Funny thing is.. today is tuesday and i didnt feel like working.. I mean usually it is mondays that such things happen.. wherein on monday you try to school your mental energies (what is mental energy?? I have no clue but fits perfectly) to work the entire week... since it did not happen to me yesterday .. i guess today was the day for it.. maybe.. also adding to it was the fact that i had to travel to andheri.. and your day is already over even before it started!!
In my team including all ex-people... rather the 2 ppl who i am very close to, there are about 7-8 ppl (a huge number) who i gel with.. actually i gel well with all (:-) ) but particularly well with a certain set of people.. some situations / instances binding us together. So one of these ppl mailed all of us today saying that she had joined the new company... and then started the barrage of mails!!! There were, and I am not kidding, really, 60 mails exchanged between all 7-8 of us in the morning (all this before lunch)... on a variety of things.. new job.. weekend.. vasai trip.. next set of lunches... more picnics... bongs... clients.. everything one can possibly think of.. and it was rocking.. I loved it.. it was just as if everyone was there at work and we were all chatting as usual.. one reply every sec types.. just as you would converse with a group of ppl face to face!!! And suddenly, everything was fine with the world (for me i.e.).. and i was up and running.. having shaken off all the slackness!! Undaunted at the Andheri trip :-)
At times, thats all that you require to rejuvenate yourself.. a shot in the arm.. a connection with like minded ppl, or with ppl you like!!!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Monday morning blues
Today is probably one of the first mondays when i didnt have "the monday morning blues"!
Usually every Monday, actually not Monday but Sunday i start getting monday morning blues....
Friday evenings are the best.. when going back home.. i am like a kid contemplating a 2 month long vacation.. the entire weekend is before you... and i start planning what all should i do.. irrespective of whether i do them or not.. i feel decidedly happy... one of the happiest moments .. comes every week without fail!!! :-) And friday evening, i am usually alone.. so even if i am dead tired, i try not to sleep early like i usually do.. i want to enjoy every moment of the 2 day long weekend!!! So i try to catch a movie.. some movie, any movie on TV! If there's nothing worth watching i get very disappointed and glum.. and i try to catch not just the 9pm movie but the 11pm movie too... just the thought that i can chillax and get up late.. really late.. maybe in the afternoon.. just the thought that i actually not only have an option of lying in bed the entire day but can actually exercise it.. just the thought itself is intoxicating!!!! So i like sleeping late on Friday evening.. just so that i can , if i want to, exercise that option. In reality, (these days), i like getting up and going for a morning show of some movie.. so that the entire day is ahead of me. But still...
Saturday mornings are also great.. with the entire day stretching ahead in all its glory.. there is still a sunday to fall back on... So i like going out on saturdays.. i like it when my days are full... Basically I am very happy on saturdays too!!!
The build up to monday morning
Sunday mornings..ok... life is still good..
Sunday afternoon... time is running out.. need to do some activity to not think bout work
Sunday evening .... some thoughts of work start trickling in.. long face.. sulking in one corner.... start throwing a fit if i am at home not doing anything.. trouble my husband "at least lets go for a walk" anything to take my mind off tom!!! So end up playing scrabble!! Almost in tears at night.. ok so i am exaggerating... but thats the way i feel...
Monday mornings.. drag my feet to work.. literally.. not kidding... try to go as late as i can!!!
But today there was a spring in my step.. no not getting a promotion.. not getting a raise.. nothing of the sort.. actually i got completely, thoroughly bored yesterday.. for the want of company!! My husband is in Bangalore... so i had the day to myself.. not entirely.. my cousin and her mom were there in the morning.. did time pass.. they left in the noon.. then made lunch, ate at 3... and then got bored.. how much TV can one watch, really!!!! And it was raining continuously... was very depressing.. so the minute rain stopped, went to crossword .. bought a lot of books.. felt good instantly.. it started raining again, so was hanging out at crossword, reading.. then came back home at around 4.. again nothing to do.. so watched superstar (some boring movie).. then washed clothes to pass time.. watched some more TV!!!!!
