7 Days

A Mad Man Story

First Day

Shall we bunk the next class Suraj?

Pagal hai kya, I can’t bunk Microbiology classes and all...

Eh once this class is through, you will be off to your home town, and then you wont be back for a week...

So what?



Nothing… (Don’t you understand, I’m already started missing you yaar…)

If you want to score good marks in first semester, then don’t even think of bunking class…

Ok... (You and your exams… you are very selfish yaar, you only think about yourself and your priorities...kabhi kabhi tho friends ka kayal rakho yaar)

You know what? I am very excited that I would be travelling back to my home town tonight… I was keeping my fingers crossed if sir would grant my leaves, thank god, he finally did...

Yeah, I was also hoping that you get your leaves yaar…

I know... you were hoping when you will get some mukhti from me, so that you can be free... Enjoy man, Enjoy... I won’t trouble you for one week…

Hah (Eh know what? I was wishing badly that you get your leaves as I know that would make you the most happiest person in the world, but once you got your leaves sanctioned, somehow I wasn’t the same cheerful one...Hmm… you see 7 days without you is bit difficult ya!)

You See…I know you would have a nice time with Nithya in my absence…

Hah… (Nithya might be my darling… but you are my friend yaar… I miss you much than her… You know what! Everybody gets time to talk to you & likewise you get interested in everyone's life, but unfortunately i'm not in that 'everyone' list.. I miss you so much even when you are in the college, so you can't even imagine how much i would miss when you are away... anyway... Tum kya samjogi!)

Fourth Day

VENKAT, VENKAT!!

Yes, ye... yes Madam…

What are you looking at? How many times do you want me to call your name? What is that you see through the window?

Nothing... Mam... I was... I was just listening to you...

Listening to me ah! Then tell me what am I asking you?

Ah... Hmm... Mam….

If you keep on day dreaming like this, then forget passing this semester…

Sorry mam… I wasn’t well...

Now don’t act in front of me... I am watching you for two three days, you look very dejected, less attentive, doesn’t show any interests on the lectures…

Mam… nothing like that Mam…

If this situation continues, I would definitely like to meet your father…

No mam... I am sorry… I will be more alert from now…

“I will be more alert from now”... Ah... Sit Down…

Fifth Day

Yaar, is there any value for lambda?

Lambda? Woh kya hota hai? (What’s that!!!?)

Oh God, Venkat, only yesterday Mam was giving a big lecture on it…

Oh is it?

Where were you yaar?

Yaar Amit... Mann nahi kar raha hai yaar…

Kya mann nahi kar raha hai? What happens to you yaar? One week you keep joking around, suddenly for two days you look as if you missed the first day first show of your favourite movie! Kya baath hai bhai…

Araa, kuch nahi... Ok, you were asking something? Some bombda…

Yeah...Bombda, Dombda... Kaambda… you fool, it is Lambda!

Oh yeah... Lambda... which place is it?

Forget it, I will lose even the little bit of hair I have… Call Suraj nah… she would be the better person to say… even in the middle of the night, if you wake her up… she can still give a half an hour session on it…

Poor yaa... Leave her... let her enjoy her much needed break…

Just I took your mobile yah... You are grabbing it back as if I’ve started making an ISD call on it... What man! Suddenly where did you get so much of energy...?

No I thought you are going to dial her…

Tho kya hua…

Nothing… (You idiot I think of calling her every 1 hour and ask her what is she doing, where did she go, how is she enjoying her leaves, what did she had for breakfast, what…)

Hello, hello boss! Lost again?

Nothing... Let’s go (I am afraid to call her, what if she gets irritated, instead of saying hello, what if she greets me with a question ‘what’?... oh god, I will bang my head on the same phone, if she does that… let her be happy in her world.. anyway just few days, she will be back)

Sixth Day

Why didn’t you call me yesterday?

I was studying nithya…

I will believe if someone says whole Kashmir is under India control, but you studying... never!

Hah…

Can’t you even smile a bit if I joke…?

Oh it was a joke is it? Sorry... didn’t notice it....eh you know... Suraj is at her best when she start cranking jokes… you know she is exactly a child, who can laugh at simple things… and masha allah! When she smiles, it’s a pleasant sight to watch...

Yeah… it‘s so nice being with her…

You bet… I’m just so glad that she is my best friend….

Why you don’t say the reverse?

What?

You are so glad that you are her friend?

I didn’t get you...

I mean you said “I am so glad that she is my best friend”... why don’t you say “I am so glad that I’m her best friend”...

Galti hogayi yaar… leave me…

Ok, if you insist...

Thank you mata (eh... you know... you have a point.. I wish I could say that one day... But I’m never sure yaar...)

Good boy… You know when I think of Suraj, I see her as a River…

River?

Yeah River… it keeps flowing, it keeps going, going… and going... It doesn’t stop for none…

Hmm... Interesting…

You can be in the river and have a nice time with it... but you can never think of grabbing the River, you can never think of making the River yours… can you?

No…

But when you are in the River, it gives you all the happiness, it serves you in the same way, as it serves everyone else... but you can never try to possess it... dip your hand inside a river and try possessing it… you will left with nothing…

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But at the same time, try to flow along with River, it will help you, it will guide you, it will teach you… but beware the river is fast moving… unless you are trained, it’s very difficult to keep up the pace of the river…

But Nithya…

Wait, I am not finished yet… And more importantly can you ever think of taking the river back home? Never right…

I agree… But there are fishes that live inside River and go along with it right.. so gifted to be with that River always...Cant I be that fish?

Unfortunately God has created you as Venkat and not a fish... hahah…

I am not sure if I have got what you wanted me to say..

you know what? you are like that person who went to write an open book exam. The question was there, the answer was readily available on the book, you know where you can get the answer from that book. But...

But...

But you are still reluctant & adamant to see the book. You keep on thinking for the answers...and ultimately... time passes by & you end up failing the exam...

Oops...this is even more difficult to understand ya...

Okay, let me give you another example... suppose imagine you have a big 100 litre water can... and you have kept it reserve only for a person say X. unfortunately, the person X doesn’t get thirsty at all… even if X does get thirsty, it’s a small micro mini cup that X holds to receive water from you. So if you try to pour water from your 100 litre water can to that mini cup, what will happen?

It can over flow…

Right, it can overflow…. So either you should look around who has a big cup to receive water so that you not only help them but also your water doesn’t get wasted or If you don’t want to give water to anyone else then just be satisfied in filling this micro mini cup.

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But remember don’t over pour the water as that X doesn’t need it. If you keep on over pouring the Water, X might completely stop coming to you. All X need is just 1 micro mini cup to be filled and that too once in a while… Got it?

I think your previous example was little clearer to me… this completely gone above my head…

Hahah… ok... no probs... chalo, let’s have golgappa…

Oh yeah…

(Poor venkat, how much you miss your friend… I know you would be too excited if I talk about her…that’s the reason why I was keen in discussing about her, but I thought you would get my point, you didn’t… no problem.. You are such a sweet boy… one day you would understand...)

Seventh Day

Hi…

Hi… (Just hi… Suraj you are coming after 7 days yaar... just a hi… with no excitement... hmm..i've read that "no matter how good a friend someone is, they're going to hurt you every once in awhile and you must forgive them for that,” but i too have a limit in getting hurt yaar)

Did vani complete the Lambda theory?

I think so... (To hell with Lambda yaar… everybody talks about it here... and I thought you would first ask me how I’m here)

Lot of lectures to catch up yaar…

Yeah... (I too have lot of things to catch yaar.. about your 7 days.. about your 168 hours.. about your 700000 heart beats.. will you ever update me those.. or will it be another 1001th question left unattended!)

Ok, we still have some time before the first class starts, chalo, let’s have some Tea and come… Call Amit…

Oh yeah... will do... how we can go without him… (Is it so important to call him? How many times do you think he would have thought about you in this one week…, Sigh...? One more precious tea time gone waste with the whole gang…)

So how are you...? I bet all your excitement would be down once you saw me today...

Hah… (If that’s your belief on me… it would have been better if you didn’t ask about my well being at all...)

Nithya doing well? She must be happy seeing me offline for a week, as she could spend her entire time with you... right…

Hope so… (arae yaar… poor nithya, she had to talk only about you to keep me exciting.. otherwise I was such a boring creature for this whole week…)

Did you call Amit?

