Some Attention

Here is another thing I noticed.. these days I have been all eyes and ears to my surroundings.. I was in the office, and as I was sitting with some of my colleagues, the tea boy came in with some coffees and teas that been ordered by the guy we are sitting in his office.. Anyway, the tea boy walked all around the office room taking his time to adjust the tray in his hand, and placing the coffees and teas on the tables in front of the other guys.. What I noticed, that no one in the room made eye contact with him, or acknowledged that he was there.. This incident took me away from all the crowd sitting in the office, all the way back few years when I was in the O town.. (that’s Orlando for the non Floridians.. hehehe) well When I was in college, I had a friend that used to work as a free lancer caterer part time.. She is taking the same class, and one time she came up to me and asked me for a small favor, she wanted me to help her waiter some party for a music production company in lake Buena Vista area.. she begged me to come with her because she promised the producer of that company that she can do it, and she had one called in and cancelled on her.. After lots of back and forth, and promises of keeping what’s left of the liqueurs for us (LOL), I agreed to do it.. she promised me minimum wage, which made me laugh, minimum hours, cos the party was kinda early in the night, not a late one, and the idea of being in there in a party like that was very intriguing.. I put on black slacks, and white (which they didn’t know) Giorgio Armani shirt, she gave me a tie like all the other waiters/waitresses, and black tie-around for my waist, and off with my map to near Disney World.. that’s where all insinc and back street boys record their albums.. She was so happy to see me there.. I walked in and she gave me the instructions for what I will be doing.. for some reason I was very nervous ( I don’t know why!!), but she made sure that I know everything I needed to know.. which to tell you the truth wasn’t much.. I mean, it was a big sound proofed room, with unknown songs playing, and couldn’t see one famous person in there, but all I have to do is just keep smiling, and hold a bottle of chardonnay, walk around and spot the ones drinking it, and fill their glasses.. That’s it.. Some times I help with the mini sample Orderves.. So I put the biggest smile on my face, and walked around with the bottle filling everyone’s glass... What reminded me to that story, was that all the people in that party, never had eye contact with me.. I mean, not even one person acknowledged me being there at the time.. The caterers where all looking at each other the whole time, but none of the people in the party were looking at us unless they needed something.. The weird part, that I liked it so much, I told my friend to count me in when ever she needs me to.. and she kept on asking me to do that with her for other few times, it was allot of fun, and all the few times I went with her, no one looks in to my eyes when I poor the wine in their glasses.. Well the funny part, after every party we go to, the caterers get together in the end of the night and leave to a club and party our @$$es.. but that’s not the funny part.. the funny part is that all of them and without realizing, would do the same thing and never acknowledge the club waiters/waitresses when we are the ones getting served.. but I remember most of us saying thank you at least.. Here I come back to the present again, where I am sitting in the office, and this guy is placing the coffee in front of me, I always make sure that I look them in the eyes and thank them in hearable voice with a smile.. and all except one would answer me back with another smile.. the one person I couldn’t get a (you are welcome) out of him. LOLOL.. It was killing me.. he’s been with us for years, and never look me in the eyes, nor say anything when I thank him.. I even tried getting some of my visitor friends to try it, and bet them a $100 if they can get a peep out of him.. still nothing till this very day.. LOL