Its true that the blunders just happens.. And most times it happens unknowingly unless someone is very specific on screwing others life!!
It was in the noon when a lady walked up to us from blue while my teammate and I were seriously working... She just asked may i know who is Prathima...
Before even i could say its me, my team mate enthusiatically said her name.. This put the stranger in confusion coz my team mate's name resembled my name and has only 1 letter which is different...
Lady: errr......i am now confused by the names.. i assume the manager asked me to meet prathima..
Team mate: Its ok... We both can give you the same info so its ok to talk to any one of us..
Me: Still smiling... What’s your name?? New member to our team??
Lady: yeah, myself Smitha and Yeah, new to this team..:)
Me: Oh cool, welcome.. get on board :)
Team mate: Nice :) Experienced?? Which technology?
Lady: Yeah... was working on XYZ company till date..
Me and team mate: Cool, nice :)
Lady: So can you tell me abt this prjt?? May be i will try to get to know a bit..
Me: Hmm... whole of this floor works for the same prjt.. and our team stretches till (pointing at few cubilces) there..
And then a bit of blablabla just to give her some rough idea abt the client..
Team mate: (Got fully charged by our client's name).. Umm... and u knw what... there is No good things to tell abt our client.. No guddy bags.. No that..No this... Nothing!! Dabba prjt!!
Me: (got influenced) ya ya.. True.. (Added all the humming needed to keep my team mate talking and assured that what ever she utters is true)
And we giggled for some time as that was our usual fun time.....
We then asked the lady to join us to collect the FREE coupons allotted to women as part of "Celebrating women’s day" in ground floor...
Team mate: In this project there is no hope of getting coupons, so let’s collect the coupons sponsored by the cmpny!!
All the 3 rushed to the door..
Next scene -> Ground floor:
No coupons were left as we were late..
Me: Ohhhh!! This sucks!! We dint get even this!! Time kharab chal raha hai shaayad!!
Lady: That’s ok.. Next time :)
Me and team mate: Oh god!! This cmpny cannot get more coupons is it!! Sick ppl!!
Next scene -> Next day :
A mail popped into our mail box from our manager which said "Kindly come to Meeting room to invite the new TL Ms.Smitha"
Me and team mate: Almost slipped from the seat!! Jaws sagging!! Shocked!! Cold fingers!! and the voice in unison, "She was our TL" oops!!!!! We are dead today.. We might get thrown out of this project to have praised abt all the bad points of this client!!
Gosh, we asked only her technology and never thought who the hell she was!!
Next scene -> Meeting room:
TL: Smiling :)
We: Confused, regretful, sorry, run-away mood...Still smiling :) :) Lol!!!!! One hell of a blunder!!!!
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Its 10.32 am here at office on a Tuesday morning… The busy hours when we get to hear only tic-tic of the mouse and the tapping of key board…. Amidst of this today I heard a religious song playing in the background… I was wondering who it could be… Out of curiosity, I walked to the next cubicle..
I saw a guy playing all religious songs in his mobile with the lowest audible tone… I knew that he loved listening to Kannada and Tamil songs (not religious though…).. Once again out of curiosity I asked him, “wassup with u?? Listening to religious songs today…instead of those tangy dance numbers”…… and the reply he gave me stunned me for a while… He said, “mom went to purohith yesterday….and it seems I have got shani dasha in my horoscope… so to reduce the shani effect, I decided to listen to these songs”… I smiled and came back to my cubicle after hearing the genuine prompt reply….
Haahh!! Can anyone explain me, how on earth the bad luck would shoo off if we listen to music of Lord Shiva…which is sung by the man whose voice resembles to a man who has been strangled to death and is weeping yet singing “brahma muraari suraarchita lingam….”