Kardiya yaar... kardiya… (Nithya was Right… You are a River... can’t think of holding you only for me… I can just take a dip and enjoy my bath...and thank you for your help… nothing more and nothing less than that.. I should stop expecting things from you)

Ok, he doesn’t seem to be coming, chalo let’s not wait for him…

OK YAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR (Yes! Yes! Yes! But will you say the same thing if I don’t come tomorrow and Amit joins you…or will you insists for me to join?)

Some people don’t learn the lessons well even after so many failed attempts… Only time can teach them…

Some people don't want to learn the lesssons as they prefer failing… Only God can teach them…

Coffee Day!

Dec 12, 2009

I have kept 4 roti and chenna for lunch…

Hmm…

What time you will come home today Patil?

Same time as yesterday soma…



Can’t you tell the time…?

Ok, it’s already late…

Eh sorry da, for not preparing breakfast today…

……

Bye...

… Bye

Dec 12, 2008

Welcome soma, Welcome… let me welcome you for one last time to our office…

Eh Venkat, don’t remind me about that ya…

What? Today is your last day in office, so what’s there to remind you?

Please, I atleast don’t want to think about it till evening.

So coming for breakfast?

No, you continue with your group, let her come…

…

Eh what happened, no mood for breakfast?

Nothing like that…

Then?

Then what?

Why your excitement suddenly dropped down?

Nothing like that ya…

Hello Mr.! By this time, I can know when your mood is OK, when it is not, though I might not know the reason for it...

Oh is that so? How did you suddenly become so clever?

Hello! I’m always clever, only people don’t realize it… anyway... now don’t deviate from the topic… what’s the matter?

Nothing …

Eh come on… today is my last day… you are not supposed to hide anything from me today….

Well, it’s always my dream and wish that we... I mean we as a team go for breakfast daily… my wish never got fulfilled...

Why? You didn’t want anyone to join us ah…

Yeah, I wished only three of us to be there…

Why?

To spend some quality time with you people...haha…

Anyway, we are sitting together throughout the day nah yaar…

It’s different… once you get into your office mode… the topics aren’t the same as we might discuss in the morning…

Hmm…

Morning breakfast is the time, where your mind is fresh and doesn’t get polluted with official tensions… so it’s more of three friends talking rather than 3 office colleagues…

Eh don’t tell me, we don’t talk with each other like office colleagues anytime…

Yes I agree, what I mean to say is… the freshness and the more personal talks we might discuss in the morning breakfast is something you can’t get to see any other time, as mostly we are surrounded by so many other people or factors…

So what about lunch?

Dont even mention about that. I dont even get a chance to sit near you people…

If that’s the case, you could have joined us for morning breakfast nah…

I mean, breakfast with just 3 of us…& you know it’s not possible…

Hmm… yeah…

I know… you people might not actually prefer my dream, but since you asked… I just thought I’ll share my personal wish which…

Which..?

Which never saw its day…

But I noticed you sometime, you actually seem to enjoy your company out there...

Well, I learnt bit of acting… hahaha… well, it’s OK, no complains.. But I can’t deny the fact that my heart still wanders at yours table, rather than mine…

Too much… I don’t know which one yours is a serious statement, which one you are kidding…

Hahaha.. that’s me for you…

Dec 12, 2009

Hi Patil reached office?

Yes soma…

I’m sorry…

Sorry for what?

I couldn’t make a good coffee for you today… it’s bothering me since morning…

……

I know you don’t take coffee normally, and suddenly when you asked for a coffee today morning…

Can I call you back after some time, I’ve a meeting to attend… bye…

Bye…

(Amma… flower…., please come soon, I’ve to go four places)

Yeah... coming…

Dec 12, 2008

Eh, last tak I could never know who keeps the flower for sai baba photo here…

Hmm…

Some office boys I think….

Hmm… and you know what?

What?

I am that office boy…

Oh is it… you never told me…

I didn’t consider it was required…. Anyway leave it, so feeling excited?

Excited for what?

Today being last day of your service…

I won’t say I’m excited, I’m feeling bit … I don’t know how to say it…

Hmm… I can understand…

From tomorrow, I won’t be having Tea with you people, I can’t hear Anagha’s stories… and most importantly I can’t see you people...

Eh we will be in touch yaar…

But it doesn’t give the same amount of contentment you see…

When you wish, you come here, we can call meet…

It’s easier said than done, the place I’m going is 10-12 hours from here… it might look short, but I don’t think I would be coming down too often...

Yeah, you are quite right... I will be missing you much…

Everybody says that… after two weeks, things become normal… and you people would hardly remember me…

Nothing like that… you still have a special place in all us here… and I must admit… your presence helped me a lot...

Oh is it? You never said it…

I can’t say lies all day nah… just today I’m trying so that I can keep you happy on the last day…

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Sorry just kidding…

Who knows you might be serious…

Nahi yaar… really… it takes time for me to be just ‘me’ with somebody...And it’s you with whom I could be one so soon... I’m still trying with others…

I couldn’t get the head and tail of what you are saying here...

Ok let me put it this way… I don’t feel conscious of myself when I’m talking to you, and it’s not the same with others all the time…

Hmm…

Moreover, the hidden ‘freaking’ nature in me comes out more often when I’m around with you…

Oh I see…

And I could actually let myself out, with you… which is sometimes very important to get lose and I must thank you for that…

Oh thanks, but I’m sure you would equally have good time with her in my absence…

Oh is it? I don’t think so…

Why? She is very good ya…

When did I say she is bad, if that’s the case, then why should I wish to have breakfast with you people?

Hmm…

What I mean is I won’t get to know much of her in your absence... which is unfortunate you see… you don’t know why someone is upset, you don’t know why someone is irritated, you don’t know why someone is very happy, when you need to know the most…

Hmm…

And poor thing is, in your absence who would be bothered about me personally? Whether or not you are concerned, you atleast ask about it & you show some kind of emotions...

You think she won’t show the same towards you...?

No…

No-ah ?

And I’m not complaining… because… by default, married woman emotions are mostly spent on their kids and families… and the little bit which are left anyway are dried once they reach the office, as they have to deal with official tensions / pressures…

Hmm…

So where and how will they have time to show emotions towards their friends? Even if they want to they can’t, it just passes by… so it’s generally the friends around who are at loss and they have to learn to expect less and live with it…. Though it’s not all that easy….

So you expect me to do the same in future?

Yes certainly, today you might be interested to get in touch with your friends, but tomorrow, once you have your own kid and family… I doubt…

You are saying as if you are never going to get married… you would also be in the same group right!

Yeah… but atleast since I’m today in the receiving end, I might in future remember that, and try not to fall into the same mode… and actually show little more concern & importance to my friend’s personal things even if I have my own 1001 problems…

Haha.. I don’t think so... only time will tell…and I am sure situations here would change too

Yah… only time will tell... I sincerely hope the situation here changes and I can actually have someone here who is little bit concerned towards me personally.

Dec 12, 2009

Patil, let’s go for Tea?

Nahi yaar.. You people carry on…

What happened yaar? I am seeing you since morning… any problem at home?

Problem, Aisa kuch nahi… I am just irritated with myself with how I behaved today morning…

Why, did you say anything to your wife?

Yaar, you would laugh at it, it all started with a coffee…

Coffee?

Yeah, she couldn’t prepare a breakfast for me today…and surprisingly I was very hungry…. But I didn’t say anything to her …

……

I just asked her to prepare one hot filter coffee atleast as my headache was still active since last evening…. And since it was already late for me, she was bit in a hurry to prepare, and somehow…. the coffee being prepared didn’t come up all that good…

Oh I know... you generally don’t take coffee much…

Yaar, I don’t know whether it was my headache or my hunger, I would have just taken a sip of coffee, and it was badly prepared… so...

So you yelled at her?

No yaar, I can never do that with her… it is just that I was little irritated…and I just kept it back, collected my bags and left for the office, without saying much…

So that itself upsets you ah…

Yeah… she is too good man… she doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment… she is all alone here, doesn’t gel much with the neighbors as well... Her only world other than me was her office colleagues earlier… but that too... lost after she left the job for me to join here…

Hmm…

You know what? I don’t even know whether she likes this place or not... But I’m pretty sure on one thing… she has come here only for me… and I should make sure I make her life worth it…

I am glad that you both understand each other so well… Did you call her then…

No yaar… this MR meeting whole day wouldn’t allow me to do that peacefully… I have to wait till this evening… she must be pretty upset with me…

yeah...

