Fishy Business

Have been back in the office since last Friday. Work's been mad. Lahore was mad! One good day of sight-seeing which was followed by three consecutive work days filled with meetings from 9 in the morning to almost 9 at night. Crazy. So crazy that i came back with almost 90% of the cash i brought along for shopping. When i told Nana this she responded ,'You? You didn't shop?'. Right you are! But the trip was fun nonetheless. I made friends, and i got to see Lahore- albeit just a little of Lahore but it was good. Anyways, it seems as if I'm going to be visiting Lahore quite frequently in future. So all's good!

This week, operation fishy business kicked into first gear. The girls and I decided to christen our new office with a lovely fish habitat to add some cheer and much needed entertainment on days when work just gets the better of us all!

Phase ONE of Operation Fishy Business began yesterday with a lunch trip to IKEA where we bought ourself a beautiful vase and some lovely blue pebbles to go with it.

Phase TWO was conducted in the office's corner toilet. Three giggly girls fussing over a VERY heavy vase. We managed to clean it and fill it with water. Carried it with much difficulty back to the office. Naturally, I volunteered my strength and finess for this task but ended up pouring half the contents of the vase on my blouse!

Phase THREE was conducted at lunchtime this afternoon. We headed to Ghim Moh market for lunch and then to the fish-shop where we proceeded to choose some pretty guppies, fish-bowl greens and a turd-eater fish!

We initially wanted 4 fish- one for myself, one for Flynn, one for Ame and one for Poh Ling (who doesn't sit in our cubicle, but she is our beloved manager and hey! who's going to deny the woman who doesn't stop the endless nonsense that we get ourselves into during office hours!) BUT the lady at the shop said that 4 was an inauspicious number. So..it made all sense for me to suggest getting 8 to get maximum worth of the auspiciousness the fish would bring, but my suggestion was conveniently ignored as my 3 other colleagues quickly proceeded to choose another fish to complete the collection...

Phase FOUR, the final stage! We came back and introduced our fish to the fish bowl/vase! And they're swimming happily now.... see! ok ok..you can't really see the fish..but you get the idea! (that's Leo 'fishing, hahahahaha)

Oh and u know..i saw some cute terrapins. Flynn and I think they'll be good company in the office but everyone else disagreed. I'll do some internet research on terrapins and how to care for them before i moot the idea again!

Something else happened today to add to the excitement of the day...i was surprised by a visit by a most terrifying, gruesome, icky tiny black lizard! It popped out from behind my pc today! It there's one thing i detest, and am completely afraid off- ITS LIZARDS! I screamed and shouted and ran out of the cubicle...to my colleagues distress...everyone came round to see, but it had dissappeared. I've called our trusty office-superman (he's the man you call for everyting! Rashid that is)- he says he'll call the pest control people. Until then, i'm not going to be able to rest easy...