unexpectedly i became 7th man
It has finally happened to me. Familiar with the particular scene at Bridget Jones Diary where Bridget was invited to dinner with her married friends and she was the only one single female around the table, or an episode in Sex and the City where Carrie was the only single female amongst her “happily-married” friends. I found myself in Bridget’s and Carrie’s shoes when I went on duty last night. I went out to buy my dinner after almost 8 hours of Glaucoma clinic without lunch or a break. Of course, I asked my senior and second year if they want to have food delivered. They already have food waiting for them in the callroom so I went out to buy food for myself. When I got back, there were 3 happy couples around the dining table (made to seat 6 people comfortably) eating their dinner. They actually painted such a pretty picture, I hated to crash their party. For one nanosecond, I thought of eating my dinner all by myself downstairs. But of course, that would be really silly, not to mention pathetic and useless. I had a good laugh about it. They made room for me of course – the 7th man – and I had my dinner.
March 8th, 2006 at 7:52 am
Hay dear … I soooo know how you feel! For 5 years in med school, I was “always” the 7th man! (boohoo…) … Okay lang yan. It (or “he?”) will come…. heheheh …