By the end of the day, i was actually longing to be at work... not healthy i know!!! I am sure this will pass soon and i will soon get cured.. all of you all please pray for me!!! ;-)
Usually every Monday, actually not Monday but Sunday i start getting monday morning blues....
Friday evenings are the best.. when going back home.. i am like a kid contemplating a 2 month long vacation.. the entire weekend is before you... and i start planning what all should i do.. irrespective of whether i do them or not.. i feel decidedly happy... one of the happiest moments .. comes every week without fail!!! :-) And friday evening, i am usually alone.. so even if i am dead tired, i try not to sleep early like i usually do.. i want to enjoy every moment of the 2 day long weekend!!! So i try to catch a movie.. some movie, any movie on TV! If there's nothing worth watching i get very disappointed and glum.. and i try to catch not just the 9pm movie but the 11pm movie too... just the thought that i can chillax and get up late.. really late.. maybe in the afternoon.. just the thought that i actually not only have an option of lying in bed the entire day but can actually exercise it.. just the thought itself is intoxicating!!!! So i like sleeping late on Friday evening.. just so that i can , if i want to, exercise that option. In reality, (these days), i like getting up and going for a morning show of some movie.. so that the entire day is ahead of me. But still...
Saturday mornings are also great.. with the entire day stretching ahead in all its glory.. there is still a sunday to fall back on... So i like going out on saturdays.. i like it when my days are full... Basically I am very happy on saturdays too!!!
The build up to monday morning
Sunday mornings..ok... life is still good..
Sunday afternoon... time is running out.. need to do some activity to not think bout work
Sunday evening .... some thoughts of work start trickling in.. long face.. sulking in one corner.... start throwing a fit if i am at home not doing anything.. trouble my husband "at least lets go for a walk" anything to take my mind off tom!!! So end up playing scrabble!! Almost in tears at night.. ok so i am exaggerating... but thats the way i feel...
Monday mornings.. drag my feet to work.. literally.. not kidding... try to go as late as i can!!!
But today there was a spring in my step.. no not getting a promotion.. not getting a raise.. nothing of the sort.. actually i got completely, thoroughly bored yesterday.. for the want of company!! My husband is in Bangalore... so i had the day to myself.. not entirely.. my cousin and her mom were there in the morning.. did time pass.. they left in the noon.. then made lunch, ate at 3... and then got bored.. how much TV can one watch, really!!!! And it was raining continuously... was very depressing.. so the minute rain stopped, went to crossword .. bought a lot of books.. felt good instantly.. it started raining again, so was hanging out at crossword, reading.. then came back home at around 4.. again nothing to do.. so watched superstar (some boring movie).. then washed clothes to pass time.. watched some more TV!!!!!
By the end of the day, i was actually longing to be at work... not healthy i know!!! I am sure this will pass soon and i will soon get cured.. all of you all please pray for me!!! ;-)
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Trip to Vasai
Went to Vasai today with my friends from work... yes Vasai... its so far that its as good as going to Lonavala or something.. it gives the feeling of long distance travel.. maybe thats because it is long distance!! :-)
Some of us met at the dadar station.. we had been assured that the trains will not be crowded (thats teh only reason why i conceded).. "how can it be? Its saturday early morning .. cant be crowded... and while coming back we are traveling in the opposite direction, so cant be crowded again" Both sides we found it crowded... with the feedback given, we were planning travel in the gent's compartment!!! But couldnt get in.. somebody even scratched me!!!!!!!!!
But anyway, we were to go to the West Palm Beach Resort which is in Vasai E incidentally!! If you visit the website, there are beautiful pics.. of golden sunsets, palm trees and the sea.. when we went there.. the only thing that matched the pic were the palm trees (of course the golden sunset cannot happen as we were there during the day).... but i am sure you get the drift.. The place was TERRIBLE...
1) The place itself was dirty... my frds who went to loo.. gave a full description.. but i dont care to repeat it.. the entire thing at least.. he said there was a moment when a frd of our was washing his face at the basin, and just next to the basin, a guy was happily singing and peeing into the pot!!!!!!!! And of course it was all dirty.
