upset. I cakap idakle aku nak upset ke hapa, but honestly, this is not the mengumpat session that I like especially when talking about a wife a.k.a. wanita melayu tah mana-mana yang tak berdosa, that he, he admittedly left sebab dia sendiri yang dah boring.

He later challenged me to tell him what I thought of him. Nak tahu katanya, from mulut orang expert. Orang expert dia panggil I? I asked him, what is so important now, you moving on or still want to cling on your past?

JT, being JT, masih tak reti bahasa and as it is now approaching 9pm, I said to him that I had to leave soon.Obviously, JT dek so besotted with his own thoughts, ingat I nak make escape from him.I cakap dengan dia, you ni buat PHD tapi bangang lah...you tau tak sekarang ni pukul berapa? Dah gelap and certainly dangerous for people to travel.I'm sorry you feel terrible about your life but compared to makbapak budak yang kena bunuh tu or me, for that matter yang kena berjalan balik sensorang tengah malam ni dengan risk kena mugged ke hapa ke, I think your problem jatuh lah nombor 3 kan?

Is that what you're trying to tell me, that I'm selfish?

I just look at him, like my other patient yang sahih-sahih gila....'I'm going to leave you here with that thought'.

I have to run (cess, perasan Marina Chin). Can I call you? It is up to you.

Tupppp!!!!