Leave this matter, I dont want any of the issues, be it small or big create a wall between us, and today is the day I just realized it, it's just a simple consciousness of this fact that everything has a solution or turnaround.. Instead of working on it why show indifferent emotions to your partner & hurt them? And if you just dont realize this, your life is in havoc...

Oh yeah, I fully agree with you and I am sure you are good at it..All the best Buddy!

Dec 12, 2008

So when are you leaving?

Next week ya...

You must have received so many advises till now on what to do, what not to do there right? And also Patil’s decision to search for a Job there is right or wrong; debate would be still ON…

Yeah, some people get too personal ya, but I can’t say anything to them as they are the people with whom I interact daily, so I just try to take it lightly…

Yeah... for something we should just leave to you people to decide and work on…

As such I’m pretty sure, as long as we both understand and read each other’s mind, we are one big HAPPY FAMILY, hahah…

Haha.. you are quite right and I wish you for that….

Thanks yaa..

By the way, if I am asked to say something about you during farewell, don’t expect me to say much, as it doesn’t mean you are short of worth; it’s just that I’m short of words

I know ya… it’s OK...

Okay yaar time is ticking… keep in touch… I can see some tears rolling…

No, no... Not yet…

Hmm… I know it isn’t far away… anyway... I won’t bug you much but thanks for your presence... I should tell you, you were just there, when I needed someone the most for support… so keep in touch and all the best... take care my friend, take care…

Dec 12, 2009

Hi da…

……

Can you prepare a coffee for me...?

……

Hello madam, I requested you to prepare a coffee for me…

No I’m not preparing…

Why? Oh god, see this girl doesn’t even prepares a coffee for her husband…

I don’t know how to prepare a coffee…

But you prepared one today morning right!

Ah… I saw that how happily you were drinking that coffee today morning, didn’t even talk to me after sipping it…

Sorry da…

I’m telling you strictly; don’t leave me ever again like that… I can’t keep thinking & worrying about this all day…

Eh…sorry da…

Can’t you answer my phone properly?

Eh I was in MR meeting whole day da… that’s why couldn’t attend to it properly…

It’s my fault…. I couldn’t prepare a breakfast for you; I couldn’t prepare a nice coffee for you… I... I…

Eh look at me... look at me soma….

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See it’s not the taste of the coffee or the breakfast you prepare for me, it’s the love and affection you show towards me, it’s the concern you show towards me…

And I didn’t show that to you today….

It’s you who is saying this, not me… not preparing a breakfast for one day doesn’t mean you don’t have concern towards me…

Then why did you behave like this today morning?

I am really really sorry for that… I agree it’s my mistake… you never know how much I felt for it... I was feeling guilty all day… I shouldn’t have done it…

Don’t talk to me….

If you don’t talk to me, then who will I talk to?

Why, you talk to your neighbor… you like everybody right, except me…

No, no... I don’t need anybody in the world, except you… arae baba… kaan pakadlaetha hoon mera… ghalti hogayee yaar….

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Now let us together prepare two hot coffees…

Why you think I can’t prepare a better coffee myself?

Abba… nothing like that… I want to help you out as much as I can … I know in this body condition… it’s not easy to manage everything…

Why, what happened to me? I’m ok…

Arae... You are no longer that bubbly chubbly girl, now you have become a mother just recently… you need to take enough rest... don’t forget that… oh god... I almost forgot… where is rahul, is he sleeping?

Yeah he was enquiring about you all day…

Is it? I never knew my rahul have started to talk so early…

His father didn’t talk to me today, so he started talking…

Oh ho sorry again, so what were you doing all day?

What will I do? Just thinking what was going on in the same day last year…?

Hahah… ok, ok, you prepare a coffee, let me check rahul…

Just now you said, you will help me in kitchen…

Oh you are very sharp ah… ok, let us prepare a nice coffee first and then let’s see Rahul… but before that I need…

You need what?

Thoda tho romantically socho yaar….

Nothing today… you deserve this punishment for not saying bye by looking at my face today…

Eh please please… please…

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Coffee – A lot can happen over it…

Two-in-One

Eh I have a written another story in my blog yah…

Oh is it? So you don’t have much work it seems

Eh, nothing like that yaa, I just write when I feel like writing, that’s it…

So what’s the theme all about?



Well, it’s a bit unconventional embarrassing story…

I see... okay I will read it later, have some work now, Have to go to a meeting in a short while...

Eh but please can you read it now and go…

What is this yaa? I can read your story anytime…

But I want you to read it now

Why are you so adamant? I said I have a meeting in a short while and I have to prepare for it...

Please it won’t take much of a time, just quick 5 mins, you are through with it…

Ok I am doing it, but it would just be a casual reading, don’t expect me to go through it completely.

Please read it fully, I won’t even ask you to comment on my story

But this is strange… I admit I am a regular reader of your stories, but it doesn’t mean you can compel me to read your stories anytime, I would only read when I want to…

Ok, now don’t waste time in arguing, it’s ok even if you don’t read any of my future stories, but please read this story now for god sake...

Ok, you don’t mind me getting irritated or you bother about my work, you just want your stories to be read, ok I’m doing that …

Catch-22

At 8.30 AM:

Venkat coming for breakfast?

Ah, no sir… you please carry on…

Why, what happened? You had at home?

No sir…

Then come...not feelling well ah?

No sir I’m ok, just don’t feel like having anything...

Have atleast Idli or coffee …

…

Come, come… let’s go…

At Cafeteria:

What happened Venkat, why are you not eating properly?

Nothing sir… I told you nah, I don’t feel like eating…

If you are not well, go home then…

No, I think I can manage…

Did your boss say anything…?

No sir, nothing like that…

Then what? Something is there, you don’t want to share it with us may be...

Ah… no sir... Nothing like that frankly… just not feeling good today…

(Back Live)

Eh, you want me to read your stories to know what's your mood now?

Arae yaar… please read it fully; I’ll just come back in few minutes…

Ok, but I seriously have to rethink and make few things clear later today… he just can’t overuse the personal freedom I’ve given to him

(Back to Catch-22)

At 9:00 AM

Hi Soma

Hi Venkat… what’s up?

Nothing ya...

Then why did you sent an SMS asking me to join you in theYahoo messenger?

Yah, I wanted to discuss one thing with you...

That’s what I am asking, what is it? Anything urgent

Yah, it is…

Ok tell me

I don’t know how to tell this to you yah; something is bothering me since morning…

Oh is it? Any problem in office?

Well officially there is no problem, but there is a problem in the office…

Oh don’t confuse me early morning yah, I’ve quite a bit of work to do in the kitchen, be quick please...

I truly don’t know how to and where to start…

What it is, you have anyway called me to discuss it out, so just open it out Venkat…

Eh, don’t mistake me ya

Relax, tell me what happened?

You know Nisha right?

Yah, I know she was my replacement there... so what’s it with her? Don’t tell me you are in love with her?

Arae nahi yaar…. This is something else…

Then?

You know she is a very good girl and is a perfect replacement for you…

Hmm...

She always dresses well and takes complete care of herself on the move…

Hmm…

Today she has come in a nice Saree and she’s looking very beautiful...

Why are you telling this to me, I don’t understand… what’s the matter?

But she isn’t dressed properly?

What? You only told she has come in a nice saree and now you say she isn’t dressed properly… what is it Venkat?

Eh I really don’t know how to say yaar... I am in a big dilemma as how to put it in words… I am trying hard to share it with anybodybut…

Come on Venkat... You know how we relate to each other.. You are my good friend... don’t hesitate, I won’t take you wrong…

Yaar… her saree is looking good, but she isn’t dressed properly...

You mean to say she has not come in a good make up today?

Not that ya… I am least bothered about makeup and all...

Then what da?

Eh, please don’t again mistake me ah... I really feel embarrassed to say this… that thing is popping out?

What????? I can’t understand your double meaning statements!!

Yaaaaaaarr…. Don’t mistake me… what I mean is something different?

Don’t bug me, what’s the matter, Be clear?

You know men wear baniyan inside right... I mean they wear vest right…

So …?????

In same way, girls have a similar system…

System ah ??????????????

I mean sometimes, when we wear shirt, vest might be visible by mistake near the neck side... in same way you can imagine for girls sometimes…

Why do you want me to imagine those ya?

