Friday 25 April 2014

No.6

The Guide
by Ashvin Varghese.

NO.6

     Your friendly and very informative neighbour is back. Oh, forgive me for forgetting my manners, hello and I wish all of you are healthy and well. I am officially back in business with numero sixo. I said in my last update on this blog that I will change certain aspects to my creative writing. I have decided to slash the word count on the build up to the interviews as I find a lot of readers seem to find it too long and they usually skip straight to the juicy bits.

     Well I’ll take that into account for this episode and go on a word diet, let’s see how that works out. Here goes, No.6 was introduced to me by a mutual friend. So no scouting adventures here. I am really starting to get the hang of these mutual friend intros. It makes life so much easier, for me at least and is much much more how I shall put it “civil”. The mutual friend brought up the tales of my adventures to No.6, well before she became No.6, anyhow she immediately wanted in and the rest is evident. I classily choreographed the milieu for our interview. What better way than to interview a person in a cafĂ© over some drinks, Earl Grey tea on a cold day is a good combo.

     Oh yes before I forget and appear to be a rude oaf, I would to thank the friend involved for setting all this up and for her support on my writing. Now let’s get to the important details of the interview. No.6 is form the Middle East where a lot of really gorgeous women come from, specifically she is from Saudi Arabia. Lucky me I suppose.  It’s a foreign point of view again and I hope you Malaysian men are tuned in. On the outside No.6 has a petite frame and I think a lot of men find that attractive and cute, accompanied with that frame, she has this dark chocolate yet bronzy skin tone which was rather supple and comforting, very attractive none the less. For religious purposes she was wearing a hijab so I could not get a proper view of her crowning glory but in fairness the hijab compliments her very well, it brings out a rather mysterious and elemental aura around her. On the attractive index, No.6 rates at the number 2 (a notch above attractive).

     Financially No.6 rates herself at the number 2 (Means to live comfortably), but I am guessing she is being modest and am not stereotyping the fact that a lot of Saudis are hyper rich. Anyhow, No.6 as an individual was just wow. She really impressed me and it’s in my opinion that this is the best interview I have had thus far. Imagine me going to meet a gorgeous individual with a purpose of picking her thoughts and then gets completely blown away by the depth of our conversation till the point of me forgetting to interview her, and the icing on the cake had to be the TEA. It was such a pleasure to have a really meaningful conversation over TEA.

     We ended up talking for over an hour and the topics were really broad ranging from computers to politics with some spiritual elements in between. No.6 is an aspiring computer engineer, the women uses Ubuntu and Linux for heaven’s sake. I know right, I have never met any woman who understands such a thing let alone use it, my nerd torrents were on overdrive. After some extensive conversation, I find that there is a real rebel vibe to her, which I find attractive in any women. But still, the coolest fact has to be the part where you can talk to her about computers, hardware and software. Yes I am a NERD.

    I guess I am not keeping up with my promise by going on a word diet, so I shall proceed to the actual interview:

Q&A Session

1.       What do you think about Malaysian men? Give your personal opinion based on your experience thus far.

So here’s an interesting foreign perspective, No.6 blatantly says that Malaysian men seem very girly or feminine. Wh..What? She goes on to say that Malaysian men seem very unapproachable in general. Specifically she says that the major populous among the diverse sects in Malaysian tend to be very narrow minded. She however finds the minority to be much more approachable. The good news is she does find Malaysian men in general rather good looking. Yes things are looking up!

2.              Based on your experience do you find it hard for guys to approach you?

This attractive dark bronze beauty finds herself to be very approachable and loves meeting new people. Bottom-line pretty girls don’t bite!

3.                What’s your Ideal guy?

She likes guys who are tall, dark and handsome. Adding to those criteria, someone who loves new adventures such as jumping of a plan and stuff like that. No.6 admits that looks do matter to some extent. She also likes her men to be in the range of 7% body fat, yes that perfectly normal I presume. So guys if you fancy a woman who knows her way around a computer, I would suggest you to get a gym membership. Lastly, No.6 dislikes men with long hair, so most urban dudes are out of the picking.

4.                What is the lamest pick up line has a guy used on you?

“Hello can I have your number”, yeah am not sure that counts as a pickup line but we’ll just go with it. That might probably work if you were in 1940’s. Verdict, don’t attempt this as your first choice of words.

5.                  Has/Will a pick up line ever work on you?

Yes, it will work but it depends on how creative it is and how confidently a person uses it. So be creative and be confident.

6.                  What is your favourite body part in the male anatomy?

“Chest, Jaw line and Adams apple”. I frowned at the last one, never in my wildest imagination (which is quite wild), I would perceive that a bump on the neck would be considered attractive. So gentlemen, if you have dominant apples flaunt em. 

