The Audacity of an Uninvited Guest

we were going out one sunday evening. it was amir's birthday and my cousin wanted to see him. since we were going to the bank, we thought we'd drop by her house. it was about 4.40pm, i was feeding amir and hubby had just taken his wudhu for asar prayers. just then his phone rang, it was his 'old' friend. a friend who hasnt contacted him in months. he said he was coming over. hubby told him, we're about to leave, actually. but he insisted, saying he's about 10-20 minutes away and he'll only be over for a while. okay lah...

hubby prayed. while i prayed, he waited at our window playing with amir. then he went downstairs to wait in the living room. 20 minutes passed, no sign of the friend. hubby got restless and waited out in the porch. i was changing amir's nappies. finally his friend arrived, i saw from the window next to the changing table. eh...he brought a girl with him. weird since he's not attached to anyone. seems hubby knows the girl too so i guess its ok, but why didnt the friend mention in the phonecall. never mind. i told hubby i wanted to attend to amir, so i will be upstairs. at the same time his sister wanted help with the computer. i waited almost 10 minutes, they are still here. didnt we inform them we were going out?? maybe he had something important to tell hubby. so i waited some more...my cousin's going to kill me, we're already late. then i heard the friend telling the girl...dont u want to do up? go up where?? upstairs?? sorry but upstairs is where the bedrooms are...i may have my quirks but bedroom is off-limits to guests (unless invited, of course). then after almost 20 minutes, the friend left.

i went downstairs, hubby was fuming. he said...what kind of person was that?? it was bad enough that he insisted on coming when we were going out, we had to reorganise our plans for him. hubby thought it was something important but it turns out he just wanted to show off the girl. either show off the girl to hubby (cos he's been after this girl for ages, but the girl showed no signs of interest) and show off the house (for reasons beyond our comprehension). the first thing the friend did when he got to our house was to ask hubby to take the girl on a tour. my confused and shocked hubby showed her the living room, dining and kitchen. in the midst of the 'tour', the friend whispered, your house hasnt changed much...its only more disorganised. talk about shooting his mouth off!! good thing he didnt come up, then he'll see how disorganised a house with a baby and 2 teenagers can be on a sunday evening. hubby was starting to get uptight and i think the friend realised and quickly left with the girl (although not quick enough, in my opinion).

that was the weirdest 20 minutes we have ever experienced. a guest who was uninvited - disrespectful - downright rude. i hope nobody experiences this...its been 2 weeks and i still get angry remembering it.

p/s to make matters worse, the friend conveyed the story to another of hubby's friend and said..."he didnt even make us a drink!!"