Greetings…. Now don’t assume that I have planned to make my hand-made greeting card to gift to someone special…. No… It’s not what I meant when I said greetings… Let me narrate on what made me to think about the general gesture to greet people…
Yesterday, Monday – I happily entered the office with almost 8 tasks in my mind to be completed by end of the day…(Yes, I do make a list, so that I don’t miss out few things of high priority).. As I entered my cubicle I wished my colleague who sits in the adjacent cubicle… I said, “Good morning” with a broad smile.. He wished me back… I have a hurrying feet, so dint chat with him.. I logged in to my pc and before even I opened my mail box, my friend pinged me in the communicator as “Early bird!!! GM”.. I greeted her GM… After I finished checking my mail box, the chat window again started blinking in orange… I knew someone else had pinged to say “GM”…. But no.. It wasn’t for that… My colleague pinged me with the usual phrase “Hello… How was the weekend madam?”
I knew he would ping the same…I gave the usual reply as “It was fine”.. He asked, “What did u do?” (This question sometimes makes me feel guilty as sometimes I spend my weekend doing nothing) I replied him, “I saw a movie – The other Boleyn girl”..
And so our conversation continued for next 5 mins…. Frankly telling, I lied to him about the movie as I had seen it a week back….
I simply don’t understand y some people simply greet us and ask few question which hardly matters them…
One of the questions is “Had lunch???” Sometimes, people ask this question with so much energy that it sounds as though they are planning to treat us… But its not true.. They would be waiting to tell us what they had for lunch!! Generally if this question is asked by someone who is close to u, then it sounds like concern, else its sounds strange..
The other question is “What have u bought for lunch?” If this question is asked by close friends, then it seems like they are concerned about our health or may be they want to share the lunch… But if this has been asked by a stranger, then it sounds as though they are eying at our food!!
The most common question, “How are u?”… The common reply is “I am fine”.. No matter if they are fine or not.. the answer remains the same… This is just like – question & answer which we have in our schools… Ppl are acquainted to tell “I am fine” that ppl never bother to say the truth even if they are unwell..
Ppl or colleagues who meet u after a long time tend to ask the question, “How is work going on?” Most times, they wouldn’t be knowing what ur actually working on… and in case they are really concerned, they will give u time to speak abt ur work else most times, there is a spontaneous change in the question…. The most common reply to this question is either “its going on well” or “as usual” with a pale voice :( ..
Other most common question as the weekend approaches is “So…. What’s ur weekend plan?” When a stranger asks this question, perhaps seems like they want to take us out or spend time coz they also don’t have any plans…. And close friends never ask this question coz they know the first thing that ppl would say is “sleep till 11am”..
Once the weekend is over and when ur back to office on Monday, the first question is “So… How was ur weekend?” 65% of ppl reply as “as usual…. Nothing spl”.. 10% of ppl would lie when they reply to this question as they don’t want to feel guilty for not doing anything.. 10% of ppl would tell the truth (only if they have done anything good) and remaining 5% of ppl would start thinking on how exactly did they spent 48 hrs!!
And the question will start cycling every week :) It all depends on how we consider these questions… and who asks these questions…. It can be either considered as question out of care & concern or simply nose poking behavior….
Hmmm… Its been high time my friend is fond of a guy and hasn’t told to him nor given him any kind of hint that she likes him so much!!
I doubt if he even knows that this girl is mad behind him and his voice!!
Strangely she doesn’t want any of us to somehow tell him that there is a girl waiting for him:( …
I don’t know if this is her infatuation or love for him…. No matter if he also loves her not, at least she should give a try was the opinion of me and other friends..
She sees him regularly in cafeteria, sits in the direction in which she can see him to the content of her heart, unnecessarily walks till the corner of the cafeteria though she can get the water near by. She loves listening to the songs when he sings.. In fact any song that he sings will become her favorite song :) She never takes his name as per Indian custom:)
Often blushes when we ask her or tell others about him :) She says that his thought is enough for her to spend the rest of her life!! (Though this girl is a complete stranger to him) I doubt if she has ever heard him speak as we all have seen him only singing… Often waiting for a chance to go to the other block so that she can get a glimpse of him… Sadly he sits in the other block and works in different technology, else the extent of this strange love would have still got exaggerated..
Recently I deciphered why she wasn’t facing him or trying to speak to him…. The major concern was caste!! The other reason is society…. She is a Hindu and he is a Christian..
