It was the "IN" thing back in secondary school.
Students from all over Penang will spend their time on the channel #penang meeting other Penangites.
Conversations always went like that
CoolGuy15: Hi
BabyCrush14: Hi BabyCrush14: a/s/l?
Coolguy15: 15/m/pg Coolguy15: u?
BabyCrush14: 14/f/pg
Coolguy15: Cool... what skool are u from?
BabyCrush14: CPT... u?
Coolguy15: SXI...
BabyCrush14: oic
Coolguy15: so uhmm... yeah.... so how was your day?
Babycrush14: it was ok... u?
Coolguy15: it was ok too... soo uhmm...
Babycrush14: ...
Coolguy15: uhmm... so you finished your homework today?
Babycrush14: Ya... u?
Coolguy15: yeah I finished too... great... uhmm... do you watch ultraman?
Babycrush14: Not really...
Coolguy15: how about doraemon?
Babycrush14: nop
Coolguy15: how about baja hitam?
Babycrush14: nop
Coolguy15: baja merah jambu?
Babycrush14: nop
Coolguy15: smurfs?
Babycrush14: nop
Coolguy15: carebears?
Babycrush14: nop
Coolguy15: DAMMIT WOMAN!!! TELL ME YOU WATCH SOMETHING
Babycrush14: i watch cnn, bbc, cnbc and the discovery channel. daddy tells me that boys who spend all their time watching cartoon network grow up to be idiots who never get laid.
Yes, hardly effective at most times, though I did meet quite a few girls over IRC that way (including one named Yi Jun who $(#&*((*#(#$*)
Anyway, the IRC trend faded away quickly and then came the recent years where guys met girls through social networks like Friendster, something that I never quite caught on.
Yes... it is true...
BOSS STEWIE HAS NEVER MET A GIRL THROUGH FRIENDSTER BEFORE.
I don't know why... maybe it's because I'm hardly the best looking guy there...
or maybe it's because I haven't updated my profile in years (it still says I'm in the UK and I am 'in a relationship')
or mayyybe.. it's because when girls think of sending me a Friendster message, they first see my Friendster profile that says
"Last Login : 3 months ago".
And they figure "Ahh forget it! The sonofabitch is never going to reply anyway."
WHICH IS NOT TRUE!!! I do log in to Friendster every once in a while to reply messages!
I just don't stay long enough to go around collecting 500 friends in 3 different Friendster accounts! :P
Anyway... meeting girls over Friendster is already fast becoming out of date!
Today, there is a new way for shy boys like me to meet girls online.
And that is... by reading blogs like timothytiah.blogspot.com
I SHIT YOU NOT!!!
Meet William!
William has for long been one of my faithful readers from MMU!
He was doing the usual commenting on my silly blog entries until he caught the attention of a pretty Penang girl named Marian.
They used my blog as a chat base and eventually exchanged MSN contacts.
Today, they are officially ... a couple!
Yes!
The very first couple to meet on timothytiah.blogspot.com
So there you have it everyone.
Just by reading blogs (or my blog), William has gone from shy boy
To MAN
Once again, to the shy boys out there... reading timothytiah.blogspot.com is good for you!
WoooHHOOOO!! I'm FIRST!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've really wanted tol do that for ages!!! Can't believe it! I'll read your entry now
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!
ReplyDeleteu're so funny bunny
u're a funny bunny
a fahney bahney
boss!
ReplyDeleteur post serious one ah?
the previous comments by mae's friends sayin that she and william are a thing was real?
ooh gossip gossip!!
i likey!!
i also want! hahaha
come la gwen! ;)
wait..ur married..rite?
cis! haha!
wah...free dating service r?
ReplyDeletethe screenshot of the IRC channel... what language is it in?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteandrew: gwen is married!! and with a cute baby boy too
ReplyDeletefei: yes yes :P only for my dear readers
daphn: hhahah i have nooo clue... it was random. the friendster screenshot is real though.. that's how my profile looks like on friendster
>< shy ony. Pahhh Sara speaks no lies. :P
ReplyDeleteAnd you got your facts wrong. I didn't make the first move! *bluekzz*
ReplyDeletewoot! Congrats to William and Marian!
ReplyDeleteYou can be an official matchmaker already!
mae: okok fine fine... william was the dirty one who made the first move :P
ReplyDeletemizsmilk: hehehe yes yes i can.. i should charge per couple too.. :P
It'll get more interesting if they start fighting at the comment boxes...
ReplyDeletejoash: hahaha yes yes it will... go induce a fight between them so we can watch
ReplyDeletejason: hehehe
bwahahaha aku pun nak!! boss introduce some chun girls whom u think are compatible with me lehhhhh muahahahaha *ah beng inside showing head* :p
ReplyDeletewat are the chances of you yourself getting attached through your blog anyway?? hmmm
ur saying they met through your blog? really bo!
ReplyDeletei've never met anyone from IRC before but i did meet someone i knew from ICQ and we have become close friends since :D.
the rest are from blogs la.
apparently, face to face dating isn't considered cool anymore.
ReplyDelete(In the year 2020)
Me: What are you doing tonight?
Adrian (the playboy): I'm blog-hopping. It's ladies night at PPS tonight. I'ma leave suave comments on multiple blogs and get myself laid! What about you?
Me: I'm going to a club.
Adrian: You are so uncool.
Y'know there's this new way of dating that a friend of mine was talkin about sometime ago
ReplyDelete1. Set venue at some place where there's wifi/free internet access, whatever and log on.
