“Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that
kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of
the lines and become who they’re destined to be.”
― Jennifer Elisabeth
Utterly bored in a meeting, I started scribbling on my notepad. An hour later, post the meeting, I got to hear two versions of it. A colleague, startled, came up to me and said, "Were you actually taking down the key points through that meeting? Wish even I could understand enough." And on the flip side, a friend, barging into my cubicle, "What the hell were you scribbling to keep you up through that shit? Show your notepad to me right away." I had the same answer for both of them, "Yes, I was taking down the notes." Though, needless to mention, the further responses were startlingly different. When colleagues turn into friends. Sigh.
Nevertheless, it was that very evening when someone on Instagram tagged me in his sheepishly silly post titled - 15 facts about me. I'm not a person who'll write about it on a social media website but I can seek some attention while putting up at my favourite place, can't I?
1. 'Hate' or 'Detest' would be too harsh a word. So, I'd put it in simple way, I, pretty much, am not fond of my name. Always pushing myself to leave a trail of glitter, it isn't that great for a girl born and brought up in Punjab, for when 'Aman' is called out and you have more than one heads turning around.
2. I love fresh flowers. So much so that, there have been times when I have run out of cash to buy a roadside snack because I ended up picking flowers on my way back from work for the little vase that rests by my bedside. Doesn't the word 'lilies' in the blog title resonate with this?
3. Now when I've mentioned running out of cash, let me reveal where does most of my salary go into. Fragrances. I, not only, like collecting perfumes but also wearing them. Anything other than that has never found a place in the special corner of my dressing table. It has always been a perfume from being it a normal day at work to being some special Friday night dinner. Just the fragrance varies. And a glowing advantage of being a perfume lover is when you get to have a trip down the memory lane by just a whiff of some random perfume. Yes, I actually associate memories with fragrances.
4. After perfumes, it got to be my love for food. The word 'cheesy' in the title of this beautiful post justifies that. Obviously, I picked up my two most favourite things and here I had the title. As I say, you eat food. Then you eat some more food. You keep on eating till you get high on food. Till you just sway with the wind. Till your body feels light because of ecstasy and heavy because of umpteenth amount stuffed in your happy tummy. If you've ever closed your eyes to divulge deep into the bliss after taking the first bite of your most favourite chocolate rolls, you'd know what I'm talking about. Mmmm.
5. Family comes first. No matter what. Because I somewhere read, you never turn your back on your family, even when they do.
6. Although, I'm a girl but I trim my nails instead of filing them. During teenage, I have fought over this with my younger sister to refrain her from doing so as well. And now, she fights with me to encourage me in joining her in this but alas! Wait till you ask me to apply nail-paints. IT MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL. In caps, yes, that!
7. You start your conversation with 'Dear', I'll gladly greet you with a 'Bye'. Now, I can royally use the harsh word to put it in clear frame. I hate people who use 'dear' in their conversations. English has some better salutations. Google, will you?
8. Flawlessly using the language and leaving me with a velvety feeling, I'm all yours. Caring if you're using the present tense with a 'did' correctly, oh boy, you've won me over. Yes, correct grammar is THE criteria.
9. My mom asked me the other day, "What do you really want to do in life?"All I could figure out in these 20-something years of my stay on this planet is, all I need is a job where I am Paid-To-Talk. Yes, I cannot go without jabbering for even some hours, leave alone days. Communicating is the key to my survival. Damn you, whatsapp! IMs/texting cannot replace the power of voice. You remember the good old warm phone calls on a Sunday afternoon?
10. I might have grown up for a candy floss but I still do believe in those yellow beaked birds merrily hopping in the green gardens which give meaning to my 'One for sorrow, two for joy'. I , in real, have surprised the boys of my life by making them pause for a while, blow a kiss and say it aloud when I see a random 'joy' while walking on the road. Those of you who can connect with me on this, may you always get to see these birds in evens.
11. I have been true to my Gemini character ever since. No, I won't talk about my whims and fancies this time. Let's talk of bigger things. I love change. The idea of it is exciting. Stagnation of any form drains out the energy in me. Be it the career, a relationship or even sticking to same set of clothes for a month. But I am not that fond of transitions too. I go through some serious mental and emotional changes when even my work station or the side of the bed changes. I, sometime back, changed my place of stay in the city. And believe me, for an entire month, people could take me for a PMSing, grumbling teenage girl.
12. Spiritual or religious? I'm too young to pick either of them and abide by it but I do believe that there is a force guiding us the way through life.
13. I love multitasking. The delay in the joining of my job gave me a chance to exercise my passion and be a Citizen Journalist with ToI while being a Verbal Faculty at Career Launcher. Juggling between the two jobs, I was the happiest girl on the planet. Talking about present, being a Systems Engineer alone couldn't help me maintain my sanity. And here I was, a freelancer at CL again. Hence, it has been a while when Saturdays are the most sought after days of the week,
14. Now when I've already mentioned being brand conscious, there is something that required a special mention. Apple. Yes, I'm emotionally, technically and physically attached to my iPhone. There have been days in my life when my eyes would spark up at a mere sight of it. And getting to hold the gorgeous thing in my hand would give me days of pleasure. I still fondly remember the day, I got mine. One of the orgasmic days etched in my memory. Oh Steve Jobs, what blessing have you left us behind. All the techies, I'm in no mood for a technical debate. It is just my sheer love for the bitten apple.
Sigh. Self-obsession much? Well, thank that dull Monday afternoon meeting that made me scribble random keywords listing down things which are a part of me. Thing that I love. Things that I yearn for. Things that are my true calling.
