Life of a social butterfly

WARNING: READ WITH CAUTION!

Hi, I'm Jane. I've lots of friends.I have over 3000 friends on facebook and over 6000 followers in twitter, facebook and other social platforms.  My birthday goes on for days. One for the neighbourhood folks, one for the kitty folks, one for the college, one for the coachign, one for the school, one for the offcie and why one, I've multiple groups like sub groups in groups. I'm much popular everywhere.

Insta pics and insta likes are what I vouch for. Throwbacks and hashtags are the order of the day. I like those pout photos of mine. I look so cute in them that I feel like kissing myself!

Putting most of my pics on insta, I make sure I look good. I've straightened my hair. I love deep red lipsticks. If I go out, I've to put a check in and tell everybody that I'm having such a good time!

If I buy a branded stuff, I've to show to everybody on facebook. If I eat something delicious, everybody should know it. If I go especially to a foreign location, the check in is mandatory. After all, everybody should know that I'm doing great things.

I'm so busy that I don't have time to get bored. My weekends are packed with plans with my friends. I can't live even for a second without my phone. When I switch off my internet and when I turn it on, OMG!, I've 500 messages from my whatsApp groups and my friends. I'm their counselor. We gossip and discuss things and I'm the life of everybody. So, I've to be available for them all the time.

So my activities suggest that I've so many things about myself. These are the things that are part of my life and this is what I am. My life is fun. And yes, this is the life of a social butterfly like me.  The dictionary meaning says it all that it means someone who can fit with all, make friends and be friendly with everyone.

But, do you guys know that I'm very lonely! I do these things because I've seen others doing it. I do these things because I don't want to look like being left behind and most importantly, I do these things to look happy. Happy than I am usually.

I mingle with all because I don't want to get bored but be called up everywhere. I mingle because I don't get time to think off about things that disturb me otherwise. I mingle so I don't look like a boring serious person. I talk because I want to show my visibility even if what I utter is sheer non-sense. I work because I can't stand a single day sitting at my home.

I know myself that most people aren't of any use or they won't be there when I would need them but only because even they don't want to get bored. For this sake, I have a soft spot for fake people for that's what I am myself so that I don't get or even worse, perhaps, look like a bore.

Please forgive me oh lord, for being so.  #Earnest #Confession #Throwback #Tuesday #Instapic #Instalike #funlife #friends #forever

PS: Normal English looks so boring and my grammar is weak! :P

Comedy of Errors: Part 1

"Such kind of episode has never happened in my six years of career!" exclaimed my colleague Riya. We both guffawed at the whole episode. So, after all, what has happened today afternoon? Hang on till the end my friend.

All right. It was past 2 o'clock of the afternoon! I asked Riya if she had lunch. I like the company of Riya. She is experienced and is a realistic person and a fun friend at office. She replied hurriedly that she is too busy. So, I thought I should join my usual group for lunch.  I moved quickly out of my bay in 7th floor to the 3rd floor where the cafeteria is located. I like taking a break and having lunch there rather than staying on my floor and eating there.

As I entered towards the door of cafeteria, to the left, there was a long queue as usual for heating up the heavenly food inside the tiffins of people. I too grabbed a plate. But, to my dismay, I had to wait for my turn and damn, I was hungry. I just saw a lady adjusting the food of a guy with hers inside the microwave. Once she was done, I excused if I could squeeze in my glassware lunch box containing the vegetable and another one, containing the roti inside. The lady obliged and set the time as two minutes for the lunch of the three of us. In a minute, the guy took out his glassware lunch box and roti. I did not observe what he took out. But after a minute, when I opened the micro, I was in a state of surprise because methi was inside my lunchbox instead of bhartha. I just realised that this man has taken my food instead because our lunch boxes were similar. Even that girl was taken by surprise knowing this and jokingly said "Eat methi now."

I waited there thinking that he would come back recognising that he has taken the food that was not belonging to him. But the wait was done in vain. I was worried that he has taken my lunch box as well. More than that, I did not remember his face and that's what I felt. I started searching for him in the cafeteria which is big enough to occupy around 200 people. I just knew how my lunch box looked like. So, I started staring at lunchboxes of people inside the place while they were eating. Of course, they glanced back. It felt so awkward but did I have any other choice?

