What will be shall be

My face is very 'chao'

A colleague remarked to me that when I don't smile, my face is very 'chao' (smelly) and unapproachable. She doesn't know that I actually have good reasons not to smile too often in office.

A 'chao' face is very useful in the office, especially when I am sitting in front of my computer with my face all 'chao' up, people will think I am busy with something and try not to disturb me. Even if I am actually busy chatting with somebody on MSN. Works every time.

Even my boss will refrain from shooting arrows at me. But he is a smart guy. Instead of talking to me face-to-face, he will send me lengthly emails, including a receipt so that I will have no excuses that I have not read his mails. The guy who invented emails ought to be shot, execution-style.

A 'chao' face makes people think twice before they want to screw around with me. All I have to do is to look up at that person and said,"what" in a very cool tone, pretending that I did not hear what he/she wanted. Most people will just back away, making me not a very popular figure in the office.

Trust me, this is essential in my workplace because if you are too obliging, you will find yourself doing a lot of labour work like collecting boxes of paper from the logistic department or moving furnitures from office to office. So it's best to put up a 'chao' face so that people will not think of you immediately when they need labourers.

I then asked this female colleague whether she will accept my invitation for a date if I smile more often, putting up my most 'sunshine' face. She took a glance at my face and muttered softly," You look better when you are not smiling", and left my room.

I guessed she has figured out the real reason why I seldom smile.

posted by malmoncolo @ 11:28 PM