Last night was my first experience.
I was nervous at first, but Bumblebee assured me everything will be fine, it is not as daunting as it seems. I believed him and took it slow at my own pace. It went GREAT and the whole thing lasted me for 6 hours straight! I really did enjoy myself and wouldnt mind doing it again. 
That is the story of How I Met His Parents (H.I.M.H.P).
Frankly speaking, I was very very nervous. I've met an ex-bf's parents before, they were in Beijing for a holiday and i thought i should meet up with them out of courtesy. Last night was different. I really want to leave a good impression, especially towards his mother (coz that's how a girl bonds with her future MIL ). My sisters told me to just be myself, my girl friend told me not to wear too much make up, my bf wanted to bring me to his house after Pasar Ramadhan, to which i adamantly rejected becoz... my hair bau ikan bakar kottttt...!! 
At 7pm sharp, i was already patiently and nervously waiting for him to come pick me up. We arrived his place just in time for berbuka. The moment i stepped in i nearly gasped. There was so much food!! It felt like there was a feast going on. I was glad his 2 cousins joined in as well. More young people in the house, merrier and attention wasn't solely on me. His mother insisted that i eat more. Knowing me, i was shy, i took only half potion of what i usually eat. One whole day of fasting and yet i was not hungry. Imagine that!
His parents were exceptionally nice and courteous. We ate and laughed and bahan orang and then continued eating hehe.. Helped the mother with the dishes after that (standard la tuh) and we had some sort of a private talk.
After dinner we played Monopoly (Malaysian edition). That was fun! When Bumblebee and I were at Toys"R"Us, he was undecisive whether to get the Malaysian edition Monopoly or the one with the credit card (cashless Monopoly). I suggested the former, "Boleh jadi modal bahan orang" was my reason. True enough. When his brother bought a property at Jalan Masjid India, the cousins teased him saying "Bolehlah tempah baju raya free kat sana hahahahahaha". When my boyfriend bought over a property at Gurney Drive they said "Nak pegi Penang jumpa Hylda ke??" and things like that. The best was, when negotiating with other players about swapping property, someone requested to have "immunity" (not having to pay any money) when he passes by the other person's properties. 
They started playing from 8pm+ till 1am!! I stopped halfway and let his father took over, while i chatted with the mother, popping kuih raya into my mouth in between conversations. At one point the father said something to Bumblebee, and my bf asked if i wanted to change (i was slightly sweating in my baju kurung). I could wear his T-shirt he said. I declined and they continued playing. At 1am or so, the father whispered something again to his son and Bumblebee finally said he would bring me home.
His mother packed some food for me for sahur, we salam-ed and he drove me home.
Do you think the night ended there??
NOPE.
I went up to my place, changed into T-shirt and jeans and went down to meet him again. We went to Canai at SS15 and hung out with his good friends. I was really tired, plus I wasnt feeling well, but i wanted to spend more time with him as he is leaving for work very very soon (as i'm typing this, he has 16 hours left to be on Malaysian soil).
Random note. All the chicks at Canai are so damn hot la in their flawless make-up and luscious hair and killing bod. The guys? Hmm.. just so-so.
Anyway, we had a good time laughing over nothing with his friends. To be honest, their jokes are quite refreshing for me. I dont know how to explain it but Chinese humour and Malay humour are different. Probably just like British dry humour and American slapstick jokes i think. I kinda enjoy both.
My quarter pounder cheese burger is staring back at me right now, giving me signals like "Eat me eat me!". More stories shall continue tomorrow, but it will be a sad one coz the next time i'm updating this blog, Bumblebee would already be flying across the continent. T_T
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