My adventure in the office

[koebshaq0_0]

Bro ilock is back from National Day. Thanks!!!

[focaccia]

Wow, get fucked once by the old man or many times by young man.

I rather her her fucked by the old man n the young man many times, altogether

[MannyPajiao]

Thanks for the multiple episodes bro!!

[ilikeoldchangke]

James : You are kidding right…

Belinda : Of course I’m kidding…



I heaved a sigh of relieve, for a moment I thought she was really considering going down that path.



I sent Belinda back to her mum’s place, stopping a block away in case we bump into familiar faces. Neither of us said anything but it’s something we both had in mind.




We had no intention to complicate our relationship further. We don’t want to give anyone false hopes that we’re getting back together.



Nothing happened over the weekend and the uneasy peace made me felt uneasy.




9th Jan 2012


Monday


12pm




Belinda and I were called into the office with Mr Lau and Mr Liew the moment we stepped into office at 9am.


After a gruelling 3 hour meeting and a conference call with Rasid, we had our work set out for us.


Nothing was mentioned about what happened when we were in Dubai but Mr Lau wanted to speak with Belinda in private.




2pm



My team received an email that Belinda would be transferring over to our team. She would be reporting to Mr Liew with immediate effect.



I heard some murmurings between Hakim and Sandy before Alex joined in.



Even Uncle Tong rolled his chair over to the group, talking softly among themselves.



My phone rang and Mr Liew called me into his office.



Mr Liew : What is this ?? You have any idea ???



James : I think they broke up…. They quarrelled in Dubai… It looked quite ugly…. That’s all I knew.




Mr Liew : This better not be some shit ploy to spy on us or some shit…. How childish can this office get ?



I did not give a reply.




5pm


Mr Liew met with Mr Lau for over an hour before calling a meeting of our own including Belinda.



Mr Liew : Ok. Guys…. Ermm.. I’m sure you have a lot of questions at the moment but here’s the brief summary of what is going on.


He pointed at Belinda, saying that she would be joining us permanently and our team would be dedicating 50% of our time to work on the Dubai project.




Mr Liew : It’s a decent project, the fees are ok . I’m sure we can handle it on top of what we have on our hands… there’s just a small problem….


He sighed and said that Terry would be helming another team and both offices will be working concurrently on the project.



Mr Liew : 2 options… those fucking arabs love options…. 1 from us… 1 from Terry…May the best one win….



He went a little into specifics before saying that once the scheme is confirmed, whoever won would take the lead but the main person who is coordinating the whole project will still be Belinda and me as requested by the client.




Mr Liew : In the meantime, we are all starting at the same line…. Belinda…



I saw him hold back a sneer as he tried to keep his tone professional.



Mr Liew : You will come up with 1 option on your own…you have no other projects on hand… it should not be hard….



I wanted to throw up at what he did.




Mr Liew made no attempt to hide his contempt for Belinda, after all they quarrelled pretty often over other issues and projects, not to forget, Belinda took a few projects right from under his nose.



This kind of “Xim Pear” loosely translated into “heart problems” via Hokkien, will not go away easily. There is bound to be some discontentment. Something you cannot simply shake your hands, say sorry and expect things to go back to normal.




Sure, Belinda was under Terry’s team when she took the projects but one thing is clear. Terry is shit, so the person helming the team that took Mr Liew’s project is actually Belinda. Yes, she has what it takes to be a threat to Mr Liew.



What would you do if something like this happens to you ?




As long as you are a working adult, I’m sure you know the kind of feeling I’m talking about.


We’re talking about stirring up a big pot of shit and hoping it doesn’t spill over, and I was not surprised Mr Liew started churning the ladle already.



Mr Liew : Belinda … is experienced, very good with her work…. She won a few projects over from us not too long ago…


I almost wanted to roll my eyes at Mr Liew but managed to calm myself down.




Belinda just stared at the whiteboard. She knew better than to speak up.



Mr Liew : So anything you need, ask her… she can do everything…



I saw Hakim sniggering while Sandy rolled her eyes at me as Mr Liew spent another 5 minutes stirring shit.



Mr Liew : Any questions ?? good….. please….get back to work..



Before I left he held me back for a private word.



Mr Liew : I don’t trust her, leave her on her own… I don’t care if she drowns or quit…. Our team is fine without her… you get what I’m saying….



I nodded.




Mr Liew : Ok good… I have a few trips coming up… this is in your hands James… I’m looking at Cambodia, there’s some lobangs over there my friend introduced….