Then I realized that its not only him who is god fearing or rather horoscope-fearing guy around … There is another devotee in the other side ODC who has decorated his work space with photo frame of a deity… (I still haven’t recognized which deity it is), sai baba’s pic stuck on his name plate… A flower offered to lord ganesha’s idol next to his pen stand… Radha Krishna’s photo as his desktop wallpaper!! & finally a small pic of goddess laxmi affixed on his writing board!!!! Devotion in extremes… :)
Am not supposed to mention his name, but frankly telling his first and middle names are also of deities…. :) When I first entered his cubicle for a project related discussion, I felt as though I need to remove my sandals and enter coz it looked to me more like a temple…. The only reason given by him for keeping so many pics and idols was “Google cannot answer all our questions right?? So…”.. Hmmm.. witty answer :)
Another strange behavior people have got while traveling is touch the forehead and heart simultaneously / softly slap the cheeks on either side thrice / remove their sandals and fold their hands for 2 seconds - all these once they see a temple…strange!! This is seen very commonly in Bangalore…no matter they pray at home or not.. Devotion comes automatically on road :)
I seriously don’t understand whether people are trying to impress god by doing all such activities or giving themselves a little time… Prayer should not be an attempt to change God’s mind….it should be an attempt to let God change our mind…
PS- Devotees…plz don’t mind on the comments abt the pics and idols..
I saw a guy playing all religious songs in his mobile with the lowest audible tone… I knew that he loved listening to Kannada and Tamil songs (not religious though…).. Once again out of curiosity I asked him, “wassup with u?? Listening to religious songs today…instead of those tangy dance numbers”…… and the reply he gave me stunned me for a while… He said, “mom went to purohith yesterday….and it seems I have got shani dasha in my horoscope… so to reduce the shani effect, I decided to listen to these songs”… I smiled and came back to my cubicle after hearing the genuine prompt reply….
Haahh!! Can anyone explain me, how on earth the bad luck would shoo off if we listen to music of Lord Shiva…which is sung by the man whose voice resembles to a man who has been strangled to death and is weeping yet singing “brahma muraari suraarchita lingam….”
Then I realized that its not only him who is god fearing or rather horoscope-fearing guy around … There is another devotee in the other side ODC who has decorated his work space with photo frame of a deity… (I still haven’t recognized which deity it is), sai baba’s pic stuck on his name plate… A flower offered to lord ganesha’s idol next to his pen stand… Radha Krishna’s photo as his desktop wallpaper!! & finally a small pic of goddess laxmi affixed on his writing board!!!! Devotion in extremes… :)
Am not supposed to mention his name, but frankly telling his first and middle names are also of deities…. :) When I first entered his cubicle for a project related discussion, I felt as though I need to remove my sandals and enter coz it looked to me more like a temple…. The only reason given by him for keeping so many pics and idols was “Google cannot answer all our questions right?? So…”.. Hmmm.. witty answer :)
Another strange behavior people have got while traveling is touch the forehead and heart simultaneously / softly slap the cheeks on either side thrice / remove their sandals and fold their hands for 2 seconds - all these once they see a temple…strange!! This is seen very commonly in Bangalore…no matter they pray at home or not.. Devotion comes automatically on road :)
I seriously don’t understand whether people are trying to impress god by doing all such activities or giving themselves a little time… Prayer should not be an attempt to change God’s mind….it should be an attempt to let God change our mind…
PS- Devotees…plz don’t mind on the comments abt the pics and idols..
Today morning my colleague was narrating her experience with doctors… she said me abt the strange phobia that she has…. She is scared of medicines coz she always feels that it will get stuck in her throat!! Even worse what I heard from her was, she grinds the tablets and mixes with sugar and swallows!!! Yakkk shackkkkks…….!!!
I learnt that she is scared abt anything that doctors give and use – syringe for example…. No doubt most of them(girls) are scared of syringes...
Then all of a sudden I remembered my blood donation experience in my 1st yr graduation.. I was in the 2nd sem when there was a blood donation camp in our college.
It was when me and my friend were coming back from lunch that I saw the crowd in the college cellar and was curious to know abt it……
My friend, Ayesha said me that it’s a free medical camp from BKF (Bangalore Kidney Foundation).. So, after learning that it’s one of the reputed hospitals of the city, I decided to go for it…
Though I dint like the mere smell of medicines, I decided to go.
