Ma apostrophes ain't showin right! Hey blogger, sup wit that?
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Office gossip
I had been too engross'd in writin' copies and lookin' fo' pictures to match and printing out labels on envelopes and oglin' ma crush that I had li'l time fo' bloggin. Now am gona tell y'all a li'l sumthin bwt ma O.mates/ma boss' employees but so as not to give their identities away, I've jumbled their initials to give em anonymity (?). And so here are more or less tha characters I had been immersed in while I wasn't bloggin:
Tha Veterans -Tha veterans are those who've been 'round fo' at least 2 christmases now. These are:
Caren -Hired evr since tha company started, hez tha boss' right man & second hand. Hez also tha media dir. & tha graphic art. Wit long hair, tall posture, a loud pleasant voice and gazillions of stories, hez a strong presence in tha O. Hez older than tha rest of us but younger than Mang Blawjaw, Ate Demi & Mob [f'course!] He alwez comes in late & alwez wear a striped long-sleeved therefore remindin me of tha banana in pyjamas. Likes to play tha song "Fighting Temptations" over & over again. Fave phrase: "Laugh trip, pare!"
Mang Blawjaw -Tha jolly ol' company driver. ThO' hez a bit ancient he knows all tha latest hit charts from listenin to his alaga's music & even belts out Black-eyed peas songs. Tha middle of his brows is fix'd in a perpetual fold as if he forgot to undo a frown on his face tho his mouth & eyes are alwez alit wit laughter & mischief. Fave phrase: "Janel, kelan namin makukuha..?" and "Wala nang pasok!"
Janel -Tha new mummy of a bouncin' baby boy, shez also tha payroll giver & tha accountant. Tha "beachball look"? suited her so well that before givin' birth, she was ma officiall fave preggy ladee. Shez still pudgy and cute as a five-year-old. Shez also tha reigning Super-What-Word and Super-Text-Twist champ. Fave phrase: "Uwi na ko ha!"
Ate Demi -Mob's mayordoma and tha queen of tha household. Shez a woman made of pure steel, sharp tongue, and looks made of pure contempt and pure suspicion, which she generously casts on every'un her boss included. She bark'd at me on ma first day of work & managd to scare tha very tall Kelmer into skippin' a day of pool-playin'. She likes to wear socks and/or gardening boots around tha house. With her super short hair & widening eyes, she has tha classic amazona look. Together wit Caren, they are tha two employees that comprise Mob's solid blocks of stability. Fave phrase: "Rey-di na, sir!" [calling Mob to breakfast]
Newbies -Employees who've been 'round fo' barely a year. These are:
Kelmer -Wit his lanky 6-foot-frame, fair skin, braces, and spanking good looks, it's easy to see why Mob put him in charge of delivering thangs to clients. He duzen talk much tho' ,givin off a suplado vibe. A certified billiards addict, he gobbles up his lunch in one-minute juz to be able to play more rounds of pool at Mob's house. He also has tha habit of headin on straight home after delivering/pickin up thangs and findin' out that Mob's not in tha office. Quite clumsy, I've known him to be tha upsetter of tha lamp that broke during a billiard session and tha culprit of tha mysterious spilt pitcher of water left in Mob's kitchen in ma 2-month stay at tha O. And he smells of Dep gel. Fave phrase: "Game na!" and [through text]"Diyan ba si sir?"
Eypi -“Tha events manager, hez also Mob's trusted phone call maker. Sumkinda newspaper fetish, he takes tha company's broadsheets home & digs around in his free time fo' more. He has one of tha most prominent stomachs I've seen around. He also goes to tha loo twice in an hour and turns tha aircon off lest he keel over from too much coldness after which he'll turn it on again when he feels hot and then off again later on. Hez also tha gentlest among tha three fellas. Fave phrase: "...para ebribadi hapi!"
Raul -Tha OJT. He started work on tha same day I did. Tho' he duzen git paid yet, hez prolly tha richest among us since he goes to and from work in a cab, bought a 6630 wit in a week of losin his mobile to hold-uppers, and bought tha most expensive gift fo' our Kris Kringle. Janel said he resembles Tyrone of Starstruck. Hez also a metrosexual and buys himself stuff like self-tanning kits. His bag contains a moisturizing spray fo' tha face and perfume among others. Fave phrase: Nag-bu-busy-busyhan! and Friendster na 'to!" [usually declared as Mob leaves tha office]
Pata -Tha latest addition to Mob's payroll list, shez also tha new maid & Ate Demi's assistant. Compared to Ate Demi, Pata looks frail wit her small frame and passive temperament. In her first month, she had worn green CAT pants [prolly hand-me-downs from Mob's sons] day in & day out. Now she wears ordinary shorts. I have not yet heard her talk long enuf to find a recurrin' fave phrase fo' her.
Tha Boss:
Mob -Tha great source of income. He duzen scream when piss'd at us but reproaches us quietly when no one else is present so that we won't git embarrasd in front of tha others and juz mutters his "hay naku" along wit a big sigh. He cud git quite demanding at times and his praises come wit criticisms. Alwez seen in his fave white Chinese-collared polo. Likes to keep ribbons from his open'd Christmas gifts. Fave phrase: "Hay nakuu!"