Shocked and stunned were his expressions as he climbed down from the water tower of his building…the lcd of his cell phone the only source of brightness at that moment….apart from that small ray of light his life seemed totally dark…his climb down felt as if he was carrying a lot of weight on his chest…..his eyes were totally dark with sorrow and his brow was totally wet with sweat….it was easily the most difficult moment of his life…His so called life partner had just left him…left him to be alone in this world
His thoughts brought him some old memories…some very refreshing memories…he could see the very beginning of his magical story….he saw the canteen unwrap in front of him…he saw her again…she was so beautiful…like a smooth candle in the wind, walking around…sharing a joke or two with her friends….he was sitting on the table opposite to her….she gave an inviting smile….he passed his physics journal towards her….hoping that she would just give it a glance….the hope which had persisted with him for a couple of weeks now…well today was his lucky day…..she opened the journal…Success!!! She saw it…the beautifully painted portrait of hers…..the pencil drawing had a small note at the bottom which read “only someone truly beautiful can be loved so much as I are”…at once her eyes were full of tears…he feared for the worst…but all his fears were lead to rest when she came over and sat next to him….hereby proclaiming that they are now together….
But now at the roof top, all the proclamation he could do is to tell the entire world how much pain was there in his heart….how many tears were shed on the water tower….as he held his t shirt to wipe his face something brushed his cheeks….he realized what it was…..he at once was teleported to the sweet memory of their 1st year getting together anniversary…he had grown a bit while she was just as beautiful as she was in the photo…..they were at a bazaar looking at some dresses for her…it was her cousin’s wedding…she was eager to marry him….they stopped at a small jewellery shop…he simply loved a pair of earring and a beautiful diamond ring while her heart was transfixed on a locket which had her initial R on it….she didn’t want such an expensive ring at that stage of their relationship…so he agreed to keep it back and just take the earring….the gifts were exchanged…the love grew!!
However, now that growth seem immaterial…he let out a big cry of pain….in that cry was hidden months of anger and anguish…..he was asking himself…why…why did he fall in the trap….how could he be so stupid…..he should have seen it coming…he should have checked it before….he should have understood the consequences of his actions….but he couldn’t help it…beauty is such a intoxicating thing!
He still remembers the incidences that occurred a couple of days ago…..the coffee shop was not that crowded….he was waiting there for her….she came in a hurry….as if someone had just set a timer on her…she didn’t have much time….he asked her to be with him…she said yes she wanted to…but this time the kind of conviction that used to be there in her voice was not there….she seemed scared…she seemed worried….but not about him……she seemed more concerned about herself…she stood up and was about to leave when he asked…..do you really want to be with me?? If yes then please do come to the college café on Saturday…he knew the café was very close to her house….but he had to take that chance….her father knew but still he loved her so he had to do it…
The entire day today morning he spent at the café…no one came….he tried her cell…no one picked up…he sat there the entire day..without food without water…love indeed makes people crazy….all these memories totalled up to the last few lines of conversation he had with her just a few moments ago…she had stuck with her dad….she decided to give up on her “love” so that her dad can marry her to some rich guy having tons and tons of money….she was rude she was brutal….she never hesitated one bit…like a mass murderer pulling a trigger she told him that it is over and she kept the phone down….She was not to be blamed for this…maybe she had her own reasons….maybe this decision would work wonders for her
Now as he stood there…hands over his head…on the edge of the terrance…and as he was about to move out..his hands opened and something fell….even in the darkness the sparkle of it was unbelievable…the ring which was not supposed to be purchased was falling……..
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
The last bid to Escape
Terror was all over his face as he ran for it in the alley a few lanes away from his house…he was almost home but yet was very far from it….the night breeze brought with it a chill and silence which he was afraid of….like a blind man in a hurry he kept bumping into objects small and large as he made his way home….He was focusing his thoughts totally on getting home without much time to spare….
As he was running he remembered about a shortcut which he used to take when he was a kid….Although he hasn’t been living in this neighbourhood for a good part of the last decade, he was very much aware of the place how it was before….before darkness had covered the town completely…
When he had left the town, it was a very peaceful locality…dominated by middle class workers who worked on the day and enjoyed like anything during the weekend….He loved the town but when his dad for some reasons left it he had to give up on his dream….a dream to make the town he so much love, where he was born and brought up to be so self competent that even the middle class people would live like rich millionaires….But when he returned after his dad imposed exile he now thought that he shouldn’t have returned….
