People say that it is very frustrating when you have to wait for something to happen. Waiting for someone to turn up, waiting for the bus, waiting for your turn at the ticket counter ( a ticket counter would be fine, but a wait for your turn at the loo would be slightly uncomfortable I think)..and yes, waiting for your trip out of the country and to your new assignment.
I was supposed to have gone quite a while back, last month in fact, but then that got delayed, and now, looks like it will be delayed a few days more..till around the 25th I guess..and all these days, from around the beginning of this month, I haven’t had much work to do. Sure there has been a fair share of meeting members of my new team and getting briefed on the project and all that..but that doesn’t take weeks! And the last few days especially, I have been pretty amazed at how I have spent the days doing nothing. Time spent in office has been pretty uneventful..And I know that a lot of people envy me because I have nothing to do. These days at office would be amongst the more satisfying ones in my career. But time outside office has been interesting. Now what hv I been upto..
Malls: Mumbai has plenty of them..you could spend hours inside and not buy a thing.The stores are expensive, the food courts, more so...but they sure are tempting. What catches my eye though are the women. Plenty of good looking women…some of them not much more than girls..I sometimes wonder whether they are all unconsciously competing against each other…each trying to stand out of a crowd of good-lookers..but I am not complaining..enjoying my last few days of appreciating feminine beauty…And yes, even the displays are quite an eyeful..not the mannequins, the hoardings!
Trains: Mumbai is probably the only place where you need to know which side of the train the platform would appear..you need to know that so that you can stand near the door on that side..Else you probably wont make it out of the train. The system is quite user friendly too. You neither have to manually get in nor out of the train- just stand somewhere near the entrance and other people will ensure that you get in or out.
Movies: Caught two last weekend. Don and The Departed. The first one was good for its ‘all style’ approach. It’s the kind of movie you can enjoy without having to wrack your brains or your emotions too much. The Departed reminded me of Gangs of New York..same Irish theme, same infiltrating the ranks, only, neither infiltrator gets caught..but everyone gets shot!
Bounce: What’s this? The game on my Nokia 6610. Yes, in the age of Playstation 3 and Xbox 300 (or some number like that) I am busy bouncing a red ball up and down over various obstacles..Have cleared 11 levels so far..and I have also discovered a cheat code!! Should things get messy, I now know how to find a way out!
So nothing happens, no one comes, no one goes, but it’s not awful..it’s blissful..
22 comments:
it sure looks like u are lazing about purring with pleasure. why dont u make a trip down south?
aahhh...shain...i can understand this long wait....its crazy...well, if ur dates are fixed and its still a while away, go home da..spend a few days there :)
Blink-blink!!! (eyes wide open!!!) Do I finally hear someone praising Bombay?? Now, that's a first!!! I have come across people from various parts of India who come to Bombay, are secretly impressed by it, but curse it in public. Thnx for being so frank!!!
And I thot u wr gonna meet us!!! Maybe for lunch on Sunday??
u goin too far away..:(
i love bounce! i think i cleared all the stages like a year ago...now i cant go past 6!...age i guess :P
hey good luck with ur new venture...hope you get to eye plenty of eyes!!!
@nandhu& mac - would have loved to take a break, but its like i have to wait around in office for that odd mail and phone call!!
@sumo - we ARE meeting tomorrow..and hey, mumbai is not all that bad a place
@anon- well, geographical distances dont matter for people connected online :) and there arent many people for whom my physical presence really matters! u keep dropping by..whoever u are :))
@Penny lane..nice to see you back.and hey, i completed bounce too..just yesterday..and if u are finding it difficult, i CAN give u a cheat code :))
Hey Everyman, Great news. My only apprehension is that you should still be able to blog as freely as you did back home. Will miss your views and opionions of ordinary day life back here.
@Everyman watcher - I have a watcher??!!! Are u commenting for the first time or have u changed ur alias?? I havent yet left the shores of India, it may be a few days away yet..and i do hope i will be able to blog as freely when i get there..
this reminds of our days after the ILP....just hangin arnd doin nothin at Akruti.....
da u have a stalker...freak!
hey! he/she isnt a stalker but a mere 'watcher'!!! there is a difference!!!
The watcher, I am sure its a 'he' out for some black coffee. Hmm... you gonna be missing that in Saudi, right?
well actually in saudi u can have only black coffee.... aint i right?
@Jimmy - U seem to quite a lot abt drinkers of black coffee..has someone invited u lately??? But guys, whether i get it there or not, it sure is not gonna be like coffee with you guys!! :-(
da, how on earth did u know that it was she? for all u know, it might be a he.
I am just bein hopeful buddy :-DD
But even if it's a he, he isnt a stalker!!!just a watcher!!!!
finally sumone's talkin abt my city beyond it being cramped up n crowded......all outsiders do is complain abt it:)
n yes we do tend to unconsciously compete against each other.....:) bt y only blame mumbai yaar.... dosent it happen everywhere.. atleast all cosmopolitan cities....round d globe??!
all the best.. dont forget to take a white burqa.:))
Is it? Or is it just the lull before a storm?
Hey! You still waiting to fly or what?
Hmmm... soak up the atmosphere of mumbai!
It is addictive ain't it?
Post a Comment