After the doctor checked my BP, heart beats, weight etc and she declared I am normal and I assumed that it was the routine check up… Then the next doctor asked me to show my nails which was neatly painted, so he couldn’t do any calcium test :) and he held my finger.. I dint know for what good reason… He said blood test… Then I realized that it was a blood donation camp in my college!!
For a moment I thought I can run away saying I am feeling dizzy….. But the next thought which I got was, it’s a noble deed to donate blood….. Frankly telling, That was just the last thought that I got……I donated blood coz it was my first time blood donation… Secondly till that day, I dint know my blood group, so I was happy that I would know.. Thirdly, the slogan stuck in my mind was “Was it you who saved my life? Help save another, give blood”…:)
I donated my blood with ease and no rona-dhona after the syringe was injected in my veins!! I was abt to take a quick nap there when the doctor came rushing to chk if I fainted… I was fit and fine…. and by then the blood bag was filled with my holy blood..
Then doctor offered me lot of stuff to eat and advised me not to climb the stairs…
As always, I love breaking rules… so, I went happily to attend classes in 1st floor…
The class, 2-3 session was really boring and suddenly I felt dizzy… The lecturer saw me sleeping on the desk and came near me (out of concern or to scold me) .. I almost fainted there and the lecturer was in panic… She called the doctor while I was still lying on the desk.. The doctor held my face and sprinkled or rather poured water on my face!! Sick fellow!! All my face powder gone in a minute!! He tapped my face or rather it was kind of slap for me.. Till date no one had dared to touch my cheeks… and the day someone touched, it was a kind of slap!!!! I will never forgive that doctor!!!
Anyway, I got my conscious back with the doctors grace and I saw everyone around me… After the doctor left, Ayesha whispered, “thanks for suspending the class” :)..
I removed the band-aid on my hand after 3 days when someone sarcastically asked me if I was donating blood daily!!! Gosh… sick question!!!!
I learnt that she is scared abt anything that doctors give and use – syringe for example…. No doubt most of them(girls) are scared of syringes...
Then all of a sudden I remembered my blood donation experience in my 1st yr graduation.. I was in the 2nd sem when there was a blood donation camp in our college.
It was when me and my friend were coming back from lunch that I saw the crowd in the college cellar and was curious to know abt it……
My friend, Ayesha said me that it’s a free medical camp from BKF (Bangalore Kidney Foundation).. So, after learning that it’s one of the reputed hospitals of the city, I decided to go for it…
Though I dint like the mere smell of medicines, I decided to go.
After the doctor checked my BP, heart beats, weight etc and she declared I am normal and I assumed that it was the routine check up… Then the next doctor asked me to show my nails which was neatly painted, so he couldn’t do any calcium test :) and he held my finger.. I dint know for what good reason… He said blood test… Then I realized that it was a blood donation camp in my college!!
For a moment I thought I can run away saying I am feeling dizzy….. But the next thought which I got was, it’s a noble deed to donate blood….. Frankly telling, That was just the last thought that I got……I donated blood coz it was my first time blood donation… Secondly till that day, I dint know my blood group, so I was happy that I would know.. Thirdly, the slogan stuck in my mind was “Was it you who saved my life? Help save another, give blood”…:)
I donated my blood with ease and no rona-dhona after the syringe was injected in my veins!! I was abt to take a quick nap there when the doctor came rushing to chk if I fainted… I was fit and fine…. and by then the blood bag was filled with my holy blood..
Then doctor offered me lot of stuff to eat and advised me not to climb the stairs…
As always, I love breaking rules… so, I went happily to attend classes in 1st floor…
The class, 2-3 session was really boring and suddenly I felt dizzy… The lecturer saw me sleeping on the desk and came near me (out of concern or to scold me) .. I almost fainted there and the lecturer was in panic… She called the doctor while I was still lying on the desk.. The doctor held my face and sprinkled or rather poured water on my face!! Sick fellow!! All my face powder gone in a minute!! He tapped my face or rather it was kind of slap for me.. Till date no one had dared to touch my cheeks… and the day someone touched, it was a kind of slap!!!! I will never forgive that doctor!!!
Anyway, I got my conscious back with the doctors grace and I saw everyone around me… After the doctor left, Ayesha whispered, “thanks for suspending the class” :)..
