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Why he felt miserable...

It was late evening. He stood there in what was famously known as the smoking zone of the cafetaria. He loved watching the city from the seventh floor of his company - from where even the chaos would look to be in such beautiful order. But, he was not happy today, not happy from quite a few days actually. With a cup of hot coffee in his hand and a cigarette in the other, he went into the flashback mode. He was married for the last four years - and happily for the last three years ten months. Was it a love marriage? It did not really matter, all that mattered was there was love in marriage. He and his wife went to the same college. But, they had not talked much to each other, other than the usual "Hai" and "Bye". It was during their final year project that he got to know her. She was no stunner, no supremely talented. But, there was something likeable about her - she was exactly the kind of person who would appeal more with time. By next year, they were married to ea

I...

I am thinking... why 10.00 PM-10.00 AM appears such a short time compared to 10.00 AM-10.00 PM I said... Crap! (I should stop this, seriously) I want... a cup of good coffee now. I wish... I had more patience. I miss... Mysore. I hear... the familiar sound of typing a keyboard. I wonder... as to why the world is so chaotic. I regret... that I have too many regrets. I am... an almost complete stranger to myself. I dance... when I get the right partner to dance ;) I sing... generally when I am alone. I cry... Have not cried in years (Cant even remember when I cried last!) I am not... What I thought of myself 2 years ago! I write... for the sheer joy of writing. I confuse... others and myself. I need... Music for my survival. I should... Be more patient. I finish... Writing this within 5 mins. I tag anybody who comes across this and finds it interesting!

Nostalgic

"They now have boards all around this place" "Look at this Mantapa-like structure...it was not there when we were here right?" "They now have the reception in the entrance lobby" "Sad. Guys can no longer sit and chat on the katte " "I still remember my first day here. I had come to pay the fees" "I had met you at the same place. I had asked you where 'B' section was" "Oh is it? I dont remember that" "Computer labs have not changed." "Hey, this was my cobol lab. Uff, how I used to get tense before those lab exams" "'V' madam is still here. She is a senior lecturer now" "Yeah, she was beautiful" "Is that BCJ?" "I think so, he used to take physics, right?" "They have mesh all around the PS block" "Even the place where we used to sit is blocked" "Remember this cycle stand?" "Of course, here is where we had taken

I am angry...

Last friday evening... 9.30 PM : Still in office, attending a client conf call 10.30 PM : Call ends...got into a citi taxi...heading towards majestic 11.10 PM : Got into the 'Airavata' bus at the bus stand 1.30 AM : Reached Mysore...passing in front of the beautiful Mysore Palace...I take a look at the Chamundi hills even in that semi-sleeping state 1.50 AM : Having dinner at home (or is it saturday breakfast?) I just get this thought - that had there been no call, I would have been home on friday night itself, rather than on saturday early morning... This friday evening... 6.15 PM : No client conf call today...good! I can reach home on friday night itself :) 8.25 PM : Can you believe it? I miraculously reach majestic, the bus taking a painful 40 mins from Corporation to Majestic (The irony of physics being, even 5 kmph is considered the 'speed' of the bus!) 9.30 PM : No signs of any bus at the Mysore platform (The guys behind the counter, as usual, give no details abou

Any Idea?

Have you observed, that in almost all the Andhra-style restaurants, they would have placed the plantain leaves on all the tables. If you happen to order anything other than meals, they would remove the leaves and get the plates. Dont you think this is highly inefficient? They can have the plantain leaves only for those people who happen to order for meals, after taking the order. Why is such a highly infficient method so widely used? Please enlighten me if you know the answer.