There i was. Sitting patiently at a quiet corner at the freezing KLIA. The time was around midnight. It was sometime in the late 1990s. 1998? 1999? My memory fails me yet again. Topaz was one of the first friends i had encountered in yahoo chat and we migrated to ICQ (which was a big thing back then. Now? ive no idea whatsoever)
She was funny and direct. Very outspoken and wasnt the shy type. We had lots of interesting chats. She was a traffic warden in Perth. She drove a 4000 or 5000 cc vehicle that they called a car. Thunderbird? Something... i cant remember :)) She loved her job and she had lots of free time. One fine day she said she was flying into KL and asked if it was possible to meet up!!!! YES! Perfect idea!
After an hour of waiting, it was beginning to be very uncomfortable. The coldness in the arrival hall was a killer. So much for intelligent building systems. They cant even adjust the airconditioning temp. to comfy levels. Finally the plane landed. Touchdown. And the second phase of waiting begun. The usual waiting for luggage being delivered and their respective owners praying their luggages dont get misdirected or pilfered. At the last minute, i realised i forgot to buy something for her. And ran to the souvenier shops. None open except the choc shops! Naturally went for a big box of ferrero rocher. If she didnt like it, i could eat it. Or we could share :D
Stood there waiting at the arrival hall. And there she came, walking, with a beaming smile on her lovely face. I wasnt prepared for the overwhelming moment. Had seen her photo earlier but it was of poor resolution and taken from afar. Here was a lady in her late 20s, standing around 5'10", slim and probably weighing around 55-60kg, blue eyes and ahem... well endowed. C cup was my silent guess. We hugged and exchanged pleasantries. She was a really sweet lady. She needed to check in at the airport hotel. We walked over and brought the luggage to her room. Gave her the chocolates and she was pleased. And she insisted on unpacking.
She brought a small koala bear stuffed toy, a table cloth with the australia map and a mouse pad! And in return i only gave chocs. Felt damn guilty..lol. We talked a lot. We got something to eat and drink. And time stood still. We were going on and on and before long it was almost 330am! She was on transit at 9am or thereabouts and needed sleep. And it was time to leave. We hugged and said our goodbyes.
Many months later she got engaged and married a chat friend of hers from USA, and they got married on a riverboat in Perth on Valentines Day.
But that night at KLIA was unforgetable. She was worth the travel and 2 hour wait at KLIA. Oh yes, my mrs too enjoyed her company and found her to be a very nice person.
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