Saturday, December 22, 2012

Glasses

Where do I start and where do I go? We'll see, well lets go with dates and people and stuff.

So that day was the 19th of December, I went to Plaza Merdeka for the first time, accompanied by my two buddies, Poh Chun and Ching Hui. So we were just walking around, looking at shops and people and stuff. Of course, boys being boys, we would keep our eyes peeled for pretty girls, we are all single too by the way. So we get up an escalator to the third floor, and right there is a shop called DongDaeMun. There I saw her, glasses, huge nerdy glasses on that cute face. My buddies spotted her too and we agreed that she does look cute.

Then I started running my mouth talking shit that I do not have the courage to do. My friends, of course, took my words for real and challenge me to do it. And then I realise where my big mouth has gotten me to. I seriously have no idea what I am doing or what to do with girls. I was so lost, plus I didn't dare to do stuff like this. I was always kinda reserved. So that day I went home being labelled "fail" by Poh Chun.

So the next day, 20th of December, Chun and I were waiting for Cal to be free so he could come out with us to Boulevard, because I had a few computer related stuff that I want to buy and settle. Those would include fixing my hdd that can be safely removed but doesn't show in my computer for me to open it, AAA batteries and a charger for my Razer Chimaera 5.1 headset, a horizontal 17' inch laptop bag, usb 3.0 64/32gb pendrive, headphone port splitter and PS/2 controller to usb. I waited for Cal until it was kinda late so I went out with Chun first with his camera. So he first mentioned about Riverside and we really didn't had a clear destination. We ended up parking at Plaza Merdeka.

This time however, I really want to do it. To go in there and grab her Facebook so we can keep contact since it doesn't make sense for me to get her number because I won't be in Malaysia often.  Before this I had posted in a group asking for advice regarding my situation and how would I approach a girl like that. I didn't find it that helpful. As we walked past the store, this time I stopped at the railing and Chun asked me what's up. I told him, I'm gonna do it. I was bracing myself, mustering what little courage I have, this has gotta be the first time I try to get a total strangers contact out of the blue. However I still have no idea how to do it, how to start, what to say. So I called my pro friend Cal and he gave me some really good advice. "I'm going in", I told Chun.

So I stepped in and started pretending to browse stuff. The whole store only has woman shoes and handbags. I am so screwed, there's nothing relevant to me at all. Then I walked up to her, instead of all the other salesgirls around who are nearer to me, she was standing near counter by the way. So I walked up to her and asked for her help. I told her that I was totally lost with girls' stuff. So I started digging my socially awkward brain for topics that does not make things too awkward by switching back to "trying to buy something". I managed to ask her age, her school, was she satisfied with her PMR result and which stream she is going to and if she is satisfied with it. One of the "oh shit" moments for me was, when she asked who am I buying the stuff for, I replied someone around our age.

Her age was 15... Yeah, 15, 7 years younger than I am. When I heard that, I had totally lost my will. I was like, how could she be 15, what's wrong with my eyes. Because before this I had asked Chun and Hui how old they think she is. We all kinda agreed that she is around 17 or so. Yes, 17 is young, but just gotta go ahead and ask just to give it a shot. But 15, now that is huge. So I gave up the idea of asking for her Facebook and left the place after thanking her and telling her I might go back again.

I am typing this at 4am in the morning at the 22nd of December. I went with screw it, I will just add her on Facebook and see how things go(Yes, I manage to find her on Facebook, don't ask how. No, I am not hoping for anything, kinda). Waiting for her approval.