Unknown Fears

On the way to office or back, I see posters of people - they just have a photo of the person with the date of their death, that's all. I see them so regularly nowadays that it's a little disturbing. I mean, they don't write how they died and at least half of them are very young!

Evaluating

Mind is wired to like each one in a different measure, right? I mean, one may say hundred things and you appreciate it but do not really care but then another says a small thing which gladdens your heart instantly! Chemical locha, really!

Thanks to the promotion mess, I'm in a totally messed up state. I went and fought with people but they would neither move me out nor give me an answer. P is upset too and these days we've stopped discussing anything but this. Of course things will return to normal and life will go on. Sigh!

Rishi with his Ajji at 8 months. He was her darling then. :-)

Reality Check

Dreams are wonderful. You may think something about yourself but they show you an entirely different side of you and do so many impossible things! It's amusing and it makes you start the day with a good mood.

If someone lies, who is to be held in contempt? The one who lies or the one who does not give you a honestly liveable environment? I'm only talking about domestic lies here.

I was watching Friends Season 8 and it was so charming to see Joey having feelings for Rachel. I mean, he's such a careless guy otherwise but now all of a sudden he's so restrained and so cute!

Unhappy Children

Today is Children's Day and we had quite an uproar at home early in the morning. Rishi has all classes except two and he was very unhappy about it. We tried to tell him he should raise the point with his teacher but he said he was sure he would only end up getting scolded so he decided to take his frustration on us. He said on Teachers' Day, all his teachers had a field day, they got decked up and were all happy so it was not fair to treat children in this manner on their 'day'. Of course in the end he got scolded by us also but we've decided to write to the school about it.

Holy Cows

With their supporters in power, even cows seem to have got bolder these days. With the already shrunken footpath, imagine having a huge jersey cow blocking your path! I had to get down from the footpath and somehow manage myself on the road itself.

Lull Before the Storm

Disappointment hangs heavily in the air. I'm not talking about Brazil but our new salary numbers which got announced yesterday. Unlike last year, somehow rumors were highly optimistic but what has come out is highly disappointing to majority, though people like me have no reasons to complain. Today at 10:30 in the morning it feels as if I'm working on a Saturday; you can count the people with 10 fingers on my side of the floor. As if even when people are not there, you can somehow feel their anguish and mute rebellion around. I doubt if anything will come out of it though. 

Praised and Flattered

A lot of compliments coming my way, of late. To begin with, the security ladies are all my fans. One told me that I was her favourite employee because I don't throw tantrums to get my bag checked. :-) And then another told me she liked me the best because I never used any make up.

Recently an outgoing colleague of mine(26 year-old girl) called me 'very pretty' during her farewell speech(!!) and embarrassed me in front of everyone. My hair of course has been getting attention as usual and a pantry maid stopped me to admire it and I blamed it totally on heredity and pointed my grey hair but she said what mattered was the amount of hair. I had to finally thank her and accept. But the worst in this department was a cab driver. I was walking to office and he slowed his cab and yelled at me asking if I was wearing false hair and sped off before I could say no!

But it was my boss who made me quite happy recently saying, "It would take some of us ages to reach the level of analysis that you do"!!. I for a moment was dumbstruck but recovered to be modest and say something consolatory. And finally, on Friday I got a certificate from a bank we support for 'my contribution towards the implementation"!!! I was very happy. I've supported many over these eight years but this is the first time I was getting something of this kind.

Nandavara Bridge, one of the earliest from my Cannon SLR.

For a Change

My boss is getting a new boss and I'm a little excited and a little nervous too. I have no reasons for being either, coming to think of it. I'm looking forward to the would-be meeting.

This view is from BedruguDDe, taken about ten years ago. I somehow used to think that I should keep taking pictures from there and over the years compare the changes around. Now it turns out that most changes have happened on BedruguDDe itself. One part of it is gone completely and everytime I look at it from our terrace, I feel an urgency to go there lest I find it vanished totally some day. The hillock you see in the picture - KursuguDDe or Cross Hill - has reduced too.