Ganyut: The story of turning 30
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 : 12:43 pm
It was a working day, right around afternoon, when I received a call from a close friend a couple of weeks ago.
“As, aku nak mengadu ni“, she said as soon as I picked up the phone. I readied myself to hear her complaints.
A few months ago this friend turned 30. Recently she has started taking Imedeen (you know, the internal skincare product to slow down aging) and it has been showing some results. So she planned to buy more and discovered that if she buys in bulk from the Imedeen boutique, she could get it much cheaper. Ecstatic to share this info, she called everyone to ask whether they want to buy Imedeen along with her.
First she called me (this was a few days before the above-mentioned call) I said don’t want la, I want to save money. I have plans this year that requires some money so she understands.
Next, she called a mutual friend of ours, which I shall call Z, and asked Z if she wants to buy Imedeen along with her. Z’s response totally floored her.
“Bahagian mana yang kau ganyut ni?!” Z shot back as her answer.
My friend didn’t expect that! She was merely sharing and Z called her ancient!
“Aku ni dah ganyut ke As?“, she wailed into the phone.
To which come my standard response to questions that I don’t think need to be answered.
“Motif?!”
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Today I turned 30.
Life goes on. The world didn’t shatter to pieces as I thought it would just because I have hit the big 3-0 (yes, I’m dramatic like that) I don’t feel any different from yesterday. No, turning 30 wasn’t such a big tragedy that I imagined it would be.
Am I supposed to feel different? I don’t know. I always thought I should feel different, what with it being such a big transition and all that. It’s kind of a letdown really not to feel different, since for years I thought that would be the case and now here I am turning 30 and not feeling any different. The dreaded day finally arrived, and I don’t even feel dreadful.
Before anyone ask, no, I don’t feel ganyut. Feeling ancient is far from my mind. What I feel is gratefulness, that I get to live to see 30, and hopefully will live to see another 30 years and have an amazing and fulfilling life. So no, I am not ganyut and so do you my darling friend. We are 30 and we are fabulous and that is all there is to it!
~*~
The ganyut comment is a running private joke between my friend and I now. It’s like a comedy routine that never gets old (no pun intended) that we keep bringing up from time to time.
And the ironic part? Z is the same age as my friend and I. So much for pot calling the kettle black.
June 15th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
madi,
selamat hari jadi yang ke 30!!!
age is just a number. everyone is younger in the inside than they’re in the outside
June 15th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Happy Besday Madi .. hopefully u received my sms … kan aku dah cakap ngan ko, apalah yg ada dengan no 3 tersebut .. mmg kompem takde rasa apa pun .. apa2 pun hopefully whatever ur dreams akan dimakbulkan oleh Allah … take care and have a nice besday!
June 16th, 2008 at 12:59 am
What happens to the forever 24 thingy? LOL. Happy belated one then.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:53 am
anak sapolah agaknya yang kena tempias ganyut ni..LOL..muahaahahahahahah
June 16th, 2008 at 9:37 am
aish,
fortunately i’m the exception. i look younger on the outside as well *matila perasan, haha!
yatie,
aku dpt msg ko tu. thank you darling. aiyo, macam tak sangka kite dah umo angka 3 ko! mcm baru semalam je kite masuk tingkatan 2 same *tetibe feeling kertu! nanges!
fir,
the story requires me to reveal the true age. i will go to be 25 after this, haha!
mystery woman,
Z lah yang kene tempias itu *Z itu sapa tatau, hiks!
June 16th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Selamat Hari Jadi Kakak!!! Adik ucapkan semoga panjang umur murah rezeki.. Semoga angka 3 itu adalah permulaan segala2nya yang terbaik, insyaAllah.. *ewah* (insaf tiba-tiba)
June 16th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
nyah.. mak ingatkan ko 18 tahun lagik.. rupa-rupanya… *pekop molot*
haha mak pon kertua jua uol.. teringat dulu masa mak 17 tahun feeling2 chantek.. sekarang nih dah dekat 30 tahun *matilah takmo reveal umur sebenar!
mak ade sms ko aritu to wish you a very happy birthday. tak taulah ko dapat ke tak. anyway, happy birthday, noxie.
p/s: mak berminat nak beli imedeen tuh. mahal ke, nok?
June 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
hey, have you ever heard, the bigger the number, the better?
well in your case, mak rasa gravity force has lengthened (walking dictionary , please check my word!) ko punya panjang ganyut. ops matilamak
anyways nok, happy belated birthday. may ladyluck always be by your side.
Unfortunately mak tak pandai berbahasa, so mak tadak entry berbunga bunga atau sajak meletop letop dedicated untuk ko.
So be it, i’m a plain boring bitch.
ops
June 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
heppy belated birthday! baru je 30 kan, rilex.. biasanya bile dah 30 lagi ramai peminat..tak caye tunggu dan lihat.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
hi! I’m Andy, 22 and I would like to make new friends. Kesepian… baru putus cinta
Sesiapa yg sudi berkawan add my Yahoo Messenger andy_demarco
nice blog!
June 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am
adik manja,
manja sangat ke kau?! ops! *matila smash visitor!
nok, jangan risau. ujung tahun ni ko pon akan berangka 3 jugak, haha!
crisis,
mak dapat message ko tu nok. thanks for the wish. and yes, i’m still 18 *denial terlampau gitu.
mak tak ingat harga imedeen tu nok. nanti mak tanye kawan mak.
bedah,
tuh dia, tetap nak kutuk mak jugak kan?! hanjeng sgt!
mak pekop molot jela bedah dgn smash invisible kau tu, ops!
chikanoz,
kalau tak betol i’m gonna hunt you down and make you buy me a very expensive dinner, bley? *gitu membalas dendam, haha!
andy,
ermm…ermmm…
*pengsan!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:53 am
happy belated birthday darl,
semoga dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki.
amin.
hello andy… LOL. matilaa mak…