Yaar, that’s what I wanted to tell you, that is visible for nisha since morning…

You are sick, that’s what I can tell you …

eh, how did you know, yes i am suffering from a heavy cold since morning...

oh god, I am not referring that... I said your mind is sick...

Yaar... Can’t you understand me ... What I am saying is I wanted her to dress herself properly so that she doesn’t become an object of discussion here in the campus

Why do you think people are more bothered about her than anything else? She would anyway be going to restroom anytime, and then she would watch it anyway

Yaar, that’s all your predictions, but it might not be a reality. Leave the entire campus, I don’t want even a single person to look at her indifferently, that’s my point. And moreover, she is moving for an important meeting any time, so going to restroom may or may not happen

So if it’s bothering you too much, tell her directly nah, she is your friend anyway right

I see her as one of my best friend, but still there are things, which I am not comfortable talking in person, and this is one among them...

So you want me to tell her?

No, no, I don’t want her to get embarrassed anyway...

Then what do you want me to do? Then why are you discussing this with me?

Well, I don’t know ya, I seriously don’t know… I thought by discussing with you; I might find some solution myself…

Well did you get by this time?

Hmm, I think I did...

What is it?

Putting our conversation as a story in my blog and asking her to read… that way she can understand what I wanted to convey to her?

You think she would understand?

Well, she would definitely; I would make my story that way…

Then all the best…

Eh once again don’t mistake me ah… you know what? There are so many sites, which only publish images / photos taken through hidden cameras or mobiles in public places where people (read here as girls / women) are shown in uncompromising position without their knowledge

So you visit those sites is it?

Arae yaar, If I tell you, visiting such and such places might lead one to Aids, does that mean I have went to those places, it is just awareness yah, anyway now don’t ask me how did I get this hidden camera awareness, ok.. But there are sites, which are categorized as Adult sites have these sections as well... showing pictures of innocent people in awkward position / view…

So you fear this would happen to nisha as well?

Who knows, hidden cameras / mobiles can be anywhere, hotels, restaurants, toilets, blah, blah… so in campus, someone trying to take a snap, it can be hardly noticed right… And this is just not with Sarees alone, it can be any kind of dress people wear.

Now I am afraid after hearing it from you…

Yeah I know, girls always have to be careful of so many things, can’t help it & I am sorry for that... you people have to be conscious of so many things, particularly dress…

Girls are anyway careful on those...

If that's the case, then I don’t know why girls have to wear a small T shirt, and every time become conscious of that by putting their hands behind to stretch it, so that nothing is visible… I say, you either wear it & leave it that way, or wear a full T shirt as men do & stop worrying about it…

Ok, now don’t start another discussion and bug me, you do what you want…

But I hope you didn't mistake me..

I dont know about that yet, but yes... you are still my good friend... ok, bye

The End

(Back Live)

Oh where is Nisha, she has gone to meeting ah? I worry whether she has read my story or not? The story is also quite lengthy as usual… she might have stopped reading it abruptly…


Well I could have said it directly… without worrying how she would take it... But there is a chance she might feel embarrassed right? I don’t want her to be embarrassed for anything... because... she is too good girl to suffer from such things...

oh I have got a mail from nisha, what she has to say?

Venkat

Yet another superb story, I understood your motive and the reason behind urging me to read the story before going for the meeting. Infact, midway I stopped reading it and did all the necessary corrections you have mentioned, came back finished reading it, now writing a mail to you (it's ok if i'm 5 mins late for the meeting)

Now I know, you would be feeling embarrassed later today, to talk to me directly or looking at my face. Well you don’t have to be... as you have done nothing wrong... I would only request you not to get embarassed to discuss such things in future. I dont want any virtual gap to be created among our friendship.

One thing is sure, I am in midst of a good soul… God bless you...

Thanks for the Awareness & Bye...

Nisha

Bell Bottom Jeans & Pizza

Disclaimer: All characters appearing in these stories are purely fictional. Resemblance to any persons (living or dead) is purely coincidental.

(for that matter all my stories should carry the above Disclaimer, so that I can save myself!!)

At Office




Eh soma why you didn’t turn up to office last Friday?

Well just didn’t have the mood to work ya, that’s why…

Oh I see… but you even otherwise don’t work here…So it shouldn’t make a much of a difference to you…

Eh...Shut up! You don’t know how much I slog here…

Oh ok… getting up early and coming to office… having planned / unplanned breaks for Coffee / Lunch… in between chit chats… oh god... How much you slog…

Eh too much ya…

Yeah I can understand… Truth is always hard to digest…

Ok so what was special on Friday…?

Oh yaar... You missed a perfect show…

Oh is it? What was that?

Our TL came in perfect bell bottom blue jeans and round neck black sweater kinda thing

Oh is it? It must have suited her well right?

Arae yaar... she was looking gorgeous…

Oh wow…. I missed it then…

Yes you certainly did… you don’t know…. even the oldies out here just couldn’t take their eyes off …

I hope you are not exaggerating

Arae nahi yaar….. She was looking damn good…

Hmm…

She was actually creating a fashion statement out here…

Hmm…

She was that perfect 36-24-32 kinda thing…

Abba too much… she is married FYI…

That’s what I am saying… she isn’t looking like that… she had more of a college going girl look….

Hmm…

Sorry yaar… I just wanted to show the real picture that you missed… that’s why I had to go little overboard...

Hmm... I have never seen you talking in that way…

Eh... no bad intentions ah… I am just saying she was the rocking star that day....

Hmm… I know you…. You seem to be really impressed…

Yes yaar… she keeps surprising me every day… by her dedication, by her commitment, by her sincerity, by her intelligence, by her maturity, by her innocence, now by her beauty… what not… infact i can just sit throughout the day listening to her...

You look obsessed now...

Well, who isn’t…? atleast I dare to bring it out

Did you tell this to her…

Paagal hai kya… Mar khon khayaega?

She will feel happy ya…

These things doesn’t excite her at all… she would either treat as total bluff or term it as nonsense, as she usually does whatever I say..

Hmm…

But she is very good at heart…that’s her very striking quality….

Ya… very true…

And moreover her expressive face & eyes are added points…

Hmm…

She is also very good in interacting with people… which I usually stumble upon…

Hmm…

She looks more of a family member to me…

Means ?

I mean… if she has a problem… I can feel the same pain…& if she is happy on something…that happiness extends to me as well…

Oh ho…

What? You either say Hmm… or Oh ho…

Eh...Some work yaar… will talk to you later…

Ok bye

At Home

Ok get ready soma; we will go and have dinner outside…

No I’m not coming…

What? You are not coming…!

Yes I am not feeling hungry…

Hungry nahi kya… tho phir Dominos…!

…

Eh…you only told yesterday that we will go to Pizza corner tonight to have dinner as my mom & dad are out of town…

Yes…

Now what?

Now I am not hungry…

I know the level of food you take… oats meal for breakfast… 3-4 Idli’s for lunch… is that enough?

Infact from tomorrow I’m not going to have that also…

What? You have become mad…

Eh why am I like this?

Like what?

Nothing… I am not going to have pizza any more…

But why? It’s your favorite right…

Yah, but it doesn’t help me in any way…

What’s the matter yaar…? I am not getting even a hang of it…

You can go and have pizza if you want… I am not coming… I am going to check my mails…. It’s been a long time I checked it…

Ok don’t eat… I don’t bother…. I am going….

(Oh I have got a mail from Venkat, now what he has to say about TL now… she is looking damn good… she is 36-24-32… she is this, she is that… heights yaa..)

Hi Soma

I never know when you will actually ready this mail, as I believe you don’t check your mails more often. But I just thought of writing this mail to you, as I feel I have got something to tell you.

People after ensuring their basic needs are fulfilled, expect mainly two things. One… they should be cared… Two…. they should be heard…

Often people keep forgetting that we also need to reciprocate the same that we expect from others. More often than not I have only met people who like to talk, talk and talk about their personal likes & dislikes, there pain & feelings, their success and failures, their hits & misses and what not. However they seldom get interested leave caring even to hear about other’s person life even though he/she hears them or care for them.

(Now what he wants to say…? It’s getting on my head now…!)

