Saturday is my birthday! Yesh, the 9th of July, born twenty-four years ago (now u know my age)!
My colleagues took me to a Jap restaurant for lunch yesterday and gave me a birthday cake to add...Initially I actually forgot what the occassion was about, and was wondering why on earth everyone happened to be in the office at the same time during lunch time (some of us would be out on assignments and so forth). Really sweet of them to make it back to the office just to have lunch with me. We always hold birthday lunches for the birthday girl/boy. We used to give presents too, but everyone agreed that it was quite a hassle, so vetoed against it. Honestly speaking, I would have loved to get a present. But well, guess I'm too old to complain..hahaha
I had plans at first to go out with my brother and sister, but the plans fell through coz my sister wasn't feeling well. Oh well, I thought I would just go home early for once. My colleague, Amy, actually invited me to go club with her and her friends at Balaclava, and I must say I was at least 50% keen to go (surprisingly)...normally I wouldn't have thought of it coz afterall I dunno her frens. Then again, I was tempted coz I thought it would be nice to know more people that way. The only problem was, I had to wait till 10 in the evening, which was quite a torture for me coz it would mean that I have to stay in office ALONE till 10 in the night. Apart from creepiness aside, it was quite sad too isn't it? I mean, I would normally have been a workaholic during weekdays, but not certainly on a Friday nite!
Things took a turn when my boss was leaving with my other colleague (aka her best fren too). They told me they were going for dinner, and invited me to go along too. I thought, why not? Since I don't have anything on too. So yes, we ended up going to Old Airport Rd for some nice Rojak, Fried Oyster and Wanton Mee; and ta-bao some back for my parents and bro.
It was nice of them to have asked me along. We talked and chatted and laughed about all sorts of crappy stuff (no talking about work though - a relief). I just hoped that I didn't interrupt their twosome-evening nite out. My boss listens quite alot to her best fren when it concerned stuff or even decisions. Strange yah...the best fren seemed to be the domineering one in the friendship; not that my boss is submissive, she is more of an anything-goes person. At one point there were speculations flying around that they may be more than "best frens". But I refuse to think of them that way. For one, both of them are staunch Christians. I like my boss alot (not in the crooked way), both at and away from work; and I believe that she isn't into such stuff. Though I may not always agree with her way of doing stuff sometimes, but I think we both have alot in common, enough for us to clique well. Apart from the age factor, maybe if we both got to know each other outside work first, we may have become v v good frens too. But I guess there will always be this barrier between us..unless I stop working for her.
Anyways, I digress again. What I want to say is that I'm glad to have met and know her, even if it was through work first. At work, she gives me guidance without any holds, and off work, she tries to be a friend and a guardian, tries to be there for me and share problems, and protective at times. Sweet yah, especially coming from someone who is your boss. Hehe..
My ex-colleague tells me not to be too friendly with them, not to put too much into the friendship. I guess in a way she's right, but then I'm just not that sort of person. Maybe I'm gullible, but I like and want to be frens with everyone; make as many frens as possible, and if we can be better or best frens, why not? So long as we can clique and if you want the friendship as much as I do, I won't hold back too. *grin* Much as I'm not doing what my ex-colleague advises me (I don't think she means any harm too), I hope I'm not wrong doing things this way too.
I think it's nice that my new colleague, Amy, tries to be more than colleagues with me. I think she is sincere about being friends (I'm sure many agree that there's a difference between frens and colleagues), suggesting things that we can do, like going to the movies together or going to the gym or like clubbing. Though honestly, I do still have some reservations about her. Like I said, I THINK she's sincere. Meaning, I'm not sure. So I'm still holding my guard against her; not in a bad way though. I think I still need time to assess her. hahaha...But I must say as days past, we learn more about each other and things are certainly much more relaxed than initially of coz. I certainly hope she's really nice and doesn't have any ulterior motives. Ha...
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