Thursday, August 23, 2007

I Called Her Again

She was walking down the corridor, when I called her name.
The night had not fallen yet but it was a dark and gloomy sky.
She was confused and yet amused,
Who is this who called me here?
Did I pass a face familiar?
She looked back but she didn't understand.
I walked up to her and I said Hi.
Do you remember me from the days gone by?

She sighed and she said;
"I have memories of you,
and I do have a sense of deja-vu.
But i cannot recollect who you are,
its must've been a long-long time,
many years must have passed by."
It started to rain as we spoke to each other.
Our words were concealed in the mystic thunder.

And at the end of it I said good bye to her;
"It was nice to see you once again.
I wish I had made better decisions back then.
Though life is not so bad without you
but I still loom back into the past
and wish that I did things that I was suppose to do."
She smiled and looked out the window
at the raindrops falling from the sky.

As the night passed by and she sat by my side,
Was this the moment? I had to decide.
Words were suddenly hard to come by as I began,
They were so unkind to me yet again.
Then she said, "I have to go."
For the rain has stopped now and the sky is bare.
Unbelievable I said to myself and laughed at my despair,
As I saw her walking down the lane,

I stood still and then...
I called her again.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Follow the Instructions

AFTER EVERY DATE GMAN DROPS BJAM TO HER HOME AND AS ALWAYS FORGETS HIS WAY OUT

Gman: Now, how do i get out of this place?
Bjam: Go down and take right after the building.
Gman: Which building?
Bjam: The 3rd one in the circle.
Gman: How will i know if its the correct 3rd building?
Bjam: There's only one 3rd building in the circle and if you see any other building 3rd building, it will be the wrong third building.
Gman: Look!! is there a way out of this jungle or not?
Bjam: okay, i'll come with you to show you the directions but you'll then have to drop me back here.
Gman: Dart!

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Family Pressure

AT GMAN'S AGE THE ONLY TOPIC OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN GMAN AND HIS PARENTS IS HIS MARRIAGE.

Mom: I want to talk to you.
Gman: It wasn't me. I swear.
Mom: I wanted to talk about your marriage but first tell me what have you done now?
Gman: I meant, "Iee-twas-ant-me-iswe-ar" that's japanese mom. It means, "Yes please, go on, i am listening."
Mom: Anyway.
Gman: Phew.

USUALLY THE CONVERSATION STARTS WITH PARENTS ASKING GMAN ABOUT HIS FUTURE PLANS.

Dad: I think you've already messed up your life enough now get married and complete the process.
Mom: What!!
Dad: No! I mean "Nowge-tmar-ried-an-dcomp-lete-thep-roc-ess" that's japanese.
Mom: Shut up.

THIS CONVERSATION MOVES ON TO A HEALTHY DISCUSSION WHERE EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY GETS TO PUT UP HIS VIEW POINT.

Mom: I want a sweet-homely-adorable girl.
Dad: She should be well educated.
Mom: And should be a good cook.
Dad: And should respect elders.
Mom: So it is done, gman will marry by this spring.
Gman: Does anybody care what i want?
Mom: Oh keep quiet, you are just a kid.

GMAN GOT HIS CHANCE AND HE MADE THE MOST OF IT...

Gman: Mom-dad, i've got big plans for my life. BIG!!
Dad: Like what?
Gman: Laa...aaa...e..e..i...k.aa..a getting marr...i..eeeid..

FINALLY, WHEN HIS PARENTS ARE GONE, GMAN INTROSPECTS...

Why can't i just marry, whats the problem with me?
I guess i am so career oriented?
Heck...
I think i am waiting for the "perfect girl".
Ha ha ha...
Am I gay?
Oh shoot... its been 25 years and i haven't been involved in a relationship with a single girl. WHOA MAY BE I AM GAY!!

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Vanny and Paddy

VANNY IS IN LOVE WITH PADDY. THEY BOTH PLAN TO MARRY SOON, WITH EACH OTHER OF COURSE. AND OFTEN THEY ARE MAKING THEIR WEDDING PLANS.

Paddy: So this is what the wedding hall will look like.
Vanny: Wow!! How much time did you consume in making this?
Paddy: Just a few hours, but that’s not the topic of discussion here. You need to focus here vanny otherwise you’ll mess up.
Vanny: Huh!!
Paddy: So during the entire “operation holy matrimony” your code name will be “BEE” and I’ll be called “PDF”. Exactly at 1823 hrs you’ll have to sneak into the hall through the main entrance, remember no one should notice your presence.
ARE YOU WITH ME!!
Paddy: I’ll make a grand entry at 1845hrs and divert people’s attention. Any questions?
Vanny: Is this model made of themocole?
Paddy: This is once in a life time opportunity for you BEE. You mess this up and I’ll make you regret for the rest of your life.

AFTER A FEW HOURS OF METICULOUS PLANNING EVERY DETAIL IS LAYED DOWN

Vanny: So what is our wedding date PDF?
Paddy: Do you want me to cry?

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

technically genius...

OFTEN BJAM LANDS UP WITH SOME PROBLEM AND GMAN FIXES IT UP AND THEN BJAM IS ALL PRAISES FOR GMAN...

Gman: So I fixed up your car
Bjam: Wow! that’s great how did you do it?
Gman: Well I turned it on.
Bjam: Wow!! You are a genius.
Gman: Its no big deal
Bjam: Yeah, for a genius like you.
Gman: Nah! I am not that smart.
Bjam: So you are saying that I am dumb?
Gman: I didn’t say that...
Bjam: But you were thinking...
Gman: What... what the... I mean noo... That was not even in my mind.
Bjam: Oh shut up gman, you can’t just go about saying things and then say that you didn’t say it. I am upset gman.. I didn’t expect this from you...
Gman: I am sorry... I would never say anything like that again.
Bjam: You ought to be.

