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He is someone whom I know from another person...in short, we are all related in friendship. He is quiet and needed time to warm up to conversations though not necessary in this order but none too far from it as well. Someone rather good in the area of food and wine, honest opinions abounds from him and in a way, always looking to improve himself big and small. He advises you from his own experience. Certainly a person worth to know and understand better...just as in wine, the older the better it gets and taste (I don't think I will do the tasting part).

When I first saw him with his girlfriend, I thought to myself

"Is he Malay?" .dotz.

Yup, that is precisely my first question that came into my mind. And where did I first meet him? Chinese New Year...goodness, I thought I have come into the wrong house. No offense to our beloved Malay communities or other races, but I think I don't have many Malay friends who will want to come over to celebrate Chinese New Year...perhaps next door neighbours or around the vicinity but to come from one place to another...I don't think so.

Anyway, to recover from my initial "shock", I became somewhat curious about this new inclusion. Very quickly, I came to know that he is more Chinese than Malay. At least all of us sighed our relief after that news. I guess we are pretty concerned with his girlfriend who is more closer to us then (I'll save the details).

Time flies. Though in reality we don't meet up as often, if we do meet up in a group, it is usually an awesome gathering. Life for him and his girlfriend changed during these times. I can safely say that it can only get better for them, be it personally or in business...right? Ha! (Do we get to hear wedding bells this year? Hope I don't have to ask this Q next year :p)

I write on this so that I will not forget because when I do forget, someone else, hopefully, will remind me of this friend whom I have acknowledged through the years.

He is none other than Joe (C.).