#1 - Stalker and Stalkee

This is the first one.
And it's for him.

The last one to know about it, inspite of sitting barely four feet away.
The last one to know about it, inspite of sitting face-to-face.
The last one to know about it, inspite of starting off a stalker and me the stalkee.
The last one to know about it, inspite of having six degrees of separation.
The last one to know about it, inspite of everyday banters, even otherwise.
The last one to know about it.

So of course, the first one is for him.
The first one is about him.

A year and a half's worth of smiles, "Hi"s, chats, gossips, laughs, conversations, "Calcutta", and all those things in-between and beyond.

And funny, it was "Calcutta" that first started the conversation.
And it was also "Calcutta" that established those "six degrees".

And the best tangible being that snap wherein we both are in Pink!


 

peek-a-boo

the thing is, i know when you see..
i know.
i always know.
i know you hide.
but you miss the point.
you are a champion in hiding. no doubt. hands down.
but you can't hide what makes you.
the "you" part of being you.
and funny thing, i know that "you".

so, i always know.

jealous.

currently on my hit-list

K*****a S**********m
N*****a I**r

two females.
and yes, i am envious of these two.
and for two entirely mutually exhaustive reasons.

the former because of her proximity (details of this i'm not gonna divulge) to a human being i simply cannot get enough of (yes, it will be safe to even assume that i drool over him).

the latter because she doesn't let me do my stuff by constanly diverting my attention to those delectable foods that she keeps on eating and cooking. inspite of her being vegetarian!

yes. this reinstates the fact that i don't get along with the members of my gender.

the former makes me feel like a stalker.
the latter makes me feel like a pig.

oh, and it doesn't help because, both of them are stunners.

yes, another count of being J.

 

"I get by! I'm cute"

sheldon : how do you even get by?
penny : i'm cute! *nonchalance*

in case you are wondering, these lines are from a popular tv series 'The Big Bang Theory', and Sheldon and Penny happen to be two of the main characters around whom the entire series is built on. Sheldon is the complete compulsive geek who necessarily requires everthing to be done and executed as per the convention prescribed, both by him and others. whereas, Penny is the more normal, social and out going person. blonde. oh and extremely pretty too.

cutting back to real time scenario.

pertaining to a birthday cake order in a very classy, upscale and uptight cake shop. the standard and the minimum order size regarding cakes being 1 kg. i did ask them before placing my order. they said they can make whichever size i want.
i end up ordering a very delectable cake. a chocolate variant but a different kind.. not a cheesecake either, but almost like one.. the name suggested a hint of a lime variant, but the taste was purely a chocolatey bliss.. oh, and did i mention? it was the dark chocolate variant. and the cake had a uniform covering of cocoa powder all over.. that's the one i ordered, for, a brown never looked so pretty ever!

and well, put my requisition for a size which i figured would be the best for the ones eating i at the end.

24 hours later, i went to collect my order of the delectable cake, in that very classy, upscale and uptight cake shop.. they already had my order.. custom made.. and that's when they tell me!

"your cake is ready madam. do you like it?"
"oh yes. it looks beautiful."
" we don't make cakes this size. our minimum order size is 1 kg. but we made it for you."
"oh really? you should have told me yesterday itself. thank you so much!"

carrying the box as i enter, i was greeted by surprise looks.. of the happy kind.

and as i recount the story, i'm greeted by more surprise looks. this time, of the astonished and shocked kind.

him : 'did they not give you?'
me : 'of course they did. i get by, i'm cute!'
him : *smirk* damn right you are!

so, yes. i get by. i guess i'm cute.

p.s. i'm not blonde!

