Today i had my first drink ..a perfect colored one ..with the perfect flavour ..in a near to perfect 'drinking glass'..can call only that.
Friday, 31 August 2007
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Mirthy5
I hope Mirthy5 keeps rocking all the time..and it would be like the opinions of 5 people who live life with a jest and spirit ..sensibly and also with fun..
I hope it would bring luck to all the five..and sees us move to different horizons both personally and professionally..
I hope that the opinion of one person on one thing would open the eye of other person..
....
and not but not the least it would not be left out by any person..in the middle
I hope it would bring luck to all the five..and sees us move to different horizons both personally and professionally..
I hope that the opinion of one person on one thing would open the eye of other person..
....
and not but not the least it would not be left out by any person..in the middle
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Counting the good things
I wonder what we would have all done if the IT sector was not boomig and there was no concept of offshoring to india..
where would we have all been?
I would have been may be a CAD operator..Or a ICICI bank Employee in a call center(domestic of course..)..or a lecturer for the mechanical Engineering department ..
Or may be ..a teacher..a LIC agent..Or still struggling for finding that some thing..
Or may be i would have pursued my higher stuides ..
Hmmm..hummish hmm..
I think that better than cursing the long hours of work..
ITs better to look at things like this.!!
where would we have all been?
I would have been may be a CAD operator..Or a ICICI bank Employee in a call center(domestic of course..)..or a lecturer for the mechanical Engineering department ..
Or may be ..a teacher..a LIC agent..Or still struggling for finding that some thing..
Or may be i would have pursued my higher stuides ..
Hmmm..hummish hmm..
I think that better than cursing the long hours of work..
ITs better to look at things like this.!!
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Goalless..
You are given the form to fill the goals you would like to fulfill in the coming 12 months..
The template which has been given has five options to fill..
The long term goals , the intermediate goals,annual goals on strenghts, annual goals on development needs , progress against expectations..
You have to fill the form and wonder at all the lies now you have to write in the form..
as you start off about the goals and plans the voice inside shouts and jeers at the first line
itself..
To be a senior analyst by 200....
...........learn...more...
Are all these your goals you ask yourself to get the answer a big no..
I want to travel to new places..
Learn something that satisfies my inner desire of being a singer..
Go on outdoor trips more often ..exert myself physically ..
Meet the most wonderful people ..
Spend , laugh with some interesting person..
Settle down (frightening though!!!)..Actually this is just an idea ..since we have to follow the crowd at some point ,............
,travel ,,travel and travel..
The template which has been given has five options to fill..
The long term goals , the intermediate goals,annual goals on strenghts, annual goals on development needs , progress against expectations..
You have to fill the form and wonder at all the lies now you have to write in the form..
as you start off about the goals and plans the voice inside shouts and jeers at the first line
itself..
To be a senior analyst by 200....
...........learn...more...
Are all these your goals you ask yourself to get the answer a big no..
I want to travel to new places..
Learn something that satisfies my inner desire of being a singer..
Go on outdoor trips more often ..exert myself physically ..
Meet the most wonderful people ..
Spend , laugh with some interesting person..
Settle down (frightening though!!!)..Actually this is just an idea ..since we have to follow the crowd at some point ,............
,travel ,,travel and travel..
Monday, 20 August 2007
Pulse Polio Doctors
Its a lazy Sunday ....and you wake up late.
Go to the morning rounds and see the pulse polio people ..
For a change this time it is a young crowd instead of the health officers..you get a smile as they try to put one drop into the child's mouth ..and the child wriggles just in time and it falls on the ground.
They have already come 2 hours for now and you notice that they are college crowd...giggling and smiling ..it s almost lunch time now and you cant help asking them for basic things after the they have been sitting out for a half day now.
They accept quickly and come down for using the rest room ..
You know that they are 3 medicine students and now in their final year
Young people coming to house is so refreshing ..Its like going back to college days when your friends used to come down directly from college ..or just before some internal ..
they talk about their life style , their long study hours ..their anatomy classes ..(similar to shankar dada MBBS style..) their long years of study ..the pulse polio campaign started for the eradication of polio from the state..the unexpected 3 cases which have come up in vizag..the sincerity in executing their plans..the reschedule of the campaign in 14 districts ..their career plans , comparative analysis to engineers ...their advantage and disadvantage over other careers ..a complete different world they live in.
