Everything always starts with nothing.
At first it was the correspondences and working together that no one would think anything of.
Followed by jokes people make that we don't even bat an eyelid about.
It wasn't long before I found myself relying on you like a trusty buddy, and if someone else delivered the work, I won't be satisfied, no matter what.
Ended up, we were directly dealing with things that I suppose both of us were supposed to let go - gotta give myself credits for trying to deal with the rest!
One fine day, you broke the news - in officially. it wasn't pleasant but I promised to make it a happy occasion, because we have to be supportive of each other.
And I started counting down......
Somehow, the counting down was accompanied by an accidental lunch out together, and another one which probably stretched till tea...
It was probably coincidental but chat messages weren't just about work and topics started to range from your next job, us working during holidays, helping to check out the stuffs for the upcoming work, Japanese (language), our friends, families and life. It was then I got to understand you more, besides the usual friendliness self, there's another side that don't usually present itself.
It was funny when you tried to pass lame messages through your team mates, I totally had to dismiss it coz I couldnt remember the name of the Japanese anime I used to go after, no way to continue with the topic. That time when you tried to correct the response to my email addressed to the entire team for the N-th time, I actually had a good time laughing at the cosmetic amendments you made... And I still remember the time when someone went behind my back and asked for a longer deadline for my team coz he saw my manager pressing me (which was a mistake), but your team member let the cat out of the bag later. Of course, I will remember how you never fail my insane requests and trying to make our lives easier, no matter what time of the day it is!
I'm glad we met, coz it was really good to talk outside of the work environment (though it kinda ended up being work-related halfway). Some of the topics really made my heart skip a bit or two, i was taken by surprise though I'm glad to make a truthful response.
P/S: I'm sorry for chickening out and running away halfway, leaving you wondering if I fell into the ocean. I'm glad you came for me though the crazy traffic lights nearly drove me mad.
Thanks for all of it =) and for the sincerity.
You talk about the next pancakes but I don't think that's gonna happen...