What Should I Do?

Have you ever find yourself not wanting to do something, but you have to do it ? Due to situations and influence ? There's called obligations. I am always one who doesn't belive in obliging other people, simply because, if I am at the receiving end of the stick, I honestly rather not have the other party do it for the sake of obligations to me.

I'm being invited to a colleague's wedding dinner this weekend, and yes, silly me have no heart to say NO to him. I did think of a million and one likely excuses. Excuses to be used as reasons, to get me off the hook.. I do feel bad having to lie really. But then, in such a situation, I rather have an excuse in place, rather then 1) not turning up at the last hour (which is the worse thing you can do to ANYONE) 2) telling him in his face that I'm not keen on going. Its not that this colleague of mine isn't important enough for me to attend the dinner. Well, its just simply the thing that -- I don't enjoy going for wedding dinners. His a good colleague of mine, someone whom I think I should be joining in to celebrate his joyous occassion with... BUT... I simply don't like going to weddings. Wedding dinner for that matter. His not someone who extends his invitation to anyone -- he invites only those of us whose closer, so, I'm quite flattered that his extended his invitation to me. I'm pretty new to everyone, only 11months of "living" together under the same building for over 8hours aday.... though we work pretty closely together, I never did thought that I was on the invite list. Its a pleasant surprise.... not a "OH MY GAWD-SHIRKS" type of surprise.

What should I do ? What should I do ? Do I -- (1) just attend the dinner (2) think of an excuse not to go... my dog's fell ill.. hmm.. not that good a reason.

Talking about reasons, I remembered once that I was out on a dinner "date" with a friend. Well, its not so much of a date really. What happen was that 3 of us arranged to meet up for dinner one evening. My girlfren, lets call her F, and me, and F's other friend, lets call him Wilson. I have met Wilson over the weekends at F's party in Velv, we did get along fine -- i think we had a common interest then, which was diving. So, 3 of us, F, Wilson and myself arranged to meet up for dinner after work one weekday.

After calling it a work day, I packed my stuff and made my way to our meeting place. Upon reaching, Wilson informed me that F wasn't joining us as she was working late. Okie. Fine. There's usual. We all get our fair share of working-late. So, we went off for dinner -- it was the most BORING dinner I have ever been to... besides secrectly suspicious of F's late nite working schedule.... I was trying to look amiable as Wilson was F's friend. I was sooo glad that dinner ended rather quickly, and I was about to take flight back home. To my dismay, Wilson said to go to the movies. And, the movie he suggested was some crappy show.. I can't remember what it was now.

Initially, despite the irritation that I felt, I still remain courteous and tactful, sighting that I am tired and would need some rest since its a work day again tomorrow. Wilson decided to jeer (guys, not the best thing to get a girl to watch a movie with you, honestly). At me! For turning him down! Man! What a b*st*rd! I got really fedup and I just told him, still remaining tactful -- No, I do not want to go, because I would rather be home. My dog needs a bathe. Strangely, that got him to shutup. I would reckon that such a stupid excuse made him think either i'm a bimbo, or, I rather come up with ANY excuse to get him off my back.

I got my way, and my little doggie didn't get her bathe either. :)