Kudos to them for taking all the pain in the work.
Go to the morning rounds and see the pulse polio people ..
For a change this time it is a young crowd instead of the health officers..you get a smile as they try to put one drop into the child's mouth ..and the child wriggles just in time and it falls on the ground.
They have already come 2 hours for now and you notice that they are college crowd...giggling and smiling ..it s almost lunch time now and you cant help asking them for basic things after the they have been sitting out for a half day now.
They accept quickly and come down for using the rest room ..
You know that they are 3 medicine students and now in their final year
Young people coming to house is so refreshing ..Its like going back to college days when your friends used to come down directly from college ..or just before some internal ..
they talk about their life style , their long study hours ..their anatomy classes ..(similar to shankar dada MBBS style..) their long years of study ..the pulse polio campaign started for the eradication of polio from the state..the unexpected 3 cases which have come up in vizag..the sincerity in executing their plans..the reschedule of the campaign in 14 districts ..their career plans , comparative analysis to engineers ...their advantage and disadvantage over other careers ..a complete different world they live in.
Kudos to them for taking all the pain in the work.
Thursday, 16 August 2007
This had to be added..
I thought it was more influenced by Cinemas J sort of Badipanthulu J
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From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:34 PMTo: M
Subject: RE: Hellova
madhu ..bravo Its very fine ..
Its really good and its like a documentarty which comes in TV about all those dev works etc., ..
I dont think any thing more is needed in this ....
:-)..Cal you soon..
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From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:26 PM
To: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
Need ur inputs……..
My first experiment
Gauri was a social worker moving across villages to spread the awareness of literacy and social responsibilities. She was very expressive and was able to draw the villagers with her practical and useful talks. She started a night school. And many farmers and workers started attending it.
Shankar was from a poor family depending only on the farm he owned and he was struggling to get a two square meal for his family. He had two daughters and he was sending them to a nearby government school. He knew the importance of education and though he never had an opportunity to study, he did not want his daughters to be like him.
When Gauri started the school he was the happiest person as it was a blessing in disguise for him to be educated. He started attending the night classes conducted by gauri and was even convincing his wife to come with him. He slowly started with letters and gradually was improving.
Gauri was now overwhelmed at the response received from the villagers and was determinant to take them to the next level of village welfare.
As usual the heads of the village were seeing it as a threat for them and tried to stop Gauri and her initiatives.
But she was not the one to back off; she went to the district collector with all the details and explained to him the conditions that prevailed in the village.
He said that as the heads were against it, if he receives a petition from the villagers, he would be able to help them out.
She had come back to village and put forth her view of submitting a petition. Some villagers were afraid that by getting involved with the petition, they would come in the bad books of the village heads and were not willing to take part in it.
Some of them were brave enough and had faith in her and they started signing in the petition paper. It was Shankar's turn and as he was closely associated with the village head, it required lot of courage to accept and then stand by the conviction given by her.
He then gave his thumb sign on the paper.Gauri knew his association with the village head and was surprised to see Shankar involving himself in this act.
He got a pat on his back. “That’s wonderful!” she exclaimed. “A thumb made the difference.” His pained smile said it all. He so wanted to sign in letters and not by thumb impression. He was determined that that in the next few weeks he would learn to spell his name and start using it as signature.
From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:50 PM
To: M
Subject: RE: Hellova
:-) a big smile...
aaj ka din ban gaya..
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From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:44 PM
To: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
No…….Not at all……
I was just going through a blog which gave one sentence and asked the bloggers to weave a story around it….
And just see the imagination which runs on a human mind and brings out even the minute details about the character…Really AmaZing
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: K B
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:43 PM
To: MSubject:
RE: Hellova
thank you madhu..
but dont you think its just run of the mill kind of story..
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:37 PMTo: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
“EXCELLENT”………I could not find a better word than this to describe it J
From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:01 PM
To: M Subject: RE: Hellova
He was very precise and articulate.he planned everything and executed them to the end..
His calender was scheduled all the week and the whole of next week..And for the colleagues he was the 'perfectionist' and the BOSS
though he smiled and talked too.. everyone wondered what his next move would be ..
After slogging for almost a year he got the break through he wanted ...a Pat on the back by his boss ..the much need ed hike ..a company flat... all ..
