Dishonesty Stinks

Dishonesty stinks to high heaven.

It's very sad to write this. But a person whom I've regarded as a friend could actually diss a fellow friend, put her down, and discourage her from attending a seminar, is actually no better than a manipulator, no?

I hate to say this, but I'm refering to PB. Her behaviour is utterly reprehensible. Why should she discourage G from attending something that is evidently beneficial, yet slyly sign up for it with the organisers? Why is she trying to divert G from the seminar? Is it because Scoundrel is likely to be there and there's going to be some kind of dramatic showdown?! Or is she protecting her own turf, afraid that G will be there as a potential rival for someone's affections?

Come to think of it, whose affections is PB rivalling for?! And why is she staring at N at her nosebleed inducing dress and figure, L at her wedding and a whole host of very unwelcomed and personal questions that I refused to answer nor satisfy her curiosity?

G was throughly shocked when it was revealed that despite PB's attempts to dissuade G from attending, she herself signed up for it. Her surprise was very plain to see and while E and I kept mum, G was in a very disturbed frame of mind.

A post dinner chat amongst us three revealed a few points:

1. That PB has been rather domineering, dishonest and putting down of others - a side that we all haven't seen before;
2. G is very upset at her "double-crossing" and perturbed as to whether she should go;
3. Yours truly has decided that one must be extremely careful in revealing what to say to PB, since she's not to be trusted;
4. That PB has a very competitive spirit, and a sigh of wonder emanated from E, who cannot imagine putting up with her;
5. That some of them are already going to minimise contact with her, prefering to see her only in a group.

It has been said that a woman forgets her friends when she finds her love. In this case, even though the love is not found yet, she has begun to bully the goodwill ambassadress, who has a very high tolerant point.

Despite all that talk about God protecting her, showing her the way, why then, was there a need to be so secret about the whole thing? Some plot is afoot, but I can't put my finger to it.

She's been calling us up to discourage us from going too. I suspect it's a divide and conquer strategy. She views P, N and now G as rivals.

I say that if you have what it takes, you need not fear. Even E noted that she's been dressingly differently since the whole thing flopped.

I hate the way that we are treated. It's horrid and I have no hesitation in telling her off, if she pushes me too far.

Time for an engagement strategy to kick in to minmise the damage that's been done.

Still Nobody's Baby

Life at The Sphere has settled into a comfortable routine.

Too comfortable in fact. After touching down at The Sphere from the continent, there was word that I'll be heading off to another continent for my posting.

One month later, still no news.

I shall not call the potential new place a continent. Perhaps The Peninsula sounds more like it. :)

I'm likely to be labelled as the disaster girl if this goes on. I've been monitoring disasters at The Sphere for a good three months.

I wonder how long more should I be staying here before I do another career review again.

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At the last conference of The Sphere, I missed seeing Tall Man. Which was a wonder, since Tall Man is just so... tall.

Have heard much good about him, although my experience bears out otherwise (I mean, he's not soooo nice to me lah). But overall, he's a whole lot better than the Pretender to the Throne. Even Tall Man's girls harrumphfed when I mentioned what roles does the PttT do at the continent.

"Oh, he just pretends."

Yeah, with conjunctivitis that lasted 3 weeks, Carmen rightly wondered what has he been looking at that merited a 3 week break for sore eyes.

*naughty thoughts dancing in my head*

Innocence and Streetwiseness

Many of us girls have a soft spot for N. For her naivete, gentleness and perhaps, a little silent fear of her yielding to the wrong man.

She does have a gentle temperament, and while S commented that she's so "innocent" when she is not aware of some facts of the birds and the bees, I remarked that it would be better for us to "educate" her on this matter, than to have her unknowingly walk into a landmine.

A recent email conversation saw her finding it "funny" that men find that a wife is no different from a very good girlfriend, except that the former offers conjugal rights. If that's the case, with the advent of F*** Buddies, such men should find no inclination towards marrriage, since a good girl friend is able to provide the fun without, perhaps the complications of marital conjugality.

Which brings us to the question. Is it better to be streetwise about such matters or to be innocent and as "pure as the driven snow"? Not that I meant carnal knowledge. But enough streetwiseness to understand that there exists many people who may harbour unkind and cruel intentions towards you.

And that it is better to be observant and sharp about some things than to take things at face value.

Sometimes, I feel that I'm too jaded when it comes to such issues. Many have commented that I'm a softie at heart coated in a steely exterior.

I hope that's not turning others off.