Weirdness Makes Life Beautiful!!

                                   

There is weirdness in this world and that's what brings awesomeness to our lives. I have always loved weird things. Anything that deviates from the mundane life makes us feel special. Life almost comes to a standstill once we start working.

When I was a kid, I kept wondering why dad does the same things when he returned from office. Isn't he bored doing the same thing again and again everyday?

 Today, I am not intrigued at this fact. Life is same 24*7, week after week. This same job, same problems and very few friends make up our life.

 A decade would be over, once we start realizing the things happening around us. During this boring journey, small but beautiful memories bring cheers to our lives. It's better to find happiness in every small thing we do or perish regretting for the lost time.

A smile by a total stranger or a kid waving at you, or a surprise gift by an old friend is the moments that add joy and fun. I will try to recollect a few memories and bring a smile on your beautiful face. Enjoy reading.

1)      I always had doubts about many things since childhood and didn't know where to find answers; over time I got answers to a few. And a few of those few are here.

a)      Can we fly?

A: Yes, in a plane.

b)      Is love at first sight possible?

A: Yes, depends on where you look at.

c)       When does a boy become a man and a girl a woman?

A: When someone tells him/her.

d)      What is the weight of soul?

A: the difference in weight of the body when alive and dead.

e) Why are human beings so stupid?

A: Law of nature, to balance the intelligence of other creatures.

2)      I was waiting for a friend in a mall and two kids (possibly siblings) were playing. One of them came to me.

                           

Kid: Shall we play a game?

Me: sure.

Kid: You can ask me two questions and I will ask you only one question, that’s the game.

Me: Sure

Kid: No cheating! You ask first.

The kid was around 10 years old. I thought it was time for little fun.

Me: I have 3 apples. How can we divide it equally?

Kid: We will take one each and give the remaining one to my sister.

I looked around, no one was watching. (My internal voice: Stupid Sai, what is this?)

Me: That was good. Are you ready for next one?

Kid: Yes.

Me: How many people are in this mall?

Kid: 2300.

Me: How do you know?

Kid: Go and count if you want. It’s my turn to ask now.

Me: Fine. Ask anything!! (If he can act smart, I can act smarter!!!)

Kid: okay, give me 100 Rupees.

3) This incident happened when I had been to a neighboring state for a paper presentation. The day ended satisfactorily and we were accommodated in an on campus hostel. It was around 1 am and I was finding it very hard to sleep (I always find it hard- read Sleepless Nights). I looked at my friends, they were in deep sleep, and I was restless. I tried waking them up, no one gave a care. I went near the window.

There were a group of people playing music and singing songs. They looked like a local crowd. I went out of the hostel and stood at a distance from them, my shadow falling on the street. One of the girls was quick to notice and waved at me. I waved back and went to them.

I introduced myself and joined them. They continued with their, so called music. That was funny, I couldn't understand a word. The same girl noticed my plight and asked me if I know to play badminton.

We went to the indoor stadium, there were a few people playing there. The indoor stadium was a small one compared to my college. We found an empty court and started playing. She started the conversation.

She: I heard the girls in Bangalore are hot?

Me: Maybe, if I knew the definition of what you mean by ‘hot’. Anyway, I prefer the cute ones.

She: Haha.

The girls just know how to start a conversation and not how to continue:-P or is it that they pretend so?

Me: I haven’t heard of any hot guys here!

She: Haha.

Well, what to decipher from her laughs. She hit a smash.

She: Looks like the Bangalore kid lost concentration. Haha

Me: Haha. Haha... stop this non sense, wasn't this supposed to be a casual game?

She: well, yeah. Anyway, what’s your name? I couldn't hear over then with drum sounds.

Me: Sai. And what’s yours?

She: Serendipity.

Me: oh, come on.

She: Haha. I like pulling your leg.

Me: You don’t even know me.

She: You don’t know me either.

Me: so you are serendipity. What a nice name.

She: Haha.

Well, this girl was no different. I wondered if all girls are like this or is it that only I run into girls of this sort.

