no, it is not about me getting slim. it is next to impossible. i think. rather, it is someone whom i have been corresponding with online. the brother of a very good tee tee of mine. let's just call him slim.
how i got to know slim was rather unusual. you see, jeremy and i became facebook friends eventually. and as usual, i would keep an overwatch on him through his updates. that's how facebook is. it feeds our voyeuristic tendencies. heh heh... anyway, the kaypoh me would also take a look at his friend list, comments, photos, etc... and i always noticed this one other person who usually `like' jeremy's updates and/ or make comments on jeremy's status. i was curious and i asked jeremy. i came to learn that he is jeremy's real brother. so, kaypoh me went on to check out slim's profile. it was so clear to me that slim and i belonged to the same community! and kaypoh me decided to ask jeremy. jeremy said he had suspected for a long time but decided against asking cos it doesn't matter. he would love slim regardless of slim's sexuality. i was so touched by jeremy's words. nonetheless, i said it is good to have this openness as it would deepen their relationship (i am very clear of this after seeing several other similar cases previously). we left it at that.
during one of our dinner meet ups, jeremy suggested that i add slim as my friend but i told him i was kinda shy. and bloody hell, that jeremy actually told slim about it! then one day when i logged in, i got a friend request from slim. so embarrassing right? heh heh... that was how we eventually linked up. but on my part, there were occasional awkwardness. jeremy has always seen me as a big brother and would call me kor. so, where and how does slim fit in? to me, slim is my friend and should therefore call me by my name. rite? i think so. i shared with jeremy this tension of mine and he laughed. then one day, jeremy made a comment in one of slim's status updates towards the effect that since i am his kor, i automatically also becomes slim's big brother... aiyoh! you could imagine how awkward i felt! hahaha. over time, slim and i began emailing each other in facebook. and of cos, during these chats and comments, i have gotten to know slim a little better. he has become more of a real person to me now rather than a brother of a good tee tee of mine; or a picture of a cute young person who is worthy of my oogling over the net. he is someone who is living his life the way he wants to and trying to establish himself in life just like any 20-over years old chap would.
i am glad i have a new friend. a new tee. whatever. he is slim.
how i got to know slim was rather unusual. you see, jeremy and i became facebook friends eventually. and as usual, i would keep an overwatch on him through his updates. that's how facebook is. it feeds our voyeuristic tendencies. heh heh... anyway, the kaypoh me would also take a look at his friend list, comments, photos, etc... and i always noticed this one other person who usually `like' jeremy's updates and/ or make comments on jeremy's status. i was curious and i asked jeremy. i came to learn that he is jeremy's real brother. so, kaypoh me went on to check out slim's profile. it was so clear to me that slim and i belonged to the same community! and kaypoh me decided to ask jeremy. jeremy said he had suspected for a long time but decided against asking cos it doesn't matter. he would love slim regardless of slim's sexuality. i was so touched by jeremy's words. nonetheless, i said it is good to have this openness as it would deepen their relationship (i am very clear of this after seeing several other similar cases previously). we left it at that.
during one of our dinner meet ups, jeremy suggested that i add slim as my friend but i told him i was kinda shy. and bloody hell, that jeremy actually told slim about it! then one day when i logged in, i got a friend request from slim. so embarrassing right? heh heh... that was how we eventually linked up. but on my part, there were occasional awkwardness. jeremy has always seen me as a big brother and would call me kor. so, where and how does slim fit in? to me, slim is my friend and should therefore call me by my name. rite? i think so. i shared with jeremy this tension of mine and he laughed. then one day, jeremy made a comment in one of slim's status updates towards the effect that since i am his kor, i automatically also becomes slim's big brother... aiyoh! you could imagine how awkward i felt! hahaha. over time, slim and i began emailing each other in facebook. and of cos, during these chats and comments, i have gotten to know slim a little better. he has become more of a real person to me now rather than a brother of a good tee tee of mine; or a picture of a cute young person who is worthy of my oogling over the net. he is someone who is living his life the way he wants to and trying to establish himself in life just like any 20-over years old chap would.
i am glad i have a new friend. a new tee. whatever. he is slim.
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