Smash!!!! The jump went too deep and he fell on a glasshouse roof top crash landing on top of a bed of lilies thru the glass…..He was cut all over the place…but he couldn’t stop..he didn’t have time to nurse his injuries…he had to run he had to go quickly into his house…grab his gun and some bare essentials and get out of the town as soon as possible…the scene that he witnessed was something that he could die for sure….
He ran thru the glasshouse into the open and came up to a fork in his path….”When did this happen? There was no fork at this end of the shortcut!” he thought as his mind and heartbeat were racing…The sudden noise in the distance caught his ears…the chilling breeze now was making a lot of noise…something which he was not at all comfortable with….He took a chance…he choose the path on his right as that was the direction his house was located….scampering thru the rubble he made his way out when he heard another fearful noise..The swish of a bird…a bird so big that one whip of his wing caused a gush of wind to blow towards him…hitting the back of his head, he felt the chill…..There was no escape…there was no chance in hell he had…his was the date which would be etched on his tombstone….if he ever got one…
Running thru the chosen path he landed up at a dead end!!! He was petrified!!! The wall was too high and there was no time for him to use his mountain climbing skills….he searched for a ladder in that alley..but luck is never so convenient….There was nothing but a dumpster by the way….He thought of taking a chance…He got on top of the dumpster and pushed off as if he wanted to fly!!..But to no avail…he hit the wall with his hands barely reaching the top and fell right back where he started….And then he saw it!
The big bird flew down from the sky…its eyes menacing..its flight elegant….It had marked its target in the alley….he flew down and aimed itself straight at him…then something happened…as the bird was close to the group, it transformed….and then finally it landed on him…..And when it was all said and done, all was left was a dead body with 2 holes in its neck..the vampire had done its job to perfection!
As he was running he remembered about a shortcut which he used to take when he was a kid….Although he hasn’t been living in this neighbourhood for a good part of the last decade, he was very much aware of the place how it was before….before darkness had covered the town completely…
When he had left the town, it was a very peaceful locality…dominated by middle class workers who worked on the day and enjoyed like anything during the weekend….He loved the town but when his dad for some reasons left it he had to give up on his dream….a dream to make the town he so much love, where he was born and brought up to be so self competent that even the middle class people would live like rich millionaires….But when he returned after his dad imposed exile he now thought that he shouldn’t have returned….
Smash!!!! The jump went too deep and he fell on a glasshouse roof top crash landing on top of a bed of lilies thru the glass…..He was cut all over the place…but he couldn’t stop..he didn’t have time to nurse his injuries…he had to run he had to go quickly into his house…grab his gun and some bare essentials and get out of the town as soon as possible…the scene that he witnessed was something that he could die for sure….
He ran thru the glasshouse into the open and came up to a fork in his path….”When did this happen? There was no fork at this end of the shortcut!” he thought as his mind and heartbeat were racing…The sudden noise in the distance caught his ears…the chilling breeze now was making a lot of noise…something which he was not at all comfortable with….He took a chance…he choose the path on his right as that was the direction his house was located….scampering thru the rubble he made his way out when he heard another fearful noise..The swish of a bird…a bird so big that one whip of his wing caused a gush of wind to blow towards him…hitting the back of his head, he felt the chill…..There was no escape…there was no chance in hell he had…his was the date which would be etched on his tombstone….if he ever got one…
Running thru the chosen path he landed up at a dead end!!! He was petrified!!! The wall was too high and there was no time for him to use his mountain climbing skills….he searched for a ladder in that alley..but luck is never so convenient….There was nothing but a dumpster by the way….He thought of taking a chance…He got on top of the dumpster and pushed off as if he wanted to fly!!..But to no avail…he hit the wall with his hands barely reaching the top and fell right back where he started….And then he saw it!
The big bird flew down from the sky…its eyes menacing..its flight elegant….It had marked its target in the alley….he flew down and aimed itself straight at him…then something happened…as the bird was close to the group, it transformed….and then finally it landed on him…..And when it was all said and done, all was left was a dead body with 2 holes in its neck..the vampire had done its job to perfection!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Girl Plan
“Oh man she is so hot…look at the group actually…they all look so beautiful!!” my friend shouted in my ears as I was busy munching down on our canteen famous parachute sponsored hakka noodles. I gave that irritated look to him as you would give if you are disturbed watching your favourite movie but he was unfazed….she continued his stare at his pray….a fresher girl group…name of the pack leader-Romi (name changed to protect her from others)…taking the fork from my hand, he forced my attention on her..
She was really beautiful…but not my type…she was one of those who took her looks very seriously…spent hours and hours in front of her mirror and when hands were not applying lotions, combing hair, doing nail painting etc she used to spend time on the phone or the internet chatting away with all sorts of people….But my friend was all mad for her…I thought he is just getting into “hot girl-must make friendship” phase but I was wrong….as the days went on and the price of cold drinks in the canteen went on increasing, his affection for her went on increasing and was at an all time high when he came to me saying “how r u doing today…I am feeling very weird nowadays when someone is around.”