I removed the band-aid on my hand after 3 days when someone sarcastically asked me if I was donating blood daily!!! Gosh… sick question!!!!
Luckily or unluckily my PL had assigned no work for me till 11.30am yesterday, so there I was... reading all the mails which my friends had forwarded and few company internal mails :)
I was in the “think out of the box” mood…. So, it was easy for me to solve few math riddles and which my friends had sent in the mails.
I read few company internal mails… First was from the HR and the second was from Internal service provider…
Happened to read one of the mails from HR which introduced us to the three newly appointed Business experts… I had no interest in knowing them, as I knew I would never be directly reporting to them :) Still, I read it for the heck of knowing who they are…
I don’t know if I can call that mail funny or the way I interpreted sounded funny to me! Anyway, let me tell u…..
The common details what was given abt all the three hifi techies were: University in which they completed Masters; Their total experience as business experts; Their re-allocation to other state in US; and about their family…
Since the last point was of no importance to us, I was wondering why someone would mention such details!! I felt few sentences funny…to mention a few:
“… will be relocating to California with her husband, son and their three dogs.”
“… is the proud parent of three girls and is a native of Washington DC”
“… recently married this past April and has adopted a retired racing greyhound named Aries”
Now, let me tell u my interpretation from these statements…
First one is ruled out from all the guys list as she is married and the last part is a warning!! Beware of dogs!!
Second one, he has three daughters… Hmmm… he has enough… now start thinking...
Third person is a victim of late marriage was the impression.. For all those who don’t know abt the lovely greyhound….well, it’s a breed of dog!! :)
In the second mail, there was a cooking contest sponsored by Gemini cooking oil. The subject of the mail was “Do u have a KILLER recipe”!!
The obvious answer was Yes!! In fact, most of us who are new to cooking will have a doubt in the corner of their mind about the result of their experiment. Anyway, getting back to the mail, it said “win exciting goody bags” i-e if the recipe is short listed… I was thinking about the plight about the person who is going to taste the Killer recipes…lol!!
I have got strict orders from mom to test my recipes before serving others… So, quickly I realized that my recipe won’t be considered :( as I cook only vegetables which are edible and non poisonous :) (That’s why I am still alive….)
By the time I could jump to other mails, my PL was back to his seat… This obviously meant that he had plans to load me with work which I was waiting for since 3 hr! My intuition said me that this 3 hrs is going to be compensated in the later part of the day :(… Yet another long day was welcomed with a smile and a sad heart:) :(
I was in the “think out of the box” mood…. So, it was easy for me to solve few math riddles and which my friends had sent in the mails.
I read few company internal mails… First was from the HR and the second was from Internal service provider…
Happened to read one of the mails from HR which introduced us to the three newly appointed Business experts… I had no interest in knowing them, as I knew I would never be directly reporting to them :) Still, I read it for the heck of knowing who they are…
I don’t know if I can call that mail funny or the way I interpreted sounded funny to me! Anyway, let me tell u…..
The common details what was given abt all the three hifi techies were: University in which they completed Masters; Their total experience as business experts; Their re-allocation to other state in US; and about their family…
Since the last point was of no importance to us, I was wondering why someone would mention such details!! I felt few sentences funny…to mention a few:
“… will be relocating to California with her husband, son and their three dogs.”
“… is the proud parent of three girls and is a native of Washington DC”
“… recently married this past April and has adopted a retired racing greyhound named Aries”
Now, let me tell u my interpretation from these statements…
First one is ruled out from all the guys list as she is married and the last part is a warning!! Beware of dogs!!
Second one, he has three daughters… Hmmm… he has enough… now start thinking...
Third person is a victim of late marriage was the impression.. For all those who don’t know abt the lovely greyhound….well, it’s a breed of dog!! :)
In the second mail, there was a cooking contest sponsored by Gemini cooking oil. The subject of the mail was “Do u have a KILLER recipe”!!
