karma chameleon

kar·ma Etymology: Sanskrit karma fate, work
often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence

yesterday was definitely filled with "ups and downs" and "peaks and valleys". tami called me up at around 5am and when i answered his call, no voice was coming from my mouth. boo-hoo! he asked for the frontdesk number and told me that he can't come to work because of sore throat. i told him that i wouldn't be able to go to work too because of the obvious reason that i can't take in calls because of my stupid voice.

so i slept after that, woke up at around 7 and got a message from X ( i won't reveal names...it's dangerous) on my cellphone. here's how the SMS conversation transpired.

X: hey wake up na. baka malate na tayo
me: hey there! won't be able to go to work today. wala kasi akong boses.
X: di ka pasok? pero punta ka ng party later?
me: di ko pa alam eh. pero baka pumunta rin ako. pagiisipan ko muna.
X: pasok ka na para magkasama tayo sa party later. maghalf-day ka na lang.
me: wat tym ba ko nandiyan para considered na half day.
X: dapat 11 andito ka na.
me: sige half day na lang siguro ko.
X: text me pag papunta ka na dito. ingat ka. pasok ka na kaya ngayon. undertime ka na lang.
me: (huwattttt????!!!)

(this is how i remembered it...but my memory is good so don't argue with me)

now i'll stop here. you have to understand that X and I just started texting me yesterday. He asked for my number and i was so surprised that he actually started a conversation through text. Later that morning, ryam pissed me off...that's another story. i'll tell you more about it when i feel like it.

Anyway, i went to work. I texted him when i arrived at the office but then again that was because he requested it. He looked for my workstation and then we greeted each other. My throat was actually crying for help. Good thing i only had around 5 short calls. Then we had some training for the company's new timekeeping system. 4 pm came and it was time to go to the party....

me:Hey, asan ka na?Pano ka pupunta sa party?
X:I have a car pero mga kawave ko yung mga sasama sa atin eh
me: (surprised dahil wala ata kaming pinagusapan na sasabay ako sa kanya) di cge, sasabay na lang ako sa mga ka-wave ko. kita na lang tayo dun sa makati.

And then we went down. And then he even approached me and said that we just have to see each other sa makati. Tangina...parang kinilig ako ng slightly! Pakingshet talaga! As i would like to put it... may mga bagay na ayokong bigyan ng malisya pero parang di yata talaga pwede.

So anyways punta kami sa party, we were constantly looking for each other. We spent some time smoking. He even introduced me to some of his team mates. We even ate together. And all the while...di niya ko makausap kasi nga wala akong boses (karma yan...kasi lagi akong nanlalait! ngayon ko lang na-experience na pumunta ng party tapos di ako makapag-side comment. ok lang yan may mga araw pang susunod para sa lait!).

So i was discussing it with my friends kung ano ba talaga ang nagaganap. Probably thizizit! But i don't want to be assumptive. My defenses are still up. And then i thought, pagkatapos kong mag-invest dun sa isa...probably this is my good karma. It's time for me to feel special...to be taken care of...after being wounded...

Party ended...He took me home...We hugged....And we're still texting....And we're going to watch a movie tomorrow! Parang di ko kinakaya to! Lei, tulong!