With great difficulty we found 2-3 chairs where we could sit.. which we were not dirty.. the rest were covered with birdshit.
For breakfast they served idlis that were as hard as a rock!!!
2) At 10 in the morning, there were lots of ppl there.. I mean what were they doing there so early?????? And most men, actually all (men + women) except us, were in the pool... looking gross.. all men with their huge, round pot bellies in swimming trunks.. in all their naked glory.. yech!!!! What is it with Indian men and pools!!!! And there were ppl dancing.. they were all wet (obviously from the poool).. skimpily dressed women (in tank tops with bulging stomach) and equally skimpily dressed men... we felt that we had landed from MARS!!
So after much deliberation, we took our money back and left.. this place is quite inside Vasai.. no rick too.. there were some farmers there.. we asked them about the beach.. one of them suggested Rangaon.. but said there is nothing there except the beach...
So we all walked... took a rick... and reached this place.. which was beautiful.. it was isolated.. nobody there at the place... not a single soul except for us i.e.... imagine.. there was not much by way of beach... it was all damp..there was sea... and oodles of greenery too...if you have been to juhu beach.. then this was like paradise!!!! Played a lot of games there.. did TP!!
One of our frds joined late.. so got him to bring sandwiches and other stuff.. had lunch there amidst running bhains/ cows and dogs.. but worth every min, sec we spent there!!!!!!! Took a couple of videos .. will try to post them on the site.. they are hilarious (videos of some games we played).... :-)
So all in all, 5 stars for the trip... to this small village called Rangaon.. thank god we decided to move out of the resort.. else we would never have been to this place.. and the best places always get discovered by accident!!! Maybe if i ever visit Vasai again.. will find that the place has become commercial...
Some of us met at the dadar station.. we had been assured that the trains will not be crowded (thats teh only reason why i conceded).. "how can it be? Its saturday early morning .. cant be crowded... and while coming back we are traveling in the opposite direction, so cant be crowded again" Both sides we found it crowded... with the feedback given, we were planning travel in the gent's compartment!!! But couldnt get in.. somebody even scratched me!!!!!!!!!
But anyway, we were to go to the West Palm Beach Resort which is in Vasai E incidentally!! If you visit the website, there are beautiful pics.. of golden sunsets, palm trees and the sea.. when we went there.. the only thing that matched the pic were the palm trees (of course the golden sunset cannot happen as we were there during the day).... but i am sure you get the drift.. The place was TERRIBLE...
1) The place itself was dirty... my frds who went to loo.. gave a full description.. but i dont care to repeat it.. the entire thing at least.. he said there was a moment when a frd of our was washing his face at the basin, and just next to the basin, a guy was happily singing and peeing into the pot!!!!!!!! And of course it was all dirty.
With great difficulty we found 2-3 chairs where we could sit.. which we were not dirty.. the rest were covered with birdshit.
For breakfast they served idlis that were as hard as a rock!!!
2) At 10 in the morning, there were lots of ppl there.. I mean what were they doing there so early?????? And most men, actually all (men + women) except us, were in the pool... looking gross.. all men with their huge, round pot bellies in swimming trunks.. in all their naked glory.. yech!!!! What is it with Indian men and pools!!!! And there were ppl dancing.. they were all wet (obviously from the poool).. skimpily dressed women (in tank tops with bulging stomach) and equally skimpily dressed men... we felt that we had landed from MARS!!
So after much deliberation, we took our money back and left.. this place is quite inside Vasai.. no rick too.. there were some farmers there.. we asked them about the beach.. one of them suggested Rangaon.. but said there is nothing there except the beach...
So we all walked... took a rick... and reached this place.. which was beautiful.. it was isolated.. nobody there at the place... not a single soul except for us i.e.... imagine.. there was not much by way of beach... it was all damp..there was sea... and oodles of greenery too...if you have been to juhu beach.. then this was like paradise!!!! Played a lot of games there.. did TP!!
