Charmin-Ultra: Don't Squeeze Me

2004 June

"Kate, please come to my house now", I was crying and pleading.
She came in 10 minutes on a motorbike with a pot and a stick in her hand.
"I am sorry", she said, "I got lost".
Although her house was only 5 minutes drive from mine, she never remembered how to get my house especially when it was dark.

She gave me a hug first. Asked me how I was. Then she looked around and asked, 'where are they?" while raising the stick in her hand. I took a look a the 'stick' and bursted in laughs. That 'stick' was a baton!

"I kicked them out and what are you doing with that baton?", I replied.
"I am going to beat the crap out of them" was my dear friend Kate's reply.

Kate is a passionate person though not many people are aware of it, even herself doubts it sometimes.
She appears strong, bitchy, and cool but deep down, she is the most compassionate and passionate person I have ever met.
Don't expect she will give you a hug or a kiss on the cheek when she greats you (it was an exceptional gesture that I mentioned above when she gave me a hug), because SHE JUST DOESN'T DO IT!
Don't expect she will be the nice auntie when she hangs out with your kids, because SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE HAS TO PRETEND SHE WAS NOT ANNOYED BY KID'S UNREASONABLE DEMANDS.

SHE JUST DOESN'T F**KING GIVE IT A DAMN. By the way, she also teaches me how to curse.

But I just love her. She is a devoted friend. Never ask for return. She will beat the crap out of anyone who takes advantages of you.

Anyway, the pot and the baton. Since the baton had no use at the moment, she turned to the next thing she brought with her - the pot; oh, also two bags of instant noodles. Her logic was she knew I wouldn't have eaten anything but she couldn't bring too much with her; hence a pot and the instant noodles.

In fact, I think my memory was not accurate on the sequence of the events. However, during those frenzy days, these are two things among others that I rememberred. I also remembered that instant noodles actually didn't taste very good but I ate it with my tears. It was the best food that I have ever had.