9th March 2012


Friday


10.30pm



Over the next 2 months, we worked on the schemes as much as we could. Belinda had no support from my team. Even if there were, it was minimal but she did not let it faze her.



So what if no one helps her ? All the more she wanted to proof that she could do it.




I stayed back 3 times a week to help her without her asking. She asked me to leave but I ignored her. Together, we refined both the proposals. We planned our work carefully so it doesn’t contradict each other.



James : You do know there’s a chance that Mr Liew would not even show your work right….


Belinda said she knew that the day she started working on it.




Belinda : I won’t be surprised if it ends up in the recycle basket…



Still, she gave it her best shot. There was no shortcut from Belinda, it’s not in her character. If she wanted to do something, she would go all the way.



Nothing went well for Belinda in the office. Terry’s mail with Belinda’s picture painted her to be the ultimate office slut who would sleep with anyone. A couple of Pinoy and Indians made their move on Belinda but she told them to fuck off, all the more reinforcing the rumour she’s some spicy slut bitch who only sleeps with the boss.




I could tell she was affected by it but she refused to let it show.



Everyday I would see her walk into the office, head held high acting like she was not bothered with the way other colleagues look at her but in fact it was the exact opposite.



I knew this would be something she bottled up within her until one day she could no longer suppress her feelings and explode.



Belinda ate her lunch alone most of the time.




My team refused to eat with her, after all she did make some of their efforts go down the drain when she won over some jobs.



When I asked her to have lunch, she would say it won’t be nice if I was seen with her.



James : I’m asking as your husband… not your colleague…



That statement took Belinda by surprise that day, she agreed and we had a simple meal at a café.



Terry, on the other hand had within a short span of 2 months, built up a team of 8, a totally new team he formed just to take us on. He lead the team personally and it was staffed with all foreigners.



I heard from Sharon that she would have preferred if Terry got interns for the project.



Sharon : They look like they don’t know what they’re doing…. Their resumes also so so only…. Nothing impressive. Waste money….

[ilikeoldchangke]

Terry came over pretty often and he was hitting on Sandy pretty aggressively too.



Terry : Lately never see pictures of you and your rich coward boyfriend… where is he… har ? real one or not…. So many months still don’t dare to show face….. no balls….KNN…



He would make this kind of statements while browsing through files and stuff within earshot of the whole team.



If you think that was bad, what he said around Belinda was a hundred times worst.


Terry : Aiyah…how come got some weird pussy smell… like never wash properly like that…. I think overused already…


James : HEY!... you’re disturbing the office… you want to act in a drama or a play please head back to your own office…




Terry : Fuck off la…. You think you lusting over a swan is it…. Haha… it’s some rotten piece of Chee bye I tell you… haha…




This is how fucking childish Terry can get.



On one particular occasion when there was a thunderstorm and Belinda came into the office drenched. She removed her jacket and was wiping herself dry when Terry came over with a cup of hot coffee in his hands.




Terry : Wah… so wet ah…. Must be a lot of people service you…. Ask them cum properly la… all over like that how to work… haha…



He’s mad. Don’t you think for someone to make such a crude statement needs to be checked by a healthcare professional ?



I mean come on, you’re like what, in your 40s and this ??



Sometimes I really don’t know what these people are thinking.




The team has pretty much gotten use to Terry’s theatrics but that day something snapped in Uncle Tong.



WHAM !!




He slammed the table so hard that Terry jumped a little and spilled some of his coffee onto himself.



Fuck even I almost squeeze out a bit of my pee as I look at him all flushed at his face glaring at Terry.



He pointed a finger full of wrinkles at Terry and said something that made everyone gasp in surprise.




Uncle Tong : You !! …FUCK OFF from this office !!.. I have never seen someone so rude and childish as you Terry… !!




The outburst gave Terry a shock as well and it took him 3 seconds to recover and rebuked Uncle Tong.



Terry : Don’t think just because you are an old staff you can talk to me this way…. Don’t forget you are an employee !!!



Uncle Tong : I didn’t…. I think it’s you….who forget you are a man…yet you still wuss around here like a pussy after being dumped.




Terry was so mad he almost wanted to throw his cup at Uncle Tong but Hakim stood up and clapped.




Hakim : Woot !! ..Woot!! Bagus la Uncle Tong… WOOT!!



That outburst earned a few sniggers and I could see Sharon running out with a gleeful look on her face as she waited for more drama to unfold.