2. Proceed to the main agenda of the date by instant messaging with each other at the place sitting next or face 2 face with your laptops :p
If anyone here knows the exact term pls enlighten me~
OMG HAHAHAHA great post!!!!! Mae, nice pic ;)
ReplyDeletesuicidal: hahaha i also dunno how to introduce wei.... mae and william found themselves
ReplyDeletereallybites: hahah really lar! i was shocked to find out myself
benjamin: ahhaha! yes.. we should really spend more time at home then
taoke: what?!!? no wonder coffee bean can get so packed
babyblue: i'm guessing u know mae... have u met her wonderful hemsem boyfriend?
lolz yeah I know mae, known her since 2004 when she moved to KL =D and nope...haven't met her boyfriend XP
ReplyDeleteBoss, I've been meaning to say this for a long time..
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!!! Thanks for setting up this blog, for otherwise I would not have found my better half. =)
Sha: Finally you got the guts to comment on his blog! =P
Miszmilk: Thanks.. =)
Hm.. Sha is my schoolmate from 2004-2006. =D In case you're wondering also, Sara, Sha and I came from the same school. :P Damn kaypoh la me, butting into your lil conversation. :P
ReplyDeleteThis story is truely inspiring...so a/s/l????
ReplyDeleteBOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS~!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteF.Y.I.... i WAS never a shy boy and wouldn't BE one.
*further comment witheld*
This is my idea of an MIRC chat (dated April 12th, 2005).
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree that William was never a shy person!
wah timothy, hahaha you used CPT ..not bad not bad. :P
ReplyDeleteWilliam, fuyooh..my fellow uni mate, ada gf!!! congrats guys! :)
Maxine
must... comment... more...
ReplyDeleted day i entered IRC, was d same day i left. It was so weird in there...
ReplyDeletebaby: her bf is a very nice guy... and oh i did i mention.. he is a MAN now
ReplyDeletemae: hahaha!!! alright alright... just invite me to your wedding
hasan: 23/m/pg u?
william: hahahaha!!! don't u look like one in the pic u sent me
narrowband: LOL!!!
maxine: see? i dun forget hehehe
blake: hahaha!!! damn fahneyu
ling: why? u must've gone to the wrong channels
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ReplyDeleteboss, narrowband is my housemate back in 1st year. so, yes, u can trust his words for it. and dang! 2 ppl i know from uni knows...
ReplyDeleteand that pic was a candid shot, so i wasnt ready.
CONGRATULATIONS...!!!...Stewie...u matchmaker...=]...!!!...hehehehe!!!
ReplyDeletewilliam: ahhh!! no u were ready... u're just a shyyy boyyyy
ReplyDeletesara: hahaha!!! why thank u.. would u like to make use of my blog services to find urself a husband?
urm...HAHAHA...Yeahhh why not...? =p
ReplyDeletegosh u promote your blog like this?...matchmaker? way off your blogstyle...=)
ReplyDeleteah, reminds me of the IRC days.
ReplyDeletewow, your blog is also a matchmaking site adi eh?
boss friendster now can keep 999 friends in 1 account
ReplyDeleteu so out date 1
hahaha niama nvm u're not the only 1 who log in every 3 months, i guess that's y we so good fren wahahaha
birds of a feather mou?
sara: ahahahah alright... any guys interested in a very very hot girl that goes by the name of sara?
ReplyDeletemic: desperate times!!!
jason: hahaha must know lar!!
lepton: yes boss.. we're too busy with nerd websites like wikipedia
Tim, not you. I was not asking you a/s/l. Ladies only. You're disturbed.
ReplyDeletehasan: hahahahahahaha! this is really very funny. i'm sorry to announce that i spit out the contents of my mouth (peanuts btw) when i read this msg. hahaha.. so now we know tim's orientation ;)
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ReplyDeleteboss stewie : hmmm, the msg to baby, was it to me? o.O haha if its to me, just refer to me as Sha can le. I c ur becoming Sara's matchmaker too! haha
ReplyDeletesara : wah seh, gdluck Sara! may u find ur soulmate here like Mae Ann did!! =D Lolx
hasan: lol! u know u love me
ReplyDeletedaphne: ahhh don't worry.. i feel secure enough of my sexuality that i don't mind people calling me gay
baby: ok SHA!
eh hook me up la ...
ReplyDeletedamn it ... you gotto hook me up man ...
ReplyDeletehaha that is one cool thing to happen.
ReplyDeleteOhhh well.. I think mine's really far far away :)
Grats Mae and Wills!!! Now all you other single girls go look up your so-called online bfs on www.perverted-justice.com
ReplyDeleteAh yes, mIRC. a place for young females to get sexually molested and harassed by (generally) older males. The place for e-drama, flame whores and a lot of OPS ass kissing. I still get that in World of Warcrack so the basis of "online chatrooms" has never changed, even though it comes in a more interactive package.
Andrew ... you're too funny man. LOL if you wanna be mine you gotta do a lot of things that I don't think many guys would do just for a girl. ^_~
earl: hahaha eh eh... it's not like i purposely hooked mae and william up!
ReplyDeleteares: heheheh well... for all u know u might meet someone.. if not from this blog then another
gwen: enlighten us on what that might be
boss u r wrong d...if i remember correctly, we kinda met through friendster! =P
ReplyDeletelolwtf
ReplyDeletei wanna kau the blog owner.. can ?
ReplyDeleteomigoodness! the floodation of comments.. why am I SOOOO surprised.. man, i dunno anyone here except for mae n william coz i sit next to mae in school.. n coz she talks bout william? cheh, me weird.
ReplyDeleteahpau: NOooooo tht can't be true!
ReplyDeletecely: HAH...u mean the blog owner has been trying to kau u
steph: let her talk about william all she wants ... :P
will do.. only it gets annoying sometimes.. hehehheh
ReplyDeletewell that's just marian for you
HEHEHEH
WOIII so bad la you stpeh.
ReplyDeleteno friend you liao.