Finally, after a very long time, I feel like blogging again. A lot of things have happened between now and then – a few ups, a few downs and a lot of nothingness sandwiched between. Well, isn’t that the normal course of life. A short recap…no, make that a long one !! Professional life is more topsy turvy than ever. I’ve started handling flexibles and foils now – in addition to all the stuff which I’ve been doing since I started on my job. Now, I know what you’re thinking – what is flexibles ? I reply that it’s the stuff which wraps chocolates. And you give me a look which says “What’s the big deal ??” Well, let me not turn my comeback post into a rant…at least not into the very first paragraph.
Personal life – I’ve got a nice apartment in Worli. I pay a bomb for it. But it’s worth every single penny just because it’s 15 minutes from my office. Between myself and my roomie (Ravi), we’ve furnished the place from scratch ourselves. You know, you start developing a sort of pride in such a thing. We’ve got a fridge, washing machine, TV, AC, Playstation 3, a complete cooking range and whatever amenities are needed for a respectable living. We even cook our own dinners. In fact, I’ve become quite good at cooking sambar, rasam, chicken, etc. (now, I burn dinners only once in 4 times). You can try searching heaven and earth for bachelors like us. In fact, my mom thinks it’s a good enough reason to get me married. Hmm..it does seem wierd for a guy like me to be responsible. Thank you Ravi (now I need to work on my lazy bum image a bit more)
So, I now spend my time rushing between 10 things at work and coming home with a feeling of not having done anything right. And what do I do ?? Option a – Cook dinner, Option b – Let my roomies cook. Then, I start playing on the PS3 or I watch anime (yep..I’ve still not grown out of it) or I read manga and go to sleep. Damn, putting this in words makes me sound like a real nerd. Well, who am I fooling ?? I am a nerd and I earn handsomely because of it. The only drawback – I still don’t have a female voice apart from my mom to talk to. and I have the awkward situation of my mom telling me, “You haven’t found a girlfriend and you’re not letting me find a bride for you”…Ouch, it hurts !
Anyway, my pal tells me to get out there and get myself a girlfriend. I earn decently, am smart and witty and I’m a nice guy. So, why can’t you get a gf ?? Well, for starters, it’s not written on my forehead that I work as a manager in a MNC. And point 2, I don’t have any cute girls in my office who I want as my gf. Neither do I have some old college/school friends who I can connect through facebook. And how many couples are formed outside college / office in India ? Well, I can find nice girls in pubs and maybe dancing classes…theoretically. Practically, the only time I ever go to pubs is with my buddies who want to get drunk and ogle at girls or crib about them. Not really the ideal scenario to chat up girls. And anyway, I have to be born under a lucky star to get a single girl in a pub…and she shouldn’t be surrounded by a bunch of brain-dead guys trying to get her attention. And even if I’m born under a lucky star, I still can’t imagine myself walking up and asking, “Hey. Wanna have a drink / coffee / ice cream with me ?” I know…I sound pathetic. So, with office, school, college and pubs seeming quite distant, what am I left with ? Dancing classes ? Maybe I should try the ballet…
