Chapter 3 Teenage Loves

"Why must I be a teenager in love?", laments Alex.
Not really,only part of some lyrics for a popular song those days.Those days the song of Ricky Nelson,"Someday" was also on everyone's lips.

Those happy teenager years in 1959.There was a fun fair organized by the Convent School,Teluk Anson at the Catholic Church's compound.Alex,his friends Johnnie and Richard were also present at that fair.As they wandered around the fair mainly viewing at girls,it was a Convent School fun fair so there many girls and the other boys also flocked there.

Arriving at a request booth where songs requested will be played at a price.Alex went to it requested that song "Someday" by Richy Nelson." Your request should be for Elvis's song,better",said Richard."I do not agree",said Johnnie."Johnny Mathis would be best"."Never mind,don't you both see I am requesting that song for some one special?",said Alex."Who?"asked Richard."Secret,secret",replied Alex."Nonsense,you don't have a girl friend,so don't you lie",said Johnnie."Now maybe No but after this maybe",said Alex."Aaaaa...." said both of them.

At that moment there were a few girls at another food stalls eying them
Seeing them Richard whistled at them,and they smiled back.Alex seeing that gave them a winked,waving to them.They smiled back.Then Alex recognizing two of them said,"I know where they live?"."Oh yeah,everything you know,tell me where?',asked Richard.

"Come out tonight and I will show you"said Alex.Following they went around to other stalls but all the food stalls and game stalls required coupons ,so Johnnie volunteered to buy them.A pretty girl was managing that stall assisted by another.
"Watch me",said Johnnie and went straight up to that stall."Hi,beautiful can I buy some coupons please?",he inquired.

Having been called beautiful the girl smiled charmingly back reviewing her toothless mouth.Johnnie got a fright and was taken a back how a beautiful girl can turn out to be toothless.The girl realizing her exposure quickly cover her mouth with a handkerchief.Johnnie however brought $10/= worth of coupons keeping his head bowed low as he complete the deal.

Walking away both Alex and Richard laughing heartily at the embarrassed Johnnie.
"Ha!Ha!ha!,very funny,both of you",said Johnnie."Very pretty but but toothless very pretty".,said Richard."Yeah lah both of you very funny"."But in reality she was pretty if only she had teeth on",said Johnnie.That was only a small joke at the fair but in real life she became Johnnie's girl friend years later.

There were many beautiful girls at that fair only all of them never got acquainted with any.They stayed there until noon and thereafter left for home.Come evening Richard met Alex and Johnnie and went on to the Great world Park,Alex showed them a bicycle parking shop where the two sisters were busy attending to people parking their bicycles there.

"There,the two sisters",shouted Alex."Let us pretend to park our bicycles there too",asked Richard."No,no do not waste our money we can have "Assam Laksa" two shop away and watched from there",said Johnnie. So they all went and ate some "Laksa".From there Richard saw the two sisters,apparently those two sisters noticed that they were being watched by Richard,began wriggling about happily.

"Ai yo they also interested in you lah,Richard",said Alex.No doubt about that as one of them became Richard's wife years later.That was the story.Alex did not developed any interest in either girls so it was up to Richard.

Alex stayed at the plantation's quarters were also quite interesting.The plantation also had quite a number of beautiful girls which Alex was infatuated with.First there was a very petite girl with a dark complexion,she was a rubber tapper in that plantation.Alex took a liking towards her but those around her discouraged her from liking Alex for he was only sixteen plus.A small boy in deed,and she was at least two years his senior.

But Alex was never left in a lurch for he had another interest in the Sundry shop operator's daughter,unfortunately also another girl two years than him.Alex was never discouraged at the age,what difference does that make,she was still a girl and an attractive one,too.An older girl can be more loving and Alex was all game for that.

He was just only infatuated with her loveliness nothing more,so he made many trips to that shop just to chit chat with her but opportunities were few as her mother was constantly around.Later,some one else dated her and she went out with him,thus Alex lost out.Getting fed up he accidentally playfully caught hold of her little sister and gave a peck on her cheek.

The twelve year old was caught by surprised and covered her eyes with her hands as Alex gave the peck on her cheek.She was smiling in astonishment after she was released by Alex.Her little brother saw the scene reported back to the elder sister.The sister when seeing Alex pointed an index finger at him warning."Do that again I have you prosecuted".

"For what?",replied Alex."For molesting my sister,that is why?",she said."That was nothing and never molesting,I was only showing my affection towards a lovely small sister,that's all-no ulterior motives,nothing sinister about it",replied Alex."Anyway tell you what, I will come back two or three years time to court your sister,I am sure by then she will be more beautiful than you",said Alex.
"You just don't try to funny again with my sister,or I will report you to the police",she said.

So there goes Geogie Porgie Pudding and Pie,Kiss the girl and make her cry.
Man, that was a naughty Alex,two or three years later did he returned to tackle that small cute girl.No,practically no,he was madly in love with another girl.That small girl grew up to be a fantastically beautifully and charming young woman which Alex over looked,what a waste of earlier efforts.