In one of my previous posts, I mentioned the futility of our search for a suitable material to make our running jerseys. Guess what, Tommy gave me a ring two days ago, apparently he managed to get a contact which might lead to someone who might be able to help us. (If the above sentence seems to be filled with doubt, it is, since I decided to adopt a wait and see attitude just so I don't get disappointed)
The next thing I know, I am prepping for a pseudo road trip through some obscure Penang roads. Ok, we didn't have to exactly prepare anything, but we kind of braced ourselves towards the possibility of getting lost. The nether regions of Penang are that hard to navigate.
There is another thing I need to get round to though, which is the actual designing of the jersey. After cracking my brain and dozens of prayers to God for inspiration, a light bulb flashed in my mind and a brilliant design (to me) just popped into my mind.
After labouring through the night (ok, until 12.30 am), I was eager to show my design to my associates, this morning. The first person I showed it to was Jupes, and let's just say I didn't get rave reviews. I waited until school was over before unleashing my monstrosity on another unsuspecting impromptu reviewer. The initial look on Kenneth's face was good enough to qualify him to appear on one of those slasher flicks. Even though he tried to mask it by offering a 'The colour is too eye-catching' comment, I knew my choice of colour combinations stank.
With the sound of less than glowing reviews ringing in my ear, I went home to prepare for the big Search. Before I knew it, 4 pm rolled by and Tommy and I were making our way to some obscure market in Jelutong, where the shop is located. True to expectations, it took a while and a couple of phone calls before we managed to step into the place. The owner was very helpful and tried her best to answer all our queries. She was kind enough to search for samples, and even let us keep some of them, unlike the previous T-shirt, who was stingier with scraps of fabric than Scrooge with money.
At the end of it, we managed to find a possible fabric for the jersey, and left with a sense that this trip might not be a waste after all.
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