 

swachhata abhiyan

spring cleaning is such an anomaly!
especially if you happen to be around a Bong household, you'll get to realise it at every breathing instant of your life!

yours truly is the most authentic example! *as authentic as you want and as authentic as you can ever get*
in a Bong household, even if the lady of the house is not a self proclaimed finicky about the cleanliness drive, it doesn't mater a bit. for it doesnt change anything.at.all. zilch.

for, there will be the customary cleaning of the entire household ranging from changing the all things covering the rest of all things, to the rest of all things covered with all things, at the begining of the year : read, January. then it will be again the mandatory-no-escaping cleaning before the Bong New Year (read, sometime mid April) wich again  necessarily has to be completed (with polish, et al) by the first week of April, failing which it is a harakiri.

and just in case, if, by any means, the January cleaning is postponed then for the lesser mortal-esque yours truly, it's run-for-your-lives time! two entire household turning upside down cleaning, in a span of less than 2 months! whew! and no logic (scientific or otherwise) is allowed to even moonlight the issue.

and beyond April, if you think that all the issue has been taken care of and you've got some breathing space, then lo and behold! and beware too! there is the dreaded onset of the durga pujo feel! and there is no escaping that.

so now you see, where i am going with this anomaly.

and sping cleaning is such a farce!

oh, and not to mention, the in-between cleaning campaigns, just because, "oi baksho ta onek din khule dyakha hoyeni. or tola ta poriskar hoyeni. or opor-er kagoj ta paltano hoyeni."

and all those "hoyeni" then becomes the major cause of distress. which you can't even escape!

so, september already. and three rounds of cleanliness drive already through, in a house which is just over a year old.

and the reward?

alomost 40 years worth of documented history in pictures. priceless frames!






 

Jack Post!

Someone I can always count on for being on time.
And he takes being on time a step further!
Makes it a day earlier. To take into account all the forseable contingencies!

Jack makes it a super "awwwwww" day!

p.s. Jack and Jill, inded!

Funny how you see!

I'm universally considered as someone who should be "Hi"-d to as against the conventional "Good Mornings".
RAT being the only exception.. but obvious, RAT afterall!

*the young ones*, penned a certain legend. and oh so rue! ;)

p.s. a certain someone goes a few steps ahead, and addresses yours truly as "khuki", irrespective of the surroundings!

 

¡Conversaciones españoles Domingo!

and who on earth would have thought that sitting with google translator from the morning till the better stretch of the afternoon, that too on a Sunday, and having a conversation in Spanish, would actually, in real terms, translate to be the best thing to have happened to me?

at the end of that conversation, we both definitely thought so!

p.s. his Saturday, from evening to night, spilling over the midnight and stretching way beyond till the wee hours of his Sunday! my Sunday, starting from kinda early hours reaching well up to the afternoon.
we, in literally opposite parts of the planet, with a hell lot of land and water between us.

p.p.s. it's always been "we"(sic).


p.p.p.s also, "house party" helps!

"Jack"-ed!

the "Favourite" number and the favourite "person" come together for the "Favourite Day"!

p.s. Jill's favourite, that is *wink!*

M

Thursdays with M!
from half way across the world!

*love*
*much love*

Exceptional conversation about Her Highness!

Him : I think Bongs usually have a high tolerance level.
Her : Why so?
Him : Like, c'mon.. I doubt you were ever high.. I have never ever seen you get high..
Her : Well, you don't see me enough, anyway.
Him : I know, but I'm sure I'm not entirely wrong.
Her : *rolls her eyes*
Him : You're crazy as it is.. You don't need to get additionally high!
Her : Hahahahaha.. I do have a crazy streak.. You did get that right!
Him : And that's probably the reason why I still haven't been able to figure you out at all.. I'm usually pretty fast in this.. But with you, I've failed..
Her : So, I've managed to elude you. *smirks*
Him : Yes.. Definitely..
Her : So, it's good!
Him : Good for you.. Not so for me..
Her : Why so?
Him : Good for you, 'coz you've managed to stay elusive.. And not so for me, 'coz I still haven't figured you out!

centrefold

she can't really be sad for long
she can't really be mopey for long..
she's too restless for that
she craves excitement
and limelight always finds her..

she may not always be the happy one.. but her smile and joy sure are infectious.
contagious enough, even for her to ditch her mopey self.

she's done being sad.
for now.

happy.
smiles.
laughter.
giggles.
guffaws.
snorts!

and doesn't apologize for any of the above.

you think?

narcissus.
disgust.
and a kiss to score, if you can get the common factor!

wanna know what's on my mind? well, there.. that's it, pretty much.

****

she1 : *inconsequential*
she2 : "why would i fall for a guy who's perfect and all? you think that's my type? well, bleh"

The (other) charming half!

