Saturday, August 25, 2012

Oppan Manta Style

Unforgettable people leave impressions. Unforgettable moments become memories and experiences. What I would like to pose to the reader is: How much of your life is unforgettable? How much of your life would you look back on, and laugh, cry and shout about and regret doing all those things X years ago? Perhaps at 24, I shouldn’t be the one looking back. But the unforgettable people, as well as the unforgettable moments that I’ve had with these people will certainly be part of who I am, and who I want/not want to be.

 

Sitting next to me on the plane is a girl probably younger than me, but only slightly. She’s in her working years, but she’s finishing up uni and she’s about to do a tour of Europe. She’s been to Europe before, she knows that she’s small and she enjoys the perks of it. You can hear it in the way she speaks about it. That’s probably what makes her attractive. A week back, as a housewarming party (that had barely any alcohol), everyone took turns to share with the entire group what it is that makes someone of the opposite sex attractive. I initially pointed out that most importantly (physically), what made a girl stand out from everyone else was her voice. I’m a singing person, and that probably causes me to gravitate towards girls who sing, but there’s also another part of the person that is portrayed through what they say, as well as HOW they say it. Like how a picture can almost give away how the person is feeling at the time, but at the same time you are revealed to another piece of a person’s puzzle. It’s good to know that I finally know what I want from a person, and that’s also probably why most Malaysian girls put me off. I”m also sincerely hoping that this indicator remains relatively accurate for me, at least for the next couple of decades or so.