Alex stood up and in a dramatic manner, stood to attention and salute Uncle Tong before bursting into laughter together with Hakim.




Even Sandy covered her mouth as she sniggered and not to forget Belinda, she too was a little surprised at the outburst but as she dried her hair with crumbling bits of tissue, nothing could describe the look of gratitude on her face.



Terry : You watch out…!..



He stormed out of our office as cheers and jeers erupted for a good 5 seconds.



Belinda gave Uncle Tong a slight nod as she bit down on her lips and got back to her work.




12th March 2012


Monday


12pm




Omar and Rasid would be arriving on the 17th Saturday night and they wanted the presentation on Sunday morning, the 18th . Their schedule is pretty tight, they wanted to get it all over with by mid noon on Sunday.


The date, 18th of March is also our company’s dinner and dance. It’s the founding day the company and an events company was hired to do all the preparations for the dinner together with the theme and games.



We were informed about the theme that day, it was supposed to be some back to school party. Come dressed in your old school uniforms or some shit.



Most of the staff were excited except the 2 teams that still had a presentation on that morning.




Now as with all presentations, we would print countless copies of reports, presentation boards and we would have a scaled model.



My team has 2 options, So everything would be multiplied by 2.



A function room has been booked at M hotel, a short distance away from our office for convenient sake and Omar and Rasid would be staying there for the trip.




Now, simple math. With the number of people working on my proposal, of course we finished it well ahead of time.



By Thursday night, everything is ready. Mr Liew flew off to Cambodia, saying that he would be back on early Sunday morning, still in time for the presentation



Everyting is Printed, binded and sealed.



All set to go.




I even called the courier company to send a van down to so we can load everything up and send it over on Friday afternoon so we can set everything up.


Belinda though is running a little late.



I stayed back on Thursday night to help her and only at 5am Friday morning did we finish compiling everything. This time round, we kept everything under lock and key.


Besides locking the meeting room, our proposals were loaded into 2 large boxes, each about the size of your average coffee table. They were sealed shut and labelled.



Mine is labelled James and Belinda has her name on hers.




Nothing could go wrong.



Or so we thought.




16th March 2012


Friday

4pm



It was drizzling the whole day and it looked like it’s going to continue well into the night. Weather report says the skies should clear up by the late evening.


I called the courier company several times but no one answered the phone. Only at 5pm did the manager call me back saying they had some issues on their end and they would not be able to deliver our stuff.




James : What the fuck are you talking about….. then where am I going to find someone to do it ??!!! It’s FRIDAY Evening !!... don’t you even have a vehicle left ???



I even told him I could wait well past office hours.



James : It’s a fucking short drive, not even 5 minutes… what difficulty are you talking about ??




I was so fucking pissed with the company that I slammed down the phone. I cannot imagine the office has been using this company for the past few years. Everyone looked at me as I tried to think of a solution.



My blood was still boiling when I saw several staff from that very courier company came into the office but they went towards Terry’s wing and started moving his presentation stuff out.



James : Fuck…




That pretty much explains everything.




As if that was not enough, I saw Terry casually strolling out from the pantry , smirking like a typical fucker you would love to punch in the gut. He walked slowly past us, sipping his coffee as if he did not have a single thing to worry about in the world.



I tried a few other companies on the phone that we had dealt with but it was too late for them to arrange any dispatch over to us by then. I had this feeling that Terry too had a hand in that.




James : It’s only a few blocks away, we will walk if we have to…. Just push everything over or something…



I could hear Terry snigger as he hovered near Belinda.




Terry : Aiyoh… all the hard work…. Don’t get to present…. Poor thing…



He directed his statement at Belinda before walking away. He too was aware of the 2 proposals and that Belinda was made to work without support for hers. Nothing would make him happier to see her effort go down the drain.

[ilikeoldchangke]

5.45pm


James : Ok… fuck it… we’ll walk…


Hakim : James… sorry ah… I need to fetch my mum later… and it’s raining…




Sandy raised up her hands too saying that she was supposed to pick up her parents from the airport later that evening.



I turned to Alex who recently got a girlfriend and he admitted he has a date.


Belinda said she would help me do it.



Uncle Tong offer to help as well.




James : It’s too much stuff…. We need Alex and Hakim…



I took a deep breath as I spied Terry sniggering at a corner, listening to us. It was as if our desperation is giving him some unexplained form of pleasure.