Okay I myself don’t know why I am saying all this… but I noticed one thing… in my effort of praising TL to you today morning… I just missed to notice one golden gift I have got. That golden gift is none other than you. Yes, now I have got someone to hear me… it might look little absurd … but not everybody gets someone to hear them… sometimes not even our family members… I agree they are the first to care for us...but do they have time and patience to hear all that we wanted to say... all our nonsense… to hear all that we wanted to shout aloud? I wonder…

But thinking on the same line… I imagine I have got someone today… with whom I could speak my mind without actually bothering whether she liked it or not. Not many people especially girls like to hear someone praising some other girl infront of her… but you did today… right? How amazing? I just failed to notice that yaar.

How special you are and how sweet you are… you could actually listen to me so patiently… whether I make a mockery of you or whether I pull your leg… or for that matter praise TL always.. You just hear, hear and hear.

I never did try to praise you anytime but you weren’t expecting it either. So that’s why I am taking this opportunity to tell you that you are one special friend that I have got. A Friend who can hear… yes it might sound simple as friends are readily available. But friends who can hear us actually with full of concern and attention are hard to find by and I’m glad that I’ve got one...

Nov 19 being celebrated as Repentance Day in Germany, I just thought I would apologize to you if I unknowingly hurt you by any means… as you are too good that I shouldn’t be doing that anyway...

Keep up the good show!

Bye n take care

Venkat

(hmm.. I don’t really think I have got the essence of his mail as it is something over my head, but certainly I feel good after reading it. I actually wonder if I am really worth what he says or for that matter if I actually belong to that category of ‘friends’ list or not… anyway… he is good… ah… ok… now let me check where my darling is!)

Eh you are still here…Not gone for dinner?

No I am not hungry now..

Eh sorry pa… come let’s go…

Where?

Where else? My favourite Pizza Corner only…

But just now you said, you are not going to have that at all…

Yah I was just consciousness of something suddenly, but not now… I can’t wait to have a pizza…chalo let’s go…

You suddenly become a mystery to me…

Nothing…. I’ll tell you everything on the way… now let’s move ahead…

Diye jalte hain, phool khilte hain
Badi muskhil se, magar duniya mein Dost milte hain

(Coming Soon: Coffee Day)

Silence

Silence is expressed in Two versions here.









Verson 1.0

I tried to communicate my love to you yesterday
But you couldn’t understand why?

Were you expecting a card to express my love
I didn’t because I don't want to buy someone else feelings for you?

Were you expecting me to say in words?
Eh, I felt it is so miser with just 26 alphabets

Were you expecting me to confess my love with a golden ring?
But I don’t want my love to be accompanied with possessions …

But still I communicated right? But you couldn’t understand…

Oh now I realize…. You needed words…
But I can only communicate better in silence…

If at all you could understand the silence between my words,
You would have realized my concern & affection towards you

Is there a Silence communication course at your place…
If so please join…

Try to understand other beings emotions…
Which are mostly better expressed through silence & face

Not all are good in communication…
Atleast not me…

I am better understood through my silence…

I am no longer a Mystery Man..
If you can just communicate with me through Silence…

Version 2.0

Silence is what I need
Silence is what I plead
Silence is the need of hour

Silence is what I expect from the world
Just when You start talking

So talk buddy, talk…
Talk as much as you like
Because I am there to listen to you in perfect silence

Express Music

Ok come let’s go for a walk…

No I’m not coming yaa..

Why, what happened?


Nothing, I just don’t want to come

You know what? I am the only person whom you never listen…

No ya, I am tired

What tired? I am just calling you for a walk dear not for a running competition?

You please go if you want… I am not in a mood

You slog for the entire day in the office and come home and say you are tired, why don’t you do the reverse for a change?

Aiyo, I am sick of those office guys and now you have also joined that list...

Ok, what’s your problem?

Nothing, you go...

Eh... tell me da…

…

What’s the problem? What is bothering you? Open it out I say…

Ok, you tell me what did you buy for me last week?

What?

Don’t put questions back, just tell me what did you buy for me last week?

Hmm… we bought few dresses for our daughter, few toys and…

Oh ho...you are going to get nicely from me… I asked what did you buy for me?

Ah, Well.. yah… we bought new specs for you …

And…

And… hmm… what else…?

What is this in my hand?

Oh yeah... I completely forgot, we bought a watch for you right.., even your office colleagues liked it very much and…

Okay leave it… now what did you get for me yesterday?

Oh Mah… why are you asking all these questions?

If you want to know why I’m upset, you answer me, otherwise you go for walking, I’m not coming…

Abba, too much I say… okay I bought you a new Nokia Express Music mobile...

Okay where are we going next week?

We are going to Hyderabad…

Why are we going?

What question is this? We are going to see your mom & dad…

Okay now tell me why did you buy all these all of a sudden?

What are you trying to say? Come to the point…

……

I can foresee where are you trying to lead this conversation to and let me be clear....I don’t want to waste my energy explaining you things… you assume whatever you want… I don’t care… I’m going for a walk... you come or don’t come, that’s your problem…

Oii wait da… listen to me first…

Now I’m tired, leave me…

I know you are very intelligent, but this is what you thought about me ah?

What?

The same, for which you are now annoyed and going for a walk without me…

But you started it and I don’t want to answer your doubts…

Did I ever say I doubted you...?

But your cross fire questions were leading to that directions only madam…

No yaar, I never doubted you or your intentions…

Then why are you upset and asked me all the questions?

Today I showed my mobile to my friends at office…

So…?

Tell me onething ya… everybody are buying something or the other, but only when I buy something the whole world is looking at me, as if I’m the only one who keeps bringing new things every week… you know right, how long I was having my old Samsung mobile, did I ever pestered you to buy me a new mobile?

Did he say anything?

I am really sick of these people yah…

What happened?

When I showed my mobile to them, they were very surprised… everybody started seeing it as if they have never seen a mobile before or as if I have bought the most expensive mobile in the world…

So what… let them look, what’s your problem?

Problem only started after that… he was telling me why suddenly your husband started buying you so many new things… is it because he wants to show infront of your mother and say look how happy I’m keeping your daughter .. I always buy something or the other for her…and…

…and now I got her a new mobile… even though I didn’t buy one for myself… right?

……

So what’s your verdict on this? You believe him or not?

What da? You know me and I know you… do we ever get into such type of disbelief?

Then what is troubling you?

I just get upset if my own friends & colleagues talk such kind of nonsense… I really get irritated and it turns me off completely…

Leave it I say…

Why he has to come and say this to me… all jealous people… they simply can’t sleep peacefully without giving trouble to others…

It’s their interests…

I am asking, why do they have to unnecessarily poke their nose into others life?
What’s their problem whether you buy me a Nokia Express Music or Distress music…?

Calm down madam…

I just get REALLY irritated…

Cool down ya… cool down… tell me one thing… Did his statement made any effect on how you see me?

…

Say yes or no…

No…

Good, you trust me always right?

Yes

And you know, no matter how much we both argue during the day, we still love each other more than we love ourself…

Hmm… Yes we do…

Then what’s your problem, if some rascal tells you something, why are you taking it up in your head? He is just saying it because he is jealous of me getting the most adorable wife in the world and he is jealous of you too because you got the most charming person in the world as your husband…

(Smiles)… now don’t try to convince me…

Boss, I am not trying to convince you, I am just saying the fact, the fact is we are the most doting couple these people have ever seen and they are bound to say such comments… it just comes out of their ignorance & jealousy.. You just simply ignore it I say...

I am not going to talk to him from tomorrow…

That’s not the solution, the actual revenge is you keep making jealous of him… saying nice things about me… let him get fried…and boiled…

Okay now stop, let’s go out…

Now the park would have been closed Madam, you just cant walk whenever you feel like…

No I’m not calling you for walk, we will go for shopping...

Shopping? Already over the budget…I don’t have single paisa in my pocket…see…

So what? I am buying one for you…

What..? I don’t need anything…

You don’t need, but I want to…

What are you going to buy for me? I have everything…

First throw that mobile of yours, I will also get you one new mobile?

I don’t need, I am happy with this one…

Why, when you bought me a mobile, I will also buy you a new one?

Yours become old, that’s why…

So what do you think?, yours is a brand new one nah… it’s more old than my father…

Let me repeat my statement again, I am the only person whom you never listen…

And I am the only person who cares for you always… now shut up and come with me…

Express Music + Express Love = Adorable & Admirable

My Click's!

