And...I fell in love again...

Valentine's Day...its always been spent quite interestingly...not in the way you might imagine, but simply because, every year its been a different setting, different company (or no company at all!) and the day never ceases to amuse and amaze me...this time was no different and I simply could not imagine heading home without writing about it!!!

This morning I woke up just in time to get ready and run out of home and it was only in the bus that I discovered that I was wearing a green salwar...now for those of you who don't know, colours have a special significance on V day...will give the "Colour Coding Guide" after this post!!...this realization made me laugh and took me into a flashback...

V-days in college were aaalways spent with the 4 of us "Kadalais" (thaz m, j , s n me) color coordinating and spending the day roaming around campus, doing nothin!...can never forget the final year V-day when we spent the whole day lifting benches from our classroom to an auditorium as CTS was visiting campus and had this massive "aptitude test" in that hall...the whole batch was involve in this "activity" and it started off with a lot of grumbling but very soon we learnt how to have fun doing the job!...that sure was a wierd way of spending the day though!!...

I caught myself smiling at those times and the bus stop brought me back to the present...well, today was spent at work, the whole while, but did notice some cute things thru the day...

It happens only in India...
First there was this traffic policeman at the signal where I was to meet my salesmen and I ask him "Yeshwantpur Police station elli?" He informs me that I am standing right outside the place and I jus give a sheepish smile..."hehehe"...

Guess the guy was really bored in the morning, he begins to chat up...he compliments me on my knowledge of Kannada language and asks me where I am originally from...post the Cauvery verdict I am paranoid about spelling out my origin and so I say "Kerala" hoping he doesn't know much Malayalam!!...he goes on to say "Only these Tamilians never learn our language, all others are very flexible..."...the Tamilian in me gets highly defensive and I regret my earlier lie...grrrrrrrr...

It is amazing how even strangers in India can ask the most personal questions...I am taken aback when the traffic cop asks me what my salary is and I have had enough by when he asks me "who I am waiting for on V-day"...gosh...I cross the road...

Post a short meeting with my salesmen, 1 of them asks for a minute of private talk with me...he starts off saying "Madame, today is Valentines Day" and pauses dramatically...I roll my eyes wondering whats comin up (c'mon, its human tendency)...then he goes on "Can I get off work early? I badly need to meet my girlfriend...its been months..." I find this highly amusing and obviously ridiculous and just tell him he can buzz off after finishing whatever work hes been asked to do...

2 hours later, I am walking by the road and find a postman struggling with a couple of heavy bags, overflowing with cards...he pants his way thru and irritatedly picks up a few envelopes that had fallen down from the huge bags...I cannot control saying "Valentines Day alwa, adhe..." (Its because of V-day) and hes like "Havudu" (yeah thats true)! I really had no idea V-day had penetrated so much into Indian culture!!

Life is so full of love and laughter. Just when you think everything around you is dull and boring, just when you are very down about life, life has a way of bouncing back and surprising you in some small way...I got my share with a wonderful day of sales! To finish off heres one of my usual Sales Snippets that made my day...
There was this particularly grumpy medical shop owner this a'noon(one of those "know it alls" who can't stand anyone telling them what they should do), a real biggie I badly wanted to crack... after a lot of persuasion and my stereotype tactics, I manage to get a decent order from the guy...and then when I was about to leave, he says "Aap aisa hee sales karte rahenge to..."
I begin to frown and interrupt "to?"...he continues..."to sales bahut acha ho jayega"...

Obviously, I smile...Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
...And....I fell in love with life again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Valentines!!! God Bless!!!