..3 years in a row without going home this was the longest period of staying away from home ..
he could not leave his work for long and promised to stay a week at home..
things have undergone a sea change at home ..his parents aged more than he imagined ..and his sister looked at him with aloof eyes..
it was time to make some commitments they told him..and as a surprise move they went to meet a girl ..
..It was a pleasant meeting..and he actually wanted to be at longer time at home..he wanted to call and make some moves ..which surprised their parents ..and asked him to take some time in thinking further ..
the girl waits for his call with stars in eyes because she knows she has just met a nice person..
...
he went back and got absorbed again in his work..all the right moves ..and as a surprise the company closes down..and many lose thier jobs ..he being a part of it..
years roll by..and he comes back to India for final settling..
..and when he stops by a book shop ..he bumps into her ..
though she looked a bit older (of course ..!!) ..she almost was the same..
he cannot stop now and goes to talk to her..and she recognizes his voice from an old memory bell..
she is married and has a 10 yr old son ..
she listens to his glories at work ..his old battles ..his way down and up ..
..his new company..his position ..and all..
his pained smile gave it all off..
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Subject: Hellova
Good Morning …..
Can u weave a short story around these sentences?
“He got a pat on his back. “That’s wonderful!” she exclaimed. “A thumb made the difference.” His pained smile said it all.”
Happy Story writing J
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:34 PMTo: M
Subject: RE: Hellova
madhu ..bravo Its very fine ..
Its really good and its like a documentarty which comes in TV about all those dev works etc., ..
I dont think any thing more is needed in this ....
:-)..Cal you soon..
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:26 PM
To: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
Need ur inputs……..
My first experiment
Gauri was a social worker moving across villages to spread the awareness of literacy and social responsibilities. She was very expressive and was able to draw the villagers with her practical and useful talks. She started a night school. And many farmers and workers started attending it.
Shankar was from a poor family depending only on the farm he owned and he was struggling to get a two square meal for his family. He had two daughters and he was sending them to a nearby government school. He knew the importance of education and though he never had an opportunity to study, he did not want his daughters to be like him.
When Gauri started the school he was the happiest person as it was a blessing in disguise for him to be educated. He started attending the night classes conducted by gauri and was even convincing his wife to come with him. He slowly started with letters and gradually was improving.
Gauri was now overwhelmed at the response received from the villagers and was determinant to take them to the next level of village welfare.
As usual the heads of the village were seeing it as a threat for them and tried to stop Gauri and her initiatives.
But she was not the one to back off; she went to the district collector with all the details and explained to him the conditions that prevailed in the village.
He said that as the heads were against it, if he receives a petition from the villagers, he would be able to help them out.
She had come back to village and put forth her view of submitting a petition. Some villagers were afraid that by getting involved with the petition, they would come in the bad books of the village heads and were not willing to take part in it.
Some of them were brave enough and had faith in her and they started signing in the petition paper. It was Shankar's turn and as he was closely associated with the village head, it required lot of courage to accept and then stand by the conviction given by her.
He then gave his thumb sign on the paper.Gauri knew his association with the village head and was surprised to see Shankar involving himself in this act.
He got a pat on his back. “That’s wonderful!” she exclaimed. “A thumb made the difference.” His pained smile said it all. He so wanted to sign in letters and not by thumb impression. He was determined that that in the next few weeks he would learn to spell his name and start using it as signature.
From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:50 PM
To: M
Subject: RE: Hellova
:-) a big smile...
aaj ka din ban gaya..
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:44 PM
To: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
No…….Not at all……
I was just going through a blog which gave one sentence and asked the bloggers to weave a story around it….
And just see the imagination which runs on a human mind and brings out even the minute details about the character…Really AmaZing
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: K B
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:43 PM
To: MSubject:
RE: Hellova
thank you madhu..
but dont you think its just run of the mill kind of story..
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: M
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:37 PMTo: KB
Subject: RE: Hellova
“EXCELLENT”………I could not find a better word than this to describe it J
From: KB
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:01 PM
To: M Subject: RE: Hellova
He was very precise and articulate.he planned everything and executed them to the end..
His calender was scheduled all the week and the whole of next week..And for the colleagues he was the 'perfectionist' and the BOSS
though he smiled and talked too.. everyone wondered what his next move would be ..
After slogging for almost a year he got the break through he wanted ...a Pat on the back by his boss ..the much need ed hike ..a company flat... all ..
