All About Louie...the warm up...

Hi All,

 Promised is a promised...I'll tell you the tale of Louie, but before that I would like to congratulate 2 of my dearest friends  gave birth recently to a beautiful baby girl (both of them).

To Su and Ros congratulations!

Actually it's reminds me one incident years back in my airlines day...you know what... stupidity and I will never be apart...I gave some stupid advice to my dearest colleague and guess what, she did exactly what I told her to do. Sometimes It did crossed my mind why not I open up a consultant firm and consult people...sure it will be a good business as people just listen and listen to me without having a second thought.

Well...enough mumbling...let me share with you the impact of giving wrong advice. The thought of giving good deeds by sharing advice is good though, but please do think the consequences...it can turned oou very bad....trust me....very so bad!

Oh ya...let me tell you this...the core of the story are the truth...but you know I mix up a little bit of my imagination to spice up the story a little bit...you know to bring up the flavor (master chef phrases)...in fact all my stories...that I've posted and will be posted it's the mixture of core true story and to spice it up...I add up with a bit of my imagination...so here goes...

The story begins,

That day...I was having lunch with Eida, Lily, Hana, Honey and Lisa. I was doing a betting with the boys...They pay for my lunch and if I could finish all my lunch they will pay 20 bucks (each 10 of them)....of course I could do that...very simple task..very simple challenge...so...what I said..."Challenge accepted!" so they ordered 1 set of fried chicken (3pcs of chicken)  with mash potato and salad, plus burger plus hotdogs (jumbo)..plus fish and chips..plus...I'm sure I was having another dish....ohh...what the hack...I can do that...I can eat them all...muahhhhhaha (evil laugh)!

Anyway all the girls were not aware of the bet except Eida...of course! so when they saw the food, they kind of puzzle and thinking what the hell is wrong with this girl!, but who cares...I know I don't!

Ohhh...the boys!....well... the boys were sitting at another table, with eyes focusing on me and on the food!

Eida : " Are you sure you can do this...I'm beating on you...don't lose on me...please?" She's whispering and  was looking at the food...I mean everybody were looking at my food.

Me: " I'm gonna win this ! you got a problem with that?" Whispering to Eida...of course. I don't want the girls think that I some kind of unethical human being!
Hana: "Seriously...what's wrong with you...even Lily is so pregnant right now...not eating like you"
Me: "I'm hungry okay!" Eida was knocking her head...of course she agree with me...she's betting on me...
Honey: "So...Lily...when is the due date?"
Lily: "Another 2 weeks...but I think it's gonna be sooner..."
Lisa: "You suppose to start taking leave now"
Me :...Nope I've got nothing to say accept enjoying my meal.
Lily: " Love to watch you eat...you never put on weight even you eat like a monster..where you keep all the food?"
Me: "I dunno...as long as I'm full...I don't really care where the food kept?" Still eating!
Eida: "Arin...you've got to control...It's looks discusting"...my girl is pretending to be nice...hah! don't care!
Me : " Thanks for the advice...so Lily...when is your next check up?" I change the topic...
Lily: " Well...according to doctor if the contraction is frequent...means I'm in labor pain...I actually can go straight to hospital"
Me: "Really...my mom told me that 1st baby the pain will be longer than 2nd or other labor pain...you know...it's all about the door thingy...very tight to open...since your body never experience any labor pain before...so...you know...the door..down there..." talking while eating...mouth full of burger.
Hana: " That's right...when my first baby I was in pain for more than 12 hours"
Lisa :" Me too...around 12 to 13 hours."
Lily: " Are you serious?!"

Lisa and Hana: " Yup"

Me : "So you see...I suggest...when you having this contractions...labor pain...you stay cool...having some tea or coffee...try to get some sleep...if you can't sleep...watch HBO or MTV or something...cos if you go to early to hospital...I'm sure you gonna hear people screaming in labor...crying and all those stuff...so aren't you panic or freaking out...while you in labor...but your ears stuffed with all the  unnecessary sound."
Lily: " I think you're right.I dun wanna hear any screaming or watching any other drama in the labor room...it's freaking me out...this is my 1st baby...all I need is a bit peace of mind"

I'm knocking my head while still busy eating...