Gibberish from a story writer touches a new horizon - Photography

For more of such Amateur click's turn towards Right side of this blog!

Profit & Loss

Last week, I went to Railway Station to send off my parents to our hometown. Instead of waiting in the queue for purchasing a platform ticket, I thought of opting touch screen Platform ticket. All you have to do is to send a SMS to one number typing ‘PF’ and within few seconds you would get one code. Upon punching the same code on the touch screen, it will immediately give you a e-platform ticket. Really worth trying and using so that you can avoid standing in long queues (especially if the same counter is being used for both platform tickets & issuing travel tickets)

So far so good. But...



I did the same and waited for the code. I waited for the code. I waited for the Code and I waited for the code. Nothing came up and by this time few more like minded people did the same and we were busy checking with each other if any of one got any reply. Thank god, no one got any code back, otherwise if one got the code and other didn’t, it would have been more disastrous (as we belong to that group where when power goes off, we get satisfied by cross checking the same status with our neighbours house).

So far Rs.3 is the loss for me.

Okay, now I decided to stand in normal platform issue queue. By this time another person (who also lost Rs.3 like me in same way) requested if I can get a ticket for him, since he can see many people standing behind me. I in all mood to be service oriented, accepted his request and received a 5 Rupee coin from him. When my turn came I gave her Rs. 6 exact change and asked for two platform tickets. Usually, these people issue a platform tickets in small size card (similar to weighing tickets). But this time, she issued me only one receipt for 2 platform tickets. So again problem. I requested her that I need two different platform tickets, but all in vain. She was never in a mood to listen to me and my failure to explain her in the local language helped me to get out of that counter with no success.

I explained the same to that person and he didn’t have any other option than to stand in the queue again. But I thought it’s my mistake in not handling the situation properly and I handed him back his 5 Rupee Coin. (FYI, he had different platform requirements and timings, so there is no way of us sharing the tickets).

So again another Rs.3 loss for me. So totally I lost Rs.6 of no use.

Few weeks back

I was travelling in a local private bus to reach my office and the bus was decently crowded. It was one of the rare day, where I was in no mood to buy a ticket!! And since it’s a private bus, I thought I would buy one only if that person asks for one. Till the end, he didn't ask for a ticket and I too didn't pay at all. ( I certainly don’t do any such acts in any of the public transport and for that matter even in private transport, it is just that it’s one of my rare bad colour day)

So Rs.7 profit for me.

Final Verdict:

However comparing the above two incidents, I wonder if every profit that we assume to make in life out of illegal tactics / wrong way, are we indirectly paying for it in some other way. May be yes. But still I got Rs.1 profit right! (when I lost Rs.6 at railway station but gained Rs.7 by not buying a ticket?) Yeah, I earned Rs.1 as profit, but may be it’s because I regretted not buying that ticket in the bus in the same evening or because I had good intentions in helping that person in the railway station by buying one ticket for him or because with all good gesture I returned his 5 rupee coin even though he was not accepting it.

Okay, let’s see another simple incident.

Day before yesterday, I just saw one Vodafone telephone bill lying unattended in my apartment. It was marked to someone in the 4th floor. Since I know how difficult it is if we fail to receive bill on time (btw BSNL bill always come only on a day before the due date or it doesn’t come at all), I thought of giving that bill myself to the person in the 4th floor. Even though I don’t know him or there is any need to go to 4th floor, I thought its a wise decision because our area is such that if we don’t collect our mails on time, it is surely gonna get lost, thanks to stray dogs / heavy winds etc.

That person was really surprised seeing me handing over his bills all the way from ground floor and thanked me (but he thought me a courier guy initially, its OK, no problem)

Next day, one person knocks my door in the night and gives me my telephone bill saying, he found it left unattended in the road during the day, and he thought he would hand it over to me in the night when I return back. How Nice!!

Really, for all acts you do, whether it’s good or bad you certainly going to get something in return soon. Its only that we don’t notice it all. But I noticed and I can see I was equally paid for all my acts. Both for good and bad. It might look like a very simple or ordinary incidents, but nevertheless it’s showed me some truth about life.

So next time if you think you gained or lost something, you better be assured that for every gain you make out of bad way, you got to lose it badly by another means. And more importantly for every good thing you do, you get paid again by a different means.


So once you start exploring your life, it gives you so many hidden meanings... Wah kya life hai...

Oh I forgot to update one thing, after four days, today morning I did get that code which I need to enter on that Touch screen, Wah kya service hai rae...

Lose Control

An Important Announcement for all Readers



This blog will now be updated more often than not. It might be a daily update or hourly update or weekly update.

So it's really gonna be a crazy stuff out here! So keep visiting folks :)

Did I miss something! oh yeah there wouldn't be any more personal email / messenger update about my blog update. Why?

Flash back:

DT writes one short n sweet (!!) mail to one of his friend

Eh, blog updated, come n visit it. Regards DT.

Now the user hits back with a strong n sweet mail. It was indirectly asking me following questions:

1) Is that all i have to say to her?

2) Am I too selfish in just wanting people to read my blog?

3) Not concerened about what they want to hear from me personally?

4) what am i going to lose if I had written few more lines in my mail asking / sharing few personal things ?

Even if the user didn't actually mean any one of the above points, I am tired of updating personally every time I pubilsh a new post. I think it makes more sense that a user vists my blog automatically when he/she is really interested and not just because i've sent a mail or a message in IM (only to reply back saying "I've read your post. Period.")

You can however subscribe to my blog, if you wish to get my post directly mailed to your email ID. (see options in the right side!)

So finally who is in the picture at the top. It's my normal readers expression after reading any of my posts :)

The Choice...

Papa working from home is it?

Yah, just wanted to push off couple of mails to onsite guys…

Okay pa, carry on…

Eh dear, come here… what’s the matter?



Nothng pa, you carry on… just wanted to check…

Eh I’m your Dad and I know you for past 28 years… Infact 28 years and 10 months to be more precise…

Ah… Papa… too much…

Ok, ok, I’m sorry, tell me what the matter…is?

Nothing pa, I couldn’t sleep, so thought of checking what are you upto!

Sunaina… come here first… come…come…Eh... look the mehndi in your hand look so wonderful…

Ah yeah… it looks OK…

What happened to my little princess… you look so tired and dull… what’s the matter…?

Nothing pa…

Eh please da… sunanina is always a good girl, she never hides anything from her dad… how can she today? Tell me da…

I am not going to say anything, if you keep typing nonsense in your laptop…close that first…

Ok here you go… I locked it…

Where is mamma…?

I wish she is gone for some long vacation, but bad luck to your papa, she must be here somewhere…

Papa… I already said I’ m not in a mood to listen to your crappy jokes…

Ok, I keep my mouth shut… you shoot…

Papa… I don’t know how to start… you and mamma always been the best people I could ever get and you were always there for me whenever I needed you…

okay my daughter doesn't know to bush around come to the matter dear…

Yeah you are right...Papa...Now something is bothering me inside for past few weeks and I don’t know any other better way than to discuss it with you...

Tell me da… What can we do for you?

Papa… this is about my marriage… you know I’m already 28 and…

Eh… are you worried about your marriage getting delayed?

Yeah... but…

Sunaina we are trying hard to get a best one for you… you don’t have to worry about anything… you are good looking, well educated moreover a handsome package… what else one need…

But you were trying to get me married for more than a year now… still you couldn’t finalize on this…

The problem is we want to match a best one for you da… its life matter you see... can’t take any hasty decisions da dear…

I know that papa… I know that… I don’t know how to express my feelings…I’m … I’m actually getting frustrated…

Frustrated…frustrated of what? You are worried because all your fellow friends are married age before, is that so?

No pa…. it’s not that…

Then you are frustrated of what?

…

Come on, open it out…

Papa…

…

Papa…. I’m Frustrated of mamma behavior… I don’t know how to tell? I … I simply don’t want all she expects from my future partner…

But her expectations are valid da… she wants a best for you…

I don’t need the best… I only need a good one… I … I just feel you people are delaying things unnecessarily….

Sunaina, we discuss each and every profile that we come across right… did we hide anything from you?

Right, I am not denying that… but who take the last shots… you discuss the profiles with me, but you take the decisions…

But we take the right and best decisions in the interest of you… don’t you agree with me…

Okay pa, let me come straight to the point… couple of week before, we came across a profile from Bangalore, do you remember?

