The bakery was merely opposite to the residential area where I live, so I'm already accustomed to passing by it everytime I'm out and back home, but I didn't really make an effort to look at it 'cause I'm constantly sleeping/dazing in the car. Day by day, finally people who're slow on the uptake like me inadvertently noticed that the bakery had closed down, and I thought it was just a renovation.

I was taken aback after being notified about it in an unprepared state, with no mental establishment at all. It shouldn't be. Though....it's expectable. I was then dominated by a profound sadness, when all the sweet and sour memories revived. I'd been working there for more than three months, and all those impressive people who I met there was what made this experience unforgettable and impactful, one which I will cherish genuinely for the rest of my life.

It was my very first time working, during the period when I was waiting for SPM result. I can basically sum up 7 significant people who I deem played the leading roles throughout the 'bakery lyfe's plots.' (K I know it sounds a lil bit dramatic but meh~)

The first one will be the boss of the bakery. He's a charming, attractive and matured middle-aged man who joked around a lot, but he came to the bakery only once in a while. I would say he's kind because he increased my salary despite facing financial pressure, perhaps to encourage me to work harder. (I'm ashamed bc I was the type of person who muddled along when working). He knew how to talk, and that's why chatting with him was fun. 

Second one is boss's wife, tbh her characteristic is so kid-like, observable from all her behaviors and habits. According to the worker, she could sob like a small kid in public after being blamed by boss for doing something wrong. (oh my, she's a mummy of two children :') I was astonished by her sheer trust in me too. I was given the key and had the authority to manage the shop alone on the first day I worked. (damn, I was so scared sial TT) And she didn't even interview me. (perhaps I have the trustworthy face :') Overall, she's a kind person too, but we didn't have much communication.

Third one is aunty Ni, who is proud of having a handsome son who's the same age as I'm. I'd listened tons and various kind of stories about his son, (she talked about it on a daily basis) but err, I hadn't seen him in real life yet HAHA. She's an interesting person, we can chatter discursively on a variety of topics and even play around in a silly way. Doubtlessly, she'd influenced and taught me a lot in terms of interpersonal relations and perchance, philosophies of life. She possesses a great deal of life experience, that she could likely look through someone and gain an insight into one's mind. When we gradually became closer, we got along with each other like mother and daugther. She always treated me meals and helped me a lot. There was once a misunderstanding that occurred, and we kinda like, had a transient cold war, it was a torment to me and I blubbered when we reconciled. (And I was complaining about boss wife crying minutes ago lmao) Before that I even resigned on impulse. (haish I always make decisions without careful consideration)

Furthermore, it'd be Qiang. He was a driver who worked to deliver breads from the main bakery to our shop and other places. He's in his mid-thirties but all I can say about him is that he's....innocent. Since I was still in the midst of learning driving, he'd always be the one who fetches me for work.We've hanged out together a few times, just like buddies, despite the fact that we're quite apart in age. Just like aunty Ni, he'd always belanja me makan and insisted on not taking my money when I wanted to return. Okay the debt of gratitude really guilted me out ugh so I bought him a lot of souvenirs when I travelled to Taiwan. (I'm a good kid!)

Fifth person is Athira. She's a malay girl who was pursuing her studies in an university in Kedah, and worked part-time here whenever she had long sem break holidays. We became intimate very quickly when she could accept me being nutty and joined in on my childishness. We have the good chemistry with each other huehueh. Err disgraceful to say that I'd sit on the trolley that was used to carry cargos and pushed myself manually to go around in the shop when there's no customer. (I didn't know there were CCTVs in the shop.) She drove us to buy food too after our working shift ended. Yes it's all about FOOD here (we could bring breads back home) so I got fatter easily enough. I could feel that she really liked us and cherished every single one of us working here by taking the initiative to join in our conversations though she's the only Malay, and we spoke chinese all the time.

Next, it's Qing who is the same age as I'm. We'd seen each other before during tuition classes but remained as strangers, cuz no chance to talk eh. She's the type of girl with the combination of 女神 and 女神经. She's so slim and good looking that made me sooo envious but the way she laughed ruined all her image tsk tsk tsk. When she started working she told me that she admired boss bc of his maturity but scared of him bc he looked stern. However it turned out that they became bros afterwards due to fate that caused them to become neighbours and hmmmmm, they really hit it off. So basically we gossiped about nanshen and fangirled all the time. Yes, cuz we're just ordinary teenage girls :) 

Lastly, it's Choon. He's a guy who stopped his foundation studies halfway due to personal reason and started working here quite late, thus was the last person who I met here. We had some misunderstanding at the beginning, because his attitude was bad when I chatted with him during the time we still didn't know each other yet. Later on I found out that he's a friendly person so we got along very well too, more like partner in crime huehue. He had a crush on Qing so I kinda like help him to chase her but it didn't last long cuz I stopped working there dy, though I would sneak to the bakery from time to time to lim teh with them.

In brief, I did have a great time working with them as we really had a good relationship with one other. I had never, never, never once regretted working there. I believe that it's fate that brought me to them and I'm extremely grateful. My only wish is that....we could meet again someday. 

And.....I feel so melancholy rn after writing this post. So now I think I can understand why people wish they could turn back time, to the good old days. :'(