Her: The piercing on your brows looks very real.
Him: What do you mean looks? It is real!
Her: I swear I can never do that. Did it not pain?
Him: The pain is for just a while, what remains is something you have desired! and not many people understand it"
Her: Yeah, of course. Philosophy. Why won't you look at me even when you want to?
Him: What makes you think I want to look at you?
Her: I don't know. I want to look at you so much. I want to talk to you too.
Him: People if hear this, will declare you crazy. You are with your boyfriend I suppose, and I am with my new date.
Her: What makes you think he is my boyfriend? He can be just some friend isn't it?
Him: Well! I sense such things.
Her: So you met her just today is it?
Him: Well no, I have been meeting her for a very long time. Its just that everytime I meet here I find her new. Do you really like that caramel jello you are having?
Her: Not exactly ... this is the first time I am having it. My friend likes it a lot.
Him: So you are trying to incorporate the likings of your to-be huh?
Her: Shut up! Sometimes you should try different things ... or else how would you know what you really like and what you really don't?
Him: Well, that is one thing but changing oneself for another is a ... big thing.
Her: I don't believe this. Tell me that you wanted to use the word scary instead of "big". You guys, you all are the same.
Him: Is that it? Is that the reason why you want me to look at you? Just another guy who looks at a pretty girl passing by?
Her: Do you think you need a reason to look at me? Moreover I am not passing by. You are at your table and I am at mine.
Him: What kind of people do things without any reason?
Her: Perfectly normal people ... like you and like me.
Him: I thought you would not say "like" the second time.
Her: Did you think or did you wish? Because if you just thought, you think i am crazy and you obviously are scared (of me). Things are different if you wished though!
Him: Why did you suddenly want to wish this, after being in for an hour and a half?
Her: That is not a long time. Moreover, I thought you will be doing it without me wishing it.
Him: By the was did I say that pendant you are wearing is of a rare firefly? Its beautiful.
Her: So you did notice me. That very much delights me and I think its beautiful too.
Him: What would you do with me if I looked at you?
Her: I may love you!
Him: Love? (laugh) Do you even know what love is?
Her: I have read a lot about it. Do you know what love is?
Him: Then you are among those people who believe in that question.
Her: Please explain.
Him: I meant the very idea of the question - "do you know what love is" is stupid. Love simply is!
Her: Is that the new Paulo Coelho?
Him: Yes that too ... its originally mine ... but copyrighted by him!
Her: Is it time for you to leave?
Him: Oh yes it is. Its been a long dinner. We have to get home too.
Her: What do you like in her anyways!
Him: So are you jealous now? Is that it?
Her: Of course I am. Is that too much for the first time?
Him: Some other place some other time, it sure would be. But now with my wife, I think it is not. I am Ram and did I say I am married?
Her: No you did not. I wish you did not!
Song: You Won't Forget About Me ...
Friday, August 31, 2007
A Pickup!
That morning I decided to visit the courier people finally. After days of laziness and pushing things away, it was high time to send across the mobile telephone I had bought for as a secret gift for my brother on his birthday a month back. This one event makes me realize the importance of the art of gifting. The items (bought as gifts) which are already with the one you are going to gift, hardly feel like getting gifted! Or so I thought. So on that tuesday moening, I enlightened myself about how the earlier I sent it the earlier it would reach! A breakfast with Sanju and my usual mug of coffee (after he left for work) after, I walked towards the neasrest courier office. Sanju, on hearing about the programme had already given his piece of advice, "Mom, the day seems good, you should go for a walk. But do you think you really want to gift Uncle that thing?" Not to blame him, my gifting sense is really horrible!
And three hours hence, there I was roaming on the roads, like a complete loser, seemingly oblivious of everything happening around me, walking towards the post office as my final try, as couriers of mobile phones was banned, since God knows when. And a few minutes after I was in the queue waiting for my turn for the speed post. It was then I saw him - dressed up in formals with that odd strapped bag, the untied hair falling all over his face (quite long and well maintained, I should say), sweat trickling over his forehead even in that cool weather (which indicated he has been roaming a lot like me too) and holding a perfectly parcel-wrapped box in his hand. He got immediate next to me in the queue.
"Ma'am do you know if they mail a mobile telephone?"
"I have no idea, but hey even I have the same question."
"Tell me about it, I have been roaming all over for hours for packing this thing up and then from one courier office to another!"
"The same thing here ... this is the last time I am going to try"
"Madam, could you suggest me what else can I tell them this pack in my hand is?"
"Wow! thats a nice idea ... hmmm ... we may not reveal that these are phones and just tell them they are some handicraft!"
"seems nice. As gifts. Great! Thank you!"