Sitting near the entrance of the door, I finally recognised the guy. Thank God for my memory that I could vaguely recollect his face The guy was sitting with his gang of people eating my lunch and was completely not observing that he is not eating his home made food but some xyz's person. I was profusely laughing at the whole scene while going up to him and telling him "Hey, you're eating my lunch." He was in such a state of shock. His face made me laugh at him so hard. Somehow, I composed myself and told him "You've exchanged the lunch boxes. You took it away and started eating too." The whole lot of people with him starting laughing so hard that it was actually a LOL atmosphere. But, the guy was very embarrassed that let alone mistakenly taking away someone's lunch box, he even started eating it so much so that he has half finished the food. He did not not even realise it until this girl came to claim her tiffin. He was so taken aback. He could hardly speak up. Slowly, he gathered some courage to say "Now, what could I do?" His brain had stopped working. I told him to take his lunch box and empty my lunch on his plate with whatever was left. After doing the same, he asked me what would I eat now. I said "I'll buy something.", forgetting that I'm not carrying my wallet. Before I uttered another word, his friend said "At least buy her a lunch." To which he earnestly got up but soon realised he doesn't have his wallet. Another friend of his gave him money and he asked me "What would you like to eat?" I thought that buying me food from his friend's pocket would cause further embarrassment for him. I told him "As I'm eating with a group, we will share our food and there is no problem." He agreed. I moved towards my usual group. They were just sitting in a parallel row to that guy. They too were laughing at the incident.

Riya pings me again that she can't stop laughing at the incident. I smile and laugh again in my mind for what has happened today. A comedy of errors and an anecdote to remember for a long time, for the journey of my career has just started.

The Wise tree

The wise tree
has stood so tall,
Come any season
summer, rainy, or the fall

People say you've lived
1000 years
Giving shade and fruit
that one endears

You saw people
You saw their stories
You have rich experience
of one's happiness and miseries

When men fighted
in disgrace,
You stood so firm
at your place

You gave good air
Your value never diminished
You recycled life
Never let it perish

Oh selfish men,
 You cut the trees and say Amen!
You built concrete structures
Forgetting the nature's treasures

Learn from the wise tree
Which gave all
Without bias
no boundaries and walls!

Ode to the mountains

Off to the mountains
Where nature begets
Peace in my mind
And no regrets

I've never been here
I was too busy
Starting in the car
I felt dizzy

As the car moved
Around the hills
To see more of it
I made a will

Slowly my mind
Got off the worries
I thought I've a lived
a life in utter miseries

As against the city
The life was slow
I felt fresh air
And happiness flow

School children
As they walk passed
Carefree, fearless
All there was

People with good physique
Hills made them walk
Come what may
a hill, river or a rock

Trees soaked in
first drop of water
Oh what a sight
was that of a shower

I take in my mind
 a picture of serenity of the hills
lakes, trees, animals,
the silence and the shrills

My end note
"Uttrakhand, A lovely place!
Go back to your roots
Don't forget your race."

11 things you’ll understand only if you are in a long distance relationship.

A long distance relationship requires an extra effort to make it work. Some stay away from it while some break up while experiencing it. Only few are able to sustain it with happiness. If you are one of those who have ever experienced it or are willing to go for it, glance through these 10 points:

1. Oh! Initially the restlessness: 
You wonder if they miss you and freak out if you think that they don't. You wait for their messages. Worse, you hope every buzz on your cellphones is their message but it's not.

2. Phone, your eternal love:
Phone becomes the air without which you cannot live. Your source of connection will be your cellphone. Skype calls would be the ones you would wait for. Your friends will wonder why are you always on phone and what is it that you talk about every time with your love.

3. Late night calls/Day Calls:- 

You try to make a call any time when your lover is free. No wonder, there are different night call packages provided by mobile operators as they understand your needs.

4. The most asked query:

 Kiske saath ho? (Who is with you?) will be the most asked question.

5. Sleepy head, oh no!:

You will be often caught asleep while your partner is still busy talking to you. And next day face the consequences and awkwardness that you felt asleep while s(he) was still eager to talk to you.

6. Those complaints : 

The fights on "Why did you not lift my call?" After a fight, you tend to over-think if this is the end. What if your partner finds a new one in their other world, is the question that often lingers on your mind.

7. And those doubts:

Stalking becomes a favourite hobby. You've to be careful about the excess information your partner did not give but you spied on!

8.  The starry night and the moon:

You look at the sky and wonder if your special one too is looking at the moon. This way it helps you to feel that no matter what the distance you both are under the same sky.

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9. Hallucinations: 

You start developing illusions of your lover around you. You start talking to your lover in your mind as if you two are connected. You dream about your future with your lover. You meet each other in your dreams and in your self created images.

10. Developing new skills:

Oh! This can happen. Why not?

11. Surprises: 

You plan for surprises for meeting up. You plan about things you'll do for them when you meet them up. You prepare yourselves with gifts to pamper them on their birthdays, your anniversaries e.t.c.

