(nota bene: this post is also posted in my friendster blog)
i can still recall my first few weeks at work. it was a bore, i admit. i didnt talk, would usually have lunch by myself and head to the boarding "zoo" right after five. I remember stocking up on books to wile my time in my room which could kill me of heat stroke if you raised the temperature one bit more. it helped that my boyfriend would call to check on me once in a while, or that my friends would flood my inbox with messages, or that my sis and her doting boyfriend would sometimes take me out just to make sure i didnt have suicidal tendencies (hahaha, kidding). But even so, it still felt different.
Weeks later, i would be meeting three of the best people in my life. (nuh-uh, lets not be so dramatic; but hey, no bluff) Meet Ashley, Arfy and Lau.
Ashley struck me as Sinead O'Connor's twin separated at birth, maybe because she was bald. It was nice of her to befriend me and make me laugh whenever we exchanged messages on trillian. I must not have gotten away from her constant bugging that we went out with the other office peeps for a night cap that in my slight annoyance (haha) i finally gave in and went with her to East West Cafe. Ashley is sweet and the type you can call and depend on, thus the birth of her new moniker, Dadi. She is also my relationship guru, only that she's a cynic.
Then i got to hang with Arfy through Ashley of course. I initially called her May (but never Princess, haha). Arfy is 'unbelievable', in the truest sense of the word. At first i didnt quite understand why a lot of guys gravitate towards her even when i am prettier than her. LOL. Well, maybe its because Arfy was the type who didn't care whether you stuff her mouth with cheap tempura or bland vegetables and that she loves to laugh a lot. Like Ashley, Arfy is also my relationship guru, only that she isnt cynical. hehe
Then, there's Lau. At first i didnt think Lau and i would mesh well together. The first time we hung-out at Gimik, she barely talked to me. Although we sang a few tracks together, she seemed aloof. I also observed my space at that time when i learned she was TL. Lau struck me as the sweet, fragile type, but she can be crazy at times, especially whenever she would laugh at and make fun of me. I wanted to strangle Lau when i learned that she was resigning so she could forget she ever made such a decision. LOL. We dont see each other as often as we used to now and i miss her.
Every moment with them is always a blast. We connect in ways that not a lot of people understand (does that explain why we are not allowed to have fun or why Mona Dora's face turns long every time we burst into hearty cackles?LOL) and it feels good to be at ease, best of all, truly be myself, whenever im with them. (see im telling you, im gay!LOL)
They are whom i love being with, hanging around with, laughing with, crying with, bitching with, fighting with, eating with. They are one of the reasons why i love my job more. They are one of those who have kept my sanity especially at those times when i felt as if i could no longer take it. A part of my life, they are.
I couldnt thank God enough for the joy and wonder of having them. These are the people i will dearly treasure.
(Need a discomfort bag, my Sweets? hahaha)