..3 years in a row without going home this was the longest period of staying away from home ..
he could not leave his work for long and promised to stay a week at home..
things have undergone a sea change at home ..his parents aged more than he imagined ..and his sister looked at him with aloof eyes..
it was time to make some commitments they told him..and as a surprise move they went to meet a girl ..
..It was a pleasant meeting..and he actually wanted to be at longer time at home..he wanted to call and make some moves ..which surprised their parents ..and asked him to take some time in thinking further ..
the girl waits for his call with stars in eyes because she knows she has just met a nice person..
...
he went back and got absorbed again in his work..all the right moves ..and as a surprise the company closes down..and many lose thier jobs ..he being a part of it..
years roll by..and he comes back to India for final settling..
..and when he stops by a book shop ..he bumps into her ..
though she looked a bit older (of course ..!!) ..she almost was the same..
he cannot stop now and goes to talk to her..and she recognizes his voice from an old memory bell..
she is married and has a 10 yr old son ..
she listens to his glories at work ..his old battles ..his way down and up ..
..his new company..his position ..and all..
his pained smile gave it all off..
------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Hellova
Good Morning …..
Can u weave a short story around these sentences?
“He got a pat on his back. “That’s wonderful!” she exclaimed. “A thumb made the difference.” His pained smile said it all.”
Happy Story writing J
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Stickers
U have the habit of cheating people and playing with their inner feelings..he shouts at you..u are taken aback by his sudden blurting and wonder from how many days has he been harbouring this inside him..or may be you knew it would come out one day..
He had stuck to you all the time ..right from the day he spoke first..enquiring about some one and talking on the pretext of some silly reason..you never imagined he would remember every single detail of the conversation between you ..details to the core of how the train stopped at one place and you would get down at it..how many times you had coffeee ..how many people were actually trying to woo you at that time..the attempts they were making to come close..the color of the dress when you got into the train ..
People knew he was behaving in this strange fashion just to impress you at all times ..from the quite guy how was barely audible at times he has come out to be a talkative person ..and learns to show ..which brings a smile on many faces ..
for you he was just there ..talking all the times , irritating you many times ..there were heated arguments all the time ..about his intrusion..
Always a morning mail..
a call everyday..one in the morning ..one at night..
and if it happened that there is some special event then you are driven mad that day..
you vent all your feeling on him some times ..because he just happens to be there ..
And there is deep sign that these people give when they see you..and they keep repeating the fact that 'people whom you choose will be the luckiest ones' on the planet earth..and when ever it happens that you say no to some party ..there is this famous dialogue 'who has seen the future'..
and may be the next time i meet you ' you might get engaged also'
God if it was so easy dont you think it would have happened already..
and after a few years every thing is so muddled up ..that you feel you had better company at least a few days at a time.. in return for all the stickers.
He had stuck to you all the time ..right from the day he spoke first..enquiring about some one and talking on the pretext of some silly reason..you never imagined he would remember every single detail of the conversation between you ..details to the core of how the train stopped at one place and you would get down at it..how many times you had coffeee ..how many people were actually trying to woo you at that time..the attempts they were making to come close..the color of the dress when you got into the train ..
People knew he was behaving in this strange fashion just to impress you at all times ..from the quite guy how was barely audible at times he has come out to be a talkative person ..and learns to show ..which brings a smile on many faces ..
for you he was just there ..talking all the times , irritating you many times ..there were heated arguments all the time ..about his intrusion..
Always a morning mail..
a call everyday..one in the morning ..one at night..
and if it happened that there is some special event then you are driven mad that day..
you vent all your feeling on him some times ..because he just happens to be there ..
And there is deep sign that these people give when they see you..and they keep repeating the fact that 'people whom you choose will be the luckiest ones' on the planet earth..and when ever it happens that you say no to some party ..there is this famous dialogue 'who has seen the future'..
and may be the next time i meet you ' you might get engaged also'
God if it was so easy dont you think it would have happened already..
and after a few years every thing is so muddled up ..that you feel you had better company at least a few days at a time.. in return for all the stickers.
Saturday, 11 August 2007
M & Week Ends
one week end at the Kalahasti..
One week end at tirupathi..
One week end seeing a nearby fort..
One week end at kalakshetra..
..And common to all week ends is a new-release movie..