Hmm… Bangalore… some name… what was that?

Venkat…

Ah... Venkat... Yah I remember…

Tell me pa, didn’t you like him?

Did you like him?

Answer me first; you liked that boy or not?

Yeah he sounded good profile to me…

Why?

He might not have a dashing personality, but nevertheless a decent looking boy, seems to be having good habits… from the look seems like god fearing too…then…

Then …

Then more importantly a secure job with a decent salary…

Thanks pa, I didn’t have to remind all about him to you…

Yah because, according to me he came close to become a partner to you…

Then why pa, you didn’t go ahead with him…

Hang on a minute… are you trying to tell me that you started liking that boy and you aren’t happy with us not opting for that selection?

Give me a break… I never said that…

Then be clear… what’s you accusation?

I just think it’s absurd by not opting Venkat…

That’s what I said, you started liking him right?

Papa…please try to be with me… don’t get my words wrong..

Sunaina, I am trying to understand those silences between your words…

Ok, let me be clearer… I don’t deny the fact that I liked him the first time I saw him on photo…

That’s what…

I said let me complete please…

Ok, sorry, carry on…

First I liked him as I first saw him on photo… as you said, not a tom cruise kinda look, but defintely a boy next door kinda look… homely face… And had all ingredients that we all expected… so far so good right papa?

Right…

You too liked him, right papa?

Hmm…Right…

But still we didn’t go ahead with it... right papa?

Right…

Because mamma had reservations, right papa?

Right…

Because she thought he isn’t suited for me, right papa?

Right Da…

No papa, no… this time you aren’t right… you were wrong… mamma is wrong… I feel he is right suited for me…

Eh you know why mamma didn’t go for him…

That’s what I said some time back… I don’t want best; I only want a good one papa…

Listen... First of all, he is just a B.Com graduate and you have done B.Tech, it just doesn’t match…

Papa, I thought you are looking for my marriage not to appoint somebody to work along with me…

Practically, you both would have lot many clash… moreover mamma feels he might not get a handsome secured job… with his kinda qualification…

Papa… he is paid more than me…

Yeah... But mamma wants someone with your similar kinda education…

So that he is paid atleast a lakh per year right…?

We are not money minded, but mamma wants someone to match you or fares better than you in all level…

But I don’t want such one pa… that’s why my marriage is getting delayed… trying to match each and every point… horoscope matching, family matching, job matching, education matching, matching, matching, matching… oh god… when will you both try to match our hearts..?

I just think you are getting annoyed unnecessarily?

Papa… again please understand me, I’m not dying for him, if he isn’t there for me, it’s OK, no hard feelings… but I just couldn’t understand your logic of denying such profiles…

…

Come on pa.. so what if he is just B.Com graduate, he has done quite a bit of education through correspondence, through which he is decently placed now… why you wanted to match B.E to B.E, B.Tech to B.Tech… please pa… we need to compromise on something…

Are you getting feared you wouldn’t get married at all..

May be… I don’t know, but I’m sure on one thing, for a girl, she can have as many preference as she wants at 24 but not on 28… somewhere she has to compromise…. Otherwise things might go out of hand… and for your kind information I’m already 28…

Do you like him?

More than I answer that question, what I want is that I don’t want my parents to dislike somebody just because he is a B.Com graduate and I’m a B.Tech…

Okay sunaina… somewhere I need to listen to either one of the woman in this house, let it be you this time…

Papa… somewhere in my lifetime, I need to take decisions on my own, let it be this one… hope mamma agree with us…

She already agreed… she’s just standing behind you…

Mamma… mamma what I was saying to papa was…

No need to say anything sunaina, I was there from the start… Darling, can you call the boy's father tomorrow and talk to him?

Next Day

Hello, First of all Happy Diwali…

Happy Diwali, May I know who is calling?

I’m Krishnan, Sunaina’s Father, we talked about one marriage alliance two weeks before, do you remember?

Yes, yes I could remember, so how are you? How is sunaina? Did she get a good alliance?

That’s why I called you for… I am really sorry for not getting back to you for last couple of weeks, we had actually not in town, went to Delhi to attend one marriage…

It’s ok, no problem…

So just called you to know if we can talk further about the alliance, we matched the horoscope and it seems to be matching well…

Sir, please don’t mistake me, we waited for your response for more than a week, but you didn’t turn up, just last week we got another alliance for my son from Bangalore itself, and by God’s grace we have finalized everything…

…

Hello, hello… are you in line?

Ah yeah, sorry…some disturbance here…

So I’m sorry to say we can’t talk further on this, we actually wanted Sunaina for Venkat, but God had different plans for him… but don’t worry sir.. I surely wish and pray for your daughter to get a good alliance soon…

Thank you very much…

What’s there in it… it’s just a mutual help… and I surely want you to attend my son’s marriage with family please… I’ll soon send the marriage invitation...

At Home

Sunaina… come here…

What Pa, why are you looking dull?

Sorry da, I couldn’t help you…

Oh they denied this time is it?

They didn’t deny, we were actually bit late?

Oh so they got another Sunaina, Ah!

Sorry Da...Trust your Papa, within a month I would get a best…sorry a good one for you…not just fulfilling our expectations, but matching your interests… trust me da…

I trust you Papa… I trust you…

U Turn - 2

(A Musical sorry Lyrical story)

First Part here

What? I hope I’m not day dreaming... you want me to write lyrics for the songs… this is crazy stuff… let’s end our discussion right here...

No sir, I’m serious….you can absolutely do it…

Come on yaar… I don’t know even know to write a proper story, just simply making up with some nonsense every week… and now you want me to write lyrics… that too for a movie…!



You are very modest sir….

Hello! Tell me something are you insane or what?

Ok you tell me something, if you say you don’t know to write poem, then what is that ‘where are they” all about?

That is ah…

That’s what I want… the same amount of passion, the same amount of pain that you have expressed there; I want similar ones for my story... infact I’ll use it for one my of the situation song for this movie…

Arae yaar… I wonder where it’s gonna end…

Where are they? Words which doesn’t hurt, where are they?
Where are they? Nose which smells fake concern, where are they?
Where are they? Hands which can hold those dying souls, where are they?
Where are they? Ears which hears other problems, where are they?
Where are they? Heart which can identify true love in midst of covering gold, where are they?

Wah… what lines sir… simply superb… and finally, where are they? Acts which promises hope for better day, where are they? ... Simply outstanding sir…

………

What sir, you have become silent… tell me onething… what made you to write such lines…

Ah… That’s none of your business ok!

Ok no problem, but certainly you must have experienced some pain or you would have hurt with some incident, which would have made you write such lines… sir… Believe me… I want such lines only… simple but still lot many hidden meanings behind it… anyone can relate with those lines… I don’t want hi-fi poetic stuff I want Gibberish stuff… and only you can provide it…

Ok, I’ll give it a try… not for your request, but for my own sake, let me see if I’m capable of bringing one more…

Oh that’s wonderful sir… Thank you, thank you very much… sir

Ok, what’s the situation?

Sir, you are the author of this story, you know better than me… in that story Best Pal, you have created one beautiful character ‘Megha’… though Venkat doesn’t think her as friend, but still he is the best for Megha… Megha should have certainly expected so many things from Venkat initially, but he keeps disappointing her… Day by day… she starts realizing that her expectations are never gonna come true… but still she thinks he is her best friend… this is the situation.. I want your touch for this situation in the form of lyrics… please…

You seem to express my story well than me… ok… you call my secretary tomorrow and fix up a time to meet me…

Sir Secretary? You have a secretary too?

No I don’t, but I’ll have one now…

…..

Ah...come on yaar… I can joke too….

Hahaha… super sir, super…. We will have a comedy track in this movie too and you write it…

Before I say anything bad, please get out and come tomorrow….

(Next Day)

Madhu, I have written something that came on to my mind yesterday night…. Not sure if you are expecting something on same line…

No problem sir, I am very confident, you would have come up with some wonderful lines…

This one isn’t a poetically standard one, just simple dialogue I have penned down in the form of lyrics….

