it is midweek and it is the third day i was sleepy at the office : }
i started the workweek sluggish as sunday 10 pm to monday 1:45 am i was on the phone with a high school batchmate. it is so far my longest phone conversation, an overseas call from japan at that. uh-oh, i wonder how much the call cost. good thing i'm not the one paying, ha-ha...
it is only wednesday and i have already begged off from two after-office see-yous -> i wanted to be able to sleep early. i haven't recovered up to now though as yesterday and today i had to wake up early. yesterday, because my car was coding and supposed to be off the road between 7 am to 7 pm. today, because i wanted to be at the transportation office early for my car's registration.
i was looking forward to a long, restful sleep this weekend but this morning i already received an invitation for saturday. i did not yet accept. i enjoy the company of these batchmates but i think it's really about time i slow down as all these activities are exhausting me. yup, i am up, about, all bubbly and giggly during the get-togethers but the moment i am alone in the car, i start to feel sleepy and my eyelids begin to droop. very risky...
going back to the call, i was actually suprised i was able to stay that long on the phone. one, i am not really a phone person (ooops, don't over-read -> i do appreciate caring, hello-how are yous. keep 'em coming, ha-ha). two, i've only had minimal interaction with the said batchmate. nevertheless, we had a really enjoyable conversation :)
i was amused at her observations about me, based on our batch pictures posted on the web:
1. i am very simple, neither accessories nor makeup
2. i don't have a bag
3. i always have a key hanging around my neck
ha-ha-ha... i am sure there is a fourth one she simply did not mention -> 4. i am always wearing slippers
on the first, i don't know whether she meant it as a compliment or a criticism. anyhow, true, i rarely wear make-up. and the only stuff on me are my clothes, ha-ha... well, plus my rings, one on each hand... and earrings, three of them, two on the left ear, one on the right...
on the second, i do have a bag but i don't carry it around with me. at the office, it sits atop my desk. when i'm out and parked nearby, i usually leave it in the car.
on the third, that key is the key to my heart. joke! it is my car key. i hang it around my neck so i don't misplace it. if it's in my pocket, i might lose it. besides, i don't always have pockets. a neck, i always have ; )
on the unmentioned fourth, ha-ha-ha, i do wear decent footwear at the office. the thing is, after office, i change to those slippers. i like them because they have spikes on the sole and are supposed to promote good circulation and press certain accupressure points. i've had several pairs and i know it is time to replace the ones i wear but i haven't had time to go back to where i buy them.
it's been my habit to change into these spiky slippers when i leave the office. one time, i had an interagency meeting someplace. parking is scarce at the venue so what i did was park someplace else then just hailed a cab to my destination. horrors! i was already near the venue when i noticed that i was in my slippers! ugh! i was attending a meeting of national import with respectable attendees and there i was wearing slippers. i did not have time to go back to where i parked so i just tried to hide my feet under the table. embarrassing... : }
anyhow, i was touched by the effort the batchmate put in to contact me. boy, did she incur a lot of charges. first, she called me at my place. i was not there yet so she just left a message on my answering machine. next day, she called again. i was home but she hung up before i reached the phone running from upstairs. she then called my parents' place. my mom told her i was at my place. so again she called me at home. this time she caught me but i was on my way out to hear mass. she said she'd just call again. she called in the afternoon, again i wasn't able to reach the phone before she hung up. later, she called again. again i ran from upstairs but still didn't catch her call. i stayed beside my landline waiting for it to ring. nope, it does not ring but my cell phone does. good thing i brought it downstairs with me. finally, we were talking, ha-ha-ha. we transferred to my landline and was on the phone two hours when my cell phone rings again. what do you know, it was another batchmate calling from new york. i don't know why of all times he called me midnight. anyway, i told him i had an overseas call from japan in the other line. he said he'd just call again. i then resumed my conversation with my batchmate on the other line. we were talking and talking and talking not noticing the time then suddenly i lost her. now i've been told by a friend they were on the phone some other time and the call ended only because her battery went dead. i assume that's what happened in our case, too. i looked at the clock and it was 1:45 am. time to sleep... with happy thoughts... : )