With a nervous tone I asked him “what did u do now”
“Its Romi dude, I think I am in love in her”
“hahahahahahahahahahaha…drink this thumbs up bottle in 1 go and you would get over it”
“No re…I knew you would say this..but I feel different about this one…whenever she is around me I can feel her presence, I can sense her breath, I tend to laugh at her dumb jokes…”
“Ya ya don’t get all DDLJ with me….just tell me what u want.”
“I am still gutless when it comes to talk to her, can u help me”
Here I was….totally unaware that someone like him would ask me something like that for a girl like that!!!! He was one of the best friends I had so I agreed to help.
“ Listen ok..if u agree to not do feeling vomits all over me, I will help u but you should not ask questions as to why this and why that ok?”
“Fine fine” the eagerness in his voice was so loud that even Romi who was sitting a good 100 meters away from me turned around to look!!
“Now to start things off do this, we have friendship day coming up and you have to ………”
Friendship day came and so did the nerves…”I cant do it..its very weird ..what if she misunderstands”
“don’t worry if she likes you I know how she would react”
So in the canteen the so called stud walked up to Romi and said:
“Hi Romi, My name is ******. I have been observing you in college for the last few months and I must say you are something…if you wanna know what that means, give me a call….btw happy friendship day….” Saying this he tied the friendship band on her wrist and continue “If you are really curious you know where to look for my number”
After saying this, he walked off leaving the girl shell shocked….he quickly ran out of the canteen into the bathroom on the 2nd floor and vomited his morning missal pav, omelette and coke…once his deployment was successfully completed, he came out where I provided him with his personal handkerchief. “Man I tell you she aint calling me”
“Dude she is a proud girl, she will not let u have a upper hand like that she will call in the next couple of hours becoz all she can think of right now is to get even”
3 hours went back when his phone finally buzzed. “Hi Romi here, Smart idea to put your cell number on the friendship band..i like that..but I didn’t like ur attitude…do you want to explain yourself.” The threat on the speaker phone was very precise. Mr Stud went into his bud. Then on my request he said
“Apologies for being a bit rude with you either but you only tell me how the hell I can get the attention of the most beautiful angel on earth without doing a stunt like that?”
With a slight giggle she said, “Well I got your attention. Now what?”
“Now evening coffee, at CCD, come alone and with a open mind”
“I will..you are interesting I must say. Lets see how it goes.”
“Yea lets see” He said my prompted words. After cutting the call he said, “Wow dude, she said yes for a coffee!!!”
“Now listen dude, she is not what I expected to be…she seems a nice person who gives others a chance. I helped you this much now, you are on your own”
“Dude!!! You cant leave me like this…what will I do..what will I say..what will I drink…which sandwich should I order..”
“Easy Mr. i-have-worthless-doubts. This is what you do..Be polite and a perfect gentleman. Give her the space she needs and at the same moment, show her how her life would be with you in the picture…talk about her likes and dislikes and try to make them to yours. You don’t need to agree with her on all fronts. The important thing is that you need to make her feel free when talking to you. She should be able to express herself fully. Also remember, 1st dates should not be it. This evening the focus should be only on her and during the conversation, try and see if you 2 actually are compatible or is it just an infatuation. If she finds that there is something there between you 2, she will ask you for another date. Also, please don’t tell her I was ur adviser”
“Are you crazy??? Do you think this will work???”
3 years on, I guess it worked and you know how I know? I just received their marriage invitation.
She was really beautiful…but not my type…she was one of those who took her looks very seriously…spent hours and hours in front of her mirror and when hands were not applying lotions, combing hair, doing nail painting etc she used to spend time on the phone or the internet chatting away with all sorts of people….But my friend was all mad for her…I thought he is just getting into “hot girl-must make friendship” phase but I was wrong….as the days went on and the price of cold drinks in the canteen went on increasing, his affection for her went on increasing and was at an all time high when he came to me saying “how r u doing today…I am feeling very weird nowadays when someone is around.”
With a nervous tone I asked him “what did u do now”
“Its Romi dude, I think I am in love in her”
“hahahahahahahahahahaha…drink this thumbs up bottle in 1 go and you would get over it”
“No re…I knew you would say this..but I feel different about this one…whenever she is around me I can feel her presence, I can sense her breath, I tend to laugh at her dumb jokes…”
“Ya ya don’t get all DDLJ with me….just tell me what u want.”