The obvious answer was Yes!! In fact, most of us who are new to cooking will have a doubt in the corner of their mind about the result of their experiment. Anyway, getting back to the mail, it said “win exciting goody bags” i-e if the recipe is short listed… I was thinking about the plight about the person who is going to taste the Killer recipes…lol!!
I have got strict orders from mom to test my recipes before serving others… So, quickly I realized that my recipe won’t be considered :( as I cook only vegetables which are edible and non poisonous :) (That’s why I am still alive….)
By the time I could jump to other mails, my PL was back to his seat… This obviously meant that he had plans to load me with work which I was waiting for since 3 hr! My intuition said me that this 3 hrs is going to be compensated in the later part of the day :(… Yet another long day was welcomed with a smile and a sad heart:) :(
Its Sunday and we find people inviting us for all the family functions… Be it Birthday celebration or Durga pooja or Engagement party or Naming ceremony of a child..... Most of the functions are planned on Saturday and Sunday… I find this trend more in our Bangalore…
Initially people used to plan the functions as per the holy days and now as per holidays!!!
Rarely any functions were arranged on Saturday as its “Shani-vaar” and now as long as there is no “grahan” (eclipse), weekends have become most auspicious days..
The intention behind arranging all the spiritual rituals on weekends is that- to gather as many people as possible for a nice get together…
And in case someone misses out for the function on weekends, then they will be tagged as “western culture influenced”!! Elders blame saying, “BPO has spoiled our youth”.. No matter if someone is working in IT or Bank or Retail industry etc… All thanks to BPO to take the blame over…
I was recently invited to one of the engagement party… Mom had asked me to dress in ethnic… I had no mood to go, but because it was on Sunday evening, I had no other go :( I asked my mom whose engagement we are attending… she politely replied to me as “It’s your aunt’s brother in law’s daughter’s engagement”... I nodded my head as I dint understand how I am related to her.. Finally I came to a conclusion that the bride is my cousin’s cousin…
I dint break my head more coz I was already late to the function!! I thought may be she will recognize me if I can’t :) I knew I would be late and by the time I reach there and they would be serving food :) Before even I get any guilty conscious for being late, I realized that I am going there to avoid the tag in my name and for delicious Food :)
At the entrance of the hall, a man with fat belly smiled and welcomed me… I had no clue who he was, so I was searching for few known faces…. Guys were enticing me as though I am the next forthcoming bride.. Few parents turned around and snared, as though they were hunting a bride for their potential son!! This type of gazing was common to all the unmarried girls of 20-25 age group… I made my way in between ladies who were gossiping, giggling and discussing… In the whole crowd, it was only my mom whom I was searching… Finally tracked her and found few known faces around her… I was happy that my attendance was registered after the photographer took our group photo..
We started our dinner in next 10 mins of my arrival… On the way back, I was thinking about the Gulab jamoon which I ate, when mom interrupted me, and asked, “Did u see the girl? The pair was nice.. Isn’t it?” I dint know what to answer coz I dint even bother to see the bride and the groom!! Finally I confronted that I was least bothered abt the function and that they had invited lot of strangers.. I was also a stranger to the bride!! I said her if next time I am invited to any such function of very far relative, I will name it as “Free food function”. Mom knew that I was forced to attend these types of functions!! Perhaps mom knew that I was irritated, so neither did she force me to attend the next weeks function nor we landed up with argument!! Mission escape successful :) Yuppie!!!!
Initially people used to plan the functions as per the holy days and now as per holidays!!!
Rarely any functions were arranged on Saturday as its “Shani-vaar” and now as long as there is no “grahan” (eclipse), weekends have become most auspicious days..
