10 seconds

...or maybe less than that.

for the past month, i've noticed that there's this girl who works as a receptionist at the floor below my office. it was the office of kao corporation. the first time i saw her, it was in the lift. i was going to work one morning when she was there, pushing a trolley full of nasi lemak into the same lift as me. i guess they are having a breakfast party in the office. my first reaction was, "how come i've never seen her around before?". she's not the type who would make heads turn, but she is very sweet looking, with her pinkish cheeks on her round face. at least that's my opinion lah, my colleagues said she looks normal.

from that day onwards, i was hoping to catch a glance of her every morning. no luck. i seldom got to see her in the morning. unless someone stops at her floor while i was in the lift. that also depends on which lift i'm in. there are 5 main lifts in the building, and the receptionist table is only visible to 3 of them.

2 weeks ago, i realized that she would wait for someone to pick her up at the lobby after office hours. the thing is, i don't usually leave the office on time, and i only get to see her a few times.

wait, it gets better! as my training is coming to an end, i figure i didn't have much chance to see her anymore. so..i did some crazy stuff. for a few times, as i was using the lift to go down for lunch or go back to my room after work, or going back up to the office after lunch, i would press the button to her floor, just to stop and look. yeah, i know. i sounded so desperate huh? i can't explain why, but i just liked looking at her. you know, there are things that you just don't get bored looking at over and over again. a little overdose of eye candy wouldn't hurt, eh?

to be honest, i have thought of approaching that girl just to make friends with her. asking her out would be way off limits. the guy who picks her up everyday might be her bf, or maybe i'm just too young for her cos by the looks of it, she must be older than me. besides, i don't have the balls big enough to do that.

today is the last day of my training.

there i was, walking into the building and i saw a lady in a nice tone of pink coloured shirt which complements her fair skin, and a black skirt, walking in to the building.

IT WAS THE KAO GIRL!

damn she looks good in pink! i abandoned the plan of buying a pack of 3-in-1 nescafe at kiosk, and proceeded to take the same lift as her. got other people in the lift also lah. since her office is on the 20th floor whereas mine is on the 21st, both of us would be the last to get out. there were at least 10 seconds of just me and her in the lift. i stole glances at her, not having the balls to strike up a conversation. staring at her would be very rude. it was the best opportunity to make friends, and i totally blew it. those 10 seconds.

did i mention she looks good in pink? she looks damn good in pink. coupled with her pinkish cheeks and all...