“I am still gutless when it comes to talk to her, can u help me”
Here I was….totally unaware that someone like him would ask me something like that for a girl like that!!!! He was one of the best friends I had so I agreed to help.
“ Listen ok..if u agree to not do feeling vomits all over me, I will help u but you should not ask questions as to why this and why that ok?”
“Fine fine” the eagerness in his voice was so loud that even Romi who was sitting a good 100 meters away from me turned around to look!!
“Now to start things off do this, we have friendship day coming up and you have to ………”
Friendship day came and so did the nerves…”I cant do it..its very weird ..what if she misunderstands”
“don’t worry if she likes you I know how she would react”
So in the canteen the so called stud walked up to Romi and said:
“Hi Romi, My name is ******. I have been observing you in college for the last few months and I must say you are something…if you wanna know what that means, give me a call….btw happy friendship day….” Saying this he tied the friendship band on her wrist and continue “If you are really curious you know where to look for my number”
After saying this, he walked off leaving the girl shell shocked….he quickly ran out of the canteen into the bathroom on the 2nd floor and vomited his morning missal pav, omelette and coke…once his deployment was successfully completed, he came out where I provided him with his personal handkerchief. “Man I tell you she aint calling me”
“Dude she is a proud girl, she will not let u have a upper hand like that she will call in the next couple of hours becoz all she can think of right now is to get even”
3 hours went back when his phone finally buzzed. “Hi Romi here, Smart idea to put your cell number on the friendship band..i like that..but I didn’t like ur attitude…do you want to explain yourself.” The threat on the speaker phone was very precise. Mr Stud went into his bud. Then on my request he said
“Apologies for being a bit rude with you either but you only tell me how the hell I can get the attention of the most beautiful angel on earth without doing a stunt like that?”
With a slight giggle she said, “Well I got your attention. Now what?”
“Now evening coffee, at CCD, come alone and with a open mind”
“I will..you are interesting I must say. Lets see how it goes.”
“Yea lets see” He said my prompted words. After cutting the call he said, “Wow dude, she said yes for a coffee!!!”
“Now listen dude, she is not what I expected to be…she seems a nice person who gives others a chance. I helped you this much now, you are on your own”
“Dude!!! You cant leave me like this…what will I do..what will I say..what will I drink…which sandwich should I order..”
“Easy Mr. i-have-worthless-doubts. This is what you do..Be polite and a perfect gentleman. Give her the space she needs and at the same moment, show her how her life would be with you in the picture…talk about her likes and dislikes and try to make them to yours. You don’t need to agree with her on all fronts. The important thing is that you need to make her feel free when talking to you. She should be able to express herself fully. Also remember, 1st dates should not be it. This evening the focus should be only on her and during the conversation, try and see if you 2 actually are compatible or is it just an infatuation. If she finds that there is something there between you 2, she will ask you for another date. Also, please don’t tell her I was ur adviser”
“Are you crazy??? Do you think this will work???”
3 years on, I guess it worked and you know how I know? I just received their marriage invitation.
Am waiting!!!
Playing the waiting game is something wise people advise us to do…but this is the literal meaning of the word… for me “waiting” word depicts the sentence “am always late and this is your punishment” But on some occasions, waiting for someone is always fun as the people around you provide you with the sort of entertainment you need…
So this one time, my friends asked me to come to a pizza place at sharp 2 pm in the afternoon…for the normal human ears 2pm felt as 2 pm but for my friends and most of the people I know the words that fell on the ears is “2 pm + as much time as you wanna take”…anyways since the pizza place happen to be in a mall area, I hovered over to the theatre section of the place….the place was crowded by lots of people (nothing surprising)…most of them looked like they ran out of a fashion show to catch the afternoon show…some looked like they were about to take a family photo when the show time arrived...some looked as if they were so late for the movie, they forgot to wait clothes, make their hair etc etc….
Amidst of such chaotic scenes, there were a few characters that caught my eyes…..there was this uncle who was standing very close to me….i think Aunty was late and Uncle was pretty damn cranky about it….he was keeping himself busy browsing through the brochure provided by the multiplex owners...every now and then he used to look at his watch and then look at a few pieces of paper which felt like tickets…for some reason he was very anxious about the timing..i have known my share of uncles and believe me this guy was very very nervous about going to the movies…the nervousness coupled with anger was becoming very visible now….Was he doing something that he shouldn’t do? Was he enjoying the 60+ but still young age? Lots of thoughts ran through my mind when someone called his name and he turned…the anger melted into a smile and like a small kid about to get a candy he went inside the theatre with his wife (believe me she was) and entered audi 3…the title of the audi read “Basic Instinct 2”…Some elderly are indeed weird!
