A day in the life of LIFE

Okie..Here I go...anu has graciously tagged me to her blog and by not responding to this,I dont want to incur the wrath of one of the few people who regularly takes time out to visit my blog, apart from attending to other emergencies like saving America from the clutches of George Bush.

I have been known for quite a few weird things as a kid, many of which deserve a place in the Limca Book of world records [the Guinness Book is underway]. Right from believing that restaurants would lock us in if we did not leave by 21:00, to being conned by my aunt that giving me a bath as a 4 year old kid with goggles on, actually made her blind and save me the embarrasssment[she sourced a pair from God knows where], I've outgrown the days to evolve as a rational human being. bah!

Nevertheless, here I ramble off on 5 weird things I continue to do in no order of priority.

1)Speaking to fellow homo sapiens in the office restroom

I have this uncanny knack of striking a conversation with colleagues 'busy' in the loo. It ranges from just a 'Hi' to discussing the company's H.R. policies at length. I have received different reactions to my pleasantaries from people that makes it even more interesting.While some reciprocate, others look at me as if i had just asked Mallika Sherawat to wear a Salwaar kameez. But my rationale is that when business deals can get signed over mugs of beer, some classified information can also be exchanged,over, ...well, never mind.

2)I make weird 'pop' sounds with my tongue

I have been 'gifted' with this strange habit of popping air bubbles in succession pushing my tongue against the inside of my upper jaw . It can at times sound provocative, but I've tried it outside Sathyam Cinemas and have not been booked for eve teasing. So I guess it's o.k.

3) Making Granny memorize world cup cricket schedules

My Grand mom's interest for cricket is as much as Inzamam-ul-Haq's urge to learn a few correct pronounciations in English, though granny roots for Indian victories and the men in blue have disappointed her on many occasions. But I have made it a point to make her memorize the world cup fixtures (dates) starting from the '99 world cup.
It's a pity she could not remember all the venues per say, and found player names like Motabananzo difficult to recall. Well, even Sunny Gavaskar could not get this Zimbabwean's name right and referred to him as "the young kid" for atleast three consecutive games.Now let me test myself.. Namibia versus Scotland happened on...err... Ajji,please forgive your little Satan..and please pray I dont go to hell for the tortute I have inflicted upon you.

4) Wearing 'lucky' apparel

Inspired by famous success stories of the "luckiness quotient" of clothes I ventured out to explore it's effectiveness. All (well half of most) my Engineering semester Exams were written, with me wearing a navy blue tee shirt and a light blue jean. Now I know why Arvind and Ashvini scored lesser marks than mine. Awwww...the stench !! and they were on the roll calls adjacent to mine.

No, I actually had Surf Excel Suraksha. I continued wearing this combo on the exam days for four continuous semesters, till i passed one paper with the least possible marks...the flip side is that i dint flunk the paper.

Maybe Ganguly needs to change the color of his jersey from light blue to CPM's Red, for a change in his fortune.

5) Composing mimicry and remixing lyrics in the bathroom

Who ever said that inspiration comes best when in the bathroom was dead right about it.Much of my micmicry practice happens during the 'early morning somethings' with my room mate banging the door in frustration. But the resilient individual that I am, I continue with Balamurli Krishna, Vajpayee, Sachin in their characteristic voices that has been recently topped up with composing a remix depicting the recent election results in Tamil Nadu.

The insurance guys are earning a fortune. I've taken extra cover as atleast 50 people i know would want to bash me into a pulp right now for mimicing their voices[P.S.- this includes people @ office and batchmates in College].

My Net insurance worth is 4,000,000. Hard to believe, eh? The point is that the currency in usage is Japanese Yen.

Meanwhile Shekar Suman ki Jai Ho and Jhonny Lever Zindabaad.

Maybe I should quit my job and start performing Stage shows...Pretty optimistic I guess...