The intention behind arranging all the spiritual rituals on weekends is that- to gather as many people as possible for a nice get together…
And in case someone misses out for the function on weekends, then they will be tagged as “western culture influenced”!! Elders blame saying, “BPO has spoiled our youth”.. No matter if someone is working in IT or Bank or Retail industry etc… All thanks to BPO to take the blame over…
I was recently invited to one of the engagement party… Mom had asked me to dress in ethnic… I had no mood to go, but because it was on Sunday evening, I had no other go :( I asked my mom whose engagement we are attending… she politely replied to me as “It’s your aunt’s brother in law’s daughter’s engagement”... I nodded my head as I dint understand how I am related to her.. Finally I came to a conclusion that the bride is my cousin’s cousin…
I dint break my head more coz I was already late to the function!! I thought may be she will recognize me if I can’t :) I knew I would be late and by the time I reach there and they would be serving food :) Before even I get any guilty conscious for being late, I realized that I am going there to avoid the tag in my name and for delicious Food :)
At the entrance of the hall, a man with fat belly smiled and welcomed me… I had no clue who he was, so I was searching for few known faces…. Guys were enticing me as though I am the next forthcoming bride.. Few parents turned around and snared, as though they were hunting a bride for their potential son!! This type of gazing was common to all the unmarried girls of 20-25 age group… I made my way in between ladies who were gossiping, giggling and discussing… In the whole crowd, it was only my mom whom I was searching… Finally tracked her and found few known faces around her… I was happy that my attendance was registered after the photographer took our group photo..
We started our dinner in next 10 mins of my arrival… On the way back, I was thinking about the Gulab jamoon which I ate, when mom interrupted me, and asked, “Did u see the girl? The pair was nice.. Isn’t it?” I dint know what to answer coz I dint even bother to see the bride and the groom!! Finally I confronted that I was least bothered abt the function and that they had invited lot of strangers.. I was also a stranger to the bride!! I said her if next time I am invited to any such function of very far relative, I will name it as “Free food function”. Mom knew that I was forced to attend these types of functions!! Perhaps mom knew that I was irritated, so neither did she force me to attend the next weeks function nor we landed up with argument!! Mission escape successful :) Yuppie!!!!
I was popular in college for having friends in almost all the branches… In fact I had friends from other colleges too whom I met in bus stop:).. Most times people knew me as the bubbly happy and easy going girl... I carried the same attire and attitude when I happened to visit my college recently, just to refresh my sweet memories.. It wasn’t a surprise to me to see few known faces as I had friends from the junior sections too :)..
I met a girl with a broad smile on my face... I said “Hi, How are u??” Quickly she responded “I am fine. How abt u?” I was happy that she too remembered me…still I could see a muddled look on her face… For a moment I thought she is unable to recollect my name, so I said “U don’t remember my name right?” She said NO!! I dint feel bad… I replied in kannada “Nanna hesru Prathima… Ninna senior… Nenpaitha?” (*Myself Prathima… Ur senior.. remember?)
What!! She was flabbergasted and said “Can u speak in English or Hindi”..
I again confirmed from her, if she doesn’t recognize me… She asked me, "Who are u?".. With a grin on my face I blasted her telling, “Jab meri practical record ya notes chahiye tha.. tab toh badi yaad aa rahi thi meri… U ppl are sick to the core!! Just shoo off from my way now!!”
Later I went to meet my HoD… On my way back from CS department, I again met that girl… This time I seriously had no mood to talk to her… But she interrupted me and asked “Tell me what’s my name” !!
I politely asked her with strong words – Lady… have u gone nuts?? Do u want me to confirm ur name with the HoD or the college register?
This time she pulled my hands and said “Tell me my name!!”
I was shocked at her reaction… I had no clue if she was a psychic patient or if she has escaped from the rehabilitation camp!! I just knew that she was one among my college juniors who wanted inputs to get selected in campus interview!! All thanks to the HoD who had popularized our names to the juniors... Back then I also enjoyed my status for being the person who had 3 companies offer letter:)
My HoD came to my rescue and said to her, “What are u doing here in the class hours!! Y aren’t u in class Archana?”
Archana!!!! Now that was the shock of my life… Is she not Reshma!! I had a sinking feeling for blasting her for no fault.. May be she bunked her class just to meet me again:( May be she really dint understand kannada:(
She dint speak anything much later… She dint dare to turn back also….. I quickly bid bye to my lecturer and went in search of her…
I had to confront my mistake… I finally found her in college canteen… She was sitting with her head bent down… It was my turn to console her and I just did that…. She was fine after sometime :) I dint want to buy anything in our canteen coz I am too skeptical abt the food there, so I took her to the lassi center opposite to our college… I took a lassi for myself and she preferred a chocolate milk shake…
She said me that she is from Assam and she doesn’t understand kannad.. (This is how she pronounced Kannada).. We spoke for sometime and then left from there…
I got a new friend that day:) It was Archana… After reaching home, I thought abt the whole incident for sometime and then finally fell asleep… Hope to meet her someday again and meet her as a friend and not as a stranger :)
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….
