Watch me spew poison...Hell knows no fury

The other receptionist asked me today if I had my double eye-lids done??? Of course not, I told her. And I asked her why she thought they were not real. She said they look too good to be real. To my utter mortification, she said that's what the other secretaries and some admin staff thought too. It was so humiliating to know that my double eyelids and make-up were being scrutinised so closely by people. It could be due to the new brand of mascara that I am using that is supposed to make the eyes look a tad brighter and bigger than normal. And perhaps a little too effective, which may be the reason for the artificiality of the eye area. I explained this to her, but she didn't seem too convinced. Great, now I will be known as the 'Receptionist who tried to cover up the job done on her eyelids by blaming it on bad mascara.'

I am reverting to the old mascara tomorrow.

Apparently, Nic's company is having a 'lo hei' session tomorrow. He tried to say the offending words in cantonese and finally gave up and said, ' you know it's just a lunch and whatever it is you do during the sashimi session where everyone tries to toss and mix the sashimi slices with the other colorful ingredients. The loy loi. You know, the loy loi. ' And then it hit me what he was trying to say. The 'lo hei' session. He hasn't actually been to one but obviously has seen enough on TV and heard enough about it to know exactly what it entails. Took me 10 mins to figure out what he's talking about and help him get the cantonese pronunciation and intonation right. I am pretty sure he's forgotten about it now. He's not a big fan of Chinese cuisine and is only looking forward to the lo hei, and I suspect that he will grab a quick lunch at McDees' after it.