One of our frds joined late.. so got him to bring sandwiches and other stuff.. had lunch there amidst running bhains/ cows and dogs.. but worth every min, sec we spent there!!!!!!! Took a couple of videos .. will try to post them on the site.. they are hilarious (videos of some games we played).... :-)
So all in all, 5 stars for the trip... to this small village called Rangaon.. thank god we decided to move out of the resort.. else we would never have been to this place.. and the best places always get discovered by accident!!! Maybe if i ever visit Vasai again.. will find that the place has become commercial...
Friday, August 8, 2008
What should i wear?
Tomorrow, we all from work are going for a picnic. A day picnic... to some resort in Vasai.. about 10 of us i think.
Now the thing is, to make this trip even more fun, we were planning to have some theme to it!! We discussed it in the afternoon.. but forgot about it later.. remembered it again at 10pm (some of us were still at work.. yeah i know.. terrible isnt it)! So called up ppl.. and it got decided that we will all wear red.. rather there has to be some red in what you wear.. which ppl can see i.e.!!!
In 2001, had gone to a new year theme party.. as in the theme was not new year.. it was black chamko.. as in we had to wear black shiny clothes.. first had thought will not spend too much on it.. went to linking road and bought stuff.. black top / black trousers.. but didnt like it.. went to globus and bought another one... spent a lot... but it was all in good fun.. everyone was a sport, even the guys!!!
Now i get very confused about to wear when such mandates are there!!! Really!!! It is a very difficult thing.. till evening hadnt even thought what i would wear.. and thinking what would i wear that too tom is out of the question !!!!! Would have worn a pair of jeans and tee!!! But now i am confused.. the perfect statement for this state of mind is "main asmanjas pad gayi hoon"!!!!
The options are clothes, hairband, earrings etc... Now i do have a red top.. but the fitting is an issue.. one of the first tops i bought when i started working (in 2001).. i still fit into it.. but stomach shows!!! So it goes out of the window! Another one a slightly party top but totally red ..no contest there .. if somebody had to pick out a red coloured top then this would be it.. it will win hands down.. and we are going by train which i need to rem when choosing... maybe.. maybe not.. dont know!! Another one with an orangish red collar.. does it classify as red?? And one maroon..by no means red.. but can stretch.. it is a shade of red after all.... so back to where i started .. what should i wear??? I have a pair of red earrings.. but if i wear it, my clothes need to match... or do they!! And its a very Indian style earrings.. looks better with Indian clothes! Hmmm.. So what do i wear?? My colleague suggested that i can drape a red duppata around my neck.. i do not want to go looking like an imbecile, do i!!!!! So what do i wear?? Maybe if i say this 5 times.. i may hit upon an idea.. or then maybe not!! I think it is already 5 times... or is it... my maths is weak ;)
All my clothes are strewn on my bed.. but tired now.. need to get up early tom morning.. will sleep.. will decide tom morning.. with a fresh mind.. a fresh perspective!!!! :-)
Now the thing is, to make this trip even more fun, we were planning to have some theme to it!! We discussed it in the afternoon.. but forgot about it later.. remembered it again at 10pm (some of us were still at work.. yeah i know.. terrible isnt it)! So called up ppl.. and it got decided that we will all wear red.. rather there has to be some red in what you wear.. which ppl can see i.e.!!!
In 2001, had gone to a new year theme party.. as in the theme was not new year.. it was black chamko.. as in we had to wear black shiny clothes.. first had thought will not spend too much on it.. went to linking road and bought stuff.. black top / black trousers.. but didnt like it.. went to globus and bought another one... spent a lot... but it was all in good fun.. everyone was a sport, even the guys!!!
Now i get very confused about to wear when such mandates are there!!! Really!!! It is a very difficult thing.. till evening hadnt even thought what i would wear.. and thinking what would i wear that too tom is out of the question !!!!! Would have worn a pair of jeans and tee!!! But now i am confused.. the perfect statement for this state of mind is "main asmanjas pad gayi hoon"!!!!
The options are clothes, hairband, earrings etc... Now i do have a red top.. but the fitting is an issue.. one of the first tops i bought when i started working (in 2001).. i still fit into it.. but stomach shows!!! So it goes out of the window! Another one a slightly party top but totally red ..no contest there .. if somebody had to pick out a red coloured top then this would be it.. it will win hands down.. and we are going by train which i need to rem when choosing... maybe.. maybe not.. dont know!! Another one with an orangish red collar.. does it classify as red?? And one maroon..by no means red.. but can stretch.. it is a shade of red after all.... so back to where i started .. what should i wear??? I have a pair of red earrings.. but if i wear it, my clothes need to match... or do they!! And its a very Indian style earrings.. looks better with Indian clothes! Hmmm.. So what do i wear?? My colleague suggested that i can drape a red duppata around my neck.. i do not want to go looking like an imbecile, do i!!!!! So what do i wear?? Maybe if i say this 5 times.. i may hit upon an idea.. or then maybe not!! I think it is already 5 times... or is it... my maths is weak ;)
All my clothes are strewn on my bed.. but tired now.. need to get up early tom morning.. will sleep.. will decide tom morning.. with a fresh mind.. a fresh perspective!!!! :-)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Then again there are some days which are like this!!!!
Some more in the same vein..
Today was raining the entire day... why is that the day it is raining non stop, you have many meetings lined up. So i went to andheri for my first meeting.. left 1 hr 10 mins before the meeting (enough buffer).. reached domestic airport too in time.. there is a new flyover that is open there but apparently the cabbie didnt know (and i was on the phone yakking).. so went below the flyover got stuck.. post which got stuck at 3 different places.. reached 15 mins late for the meeting.
Then left.. ran to office (by cab).. for a con call... reached parel at 1.45.. got lured by Jai Hind Lunch home.. was assured of quick service... in between my new boss called.. told him will call at 3... but obviously got late.. had the con call at 3 and left for the next meeting at churchgate at 4.. spoke to my new boss in between... reached late again.. and this time the cab seat was wet (icing on the cake).. and only on my side of the cab..so i got wet on all the wrong places.. i am not saying where (sure, you know it)... it looked terrible..
In that state, reached the client's office.. it was the first timewe were meeting this guy .. we gave his name at the reception, and the lady was like.. who????????? And we were like.. whoa!!!! You dont know??? She tried to elicit a description but obviously we were no help there..But we insisted.. so she said, must be this new guy who has joined. In any case, we called up the client on his cell... he said.. you take the first door on the left and meet me at the 5th cubicle.. bilkul bindaas!!! So off we went , looking for the 5th cubicle.. but in vein.. met some other chaps who we knew.. asked about the whereabouts of our man friday.. and they were also like.. who????? who is he?? Even then we were persistent.. called up the guy again.. some miscommunication.. he said come to the 3rd floor.. and we are like.. finally!! Waved our byes to the chappies and went.. happily i may add .. and went to the receptionist (you have to cross her if you need to any other floor).. and told her in gay abandon ( we were happy about solving this puzzle).. that guy is on the 3rd floor.. and not 1st!!! (In our minds we were saying.. yes!!!!! Yes!!!! Yes!!!! pumping fists in the air and all that).
And she said.. there is no one on the 3rd floor.. there is renovation happening.. but we insisted (yet again)... so we went to lift and told the lift guy.. 3rd floor pls, he said.. there is no one there.. so we got off on the 1st floor (one thing i didnt understand, why did take this guy's word at face value.. why not others, esp receptionist since she meets these ppl day in day out.. if anyone should know, she should know) ...
So we called the client again... he said where are you????? We are here at your churchgate office.. He said butI sit at the Andheri office!!!!!!!!!!! Well.... well.....well.. we didnt know there was an andheri office that existed....in all this it was already 4.45.. so we went , met someone else we knew there.. and then came back to office.. total kela.. or DDP(dhadadhad popat).. or OTS DDP (on the spot DDP).....
So some days do turn out like this... siiiiiiiiiiiiggh (i thought if i put a lot of i's and g's, it could signify the long sigh)...but tom will be a better day.. hopefully..will at least get to meet the ppl we go to meet... so we are going to andheri again tom.. and then again day after for something else.. i hate andheri.. sob sob sob!!!
