Secret Santa Part 7- The Grand Finale

It's all over.

As promised by the management, there was no year end party ( there was no bonus either ) , no James bond style ballroom, as Whackster anticipated and I hoped for, so we did the traditional kiribath thing in the morning and exchanged gifts afterwards. what did i get? A picture with a golden frame*

The whole time The Kid was close by bugging me about my braces.

"look at you..*looks at my Saree up and down* very pretty . in braces" *smirks*

"no boys for u all year"

"look what i can do with my teeth. *chews on a toothpick to smithereens while I watch in pain*

When I used a fork to eat he laughed at that too.

"see how I eat? mixes Kiribath with lunumiris and takes big mouthfuls* cant ne???"

"see, now when I do this *tries to shake a tooth with his fingers* it does not hurt me"

after the whole jing bang was over I came back to my department and he called me.

"whoa..you. *stunned silence while I chuckle* so I'm a mutt eh??" *chuckle*

"Happy new year kiddo"

"Happy new year MiddleChild" ( he used my real name here )

Happy new year everyone !!!

*no comments.

Ugly as sin..

..is me. It's official. I got my braces this morning. so if i bump in to you somewhere, and I happen to smile, it's ok to wince.

Wishful thinking..!?

we will meet again..

This place..

is no different than any other. some people are always going to be scum.

Teeth matters

you know that feeling you get when you have something stubborn stuck between your teeth?

Your drive yourself crazy trying to pry it out before you remember the awesome thing called a toothpick. but sometimes a toothpick can't help.

I have four little blue metal thingys stuck between some of my teeth.

ouch. ouch . ouch. ouch.

Secret Santa Part 6 - The Gift

"Every Mutt Needs a hug" from Embark. ( Thought it screamed "buy me, BUY ME FOR THE KID" )

Bought and packed it yesterday where at the wrapping counter, a foreigner thought i was pushy. me? pushy??? i stood in line to get my gifts wrapped for 30 minutes!!

come to work today , hand in the gift since it's the last day to submit stuff, bump in to the kid later who tells me forlornly that he would like to pass on a message to his Secret Santa.

"My secret Santa has given me clues. but I would like to pass on something to him"

"really???" I say. " why not just give it to Y" ?? ( Y being the woman who controls the whole thing )

"ah!" he perks up. "smart u"

"so what do u want to say???"

" I want booze. nothing fancy. Rockland should be ok. fancy stuff are expensive ne. I don't mind as long as it's booze"

"oh"

jeez, and I got him "every mutt needs a hug"

lame much?? :S

Secret Santa Part 5 - The Other Guy

Since the kid has been bugging me about it and since the other guy received something from his true secret Santa I decided to give a clue anyways.

So , I collected some pieces of papers..u know those tiny round ones that come from punching a paper.. which was easy to gather ,put it in an envelope put in a note 'Secret Santa is stalking you' and gave it to the kid , as promised. ( I bet Jerry/Gerald will have something smart to say here )

The kid after expressing his glee for playing along , duly sticks my note on the Other Guy's PC, scatters the pieces of papers around , on his table and chair..and comes back.

5 minutes later, the Other Guy enters. says hi, goes past us to his workstation and.."AAARRGHHH"

heeee heeee.

"I'm gonna murder my Secret Santa. first underwear. now this. He has destroyed my place. look at this mess!!! "

The kid turns to me. "so what are you getting him????"

Secret Santa Part 4 - The other Secret Santa

Time : 6.30pm. ( the previous day )

Place : somewhere outside office premises.

Phone rings. It;s The Kid. He asks me a couple of questions about the new project and I duly answer and then ..

"here, you didn't give me a clue to plant no. He is a little upset that everyone else is getting clues and not him. don't be such a spoil sport men."

to which i say i will get back to him the next day and hang up.

The next morning he calls again. "3 things. 1, what can we do about..., 2, where's the clue? 3. WHERE'S THE CLUE ????"

OK so by now I'm freaking out. Does he know I'm his Secret Santa and is it why he is pestering me to give clues to the other guy?? mental note to self : check who the other guy's secret Santa is . just in case.

3pm. The kid calls again.

"DUDE ! u rock !! u left a parcel for him !! hahahaha. we are going to open it . call ya back !! laaaaterrrzzz !!! "

"HEY ! HEY !!! WAIT !!! .....i didn't leave a parcel"

"huh? u didn't ?? but he received something. its not from u???"

"NO!" ( ok maybe I should have said yes . stupid me ! ) someone must be playing a prank on him. what's in it??"

"hold on"..........."erm..hehehe..it's underwear. large"

"definitely not me" ( glad i didn't say it was me )

"oh wow. so there's someone else playing with him. this is fun. machang. u r his true Secret Santa. its time u gave him a clue. who knows who the other person is ! "

"I KNOW. I'll get back to u. stop buggin me!!! "

shit. i didn't really expect the other guy's true Secret Santa to plant a clue. damn it.

Secret Santa Part 3 - Leaving clues..

Leaving clues would be fun, we were urged. I received a couple from the unknown person who is probably shopping for me and I , left some for the kid ( former hot guy ) .

I had a meeting with him on Friday and after talking business through we started chatting and it went like this.
Him: "here! who are u playing secret Santa to??"

MC : *chokes*
"not telling ya. what if u rat me out??"