James : There’s still time…. We’ll meet back here tomorrow at 10 in the morning… it’s the weekend…. Tanjong Pagar would be quiet …. We can just push everything over…and set it up…. .Everyone ok ??




Everyone nodded and agreed.


Our office is seriously a few blocks away from M hotel.




I was even considering making a few trips on my own, perhaps call a cab or something then do it bit by bit but in the end I decided to just do it the next day. I don’t want to risk removing the reports and misplacing some documents along the way.



6.15pm



I was still at my desk when my phone rang.



It was Alex.



James : Yes ??


Alex : James… I need to talk to you… can you come to the lobby ??


James : What’s wrong ??




He said he needed to talk to me urgently and I quickly rushed down to meet him.



Alex explained that he was taking a dump on a different floor. Something that I would do too if I want an extended toilet break. There’s nothing more awkward than taking a long smelly dump on your office floor only to bump into someone you know when you come out of the cubicle.



Alex : I went to the 6th floor to take a dump …. And while inside the cubicle… I heard Terry talking to his team…



James : What was it… ??



Alex : He…. He gather a few of them back tomorrow morning… they’re….. they’re supposed to make sure some accident happen along the way when we send the stuff over.



James : WHAT ? are you sure??



Alex nodded his head.




Alex : I heard them clearly… they did not know I was inside the handicap cubicle at the end…they probably thought no one would go down so many floors to shit. …



James : What kind of accident ?




Alex : Accidental push, knock, bicycle, anything, water, drinks, coffee…. He said anything. Just as long as they do it…



James : You got to be shitting me.




Alex : He shook his head. I’m not… I think this office is mad…. I’m thinking of finding another place to work as it is…



I calmed Alex down and told him not to worry.



I will think of a plan.



I went back up to the office and I told Belinda what Alex told me.



Belinda : I’m not surprised…. He plays dirty… let’s move up the schedule …. Catch them off guard…




I shook my head.


James : They won’t be that stupid…they will be waiting for us.



I called up google map on my screen and looked at that pathetic stretch of road that led from our office to M hotel.




It’s a straight forward route.



A bit of Cantoment road, then from Lim Teck Kim road all the way down to Bernam Street and to M hotel.




That’s it.



That’s just it.



I’m sure some of you would have driven or walked along the same stretch before. It’s just a short walk.



I sighed and went into the meeting room to look at the 2 trolleys loaded with our hard work for the past couple of months.


One person can push the trolley but someone would need to help if there was any steps or bumps along the way. Not to forget if some fucker decides to come too close and play punk, another one would need to fend him off.




Why not call the police you say ?



What do I tell them ?



Hello hello Mr police… I going to push some boxes to hotel to meet client but I scare got people come and disturb me… how ar ? And the people is from my same office… can help me ?




I massaged my forehead again as I looked at the never ending rain.




I set up a wasapp group for all of us and brought forward the meeting time the next day to 9.30am



Everyone agreed after being notified of the situation that Terry would be playing dirty.





17th March 2012


Saturday


5 am




I was up and in the shower by 5am. I could not sleep. Anger festered slowly in my head the entire night and sleep came and went in bits and pieces.



I looked at myself in the mirror and wondered why people like Terry exists in this world. Are they placed here solely to test other people’s patience ?



Rich fucker who goes to some good school with a rich father.



Taking a deep breathe, I reminded myself that life is never fair.


We don’t get to choose the hand that was dealt to us, but we have every god dam right to choose how we want to play that hand.



It’s like poker, or Dai Dee, getting shitty cards doesn’t mean you will lose. It’s how you play the game.




The game everyone of us play everyday from the moment we wake up.


So what if I need to run after a bus ?


So what if I need to squeeze in a train that doesn’t move sometimes ?


So what if I need to crank up the 9 year old car hoping the spark plug ignites the engine so I can send my kids to school or my parents to the market ?



These are the cards we have and we fucking play it as it is everyday.



I will not let Terry ruin this for us.






6.15am


I was the first to step into office and I immediately switched on all the lights and went to check on the model.



Everything was ok, intact and I stood over the 2 trolleys.



I removed the 2 labels which separated my box from Belinda. I don’t want anyone to know which one they are protecting.


Belinda came in at that moment and asked me what was I doing.


She looked good that day even though I could see her hair was still wet from the early shower. Belinda wore a pair of grey capris that ended just below her knees, exposing her toned calves and a sleeveless white running singlet. I could see her white sports bra underneath. The cross back straps prominently visible when she turned her back to me.