Lisa, Hana and Honey: " Dun you dare do that...this is you first baby...do not listen to this moron!" The ladies think I'm a super moron...I can see Eida was shaking her head.

So what if I'm the biggest moron...I was just giving out an idea and I was just trying to help...Well the biggest issue for me that day was clearing  up all the food!

Lisa: "Lily...If you feel the contractions is kind of frequent...please...and I do mean Pleaseeee go to the hospital! Her eyes was looking at me...
and me...don't even care about the looks of the eyes (angry or what ever...)...all I care is clearing the food!

Lily: "Sure...I do that...thanks for the advice ladies...you guys are true friend!"

I'm eating and eating and eating and YES....I cleared all the food!

Me: YES! Nailed it!

Eida: I know you won't let me down...love you my fren!
Lisa, Hana, Honey: " You two up on something right?!"
Me, Eida: "What...no..of course not!" with our eyes rolling here and there.
Honey: " You know what..just forget about these two...they have become the boys...sometimes they even worst from the boys...super crazy...no point talking to these two...I'm gonna go...
Lisa, Hana, Lily: "Ya...we gonna go...
Honey: " You two...stop doing crazy stuff...and you Eida...for God sake...you a married woman...please behave your self..."
Eida: "What...what we do?" Ya...pretender!

The ladies left us...and we went straight to the boys... trying to run away from us.

Me: "Trying to go somewhere?!"
Felly: Ya...the flight is arriving soon...so we need to be prepared...you know...this and that..."
Me: Ya...pay first...than go...pay now!
Eida: "Yes...I like it...when you do that...so super cool...
Me: "Shut up Eida!"
Eida: " O...Okay...yes...guys...pay up!"
Bo: " My money is not with me now..."
Me: "Pay up or I call your wife and tell her about you went to swimming pool to pick up chicks and do you wanna see the photo...I would love to show it to your wife"
Bo: " Hey..I wasn't picking up chicks...I was swimming okay...!"
Me: " Ya...what ever...you dunno how to swim...now pay or your wife will know..."
The Boys : OKay!....What an evil!"
Felly: " You win...one day I'll win!"
Me: "Oh ya!...can't wait till that day!"
Supi: "Who is this girl? are you the evil Adolf Hitler?"
Me: " Ya...what ever...just give me the money...I can be worst that that Hitler guy...if you all not giving me the money...!"
Supi: " AI!"
Me: " Yes! that's it ...all the money is with me!...muahhhhhahaha (you know those evil laugh)!

Well...what can I say...after all these years I was being bullied...if I ever get a chance to pay back...I'll do anything to grab the opportunity.

So back to the stories.

About one week after that!

I was working at departure gate, flights were full...so we were so busy...until I receive a call from Lily.

Me: "Ya hello Lily"
Lily: " I think I'm in labor pain now....the contractions is killing me...but I think I can wait a little while longer."
Me: "What...you in labor...why are calling me for...go to hospital NOW...no wait...go hospital NOW!"
Lily: " No I think I'll wait...I'll keep you update."
Me: "What...I don't need your update...where's your husband?"
Lily: "My husband is away...he'll be back in 5 days."...oh I forgot to mentioned that Lily's husband is a flight crew, so he always away.
Me: "Is there anybody with you now?"
Lily: "Nope...just me...WOW...the pain!"
Me: "You scaring me now...you listen to me...no more waiting...no more updating...just go to hospital now...?"
Lily: " I can do this...I think I'll wait at home for a while...the truth is I don't want to be in the hospital too long, it's scary...I keep you update"
Me: " No...I don't want your update...Hospital now!...hello...hello...God she hang up on me...arghhh!"

