Comedy of Errors
Singing and eating. These are two of my many passions in life.
Oh, and I also love seeing old friends.
And for one night, I had all these things mixed up and had one hell of a night!
My college buddies and I met up last Saturday. We haven't seen each other since time immemorial...oh, all right, since last march, at least for Bex, and since dec 2002 for Norie. I was like so thrilled to see them again, and nothing much has changed. But Norie, she looked lighter than she did and she admitted to using Ponds (hooray for Ponds!)
As for Bex, well, she's still thin and that's because she's got her hands full what with her teaching profession and her MA studies. Gosh! She surprises me sometimes with her dedication to everything she's doing. Way to go, girl!
And as for me, I looked fatter than I did before, according to them. It disheartened me to know that I am still on the chubby side. Then, I realized, I haven't really been dieting soI shouldn't be surprised, right? Oh well, I must have some short-term memory loss.
Anyways, we had a blast! First, we had dinner at Gerry's Grill. The food was great, as usual but the service was a bit slow. Also, the place was jam packed and we can see waiters and waitresses running around for errands. Our orders finally arrived and we were silent for a moment to relish the sumptuous food served to us.
Everything has been going well. Stories were exchanged as well as updates on our lives.
That was until I came up with the idea of taking pictures.
Well, since everybody was like preoccupied, I decided to just use the timer feature of my digital camera and take a picture. There was this tissue holder which would do fine so I can like place the digicam on top of it. But then, it needed to be supported. I was looking at our table and noticed a soy sauce bottle. Hmmm
. I placed it behind the tissue holder and tried to make the digicam stand and it worked.In short, I was finally able to take a picture.
Bex, on the other hand, said I almost covered her face with my uber round cheeks, so I said, "Fine, I'll take another picture."
So I did.
I made the same adjustment on my digicam. Placed it again on the same spot and took the seat beside Bex.
To my horror, the digicam slid from its place and fell to the ground! The soy sauce bottle followed suit with a loud thud and its contents spilt to the floor!
I shouted so loud and flapped my arms endlessly. I didn't make sense, I know.
Everybody was quiet and I felt all eyes on me. I was so embarrassed.
Nobody dared move. After what felt like eternity, a waitress came and picked up the bottle and placed it on the table.
After that, I finally came to my senses.
My digicam was nowhere in sight. Norie found it under the table and the batteries under her chair.
Everybody went back to their own businesses.
I hadn't thought about my digicam yet and in fact, I asked the waitress if I broke anything and subsequently, if I need to pay.
Luckily, the bottle was made of durable stuff. It was still intact. Whew!
Then, I suddenly thought of my digicam! Oh God, please! Let it not be broken!
Norie gave it to me. I put the batteries and turned it on.
Voila! It worked!
Sheesh! For a while I was worried there. Well, my digicam is cheap, mind you. But then, I'd still feel bad if it broke. I've had it for almost a year and has been with me on countless occasions.
It's just one of those nights.
Anyways, we continued eating and I can see waiters glancing my way. Like I care!
Finally, we finished dinner. Our next stop was IO KTV for some singing. My vocal chords need some stretching.
IO, here we come!
posted by Rona @ 7:51 PM
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