If the first half was to be of any indicator of the charm's worth (mostly my own), the second half of the day definitely followed suit and lived up to the example set by its 'previous' half!

(Looks like, I do have an 'introduction' this time!)

• A brilliant lunch session with August company (yes, that nod-wink-smile Director was also present, among others) which involved some awesome stories (he is a damn good story-teller) and some refreshing carnivorous discussions! 
• Home-made wafers to munch on.. And a whole box of it! *Apparently, I'm milking all the advantages of being the youngest one!*
• Blasting away "Zinda Lash" in max volume in my noise cancellation earphones and that too at work! *Yes, even I was bummed!*
• Poetic justice being served all around me. This time, my "stalker" takes a not-a-very-favourite-person to task! *what goes around really does come around*
• Inflow of "money" *damn, I'm rich!*
• "Bihari" gossips with my Man, and I realise that I'll be missing him after a week.
• Favourite food for dinner. *It helps when Mamma is on the job for fattening me up, without having much success on that front.. She is still pretty persistent though.*
• 3D movie with BOSE sounds! *Oh-so-Posh*
• Pretty fingers to look at.. *Girly-girl, yet again. I sure have made someone damn happy today!*

p.s. The above mentioned carnivorous discussion over lunch was refreshing, solely because, I'm otherwise surrounded by hypocritical herbivores.
And due to the box of wafers, the apple packed by Mamma for the very purpose for me to munch on, is brought back home, two days on the trot. And no, she is definitely not happy! She is, in fact, giving me the 'look' now, as I go on pounding on my keyboard. *Chuckle! I so am the devil*

p.p.s Also, I realise it's been too much recently, and I need to STOP.

Charm

 (because i don't have an "introduction", so it's directly jump to the "body")

• Starting with Pluto time, after ages! *Boy! Don't I just simply love him!*
• 15 extra minutes in the morning--- Aaahh! Priceless(sic)!
• Mamma getting the jitters picturing me with my (still virtual) in-laws based on her experiences with her counterpart and the said counterpart's daughter-in-law *Absolutely HILARIOUS!*
• Taking that added effort(s) to "look" like a "girly-girl" at work for a change (that too without any change in the wardrobe.. Just a different hair-do.. Yes, I'm the Narcissus!)
• Rescuing a puppy in front of the work-place *That warm gooey feel! The "lick-on-the-nose" and the incessant tail-wag.. Super awwwwwww stuff this*
• Getting those long pending stuffs cleared! *Yes, my charm works. Period.*
• A cheeky (AND secretive) nod-wink-smile (YES!!! IN THAT ORDER) from the Director! *Alright! I'm flying already.. Too much-o gloat!*
• To know that I'm on #HariSadu's radar and also knowing the fact that he's HAPPY with my present status *I could have so well done without this one, fosho! I still curse him with added and renewed vigour (Refer to the post-script)*
• The feeling when you realise it's Wednesday already when you're still on Tuesday in your mind calender *Fuckin' A!*
• Chocolates at work, for no reason actually.. And me not the one to complain, especially when it's my fav kind.. More especially when it's only me who gets the chocolate..*Hee-Haw*
• Getting to know that I'm being stalked on a virtual plane and eventually knowing who the "stalker" is, without the said "stalker" even having a faintest hint that I know about the "stalking".(This is especially awesome! And the funny part, we even sit opposite each other! *bwahahahahahahaha!*). So, he still 'stalks', and I know that he's "stalking", and he doesn't know that I know that he's stalking!

It's been a charmed begining.. So far..
Plus, all this and it's only halfway through the day.. Well, even if the remaining half doesn't work out, I still have:

• my chocolate
• my bitchy-sessions with my Man, now that we have a common "subject"
• the option to go out of the building just to see the puppy
• the liberty to "stalk" my "stalker" (siting opposite to him!)

 and my countdown is back on track after all.

p.s. And this is entirely dedicated to #HariSadu.. OK, so he does manage to smile.. But I still don't have the proof at my disposal(because, my Man didn't get me the proof, of him smiling), so, I won't accept that.. This was in fact a "dare" for my Man, for yesterday.. to make #HariSadu smile, that is.. Anywho, my points for cursing (additionally) comes after this.. I really really curse him bad! And now, I have the company of my Man in this as well!
For, because of him, now,