Well as the uncle and aunty disappeared, a total punk group of wannabe cool kids entered…These were the classic “Oh see I am cool please be my partner” kinda group…one of the girls was laughing so hard and walking so fast that she unknowingly bumped into me…. “Sorry heheheheh” like a drunken dancer she went ahead with her set of friends…cracking jokes on everyone, making fun of each other was the usual thing which this group did…the guys were spike haired, gym going, funky clothes wearing style bhai whereas the girls were fashion show dropouts and were laughing as if they are in the audience of the laughter challenge finale…The guy very coolly went over the counter and asked for some movie tickets….As he was buying a ticket, there was a scream…..one of the girls wearing a mini skirt (the shortness one possible) in the group had noticed someone in the crowd..she was petrified…then a big shout came out “I thought you were going to your dance classes to learn the fine art of kathak!!!!” Her dad was super pissed….all the coolness had evaporated from everyone’s face and the girl was already filling up the Arabian Sea with tears….As the dad pulled his daughter out of the cinema hall he turned around to her friends and said “If I were you, I would not rush home”….listening those cold words really threw the cats amongst the pigeon and then it happened…as if someone had raised a fire alarm the cool dudes and the pretty chicks ran like their life depended on it!!!!
For a guy who was merely looking out for some timepass, these were few incidences in that 45 mins interval which looking back I really get a kick out of….there were the usual crowd also….a rich man with his mistress….the engaged couple licking ice cream at the same time….the married couple standing 2 hands apart….bunty bubli kinda school/college kids etc etc…but these 2 incidences really stood out….
As the guys and girls were running away I looked at my watch and found that it was almost 3 pm…I rushed to the pizza place to find all my friends there pissed like hell
“Do you know what time it is….we have been standing here for half an hour and no sign of u…this is not right re..whenever you give time you should honour the commitment!!”
For me the fun never stops!!
So this one time, my friends asked me to come to a pizza place at sharp 2 pm in the afternoon…for the normal human ears 2pm felt as 2 pm but for my friends and most of the people I know the words that fell on the ears is “2 pm + as much time as you wanna take”…anyways since the pizza place happen to be in a mall area, I hovered over to the theatre section of the place….the place was crowded by lots of people (nothing surprising)…most of them looked like they ran out of a fashion show to catch the afternoon show…some looked like they were about to take a family photo when the show time arrived...some looked as if they were so late for the movie, they forgot to wait clothes, make their hair etc etc….
Amidst of such chaotic scenes, there were a few characters that caught my eyes…..there was this uncle who was standing very close to me….i think Aunty was late and Uncle was pretty damn cranky about it….he was keeping himself busy browsing through the brochure provided by the multiplex owners...every now and then he used to look at his watch and then look at a few pieces of paper which felt like tickets…for some reason he was very anxious about the timing..i have known my share of uncles and believe me this guy was very very nervous about going to the movies…the nervousness coupled with anger was becoming very visible now….Was he doing something that he shouldn’t do? Was he enjoying the 60+ but still young age? Lots of thoughts ran through my mind when someone called his name and he turned…the anger melted into a smile and like a small kid about to get a candy he went inside the theatre with his wife (believe me she was) and entered audi 3…the title of the audi read “Basic Instinct 2”…Some elderly are indeed weird!
Well as the uncle and aunty disappeared, a total punk group of wannabe cool kids entered…These were the classic “Oh see I am cool please be my partner” kinda group…one of the girls was laughing so hard and walking so fast that she unknowingly bumped into me…. “Sorry heheheheh” like a drunken dancer she went ahead with her set of friends…cracking jokes on everyone, making fun of each other was the usual thing which this group did…the guys were spike haired, gym going, funky clothes wearing style bhai whereas the girls were fashion show dropouts and were laughing as if they are in the audience of the laughter challenge finale…The guy very coolly went over the counter and asked for some movie tickets….As he was buying a ticket, there was a scream…..one of the girls wearing a mini skirt (the shortness one possible) in the group had noticed someone in the crowd..she was petrified…then a big shout came out “I thought you were going to your dance classes to learn the fine art of kathak!!!!” Her dad was super pissed….all the coolness had evaporated from everyone’s face and the girl was already filling up the Arabian Sea with tears….As the dad pulled his daughter out of the cinema hall he turned around to her friends and said “If I were you, I would not rush home”….listening those cold words really threw the cats amongst the pigeon and then it happened…as if someone had raised a fire alarm the cool dudes and the pretty chicks ran like their life depended on it!!!!