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….
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]
Today I got a call on my desk number at office… It was from a job consultancy firm.. It’s the 2nd or 3rd time that I am attending such calls over a period of time…The lady with the shrill voice asked me if I have planned to change of my job?? I was wondering how dare she to call at my extension number and ask me this question!!
First question I asked her was, “How did u get my desk number??” Confidently she said me that she got it from “Job sites - Naukri.com”…
As far as I remember, I have never updated my job profile in any of the job sites… I said, its chanceless!! Then I asked her if she knew my name… There I caught her!!! She said she has missed out the name while getting the number!!
Cleverly she got back to her question and asked me which technology I am working in and my total experience..
(How on earth had she missed out to c my technology in the profile!!! Uhhh!!!)
By then, I had lost my temper and since I knew that she was randomly calling all the numbers of our floor, I thought of telling her that I knew her trick!!! It was Tit for Tat from my side coz she lied to me about my number and this was my turn to trap her in my prank…
Politely I said her, “Lady, do u know whose number u have dialed?” This time her voice sounded a bit concerned and she remained silent… I said “I am the Project Manager, and I c that u are persuading my employees to quit the job for some other company!!”… Next I asked her, “May I know ur name lady?” … With the guilt in her voice she said “I am Chaitanya”…
I said to her in the same tone the way she had spoken initially to me… “Now that I know ur name and I can easily find out your consultancy name by tracking the number, I can sue your firm!!”
Next thing that I heard was “Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, seriously sorry to call u ma’am… Plzzz don’t do that… sorry ma’am”…
(I don’t know what logic she had by uttering the word sorry so many times)
Sweetly I said her, “The word sorry looses its meaning when u utter it so many times”
She again said, “Sorry ma’am, I was just head hunting”
Then I said “Don’t try any other desk numbers as it’s a unethical and kindly keep the call as I am busy”
Huh!!! She kept the call in no time and I saw the expression of my cubicle mates and another person from neighboring cubicle… Everyone saw me strangely… Soon I gave a faint smile and the next scene was incredible!! All of us laughed so loudly that our Project Manager actually got up and saw what was going on in his team :)
Then on, everyone says – Don’t mess with her on the phone… She can actually cause u an heart attack!!! Ha ha ha :)
First question I asked her was, “How did u get my desk number??” Confidently she said me that she got it from “Job sites - Naukri.com”…
As far as I remember, I have never updated my job profile in any of the job sites… I said, its chanceless!! Then I asked her if she knew my name… There I caught her!!! She said she has missed out the name while getting the number!!
Cleverly she got back to her question and asked me which technology I am working in and my total experience..
(How on earth had she missed out to c my technology in the profile!!! Uhhh!!!)
By then, I had lost my temper and since I knew that she was randomly calling all the numbers of our floor, I thought of telling her that I knew her trick!!! It was Tit for Tat from my side coz she lied to me about my number and this was my turn to trap her in my prank…
Politely I said her, “Lady, do u know whose number u have dialed?” This time her voice sounded a bit concerned and she remained silent… I said “I am the Project Manager, and I c that u are persuading my employees to quit the job for some other company!!”… Next I asked her, “May I know ur name lady?” … With the guilt in her voice she said “I am Chaitanya”…
I said to her in the same tone the way she had spoken initially to me… “Now that I know ur name and I can easily find out your consultancy name by tracking the number, I can sue your firm!!”
