Monday, August 4, 2008
Posted at 10:46 PM
So if you haven't heard..

One fine day, in early July my brother came home one day after work. And asked me casually if I had any friend that I would want to play a prank on. On tv. I already knew that his production team were working on a show where they would basically just play pranks on people.

So I thought for a while. Yano's birthday was coming.. but we have had everything all planned for her birthday already. And then I thought of Fauzan. Since his birthday would be coming too. (: So with a huge grin, I smsed the gang and asked them if they thought it would be a conceivable idea to sabo Fauzan for his birthday.
Everyone was agreeable.

So then, we all had this one more secret that we had to keep. And the times when we met, we thought of what prank we could play on Fauzan. Finally, the whole, elaborate plan was drafted out. By Ana, Ashiq and me. Where? At my void deck. From before midnight all the way to half past 2 in the morning. It was a good plan. And it had to do with his bike. It did seem a bit far-fetched; but it was for tv anyway..

And then Fauzan's birthday came. And when he went home, apparently his sister accidentally let slip about the prank. Cos she thought that we were gonna do it on his birthday. So we worried about it for a while. Seriously, it was only for a while. Cos being the conniving, sly and evil people that we were, we knew we could fix the situation.

I went home and told my brother what happened. We either had to scrap the whole idea or we cld try to come up with another prank. And then my brother got a little worried. Soon after, Ashiq managed to single-handedly think of another brilliant prank. And it was proposed to my brother and his team.

At first they said it was fine. But after a few days, nearing the actual filming day, my brother called to say that they were gonna go with the original prank about Fauzan's bike. And he refused to tell me anything more.

So the day came. And filming started. The prank was finally in progress.

And then, shortly after, it went bad. It went really, really bad. Fauzan reacted reaallly badly to the false criminal accusations thrown to him and his bike. He got physical with the witness and started to raise his voice. When it was revealed to him that it was just a prank filmed for tv, he got really pissed. He took one of the cameras and smashed it to the ground. He even pushed Ashiq to the ground.

And all this while, I was just shaking. With fear, shock and the greatest amount of guilt that any human being can contain. I was really shaking, no joke. Even my legs were. And I was seated.
Yano was crying already. Laura was tearing. Ana was getting angry and pissed. Ashiq was just so kesian la...

Fauzan then screamed at us all. And made us feel like shit, simply put. His words hurt like hell. And in my mind, I was just cursing myself. For even thinking of such a thing. For being the cause of the rift in this precious friendship. For basically causing this madness.

Then he took off. He went on his bike and rode off. And I was in a state of major shock. I wasn't really moving. And Fauzan's words kept ringing in my head. And I was just asking myself, "What have I done? What have I done?" I hated myself. And I hated my guts. Cos I wasn't able to do anything to try salvage the situation. I was just seated on that same seat, with my face buried in my hair and my hand. Shaking. My brother kept aking me if I was ok. Which I obviously was not.

Then after a few calls, Fauzan came back. He looked really mad. He came in and threw his helmet to the ground. Talked to the show's director for a bit. And then, he came to speak to us again. I just couldn't look him in the eye. I was just looking down, cos I was at fault. And I knew it. And there was nothing I could do to try save myself or my conscience, for that matter. Whatever he said pricked, stung, stabbed and hurt my conscience to no end. Sigh.

And then he said some other things. And if we all actually realised, by then, the whole production crew was closing in on us too. And Fauzan's (aka Zan Ganja) last words were....

"And lastly, all of you are.... on SaboTv!!!"

Wow. Good prank. Superb planning. Thanks Fauzan.
In the end, the prank was on all of us. Everyone but Fauzan. Power la.

Turns out that when my brother & his production team heard that Fauzan had the tiniest idea that we might be sabotaging him, they decided to turn the whole thing around. My brother contacted Fauzan and brought him over to their side. And play the prank on us all instead. I'm amazed.

Such sneakiness.

But all in all.. this whole prank left Fauzan grinning from ear to ear for the day. I guess it really made his day; that we all got sabo-ed instead.

And that's all that matters. So Fauzan, I hope this will really be the birthday that you won't forget. Not in the near future at least. And it's from each and every one of us.
And once again, and prolly for the last time..

HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY!