Monday, May 12, 2008

32 all out

Aha now this is my first blog(the unpublished ones don’t count)

..i might as well write about the title itself 32 out(no it is not sponsored

my Colgate or for that matter even close-up…shesh).people complain

disguised as a compliment that I have my 32 out most of the time .first to

put the record straight I can’t even boast of a set of 32..the dentist

informed me giving a no of “29”..with promises of molar which people

around me fervently hope will bring more sense in me..huh…hjgh hopes.

So where were we…right 32 all out …my ma thinks that this is gonna

get me in big trouble some day…coz she things I have mastered

all kinds of giggles, squeals, smirks, grins, smiles, the not so visible but visible to my ma smile,gaufaws…you name it and you got it!!!!!!!!!!

But then you can’t put all the blame on me right..some how…

there has to be someone up there scheming who lands me in situations where my canines surface.

OK you don’t believe me…then read this…my entire team flew to client

office to give a presentation and for some reason which is not worth

occupying word space here the client had to move out some where

so we ended up having a tele call(that ‘s the one where you can even snooze..and pretend to be all ears at the same time)

now the client was called at his 9 PM so this fellow was all

gastromically satiated (we have evidence hold on)..and sounded in

a good mood phew…half the job done …my team mate should thank me for choosing that time for calling him…hungry clients are metaphors of “I don like what you are saying “ monsters…

so we started. The mood was all set he seemed to be hearing and agreeing on everything and I was counting my good stars…man this can’t be happening,

I thought of pinching my self but the thought of breaking a pleasant dream this good was not worth so I took my chances and just touched wood and hoped it to be reality…

so the scene goes as one happy team discussing and suddenly

of all the things in the world we hear


“BURP……..duh..”(bola tha na evidence hai)


And the moment I realize what it is I am ready with my mouth all set but....i did not burst out laughing (ma you got to give me a pat for this one).

And then comes the best part my team mate who up till now was so deeply engrossed in explaining that statistics goes” excuse me I did not get it…what did you say”

The poor fellow who was all eager to hear appreciation anticipating good words queried again …and all he got was silence…silence from an individual …who has an opinion on everything on this planet right from why the world is round (he prefers the scientific version to nandannilekani’s inspired Thomas Friedman’s view of world being flat) to usage of salt as preservative then vinegar…

and to add to his bafflement I had turned a shade of crimson….trying to

control my hands from putting up a banner saying this part of the presentation was sponsored by “ENO” and control my mouth from asking questions like which flavor of eno do you like most or do you prefer ayurvedic versions like pudin hara.

But alas I controlled and the rest of the meeting went burp-less (at least not audible).

And the client did seem happy in the end, though I still wonder was it the acknowledgements that he received from his digestive system that pleased him or our presentation...hmm food for thought or should I say..burp for thought….

See you got my point it’s not me but things around me that make the world go round and

Make the white ones(yeh yeh I brush them..they haven’t turned green because of the fungus that I dread could just appear) surface.

That reminds me my visit to the dentist is due. Damn.

PS: Did you notice I wrote the entire thing minus all smiley’s…nominate me for the Oscar equivalent of blogging…go on…I won’t mind…I swear.

BLOG Ends.

:) (I said the blog ends so the smiley doesn’t matter right.)

21 comments:

  1. Yay!!! my dear person peeking thru the kaleidoscope this seems to be a first for both of us....I have never commented on a blog ever in my life...so here goes...v funny...hw come u nvr told me on the phone...y do u have to jabber so much tht u miss out on all the fun parts huh? prioritise sweetheart please for my sake...

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  2. I dont know if there was an Oscar for a blog and even if there was, I dont know if it will go to you, but I know one thing for sure!
    You need to be awarded for witnessing the burp without a burst of laughter!
    I was already imagining the read face which is left as an aftereffect of a burst normally!
    Looks like my sis, just got more mature or should we say you're turning much more noncommittal to humorous outbursts!
    Ok in such situations, it does help!
    And yes, its very nicely written...it did hold my attention till the end!
    Great going!
    And the comment has nothing to do with the adjective preceding the word "comments" in the email!
    :p
    Its genuine. ;)

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  3. going by the latest IPL terminlogy i declare it
    a city moment of success
    no doubt a well detailed account of your loyalty towards ur job.
    for your next outpouring i would suggest zeroing in ur kaleidoscope to lets say a more pragmatic picture examining the unfair verities of life

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  5. After reading your post, I simply say, I hate clients, and all of them. Why do they take things for granted, if it's on their part?
    Morons, making engineers life hell with their every minute of existence!
    Yet, they pay! :) and that's the only reason my hands aren't painted red!! :)
    Vivid details, good read.