Everything about him was quite different, appealingly different. I immediately had this urge to ask him if he had any girlfriend. But I rather settled with something more formal.
"Are you from Bangalore?"
"No ma'am, but I am here for work since last two years. I am into IT."
"Alright ... you do not live nearby though is it?"
"Oh I do ... very close ... in fact I have shifted to this area recently. It's just that I had not ventured into this part. Where do you live?"
"I live pretty closeby too, With my son. He too works in IT."
"Thats nice. I was really bugged up with my schedule and so took a half day today just to relax. Watch a movie may be."
"Good, with freinds?"
"No, they are all working. I will be all alone."
"Sigh ... I can give you company."
"You would? That will be such an honor! Thank you!"
Having gone through the Speed-post (which was successfully done at last), the lunch (he had surprisingly good taste for dining), the movie (the kind of homework he had done to watch this one for the first time was appreciable - we dont usually hope such things from some engineer), a little window shopping hence, it was time to part. A beautiful day spent with a wondeful kid. We hardly come any closer than this to strangers on the first day we meet them. Right then this sudden idea of being with him a bit more and knowing him a bit more cropped up in me and I decided and convinced him for a dinner. sitting on a table for three, the time that we chatted away gave me the rapid-fire knowledge about him and his background. He felt so close now. I just wished ... and then Sanju arrived too.
"Sorry mom the work got just to much to the end of the day and then the traffic."
"Poor you, son meet my new friend."
That was their first introduction. That was their first date. Sanju had always told me how he could not be arranged with anyone and somehow I had always wondered why not! It utterly stupid to spend a day with some random stranger, I never did that again. Eighteen years later, having kissed both of them good-bye for work, I think about a pickup from the post-office and I believe couples are made in heaven!
Song: Dream, Dream, Dream ...
And three hours hence, there I was roaming on the roads, like a complete loser, seemingly oblivious of everything happening around me, walking towards the post office as my final try, as couriers of mobile phones was banned, since God knows when. And a few minutes after I was in the queue waiting for my turn for the speed post. It was then I saw him - dressed up in formals with that odd strapped bag, the untied hair falling all over his face (quite long and well maintained, I should say), sweat trickling over his forehead even in that cool weather (which indicated he has been roaming a lot like me too) and holding a perfectly parcel-wrapped box in his hand. He got immediate next to me in the queue.
"Ma'am do you know if they mail a mobile telephone?"
"I have no idea, but hey even I have the same question."
"Tell me about it, I have been roaming all over for hours for packing this thing up and then from one courier office to another!"
"The same thing here ... this is the last time I am going to try"
"Madam, could you suggest me what else can I tell them this pack in my hand is?"
"Wow! thats a nice idea ... hmmm ... we may not reveal that these are phones and just tell them they are some handicraft!"
"seems nice. As gifts. Great! Thank you!"
Everything about him was quite different, appealingly different. I immediately had this urge to ask him if he had any girlfriend. But I rather settled with something more formal.
"Are you from Bangalore?"
"No ma'am, but I am here for work since last two years. I am into IT."
"Alright ... you do not live nearby though is it?"
"Oh I do ... very close ... in fact I have shifted to this area recently. It's just that I had not ventured into this part. Where do you live?"
"I live pretty closeby too, With my son. He too works in IT."
"Thats nice. I was really bugged up with my schedule and so took a half day today just to relax. Watch a movie may be."
"Good, with freinds?"
"No, they are all working. I will be all alone."
"Sigh ... I can give you company."
"You would? That will be such an honor! Thank you!"
Having gone through the Speed-post (which was successfully done at last), the lunch (he had surprisingly good taste for dining), the movie (the kind of homework he had done to watch this one for the first time was appreciable - we dont usually hope such things from some engineer), a little window shopping hence, it was time to part. A beautiful day spent with a wondeful kid. We hardly come any closer than this to strangers on the first day we meet them. Right then this sudden idea of being with him a bit more and knowing him a bit more cropped up in me and I decided and convinced him for a dinner. sitting on a table for three, the time that we chatted away gave me the rapid-fire knowledge about him and his background. He felt so close now. I just wished ... and then Sanju arrived too.
"Sorry mom the work got just to much to the end of the day and then the traffic."
"Poor you, son meet my new friend."
That was their first introduction. That was their first date. Sanju had always told me how he could not be arranged with anyone and somehow I had always wondered why not! It utterly stupid to spend a day with some random stranger, I never did that again. Eighteen years later, having kissed both of them good-bye for work, I think about a pickup from the post-office and I believe couples are made in heaven!
Song: Dream, Dream, Dream ...