7.           Do you find it offensive when guys comment on how much makeup you wear?

No.6 takes some time to ponder about this one and she comes to a conclusion that she does find this quite offensive. She defended her opinion by stating that these random comments would give her the vibe of being plastic or artificial. I guess it really depends on how a person approaches her. At this moment its 50:50 based on the interviews I have conducted so far. Some find this offensive and some don’t.

8.                  What kind of stereotype would you like to change that you think Malaysian men have?

No.6 has been in our lovely country for the past 3 years and based on her experience thus far she finds that the majority ethnicity of Malaysian men tend have a concept that international people are distinct or appear to be as unapproachable. When I look at it now, I feel it’s the other way around but that’s me.

9.                  Love at first sight or lust at first sight, why?
She strongly feels that it’s always lust at first sight. She says that the way you carry yourself plays an immense role on how a possible relationship should shape up. That’s some decent advise.

  
10.              Do you find it offensive when guys watch porn
This woman finds it offensive. She diplomatically informs me that this habit is rather childish. No.6 hints that why watch porn when you can get the real thing especially when you’re in an intimate relationship. Ultimately this is her opinion but she is willing to accept it if that’s what the opposed party needs or wants. That’s a matured response.

Bonus Question

1.      What do you think of women who get breast implants?

“What’s the point in being someone you’re not”, she said something like that. She has never liked the idea but its their choice and if it makes them happy so be it. The world would be a better place if everyone is happy I guess, theoretically.

2.      What are your opinions on nude beaches?

A good way to release stress and let loose she says. I asked her if she would engage in it and she said no, strongly because it’s against her religious beliefs. You got to respect her honesty and integrity.


     Okay that’s it. My word diet failed miserably hence I have to make it up here. I hope you guys enjoyed the read and most importantly tell me what you think on my work. Notice, after I finish with my tenth candidate I will tabulate the data based on some of the questions in the interview. Most of it will be the positive and negative feedback just so you guys have the stats.  Lastly I would to thank No.6 for agreeing to contribute her time and enthusiasm for the interview.  Till next time folks.




   


Wednesday 16 April 2014

An Unexpected Interview

The Guide
by Ashvin Varghese
An Unexpected Interview

     Greetings my dear beloved whoever you are, I wish you are happy and well. To all my regular readers I thank you for sharing your time by reading what I write it really means a lot when someone appreciates my work. Yes I know I have been very late with my posts. These past 3 weeks has been a decision making period of my future and because of that I guess my mind was not in a clear state for writing. The good news is I am back to serve all you wonderful people with some truly interesting aspects of social relations in our beautiful country.

     During my short hiatus I have rather come up with some interesting ideas on how to improve or should I put serve you better with my creative writing. These ideas of mine will be implemented as time goes by, I will highlight it of course so do stay tuned. By now I am sure you people have noticed that the title of this episode/edition is not No.6, It is as the title says, much unexpected indeed. Almost always unexpected is good and that is just what happened in my case.

      Okay I am going to make this episode as simple as I possibly can, for that I need to go back in time for nearly two weeks from this date. Yes I know I have been extremely slow, remember progress is better than no progress! So the story goes like this, my good friend asked me out one day for a casual tea. She so happened to be someone who supports me on my social efforts, and I would like to take the opportunity to thank her for her support. Anyway she tells me that she is bringing her friend along and this person is willing to do an interview with me. Awesome right, I think to myself, “Now this is a first”. I tell myself that this is a good concept and I might actually consider doing something out of this experience. I actually feel excited about this idea, a tea session interview. It seems so professional and laidback at the same time, I likey.

      We agree to meet at a tea joint at our convenience. I arrive at the restaurant early to get a good place. While I wait for them I ponder the questions I am about to ask. I take out my handy book and start scribbling a few down, very unlike me by the way. I guess it’s the excitement about experiencing something new. Go out people! Experience something different, try a new dish or a new ice cream flavour, make every day different. It’s worth living for. After about ten minutes, I spot my friend coming from a distance with my interview prospect. I take notice to this person and she looks very timid and quiet. She looks like a very reserved person, immediately my excitement drops. I think that I am going to have a tough time here trying to get good material to write about.
   
      I have learned never to judge a book by its cover, therefore I tried to change my attitude and keep an open mind. Ill skip the formalities here, everything went better than expected. I am going to call this person Miss Unexpected just to be true to the title. I get to know this person better; Miss Unexpected turns out to be a foreign student from Saudi Arabia. Lucky me, my excitement comes surging back and I can’t wait to get the interview started, all kinds of questions starts pouring off my mind. Then the unexpected happens, my friend that brought Miss Unexpected excitedly drops the bombshell that our foreign acquaintance is just 16 years of age. I know age is just a number bla bla, but I have a strict rule unfortunately, the age category for The Guide is between 18 and 35 years of age.