Today was raining the entire day... why is that the day it is raining non stop, you have many meetings lined up. So i went to andheri for my first meeting.. left 1 hr 10 mins before the meeting (enough buffer).. reached domestic airport too in time.. there is a new flyover that is open there but apparently the cabbie didnt know (and i was on the phone yakking).. so went below the flyover got stuck.. post which got stuck at 3 different places.. reached 15 mins late for the meeting.
Then left.. ran to office (by cab).. for a con call... reached parel at 1.45.. got lured by Jai Hind Lunch home.. was assured of quick service... in between my new boss called.. told him will call at 3... but obviously got late.. had the con call at 3 and left for the next meeting at churchgate at 4.. spoke to my new boss in between... reached late again.. and this time the cab seat was wet (icing on the cake).. and only on my side of the cab..so i got wet on all the wrong places.. i am not saying where (sure, you know it)... it looked terrible..
In that state, reached the client's office.. it was the first timewe were meeting this guy .. we gave his name at the reception, and the lady was like.. who????????? And we were like.. whoa!!!! You dont know??? She tried to elicit a description but obviously we were no help there..But we insisted.. so she said, must be this new guy who has joined. In any case, we called up the client on his cell... he said.. you take the first door on the left and meet me at the 5th cubicle.. bilkul bindaas!!! So off we went , looking for the 5th cubicle.. but in vein.. met some other chaps who we knew.. asked about the whereabouts of our man friday.. and they were also like.. who????? who is he?? Even then we were persistent.. called up the guy again.. some miscommunication.. he said come to the 3rd floor.. and we are like.. finally!! Waved our byes to the chappies and went.. happily i may add .. and went to the receptionist (you have to cross her if you need to any other floor).. and told her in gay abandon ( we were happy about solving this puzzle).. that guy is on the 3rd floor.. and not 1st!!! (In our minds we were saying.. yes!!!!! Yes!!!! Yes!!!! pumping fists in the air and all that).
And she said.. there is no one on the 3rd floor.. there is renovation happening.. but we insisted (yet again)... so we went to lift and told the lift guy.. 3rd floor pls, he said.. there is no one there.. so we got off on the 1st floor (one thing i didnt understand, why did take this guy's word at face value.. why not others, esp receptionist since she meets these ppl day in day out.. if anyone should know, she should know) ...
So we called the client again... he said where are you????? We are here at your churchgate office.. He said butI sit at the Andheri office!!!!!!!!!!! Well.... well.....well.. we didnt know there was an andheri office that existed....in all this it was already 4.45.. so we went , met someone else we knew there.. and then came back to office.. total kela.. or DDP(dhadadhad popat).. or OTS DDP (on the spot DDP).....
So some days do turn out like this... siiiiiiiiiiiiggh (i thought if i put a lot of i's and g's, it could signify the long sigh)...but tom will be a better day.. hopefully..will at least get to meet the ppl we go to meet... so we are going to andheri again tom.. and then again day after for something else.. i hate andheri.. sob sob sob!!!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
These tailors!!!! Hmmmph!!!
Exactly what the title suggests......... hmmmmph!!!!
It was awful.. am extremely annoyed.. what is it with alteration.. why dont these tailors take up alteration jobs!!! So irritating, i tell you!
I have an armful of clothes.. a sackful rather.. ok a packetful .. that needs to be altered.. and some of these clothes are new.. i would have hardly worn them once or twice till now. So yesterday (i dont know why) i opened my cupboard, took out all these clothes and decided to get them altered (it might be because i woke up early, got ready early, didnt want to reach office early.. one of those days!! Even then I reached early, and the light went off for 45 mins.. should have understood that very moment, things will not go according to plan).
So off i went with this bagful of clothes. Besides this bag, i had my usual handbag (which is quite huge and heavy because of the stuff i stuff inside it.. even my notebook / umbrella can go inside), my umbrella (dont keep it inside as bag becomes heavy) and my cell. So in the evening yesterday i stopped at this shop.. and it was closed!!!! So i walked back home , tried another shop.. closed again (about 7 mins walk).
