Missing Pepot

It's so quiet in the office today. The air feels as empty as the vacant spaces beside me.

Most of the people are out. They are either on leave, in a meeting or on travel. The Managers are busy in the bored room. So there are so many empty rooms in the office since this morning.

It's the last day of the work week, tomorrow being a holiday. I can hear Jack's laptop humming with gentle music from his laptop. "Rock, baby, rock..." Arrrgghhh! This is not the typical last day of the work week I know.

I miss Jeff! I miss the little bugger. I miss his corny jokes. I miss the "pasaway" in the office. Walang nagpapatawa sa office kaya ang tahimik!

This is the reason I have been prompted to write on my blog at this hour. The presence of Jeff is hard not to miss. He can draw out any person from any walk of life.

A trip down Divisoria with him and the Committee is dumbfounded. There's always people waving at him and talking to him. The first time I saw somebody who is treated like he is the owner of that big flea market down Chinatown.

A trip anywhere and he will likely turn a total stranger into a friend at the end of the day. He would make a good trainor for politician-wanna-bes. He has a lot of tricks on his sleeves to break the ice with people. He should have been a politician, in fact.

Of course, God can really be fair. When He threw the endearing qualities of charm out into space, I think Jeff caught 90% of it. I observe him when he talks to people. He can charm his way into anyone's shoes. That is equivalent to saying he has the ability to charm his way into the ladies' undies if he wants.

Why did I say God is fair? Well, Jeff, in his own way, knows he's no Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman. He's just fair looking. But with that charm, God was fair enough not give him too much of the looks. (Peace, Jeff).

Aahhh... the silence at the office is deafening. I need to laugh to ease away the silence eating at my head and heart.

Go back to the office, Jeff... It's too quiet here. =(