• there won't be a "1210 calling 1310" on Friday the 13th, for what would have been the first and the last time and not-to-mention "Legendary" as well.
• my Black Love's maiden trip to the official desert land with my Man just to get sloshed on coloured water (start guessing), becuase there would have been a celebration---stands void!
• all those 'trippy' plans with my Deutsche Love also stand void.

grrrr... *nuff said*

p.p.s Also, I know I'm not supposed to start a sentence with "because"(sic) and I've done precisely THAT.. This just reaffirms that "Love still exist, Grammar not."

p.p.p.s I'm so NOT marrying an English professor!(completely unrelated)

Counting down the C-O-U-N-T-D-O-W-N

and so it begins.
one down, two to go!
among those afore-mentioned 2, it further stands at one down, one to go!

actually, i could have started this countdown earlier than when i actually did get down to it.. but, a slight comfort in the sense that it now stands at a sniffing distance.. so, no regrets.. i start when i start..(also, lazy-me-much earlier)

in reality, i kind of have stuffs to count down to, that will last me till the very end of the year 2015! *fingers/ toes/ hands/ feet/ every-crossable-part-of-the-body crossed in anticipation for THAT one precious "happening" towards the very end of the year..ssshhhh.. i shouldn't jinx it in any way. ok.. so shut up! no more of THAT from now on in this.*
and it finally starts.. the countdown that is.. so, the Third month begins.(on a different tangent altogether, on which my mind has already traveled to, and its kind of an eerie coincidence.. absolutely unrelated, though! so, i forfeit the train..)
the countdown to the best part is smack down the middle of the month.. that too on my favourite number! (ok, will keep posted as AND when that happens). before all that, let me 'countdown' the "opening" countdown points..

"one down, two to go!"
never thought i'd be so happy spending money, that too on others?! and especially on the day when some wise people are of the opinion that i'd be the one on the receiving end of "money"! so much for the "wise words" *chuckles!* so, one down purely signifies, one gifting done! *hell yeah!*

"two to go"
"and of them too, one down, one to go"
as it stands, two more 'happiness' to be spread. of them two, i know about one. so, that's the one down. and i'm still searching for the other "one". i'm really open to bounce ideas here.. to be honest, i kinda need a rescue mission here..

so, this was all about this month..

April has its own set.. and after April starts the all time legendary countdown for the favourite month.. *for obvious reason, duh-uh!* and immediately then-after begins the countdown to the 'mostest' sought after happening ever! oh yeah! that's gonna be grand.. real indulgent-ly GRAND!

and by then, if things really go as per my wishes, then i might be able to do something regarding THAT precious some(other)thing at the year's end.*love* **much love**

p.s. flow chart would have been better yes, i agree. but then it would not have done "justice" to the randomness of the random thoughts, which, in retrospect, now don't really seem all that random.. or maybe, is it just me that sees the pattern? INTJ-A much?! possibly!

A Happy Post

Happiness to me is:

• standing underneath the shower of leaves falling from the trees
• dancing along in front of a reflecting surface without any care or concern
• looking at my light pink bathrobe and finding it spotless
• playing with my donkey and cuddling it at my heart's content
• sitting with my mug full of steaming coffee, at any time of the day

.....and probably a lot many more of the randomest and the most mundane activities.. but then, that's what happiness to me is. :)

p.s. stark difference from how it all began yesterday, eh?! conflict in my "theory of beginings"? nopes! this just happens to be an exception. after all, i began my day with "two-for-joy".

p.p.s M calls.. Happiness intensified! *love*

horrible march!

cursed day it is! i was just woefully short by some 30-odd days.. my almost year long painful compilation of the life's events.. that was my baby! and all it takes is a damn hypersensitive touch-pad to destroy it all! and once done, its just gone!

it's called a gloomy day for a reason now!
coz nothing good comes out of a gloomy day..
nothing good can ever come out of an overcast day, with nonseasonal scattered rains!
its just mud and splosh and slush everywhere!

and me hateful!

horrible march it is! you should just simply March past.. and FAST!

Bong charm(!)

