last friday

"so what do you want to have for dinner?"

"uhm.. i'm still not sure," i replied while looking around the place, "i'm kinda saving my money lately. this is actually a bit unexpected. i was planning to have it at home, really, so i won't really have to spend much—"

he glared at me.

"what?" i glared back, "i know, it's a bit too late now. okay. i'll get the regular chinese combo." i paused, "as usual."

all of a sudden he smiled and said, "how about we go out of this building, go to that vietnamese restaurant at yates—what's the name? saigon night?—and have a little fiesta?"

i stared blankly.

"it's on me." he grinned.

"what?"

"on me," he repeated. "your birthday's coming soon, right?"

"but it's not until like next week!"

"so?" he replied and shrugged, "i'm too lazy to actually buy you a present or whatever, and i bet soon i'll forget when it will be anyway. so why not celebrate it now?"

"but—"

"don't 'but' me. it's a yes or no question. and let me tell you something. when someone's offering you a treat," he paused and grinned again, "especially from an ass like me, you better take yes for an answer or you'll regret it later, cause it's a once in a blue moon thing."

i laughed at this and trailed my words, "well..."

"well?"

"dude, you're definitely da bomb! how 'bout if we catch a movie afterwards?" i said. "on you." i added.
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still have 5 days down the road, and now should be the perfect time to show you my wishlist. just so that you can prepare. ;)