..and many week ends shopping ..or orkuting...
..Or buying groceries ..or just a walk in the neighbourhood..
..one week end coming home..some days just sitting quiet..
...some times voice-mailing a room mate in US..
....a call almost everyday at EOD to 'kb'..
...This is how M spends her week-ends .....
One week end at tirupathi..
One week end seeing a nearby fort..
One week end at kalakshetra..
..And common to all week ends is a new-release movie..
..and many week ends shopping ..or orkuting...
..Or buying groceries ..or just a walk in the neighbourhood..
..one week end coming home..some days just sitting quiet..
...some times voice-mailing a room mate in US..
....a call almost everyday at EOD to 'kb'..
...This is how M spends her week-ends .....
Monday, 6 August 2007
'COMMIT' "men" t..s
When you are single ..and may be of the age to jump the line and make some commitments..we see the commitment as some thing that gives us satisfaction..a person to whom we can relax and tell everything..talk ..talk and more talk..a honest and ready listener.....all pretty things .
Now i am wondering if all the 'commitments' we see around us are really 'COMMIT' ments ?!!
Finally when people make that move ..they find themselves as if its some thing one has to hide from ..their ideas ..and natural reactions get repressed may be ..from the ridicule one faces quite often ..or may be because people always expect a person to be right on everything..Always..i think this is one thing that stresses out people for what they are from..
Like We often come across People At work..especially Married People ..who keep talking the whole day ..because they dont get much of a chance to talk at home..they just blurt out everything at work..and this topic could be from Problems at home ..to Child birth ..or their life before marriage..they talk talk talk..and their mobile keeps ringing the whole day..continuation of yesterday nights fights and discussions may be..
Like i once met a 'Lecher' (can only call That !!) whom once i met sensed that some thing was wrong ..and kept a bit aloof and a very formal attitude....Later on one lady told that he has been quite a Cad with her (there is always a chance to report ) but the lady had a taste of it some how when she least expected it..and he went on to tell her about all his pre-martial affairs ..his view of females..these things may be are common to many men ..but some fools cant just keep them inside them....He went even to the extent of telling his live-in relationship .....Of course he was an exceptional case..
And there are some people who cant help being the 'Quite-a-gentleman' with ladies at work..
they say the sweetest things ..give their best smiles ..are always so 'Shweet' that overtime if you smile back..done!!! They slowly take the liberty of commenting and saying 'Nice shirt ' or 'whats spl today'..little comments which have no harm and if you see with normal eyes have no inner meaning also..but the 'inner' meaning comes out slowly ..at the least expected of time ...
I dont mean to classify all men into one category or that people always mean 'something else'
..but these things are always around the corner .
Spending some time with a single person is like going for them to good old days ..days when you still had plans for everything ...a taste like special coffee from normal..
to be contd..
Now i am wondering if all the 'commitments' we see around us are really 'COMMIT' ments ?!!
Finally when people make that move ..they find themselves as if its some thing one has to hide from ..their ideas ..and natural reactions get repressed may be ..from the ridicule one faces quite often ..or may be because people always expect a person to be right on everything..Always..i think this is one thing that stresses out people for what they are from..
Like We often come across People At work..especially Married People ..who keep talking the whole day ..because they dont get much of a chance to talk at home..they just blurt out everything at work..and this topic could be from Problems at home ..to Child birth ..or their life before marriage..they talk talk talk..and their mobile keeps ringing the whole day..continuation of yesterday nights fights and discussions may be..
Like i once met a 'Lecher' (can only call That !!) whom once i met sensed that some thing was wrong ..and kept a bit aloof and a very formal attitude....Later on one lady told that he has been quite a Cad with her (there is always a chance to report ) but the lady had a taste of it some how when she least expected it..and he went on to tell her about all his pre-martial affairs ..his view of females..these things may be are common to many men ..but some fools cant just keep them inside them....He went even to the extent of telling his live-in relationship .....Of course he was an exceptional case..
And there are some people who cant help being the 'Quite-a-gentleman' with ladies at work..
they say the sweetest things ..give their best smiles ..are always so 'Shweet' that overtime if you smile back..done!!! They slowly take the liberty of commenting and saying 'Nice shirt ' or 'whats spl today'..little comments which have no harm and if you see with normal eyes have no inner meaning also..but the 'inner' meaning comes out slowly ..at the least expected of time ...