Most people break up when they think about long distance relationship. But remember, nothing in life is permanent. If you truly love one another, just give it a try. You will learn aspects about each other that you had a blind eye on.

In the end, if this is your motivation, then you cannot avoid a long distance relationship.

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Discussions and Ideas courtesy: My friend Swati Gupta

To sail through great laughter, do visit  "Overtly attached girlfriend" facebook page! :D

8 Common Phrases Used or Misused

There are certain phrases that all of us are tired of listening. Not because they are said often, but one starts doubting the intention of the speaker who uses it. Sometimes, they are nothing but lies. Let us have a glance through what I mean by those phrases:

1.

For anyone who speaks what comes in the heart and mind, it may seem that speaker otherwise doesn't speak much or hides something. I really can't get the meaning of this phrase, frankly speaking!

2.

Better know as "tbh" in the sms world, this phrase is quite a thing. One wonders if the speaker usually lies or whatever (s)he has uttered till now has been a lie.

3. "Can I ask you something, I hope you wouldn't feel bad." Or something like "First tell me that you wouldn't feel bad. Then only, I will ask you."

What do you want, my dear speaker? Do you want me to feel bad or not? You want me to be prepared because you know you're going to spoil my mood. Don't you?

4. "Can I tell you something? I hope you wouldn't take it personally."

You want to put personal remarks and you add that line.  Why else on earth will you take the safety measures?

5.  

Sometimes, you need to tell the actual condition or outcome against the expected one. But, more often in usual conversations, the usage of this word seems to be like you created something else in the mind of someone or you hid something. Now, you are telling the actual scenario. 

6. "I will call you back later."

Please add "if I don't forget" to the above line. Usually, people forget to call back later. It seems either you are very busy or I'm worthless. And, one shouldn't be feeling the second one. So, value the one who called you and stick to your words.

7.  

This is mostly said by your boss to his boss or his client or you, yourself. This is the way of talking in an organisation. It means that the person in question doesn't have an answer to the question at present. Whatever, he wrote in a report or whatever he said, he himself doesn't have 100% belief.

8. Aunty Acid puts this better!

These are just some of the phrases in which you can find the lies or the conviction people may have to things they've spoken. Of course, it depends from situation to situation. You get to know if a  person is speaking truth just like you get a hint when the other person is flirting, which is usually another form of lies. Buttering is another form of lies.

In the end, I would just wish for my reader, may your intuitions save you!

7 Points on why being a woman is an advantage after all.

WARNING: This is an article which portrays stereotypical image of women. It is not meant to offend anyone.

We've been hearing a lot about feminism lately. A lot of views on why being a woman is tough. Well, it might be tough. But who says, being a woman isn't fun at all?
Lets just start with the bullets:

1.) Skewed sex ratio doesn't help men but it makes us pass off the long queue:

We, women have the pleasure of this ratio because our queue is always shorter than the men's queue. A woman is happy about the short queue but of course, we aren't proud about national figure of 940 females per 1000 males when biologically, it should be the other way around. Nonetheless, karma will serve back for one's misdeed.  Men will feel the repercussions of a skewed sex ratio like China is feeling now with  little women left to marry off the eligible bachelors.

2. Being taken extra care of

Sometimes, I just love this part of being a girl. Your family and friends being protective and caring about you. Who doesn't love being cared for?

3. Dressing up:

Clothes, make up, accessories and more of it. Being a girl gives us an excuse for doing more and more shopping. (Actually, do we ever have more?)

For more fun on Girls Versus Boys, Watch Zaid Ali Videos. You may find them stereotypical but they are fun!

4. Being soft, being hard, doesn't matter in our own clan:

In our nation, people often joke on guys who are soft in their nature. However, on girls who are loud and doesn't like to dress up the girls way, the jokes are little comparatively. We can be the way we are until of course someone rings the wedding bells.

5. Women can be late

There are women who are always late everywhere. They get excused because it is believed women have extra work load at home and they do need some time more to dress up.

6. Women can drive the way they want:

On roads too, women drivers have it easier than men facing the wrath of other drivers. Often one finds the traffic policemen excusing the woman for flouting the traffic rules when he has caught a male driver at the same time. 

7. Multi tasking women:

This thing is something every woman is proud about. Even a man knows multi tasking. But we know it better because some of us will put our best make up, matching earrings e.t.c. even during critical times like exams.

 There are more points to cover and this article will see many alterations. But to conclude, isn't it cool being a woman? To woman, enjoy your womanhood. To men, enjoy your women. (hehe ;)  )