Him : "I promise I won't. here look at this,.Mine left me clues" *smiles*

MC : *about to burst out laughing* "clues????? really?????"

him :" take a look" *takes out my own papers and shows me*

MC : "you lucky brat !!!"

Him : "I KNOW ! hehe..so who's urs??"

MC:: "errrr..." *looks around* "him!". *points to the guy who sits two seats away from him. chain smoker. heavy drinker. cute . Lately been seen to be a real grump*

Him: "oh . wow..hehe..that's cool. leave a clue with me now. i will nicely plant it for u !"

MC: "errrm..no."

Him : "Why not???"

MC : "errrm... im. i dunno...he seems weird somehow " *mentally bangs her head on a wall*

Him: "i know he seems grumpy these days. its coz he quit smoking and drinking"

MC: "i see. good for him. ok gtg. I'll think of something and let u know"

Him: "cool"

*shurgs* this is fun.

Secret Santa Part 2

Here's a thing about coincidences. They rock !

I am playing Secret Santa to the sweet kid who was formerly known as the Hot Guy at work.

And Gerald, it was completely random.
I was brought a container with rolled up pieces of papers and what I took out had his name on it . somehow , now this sounds anti climatic. even to me! hmph!

One minor detail. We are working together on a new project these days, which means we see each other a lot. which also means it is hard to keep a straight face when Secret Santa randomly comes up in our conversations..

Secret Santa Part 1

So here's a thing about the Hot Guy at work.


He is no longer considered hot. By me. Specially since he has been subjected to intense scrutiny since of last month when he was assigned to MY account.


As opposed to perceiving him as hot , I now know he is a mere darling. A sweet funny kid.

It's 1.51 am..

I am watching How I Met Your Mother and laughing my head off. It's the one where Robin thinks men who get in to fights and get bruised and lose teeth and all that..are hot ! ;)

I know. Totally random. but thought I'd share it with u.

United Color of Benetton

In my life long quest to over simplify, I have always looked at things in Black and White. and a lot of browns. Probably because it flatters my skin.

When I donned a piece from United Color of Benetton yesterday, a soft thing with soft multi coloured stripes , I took just one look at myself and fell in love. all my prejudices fell away from me, it touched the very core of my heart.

It is the kind of love that warms your mere soul , and makes you forgive AND forget, the one that enables you to look back with a smile , shrug a little..So I tried on the dark green sweater, the white V neck , the pink golfer looking top, the one with stripes of shades of different purples.. and all of them..all of them...made me feel incredibly good. I swear, no man has ever made me feel that way.

and I am thinking, it could be this simple.

So !

..this is Christmas and I have been tagged...

ok here goes. This one is for Whackster. The clobbering will come later.

I , the middle child ..

..cropped my hair short, got promoted, fell in love , ( worse things happen to people I'm sure ) , fell out, took a bloody loan, watched my closest friends pack and leave to different continents, got acquainted with a couple of bloggers, re-sat a paper, started to blog, felt officially old, got proposed, intimidated the proposer in to backing out, started working with a past fling, ( it's not that bad. we are very civil to each other and I can admire civility ) , climbed a mountain with Daddy Dear, got zits, let someone else's calm soothe me, got strangled, spent all my money, hung out with my siblings more..told them I loved them more, got booed and thrown things at for saying so :S

I guess I could think of more..but the whole exercise tires me. oh well. next year I'm just going to stay happy. That's all.

Wishing you all happiness .

The joy that is siblings..

"has anyone ever told u that you speak too fast? oh breathe will u. u will just die otherwise"

"u like ur ring? wear it dammit."

"both of u. SHUDDUP !! mumble mumble mumble..these women...sheesh..never..shut up"

"hey did u notice? u have dark circles. oh and ur face, so like a mango. here, u have scrawny hands. what's up with them??"

"nice little ray of sunshine aren't you??"

"mm. I'm hoping this woman will be more sensible towards the end of this wretched book*"

"wretched??"

"SHUDDUP!!!!"

"oh sheesh. who rattled his cage???"

just..

..when I thought I had it all figured out , I get a ring and a gumboil. bummer.

The fire..

..left just a thick coat of ash blocking all light that filtered through the house...choking thick smoke lingered about..We stood in the hallway awestruck and breathing fresh smoke..

we scrubbed clean my mother's beautiful house..we let water run on the floors..after a while we starting going crazy ..making pictures on the walls..shoving ash in each others' faces..coughing until we'd wheeze..and then a smile would break across my mother's face...

I just wish I was there earlier..

I swear..

..I have felt nothing for the past...i forget how long..probably months..don't keep count anymore coz I realise the moment one realises they've gone stone cold is the moment they melt . and look what I've done now.

IM BACK !

I procrastinated for 14 days before I realised I just have to publish this.

I thought I should go study so I went and made myself a cup of coffee.

I thought I should go study now so I went and took a bath.

I thought I should at least study now so i went and had a full meal and later took a nap.

I thought I should seriously study now so i called a friend I had not called for a month.

I thought I should definitely study so I went and stayed online , talked to friends, was on FB doing nothing, and then played Wordplay for an hour.

I thought I should study NOW ! so i watched a movie.

I thought I should study so i took a walk with my dog and awed at the sunset.

I thought I should study now so I went grocery shopping.

I thought I should study and do nothing else so I watched the the complete fifth season of 'Friends'.

I thought I should post this but i waited until for exams to be over and then waited for the weekend to be over and now I wanted to take a break from work so here it is.