So i lugged it all again today.. i thought will finally give it all today -
1) Was planning to leave at 6.. but ended up leaving at 8!! (whenever i decide to leave, something comes up always)
2) Not only i had to carry the clothes packet, i was carrying my handbag, also my office diary for a meeting tomorrow morning (to which i will go directly), some prints for that meeting.. and to top it all, it started raining!!!!!! So had to use my umbrella too!!!
3) Usually the taxi fare in the evening is about 65/-. Even in the worse case doesnt exceed 70. But today it was 75 bucks!! That guy's meter must be fast. I dont have anything against paying 10 bucks more (and i usually pay it too without saying anything).. but you know one of those days when everything starts annoying you!! But anyway i thought, at least will give the clothes to the tailor, my load will be lightened.
4) And the icing on the cake - the tailor (the jackass) refused to take the stuff.. "we dont do alterations on clothes not stitched here".... I was fuming!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, why??? Whats the big deal about alteration??????
5) So i thought there is another tailor near my place .. let me try there.. I went (all this time it was raining continously... my open umbrella, my bag, the packet, my notebook).. and guess what.. that guy too refused to take it... "its season time, and dont have ppl".. argued a little.. but to no avail!!!!!!!!!!
6) Reached home (have to climb 3 floors).. and the phone ringing continuously in my bag!!!! Sheesh!!! just wanted to throw the umbrella out of the window!!!!!!!!
I think tailors are quite important in a woman's life.. or so i have seen , not experienced. In the last 2yrs in Bombay.. gone to the tailor thrice (including today)!!! So usually dont think so much about tailors.. my mom always harps about tailors.. a constant gripe.. where do i get a good tailor.. in delhi my mom used to travel all the way from vikas puri to rajouri garden (only 20 mins i know.. but still)!!!!! I have heard other women also talking about the search for a perfect tailor!!! You can spend a lifetime doing that and still remain unsatisfied!!!
But me.. , i do not worry so much about it (thats because my mom used to get my stuff stitched from delhi.... no wonder she's worried and i am not)!!! I am too lazy to think about tailors... maybe will start buying readymade stuff!!!!
Well anyway, so much for alteration.. will dump clothes.. maybe.. just maybe will give it another shot in Bangalore.
It was awful.. am extremely annoyed.. what is it with alteration.. why dont these tailors take up alteration jobs!!! So irritating, i tell you!
I have an armful of clothes.. a sackful rather.. ok a packetful .. that needs to be altered.. and some of these clothes are new.. i would have hardly worn them once or twice till now. So yesterday (i dont know why) i opened my cupboard, took out all these clothes and decided to get them altered (it might be because i woke up early, got ready early, didnt want to reach office early.. one of those days!! Even then I reached early, and the light went off for 45 mins.. should have understood that very moment, things will not go according to plan).
So off i went with this bagful of clothes. Besides this bag, i had my usual handbag (which is quite huge and heavy because of the stuff i stuff inside it.. even my notebook / umbrella can go inside), my umbrella (dont keep it inside as bag becomes heavy) and my cell. So in the evening yesterday i stopped at this shop.. and it was closed!!!! So i walked back home , tried another shop.. closed again (about 7 mins walk).
So i lugged it all again today.. i thought will finally give it all today -
1) Was planning to leave at 6.. but ended up leaving at 8!! (whenever i decide to leave, something comes up always)
2) Not only i had to carry the clothes packet, i was carrying my handbag, also my office diary for a meeting tomorrow morning (to which i will go directly), some prints for that meeting.. and to top it all, it started raining!!!!!! So had to use my umbrella too!!!
3) Usually the taxi fare in the evening is about 65/-. Even in the worse case doesnt exceed 70. But today it was 75 bucks!! That guy's meter must be fast. I dont have anything against paying 10 bucks more (and i usually pay it too without saying anything).. but you know one of those days when everything starts annoying you!! But anyway i thought, at least will give the clothes to the tailor, my load will be lightened.
4) And the icing on the cake - the tailor (the jackass) refused to take the stuff.. "we dont do alterations on clothes not stitched here".... I was fuming!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, why??? Whats the big deal about alteration??????