She hung up on me! am I worried...of course I'm worried...I was the one who gave the stupid idea at the first place.

10 minutes later.

Me: "Hello...Lily...are you okay!...are you in the hospital now?"
Lily: "Nope...still at home...and the PAIN...why the PAIN is...oh no...arghhhhh!
Me: "Lily!...gosh..Lily!
Lily: " Ya, I'm still here...I think I can stay home for a few more minutes or maybe another hour or so"
Me: "Lily...listen to me...stop doing this nonsense at once...go to hospital now and I'll meet you at the hospital!"
Lily: "Relax...I got this! arrggghhhh! the PAIN!
Me: " Lily!...Lily!..hello..hello...gosh...again she hang up on me...argghhh!

She hung up again...oh no this is getting out of hands...I need to go to hospital right now.

Me: "Uncle G...I think I need to go to Hospital right now!"
Uncle G: "Why..what's the urgency?"
Me: "Lily in labor..."
Uncle G: "Lily in labor...why you the one who freaking out...that's the husband job!"
Me: "Her husband not here...in LA"
Uncle G: "Hmmm...what about the family...mother, dad.sister or brother?"
Me: "I dunno...don't ask me...I just wanna go to hospital right now"
Uncle G: " Ya...but why you...you know what...I think this kind of stuff that you do trying to get away from the job...I'm not buying it...flight is departing in 10 minutes...please make sure all passengers boarding on time?"
Me: " Yes...Uncle G...will do that!"

I need to find Eida...she's the only one who can help me in this situation...yes Eida...I need you now.

Me: " Eida...come in..Eida...come in please." Using the walkie talkie calling Eida...she's suppose to work at the arrival hall taking care of arrival passengers and arrival baggage.
Eida: "Go ahead Arin" Eida is answering.
Me: " I need you at gate now...I mean now!"
Eida: " What is it...I'm kind of busy right now...."
Me: " You get your ass immediately at the gate!"

Mr H:" No ass word through walkie talkie...Everybody can her that...okay!" Yes that Mr H is always interrupting when were using walkie talkie...it's really annoying!

Me: " Sure do... Mr H...Eida...get your tiny little sweet bump at the gate this instant...pleaseee!" Well I have to be polite with him...after all he's one of the bosses.
Eida: " Relax...chill up...okay....I'm on the way to the gate now."

So flight departure on schedule...door closing on time...and everything were just find.
Now I'm waiting for Eida...where is she when I need her.
Ya I saw her...doing those cat walk as if that she's walking on the runway.

Me: " Hey! you look really like mad drunk woman walking around the airport...please hurry I need you!"
Eida: " Okay...I'm practicing walking at runaway ...."
Me: " Ya...sure...what ever."

So Eida at the gate and she knew something was very wrong.

Eida: " Are you okay?"
Me: " No I'm not okay!...it's Lily...she in labor now...but she said she like to stay at home until the baby finally coming out from her body...help me...!"
Eida: "What!...why she's thinking of waiting until....oh I know what it is!...this is your stupid idea last week!"
Me: "Yes...and she said that idea is really helping her to cool her self down...you've got to call her now and make her go to hospital."
Eida: " You...and your stupid idea....you had to give that kind of idea...why don't you give idea how to push better or anything else...but you had to stuffed that stupid idea to her brain...arggghhh!"
Me: " Ya...sure...what ever...call her now...stop mumbling!"
Eida: " Okay...let me call her...and you...next time...what ever any reason...please do not give any stupid advice to any single human being...is that clear!"
Me: " Sure...of course...quick call her!"
Eida: " She's not picking up her phone...we've got to go to her house now..."
Me: " But our shift is not end yet..."
Eida: " Who cares...! now come on...no time to waste!"
Me: "Ya...sure!"

So yes...we went to Lily's house, and guess what she's not there...and we went to the hospital.
Apparently Lily's is already out from the labor room. So we waited for about 1 hour after the doctor said it's okay to pay her a visit.