"today is a good day for ******, as moon moves into ******. if you want to take a break from work, a short trip may just do the trick and revitalise you ... (blahs) ....."

i think it's a delayed response. "ganesha" not doing his work properly.. i say this because, kalke raat-e amar khub pa chulkochhilo.. mamma saw that and enquired, "ki re? ki korchish? paa chulkocchhish? tar maanei ghurte jaabi.. oi toh.. emni tei toh jachhish! dyakh. thik beriye galo eita."
so, i know there's a short trip waiting in the wings for me.. and i can so damn well do with a break and some serious rejuvination. yes, i need my favourite people real soon now!

"..... (blah blah) ............. feel mentally and physically tense and tired ....... (some more blahs) ................. meet a difficult deadline .... (blah) ...... coming out a success."

eikhane ami credit ditei pari.. jinishpotro gulo thik thak hi lekha.. tired, physically mentally, check! ei cholte apparently forsha hoye gelam, jeta mamma'r khub hi opochhondo. kichu din pore, kajal na lagaleo cholbe, emni tei kaali pore gache.. r beshi kichu na bolai bhalo.. emni tei ei byapar ta rojkar hot topic barite. did manage to meet the deadline though!*hell yeah! i feel like a champion!*


maane, ajker din ta mota moti ketei galo..

p.s. on a completely unrelated matter, (though i'll give it to you if you're smart enough to relate) it's 3 on 3 for me! i'm so definitely on fire!!
p.p.s also, it helps if Thursday feels like a Friday.
 

Charmed life of the 25th!

Then there are days, when you just simply know, that it's the "charmed" day indeed for you and you'll be living it in it's entirety!

Tell-tale signs:

• You leave home a good ten minutes late for work (read : gujju land + morning rush + insane people with more insane driving = ideal road rash platform with maximum difficulty level) and yet reach work on time.. rather 5 mins before time.
• In the crazy traffic road, the car just in front of you gets pulled over by the cop, the cop looks at yours and lets you pass.
• Just at the next signal, another cop pulls over the noisy and unruly bike behind you, honking unnecessarily and gloriously.. poetic justice.
• You get your scores even with a very idiotic and brashy someone.
• A pretentious delhi-bong-snob gets the perfect 'bbay-bong' airy-snob treatment. that should teach him not to mess with me.. EVER!
• When everything goes like a clockwork.
• No queues for the loo.. like, not a single time in the whole day!
• You get off without not so much as even a warning, when you reply in negative to an 'expected update on status' from the Boss lady's Boss.
• Ice-breaking with a goofy photu (a very special SIC)
• A day of clothes-same-pinch! Just this time it was not me and my Boss lady's Boss. But it was someone else with that someone else's Boss! Color, combinations, et al. I, on the other hand was also involved in a clothes-same-pinch incident. And, just for this once, i was glad about the huge expanse of land and water (read: the other half of the planet) between us! (case of Siamese twins, as put by the other one.)

p.s. the horoscope read's kinda bang on as well! (almost)all aspects of it! a definite #Yahoo! moment, indeed(sic)
p.p.s. though i'm still kept wanting for the supposed "date". not a #Yahoo! moment, that.

two long years later

putting pen to paper
and scribbling after a hiatus of two years

boy, it sure feels good..
a bit rusty
the curves take time
the lines are stubborn
but you get there
eventually
and its a good feeling

p.s. 'blue' does the magic this time.
p.p.s. its really been two years? whoa! i never realized.. i guess, i should get back to it more often. get back to where i always belong(ed).

Friday, the Thirteenth, 2015

Things I learnt today

1. "Sandwich Leave"
2. "Apoplexy" : and I'm thinking of using it as a new cuss word! Already setting it on Hari Sadu.
3. My Boss Lady really MEANS(sic) what she says. To say that she's a lady of actions for each word uttered, would not be doing complete justice.
4. There exists a 2.18 lac rupees worth shoes and RAT's P.A was zapped!

And then, the one day when I really didn't want to be stressed, I've this shit loads of work piling up!

