i had a department dinner today. was kinda dreading it cos such occasions will definitely be boisterous, and i was dead right. i sorta wished i didn’t go because i didn’t really enjoy myself.
first of all, i am the youngest and newest member of the dept so i wasn’t really close to anyone. we had 3 tables, and i ended up at the same table as the big shots. it was actually alright cos my bosses are very nice people who take good care of me. but… read on.
secondly, i’m a fussy eater so there were many things that i don’t like or eat. say for eg, i only take chicken breast meat, and i don’t know which part of a fish has the least bones. so i ended up giving my neighbours a lot of food that i don’t want. i’m sure that didn’t go down well with most at the table cos it is generally deemed as rude.
thirdly, the guys started to drink heavily and getting very loud. they even asked me to drink but i declined politely. i was pretty pissed when someone at the table commented that i’m just pretending that i can’t drink because i look like one who clubs and drinks shots all the time. even when i said i don’t club, that person continued to say ‘don’t lie’. like wth?
last of all, i had too much chinese tea, and i felt so unwell and giddy at the table. the boisterous laughter of my drunk colleagues was making it worse. luckily, dad came quickly and got me out of the situation.
i wonder how am i going to withstand such functions in future. =(
Eat, drink and have fun 