My Top 5 Dream Jobs

Got the idea to do this post from a book I was reading some time back. It's being lying in my drafts for a very long time, so cant really remember which book. So without further ado, I present to you:

My Top 5 Dream Jobs:

 
1. International Travel Show Host/Travel Blogger
Who doesn't want to travel all over the world?? The icing on the cake, I'd get paid for it!!! Some gig like Samantha Brown's maybe?

2. Professional Shopper
Again, getting paid to do what you love and would've done for free!! I guess that is what you'd call a dream job..

3. Librarian/Book Shop Owner/Book Editor/Book Reviewer
Or any other interesting job dealing with the written word.

4. Pastry Chef/Chocolate Tester/Food Critic
Creating world records with something like this maybe:

5. Psychiatrist/Psychologist/Therapist
I like listening to people's stories, and advising/commenting on them. Some may call it gossiping, but I don't think so!

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http://kellelynn.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dream_job1.jpg
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http://travel.spotcoolstuff.com/shopping/best-chocolate-shops
http://www.psychotherapy.net/humor/8
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Just Another Slow Weekend..

Ok, so I've been sick since Thursday with the usual sore throat, sneezing, running nose and all that. It actually started Thursday morning when I was at work, and by noon everyone was begging me to go home lest I infect them! Really! Anyway, my throat became worse on Friday, as in I couldn't talk, so I stayed at home on Friday. Hence the long, slow weekend at home. I blame the rains. Its so wet and muddy and disgusting here at this time!

Bored at home with nothing good on TV, and tired of SATC, I decided to start watching Dexter.

Its interesting and all, but really really creepy. The opening credits only gave me chills the first time I saw it. I mean just imagine, having someone in your life who you're close to and think you know well, and then he/she turns out to be a serial killer!!! It got me thinking as to who might be the "Dexter" in my life. There is one guy at work who seems suspicious, but that could be because he's new, has crazy curly hair and keeps smiling!! But that seems kinda obvious, and my instincts are unreliable most of the time, so it could be somebody less conspicuous.


Believe it or not, other than stepping out for a Blood test on Saturday, I was in the flat the whole time, about 80 hours!!!!! I was actually happy to go to work on Monday, and that's a first!

That was my state by Sunday evening. And I survived those 80 hours mainly on Chicken Manchow Soup. Thank God for Kimling!


Anyway, I'm just relieved I can talk properly now, and fingers crossed I haven't spread the germs to anybody from whom I can get them back!  

P.S. Image courtesy: http://funny-pics.co/tags/bored-funny-pics/

At Last....

I'd been in a constant state of melancholy ever since Monday, when I heard about it. As the days passed I gradually descended into the very pit of despair. Broken dreams, shattered hopes! All of it best described, as usual, by a song:

Woke up to reality
And found the future not so bright
I dreamt the impossible
That maybe things could work out right

I thought it was you
Who would do me no wrong

And now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams,
Feel like I could run away, run away

- Johnny Hates Jazz

MaPa and my friends were hopeful and kept telling me that things would turn out all right in the end, but I just couldnt help thinking of the worst. Adi specially was considerate and tolerated (without much complaint) all the moping around that I did for three whole days!

Anyway, as I was getting back to work from the tea break today (the third day), I got a call which confirmed my worst fears: I was the only one left. Just me!

I had a silly smile plastered on my face as I logged in and tried to make sense of the reality, like I couldnt believe this was happening to me! As I was gearing up to do what I do in such situations, it appeared in the lower right corner of my screen, those magic words:

Congratulations on your promotion

And just like that, all was well again!

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin?for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

- Johnny Nash


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Join In...

There's a kind of joke going on right now, on FB/.Whatsapp.
Initially I didn't really find them funny, but after listening to a few good ones, I changed my mind. Some of my favourites:

Footballer Ronaldo jaise hona chahiye,
Messi toh mera kamra bhi hai.

And,

Kapda mazboot hona chahiye,
Mulayam toh Yadav bhi hai

And,

Ladkiyan smart honi chahiye,
Sushil toh Shinde bhi hai

So one afternoon in office with nothing better to do, we were coming up with such jokes based on the names of people present in the discussion.
Here's my contribution to the jokes, all original and copyrighted!

Phool gulab jaise honi chahiye,
KAMAL toh RAJ bhi hai.

Batsman Sachin jaise hone chahiye,
GAMBHIR toh OJ bhi hai

Shot toh chakka hona chahiye,
CHAWKa(E) toh CHETAN bhi hai

Akash mein chand dikhna chahiye,
ADITYA toh Mundhwa mein bhi dikhta hai

To all who think they were lame,

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Chatpata OFFICE Chaaaat!!! :O

 Ok, so we had a bazaar day at office, where we could set up stalls of different kinds like food and games and stuff. It would be completely run by employees and for employees.

We registered immediately and deliberated over what to sell for around two weeks! Finally after long tiresome discussions, we came to the conclusion that Bhel would be the easiest and tastiest thing to sell.

The day before the actual Bazaar, we had a trial session, where the office pantry was turned into a chaat stall with my manager and some other team members experimenting with various chaat types.

I had a lot of work (and am not the cooking kind, though this kinda got me started on the Friday Night Delights!!), so was unable to contribute anything other than my expert criticism!

Anyway, the next day turned out to be a huge success. Initially things were slow ,but they soon picked up pace and we were actually getting a lot of customers!

Towards the end all our supplies were over, but people were still coming in, some for seconds. Some of them were even ready to eat the samples, but we already had our eye on them (Ok, I had my eye on the sample plates), so they had to be regretfully sent away empty-handed. Some pictures:

Preparation:



The First Plate:

The "Bohni": First earnings of the day. From our very own team-member, who very happily paid up and ran with the plate to catch his bus.

The Stall Poster: A last minute creation. If we'd though about this earlier, we would have got computer print-outs!

The Bhel samples: A brilliant idea from PK, to keep samples that the customers could choose from. Else we would have wasted a lot of time explaining what was what.

All the customers: There was a point when there were so many people at our stall, we were completely overwhelmed, and there was no chance of taking any pictures then.This one is of a quieter time.

 The full money box: Money was actually overflowing from it at one point, this pic was taken after we had counted and kept it in order.

We didn't really make much of a profit, just about 10%, but we did have a lot of fun. Next time we're gonna stick to some game stall, easy money and absolutely no investment!!