The room was pretty pack with Eida, my self. Felly, Supi, and few other boys and ladies.
One tall doctor walking in to the room.
Doctor: " Well..Lily...your baby is fine..you is fine..everybody just doing great...congratulations again for your baby boy!"
Lily: " Thanks doctor."
Doctor: " Oh ya...who's Arin...may I know who's Arin." He was searching for me...oh no!

I can see Felly wanted to open his big mouth...I quickly stepped on his toe...hard...very hard..and did that eyes signed kind of telling him to basically...shut the hell up!
Felly: "Ouchhhh...that's..." I was hiding behind Felly...I'm kind of small..but you know...being small it's really not helping when you're freaking tall...yes I was taller than Felly...and of course that doctor spotted far from Wisconsin...(Hahaha...love that phrases...it's from one of the movie that I watched).
Doctor: " So you Arin.?" He looked right at me.
Me: " What...me...are you talking to me?" such a pretender!
Doctor: "Ya...you...I'm talking to you..."
Me: " If you looking for Arin....she's not here.." Still pretending...I wish I could go back on time and stopped the nonsense.
He came straight to me and said...
Doctor: " Do not...I mean Do not give any advice...to any living things in this world...you got that!...you could have killed her and the baby if she's late a few more minutes...you know what....once she stepped in to the hospital...her boy head...was just about to come out...please again...do not give any advice to anybody....at all!"

I can see everybody gave that naughty smile to me...except Lily and Eida.

Me: "Sure... I'll tell that to Arin...sure!"...still pretending...oh gosh...somebody got to stop me.
Doctor: " I'm sure she got that message clearly!" and he walked out from the room.
Doctor: " Just remember...no what so ever advice to any living things!" Yes...he said that...just before he closes the door.

Everybody in the room...well of course...I was attacked in that room...until Lily asked them to stop.

Lily: " You guy's stopped it...I wanted to do that...it's really not her fault...well my baby and I healthy...so we both are the strongest person ever..."
Me: " look!....I'm sorry..I'm so sorry...I was so stupid!"
Felly: " Now you know...you stupid..."
Me: " Shut up fat ass!"
Me: "Lily...I didn't mean to hurt you...I'm so...so...sorry!"
Lily: "Don't be...I'm not...I just can't wait for my husband to be back...he'll be back tomorrow...so you guys...please be have....no more teasing Arin..."
Everybody: " Ya...sure...what ever."

And of course....I was the consultant expert after that incident...Consultant from hell!

So I've learned my lesson...no more advice!

To Su and Ros...I'm sure you gonna be a super mom...nope...no advice...what if they are trying to be a superman...flying off with the baby...it's not gonna happen...unless...or...no more advice!

Well ladies...please stay healthy and don't forget to take your medication...nope...this is another advice...I've got to stop my self...what if they overdose or something....okay...no more advice!

To my dear Su and my dear Ros...here my advice...don't be supermom...just be ordinary mom...whom sometimes...mumbling to your child...who sometimes feel tired with all the crying at night...and sometimes you feel a bit lonely at night while taking care of your child...especially when your husband pretending to sleep!...anyway not all husbands like that...some of them are really super dads...what I'm trying to say is... it's okay to be angry sometimes, it's okay to be a bit stress once in a while...believe me when you feel stress or sometimes feel so lost...just remember how you struggle in labor...if you went through that super extreme pain...believe me...other problem is just a tiny pain that you can swipe of easily...yes I know sometimes it's not easy...sometimes it's even harder than you thought...but hey...live is a challenge...we've pass the biggest challenge...so other challenge regardless how hard it is...we will get through this! so love your child...and love yourself...cos that's the ordinary mom does...

So...that's the story of giving out wong advice...well my intention was good...trying to help...but...never think of the consequences...The moral of the stories...giving out good deeds also has consequences...please think before doing something...even the thing that you wanted to do is as small as germs....so think about it!

Oh ya..."All about Louie" will be coming up soon!