Monday, June 05, 2006
Once upon a summer's time, this 25-yr-old woman decided to go back to school again. She thought it would be easy, (study and work at the same time) but boy was she wrong. First, she noticed dark circles slowly forming under her eyes (which resembled more like a black eye than dark eye shadows). Secondly, she started getting those annoying zits here, there and everywhere, (her 6 year old friend thought she got chicken pox -_-) and thirdly, she found she doesn't have any social life anymore-- emails, phone calls, and text messages were her only means of contact from the outside world.
So on her way home one night, she whacked her head, and said to herself, 'stuff this, am gonna enjoy myself and have fun'.
And she thought what better way to have fun than hit the party scene with her girlfriends whom she hasn't seen for some time. Coincidentally, her friends got tickets to a 60s themed social function (fund raising party) that weekend and knew straight away it was just what she needed. But with only a few days left before the party, she didn't have enough time to go hunting for a 60s outfit anymore. She decided to just rummage through her closet and find any dress that might resemble the era.
Unfortunately, the only retro dress she could find was the one she used to a 70s party 3 years ago. But because she is bright and knows that using the right accessories can easily convert the dress to look a decade earlier, she settled to use that one :P and with a little help and assistance, she managed to squeeze herself to wearing the dress again.
At the party, the band nonchalantly played 60s songs throughout the evening. She and friends had no idea how to dance through each song and opted to go freestyle dancing instead. They got bored eventually, and were almost about ready to leave the place early when the lead singer announced that the best in 60s costume contest was about to begin. Her friends all turned to her, and asked her to take off her trench coat and show the jabronisis her 60s costume underneath. She was hesitant. Her dress was really short and tight. The contest has already started but she was still contemplating whether to parade her chicken legs or not. Ultimately, her playful sagittarian trait kicked in and she joined her other friend on the dance floor.
Suffice to say she was chosen as the "best 60s costume" of the night, and was awarded with * drum rolls pls * a bottle of wine. To her dismay it was one of the cheaper brand of wine around, and as her friends excitedly cheered on her win, she wasn't sure whether she should be patting herself on the back or should be banging her head on the wall. She thought she would have felt better if they had given her a pack of gummy bears but no they gave her a cheap bottle of wine instead, (she doesn't drink too) but she thought it was funny anyway.
The price may not be worth her chicken legs exposure but she still enjoyed herself and still had lots of fun with her friends company again.
In the end it was still "Mission accomplished".
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