I've had just enough time to... be surprised not once but thrice
Taken of the new products that are launched on a very special day :)
June 11 2013, I have just returned
from US the day before after 30 hours of plane rides and waiting in airports. I
then had the longest sleep I had in years lying flat in bed for almost 12 hours.
But I was not fully charged. Two weeks of traveling through multiple time zones
have taken a toll on this old body. I knew I had to leave the office early and
planned to leave sharp at 5.45 pm. At least that was the plan.
At 4.00 pm, a call came in that involved
the future of a colleague and a long discussion ensued. I divided my time
between two factories. At 4.22 pm, I received a call from the bakery requesting
my presence. They said it was not urgent so I planned to go over before 5.00
pm. At 4.45 pm on the way down, I dropped over and have a ‘few words’ with a
colleague that lasted an hour and a half.
In the bakery, the factory manager surprisingly
ushered me upstairs instead of having the discussion in his room. By that time,
I was feeling groggy, running on auto and reserves, and wishing there was a bed
somewhere I could lay down to drift into blissful oblivion. In the meeting
room, I was surprised to see all the Heads of Departments waiting for me. I was
embarrassed that I’ve unwittingly kept them waiting for so long and apologized
profusely. They seemed strangely cheerful in spite.
They showed me the new company
products that they said will be launched tomorrow. I’m quite absent minded but
they laughed that I will never have to ask any of them the launch date for
these products because it was on my birthday! I was touched by the gesture. Before
I could settle down and digest the feeling, a few of them that left the room
earlier came in with a cake and a single lighted candle and the whole crowd
burst into the birthday song. I good naturally protested that it was unfair to
do it a day earlier to catch me by surprise but I was of course naturally
pleased that they went through the trouble to surprise me. I was a zombie that
day but they light a fire under the zombie to wake him up. That was just the
first surprise…
The First Surprise -
ReplyDeleteIt is 4.54 in the morning. I could not sleep. The jet lag is keeping me awake so I may as well wake up and do something useful instead of tossing and turning in bed. It has been an eventful day in which I had been surprised 3 times. Usually, I will write the story and posted it for the blog first and then choose one of the image to share it with my flickr friends. This time, I’m doing it differently for I don’t intend to stay up for so long and will try to sleep again soon. I even had the title for the post figured out – “How to surprise a Zombie”.
This is the first surprise. My staff and colleagues launched this new company product – 100% Whole Wheat Roll on my birthday! The product went on sales nationwide today. I left the dates to the team to decide and was not aware of the actual date as I just returned from my travel. I was most touched to say the least. As I was saying, it was an eventful day. The rest of the story to follow in my blog.
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1000 Reasons
My friends, I'm sorry that I'm in between trips and will not be able to visit you yet. This weekend, I'm on my way to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and them home for a week. I just had to put out this post even in my zombie state (or maybe because of zombie state) and it is a working day tomorrow. Now, lets see if I can now go back to sleep after working off some energy... Watch out for the rest of the story in my blog in a day or two. Good night! Zzzzzzz.....
ReplyDeleteShambLady
enjoy your time - no worries, we'll be here ! :) hugszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ineedathis
That looks whole lot delicious!
have a great trip.
狂野的男人
I will buy some if I saw it in the market :)
Seem like you are having a busy life but enjoyable, wishing you have a good sleep and pleasure trip to Australian. Be safe buddy .
BD@Mona
Lovely image !!!
henrhyde (gill) CATCHING UP BEEN AWAY !
Waiting !! grand image
vignettes_IND
Temptingly luscious....Happy B'day dear friend...what a fantastic way to celebrate...:)
Onasill
Excellent image, nicely captured and composed! Thou
oola * gone for awhile
ooh ...cannot wait to learn more!!!!! and congratulations on your birthday surprise...HIPPO BIRDIE TWO EWE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteoctober blue
Looks very tasty ! A very auspicious date to launch this product .....wishing you a very Happy Birthday ! And best success for the new product. I I like both strawberry and vanilla ...so it is a hard decision for me which to choose ? I think I will try one package of each :-)))) I hope you can get some rest and start to un-zombie yourself soon :-)
娜 娜☂Nana
zombie state..lol
Sometimes, I also appear >>zombie state<<
But I think it will help to soothe my emotions.
ishratzakiasultana (on and off)
Tempting! Wish you have a safe and pleasant trip!
Yasmin de light
Another delicious image my friend. Sounds healthy with the whole wheat. Wonderful that these were launched on your birthday. Now you will have two things to celebrate on your birthdays. PS just noticed the spelling of Vanilla - perhaps this was done deliberately to mark your uniqueness and creativity in your writing and photography : )
Steve Taylor (Photography)
They look worth a try
TarotWoman 2012 -HELP Lost 20 contacts !!!
Like the packaging, it certainly has my mouth watering.