So it all started with a mosquito repeatedly stinging me under the table during a long tedious meeting. With fears of dengue dancing around in my head I swung my legs to and fro to keep the little monster at bay.
Occasionally hooking my right foot around the left ankle I discreetly performed a scratch here and there with the conveniently sharp stiletto heel. Little did I know that the right heel at some point had got snugly wedged inside the left shoe.
The meeting finally ended and I stood up in one swift moment, ready to head out the door. But before I could even comprehend what was happening, there I was flat on the floor and my patent leather peep-toe clad feet high up in the air.
Unfortunately I happened to be wearing a wraparound dress which immediately decided to gape open and reveal my bright orange & black polka dotted panties (Gutterflower, you would be so proud) to a boardroom full of colleagues, mostly male.
A chorus of horrified ‘oh my gods’ rang out while I kicked off the offending shoes and tried scrambling to my feet as gracefully as I could, only to find that the chair I was previously seated on had rolled over my dress as I fell and the edge of my skirt was caught in one the wheels. Some more flashing of skin and orange fabric later I was upright and dignity restored – well almost.
As mortified as I am, I console myself with the thought that I have rather nice legs.
I honestly would have died laughing.
Literally.
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thankfully my colleagues were kinder than you
although i shudder to think of conversation in the smoking lounge.
haha orange and black polka dotted panties…! priceless, just priceless..
ok ok i’ll stop, but u have to admit, this sounds like something out of bridget jone’s diary
a) polka dots are pretty
b) bridget jones would have been wearing her gray granny panties. at least mine were cute
Think of how many guy’s day were suddenly brightened because of this
….you did a service D girl..a service ;o)
Well thats one way of looking at it. And yeah the mood did lighten considerably fast all round
omg. :I
i know! *cringe*
Haha I must say you handled it well
i had no choice but to laugh and say i tripped on a wire
who would believe that my shoes got stuck to each other!
Very Ally Mcbeal like. XD
oh no!!!
I have to agree with the Ally Mcbeal comment…!
yes, kick me when i’m on the floor. literally!
OMG! Hahaha! You definitely handled it well plus your lucky to have such colleagues.
I bet they’ll never look at your legs in quite the same way again
kudos to you for being able to laugh at yourself!
RP, yeah they were all tactfully nonchalant about it.
Seesaw, i know! but oh well.
lol…no comment
why thank you
moral of the story, always wear pants =)
every single day of the last 2 weeks i wore pants. why why why did it have to happen on the one day i decide to wear a dress? a jonah day if there ever was one!
Actually I think the moral of the story should be “always wear pretty knickers”
hahahaha OMG thank you for making my miserable morning brighter… sure wudve been a sight for sore eyes… hehehe
btw ps. miss you on twitter =(
PR, i agree! this gives new meaning to ‘wear nice underwear in case of an accident’
Hisham, glad to have helped
and yeah must log into twitter one of these days.
I suddenly like mosquitoes :S
is that the best you could come up with??? whatever happened to the scathing wit?
I do not prey on the downtrodden.
Unlike _some_ people
cant imagine who you are referring to :S
Goodness gracious me!
………
I’m at a loss for words, I really am.
I suppose you can assume its sheer good luck that your wildly kicking stilettos did not do someone an injury, that’s about all else that could have happened.
Oh were you the girl then! You have become such a legend!
Two words – Under Skirt
Though in all feminity, *Shudder* *Cringe*
Yay for pretty panties!
Jack, no thankfully i was at the head of the table so no one on either side of me.
Auf, not funneeee!!! but seriously what girl?
Cadence, no way! i would much rather strut around in my panties than wear a hideous frumpy matronly underskirt
holy shitakes haha i would die of embarrassment. how’s your bum feeling after the fall?
strangely the bum is fine, but i seem to have inflicted the likes of carpet burn on one knee
And what on earth are mosquito’s doing in an air conditioned board room anyway?
exactly! they are just everywhere!
Not all are hideous!
Ever heard of slinky black satin?
They are sesky!
ugh! its still an underskirt!
Looooooooooooooooool!
This could so easily have been me but plus points are:
You had on cool and attractive underwear
You have amzing legs (your words)
And you must have had on fabulous shoes!
You’re the epitome of a classy woman!
(but embarassing nonetheless!)
but yeah this classy woman was pretty damn embarassed. sigh.
LOL…. OMG……………… I know how you feel, but not exactly the same thing, but somewhat similar thing when I was 15 or 16…… with shorts, @ home, in front of a crowd for dinner and well… you can imagine the rest… Sigh…. I felt like dying then & there!!!!!! but hey, you get over it after sometime…. and mind you, mine was no accident………
Anyway, hats off to handling it well…
sympathies to the 16 year old you
especially since family tends to bug you more than colleagues.
Solivagant Soul, “mine was no accident” what on earth were you trying to do
Well….. to put it in simple terms, it was a joke with wrong timing… my hands were occupied with some dishes when my dad decides to pull me by my shorts… and wola….
hur hur i would have laughed as well. of course then i would have helped you up. and then maybe laughed a little more. JUST to put you at ease!
Thanks Whacko
I’m immensely comforted!
haha.
polka dots are pretty. own a thong in that variety.
polka dots rock
strangely, the dress i was wearing was also polka dotted.
aaaaaaaawwwwwwwww…hehede…we all have our jonah’s days…hehehe..nicee panties…i have too…same pinch..:)))anyway..you did perfectly right..:)))huggies..:))
yay for polka dots!
I would’ve died laughing.. but I can also imagine how it felt..
yeah it was funny for everyone else
classic!
you could say that
I honestly can’t imagine how I would’ve reacted. A weak/nervous chuckle maybe, followed by a brief but paralysing “must-NOT-look-at-her-legs-must-NOT-look-at-her-legs!” moment of agony. :O
And yes, I’m stalking your blog.
yeah. lets just say i’m glad you werent around
and yes, stalker.
Zomg! I managed to miss this!
Classic indeed!
lol yeah laugh more!
How the heck did you manage to miss this? Its a classic, worth sending to Readers Digest.
Seriously Jack??? Havent I been humiliated enough?!!!!
Yes seriously. They have pay a good prize money if your story is selected, may I send it?
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yeah yeah. go ahead and make a quick buck at my expense