Thursday
December 3, 2009
So after last night’s thing, which I will probably never do again and the end product of which I’m afraid to imagine (so help me god), I came into work this morning to an IM from a guy I met at those crazy cocktails so many weeks ago.
He’s a nice, decent chap and I remember talking about work with him and then the conversation drifted to other personal details like where we lived (as it turns out not very far from each other), what we did in our free time etc. I think my tongue might have been loosened by the huge pint of Hoegaarden or Erdinger in my hand and the watering hole of that moment — a very dimly-lit club at a hotel in the Marina area playing weird music — so I was not that sober and I don’t know what else we talked about. We eventually shared a cab back to the east and he sent me a nice friendly email the next day with his IM id, which is why I have him on IM.
So back to this morning, we exchange the usual pleasantries and then talk about how crazy busy everything has been and how the year has gone by so quickly, to which I wholeheartedly agree.
Then he says he’s gotten himself a new tennis racquet but doesn’t have anyone to play tennis with, being new in town and all.
So naturally being nice and all, I put him out of his misery and offer to attempt some mutual volleys and backhands “if he likes”. And he replies by saying to let him know when I next want to play tennis.
And then we say bye to finally get down to work.
So does that mean the ball is erm, in my court?
December 4, 2009 at 12:33 am
yes it does
he already made the first moves by emailing u the day after the drinks/cab ride, and them IM-ing u today.
December 4, 2009 at 5:48 pm
haha this is exciting. let us know when you next play tennis.
December 5, 2009 at 11:18 am
December 5, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Why are men so lazy these days? You ALREADY took his painfully obvious tennis bait. It should then have been his job to arrange it. There’s this guy I come across occasionally and he’s always saying, “yeah, well I’m waiting for you to take me out…”; first time it was funny. 85th time less so.
To teach him a lesson you should arrange a game of doubles with another couple, or hook him up with one of your amazing-at-tennis male friends
hahaha.
December 7, 2009 at 5:25 pm
i love your idea DH but i do not have at my disposal these AAT male friends you speak of.
December 8, 2009 at 2:33 am
Well, just arrange with him then. But don’t be taking any more of his laziness! xx
December 7, 2009 at 7:43 pm
i agree with your friend DH, i esp hate those ‘let’s arrange’/'call me when u want to do xx’, no matter potential date or friend. want to do anything, arrange la.
December 8, 2009 at 12:57 am
more like… he doesn’t want to get rejected outright suddenly immediately… so he lets you decide a day when you are free? Go with your instincts… if you don’t like him… forget it… otherwise hanging out shouldn’t be okay??
!
December 8, 2009 at 10:55 pm
i wrote about this in my blog before. this guy is probably what the japanese/koreans call a ‘plant-eater’, ie guys who sit there and look good whike waiting for others to make the move.
is he cute??
December 9, 2009 at 1:06 am
Hahaha way too much attention on this guy I think… But today he did tell my colleague to say “hi” to me on his behalf. Hmm now what does THAT mean? I reckon probably nothing.
December 24, 2009 at 2:14 am
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