By choice she would never go against her parents and society.. So, she decided to sacrifice her so called “love life” as the love was never from both the sides… I can sense the inward self-mastery and an urge to claim that she doesn’t feel anything for him… I know she will always deny the fact coz she doesn’t want her feelings to be shown or known to anyone… It’s a prison which she has built for herself!! Yes, she is a strong girl… She will hide the truth forever… Like the saying which says, “Woman’s heart is stronger and greater than all”.. I feel I have seen this in her unmistakably..
Even though I keep teasing her about him, today I want to give her warm handshake and say her “I am indeed your friend, never doubt it...... I respect ur feelings sweetie”..
I doubt if he even knows that this girl is mad behind him and his voice!!
Strangely she doesn’t want any of us to somehow tell him that there is a girl waiting for him:( …
I don’t know if this is her infatuation or love for him…. No matter if he also loves her not, at least she should give a try was the opinion of me and other friends..
She sees him regularly in cafeteria, sits in the direction in which she can see him to the content of her heart, unnecessarily walks till the corner of the cafeteria though she can get the water near by. She loves listening to the songs when he sings.. In fact any song that he sings will become her favorite song :) She never takes his name as per Indian custom:)
Often blushes when we ask her or tell others about him :) She says that his thought is enough for her to spend the rest of her life!! (Though this girl is a complete stranger to him) I doubt if she has ever heard him speak as we all have seen him only singing… Often waiting for a chance to go to the other block so that she can get a glimpse of him… Sadly he sits in the other block and works in different technology, else the extent of this strange love would have still got exaggerated..
Recently I deciphered why she wasn’t facing him or trying to speak to him…. The major concern was caste!! The other reason is society…. She is a Hindu and he is a Christian..
By choice she would never go against her parents and society.. So, she decided to sacrifice her so called “love life” as the love was never from both the sides… I can sense the inward self-mastery and an urge to claim that she doesn’t feel anything for him… I know she will always deny the fact coz she doesn’t want her feelings to be shown or known to anyone… It’s a prison which she has built for herself!! Yes, she is a strong girl… She will hide the truth forever… Like the saying which says, “Woman’s heart is stronger and greater than all”.. I feel I have seen this in her unmistakably..
Even though I keep teasing her about him, today I want to give her warm handshake and say her “I am indeed your friend, never doubt it...... I respect ur feelings sweetie”..
I was stuck in one of the boring session at office… My manager had asked me to attend it!! It’s like a torture to me whenever I am asked to attend such sessions… The very next minute my minds starts ticking faster to find the ways to escape.. But since I dint have much work today, I couldn’t get rid of it :( It was in the noon from 2.30pm-4pm. I made my mind and entered the training room in time.. Slowly crouched to one of the corner seat and sat calmly.. I was almost falling off from my seat in the mid of the session.. To stay awake I had to divert my mind, and I just did that :) I started noticing the way the facilitator was pronouncing few sentences. It sounded as though he did a direct translation from his mother tongue..
Here in Bangalore, we can find people from all the cities of India… So, most of them speak in different accent…
Here goes the local version of the good old English..
We can also cummmaa? [Can we also come? ]
Project ka document is complete. [Project’s document is complete.]
Is it aaaa? [Is it so? ]
I also going late only to home.. [Even I am going late to home.. ]
They simply giving files.. [They are simply giving files. ]
Waat time is meeting?[What time is the meeting? ]
Afterwards solution not coming means? don’t tell me.. [If we don’t get the solution later, then don’t blame me.. ]
We will do it no, now only...[Lets do it now.. ]
I am there no.. (Sounds like- Mein hoo naa)
I am writing the code no..[I am writing the code right.. ]
Chumma do what I say..[Simply obey my words.. ]
Ayyo!! Not like that, I said.. [I dint mean it.. ]
Ayyayyo!! I left my Tiffin box in car only and came off..[I left my Tiffin box in car and came. ]
What are u doing I say?[What are u doing? ]
Now, listen to what I say, I say..[Now, listen to whatever I say.. ]
Waat folder you created? [Which folder did you create?]
Elabratedd[Elaborated]
[Postponded ] Postpone
Pickuping[Picking up ]
Stuckkedd[Stuck ]
Mixudu[Mixed ]
Forgetted [Forgot]
Anti[Aunty ]
Ungle[Uncle ]
Falder[Folder]
Wouner [Owner]
Hyandal [Handle]
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