I dont mean to classify all men into one category or that people always mean 'something else'
..but these things are always around the corner .
Spending some time with a single person is like going for them to good old days ..days when you still had plans for everything ...a taste like special coffee from normal..
to be contd..
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Streets of Calcutta.
As you sit in cab and look outside through the wet window ..the rain drops sticking to the pain ..till one drop is forced to come down and ..mix with another ..just to trickle down..thoughts go to the time when it continuously rained for 6 days in Calcutta...
I think no city can match Calcutta in its vastness in terms of length and breadth of the place..and communication there minus the metro would have been like hell ..i know it because i went through the hell for some time..Its like a big pipe from your purse goes directly into the pocket of the taxi drivers there..Pretty costly business too..
And the thoughts go to city center, the rickshaws, the sweet shops , the people with round faces ..the aloo curry there ( yucckkk..), the sticky weather , IBM, BCS building..Short stint in Rajahath..the long empty road with zero communication..and a pair of laughing , interesting, appraising brown-black eyes ...
The first time I saw AM was ....hmm..how to put it...was little impactive.. .The first few days i was in the organization we didn't know our mutual existence..until some one told that there was some one from south ..And that's how our first meeting in 'VENUS' happened ..and i met a pair of lively , bright ..in fact 'always laughing' eyes .. ....
Apart from that he had the same male characteristics like any other..and when it was time for me to leave the place..we finally went to a south restaurant ..and then to the museum..
and just had walk on Sunday in the markets there ..like the non-locals who don't belong to the place normally move around to kill and enjoy time in a new place ..just walking , talking in the streets of Calcutta..looking at an antique house at a corner....Actually you find many old houses to see in Calcutta.. or a typical bengali 'bahu' at the other...the 'fish' market there.... the flowers just beside the fish market....the rickshaw wallas who run with the rickshaw(inhuman!!!) ...the normal rickshaws where you can take a ride for 4 to 5 rupees..(That's too inhuman!!!) but you find many like that there..The cheap jewellery shops where me and my cousin one day almost took all the new models for a very nominal sum..(you can bargain like hell!!) ...the 'moorties' made from clay...Leather goods and all...quite artistic slow kind of people..who have no hurry for any thing...
..And it was the last time i took the metro from jadhavpur to Sheela market..
.....and it was the last time i saw of them ..and him...
.......and this Southie came back to South for Good..
I think no city can match Calcutta in its vastness in terms of length and breadth of the place..and communication there minus the metro would have been like hell ..i know it because i went through the hell for some time..Its like a big pipe from your purse goes directly into the pocket of the taxi drivers there..Pretty costly business too..
And the thoughts go to city center, the rickshaws, the sweet shops , the people with round faces ..the aloo curry there ( yucckkk..), the sticky weather , IBM, BCS building..Short stint in Rajahath..the long empty road with zero communication..and a pair of laughing , interesting, appraising brown-black eyes ...
The first time I saw AM was ....hmm..how to put it...was little impactive.. .The first few days i was in the organization we didn't know our mutual existence..until some one told that there was some one from south ..And that's how our first meeting in 'VENUS' happened ..and i met a pair of lively , bright ..in fact 'always laughing' eyes .. ....
Apart from that he had the same male characteristics like any other..and when it was time for me to leave the place..we finally went to a south restaurant ..and then to the museum..
and just had walk on Sunday in the markets there ..like the non-locals who don't belong to the place normally move around to kill and enjoy time in a new place ..just walking , talking in the streets of Calcutta..looking at an antique house at a corner....Actually you find many old houses to see in Calcutta.. or a typical bengali 'bahu' at the other...the 'fish' market there.... the flowers just beside the fish market....the rickshaw wallas who run with the rickshaw(inhuman!!!) ...the normal rickshaws where you can take a ride for 4 to 5 rupees..(That's too inhuman!!!) but you find many like that there..The cheap jewellery shops where me and my cousin one day almost took all the new models for a very nominal sum..(you can bargain like hell!!) ...the 'moorties' made from clay...Leather goods and all...quite artistic slow kind of people..who have no hurry for any thing...
..And it was the last time i took the metro from jadhavpur to Sheela market..
.....and it was the last time i saw of them ..and him...
.......and this Southie came back to South for Good..
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