That’s what I want sir… today’s youngster want something which they can relate to... which they can sing when they want to…

Ok, okay, I don’t know what your youngsters want today… but let me share what I’ve scribbled down yesterday…

Yes sir…

Here you go…. It’s like:

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t answer my SMS

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t miss me

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t treasure me

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t share the reason for your disappointments

You are my best friend!
So what if I’m not the first person with whom you share your happiness

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t like to know more about me

You are my best friend!
So what if we know each other only for few months

You are my best friend!
So what if we don’t talk to each other more often

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t have time for me

You are my best friend!
So what if I’m not the all you expect from a friend

You are my best friend!
So what if you don’t think the same about me

You are my best friend!
So what if after hearing this you aren’t sure for whom I am feeling for

You are still my best friend!


That’s it Madhu… this is what came to my mind…. For me it expresses Megha’s feeling well enough…

Sir… marvelous sir… I didn’t expect you would come up with such gem… What a feeling sir? Friendship also have expectation, and these expectations are well expressed here… and at the same time if those expectations doesn’t come true, friendship doesn’t die there… still it blossoms like a bright Sun….

Which line you liked in it..

I really can’t pick one or two, because every line has a story on its own… So what if you don’t think the same about me, so what if I’m not the all you expect from a friend, so what if you don’t share the reason for your disappointments, you are my best friend! They are my favourites…

So what’s your favourite Bhandarkar…

The last one sir… So what if after hearing all this, you aren’t sure for whom I am feeling for, you are Still my best friend… I like that word ‘Still’ here… you know why? we always expect to get recognition for our love & care… if we don’t, we feel defeated & at times cheated…and ultimately we call the very same lovely relationship as illicit one… but here… the character even after it expresses all her expectation failures, it still treasure the relationship, it says inspite of all that you don’t do me for which I want you to do, “You are still my best friend’… simply touching lines…

Sir, tell me one thing… who is this Venkat? You introduce that character in almost every story… is it you? I am asking this because you too have ‘Venkat’ in your name… so is it you who expresses your true incidents in the form of story? Or what is it? Even in this story we have a character Venkat, is it you? Or do you come in any other name in your stories?

This is not part of your script right Madhu?

Yes, it’s not in the script, but I just wanted to know personally?

Madhu, this question is neither in my script too?

Sir, I don’t understand… what you mean here by your script?

Haha… Madhu, it’s time for climax… so far you have called the shots; now it’s time for me to say ‘pack it up’…

Sir…

I said ‘Pack it up’…

Sir I don’t understand sir…

Ok, I will say something that you can understand… now can you switch of your hidden camera…

Hidden... what… hidden camera… what … sir…

Madhu…you really act well…I know something more about you... Your real name… Cyrus Madhu … famous VJ & famous prankster… right?

Sir… I… I actually…

Cyrus… so far it’s you who made the innocent people a Bakra… but for a change I thought I’ll make you a Bakra…. What you think…. You come to me in a fine day and say that my story would be made as a movie and to top that you want me to write lyrics for your movie…. You thought I’ll start believing you and fall in your trap... so that you can make fun of my feelings… sorry sir… you have to go to the next door… not here…

I’m really sorry sir; it’s all made in a sporting sense… nothing really to hurt anybody’s sentiment…

That individual has to decide…not you or the producers of this show…. Now get out and don’t waste my time…

Sir please don’t take it personally…

I said get out... if you want to telecast this, show the full recording till what I’m talking right now, if you show only the edited portion, then I’ll take you to the court…

…….

Try to respect other feelings yaar… or atleast learn not to make fun of it…

(Next Day)

Thanks Soma, if not you I would have really fallen in their trap…

It’s ok Venkat... I really had doubts when you initially said that to me, thank god you told me right in the beginning… I could check out their stats… in the end you made them Bakra…

Not me, it’s we who made them Bakra…

That’s why I tell you now, start watching such shows, you can easily identify them next time…

Leave it yaar… But I really wish it would have come true… first I really thought they were genuine and I just couldn’t believe my story is being made as a movie yaar…. Cha…. Kya kya sapna dekha tha…

Arae … Dil pae mat lae yaar… one day it would come true… Cheer up man…. Cheer up…

U Turn

(A Musical sorry Lyrical story)

Please take your seat…

Thank you sir….

Please, no formalities...ah... Madhu, and you can call me Venkat...

Its ok sir, I am comfortable calling you that way, first of all thank you for trusting me and giving me your home address...

Frankly madhu, I was first apprehensive in letting you know my personal details…



It’s understandable sir…

You see, someone visiting my blog, and asking for my contact & address straightaway, whom I don’t even know before… it’s something amusing for me… and at the same time I was wondering if it’s just a hoax

I would be thinking the same if I was in your position sir…

That’s why I asked your contact number first, and after we discussed for a while, I was assured you as a genuine… and I gave you my address... please don’t mistake me ok!

Absolutely not sir, by the way you have a very good house...

Ha-ha...Thanks...now tell me why you wanted to meet me? You were adamant in not letting me know the reason over phone…

Something’s are better discussed in person rather than on phone; by the way meet my assistant bhandarkar… very talented boy…

Hello sir…

Hi...Hello…so madhu tell me how you landed up on my blog... and why you wanted to meet me...

First of all let me introduce myself once again, I’m madhu and I have worked as Assistant Director for quite few films with big directors…

Ah ha...

Now I wanted to come out and create a name for myself… so I was looking for a good story for past few months…

… ….

My assistant accidentally came across your blog and he asked me to take a look…

Okay…

Frankly, you have a very good blog, and your stories on varied topics fascinated me…

Ha-ha… you must be joking… you would have seen the response I get for my stories… hardly any comments, hardly any visitors…

Sir I think the problem is, people do visit your blog and read your stories, but they are too tightfisted to put any comments, I believe…

No idea… oh ok sorry to interrupt you… yeah...you visited my blog, you read my stories I believe... and you got fascinated, now what?

As I said, I was looking for a story for quite some time, and I would like to make a film based on one of your stories…

What? A film on my story....you must be kidding right?

No sir, believe me… if you don’t trust me, I’ll give you few DVD’s of films where I have worked as Assistant Director…

No, no... Ah Mr. Madhu, I am not saying that I don’t trust you, I trust you as a person, but not on your words…

Will you believe me if I give you an advance cheque…

Eh, come on… I only crave for recognition for my kids not money...

Kids….?

Oh sorry, kids I mean my stories… I call them kids...you see…

You call your stories as Kids...quite interesting...

Yeah… as you know out of millions & millions of sperms, only the strongest and healthiest will reach the egg, Then it is a race to see who can burrow into the egg first, once one is in that is it, All the others die and are absorbed.

… …

In the same way, millions & millions of thoughts enter into my brain which have the potential to be made out as a story, but only few develops & other dies.

… …

Finally like a small fetus which develops into an infant from a womb, one small strong thought develops into a story after it remains inside me for some period.

Beautiful sir…

That’s why I call my stories as kids, they might be good, they might be bad, but still they are my baby and I treasure them…

Now you know why I have come to you… I liked one of your kid sir…

I really don’t know how to react to this… I still can’t believe one of my kids is going to be made as an adult…

Why, you don’t believe your stories have that potential…?

I never know… for a mother, her child is always a gold, so is me for my stories, as I said before, I never get to receive any constructive criticism for my stories, so I don’t really know how my stories are being received…

But trust me, I was looking for a subject which isn’t dealt before and I found one in your blog…

Really? So which one of my kid you liked?

Best Pal?

Best Pal?

Yes, I really liked your story “Best Pal” and I wish to make it as a film...

Oh no, do you think it will work? It’s a small story on friendship...

Yes, that’s what I want… sir, there are thousands of movies which come out every year, but I am still to see a film based fully on friendship, their love, their fights, their turmoil…

Eh, come on....there are movies on friendship...

May be yes, but all friendship in films unfortunately ends up in love, but not in my film, and not in this story…

Eh come on… I’m happy that you have come here to meet me and I’m grateful that you liked my story, but let us end it here… I don’t want to be fooled...

Please sir, believe me, this story will work, like in love, even friendship has its’ own success & failures, those expectations, those sacrifices, those caring, those feelings, those sweet nothings, which exists in love, does exist in friendship too, and this has never been explored in films.. And I believe we can explore it now…

But it’s a small story, how can you make it a 3 hour movie…

That’s why we are here for, you leave the screenplay to me, I’ll take care, all I need is your story and I also want you to write lyrics for the songs in this movie...

What? I hope I’m not day dreaming... you want me to write lyrics for the songs… this is crazy stuff… let’s end our discussion here...

(to be contd.)