My Lil' Blunder

Hola! I've been down with a fever since Monday morning. So if you have not been seeing me around in the blogosphere lately, that's the main reason. My head hurts, my nose is all red from the sneezing and my eyes are all puffy and watery - definitely not a sight for sore eyes!

Yesterday saw me in an extra cranky mood. Firstly, I woke up to a blinding headache. Secondly, I woke up to the incessant ringing of my cell phone, which apparently had been ringing since early morning. So by the time I dragged my self out of bed, I was definitely not feeling very nice!

There was no way I could function properly and work was the last thing on my mind. After my morning coffee, I quickly checked and answered my urgent emails, before popping another 2 Panadols and settling down on the sofa to rest. My mind was numb from the pain and I was feeling quite drowsy from my medication. I was about to doze off when my phone rang...again! I tried ignoring it but it continued ringing, adding to my already throbbing headache. Totally agitated, I dragged myself away from the comfy sofa, and staggered into the kitchen, which was where I thought I left my phone. As luck would have it, bad luck that is, my phone was nowhere to be found, which only infuriated me further.

I finally found my phone on my desk, hidden underneath a stack of papers. By that time, I was certainly in no mood to talk to anybody but grudgingly answered the phone anyway. I was inside my home office (the one room in our home that gets terrible Maxis reception) so I couldn't really hear what the caller was saying. All I managed to catch was that he got my number from a friend and he was from X Worldwide. My immediate thought was that he must be another pesky insurance agent or a salesperson trying to sell me something...and that was when I lost it! I rudely interrupted the guy, saying that he'd better quickly get to the point cause I was really sick and was in no mood to listen to him drone on and on about some silly product! I was about to say something even nastier, when he halted my fury by saying that he was actually calling from an advertising agency and was looking for a copywriter! YIKES! It hit me then that I had just mistakenly snapped at a potential client and not the insurance nobody I initially thought he was! :(

Unsure whether to laugh or cry, I was completely horrified and stumped on what to do next! My fever momentarily disappeared and I forced myself to think clearly, trying to salvage a terribly awkward situation. I apologized profusely to my caller, citing my fever as the source of my temporary lapse in judgment! Though he was a great sport about the whole thing, and even laughed heartily when I told him that I mistook him for an insurance agent, I think that the damage has been done! Of course, that is not how I usually treat my clients. Unfortunately for him, he caught me at the wrong time and on a very sick day too. I know that's no excuse but it's the only one I have to offer! ;)

Anyway, I felt terrible about what happened, so immediately after this embarrassing blunder, I did the only thing I could do and call B to whine LOL! He managed to console me and even cheered me up by reminding me about our upcoming vacation. And since we are still undecided about our travel plans, he suggested I work on our vacation instead of stressing myself silly over my blunder for the day.

So that's exactly what I did! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking out some of the most beautiful Paris Hotels, London Hotels, Birmingham Hotels and Manchester Hotels. Picturing us shopping, dining and visiting some of London's cool attractions like the BFI London IMAX Cinema and the British Airways London Eye was exactly what the Doctor recommended! I ended up feeling much better and my headache finally disappeared. Oh and my research was fruitful as well. If we decide to make London our vacation spot, I'd love to check-in to the Draycott Hotel. Among all the wonderful hotels I checked out yesterday, this one caught my eye! Although a tad pricey at $316 per night, it's simply too beautiful to resist. What do you think? :)