It's A Wonderful Life
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody,you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible":From When Harry Met Sally.I am sure some time or other most of us would have under gone/would undergo this state when We are over the moon.Over the Sun.Over the Stars.Over everything.Just engaged-The Bakra.It could be amusing if it is not you-more so if it is your room mate/flat mate.But if it is you-then you just let the world around go on a wild goose chase and let time take a hide while you are at it. So where do i start.
"The Bakra"-Invariably you get up bleary eyed at 8.30 in the morning because your maid servant is cleaning the room and your room mate making a ruckus getting ready for office.Suddenly you realize that you have an office to go to and can take the calls from your fiancée because some god-damn vendor/sales guy has been having a problem with network connectivity.So you sacrifice the pleasure of lying on the bed all day long and peering intently in to the Skype whispering "Tum Batao". You rush through the morning routine in a jiffy to just call your lady dearest a very good morning-Ask if she is done with her Chaai and quickly update her about the routines done like I had a ADIDAS perfume and am wearing a blue shirt and white pant.Also you regale her with magnitude of the days' task.
In office you take some calls, work on an excel when you realize that you have been party to a grave injustice of not having pinged her for a whole long hour.So you start the SMS chat which starts with "Hi!!!How has your day been".How has your day been-At 10:30 AM???Really... Instantly there is a smiley from the other end and a response which invariably is "Boring!!!".You become concerned and ask her "Why so???". To which the obvious reply is "Mann nahi lag rahaa hai".You become chivalrous and offer her company when suddenly you hear your boss yelling at the top of his/her voice and frantically waving his/her hand which makes you wonder if he/she is drowning and wants you to save him/her.You dread the moment and quickly SMS saying that "The Boss wants me on an important work" and that you would be back in a moment.Quietly there is a response which reads-"No issues.Take care.Will wait".While you read this SMS inside the cabin of the boss, yet you respond saying "Thanks.Thats so sweet of you". As if the poor girl had loads of options left.
Once you are done with the meeting and boss leaves with a laundry list of to dos' you SMS saying loads to do but you keep pinging.Will respond now and then.Now and then really???Or after every SMS.
Ah yes....You Skip the lunch unless she has to go to office/work and speak to her-Sweet nothings.Smiles.Loads of them.And well...nothing more.It is an infinite loop-something which goes on and on till someone breaks the dialogue(Actually this ain't a monologue either)saying the boss wants to check if the to do list if over. Muttering choicest curses under your breath, you bid good bye to your lady dearest and get back to your work.However, the SMS keeps going on and on.
If some modern day Keynes(Remember the economist) had studied the correlation of the booming telecom sector and the young adults of India it would be hard to ignore the profound contribution this ultra high value segment of "Just Engaged" makes to the revenues of these companies.Getting back to the routine of a Bakra-He finishes most of the to do list and catches up with her for some ten minutes at 5 PM coffee break.
Typically the SMS is "Been a tough day.Miss You" to which the predictable reply is"Same here.Missing You.Take care". He has a smug smile on his face while enjoying sip of the chaai with friends.Invariably the talk veers to a coworker who is deemed hottie of the day to which he nods his head vigorously.When reminded of the Just Engaged status typically the response is-"So what cant i look at the menu card even if i have finished my dinner?".
It is 7 PM and the workers are looking at the Boss hoping he calls it a day and leaves.But the Bakra can't care more and leaves for home sweet home.After all he has just SMSed her twice in the past 4 hours and needs to catch up with the latest developments.So Home it is at 7.30 PM and Skype it is.Skype it is at 9 PM.Skype it is at 10 PM.Skype it is at 11 PM.And....well its true... Skype it is at 12 PM.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.How true.For all those who have just got engaged or are about to get engaged-Enjoy. I am sure the friends/people around you have made fun of you stating how amusing your life style is.But somewhere deep down they are happy that you are having one...and wishing that you have a great time.Like i feel for my flat mate:who has been the constant source of our jokes but has also been the inspiration behind this blog of mine.So congrats.All the very best.