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  6. Awesome. A very good read. But this being your fist blog entry makes it all the better. Very very very funny. I have refrained from using certain words. Hence the 3*very...

    I hope you keep blogging regularly. Good luck. And try to divide it into paragraphs and make it justified. It would be soothing to see.

    A great blog, once again.

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  7. Hmmm!! The flow was like that of a post of a seasoned blogger! this tells me there is a lot of stuff in that "Unpublished" folder... Let them surface just as you let your 32 surface out... :)

    The burp-giggle-regret routine is not commonplace at work and sure is blogworthy!

    Ciao!

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  8. Unpublished blogs do matter! You are spreading propaganda that you are a newbie blogger whereas you are not - that would yield skewed metrics of "newbie vs seasoned" blogger chart that Google maintains internally to decide who to hire and who not to!

    Not to mention the number of policies your post has broken including divulging sensitive client information. You have given everybody enough info to track exactly who your client is!

    .. and who you work with!

    For example, just to show you I am correct, from your info, I can perfectly understand that on the offshore side, besides you, we had another person who is an non native english speaker!

    For privacy reasons I will not divulge more!

    plus the fact that you have 29 teeth that implies your mouth is asymmetrical.

    END of comment

    he he ;-)

    GOD knows if what I said before "END of comment" makes more sense than what I am saying after it.

    Plz plz.. more like this.. next time MORE details WITH Pix and Videos !

    Hey I said "END of comment" .. whatever I type after that does not matter, right?

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  9. @kshitja:thanks gal...and will sur(e)ly prioritize next time.

    @bhai:thanks bhai...being the critic you are...this compliment is a relief.

    @shashank:i think i will leave the verities of life to be discussed by someone who promises a trip to the Himalayas all the time but then never keeps his promise.

    @deepankar: Thanx buddy.

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  10. @maum:thanx dude..will keep those tips in mind.

    @garam bheja fry:thank you...i have a few good things about your blog too so don be too surprised to find my comment there.tshuss.

    @subhoroto: oui maa..black mail...mummy bachao.........will do it again pakka.

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  11. Hats off to Mishty...urff Ms Dickens....
    anyways...........
    A big pat on ur back from my side (ooooouch!!!...)for 'burp without a burst of laughter' incident...bt gal,
    i think u missed out something in ...
    ur gestures to avoid 32out wud have definetly been tough(in avoiding laughter))for the poor dude.....

    anyways...gud work...
    kip rocking

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  12. @teddy:thanx buddy...miss dickens to mat bol dickens must be turning in his grave.This kind of grammer.he he :)

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  13. Hey! The incident was great! And yes, hats off for controlling your laughter on such an incident!! I am just wandering the "BARP" in a serious interview. I would have also not been able to control my laughter. Well, whatever it was. You were not in front of him and it worked for your organization, that's great.

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  14. @vivek:well organisation goals were not what i had in my mind then though...but...yeh i was on the better side of the call.:)

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  15. Hilarious !! I liked the Eno part! it would have been even more fun if i did not know the burp was coming :D
    jokes apart...i think its not easy to be happy n keep smiling! if one is able to find happiness is small small things of life and then on top of it..share the joy around... its quite an ability!! make sure the 32 (or whatever the actual figure is) are never all out :)

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  16. @pavnesh:thanq skipper..and aye aye captain will not reveal all my 32 pearls...(dekha no smiley here too)

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  17. arre i never knew u such a good writter,,,,,
    i m glad that i hav a lekhakni fren
    good luk sweety
    toldhan

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  19. ha ha....
    reminds me of school!!
    we had these incredibly funny teachers who were really strict[/)]!!what a combination!!

    in those classes we'd 2 literally fight with ourselves 2 keep 4m bursting out in laughter....

    we even devised methods 2 do so.....

    like pinching ourselves so hard that it'd hurt, holding our breath.....closing our eyes&trying 2 meditate[:p]!!!


    yeah!!
    really....


    i can feel 4 u didi[;)]!!!
    gr8 post again....keep up d good work!![:)]

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  20. Hats off to u .. :-)
    clients are not that easy to satisfy alwaiz... good luck to u... u made it look like a piece of cake... i love that.. burp.. ha ha ha.. awesome!!!

    - SF 1

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  21. Finally.... finished the backlog of the blogs... now waitin for more... yeh dil maange more... ur blogs are really addictive...

    - Again its me.. SF 1

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