we first met each other back in year 1998. we were allocated in the same class by chance, but we didn't talked much (or i should say never) to each other before as we both got the difference circle of friends. bendan was quiet and innocent back then, totally a different person from the one i know now, at least that bendan never bully me, nor sayang me :p bendan was sitting next to the treasurer of the class, so my only chance to SMILE at bendan was when i need to pay any sort of money to the treasurer. 

that's basically what happened in 1998. we didn't know each other well, just know the exist of each other, but never talk to each other, was a so called hi-bye friend.