Next thing that I heard was “Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, seriously sorry to call u ma’am… Plzzz don’t do that… sorry ma’am”…
(I don’t know what logic she had by uttering the word sorry so many times)
Sweetly I said her, “The word sorry looses its meaning when u utter it so many times”
She again said, “Sorry ma’am, I was just head hunting”
Then I said “Don’t try any other desk numbers as it’s a unethical and kindly keep the call as I am busy”
Huh!!! She kept the call in no time and I saw the expression of my cubicle mates and another person from neighboring cubicle… Everyone saw me strangely… Soon I gave a faint smile and the next scene was incredible!! All of us laughed so loudly that our Project Manager actually got up and saw what was going on in his team :)
Then on, everyone says – Don’t mess with her on the phone… She can actually cause u an heart attack!!! Ha ha ha :)
Wow..... I saw few people who were looking like ruffians, trying to pull down the bees nest from the roof of our college..... Pheew!!! I felt like whistling when i saw him standing on the bars of the corridor in 6th floor, with the knife in his hand.... For a moment I imagined him like a deity who kills the sinners!!! My very next thought was, “are the bees Sinners”!!! :( Definitely no!!!
The ruffians killed their larvae, their food, and their shelter!! In fact, they killed few bees to by setting fire, to get them away from beehive!!!! I closed my eyes for a moment and remained silent as though showing my condolence :(
For a moment I looked like an animal rights activist who was condemning the effort made by people to kill the bees…
But soon the look faded off from my face when I got to c the honeycomb closely coz the analytical side of my brain was working more than a merciful heart..
I must say that the bees had a beautiful signature in the honey pot. Every cell in the honeycomb is a perfect example of symmetry in nature.. I was amazed to c the hexagonal structure filled with honey in every cell…
Luckily I got the chance to touch the honeycomb after confirming that the bees are not going to harm us… Later one of beekeepers said that the bees are poisoned and that’s the reason they will not harm us as they had lost conscious!!! It sounded disgusting!! This time my mind and heart were forcing me to hit those beekeepers and tell them how painful it is when livings beings are poisoned!!
The beekeepers kept the honeycomb on a platter and patted on it to extract honey out of it.. Finally they poured the extracted honey into the cans..
The staff of the college came flooding to a small room to get honey in their water bottles… They paid Rs. 100/ litre to the beekeepers and still argued that the beekeepers had mixed sugar syrup in their cans before pouring honey into it…
Those ruffians were showing some kind of demo to prove that the honey was pure…
Myself and my friend, came out silently and saw the dead bees on the floor:( Few were struggling with their life as most were already dead:(
I thought to myself, is this what the people valued life of the creatures who lived serving the purpose of their lives… I understand that the death is certain to every living being, but this kind of terrifying death was least expected :( !!!
The ruffians killed their larvae, their food, and their shelter!! In fact, they killed few bees to by setting fire, to get them away from beehive!!!! I closed my eyes for a moment and remained silent as though showing my condolence :(
For a moment I looked like an animal rights activist who was condemning the effort made by people to kill the bees…
But soon the look faded off from my face when I got to c the honeycomb closely coz the analytical side of my brain was working more than a merciful heart..
I must say that the bees had a beautiful signature in the honey pot. Every cell in the honeycomb is a perfect example of symmetry in nature.. I was amazed to c the hexagonal structure filled with honey in every cell…
Luckily I got the chance to touch the honeycomb after confirming that the bees are not going to harm us… Later one of beekeepers said that the bees are poisoned and that’s the reason they will not harm us as they had lost conscious!!! It sounded disgusting!! This time my mind and heart were forcing me to hit those beekeepers and tell them how painful it is when livings beings are poisoned!!
The beekeepers kept the honeycomb on a platter and patted on it to extract honey out of it.. Finally they poured the extracted honey into the cans..
The staff of the college came flooding to a small room to get honey in their water bottles… They paid Rs. 100/ litre to the beekeepers and still argued that the beekeepers had mixed sugar syrup in their cans before pouring honey into it…
Those ruffians were showing some kind of demo to prove that the honey was pure…
Myself and my friend, came out silently and saw the dead bees on the floor:( Few were struggling with their life as most were already dead:(
I thought to myself, is this what the people valued life of the creatures who lived serving the purpose of their lives… I understand that the death is certain to every living being, but this kind of terrifying death was least expected :( !!!
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