Last Friday night I found the perfect cheap Friday night hangout – my own office pantry. Haha.
It all started when Mildred and I had a very late dinner in the pantry after we were done with our work. While we munched on bowls of Mildee salad, I noticed my teammates Hari and Gopi playing pool while taking sips of a drink that they themselves brought.
A couple of things – First, yes we have a pool table in our office. Second, alcohol is not considered a contraband in our office, especially on Friday nights when we actually get provided beer and wine by our HR. Maybe it’s because we have a lot of Irish colleagues? Haha.
Anyway, I asked them, “Is that Johnny Walker?” and got surprised when they said yes. I mean, when did I start recognizing liquor bottles?
The next thing you know, Dred and I were trying it out, mixed with Coke, and it tasted really smooth. The boys then taught us how to play pool, starting with me, followed by Dred when I had to go and get my stuff from my desk.
When I came back they were done playing and I asked, who won? Hari said Gopi beat him and since Gopi was playing for Dred, she won, and since she was playing for me, then I won. So I said “Yay! I technically won a pool game!”
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Then other guys took over the pool table so we just sat around a table and drank and talked. And it was a very enjoyable conversation and I had a really good time! Maybe it’s because Hari and Gopi are really “cool.” They even have the “cool” pose down pat.
There was one funny moment when I was convincing them to tell me something, saying:
Me: It’s okay, you can tell us. We are an inner circle.
Hari: No we’re not.
Me: Inner triangle, then?
Gopi: You can’t call a group of four people an inner triangle!
Me: No, you’re right. Inner square, perhaps?
Hari: But then that sounds so square.
Me: I know – inner diamond! We can be the “indies” for short.
Hari and Gopi nearly snorted their drinks out of their noses when I said that.
They also taught us that while Americans go “Show me the Benjamins” when talking about money (coz Benjamin Franklin is on a hundred dollar bill), Singaporeans go “I bet all my Ishaks” because Yusof Ishak is on a Singaporean hundred dollar bill, and all other Singaporean dollar bills, as a matter of fact.
Dred and I eventually had to leave ahead of the guys, but I really had fun, and I didn’t even have to spend a single Ishak! 😀
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