what.a.small.world

I finally met the girl who may be my competitor in the Strategic Department. We both graduated from the same high school, we both were athletic back then, our moms even gave birth to us in the same month/year.

Our horopscope says:

Aquarius girls tend to be "Friendly, humanitarian, inventive, independent, and intellectual. On the other hand, they're unemotional and detached". Hmm. I'll stick to the former part, thank you very much. After all we're the water carriers. ;c)

We're the youngest engineers in that department and we both love what we're doing. I've been working here for the past 9 months. She's been working here for the past 3 weeks. I might have a head start here. However, she does have Masters in Project Management, while I only have a B Sc in Civil Engineering. I met her in the elevator today and she recognized me. Really sweet girl.

"Ah we finally meet! They've been telling me about you! N.A. this and N.A. that. I said I better meet that girl and see how she is", she said.

"Hehehe, they told me about you too! And I thought I knew your face. I've been busy getting ready for the next training location, but I usually visit the 7th floor once in a while to have a chitchat with Rod (my boss), but I never bumped into you.", I happily said ending it with "I hope we meet soon!" when it was time to get off the elevator.

Mashallaa, she looks exactly like her cousin who everybody had a crush on back in high school. Let's call him Mr. He's Got it All. Even nonnah had a crush on him when we were in elementary. Who didn't? LOL. She revealed her secret couple of months back when we were bringing back our secretive puppy love alive from our dusty mind.

I was amazed by Mr. He Got It All's athletic ability but I didn't have a crush on him. In fact, I was in love with a cute little boy who had auburn straight hair and pinky cheeks. I was 11 years old. I imagined moi being the Barbie in this relationship, and him being the Ken. C'mon, we all had innocent wild imaginations and mine was this. We would have been really CUTE! Unfortunately it did not work out.

I hated that Ken when he hit puberty. He acted like he's ALL that. Pffft he was a dumb ass.

Getting back to Mr. He Got It All, I definitely remember him clearly, more so from KGs all the way through Middle School. We used to be in the same classes.

During Phys. Ed. two captains were hand picked by the teacher. When I was one, I picked him 'cause we both had the sportsmanship and we so wanted to kick ass (nothing more). Fearing of gossips in the air and hearing "Naa nana nanaaa naa N.A. has a crush on someone" from my fellow class, I tried choosing a couple of good kids before him. Ugh! We were such guiltless kids! I miss those old days. You can be whatever you want to be; mischievous, angelic, smarty pants..everything and nobody could utter a word except for bullies, and I don't think we had those in our grade. Hmm. I don't remember.

I think nonnah liked him ever since she knew he was related to the great man who said:

يؤنسني مصباحكِ البعيدْ
يومِض خلف لعنة الظلامِ
كابتسامة الرجاء
أحس أن الليل بات
.. جدولاً من السنى
وأننا في زورقٍ مُجَنَّحٍ
..أنا وأنت وحدنا
نطوف ُ مابين النجومْ
ونستريح في القمرْ

I'll ask Genie to take me back in time. That will be my first wish out of the three. I shoulda gotten that magic lamp and rubba dub dub rub it.