A pair of sports shoes covered her feet.


I could tell she was in for a fight that morning.




Belinda : Don’t be stupid James… Terry might just want to get back at me… don’t risk it… your proposal is a good one..



James : I felt yours was better…



She did not agree and she insisted on sticking the labels back. Not only did she do that, she used a black market and scribble her name onto the cover of the box.




Belinda : There… fuck Terry… let him have what he wants…. Either way our team is getting this project…



6.30am


Belinda offered to grab breakfast and coffee so I told her I would stay back to look after the stuff.




7.15am


Terry’s men started arriving.



They strolled in casually, looking over at our wing. I know the 2 of them. New hires, Benjan and Apollo, both Filipino.




Terry himself arrived at 7.45am strolling in casually with the usual smirk as he shot a look over to our wing.



8am



Belinda and I ate our breakfast in the meeting room itself as we waited for the rest to arrive.

[ilikeoldchangke]

8.30am


Uncle Tong was the first to arrive, dressed in shirt and pants. He was always dressed in his long sleeve shirts and black work pants no matter the occasion. His hair streaked with white streaks were neatly gelled and combed back with not a strand out of place.



Dignified.



Yes he always had that dignified look, and he carries it well.



That morning he came with a sports bag.



Uncle Tong : Morning…



He said he came early to have breakfast before leaving us in the meeting room after he dropped off his old briefcase. One that had seen better days.




9.00am


By 9am, I could see 6 men from Terry’s team loitering around the office. He himself was seen talking to them in their meeting room.



Alex walked into the room, dressed in black slacks and his combat engineer Polo Tee.




Advance and overcome.



We’ll need that today.



9.15am



Sandy came in her usual Yoga inspired outfit. Black tights and sports shoes but she had on a grey singlet without sports bra, it was just a normal one from what I could see.



9.30am



Hakim walked into the room in a t-shirt, berms and sports shoes,



9.35am



Uncle Tong walked in and the room erupted into cheers.



Hakim : WAH Uncle TONG !!.. TAIJI AH… swee la… haha…



Alex ; Wah… Uncle Tong… teach me leh…



Sandy : Very yandao leh Uncle Tong…




He beamed a wide smile as he finished buttoning up his Taiji outfit. A loose fit garment in off white and he had changed out of his dress shoes into his sports shoes too.


Uncle Tong : I don't have other exercise clothes... haha..


James : Wah Uncle tong… first time see you in something else besides shirt and pants leh.. hahah..





10am



Everyone settled down and waited for me to give the que to move after checking through we had everything ready.




I could see Terry and his men loitering at the lobby, looking into our meeting room.





Taking a deep breathe, I looked at everyone in the eye before I began.




There was no need for any grand speech.




This is not William Wallace fighting for his freedom.




This is not some Alien race trying to retake their planet from the humans.




This is not some fancy war propaganda film.




There was no need for any of that.





I was nervous.



I really am.





Uncle Tong looked at me, nodding slightly. I don’t know why but that look gave me the much needed confidence I lacked.




Alex gave me a nod, telling me that he’s with us all the way.




Sandy tied up her hair in a pony tail and gave me a wink.





Belinda had a slight smile on her face, the same one that made me fall in love with her many years ago.




Hakim hit his heart twice with his fist before pointing his finger at me.





All eyes outside the meeting room stared at us.




No one moved.



Taking a deep breathe, I nodded my head at everyone in my team.




I placed my fingers around the grip of the 1st trolley and watched as Terry and his men left the reception the moment our group got on our feet.




James : 3 streets…… it’s just 3 streets away…





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[silver5surfer]

Great update!

[skl8188]

Thank you james

[luvuass]

Thks for the update

[screwu]

It is getting exciting

[butchokoy]

Bro ilock, I am one of the silent readers of ur stories. I can say that u never fail to mind fuck my brain. Thanks a lot. Cant wait for ur next installment. Really carried away by your story telling.

[BuaChiku]

Camping for updates

[nightingle91]

damn! even knowing the next few updates are non sexual it still keeps me pretty excited wanting to know what happens next! well done TS..camping for the next update!

[skl8188]

Originally Posted by nightingle91

damn! even knowing the next few updates are non sexual it still keeps me pretty excited wanting to know what happens next! well done TS..camping for the next update!

James stories is not so much abt sex but the way he unfold it.