Haibun: Formal Dinner

Tonight was the Highschool Formal Dinner which was themed 'Golden Wedding Anniversary', celebrating the fifty years of our dear...people. It started from six in the evening to nine. Thanks to the host and hostess who hosted, the ushers and usherettes who ushered, the cooks who cooked, the waiters who waited, the runners who runned, the managers who managed, the bartenders who bartended, the housekeepers who housekeeped, the physical arrangement committee who physically arranged, and the rest who made this event successful, this event was made successful.

I remember my formal dinner. I was the one who got spilled iced tea on. Garn! It sure made me miss a lot, it did. I had to wait in the bloody office for half an hour half-naked! However, this formal dinner was the best, even if my feet are about to be crushed beneath me. I had a really great time cooking that day for I hung out with Geno, Nicole and Jessica whilst in the food processing area (lulz). I especially loved the part where we removed soup scums or 'scummies', according to Jessica. From time to time, my best friend Joshua came to see us. How he says "Bababski" really made us chuckle.

Though a serious task,
fooling and lying around
adds spice to it all

During the night, when all the guests were seated and settled, we served them the food (what else should we serve) and I'm not surprised to see everyone doing very well. It is as if I was working in a real restaurant (gives me a little chill down my aching spine). Whilst I was working, I smiled and waved at my crush. I was so delighted to see her smile back and wave too! That was enough to keep me going through the night, although my feet were about to collapse.

After the guests finished their dinner, some very important people (who I will not be naming) evaluated the dinner. I was very glad to hear a very unbiased evaluation from these very important people. These very important people really know how to give very unbiased evaluations. After this, the 3rd Year students and Highschool Teachers were presented in front. And....we all gorged down the leftover food.

At the end of all the hustle and bustle, rustle and muscle, singing and drinking, toasting and boasting, jaunting and flaunting, and whatever the bloody rhyming words you can think of, people obviously headed home. After I called home to be picked up, sat down near the front office, beside the clinic, where the teachers usually enter and exit, Mr. Alegrid saw me and asked, "Not used to this much work, Vinz?" (first time he called me by my first name in a question) I plinely...*PLAINLY replied "No." He said "Welcome to the real world..." and from there, I started to follow him to the gate, telling him how much experience I have. After that, I went home so very exhausted.

Feeling so thankful,
realizing how it feels
within the real world