Fool's Garden

Oh I am so being reminded of the Lemon Tree right now…

I am sitting here in the meeting room,
It’s just another post lunch afternoon
I’m wasting my time
When I got work to do
I’m dozing around
in the meeting room
But nothing ever happens
And I wonder

I am watching around from my seat
I am staring too hard
I am forcing my eyes
I’d like to drive the sleep away
I feel so helpless
As I fall from my desk
But nothing ever happens
And I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday they told me about the meeting guide
And all that I can see, is some slides roll by
I am turning my head up and down
As slide, slide, slide, slide, slide, slide goes down
And all that I can see is just another hazy view

Ok … back to work … what crap !

Sweet Relics

The pink that surrounded me. The reminiscence, the silver lining. That silver around my neck. The satin. The drape, mild baby pink and the smooth silver. Fiddling around with the toy hanging down till the waist. The ambience, the mist. The whiff taking me back to the wistful dreamy land. Mild fragrance enveloping me, killing me softly. And then, I tore it apart. Untangled the wrap. Freeing myself from the omnipresent, or so it seemed. And contributing to a noble cause. Perhaps someone will cherish the gift. Be amused. Giggle. Laugh. Play around. Yes dear, I did it. One step to make it less pervasive.

Rendezvous with Bangalore – 2

Time 5:10 pm, Weekday
Place: Auto stand @ Exit Gate
Me: Hurrying to get home since my evening conf calls begin at 6pm
AG - AutoGuy


Me: Tippasandra
AG1: Disinterested, no response

Me: Tippasandra
AG2: Ignore

Me: Tippasandra
AG3: Where in Tippsasandra madam?
Me: Answers religiously
AG3: Ignore

Me: Tippasandra
AG4: 50 Rupees Madam [Grins]
Me: Ignore …
Yeah even we get to do that sometimes ;-)
And this is one of the first things you learn to do when AG’s Yappily demand thrice the meter amount.

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End of the Queue…

Me: Tippasandra
AG: Come Madam, how much will u give?
Me: 20 Rupees
AG: Sit

Me wonders, why did I even say 20!

In the background –
Other AG’s: How much are u taking, 20?
AG: Yes. Go


Now in the Rick -

AG: What time do you leave office madam?
Me: Fix time nahin hai
AG: Same time madam?
Me: No
AG: Morning, madam?
Me: Ignore
AG: Continues questioning
Me: Ignore
AG: More rambling
Me: Ignore
Me is fed up of the over friendliness now


AG adjusts his rearview mirrors
Me goes #*@%#%
Wonders if I have seen him before

AG continues: Ek ghante se auto queue mein khada tha na.. end of queue mein customer nahin milta .. isiliye agreed for Tippsandra

Me: Ignore
Though My face Says – DO you want me to go down on my knees and thank you Saaar !??!!

AG: otherwise 20 rupees mein koi nahin aata. Madam you give 30 rupees otherwise na?
Me: NO. I never give 30 Rupees for this distance
AG: us din diye the na?
[Us din… kis din … kab … kaun … kahan conversation in pipeline]
Me: Ignore


A kilometer later…

Me: Go straight, don’t take this turn. Take the next right
AG: Maloom
AG: Ek baar rasta dekh liya to yaad rehta madam… bhoolta nahin. Kidhar bhi gaya to sab customer ka yaad rehta

Twas clear now that I had indeed seen him before. One of more such days in the past.
Thankfully that also meant – No more conversation with him since he knew the way.


But soon …

AG: Road kharab hai
Me: Ignore
AG turns to look back now
Agitated, My face now says – Would u care to look ahead and drive!!!!
Me: Aap auto chalao na
Signalling him to look ahead
AG: Madam speaker deck bahut heavy hai …blah blah blah … some shitty reason
Me is now looking outside the auto …its IGNORE in CAPS


We reach after a few more BIG time ignores…

I step out and pay him 20 bucks.
AG: Tomorrow evening I will be there same time madam
Me: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I hear him right?
Agitated Me was ready to slap him now. But Composed me says – No need. I do not want to fix up any particular auto.
AG waits.
Me walks away.
That’s the Blore AG’s for you. Shameless in every possible manner. And I am being euphemistic here.

Getting Virtual

Nope, not talking about our online avtaars or social networking sites. I am talking about virtual desktops. Our PC’s will soon go virtual.
We’ve been hearing about remote solutions for quite some time. But what makes me happy is that this news has trickled down from the techie sites to our own ET. Check this link out

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Hardware/Virtual_PCs_free_workers_from_hardware/articleshow/msid-3353628,curpg-1.cms

Be ready to see more of this.

Mood – Virtually elated :-)

Happy Friendship Day

I might have passed that age when frndship day, ribbon day, flower day and the whole multitude of days did not seem like an overkill.
But this FD, I thought was unique. Not because there was any exchange of cards or gifts, but because I thought it coincided with reaching out to a lot of important people in the lives of my close friends. Changes that life brings upon us forces us to leave behind a few and join new hands…and we move on. Here is wishing A, K and K all the best for their new chapters. To A, I have always admired how you face the most challenging situations with tranquility. And I know you will go past this one too.

A post speaks more than its written words. Nd this one sure does.

Must Know

About a week old article ...But still -
http://computing.in.msn.com/articles/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1596051