A year later...
In the blink of an eye, she did her disappearing act, without a word, and left us standing there. It was totally out of character -- then again, it's probably just a show of her true colours. Frankly, it didn't bother me, although I was fascinated with her efforts to avoid hanging out together. Like Anwar says, opportunities abound for "social experiments". Bloody Aquarians. Heh.
This makes 2 more on my list of friends who don't like each other, and a mental note that one of them strongly prefers not being in the vicinity of the other. (Aside: But one should never lose heart. I remember how I tried to avoid SF in the early days. But look how far we've come since then? And I've learnt too, that resistance is futile! Hehehehe!)
Anyway, the launch wasn't as happening as expected -- although we did get asked for a couple of photos.
Since good window dressing shouldn't be taken down before they have been done sufficient justice, SF got another friend out to pub. Now, while I was comfortably minding my own business at Sound Bar, some guy from the next table came by and asked me to tell one of the women at his table that her red top didn't go with red shoes and red underwear. Har??? Wah lau, crazy angmoh. Like, say that again? Your accent a bit hard to understand, and you talk too fast. So, I was caught off-guard, but managed to find the words to say that I thought she looked perfectly fine in her ensemble, and laughed it off. Like, what a clown. But, since I managed a lucid response, expected him to walk back to his table to continue whatever amusement he was engaged in with his companions, so that I could return to my comfortable idling mode. Except, he continued standing there, and continued talking, and wouldn't stop looking into my eyes. And then it dawned on my feeble brain that the chubby angmoh was chatting me up. Gaaahhh!!!
Interestingly, in spite of my surprise (I don't exactly get chatted up on a regular basis, much lest by an angmoh), I didn't freak out or clammed up -- maybe coz my friends were there too, or I chose to just go with the flow. Oh, wait, I did gain a decent amount of XP (Multi User Dungeons & Dragons speak for eXperience Points) from that brief episode with Mr Separated Pending Divorce, didn't I? It probably helped too, that the guy was as funny as he was overwhelming. And believe me you, he overwhelmed me alright. French-Italian. 'Nuff said?
E dropped by our table a couple more times, to entertain everyone, and gaaahhh, he made me feel like a zoo exhibit -- in a very small enclosure. A Chinese chap from his table, J, also dropped by a couple of times, to chat SF up. Also known as the hit-and-run man, coz he didn't really have the mental agility to follow through quick enough. Well, I guess "love goddesses" need much more skillful handling, especially the quick-witted ones. Laugh.
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Saturday had me fending off E's invitations to lunch and dinner. Well, I did have to work Saturday morning, and then there was that dinner with SF and Jack. Heh. Heh.
After dinner with Jack, I called E about meeting up. So, with SF as "immoral" support -- well, there's hardly anything "moral" about using E as target practice, is there? Heh. Anyway, tried casting a Summon Spell (more MUDD speak) and got both E and J to join us at Siam -- they were already at Next Page, but what the heck, let's just try that Summon Spell, and hey, what do you know, it worked. Smug. Unfortunately for the guys, their Charm Creature Spell didn't work on us, and they had to leave later in the night, without us, to join their friends at Velvet Underground. Snicker.
The rest of the night continued to be interesting. SF was chatted up by 2 green horns, and come to think of it, they actually helped her to rediscover her mojo, or rather, pinpoint the source. And so, after her legendary raindance, the ocean started to teem. Heh. Amidst some fly-fishing, a public whipping of an obnoxious creature who chose to mess with the wrong woman, SF discovered her groove. Cool :-) Of coz, yours sincerely, the default proximal beneficiary, has no cause for any complaints, whatsoever. Yep, the Force is definitely strong in this one. Heh.
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Was actually intending to join E for Sunday lunch or dinner, if he called to ask. But he had to leave a day earlier than expected. He'll be back in August to take up the new job in credit derivatives (what the hell is that, but sounds interesting, yah?). Ah well...
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Do you know that it's almost been a year since the cogs of destiny began their inevitable grind?
