Post-birthday Blog Part One
Back to work. Bah humbug! It’s so hard to get back to work coming from a busy birthday weekend. It all started Friday, the 9th of March. I honestly thought that it would just be another ordinary day in the workplace. I did not foresee that an ordinary day can turn out to be a great one. During our morning briefing, the Sales people in our office sang a Happy Bday song to me. When I was a kid, I didn’t like it when my classmates would sing Happy Bday to me. I always didn’t know how to react. I would just blush and blurt out a shy thank you. Years after, I guess I’ve grown mature enough to handle a simple Happy Bday song. I think for the first time in my life, I felt happy and important when the song was sung. (I also think it’s probably because I’m really, really far from being a shy girl now). I also wanna thank my close friends in the office, Mommy Teegee, who gave me a Bible for a gift first thing in the morning, and Eddie Johnson, for being a loudmouth… that’s why everybody knew that it was my birthday the next day. Hehehe…
Then came the cakes. Yup. It’s with an S. I got a total of three cakes that day. Before lunch, my former supervisor, Sir Mark, dropped by to give me this huge ice cream cake with mango topping from Conti’s. I’m not big on eating cakes so I decided to share it with everyone. I bought paper plates and plastic utensils and divided the cake.
Before 12:30pm, I left the office to move my car to a different parking. I was enjoying driving when the moment of truth came: I can’t park with the car facing front. I just find it so difficult. And so it happened. I drove the car to an available slot but I was too damn near a post. The back door, driver’s side, got scratched and dented because it really was THAT close to the damn post. But the damage was done. I left my car sulking. I called my hubby abroad, teary-eyed. My poor, poor Nikita…
I went back to my office with a heavy heart (but I still managed to get a pedicure before that). I went to Claire’s place to seek refuge but she too was burdened with something. I was slumped on a chair when another officemate, Jerran, passed by. I told him I was so sad because I damaged my car for a second time. He acknowledged me, went past me then came back with a surprise. It was a Red Ribbon Chocolate Mousse from him and Meng, our I.T. guy. Sweet! A candle was lit, another Happy Bday was sung, then I blew the candle. I just ate a small slice then shared the rest with the others who didn’t get to taste the ice cream cake. In the afternoon came another surprise. Mommy Linell, another officemate, came into our room to give me another cake. It was a white frosted cake with fruits—orange, grapes, cherry, etc.— on top. Unique! But everyone was too full by that time so I had no choice but to bring it home with me.
Claire and I could barely wait for work to end for that night, we were scheduled to eat and dance the night away at Temple Bar, Greenbelt. We changed into our gimmick clothes—I was wearing the black racerback Hooters top that Wacks sent me from San Francisco, a pair of skinny jeans scrunched up just below the knee, and a new pair of black stilettos. We were the first to arrive at Temple Bar so we ordered ahead of our friends. Shortly after that, Meng, Lady and Jerran came. We had dinner: Yang Chow Fried Rice, Kung Pao Chicken, Vietnamese Fish, Garlic Mushrooms and Chicken Drumettes. The food was so-so. Small serving and not-so-delicious to boot. We finished eating early so we had to wait long before Temple transforms to a bar. When it finally did, it was equally disappointing. The music was great coz it was RnB/hiphop. BUT THERE WASN’T ONE BODY ON THE DANCE FLOOR!!! Claire, Jerran and me could wait no more so we took the initiative to start the dancing. But nobody seemed to care. For what seemed to be an eternity, it was only the three of us on the dance floor. Some girls were dancing but only near their tables. Nobody had the guts in that darn place to groove in the middle of the bar. Haaay… We had to wait until about 12:30am before the dance floor got crowded. At around 1am, the songs were turning from good to better to best as my fave songs came on: Promiscuous Girl by Nelly Furtado & Timbaland, Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani & Akon, Smack That by Akon and Eminem, and, last but definitely not the least, I Wanna Love You by Akon & Snoop Dogg!!! At around 1:30am, we decided to leave the place and head for home (to be continued…)