     The age criteria that I have is just for me to get a much mature and youthful response so to speak, more over the blog is rather provocative when it comes to describing the numbered individuals. Yeah my hopes shatters boohoo, fortunately I am a positive person and I am happy to meet a new acquaintance. As we enjoy our tea our conversation gets broader, quite wide actually. Miss Unexpected surprises me with her depth of taught for a 16 year old. The conversation ranged from spirituality to the “Lord of the Rings” universe. This 16 year old knows her LTOR and that fact is pure awesomeness, too me at least. Miss Unexpected is a thinker and the way she says things sounds very intellectual. I explain to her about my blog and she gives me some good foreign perspective on it and Malaysian men. Somehow she convinces me and I decide to interview her. Guys bear with me, at least from a foreign perspective she gives me some really good insights. That being said she will not be one of the numbered (No.) ladies, hence the pseudonym Miss Unexpected.

Q&A Session

1.           What do you think about Malaysian men? Give your personal opinion based on your experience thus far.

Miss Unexpected cutely tells me that she has no experience dating let alone dating Malaysian men. Yeah I feel pretty smart for asking her that. She however tells me that based on her observations she finds that Malaysian women tend to be rather controlling over their man. That was rather unexpected, but very interesting. I follow up by asking her what she means. She says that most women tend to use the religion trump card over their men. Pretty interesting stuff, but I think I get the picture and I ask no further.

2.                  What’s your Ideal guy?

She looks at me sternly and argues the point to pinpoint ideals on guys. That sounds like a really difficult tongue twister. She believes in the concept of keeping the mind open to new possibilities. I assume she means that having ideals only limits the ones expectations. As I said she is a deep thinker.


3.                  Has/Will a pick up line ever work on you?

The answer is NO. But that depends on how someone says it and if it’s really smart. I guess that makes sense. Guys unless you’re as smooth as James Bond, don’t try pickup lines and just be au naturale.

4.                  What is your favourite body part in the male anatomy?

Yes I did ask this, was really curious on what teenage girls go for these days. Her response was the Guns, by guns I mean the arms. She says that a man that has big and well-toned arms gives out sub-conscious impressions that the guy is hard working. Hmm that’s a tip that am going to take, if you know what I mean. But that not all, She find’s eyes very attractive too, yeah that we guys can’t do much to improve on and just blame genetics if some of us are not blessed an attractive pair. I you guys are still taking notes.

5.                  Do you find it offensive when guys comment on how much makeup you wear?

Miss Unexpected finds this notion not offensive. She looks at this in a constructive manner. She says he would advise some guys on how much gel they put on their hair and this scenario works vice versa when it comes to make up. Wow, I never taught of it that way. But that’s actually a really good example, I guess where it matters most is how a person approaches when it comes to passing a comment or advise.

6.                  What kind of stereotype would you like to change that you think Malaysian men have?

Be prepared for this, as a foreigner she says that NOTHING about Malaysian men stand out. I take a breather for my comrades. She can’t give any comment for this question because she literally has no experience and the FACT that guys is this country are plain boring. Oh, I feel the pinch here. What’s happening this can’t be, I feel glad that am doing this, what she said is a real shocker and I hope the guys who read this better take a long hard look in the mirror cause we Malaysians need much improvement. So keep reading and get more tips!

7.                  Love at first sight or lust at first sight, why?
Without much she says that love at first sight is not possible in today’s world. Everything is based on material attraction, even from a genetic standpoint. She adds that most good looking men tend to have an ego complex and that’s a major turn off, no matter how good looking they are. I laugh. I know this goes both ways.
8.                  Do you find it offensive when guys watch porn
She laughs and tells me that she finds it not offensive. She would rather a guy keep it a secret cause it’s a personal preference. She adds that porn can cause a lot of problems in a relationship but she assumes it depends on the individuals involved and their taste. Now that’s a great way to put it.

     That’s it; those are the questions I asked. I did not want to ask too many questions because I was not sure at the time on how I was going to write this. In the end I would say that I was happy with results. More over its good to have a teenage perspective on things sometimes, we were all at that stage. I just hope you guys enjoy this write up, it’s good to take a detour sometime. Okay I am going to wrap things up for this episode/edition and do stay tuned for the upcoming interviews cause it’s going to be awesome. Lastly I would like to thank Miss Unexpected for her time and open mind. Oh please feel free to give opinions or comments on this blog or to my Facebook page. I really value your feedback.  Till next time so do stay tuned. 


The End.