I can feel the chill in the air
when the wind blows be it day or night. The arrival of winter in a city like
Bombay can be felt now but not earlier. Winter season meant only less heat but
not this time.
Reminded me of the day as a kid,
when I had woke up early in the morning for an NCC (National Cadet Corps) event
with my teeth cluttering and the oil on my hair frozen. That was my last
recollection of the winter I felt in Bombay.
Hide and Seek was being played
out outside my office building. It first started with bike parking that used to
happen along the compound walls near the entrance. There happen to be traffic policemen
of around 8-10 ensuring that bikes were being taken away and fined people with
no proper documentation. It seemed odd given that the road was away from the
main road.
This ensured that the bike
parking was turned into car parking. Next it was the turn of the illegal eatery
stalls that was set up near to the building. Since they are hand in gloves with
the local officials, they had ensured that their stalls were not taken away
even as a beautification drive was carried out. Next day they are back at their
usual places.
Wonder who won and lost….
Not sure how many watched the Olx
ad about the husband & wife where the husband sells his car so that his
wife can have a car too. She felt her independence was being fringed upon due
to her travel woes. Seriously, I think a wife will have more important things
to talk about then making her man buy a car to make her feel independent.
Comfort food for thought anyone?
I came across a magazine on my
desk and wondered if the owner would come forward to take it back. As it laid
there for days, I decided to have a peek and read about the “Nyoma Incident”
that took place between the jawans and the officers of the Indian army. Never
knew something of this nature had taken place and people unaware of it.
Had a farewell of a colleague in
the past week and I could not help laugh at the turn of his events. He had put in
his papers a month back but yet to get an approval from his manager. Every time
he approached her, he would be told to get back later.
Soon the weeks turned into days
even as the sight of approval was nowhere to be seen. The irony part was that his
day of farewell was announced by his team without no official confirmation from
his manager. We chided him to start his farewell speech asking his manager to
first approve his resignation.
Anyway, he did manage to get her
approval on the last day of the job. Phew!!
Came across this ad during a
movie commercial in the theatre and it certainly touch a chord.
Do watch it!