For a guy who was merely looking out for some timepass, these were few incidences in that 45 mins interval which looking back I really get a kick out of….there were the usual crowd also….a rich man with his mistress….the engaged couple licking ice cream at the same time….the married couple standing 2 hands apart….bunty bubli kinda school/college kids etc etc…but these 2 incidences really stood out….
As the guys and girls were running away I looked at my watch and found that it was almost 3 pm…I rushed to the pizza place to find all my friends there pissed like hell
“Do you know what time it is….we have been standing here for half an hour and no sign of u…this is not right re..whenever you give time you should honour the commitment!!”
For me the fun never stops!!
Flashback: New beginning and an old end
27th June 2005 saw the demise of a college student in me. From its ashes a professional was resurrected. Looking back, it sounds comical to call myself that. I didnt know shit about being a professional! I was an avg college going fun loving , movie watching metro boy who was holidaying in the beautiful cold mountains of mount Abu when the call came.
I still remember the day... 18th June, i was taking pictures of my cousings when my cellphone gave a buzz. Dad had called who told me that someone from MBT had called and wanted me to join on 24th!! My heart raced!! The change was inevitable! However, there was a catch which made me feel that the job which i had secured beforehand was slipping away. I was due to return to Mumbai on 26th! From my cell, i immediately gave a call to the MBT number! The MBT HR phone rang and a very nice gentleman picked up. I explained the situation i found myself in to him...the guy must have smiled and then he told me that i can join on 27th
Taking you back a bit to collage final year B.E final Semester, i dont remember then the last time i wrote formal clothes...might be during the disastrious project presentation i had to forcefully give! Never really liked complusion, i was always a rebel when it came to someone enforcing his/her authority on me..however, looking back i think college attitude was more or less an enigma which corrupted the very mind that was forced to do a particular thing in a particular way. You can ask my HOD with whom i shared lets just say a very warm (not very heated) student teacher relationship....i think she still hates me!
Anyways, cutting back to my return journey from Mount Abu to Mumbai, it was night, cold misty night with darkness engulfing the train like a fat guy eating a couple of burgers at the same time...Fear clouded my thoughts and provided that chilling spike in ur spine...Will i be able to adapt? Will i still be a rebel? Will i be accepted? A lot of questions but no answers! Very frustrating situation which leads to insomnia for one night only!
Once i touched down in Mumbai, i had an agenda, buying a lot of formal clothes...dropping my bags at home, getting bit refreshed, he headed out to the nearest clothing shop to buy myself some decent lookiung clothes...This was the most expensivest shopping i had done in a long time...Anyways, came home, decided on the clothes which i would wear the next morning, had a quiet dinner and then went to my one night stand...another round of insomnia...
27th June 2005, 8:57 Am, a hefty built guy entered the main reception doors of MBT, headed up to the reception and asked for the HR person i spoke to earlier... Was advised to sit on the couch!. As i watched, people walking in with a purpose, with haste, some with fear...terror and a chill covered my senses which was very rudely broken by someone who shouted, "You can goto the 5th Floor new wing"....I took a temporary card and left for the elevator, There i was a college rebel in company of the finest employees of the company..this time fear showed its ugly face on me!
My life as i knew it was changed forever! The college going, care free attitude was no longer required in my personality... now more than fear a sense of anticipation filled my expression, as i opened a training room door, i saw similar expression on the faces of 60 odd other individuals who like me had stepped out of the shadows of college life into the sun of office world....End of one phase and the beginning of the other...The induction started.....
I still remember the day... 18th June, i was taking pictures of my cousings when my cellphone gave a buzz. Dad had called who told me that someone from MBT had called and wanted me to join on 24th!! My heart raced!! The change was inevitable! However, there was a catch which made me feel that the job which i had secured beforehand was slipping away. I was due to return to Mumbai on 26th! From my cell, i immediately gave a call to the MBT number! The MBT HR phone rang and a very nice gentleman picked up. I explained the situation i found myself in to him...the guy must have smiled and then he told me that i can join on 27th
Taking you back a bit to collage final year B.E final Semester, i dont remember then the last time i wrote formal clothes...might be during the disastrious project presentation i had to forcefully give! Never really liked complusion, i was always a rebel when it came to someone enforcing his/her authority on me..however, looking back i think college attitude was more or less an enigma which corrupted the very mind that was forced to do a particular thing in a particular way. You can ask my HOD with whom i shared lets just say a very warm (not very heated) student teacher relationship....i think she still hates me!
Anyways, cutting back to my return journey from Mount Abu to Mumbai, it was night, cold misty night with darkness engulfing the train like a fat guy eating a couple of burgers at the same time...Fear clouded my thoughts and provided that chilling spike in ur spine...Will i be able to adapt? Will i still be a rebel? Will i be accepted? A lot of questions but no answers! Very frustrating situation which leads to insomnia for one night only!
