This year seems like an exciting year for me.
A lot of new and different experiences and the first for the year was to get myself locked outside of the office.
And what I learn from that experience?
Make an effort to memorize phone numbers, write down a copy of important phone numbers and set aside.
I am grateful that many people gave me lots of constructive advice on what to do (in case it happen again).
Today, something insane happen despite me doing my daily routine.
My routine includes making my morning drink, checking my emails and chatting with my friends on MSN and Yahoo.
And I was chatting with Kenny Ng on happy lau sai-ing day.
Yes, he messaged me while I was at work and as we chat, we suddenly talked about the IRC topic.
He told me he used to mIRC a long time ago and told me funny stories as I needed a good laugh for the day.
I told him I used to mIRC too and met many pretentious and fake people inside.
And to our surprise, many people we knew took mIRC to a very serious level.
There were many who gangster their way around, some girls who offer themselves just to be an OP in the channel while many others would just fight and backstab each other.
Kenny agreed with me and shared with me more juicy stories.
And what happens next was wild!
Kenny: Sleeping with channel founder to get OP mostly happen in famous channel.
Me: Famous channel, so? But that is still so stupid.
Kenny: Ya lor
Me: OP only right? can dong fan sik (literally translated as: can eat)
Kenny: I was once a SOP in Penang channel
Me: Ooo, what is your nickname? Maybe I knew who you are.
Kenny: Last time, I go by the nickname XXXXX (😲 OMG! He is super famous)
Me: OMG! I knew you!
Kenny: Huhhh?????? You knew me?
Me: OMG! You knew AAAAA (some other mIRC chatter’s nick)?
Kenny: Die! Yes, I know him of course.
Me: Then do you know BBBBB?
Kenny: Yes! He married already, and he is my classmate actually!
Me: Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kenny: OMG!!!!! Who are you?
Me: I actually met BBBBB before.
Kenny: What nickname are you using in mIRC?
Me: I am VVVVV
Kenny: It’s you!!!!!!! VVVVV!!!
Kenny: Wow, we had to dig out old stories only know who you are.
Me: That’s crazy right?
Kenny: What a small world.
Me: Yay, I finally meet XXXXX!!
Kenny: Haha! I finally met VVVVV too!!
We were too excited with our new discovery and continued to talk about how other mIRC members were doing.
Me: OK, I still cannot believe it. We knew each other so long already.
Kenny: You were always happy go lucky!
Me: Haha, that’s good right?
Kenny: I also find it hard to believe.
Me: I was only 17 when we chatted. Wow! 10 years ago!
Kenny: I am sure the rest of them will be shocked and laugh when they find out!
Kenny: I was just 19 or 20 back then. Do you think we were considered as lost n found net friend?
Me: For sure long lost la. This is just mindblowing! 😲
Since I found out, we both repeatedly said OMG!! This is crazy!! and we can’t believe it!.
The first time I met Kenny was when I tag along with may to meet up with winn, angel and cocka to have dim sum at Hartamas.
I still find it interesting that I never met Kenny while mIRC-ing instead while blogging.
Yes! I finally meet the super famous XXXXX and know he is famously known as Kenny Ng already.
It was an amazing discovery indeed. Who would have known – someone we chatted with now might be someone we actually knew for quite sometime.
Now, it felt weird as it seemed like I just knew him, but in actual I’ve known him for more than 10 years.
Haha, so dramatic right?