End of An Era!
me: Hey there :)
him: Yeah tell me
me: What's going on??????? ;)
him: Work
me: hmmm .... :)
him: Weren't you about to call me yesterday?
me: Yeah! I had to write a long long mail to my manager and then had to go for a meeting at 7:15 :)
him: Good
me: ... so i just got out of the office
him: I was in office till 10:30
me: I completely forgot that I had to call you up :)
him: u could have called ... but it is alrite ... happens
me: Remembered it today when I came to office in the morning ... sigh ...
him: Well you know, it is such an old habit ... how can it just vanish all of a sudden ... so quickly!
me: Quickly? ... I don't think it is going to go ever :) hehe ...
him: I know that ... don't worry ... I have stopped thinking and expecting this from you
me: Good ... that is what the truth of every relationship is - no expectations ;)
him: plzzzzzz not now
me: What!
him: All these crap
me: It is a fact and the truth to happiness and its not crap ... :) hehe
him: You are happy i know ... and you never care about others' happiness and you never will
me: well ... its just that i am too involved in my own life ... what to do! A bad time manager u see ... :
him: And you never know how it feels to see the person whom u love happy
me: May be i dont ... : because i have always been thinking about myself all this long ... but so what? shouldn't the person who loves me try to show me what he thinks? why should he just conclude and dismiss things so easily? :
him: You know what? You are impossible ... so I have dropped my hopes
me: well ... I wish you had not and had tried even harder ... it's just this one life ... one chance afterall ... :(
him: Good ... You are happy with ur life ... and i want u to be happy too. So just be Happy Always ... Take Care
me: Why do u think i am happy without u? Is it just because u are?
him: You can never understand others' feelins ... theres no good arguing with you ... you just won't understand ... becoz u know ... you just do not know what COMMITMENT is ...
me: Sov what? tell me about it ... make me understand what it is ... isn't that what ppl do ... get hold of each other and teach each other what they dont know? shouldn't it happen that way so that we know - what we know and what we don't? why should it happen that one has to let go just becuase the other person doesn't know certain things? If I do not know, let me know ... make me understand ... Will you let it go? ... just like that ... ? :(
him: hmmm ... I have tried so much already ...
me: Only this very much? Can you not try anymore?
him: I am afraid no! This is all I could do and this is the end of it. Not anymore!
me: So this is the end of it? ... feels like forever ... :(
him: Yes ... it sure feels like the end of an era!
Song: Cry Me A River ...
him: Yeah tell me
me: What's going on??????? ;)
him: Work
me: hmmm .... :)
him: Weren't you about to call me yesterday?
me: Yeah! I had to write a long long mail to my manager and then had to go for a meeting at 7:15 :)
him: Good
me: ... so i just got out of the office
him: I was in office till 10:30
me: I completely forgot that I had to call you up :)
him: u could have called ... but it is alrite ... happens
me: Remembered it today when I came to office in the morning ... sigh ...
him: Well you know, it is such an old habit ... how can it just vanish all of a sudden ... so quickly!
me: Quickly? ... I don't think it is going to go ever :) hehe ...
him: I know that ... don't worry ... I have stopped thinking and expecting this from you
me: Good ... that is what the truth of every relationship is - no expectations ;)
him: plzzzzzz not now
me: What!
him: All these crap
me: It is a fact and the truth to happiness and its not crap ... :) hehe
him: You are happy i know ... and you never care about others' happiness and you never will
me: well ... its just that i am too involved in my own life ... what to do! A bad time manager u see ... :
him: And you never know how it feels to see the person whom u love happy
me: May be i dont ... : because i have always been thinking about myself all this long ... but so what? shouldn't the person who loves me try to show me what he thinks? why should he just conclude and dismiss things so easily? :
him: You know what? You are impossible ... so I have dropped my hopes
me: well ... I wish you had not and had tried even harder ... it's just this one life ... one chance afterall ... :(
him: Good ... You are happy with ur life ... and i want u to be happy too. So just be Happy Always ... Take Care
me: Why do u think i am happy without u? Is it just because u are?
him: You can never understand others' feelins ... theres no good arguing with you ... you just won't understand ... becoz u know ... you just do not know what COMMITMENT is ...
me: Sov what? tell me about it ... make me understand what it is ... isn't that what ppl do ... get hold of each other and teach each other what they dont know? shouldn't it happen that way so that we know - what we know and what we don't? why should it happen that one has to let go just becuase the other person doesn't know certain things? If I do not know, let me know ... make me understand ... Will you let it go? ... just like that ... ? :(
him: hmmm ... I have tried so much already ...
me: Only this very much? Can you not try anymore?
him: I am afraid no! This is all I could do and this is the end of it. Not anymore!
me: So this is the end of it? ... feels like forever ... :(
him: Yes ... it sure feels like the end of an era!
Song: Cry Me A River ...
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