Once i touched down in Mumbai, i had an agenda, buying a lot of formal clothes...dropping my bags at home, getting bit refreshed, he headed out to the nearest clothing shop to buy myself some decent lookiung clothes...This was the most expensivest shopping i had done in a long time...Anyways, came home, decided on the clothes which i would wear the next morning, had a quiet dinner and then went to my one night stand...another round of insomnia...
27th June 2005, 8:57 Am, a hefty built guy entered the main reception doors of MBT, headed up to the reception and asked for the HR person i spoke to earlier... Was advised to sit on the couch!. As i watched, people walking in with a purpose, with haste, some with fear...terror and a chill covered my senses which was very rudely broken by someone who shouted, "You can goto the 5th Floor new wing"....I took a temporary card and left for the elevator, There i was a college rebel in company of the finest employees of the company..this time fear showed its ugly face on me!
My life as i knew it was changed forever! The college going, care free attitude was no longer required in my personality... now more than fear a sense of anticipation filled my expression, as i opened a training room door, i saw similar expression on the faces of 60 odd other individuals who like me had stepped out of the shadows of college life into the sun of office world....End of one phase and the beginning of the other...The induction started.....
When a Guy meets a girl!
We as humans meet a lot of people in our lives...some really inspire us...some really annoy us...some simply sweep us off our feet...all it takes a meeting...a single "Hi"...single "hello"....single look and a single nod of the head...these interactions are awesome and can tell you whether you are attracted towards an individual or are detested by the person...all in all, it is really fun to walk (as a third person) when a guy meets a girl for the 1st time...
Once i was at a coffee shop where i was hanging around waiting for my late but idiotic friends...it was a nice cool monsoon evening where the rain gods had mercy on us (in mumbai we have to say that nowadays)...it was "love is in the air" kind of atmosphere....i was missing someone....But just when i was about to enter my dream house where my queen would shower loads of love, food, drinks, and tv on me, my attention was caught by a couple next to my table...I could make out that they were meeting for the 1st time...the setup was perfect....both were very neatly dressed...hair combed and all....he had a mobile in his hand which he kept fiddling around (sign of nervousness)...there was a modestly big bouquet on the table whcih took around 25% of the table top space...a typical amateur setting...In my life i had never seen a guy so much hesitated to talk to a girl!!! This guy no doubt was a macho in his college but here i wish there was someone from his college so that i could join them to pull his leg....anyways, the waiter came to take the order:
"you want cafe frappe?"
"No" said the girl... "just a Americano would be fine"
"ok....one americano for the girl and a mochachinno for me"
Once the waiter left, the girl asked him "You knw this is the 1st time i have been in this part of town..does it rain here more often"!!...Now what kind of a question was that!!! Of course dear, you havent travelled to Sri Lanka to meet this guy...but i have to give her credit...she made the 1st move...the guy looked petrified by the question...as if his HOD has caught him applying super glue onto her chair (swear i didnt do it)....The guy responded.."Yea it does....the trees save a lot of rain from falling on us...they r really a life saver"..said our environment concerned friend! Then it began....a contest to decide which one of them is more environment friendly....Eventually the guy had to give in...the girl won Round 1!!!
The time rolled on...my friends arrived and then left for some work...i choose to stay back....as i am too lazy to move...all the while my friends were there...just out of curiousity my attention was on the couple...every now and then the guy would either crack some 2 cent jokes which even joke book makers dont publish....and the girl laughed as she was advising a orbit white ad with Dr. Bhatavdekar!! Finally it was 8:30 pm...the girl spoke something about curfew which meant that she had to leave early....the guy agreed that it was the case....now came the difficult part....asking for another date!! Gathering his courage in a way as if he was going to spit, he asked her," you knw i had a nice time today....we should meet more often...u still owe me the cup of coffee"...smart bugger....asking for coffee when he just finished 2 cups himself here....
"hahahahaha" (OOOOOOORRRRRRRBIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT)......."i would love to meet again...but wont be till end of the month"...the guy froze...'why would she not meet me after having such an awesome time'...He saw his entire bragging speech which he was going to use in front of his friends flash before his eyes! He mustered up his courage and asked the most idiotic question of all "You didnt enjoy this evening?"...The girl gave out a hugh laugh which scared the hell out of me! "No silly.. i did enjoy...actually i am going out of station in the next week and will only be back by the end of the month...dont worry i really enjoyed ur company and had a blast..u are a delight to hang out with"
Battle won!!!! the guy was doing jumping jacks in his head but only had a modest smile on his face. As the girl left and was about to turn into the corner, in typical hindi film style she turned around and gave a nice little wink and a wave at the guy! Once she was out of sight, i saw the dude, jump around as if he was Elmor Fud who had just caught Bugs Bunny!!!
