She Looked At Me With Big-Round-Innocent-Pleading Eyes

First weekend of 2008 was kickstarted with major 21st birthday celebrations. To attend two birthday parties in a single night was stressful. Especially when one is in Changi and another in Woodlands.

Especially when I was banned from leaving the 1st party to attend the 2nd party until the cake was cut. Normally, me being me, would not have given a hoot about the cake. Whether you got cut your cake or not, not my business. I am dead set on executing my exit strategies at 2000 hrs sharp.

But there is nothing much a straight guy like me, the straighter than a straight line type, can do when the birthday girl look at you with big-round-innocent-pleading eyes and say : "so early? but my cake haven't cut yet. pleaaaasssseeee stay until I cut my cake".

I tell you those big-round-innocent-pleading eyes got magic power. When cast under a spell, how you expect me to insist I want to leave. Upon hearing OK, she rewarded me with a smile that was sweeter than the sweetest sweet on earth.

Disclaimer: I swear that the birthday girl was not anybody special. I swear that the birthday girl was not someone I had a crush on last time in secondary school. I also swear that I did not attempt to make her my girlfriend but my advances were largely ignored.

At 10 pm, 2 hours later than my initially planned departure timing, they finally cut the cake and I was free to leave.

At 11pm, 5 hours after the 2nd party started, I arrived at the 2nd party. Upon arrival, Lao Giam, Skinny Man and gang promptly scolded and whacked me left right up down centre. I was abit guilty because the birthday boy was Skinny Man, a friend of mine since primary school.

Disclaimer: I swear that Lao Giam and gang did not call me many many times to hurry me to the party. I swear that I did not choose my birthday girl over my Skinny Man.

I am beginning to confirm the cold hard fact suspect that I rank girls alot higher than guys.