5) So i thought there is another tailor near my place .. let me try there.. I went (all this time it was raining continously... my open umbrella, my bag, the packet, my notebook).. and guess what.. that guy too refused to take it... "its season time, and dont have ppl".. argued a little.. but to no avail!!!!!!!!!!
6) Reached home (have to climb 3 floors).. and the phone ringing continuously in my bag!!!! Sheesh!!! just wanted to throw the umbrella out of the window!!!!!!!!
I think tailors are quite important in a woman's life.. or so i have seen , not experienced. In the last 2yrs in Bombay.. gone to the tailor thrice (including today)!!! So usually dont think so much about tailors.. my mom always harps about tailors.. a constant gripe.. where do i get a good tailor.. in delhi my mom used to travel all the way from vikas puri to rajouri garden (only 20 mins i know.. but still)!!!!! I have heard other women also talking about the search for a perfect tailor!!! You can spend a lifetime doing that and still remain unsatisfied!!!
But me.. , i do not worry so much about it (thats because my mom used to get my stuff stitched from delhi.... no wonder she's worried and i am not)!!! I am too lazy to think about tailors... maybe will start buying readymade stuff!!!!
Well anyway, so much for alteration.. will dump clothes.. maybe.. just maybe will give it another shot in Bangalore.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Mummy - Tomb of the dragon emperor
I saw this movie late last night... the 10.25 pm show. And it was devastating. An excrutiatingly boring movie. We had 2 options - Mummy or Ugly and pugli. I think the 2nd one would have been better!!!
My husband did not know the 2nd part of the name of the movie(the dragon bit).. he saw it and said.. "i thought Mummy was in Egypt.. isme dragon kahan se aa gaye?" And that set the tone for the movie. There is nothing remotely exciting, thrilling or scary about the movie. Its a singularly flat movie.. without even a single action sequence which would make you feel that it was worth it. Mummy 1 was quite decent.. the mummy was scary.. ok not that much.. but a little.. and those gross insects (like cockroaches) that get under your skin was scary (all right, only a little but still !!!)... there is nothing worthwhile, of that sort in the movie.. Jet li looks pretty normal.. not at all scary, cruel or anything of that sort.. and the sad part is that he doesnt even have any action scenes in the movie ... the good ones (like he does in rush hour and all)!!
Its a pretty sorry movie. The guy who plays Brendan Fraser's son was very boring.. staid, non thrilling kind of a guy!! In fact Brendan Fraser was more exciting than the son!!! He is the only, the only (even if you look thru a microscope) saving grace in the whole movie.... And he looks the same age as his son ..so you can imagine what the 20 yr old son was like!!!!!
Extremely boring... was yawning throughout the movie... came home and saw National Treasure - Book of secrets.. definitely better!!! And we were able to drown our "Mummy" sorrows and forget it completely at the end of it!!!
My husband did not know the 2nd part of the name of the movie(the dragon bit).. he saw it and said.. "i thought Mummy was in Egypt.. isme dragon kahan se aa gaye?" And that set the tone for the movie. There is nothing remotely exciting, thrilling or scary about the movie. Its a singularly flat movie.. without even a single action sequence which would make you feel that it was worth it. Mummy 1 was quite decent.. the mummy was scary.. ok not that much.. but a little.. and those gross insects (like cockroaches) that get under your skin was scary (all right, only a little but still !!!)... there is nothing worthwhile, of that sort in the movie.. Jet li looks pretty normal.. not at all scary, cruel or anything of that sort.. and the sad part is that he doesnt even have any action scenes in the movie ... the good ones (like he does in rush hour and all)!!
Its a pretty sorry movie. The guy who plays Brendan Fraser's son was very boring.. staid, non thrilling kind of a guy!! In fact Brendan Fraser was more exciting than the son!!! He is the only, the only (even if you look thru a microscope) saving grace in the whole movie.... And he looks the same age as his son ..so you can imagine what the 20 yr old son was like!!!!!
Extremely boring... was yawning throughout the movie... came home and saw National Treasure - Book of secrets.. definitely better!!! And we were able to drown our "Mummy" sorrows and forget it completely at the end of it!!!
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