I Propose

a month back, during those uncertain moments in the conversations that almost act as the make or break, when there was enough hints in the air, heavy with anticipation, but weighed down by the equal amounts of fear...

it was then, i told him that i'll never bite on that anticipation..he just had one thing to say after that.."i hope i gather the courage to do it..and hopefully very soon." it came to me, two days later.

i want to feel him.. how he feels against my touch.. his dreamy eyes, with long eye-lashes.. i want to trace the outlines of his lips when he gives the goofy smile.. laugh with him at the silliest of the rhymes..

but most of all, i want to see him.. see him unfold, in front of my eyes.

and so, i Propose.

i Propose our "meet".

just the day

the day when it's a complete mad house at work!
nerves frayed, confusions at the peak and everybody looking for everything but finding nothing, everybody looking for everybody but finding nobody, inspite of everything and everybody being at exactly where they were supposed to be, to start with.

and add to that, me being-
gnarly,
fangsy,
crabby,
when even the simple exercise of breathing-in-breathing-out hurts,
i almost shout at a very senior person at work (gawd! i sure do hate parrot-people!), which i didn't, but still came real close to that, and finally stopped at being super rude and condescending to him (a feat of which i'm not very proud of),
and i take it all out on the nicest(sic) person ever..

apparently, the bitching session with the Boss Lady helps.

(i sure am building a reputation!)

p.s. the 'senior person' sure did deserve a good shout-at though!

6 days is a long time.

+54-11

5th of January, 2015.
it was a day of magnanimous proportions.

it was the day of Court Convnened Meeting.. it was the day when i got to meet the "famous" people.. it was the day when i had the liberty to be cheeky with the Director, my RAT, my Financial Controller and still get away with it..
it was the day, when everything went as per the note and nothing went awry.

it was the day when by the end of which, the Director was in an exceptionally great mood (i say this because i got a nod-dy 'good evening' along with a broad smile from him. and i also got a few Bong Exchanges with him!). it was also the day when, by the end of which, RAT was joking with us.
*i have the most priceless shot with him, my Boss Lady and me in the middle!*
it was the day when it was exceptionally tiring, and yet, it had that sweet pain that comes with it. the sweet pain of achievement.

and the best part, it was the day when i got a call from Buenos Aires!

*love*

for one last time

so how do you know when something really extraordinary happens? and by extraodinary i mean extraodinarily "good"..
i guess, you just know.. somehow.. the "gut" feels.. and in the end, everything comes down to it.. the "feel", that is.. not the "gut", per se.. but, now that im thinking of it, that's also quite true.. anyway, i think it'll  be best if that's left for some later post, concentrating exclusively on "gut" (per se)!

so now geting back (damn, i tend to digress real bad), i can say that this has been that one great year of my entire life so far, and even the remaining life to come..and i mean every word of it.. and i'm sure, stuff like this don't happen, and even if they do, you gotta make a dash for them and consider yourself lucky enough to be able to actually live it and realise it, while living it! and if you do, then you are definitely having one hell of an extraordinary time!

2014! yes. you will always and forever be that brilliant shine of my life.. and yes, i'm glad that i had you. (there.. spoken by a complete love struck teenager, inspite of being half a decade over being a teenager!)
had the best begining of the year, yes, the cliched countdown et al.. with my all time favourite bunch of people, the favourite food, and the favourite kind of bonhomie.. followed by the awesome cross-country tour/travel all by myself, the unexpected and unplanned reunions, the achievement(SIC), the biggest RECONCILIATION and the coming back of all the familiarity(yes, and that too with a defnite effort and energy from the oher end), presents, new beginings, RED LOVE, the first 1000, and all those infinite intangibles wafting through in between..

and though it's just another day, just another sunrise, that will have just another sunset, followed by the sun again rising somewhere, it had been that great time for me (the entire 365 days) worth framing for good.. and yes, i'm proud enough to know that i have one hell of a year's worth of stories to tell to my kids..

so, 2014.. this is going to be my last day of experiencing you.. and i'm writing this from work, as my Boss lady in not in office, and i'm really overwhelmed with my reading of "Fault in Our Stars" and also, to be real honest, i'm too excited to have finally discovered that i can blog from the office (the site is not blocked)! *yay me!*
so, a thinner, hotter, more blunt-on-you-face, short-haired girl as against a completely different person from 364 days back..

signing off, 2014!

p.s. see you around, in my countless memories. *much love and kisses*