This is fact, not fiction.
I have never met my best friend in real life. Ours is a profound friendship bordering on ingenuity and slight insanity. We met in that bizarre universe people called the internet through the unlikeliest of people, two friends – one known for her promiscuous ways and the other, a gay designer friend I used to be close to. This is really starting to sound like a cliched rehash of The Devil Wears Prada lol but bear with me.
We bonded over a common love for fashion, design and caramel lattes with two sugars. It was almost cosmic. It still baffles me how we have managed to forge a close friendship despite living in two different countries. We both had strong personalities and I remember him telling me once, “The only reason why we’re best friends is because no one else can stand us.”
Have you ever met someone you feel instantly drawn to on an emotional level? A friend you can divulge even the most sordid secret with, someone who takes your side no matter how much of a bitch you were to your ex-boyfriend (true story!), makes fun of you when you do something stupid but immediately puts you at ease after he’s done? Aaron has been a pivotal part of my life for the last 3 years and somewhere in the middle of that, despite having only talked online, we dropped the “friend” label and became best friends.
Naturally, we often talked about meeting each other and sometimes we’d dream up these dramatic scenarios of our first meeting taking place in Champs-Élysées where we’d run from opposite ends dressed in McQueen to meet in the middle LOL. The funny thing is our first meeting was more anti-climatic than we had imagined, the Earth didn’t implode/explode and Katy Perry wasn’t around to do a medley of Teenage Dream/Firework. It felt like we’ve been going out forever and it was great to see that we were the same online and offline. Inside jokes were shared, insults were traded and significant events were retold with a strange note of familiarity. This is quite possibly the most surreal experience I’ve ever had.
Quoting Aaron, “It felt like the physical manifestation of texting you throughout the day.”
I was in KL for 3 days and he graciously rearranged his schedule so we could hang out everyday so nice omg ;__; On our last day we went to Whisk, a little cafe he’s fond of that serves some damn good red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. We tried a little bit of everything and drowned it all with sips of caramel milkshake. I’ll let the photos speak for the amount of sugar we consumed that day lol.
The last couple of photos are of Aaron‘s recent design project! Isn’t he immensely talented? I love surrounding myself with creative people and seeing his work for the first time in the flesh instead of on my computer screen was definitely a highlight of the trip. Thank you for your time bb, it was perfect – YOU are perfect! I wish I could stay longer but really, as long as we talk online it probably won’t make much of a difference lol. MISS CHU BB <333333333333 MOVE TO SINGAPORE PLX.
g’aw so swcheet.
zomg cake.
hmmm cake.
cake is good. i approve.
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g’aw so swcheet.
zomg cake.
hmmm cake.
cake is good. i approve.
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is weird, i think i accidentally spammed you. but okay. i am crazier than i think i look.
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:40 am
HAHA YOU CRAZY! Thanks for the bag of Japanese goodies <3 <3
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Oh wow that’s amazing!
I love how stories like these prove to the world that not every Internet user is a creeper, psycho or paedophiliac.
He sounds wonderful and you’re lucky to have known (and met) such a great friend!
Hoping to see more of his work soon
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:48 am
Thanks Ria! Yeah not everyone on the WWW is a creep but it’s also scary just how many stalker types there are! Aww he’s going to be flattered once I tell him you like his work!
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“of our first meeting taking place in Champs-Élysées where we’d run from opposite ends dressed in McQueen to meet in the middle LOL” – omg!! I thought of that before but I doubt I can ever run in McQueen!!
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:50 am
LOL you can definitely run in McQueen as long as you aren’t wearing his 12″ armadillo shoes!
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“Earth didn’t implode/explode…”
OH PLEASE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BB.
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:51 am
OH PLEASE DARLING IT ONLY HAPPENS TO YOU.
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:08 am
Thank you, it took 3 years but I won’t change a thing!
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I know its weird to become closer to someone you met on the internet through someone else than the person who introduced you. Then it’s like so nerve wracking to me to see them in real life for the first time. But now I mean for me its nbd b/c I pick up thousands of men in forums all day! No really though – that is really pretty rad! <3
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Omg I was paralysed with fear the night before we were due to meet! I think it’s completely natural to be nervous when meeting someone new but that feeling quickly passed when we met
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this post is lovely bb ;_____; I MISS CHU TOO. JE NE REGRETTE RIEN <33333333333333333
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:19 am
THANKS HOMEBOI <3333333333333 We shall meet again in Laduree lol, NON JE NE REGRETTE RIEN!
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Awwww this is soooo awesome! I’m so glad you guys finally got to meet each other in person! I hope that we get to get together someday too.
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am
IKR!! I would love to meet you, Cat! It would be awesome <3
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omigassh the macaroons looks so yummeh. I got to try it when I go back to KL! Hope to see u in real life in another day too!
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am
Try their red velvet cake too, it’s so sedap haha! We should meet-up one day too during our holidays ;D
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Aw he sounds super special. I love the polaroid snaps of you two! So cute! And the shot of the caramel milkshakes is divine
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