going out of the way...

few days back, as usual i was waiting for the long awaited lunch time. as i was in a very stressed up mood(due to the new bloody module i had to finish), i badly needed a good change of environment and to breathe in some fresh air to help me relax a bit.

ok back to that day's lunch story.
so around 1pm, we finally were out and waiting for the lift. and then once we got in..one of my colleague pressed the no 10 button.

me : "errr..aren't we going downstairs?"

CA :"ohh..today a new fren of ours from Indonesia would be joining us for lunch.She just started working in her new office upstairs and she doesnt know any1 here yet.
so we tot inviting her along would be a good idea u see.."

me : "oh..i see..."

and so we reached the 10th floor and headed for her office. the office had a good setup.
with good interior design and lightings n everything.
they had this glass door and when the receptionist saw our lot approaching..she quickly got up and opened the door for us(i suspected tat she was under the impression tat we were there to make some big orders of watever product they were selling).

Receptionist : "Yes..may i help you?"(with a broad grin on her face)

CA : "Well we're here to meet ..bla bla .."

Receptionist : (smile starts to fade..and starts to look suspicious) "may i ask who you are?and does she know you?"

CA : "We are her new frens and we're here to bring her out for lunch"

Receptionist : "Oh..ok..i will call her"
"and by the way....Can all of you PLEASE wait out of the door?
..pls dont wait around here.Thank You"
(turns and goes back to her seat)

Me : **Blinks**errr..did i hear tat right?

well..i guess i was right, coz all of the other colleagues turned to go out of the door like a bunch of hooligans being chased out for entering without permission..arghhh.... and so we stood out at the hot n uncomfortable corridor waiting for this new recruit who just joined in the "datin/datuk" list of mine.and finally she came...a pretty gal i shud say..looks all decent and quiet n sweet.she was introduced to all of us by CA n i saw her lost expression when she heard my name.i guess it must hav been too complicated for her to pronounce.

and off we went..finally heading downstairs.

in the lift..down the corridor..the pathway to the makan shop...in the shop...on the table...
mannn...SHE WAS TALLLLLKING...NON STOPPP...like a broadcasting radio.

my goodness..i've never seen a pretty and cute looking gal who talks soooooo much.
and no..she wasnt talking to me...she was just talking to selected 2 colleagues of mine who could speak in Hokkien.as tat was the only language she was using..and pretended as if there was no one else sitting around her.
my eardrums were abt to split open.if i just had some cotton there, i swear i would hav stuffed the whole lot into her mouth.
the rest of us were kinda lost on the table as she was sitting in the middle and kept blabberring..we couldnt talk over her as tat would be rude.

so i just sat there admiring the restaurant's walls.

and then suddenly out of nowhere a boy+fren of hers came in.another joker added to our lunch group now..wow..this is gonna be soo much fun...i tot...we have more clowns coming in!

and he sat on the other end of the table.and this new gal introduced all of us to this joker who didnt even bother to shake hands or look up at us when we were introduced.and when she wanted to introduce me to him..
New Gal : "and this is...errr...err.."
Me : "Tarzan...."
New Gal : "Right...this is Kakrash"
Me : T____T......**brilliant**

i never knew such a name ever existed in the indian name dictionary..luckily she didnt say Cockroach though.
heyyy wait a minute..mebbe i could use Kakrash for my son!!

and as expected..she started talking to her new mate...Non Stop again..
i just waited for my order to come...started eating and then felt very grateful as all of my colleagues decided to make a move and let the two woodywood peckers to continue talking.

phiewwww.....wat a relieve it was..to finally get some peace n quiet along the way back to the office.
tried my best to relax as much as i could before i reached the office and start facing the things tat makes my life shorter...:(

moral of the story : Offer help only when its necessary.