Another couple of days has passed since last friday but I feel rather obliged to immortalize yesterday (saturday) as it has been an immensely enjoyable day. The day started a little mundane actually as our mobilization at Taman Petaling took a rather slow start but we managed to perk things up in the script reading session as the kids drew energy to go through their practice session with exuberance. It was fun watching them try and work hard at achieving their own intended individual goals. But after our mobilization, Samenti, Kaleena, Grace and myself decided that we would head on down to MidValley to search for face paint for the kids drama act as the deadline for the production was drawing eerily closer minute after minute. I could almost feel my heart race the minute I thought of this subject in particular. But after nearly 2 hours of scavenging, our efforts were fruitless. The disappointing visit to Toys R' Us (where we were told to go moreover) and MegaKidz as well as Jusco and ToyCity had dampened our spirits. The only slight picker-upper (yeah I know I just made that word up, its my blog, so sue me! hehehe) was that Sharanya had joined us just as we left the last place (Jusco) and we all decided that we needed a little fuelling so we headed off to Anna Lakshmi for a nice traditional indian fare. Being students, we are very budget conscious and Anna Lakshmi was the apt destination for us (you can enjoy a good meal and pay what you feel is appropriate to what you have consumed, its a charity joint) so we marched right there. Being girls, our hearty meal was accompanied by cheery banter, cheeky laughs and girly giggles. For the first time, I felt that I had truly bonded with my Mentoring Mates and it was really super fun as we laughed, ate and drank together. After all that, we decided that we still needed to get some white cloth for our banner so we headed down to Kamdar as our final destination as Kaleena needed to go back (and so did I!) There we had some fun with the guy who served us as our darling Grace addressed this guy that was no older than we were as "Pak Cik" As soon as she uttered these words the four of us burst out laughing and she blushed from head to toe. Even the guy had to smile rather shyly. It was hilarious and the joke stuck throughout as the guy began addressing Grace as "Mak Cik". Poor Grace was trying her level best to keep a calm face but she looked so flushed that a mere glance at her gave her away. Sharanya continued the joke by taking almost forever to decide how much cloth to get for the backdrop for her team. On a normal occasion it would have been exasperating but here it was more fun than irking. Moving on, we headed back to the LRT station as Samenti and I had parked the car in Asia Jaya and that I needed to drop Kaleena back. Before leaving MidValley though it was decided that Samenti would go back to Bangsar with Sharanya after getting her car as she wanted to check out this shop that was supposedly selling face paint. So we parted ways with Grace at the LRT station and Kaleena, Samenti, Sharanya and I headed to Asia Jaya. Upon reaching Asia Jaya, Sharanya announced that she was hungry and we all decided that we could do with a nice cold rootbeer float (it was scorching hot that day!) Kaleena rode with me while Samenti and Sharanya rode together. After getting to A&W we ordered our floats and curly fries (I had onion rings as usual) while Sharanya had waffles with ice cream, we sat down to another session of laughter and chatter. So after more laughter, giggles and talk we said our goodbyes and left at about 5 plus. I drove Kaleena back to One Utama and headed back for my alternative refuge. As ordinary as this may seem to some, I have to say that it was rather fulfilling for me and I enjoyed Saturday more than anything. Apart from meaning that it was enjoyable in the "lepak" mode, I felt that I had discovered a more relax part of my colleagues and for the first time, we weren't mere colleagues but we had become truly friends.
Monday, August 13, 2007
An Extraordinary Outing On An Ordinary Day
Another couple of days has passed since last friday but I feel rather obliged to immortalize yesterday (saturday) as it has been an immensely enjoyable day. The day started a little mundane actually as our mobilization at Taman Petaling took a rather slow start but we managed to perk things up in the script reading session as the kids drew energy to go through their practice session with exuberance. It was fun watching them try and work hard at achieving their own intended individual goals. But after our mobilization, Samenti, Kaleena, Grace and myself decided that we would head on down to MidValley to search for face paint for the kids drama act as the deadline for the production was drawing eerily closer minute after minute. I could almost feel my heart race the minute I thought of this subject in particular. But after nearly 2 hours of scavenging, our efforts were fruitless. The disappointing visit to Toys R' Us (where we were told to go moreover) and MegaKidz as well as Jusco and ToyCity had dampened our spirits. The only slight picker-upper (yeah I know I just made that word up, its my blog, so sue me! hehehe) was that Sharanya had joined us just as we left the last place (Jusco) and we all decided that we needed a little fuelling so we headed off to Anna Lakshmi for a nice traditional indian fare. Being students, we are very budget conscious and Anna Lakshmi was the apt destination for us (you can enjoy a good meal and pay what you feel is appropriate to what you have consumed, its a charity joint) so we marched right there. Being girls, our hearty meal was accompanied by cheery banter, cheeky laughs and girly giggles. For the first time, I felt that I had truly bonded with my Mentoring Mates and it was really super fun as we laughed, ate and drank together. After all that, we decided that we still needed to get some white cloth for our banner so we headed down to Kamdar as our final destination as Kaleena needed to go back (and so did I!) There we had some fun with the guy who served us as our darling Grace addressed this guy that was no older than we were as "Pak Cik" As soon as she uttered these words the four of us burst out laughing and she blushed from head to toe. Even the guy had to smile rather shyly. It was hilarious and the joke stuck throughout as the guy began addressing Grace as "Mak Cik". Poor Grace was trying her level best to keep a calm face but she looked so flushed that a mere glance at her gave her away. Sharanya continued the joke by taking almost forever to decide how much cloth to get for the backdrop for her team. On a normal occasion it would have been exasperating but here it was more fun than irking. Moving on, we headed back to the LRT station as Samenti and I had parked the car in Asia Jaya and that I needed to drop Kaleena back. Before leaving MidValley though it was decided that Samenti would go back to Bangsar with Sharanya after getting her car as she wanted to check out this shop that was supposedly selling face paint. So we parted ways with Grace at the LRT station and Kaleena, Samenti, Sharanya and I headed to Asia Jaya. Upon reaching Asia Jaya, Sharanya announced that she was hungry and we all decided that we could do with a nice cold rootbeer float (it was scorching hot that day!) Kaleena rode with me while Samenti and Sharanya rode together. After getting to A&W we ordered our floats and curly fries (I had onion rings as usual) while Sharanya had waffles with ice cream, we sat down to another session of laughter and chatter. So after more laughter, giggles and talk we said our goodbyes and left at about 5 plus. I drove Kaleena back to One Utama and headed back for my alternative refuge. As ordinary as this may seem to some, I have to say that it was rather fulfilling for me and I enjoyed Saturday more than anything. Apart from meaning that it was enjoyable in the "lepak" mode, I felt that I had discovered a more relax part of my colleagues and for the first time, we weren't mere colleagues but we had become truly friends.
