Excerpts from my Diary 2013; My HOD (3)

[Keke]

7^th May 2013

 

As I got ready for work and packed my lunch for today, I kept muttering a prayer to God to see me through the day, and the remaining four months before I leave for studies in Witwatersrand, SA.

The moment I sorted out my table, my next port of call was my HOD.

I knocked softly on her door and stepped in.

As usual, she leafed through sheets of documents as I answered questions she had about the department and our correspondence with other departments.

I looked at her lips, no lipstick. She doesn’t use them! I nearly boxed myself.

When she was done, I got my little packet from where it was hidden under my files and said, “happy birthday Doc”.

“What’s that?” finally an eye contact.

“Just a gift, I heard it’s your birthday today.”

“Oh! I see, did nobody tell you that we do not do this here?”

“I was told Doc, I was just passing by the gift shop in my neighbourhood and spotted it on display.”

She gave me a look, I don’t know what it was.

“Thank you, drop it in that bag over there”.

“Make sure I leave today with the report you are working on.”

13^th May 2013

 

Today was a beautiful day at work.

I made a discovery.

Dr. Fauziya has a human side! And she really does know how to play the hostess.

Our partners visited from Canada. I discovered one had been her research partner during her doctorate.

We really saw a different her.

For the first time she had lipstick on.

She had chosen the Silky Mauve.

It looked so good on her. I was pleased it didn’t end up in the trashcan.

She laughed a lot today.

Her eyes had a sparkle I never knew was there.

[kimi]

Awwwh.... keep em' coming. 👏🏽

[Stnunus]

interesting read.hmmm!