me: CompanyName, good afternoon.
caller: hello, may i speak to Fellow Colleague.
me: oh, i'm sorry, she's outstationed.
caller: oh, outstationed, ah.
me: ...yeees. (that's what i said.)
caller: where is she ah?
me: she's currently at the ICSC show.
caller: oh, ICSC show ah?
me: (ooookay.) err, yeah.
caller: when will she be back?
me: she'll be back on friday.
caller: oh, she'll be back on friday ah?
me: (are you kidding me??) uh, yup, she will.
caller: what time friday ah?
me: you can try calling about five. she should be back by then.
caller: call about five ah? she should be back by then?
me: (SERIOUSLY?!) yes. may I take a message?
caller: take a message ah?
me: yes.... (you know, leave you name and number, i'll get her to call you back?)
caller: err, i think no need lah. there's only one Fellow Colleague right?
me: yes, only one. (is this a trick question?)
caller: oh, only one, ah? (GAH!) okay, nevermind lah, thanks bye.
... feels like when I was working with CORS, and had to answer retarded phones calls from annoying/kancheong spider/justplainrude NUS students.
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on a totally separate note, i'll be at the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centres) exhibition that's on at Suntec these coupla days with the Queen(who's doing PR)! am always very excited when i'm going for events where my friends will be at.
makes life a lot easier with her, especially when Beijing Client, of the Beijing Client email saga, is exhibiting at the show. yesssss. and where is her booth? RIGHT INFRONT OF MINE. i damn near fainted when i saw her booth, and almost puked when i saw her. even my other colleagues kept saying: "eh, Angeline, Beijing Client is here, you better run!"
and run i did. and will. i foresee playing dodge-the-bitch for the next few days. which is slightly hard to do since the exhibition hall is not very big.
me: eh Queen, Beijing Client is hereeee! *exasperated*
Queen: oh, really? lets go piss on her shoes later.
hahaha. i heart this girl.