This topic has been nagging me all
for last few hours, nattering at the back of my head in a most annoying manner, suggesting I might want to think of something to write. I did a fine and
wonderful job of ignoring it, and now here it is time to go home… yet I’m still
at office!
Maybe because it has been quite a
while since I had any sort of crush on anyone (OK.... not in last coupla years), and even then I'm not sure the
emotion I experienced was worthy of the word "crush." I have had, at
times, a special appreciation for number cute guys… the gym guy, my boss etc. I
still like them, but I don't feel the need to follow them or do online
searches, or even notice them when they are around (OK... i did some online stalking on my sorta cute boss... but that was coupla years ago).
Now, I'm sitting here asking myself this very important question: what exactly constitutes
a crush?
So, just for fun, I asked Google for its opinion.
Google directed me to The Urban Dictionary, which tells us that a crush is "a burning desire
to be with someone who you find very attractive and extremely special."
Hmmmm. If we go by this definition, then no - I have never had a crush on any
guys. There have been a few guys whom I found very attractive and extremely
special but I honestly never had a burning desire to be with any of them. I was
always quite contented to worship from afar.
Google images likes Orange Crush a lot, and also gave me this:
While Crush is cute and all, I think he's probably way off topic, unless you're
a turtle, or have an obscure turtle obsession. So, moving on.
Google helps us out again by recommending an article on WikiHow which points
out, just in case you're not clear on this, how to tell whether you are having
a crush or not. 32 points in this little article, including such gems as:
Notice if you get a sudden thrill when you hear his name. Notice if you think
about him in the most random moments. You can't sleep. Notice how many times
you've Googled his name.
Again, by these standards, I fail the crush test.
Google also directs me to a restaurant, a movie, and several bands named Crush.
While all of this is informative and interesting, it isn't all that helpful.
And I fear I shall have to include that, since Google is the God of research, I
do not now, and have never had in the past, a crush on a guy I met on an
elevator. It was just a short conversation, his name is Azrul and I found out
that he is the head of operational risk at telecom m’sia, we attended the same seminar thingy and he is just so
irresistible… I just can’t stop thinking about him… oh my!
Alas.
