My Blind Date

Recently, I posted a note on FB entitled "Bucket List". The note is about the things you have or haven't done in your lifetime; places you have seen or visited; etc... you get my drift...

On the top of the list is a question "Have you been on a blind date?" and my answer was a "YES" (or an X - which means I have done it before). I received a few queries and startled remarks over that from a few people who simply can not imagine me going on a date with someone I don't know. Hehe... maybe they're right. Thinking back, it was not something that I would normally do or even think of doing in a zillion years.

Well y'all, YES! I have been on a blind date, of some sort.


Following is the story of that date, so, you give your judgement on whether it was a blind date or not.

It was in the middle of 1992. The year of my SPM(Form 5). I was studying in a boarding school at that time and had gone home during the semester break. My best friend(who was in a different school) asked me to accompany her to visit her dentist. Since we only get to meet up during school holidays, I decided to go with her to see her dentist in PJ. It was also a good excuse to give to my parents... hehe... as usual.

My friend also had other plans. At that time, it was a little hard for both of us to get permission to go out so once we're out of the house, we will use it to the max! After the dentist appointment, she planned to see her boyfriend at another part of PJ to go watch a movie. She convinced me to go along as her boyfriend would also be bringing his friend who happens to be the driver for this escapade :P

My initial plan was to accompany her to the dentist, and then go home, since I don't like being a spare tyre. But my friend kept on persuading me and stressing that I won't be a third party coz there will be another person there also. And she went on to say that this fellow is her boyfriend's close friend and that I should at least get to know him. In the end, I relented and agreed to join them.

So, after the dentist appointment, we made our way to McDonalds Sect 14 and waited there. They came in a dark cherry-red Proton Aeroback. We climbed in at the back(me behind the driver) and before the car sped of again, I was introduced to the other fellow. All I could see(and this was by looking at the rearview mirror) was a guy, wearing a sports cap and Ray-Ban sunglasses. Basically, all I saw was his mouth and nose. He was quiet throughtout our drive to the cinema. I was starting to think that it's gonna be a llloooooonng day.

We arrived at the cinema(which was Rex KL... long gone now). This time, I manage to see his eyes as he got no choice but to open those large sunglasses in the theater. We started talking a bit. He told me that this is going to be his third time watching the movie, which btw was "Beauty & The Beast". We laughed over that, somehow, I remembered very well that he made me laugh quite a few times that day, especially at his attempt in eating a 'hot dog special' in the darken theater. We shared some snacks and watched the movie.

After the movie, we stopped by at a video arcade where we played some games and begin to know each other better. Later,they drove us home and I said my goodbye to him. I don't think we exchanged phone numbers then.

Basically, that was how the date went. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would turn out to be. I met a new friend who happens to be a nice guy.

Oh ya, I forgot, the guy's name is Muzafar Shah @ Aja @ my husband @ the father of my girls.