David Bong

Hello, I'm Michelle. This is MY story. It was on the 30th of November in the old days of 1974, I forced me self out from me mother's womb. Such interesting and gruesome journey but praise God me finish the journey unharmed. So when me father saw me, I recognised me father's voice. Me remember me father's voice when me was in me mother's womb. Me father used to tell me that me should take care of me father when me is old and working. Anyway, me only remember me father's voice when me was in the womb for me mother did not talk to me then. So me always close to me father since birth until me knows how to think. 

Me think me father wanted me to be a boy but unfortunately me is a girl. But me knows what me father wants so me acted and behave as one. So from young me always wear boy's clothes and play boys' games. Me was very rough when me was young then. Those days were fun for me can go out and play in the field with the boys. Me remember me always tried to climb coconut trees or any other fruits trees. Me remember me also likes to climb the guava trees so that me can eat guava. Me likes to play rounders too because me likes to hit balls and of course catch balls. Me also likes to keep me hair as short possible for me don't like to tie me hair. What a mess me mother made when me mother tried to make me hair tidy and nice. Me straight away mess up me hair so that me will look like a boy. 

Me also remember when me was 7 years old when me uncle gave me a doll to play. Me really don't know how to or what to do with the doll. Then me undress the doll and pull out the parts of the doll. Me remember to pluck out the head of the doll and use it as a ball. Me always rejoice when me gets boys' toys like small soldiers and guns and swords. Me likes to imagine me as the brave soldier. 

Me was very naive at that time. Me don't know much about girls until me reached the age of 17. But me don't  know why lots of boys like me. And me also don't know why lots of girls like me. A bit confusinglah. Me feel very scary when girls like me very much. Don't know why they feel that way. Anyway, there is one guy that became me boyfriend when me was 15 years old. Sorrylah, no names should be mentioned here. He managed to hang on for few months before me dump him. Me don't feel bad about it at all. Guess it is just puppy puppy love. 

When me was in Methodist Girls Secondary School, me was very active in the Guides and me likes to plays softball. Me still got the bat and the balls. Me represented the school in the game and me school always gets first in the state. Me think it is becoz me was in the team. hehehehehe or maybe not. Anyway, it was in the school me began to discover more about feminity. Me friends talked about boys but me blur blur. Me asked them lots of questions and they tell lots of answers and lend me Mills & Boons to read.  Now me understands better. But still me was naive then. 

After me Form Five, me went to work in Restoren Peranakan in Klebang with me friend Julia. The pay was not so good but it was the rate then only RM200 a month. That was in 1992. But thanks to generous customers me always gets lots of tips. So those of you who go out for meals, please do not forget to leave some tips for the waitress. Working there was fun for me meet lots of people from different countries. Me remembered one Japanese lady who wants me to follow her back to Hokaido, Japan. Me also meet lots of other customers who are humsap especially Japanese men. One day the bartender informed me that one of the Japanese men are looking for a Nyonya. The bartender showed the man to me but the man didn't do anything. Later on, the bartender found out from the restaurant supervisor that the Japanese man is actually asking where to find prostitute. Thank God that the Japanese man did not approach me. 

Me remember that the time in the restaurant was a good and fun time for me. When the bartender started working the restaurant, me don't like to see him. Actually me feel me really hate him. Me don't really know why but me feels that way. Maybe because of his look. Me feel that he is very snobbish. But then me saw that he is not that bad at all. He talked to me friend Julia and they can be very friendly. Me started to feel differently for him. Then something strange happened. Me feels jealous when me friend Julia always talked to him. Why this feeling me don't know. Me never got this feeling before. Me looked at him more often and me feels that maybe he likes me. But maybe me just perasanlah. Me couldn't control me feelings. 

One day me quarreled with him. Why? me couldn't remember. But by then me knows that me is falling in love with him. He did not know about it. So me wrote a letter to him and asked me friend Julia to pass it to him. Me think me wrote all me feelings in the letter. Since then me treats him nicely and he knows how me feels about him. Since then me always ride bicycle to work together with him. When me got me motorcycle, me also fetched him to work. But he finished his Form Six Exam (STPM). He got good results for his exam. Me was impressed to see that a boy who looks not so nerdy can get good results. He said that it was God who gave him the good result. Also he does not seem anxious to know his results compared to his classmate.  Anyway, me was very mad when he cut short his hair after he got his result. Me don't talk to him for one week because he balded his head. But he don't mind about it. 

Then me went to Form Six. It was then me accepted Jesus Christ as me God. It is a long story on how me got to know Christ but to cut it short me asked Jesus into me life in April 1992. When me told him (the bartender), he was very very happy. He catched hold of me and spin me round and round. He was strong then. Now he could not do that because me is now heavier. 

Then he received an acceptance letter to go to the Law Faculty, University of Malaya. Me very happy for him and yet me feel sad because he will be away. He went and me continued to write to him. By this time you can say that he and me already going steady. Me study for me Form Six. As you knowlah, when in love writing love letters and receiving one is the best time. 

Me finished STPM and then went to find a job. Got a job at Syntese. There, me met this one guy who is the supervisor there. He is also staying in my village. His name is X. He seems to be a nice guy. Also by this time, due to lack of communication and the distance, me started to drift away from me's boyfriend. Me got me STPM results and the result is not so good. So me took again the examination and managed to get a better result. 

Then, me and me boyfriend (the ex-bartender) discussed and decided to go our separate ways. A bit sad at first but at least there's X. But X is not a believer in Jesus so me take it slow with our friendship. X started to like me and make his move to attract me.

To cut the story short, we agreed to go steady with X though me know that me heart is still with the ex-bartender. When me heard that he already got another girlfriend, me was so angry and sad at him. Yeah, me know that the relationship is no more but me still got love feelings for him. So me wrote to him once in a while, hoping he will write and call me. By then me got accepted to study in University of Science, Malaysia (USM). When me got problems with X, me will always write or call me ex-bartender. A lot of times me wished that me has not broken off the relationship with the ex-bartender. Me thinks that me still loves him. 

He graduated from the Law Faculty and went back to Melaka to do his chambering in a legal firm. Then one day he told me that he is planning to get married to his girlfriend. Me feels very sad. Me prayed and me prayed. Then... 

To be continued. Please check from time to time (if you kepohlah and want to knowlah).

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