I’m outwardly gregarious and can be the life of the party when occasion calls for it, but I don’t particularly like to have lunch with my colleagues. Since fatherhood, just having alone time has shot right to the top of my priority chart. Plus, sometimes I want to catch up on my reading.

So, today I did something super atypical. I saw my colleague walk past and asked for a meal together. He gamely agreed even though he had already eaten his fill. For better or worse, I’m not the kind who will feel embarrassed when my friends watch me dig into my food (nasi lemak FTW today!) So, that was what happened during my free period, and that spontaneous get-together (though Gen A kids seem to favour the use of hangout. Seriously?) was the best thing that happened today.