Btb Kunal the first quote that i read after i heard of your engagement was:Definition of Spouse: someone who'll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed single.Any Comments??? ;)
"The Bakra"-Invariably you get up bleary eyed at 8.30 in the morning because your maid servant is cleaning the room and your room mate making a ruckus getting ready for office.Suddenly you realize that you have an office to go to and can take the calls from your fiancée because some god-damn vendor/sales guy has been having a problem with network connectivity.So you sacrifice the pleasure of lying on the bed all day long and peering intently in to the Skype whispering "Tum Batao". You rush through the morning routine in a jiffy to just call your lady dearest a very good morning-Ask if she is done with her Chaai and quickly update her about the routines done like I had a ADIDAS perfume and am wearing a blue shirt and white pant.Also you regale her with magnitude of the days' task.
In office you take some calls, work on an excel when you realize that you have been party to a grave injustice of not having pinged her for a whole long hour.So you start the SMS chat which starts with "Hi!!!How has your day been".How has your day been-At 10:30 AM???Really... Instantly there is a smiley from the other end and a response which invariably is "Boring!!!".You become concerned and ask her "Why so???". To which the obvious reply is "Mann nahi lag rahaa hai".You become chivalrous and offer her company when suddenly you hear your boss yelling at the top of his/her voice and frantically waving his/her hand which makes you wonder if he/she is drowning and wants you to save him/her.You dread the moment and quickly SMS saying that "The Boss wants me on an important work" and that you would be back in a moment.Quietly there is a response which reads-"No issues.Take care.Will wait".While you read this SMS inside the cabin of the boss, yet you respond saying "Thanks.Thats so sweet of you". As if the poor girl had loads of options left.
Once you are done with the meeting and boss leaves with a laundry list of to dos' you SMS saying loads to do but you keep pinging.Will respond now and then.Now and then really???Or after every SMS.
Ah yes....You Skip the lunch unless she has to go to office/work and speak to her-Sweet nothings.Smiles.Loads of them.And well...nothing more.It is an infinite loop-something which goes on and on till someone breaks the dialogue(Actually this ain't a monologue either)saying the boss wants to check if the to do list if over. Muttering choicest curses under your breath, you bid good bye to your lady dearest and get back to your work.However, the SMS keeps going on and on.
If some modern day Keynes(Remember the economist) had studied the correlation of the booming telecom sector and the young adults of India it would be hard to ignore the profound contribution this ultra high value segment of "Just Engaged" makes to the revenues of these companies.Getting back to the routine of a Bakra-He finishes most of the to do list and catches up with her for some ten minutes at 5 PM coffee break.
Typically the SMS is "Been a tough day.Miss You" to which the predictable reply is"Same here.Missing You.Take care". He has a smug smile on his face while enjoying sip of the chaai with friends.Invariably the talk veers to a coworker who is deemed hottie of the day to which he nods his head vigorously.When reminded of the Just Engaged status typically the response is-"So what cant i look at the menu card even if i have finished my dinner?".
It is 7 PM and the workers are looking at the Boss hoping he calls it a day and leaves.But the Bakra can't care more and leaves for home sweet home.After all he has just SMSed her twice in the past 4 hours and needs to catch up with the latest developments.So Home it is at 7.30 PM and Skype it is.Skype it is at 9 PM.Skype it is at 10 PM.Skype it is at 11 PM.And....well its true... Skype it is at 12 PM.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.How true.For all those who have just got engaged or are about to get engaged-Enjoy. I am sure the friends/people around you have made fun of you stating how amusing your life style is.But somewhere deep down they are happy that you are having one...and wishing that you have a great time.Like i feel for my flat mate:who has been the constant source of our jokes but has also been the inspiration behind this blog of mine.So congrats.All the very best.
Btb Kunal the first quote that i read after i heard of your engagement was:Definition of Spouse: someone who'll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed single.Any Comments??? ;)
The post reads like coming from the finger tips of a "been-through" candidate. Congrats Kunal.
ReplyDeleteSubtle way of conveying it. and Congrats Suchi!!!
lol!!1 i was laughing the whole time and it is so true and a great read :)and pappu its a matter of months or maybe a year before you become the bakra ;) and congrats kunal bhaiyya :)
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