She: Sai?

Me: Yes. Serendipity! (I felt myself stupid calling her by this name)

She: Don’t you think it’s very weird of both of us meeting here, having never met before and playing in the midnight.

Me: I find nothing weird. I was awake, heard you people making noise. Err; playing music and so came down, now we are here.

She: Yes maybe. But it was nice meeting you

Me: of course. It must be. You had all the fun.

She: So have you watched the movie?

Me: which movie?

She: Serendipity. Haha.

This time I couldn't control the laughter.

Me: Yes, I have seen the movie and one of my favorites.

She: Actually I saw you in the canteen today during lunch and was surprised to see you here again and so I called my name so.

Well these are the few memories which last with me forever, the kid and the girl whose names I don’t know are the ones to whom I dedicate this post to.

Note to the Apple kid and the Serendipity girl: If at all you read this blog at any point of time in your life, I’ll be blessed to meet you again.

Flirtation Vs Admiration

    A few days back, I was arguing about this topic with a couple of friends and then it stuck to me that there are hundreds of…. Well, thousands of guys like me wrongfully accused of flirting and who want to get rid of the tag ‘Flirt’. We are from mars and so pride matters a lot. Sometimes, people confuse defending oneself with proving the other person wrong.

My interest for girls dates back to school days (as acknowledged in the moment of truth- part 1). This made my parents happy (The point that I was straight:-D). And I enjoyed each bit of it. Little did I know that I would be soon be called a flirt! Over then, it was the most coveted title. As years passed, this was perceived wrongly by many people. The characteristic which was once considered a matter of pride is now close to disgrace. Time passed and I entered college. I had to suppress this quality before it could turn into a disaster. First year passed without any flutters.

Second year arrived and the juniors were too cool to resist. I spoke to them, made memories, enjoyed every bit of the time with them. And then what went wrong? Well, I did this with not one girl but many girls and soon my name climbed up the charts. I analysed and failed. There had to be a deduction which I failed to conceive. No one is born flirt:-P, It’s the circumstances which define a person to flirt/fall in love/admire/respect or whatever feelings you develop towards him/her. Anyway that’s not what I want to discuss but the point is was I really flirting? This question bogged me for a long time and I slowly started accepting this misnomer.

And then the next question was if I am a flirt, how I could fall in love with a girl and like her more than any other girl. This truly cannot be the characteristic of a flirt. This fact relieved me. And then my research continued. I started with the dictionary meaning of various misconceptions. Top 3 are given below.

1)      Flirtation: Playful behaviour to arouse sexual interest. (Oh god, No!!)

2)      Admiration: A feeling of delighted approval and liking. (Maybe, yeah!)

3)      Infatuation: A foolish and usually extravagant passion, love. (Nope)

This put to rest that I wasn’t a flirt. But now how do I prove this to everyone. I prepared a questionnaire and took the answers of a flirt and an admirer. This made the things a little easy!

1)      When you first see a girl, what strikes you?

F: Her figure.

A: Her personality.

2)      Will you look at her eyes when you are having a conversation with a girl?

F: Ha ha, No. There are other areas of interest.

A: Yes, of course.

3)      Well, you are talking to a girl and your girlfriend passes by. What will you do?

F: I will try to hide or disappear.

A: I will introduce my girlfriend to this girl.

4) So a girl has uploaded a profile picture. What’s you reaction?

F: I will be the first one to comment and it will be out of the world.

A: I might just like the picture.

5) And finally, how long does your relationship last?

F: Maybe a few days, utmost a month.

A: As long as we like each other’s company.

Another hundred questions can be asked and answered. That’s not the point. It is not necessary that our thinking should always match with a guy. It sometimes happens such that a person might find it more comfortable talking to another person of opposite sex who is not a friend or lover but just whom you admire. This fact must be respected and not blown out of proportion. This also doesn’t mean that I’ll fall in love with every girl I see.

At the end of the day, what matters is being true to our conscience and not bother about what others think.