Months passed...i forgot about this little observation....Then one fine day, i was at a restruant wanting anxiously for my pasta to come when i heard the scary laughter again...i remember it becoz like that day, i jumped out of my seat even this time...i frantically searched around for the source of terror and found that same girl at a table with a guy.....images of the coffee shop came flashing back!!! the Orbit white laughter, the VPJs (very pathetic jokes) everything! I saw the guy she was with...this time around there was no distance between them, they were as close as they could be in a public place...moreover they were soooo in love!
Sometimes, Magic happens when a guy meets a girl!!
Once i was at a coffee shop where i was hanging around waiting for my late but idiotic friends...it was a nice cool monsoon evening where the rain gods had mercy on us (in mumbai we have to say that nowadays)...it was "love is in the air" kind of atmosphere....i was missing someone....But just when i was about to enter my dream house where my queen would shower loads of love, food, drinks, and tv on me, my attention was caught by a couple next to my table...I could make out that they were meeting for the 1st time...the setup was perfect....both were very neatly dressed...hair combed and all....he had a mobile in his hand which he kept fiddling around (sign of nervousness)...there was a modestly big bouquet on the table whcih took around 25% of the table top space...a typical amateur setting...In my life i had never seen a guy so much hesitated to talk to a girl!!! This guy no doubt was a macho in his college but here i wish there was someone from his college so that i could join them to pull his leg....anyways, the waiter came to take the order:
"you want cafe frappe?"
"No" said the girl... "just a Americano would be fine"
"ok....one americano for the girl and a mochachinno for me"
Once the waiter left, the girl asked him "You knw this is the 1st time i have been in this part of town..does it rain here more often"!!...Now what kind of a question was that!!! Of course dear, you havent travelled to Sri Lanka to meet this guy...but i have to give her credit...she made the 1st move...the guy looked petrified by the question...as if his HOD has caught him applying super glue onto her chair (swear i didnt do it)....The guy responded.."Yea it does....the trees save a lot of rain from falling on us...they r really a life saver"..said our environment concerned friend! Then it began....a contest to decide which one of them is more environment friendly....Eventually the guy had to give in...the girl won Round 1!!!
The time rolled on...my friends arrived and then left for some work...i choose to stay back....as i am too lazy to move...all the while my friends were there...just out of curiousity my attention was on the couple...every now and then the guy would either crack some 2 cent jokes which even joke book makers dont publish....and the girl laughed as she was advising a orbit white ad with Dr. Bhatavdekar!! Finally it was 8:30 pm...the girl spoke something about curfew which meant that she had to leave early....the guy agreed that it was the case....now came the difficult part....asking for another date!! Gathering his courage in a way as if he was going to spit, he asked her," you knw i had a nice time today....we should meet more often...u still owe me the cup of coffee"...smart bugger....asking for coffee when he just finished 2 cups himself here....
"hahahahaha" (OOOOOOORRRRRRRBIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT)......."i would love to meet again...but wont be till end of the month"...the guy froze...'why would she not meet me after having such an awesome time'...He saw his entire bragging speech which he was going to use in front of his friends flash before his eyes! He mustered up his courage and asked the most idiotic question of all "You didnt enjoy this evening?"...The girl gave out a hugh laugh which scared the hell out of me! "No silly.. i did enjoy...actually i am going out of station in the next week and will only be back by the end of the month...dont worry i really enjoyed ur company and had a blast..u are a delight to hang out with"
Battle won!!!! the guy was doing jumping jacks in his head but only had a modest smile on his face. As the girl left and was about to turn into the corner, in typical hindi film style she turned around and gave a nice little wink and a wave at the guy! Once she was out of sight, i saw the dude, jump around as if he was Elmor Fud who had just caught Bugs Bunny!!!
Months passed...i forgot about this little observation....Then one fine day, i was at a restruant wanting anxiously for my pasta to come when i heard the scary laughter again...i remember it becoz like that day, i jumped out of my seat even this time...i frantically searched around for the source of terror and found that same girl at a table with a guy.....images of the coffee shop came flashing back!!! the Orbit white laughter, the VPJs (very pathetic jokes) everything! I saw the guy she was with...this time around there was no distance between them, they were as close as they could be in a public place...moreover they were soooo in love!
Sometimes, Magic happens when a guy meets a girl!!
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