As much I would like to keep this blog clean of my rants (yes, I pretend to be all grown up at times), I couldn't resist the charm of introspecting on my 'personal' blog.
Ok wait, let me get comfortable. Ah good ;)
Anyways, here we go.
# Not so long ago, I was on the way home in a bus. As a habit I read during this long commutes, hence was seated on a window seat with a book. 5 minutes later I heard a low humming/buzzing sound. I let it pass. It continued for another 5 minutes and I looked up to find the other person seated near me struggling with the mobile. The radio was turned on accidentally and the passenger didn't know howto turn it off. Now she was a eunuch and no one came forward to offer help. I was getting bit irritated with the buzzing sound, so I got the mobile from her and switched it off. She gave me a big smile and knocked me off in the head. Wtf? seriously, I didn't get that. Given she was still smiling and saying Thank you, I hoped it was some way of blessing someone. I can't even ask anyone what that meant, can I?
# One Sunday a close friend of mine had invited me for a party at his house. It was a working Sunday and I was cutting too close with my regular schedule. I had just stepped out of my swimming session and was still in my gym clothes when I decided to go over to his place. When I say gym clothes I mean a track pants, vest and a jacket over it. So imagine my confused face when a lady on the road asking me, "என்ன dress போட்ருக்கே?" with all scorn and expressions. (It roughly translates to "What the hell are you wearing?"). I was stunned and stood in front of the mirror for full ten minutes at my friend's place wondering what was wrong. Let me not go into how i tortured him asking if it was revealing.
Strangely enough, it so happened that I went to office two days later in similar attire( yeah again after a session at the swimming pool). And the reaction was different. To quote my office boy "இன்னிக்கி தான் நீங்க நல்லா dress பண்ணியிருக்கீங்க" (You have dressed nicely only today or something to that effect).
seriously!!
Ok wait, let me get comfortable. Ah good ;)
Anyways, here we go.
# Not so long ago, I was on the way home in a bus. As a habit I read during this long commutes, hence was seated on a window seat with a book. 5 minutes later I heard a low humming/buzzing sound. I let it pass. It continued for another 5 minutes and I looked up to find the other person seated near me struggling with the mobile. The radio was turned on accidentally and the passenger didn't know howto turn it off. Now she was a eunuch and no one came forward to offer help. I was getting bit irritated with the buzzing sound, so I got the mobile from her and switched it off. She gave me a big smile and knocked me off in the head. Wtf? seriously, I didn't get that. Given she was still smiling and saying Thank you, I hoped it was some way of blessing someone. I can't even ask anyone what that meant, can I?
# One Sunday a close friend of mine had invited me for a party at his house. It was a working Sunday and I was cutting too close with my regular schedule. I had just stepped out of my swimming session and was still in my gym clothes when I decided to go over to his place. When I say gym clothes I mean a track pants, vest and a jacket over it. So imagine my confused face when a lady on the road asking me, "என்ன dress போட்ருக்கே?" with all scorn and expressions. (It roughly translates to "What the hell are you wearing?"). I was stunned and stood in front of the mirror for full ten minutes at my friend's place wondering what was wrong. Let me not go into how i tortured him asking if it was revealing.
Strangely enough, it so happened that I went to office two days later in similar attire( yeah again after a session at the swimming pool). And the reaction was different. To quote my office boy "இன்னிக்கி தான் நீங்க நல்லா dress பண்ணியிருக்கீங்க" (You have dressed nicely only today or something to that effect).
seriously!!
