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| Monday mourning |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
Well, there has been no spelling mistake in the title even though I did ignore all the spelling corrections that my Rich Text outlook suggested to me.
Monday is the morning I mourn the most, Sunday is the evening i dread the most, Friday is the afternoon when I type in " I am leaving for the day" over communicator and log out with fearsome resolve. I ensure I send the onsite update mails early enough so that they get updated when I have already reached home and dressed myself in my newly bought Barmuda (or 3/4th ?? :( the person who christened that clothing ¾th have to be an engineer, at least a textile engineer ).
FYI, though not required, i have never seen, met, heard anyone pursuing textile engineering. Those who are around.. please stand up. You guys are rare species. Salutations please!!
well this gives me a chance to show you all the brighter side of the things. Lets go through them
Monday:
The most painful day in real senses, you keep on feeling the pinches every now and then.
You have to be drowsy given the love for alcohol that we IT people have and the love that friends shower on the weekends.
The day when men dress themselves the best and females, the worst in comparison to what their respective pattern is for the whole week.
Clean shaven, may be a tie, that white shirt or light solids trying hard to cleanse off the weekend hang over.
Now who look better depends which gender you are :). For me, its always woman.
Tuesday:
Hmm,, hell lot of work, carry-over of last weekend, messed up Monday work, so the attention for clothing is allowed to go down. Doesnt matter, work at hand, need to kill them before they kill your beloved weekend. Probably most productive day at office.
As Floyd sang" There is no pain you are receding". Pain of work and stress of job becomes part of your entity.
Wednesday:
Tuesday has been pretty hectic. if lucky enough to have two mild days at office, Wednesday is for you. Tuesday-Wednesday are like "Nakul-Sahdev of Mahabharata"- difficult to trace and differentiate even in a TV serial. They are just there for the company to get some worth back from you for what they seem to pay aimlessly.
Thursday:
Energy levels high, commitment level low, dressings got better than couple of days.(A change of clothes is welcome, Hary….. you wore same pair of shirt-pants and may be.. holy s***)
Smell of ensuing weekend is getting over, work is done because you are positive and high heeled.
Friday:
Is there a festival? Is this a professional client services company? Dress code.. is it something like pin-code only t be used by postal services?
3 o clock.. half office cleaned up.
There are no 2-way commincations. viz
Person1:"I am leaving"
Person2:" Hey u there??"
Computer1 communicator: Status message "Away".
Computer1 cribbing: "Please shut me down. Let it be weekend for us as well. Don’t leave me on please,,..... go went gone.. Sob Sob
………. 5 minutes later….
Computer2 communicator: Status message "Away".
Night Activities : Pubbing??, gossiping??,boozing?? sleeping??..list is on..
Saturday:
Saturday is the night over which my comments will be sacrilege to Whigfield. But I will, sorry for that.
The day pretty much goes on personal choices or may be compulsions for married people.
Sitting in TV room and acid-testing TV remote is popular, sleeping till noon is not so rare, shopping is fine, visiting friends who complained last Monday of your ignorance is one noble act, movies are always a popular choice.
Saturday-Friday are like “Arjun-Bhim of Mahabharatha”- suffice to do it all.
Sunday:
Fear, apprehension, mellowed mood, poignant behavior, minimum response( My close friend goes a step ahead and responds by writing a phrase and disapproves use of tongue and mouth).
People try to sleep very early but fail to do everytime. Sad but true, cruelest day.
Gyana of the post:
Picture is not rosy but think. while people celebrate hardly 30 festive days a year, we get 2 festive days every week.So, keep rocking.
and start Monday mourning thinking that it augurs another two festive days. :)
~fighting hard Dheeraj
Labels: Humor, Office Travails |
posted by Dheeraj @ 9:47 PM   |
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| Match is On |
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 |
A Match, at first go, sounds like a noun to someone who sits, relaxes and enjoys the proceedings. For an executioner, mind you, match is a verb, an encore, a challenge thrown at face asking a daunting question "Match the opponent".
A bunch of handpicked guys from a population of over a billion are more than often expected to match their opponents but ironically its been more of exception than norm as far as Indian cricket is concerned. And when success does embrace Indian cricket, euphoria takes over. I am sure if we have those surveys of most optimistic people or the happiest people around globe during these few days, Indians will top the charts with whopping margins.
It’s quite mesmerizing as how a game of cricket can lift the spirit of nation to such heights. If the same trend could be juxtaposed on Russians or say Chinese during Olympic Games, bagging a dozen of golds per day, guess what ...
We, sentimentalists, as much we are, are likely to reach emotions in extremes when these things happen. There could be an endless debate on whether there is over importance been rendered to Cricket and the step-motherly treatment to the other games, one thing could stand unanimously sacred "Cricket -the game” and it is not to be blamed for its popularity.
Coming to the match that we have today, feeling the electric stillness in our drawing rooms( still drawing rooms for some people), buzz around tapris/chaiwalas, overtly repetitive discussions in food courts/cafeterias, growing excitement of the whole nation- it remains no surprise that nation is licensed and sentenced to a "STATUE" verdict.
The young,fast, fearless, puffed up, focused bunch of "go-doers", "just-do-it", "forget-yesterday", “care a damn" souls have done more than a few goods for India, cricket, and Indian cricket.
I could see people uttering those mature words now "Jo hota hai hone do par ladko ne dil jeet lia". These kinds of transformations are refreshing to know- and need to be spread.
Let’s be vocal about it- just the way we are so vocal about our polity system- about the squalor spread around, about pathetic conditions of roads. In those cases, cribbing wont make a difference but deflate morale, but in this game of cricket by uttering and appreciating mature thoughts -we will make difference.
A pat on the shoulder is enough for a player to know that he is doing great- no need to lift them on shoulders and make them gods if we go and sabotage his house when they fail to perform. A standing ovation is enough to know that he has contributed significantly, if we can’t swallow a defeat with grace.
These can come and grow within us when we actually see our players going there, playing for the team, winning for country. And that’s where I believe, these young enthusiasts have been extremely successful. Kudos.
You give us a fine performance, show us the commitment and we promise all the love and support you need. Who the hell cares about ICL- IPL dug out, Sunny -Kapil fight or Pawar-Dalmiya clashes when the cricketers are playing and playing their heart out.
Under the mature thinking of captain Dhoni, exceptionally gifted Yuvi, “fire-in belly” Bhajji,
“fire in belly and mouth” Shree (You have all apologies in world from us if you can repeat Aussies act again) , determined Irfan, flamboyant Gambhir, re-emerging Sehwag, dashing Uthappa(my younger bro Utha-patak as he believes in hitting and hitting hard :) ),elegant Rohit, ever-improving RP, agile Karthik I am sure we will witness commitment even if the trophy stays illusive.
Lets not behead them on loss but keep those crackers ready for optimistic we are and should be. Lets keep balance on in our cells to call up friends and family, bottles ready to open up, sweets ready to face scarcity in markets.
Mind you, Match is on.
Best wishes
~An ardent India lover and another cricket fan.Labels: pensive |
| posted by Dheeraj @ 9:31 PM |
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