Distractions

Today, I woke up and began studying for my last exam; vertebrate zoology. It seems every time I write a new post, there is a mention of that darned textbook in it. As the day went on, I was fully aware of the plans I had made to meet up with Andrew and Lapin for rematches in COD, but more so for a good time. Andrew has finished his exams and is going home tomorrow, so I decided I'd see him off. After a good two hour break, we were all hungry. Having a whole group of considerate indecisive people is not a good combination. It seems the JAM really needs PB to choose for them. After deciding to waste more of my precious study time, our group headed towards the mall where we were contemplating Ben Thanh and Spring Rolls. After a short debate about where to go and who wanted what, we decided to flip a coin. Just as Lapin fished a quarter out of her coach wallet, Drew decided to pipe up and suggested Spring Rolls. Finally, a decision. The restaurant was nice; elegant and modern. The hostess led us to a candle lit table where we plopped down eager to search the menu. We all ordered drinks, well, water for Drew and I, and a iced tea for Lapin. The waitress brought our drinks, but didn't leave us with any straws. I don't usually trust the cleaning of the dishware at restaurants, but seeing as my friends were there, I decided to make a quick comment to them, but said that it was fine. When we were ready to order, we all decided to get a different form of Pad Thai that they offered. I decided on curry, Drew with satay, and Lapin with the original. Feeling a bit more pekkish, we all decided to split calamari. The only thing that could make this dinner better was if I had a straw. As the waitress was leaving, Lapin quickly asked for straws, regardless of my earlier comment, which the waitress happily agreed to bring. She placed the straws on our table rather awkwardly, which made me suspect the quality of them. Either way, it was better than me putting my lips to the rim of the glass which we later inspected; not so clean. As our meal came to and end, we were all feeling the effects of having too much food. The gratuitous portion size was well worth our buck. My friends realized that I had to get home in order to finish studying, so we all ended up taking the bus. Since I was on a different route than them, we parted ways. I said goodbye to Drew, rather hastily I suppose, as I hopped onto the bus with the "sketchy route." After a wrong turn and some quick driving, I finally made it home. Having left the house at 4:45 p.m. and returned at 9:45 p.m., I believe that it was overall a good distraction from the pressures of exams. However, a good distraction comes at a price.

$17.50 and 5 hours wasted to be exact.