― Jennifer Elisabeth
Utterly bored in a meeting, I started scribbling on my notepad. An hour later, post the meeting, I got to hear two versions of it. A colleague, startled, came up to me and said, "Were you actually taking down the key points through that meeting? Wish even I could understand enough." And on the flip side, a friend, barging into my cubicle, "What the hell were you scribbling to keep you up through that shit? Show your notepad to me right away." I had the same answer for both of them, "Yes, I was taking down the notes." Though, needless to mention, the further responses were startlingly different. When colleagues turn into friends. Sigh.
Nevertheless, it was that very evening when someone on Instagram tagged me in his sheepishly silly post titled - 15 facts about me. I'm not a person who'll write about it on a social media website but I can seek some attention while putting up at my favourite place, can't I?
1. 'Hate' or 'Detest' would be too harsh a word. So, I'd put it in simple way, I, pretty much, am not fond of my name. Always pushing myself to leave a trail of glitter, it isn't that great for a girl born and brought up in Punjab, for when 'Aman' is called out and you have more than one heads turning around.
2. I love fresh flowers. So much so that, there have been times when I have run out of cash to buy a roadside snack because I ended up picking flowers on my way back from work for the little vase that rests by my bedside. Doesn't the word 'lilies' in the blog title resonate with this?
3. Now when I've mentioned running out of cash, let me reveal where does most of my salary go into. Fragrances. I, not only, like collecting perfumes but also wearing them. Anything other than that has never found a place in the special corner of my dressing table. It has always been a perfume from being it a normal day at work to being some special Friday night dinner. Just the fragrance varies. And a glowing advantage of being a perfume lover is when you get to have a trip down the memory lane by just a whiff of some random perfume. Yes, I actually associate memories with fragrances.
4. After perfumes, it got to be my love for food. The word 'cheesy' in the title of this beautiful post justifies that. Obviously, I picked up my two most favourite things and here I had the title. As I say, you eat food. Then you eat some more food. You keep on eating till you get high on food. Till you just sway with the wind. Till your body feels light because of ecstasy and heavy because of umpteenth amount stuffed in your happy tummy. If you've ever closed your eyes to divulge deep into the bliss after taking the first bite of your most favourite chocolate rolls, you'd know what I'm talking about. Mmmm.
5. Family comes first. No matter what. Because I somewhere read, you never turn your back on your family, even when they do.
6. Although, I'm a girl but I trim my nails instead of filing them. During teenage, I have fought over this with my younger sister to refrain her from doing so as well. And now, she fights with me to encourage me in joining her in this but alas! Wait till you ask me to apply nail-paints. IT MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL. In caps, yes, that!
7. You start your conversation with 'Dear', I'll gladly greet you with a 'Bye'. Now, I can royally use the harsh word to put it in clear frame. I hate people who use 'dear' in their conversations. English has some better salutations. Google, will you?
8. Flawlessly using the language and leaving me with a velvety feeling, I'm all yours. Caring if you're using the present tense with a 'did' correctly, oh boy, you've won me over. Yes, correct grammar is THE criteria.
9. My mom asked me the other day, "What do you really want to do in life?"All I could figure out in these 20-something years of my stay on this planet is, all I need is a job where I am Paid-To-Talk. Yes, I cannot go without jabbering for even some hours, leave alone days. Communicating is the key to my survival. Damn you, whatsapp! IMs/texting cannot replace the power of voice. You remember the good old warm phone calls on a Sunday afternoon?
10. I might have grown up for a candy floss but I still do believe in those yellow beaked birds merrily hopping in the green gardens which give meaning to my 'One for sorrow, two for joy'. I , in real, have surprised the boys of my life by making them pause for a while, blow a kiss and say it aloud when I see a random 'joy' while walking on the road. Those of you who can connect with me on this, may you always get to see these birds in evens.
11. I have been true to my Gemini character ever since. No, I won't talk about my whims and fancies this time. Let's talk of bigger things. I love change. The idea of it is exciting. Stagnation of any form drains out the energy in me. Be it the career, a relationship or even sticking to same set of clothes for a month. But I am not that fond of transitions too. I go through some serious mental and emotional changes when even my work station or the side of the bed changes. I, sometime back, changed my place of stay in the city. And believe me, for an entire month, people could take me for a PMSing, grumbling teenage girl.
12. Spiritual or religious? I'm too young to pick either of them and abide by it but I do believe that there is a force guiding us the way through life.
13. I love multitasking. The delay in the joining of my job gave me a chance to exercise my passion and be a Citizen Journalist with ToI while being a Verbal Faculty at Career Launcher. Juggling between the two jobs, I was the happiest girl on the planet. Talking about present, being a Systems Engineer alone couldn't help me maintain my sanity. And here I was, a freelancer at CL again. Hence, it has been a while when Saturdays are the most sought after days of the week,
14. Now when I've already mentioned being brand conscious, there is something that required a special mention. Apple. Yes, I'm emotionally, technically and physically attached to my iPhone. There have been days in my life when my eyes would spark up at a mere sight of it. And getting to hold the gorgeous thing in my hand would give me days of pleasure. I still fondly remember the day, I got mine. One of the orgasmic days etched in my memory. Oh Steve Jobs, what blessing have you left us behind. All the techies, I'm in no mood for a technical debate. It is just my sheer love for the bitten apple.
Sigh. Self-obsession much? Well, thank that dull Monday afternoon meeting that made me scribble random keywords listing down things which are a part of me. Thing that I love. Things that I yearn for. Things that are my true calling.
