There is one person ("A") in the office, that I don't know how to handle or deal with. Therefore I choose to keep a distant from this person. It is hard, to NOT talk to people, or return a smile or exchange some conversation while you're in the pantry with this other person, or you happen to stand at the fax or photocopier machine together. It is just hard... It is just hard to be cool and iced. I only manage a nod, or a half smile, or a very stern "morning" greetings. Now you ask me why I am acting like this...
Among all the things I could write about A, among all the annoying things that A did, among all the greedy things that A did, and all the selfish acts of A, which if there is such award for the most kepoh chi clerk in your office, we would be more than willing to compile a short story just to support A to win such award, but, just the story of A with mugs. Yes, mugs....
Story #1
B brought new mug to office. A saw and went “aww.. so pretty” and all. The next day morning as usual, B went to make coffee but couldn’t find the new mug. So B used some other mug. After that, B saw A holding B’s new mug with coffee. A says, “there is no clean cups available so I used yours” while smiling cheekily. =.=
Story #2
C brought new mug to office. A plain cup. A went “oh… so pretty….. where did u get that??” A asked if C has some more at home. Asked to give A one.
Story #3
After hearing the first two incidents, I decided to take my mug back to my room. Because I was asked to go meeting asap, I left the mug outside meeting room, in between the boxes and files. A saw it. A asked my other colleague, whose cup is that!
It was said that if you smile at people every day without them returning a smile, they will one day. Of course, this comes in with a hope that every day is a new day, and a hope that tomorrow people will smile back at you.
Of course, it’s not just about mugs. It’s about a lot of things that I kinda forgot about the details. But, instead of learning to say no to A, I decided to make a distant from A. I am sure A is doing that charm on me, the smile charm, at least, that is what i think now. Cause whenever A has chance, A would try to talk to me. Or be around me whoever I’m talking to.
2 comments:
Interesting topic, to say the least. The person in question seems to either have an unnatural fascination for mugs, is suffering from some variant of kleptomania, or just plain covets the possession of others (does this behaviour extend to other objects, say pens?)
Agreed with keeping at arm's length, I fail to see any good that will come out from breaking the ice with this sort of cheeky and unabashedly bold person.
PS: Perhaps you might want to get a mug that says "Property of ... Usage by anyone other then the owner is strictly prohibited and will be persecuted to the full extent of the law". But then again, I doubt such a person would bother adhering, or even reading such warnings :P More "countermeasures" to share when I see you!
argh... that's why i have all my pens with my name sticked on it. paranoid :p
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