Part 1 - Invasion Confirmed.

My previous meeting was an interesting one...

Firstly, there was an unknown face sitting at the round table in the media lab,

And secondly, that guy was addressing the duties that were supposed to be my responsibilities!

What a great way to start a meeting.

I sat through the meeting as the guy gave a blow-by-blow account of what I was supposed to report, while the rest of the Cool New Asia committee listened attentively. I followed suit. It would be rude to butt in and say, "excuse me, but why are you invading what I was supposed to be doing?"

I guess I hid my displeasure quite well, because I added in my feedback wherever necessary, and the meeting was dismissed with Elena, Catherine and Lisa looking quite pleased.

And Elena, who is usually running on Japanese time (doing things at breakneck speed rather than the laidback pace Kiwi / Samoan / Tongans have), bustled through the door and went towards her next commitment.

I didn't have a chance to confide to someone about how hurt I was that someone unknown was taking over my responsibilities.

Wham! Say hello, Yahui, to the inevitable displeasures that everyone in the workforce could potentially face.

(see Part 2)