ok so this happened weeks ago and i haven't had the chance to blog it. it was our cook, Nanay V's birthday and she was wearing red. she even had red earrings on. but we all decided not to greet her. for the last two years, we've conned her into thinking that to hell we care if it was her birthday. the first year we had her, we asked Nanay V to buy bread at the local bakery. when she got back, the whole building was dark. I was wearing red and having no place to hide stood still in front of a red divider. she didn't see me. "aw, saan naman ang mga batang to? nagpapabili ng tinapay tapos..." then we all came out from our different hiding places and gave her cake and pansit. she cried. the following year, we called for a pansit delivery under her name and when the delivery boy arrived, Nanay was very upset. she didn't order pansit and she had no money to pay for it. nobody's willing to pay for anything. and then we all came down bearing a cake with candles. she cried. this year, we had to be original. we were running out of tricks in our sleeves. so at the last moment, our audio tech thought up of this charade. we were supposed to ask our boss to reprimand her. but our other boss declined. it was her birthday and not her soon to be death day. so we decided for our other boss (the one who declined) to be the one to reprimand us. the scene would be - a very angry boss shouting and calling up all the departments and the last of his lines "ikaw, nay, ilang taon na ba kayo? kailan ang bday ninyo?" so, after all the snickers and tears from suppressed laughter, the drama began. sir i was shouting and the office door was closed. something serious was happening. i put on my big drama face and called up Nanay, our admin staff and our messenger. Nanay was very nervous. and then the line was said and we all got the food and balloons out of their hiding places. She was very happy.
I know... we're a cruel lot but we like to laugh and make people happy. i can't wait for next year.
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