AFTER A FEW DAYS

Gman: My computer won’t work properly
Bjam: Did you try turning it on
Gman: Wow!! You are such a genious.
Bjam: I am and you are so dumb.

Friday, August 10, 2007

gman... an introduction

Early morning
6:30AM

GMAN IS A MORNING PERSON, BUT APPARENTLY HIS ROOMIE, VANNY ISN'T. HOWEVER GMAN'S ENERGY GIVES VANNY AN AMAZING START TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY, EVERYDAY.

Gman: ♫Morning is here...the morning is here...sunshine is here..daaaaaa morning is here...♫
Vanny: gmpf.. pumpf..
Gman: Great is the Lord, great is his creation ... Look at the beeeauuutiful morning sky, look at the trees, the brids ..Wow vanny...
Vanny: grrr...
Gman: I really thank God for the things he does...
!!FART!!
Vanny: Oh God!! why me? Why do you do this to me?

Drive to the office
9:00AM

GMAN LOVES TO DRIVE DOWN TO HIS OFFICE AND USUALLY HE DROPS VANNY ON THE WAY.

Gman: want me to drop you to your office?
Vanny: Lord! No.
Gman: com’on we’ll take the highway. Nothing goes wrong there.
Vanny: I wish I was dead already.

AT THE APARTMENT PARKING

Gman: did you bring the car keys?
Vanny: it’s your car!

GMAN GOES BACK TO THE APARTMENT AND GETS THE KEYS

Gman: did I tell you that we need to go to the gas station first?
Vanny: No, but I assumed that we need.
Vroom...
Gman: ♫ dooo-daa-dee-dee-lee-paa-poo-poo ♫

LOUD NOISE AND A TIRE GO FLAT

Vanny: the tire is flat!
Gman: so should we get regular or extra premium?
Vanny: Your tire has gone flat!
Gman: Bjam is giving me a hard time these days. It’s becoming as hard as steering this stupid wheel.
Vanny: Gman! Have I ever told you that you are mentally handicap?
Gman: hmm... never thought of myself that way. Pretty cool huh!!

AT THE PETROL PUMP. WHILE GMAN WENT TO THE ATM TO GET SOME CASH, VANNY GOT THE FLAT TIRE REPLACED. GMAN DROPS VANNY AND REACHED OFFICE

to be continued...

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

sharing is good

LATELY, GMAN HAS BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH BJAM. THIS HAS PARTICULARLY RESULTED IN SHARING OF PROBLEMS...

Gman: I have bad news.
Bjam: about me?
Gman: no, its about me.
Bjam: phew, good! For a second I was concerned.

BJAM PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAILS AND TRIES TO GIVE GMAN A CLEAR PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS...

Gman: I got a call from my company.
Bjam: did they fire you?
Gman: NO!! they offered me a job in another country.
Bjam: so they don’t need you here anymore and they actually fired you?
Gman: NOOOOO!!! They offered me a better opportunity.
Bjam: you see, gman!! Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away.

BJAM OFTEN EMPATHISES WITH GMAN AND LETS HIM KNOW THAT BJAM IS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM, COME WHAT MAY!!

Gman: I am sad because I won’t be seeing you again.
Bjam: did you say sad or glad?

AND FINALLY, GMAN FEELS GOOD AFTER HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH BJAM...

Bjam: so you are saying that your company is giving you a “better opportunity” and that you will have to go and leave your “good friends”.
Gman: yes.
Bjam: and this makes you sad?
Gman: It did, before I had this conversation.
Bjam: I am really happy that I could help you.

Japan... here I come!

I am fairly certain that things don't just happen. At least not in my case. Japan happened because of a perfect series of events, viz:

1. My resignation(from my current job),
2. My boss's resignation,
3. My current employer offers Indonesia and
4. A person who just happened to be my advisor that very day because my closest friend was at home due to some emergency.

I can assure you that if any "one" of these things would not have taken place in the order that they did, Japan would'nt have happened.

Consider these scenarios:

Scenario#1: Only event 1 had occurred.
Outcome: I would've been in Gurgaon with a new job.

Scenario#2: Event 1 followed by event 2.
Outcome: I would've been in in Gurgaon with a new job.

Scenario#3: Event 1 followed by event 2 and then event 3.
Outcome: I would've been in Indonesia

Scenario#4: Event 1 followed by event 2 then event 3 and finally event 4
Outcome: You know the outcome, don't you?

So, Japan... here I come.

Monday, August 06, 2007

Hold on...

I remember the day I scored exceedingly well in my 10th board exams and was offered science in my school, Yay!!

But hold on, getting into science isn’t what I wanted to achieve, class 11 and 12 is a tough battle in itself and I want to get into an IIT or a medical school to be labeled successful. So I started slogging in class 11 and continued in class 12 as well, without much success, with modest scores in board exams and unable to clear any entrance exams that year I was labeled a failure! But I did not loose hope and decided to keep on slogging. Two more years it took for me to clear an engineering entrance exam and get into a reputed engineering college, Yay!!

But hold on, there’s no guarantee that this reputed college will propel me to success. I still need to work hard and score well to get a job. So I started working towards this goal, to get a job i.e., and eventually towards the completion of my 4 year long degree I had not one but two jobs. Yay!!

But hold on, getting into a job right after I complete my graduation isn’t what success is. I need to work hard and prove that I am the best here. So I started slogging again sitting late in the nights, right from my initial days when other new campus joinees were making merry at their homes. Another year passed by and I was awarded the best new campus joinee and was rated outstanding. Yay!!

But hold on, one successful year isn’t enough. I need lots more. So another year of hard work began and this time I slogged even harder. I got new businesses for the company and am now going to a foreign land to establish its base there. Yay!!

But hold on...