I'm glad I waited a bit before writing this post. A. My parents say anything you say, or in this case; write, in anger will be mean and you will regret it forever and B. The story would have been incomplete had I not written about what happened THIS evening (2 days after meeting the boy).
I was in Mumbai for a workshop organised by my company for Radio Professionals all of last week and my mum thought this was the perfect way to meet up all the boys from Mumbai - only the ones who've shown interest in my profile, of course.
Mom (pointing to my cousins laptop) - See this boy! he's been calling and insisting that you meet him. he's not interested in horoscope matching or anything. He just prefers to meet directly. That sounds perfect.
Mee (Walking towards the laptop) - Not perfect! but yea, most definitely, open / broad minded. Lemme see.
His profile seemed alright. Anyway, I'm not one to judge anyone from their online profile, since most often, it's not posted by the person and has been written out by their parent or sibling. but in this case, what put me off was the first line of his profile "Myself XXX XXX from Thane!" - If this were my profile, I'd correct the grammar at least!" So i laughed and said "NO WAY!"
Mom - What? Why not?
Mee - His Profile begins with "Myself ..."
Mom (My mom's adorable when it comes to English) - Soo? Myself naahi tar kaay Yourself mhannaar? (It's the boy's profile, so he can't possibly say Yourself!)
Anyway, Mumbai was a few days away and i didn't want to argue with that logic, so, I agreed.
I leave for Mumbai with my Brother. We reach and i get a call from Mr. Myself!
Mr. M - Hello! It's Me.
Mee - Oh hi! How are you?
Mr. M - I'm Fine! You are Mother gave me you are number (i'm not making a mistake but this what he said!)
Mee (controlling my laugh) - yes yes! Tell me what's up?
Mr. M - He He ! Fine! Can we meet today?
Mee (impressed with the "straight - to - the - point" attitude) - Sure! i'm going to be at Andheri East by 430, Can you meet?
Mr. M - Oh! Actually i am working now and I am working only alone in office.
Mee - err.. Like you're the only one in your entire office?
Mr. M - No! No! Mince from my project team, only i am here. My colleagues are in America.
Mee - Oh ok. So, what time is convenient for you?
Mr. M - Actually i am working in the Thane, mince ill take some time to come to Andheri if i am leaving now.
Mee - Sooo... How long will you take?
Mr. M - Yes Yes it's very long! (pause for about 3 seconds) Mince still i can reach by 5.
Mee (stumped by what he was referring to when he said IT was long! and impressed by how subtly he slipped it in!) - ummm.. alright see you at Cafe Coffee Day, J B Nagar at 5
We hang up and I tell my brother about Mince guy - "you should meet him at kareem for Kheema mutter if he likes Mince soo much!"
It's 5pm and no sign of Mince Guy! My brother and I think he's dropped the plan, so we decide to go for a movie. We get ready and step out only to get a call from him.
Mince Guy - Hello Minal! i'm actually leaving now, i will be there in one hour!
Mee - What? ok! actually we're going out for dinner with cousins later so Make sure you dont get delayed anymore.
Mince Guy - No no! I will reach there.
Mee - I have no doubts about you reaching, just make it in time please. Or can we meet tomorrow, if you haven't left!
MG - No! No! mince i'm on the way, already!
Mee - cool! Come!
By now, my brother's getting a little annoyed over his delay since he's been wanting to watch this movie for a while and it seemed like the perfect time and also the fact that we were in the lift and had to go back upstairs and wait for what seemed like hours!
It's 630 and MG is still missing. I call him and he doesn't answer.
My Brother - Let's just head to the mall and wait for him there.
So we reach the entrance of the mall and MG calls.
MG - Hi Minal! I am on the way!
Mee - I'm sure, but where are you exactly, now?
MG - in the bus!
Mee (huh!) - but where?
MG - in Ghod Bandar - Now those who know Mumbai, well, know that Ghod Bandar to Goregaon at 630pm is still an hour or hour and half away!)
I put the phone on mute.
Mee - he's still Ghoda BAndar!
Brother- What? ask him to go back and meet you tomorrow, Man!
Mute off!
Mee - Hi MG! can we meet tomorrow, actually I'm supposed to go out with my cousins for dinner and we're headed there. So you'll still take time and it'll all get delayed, you know.
MG - Ok Ok ! where are you going for dinner, mince i'll come there!
MUTE ON!
Mee - HE wants to come where we are!
Brother - Why is he soo Desperate man??
Mee (Rolling my eyes) - What do i say to him?
Brother - Tell him we don't know where we will be. We're going to our cousins home and then we'll decide.
So i tell him exactly that.
MG - How much time you will take for dinner? Mince... umm.. i will meet you after? OK?
Mee - No! not ok... Can we please meet tomorrow? (suddenly realizing i'm being rude) Let's not meet in a hurry, naa?
MG- ok ok, See you tomorrow. Good Night!
Hung up!
Brother - Lollat yetoy kaa? (translation: Is he rolling and coming? Not really Rolling, but 'Lollat' in Marathi would mean what we do in bed on a Sunday Morning)
WOW! This got really long already didn't it? I'm going to give you and myself a breather! This post will need to be written in two parts!
Trust Me, you are going to want to know about Mince Guy - He's got some howlarious demands from his wife!
Laterrr....
I was in Mumbai for a workshop organised by my company for Radio Professionals all of last week and my mum thought this was the perfect way to meet up all the boys from Mumbai - only the ones who've shown interest in my profile, of course.
Mom (pointing to my cousins laptop) - See this boy! he's been calling and insisting that you meet him. he's not interested in horoscope matching or anything. He just prefers to meet directly. That sounds perfect.
Mee (Walking towards the laptop) - Not perfect! but yea, most definitely, open / broad minded. Lemme see.
His profile seemed alright. Anyway, I'm not one to judge anyone from their online profile, since most often, it's not posted by the person and has been written out by their parent or sibling. but in this case, what put me off was the first line of his profile "Myself XXX XXX from Thane!" - If this were my profile, I'd correct the grammar at least!" So i laughed and said "NO WAY!"
Mom - What? Why not?
Mee - His Profile begins with "Myself ..."
Mom (My mom's adorable when it comes to English) - Soo? Myself naahi tar kaay Yourself mhannaar? (It's the boy's profile, so he can't possibly say Yourself!)
Anyway, Mumbai was a few days away and i didn't want to argue with that logic, so, I agreed.
I leave for Mumbai with my Brother. We reach and i get a call from Mr. Myself!
Mr. M - Hello! It's Me.
Mee - Oh hi! How are you?
Mr. M - I'm Fine! You are Mother gave me you are number (i'm not making a mistake but this what he said!)
Mee (controlling my laugh) - yes yes! Tell me what's up?
Mr. M - He He ! Fine! Can we meet today?
Mee (impressed with the "straight - to - the - point" attitude) - Sure! i'm going to be at Andheri East by 430, Can you meet?
Mr. M - Oh! Actually i am working now and I am working only alone in office.
Mee - err.. Like you're the only one in your entire office?
Mr. M - No! No! Mince from my project team, only i am here. My colleagues are in America.
Mee - Oh ok. So, what time is convenient for you?
Mr. M - Actually i am working in the Thane, mince ill take some time to come to Andheri if i am leaving now.
Mee - Sooo... How long will you take?
Mr. M - Yes Yes it's very long! (pause for about 3 seconds) Mince still i can reach by 5.
Mee (stumped by what he was referring to when he said IT was long! and impressed by how subtly he slipped it in!) - ummm.. alright see you at Cafe Coffee Day, J B Nagar at 5
We hang up and I tell my brother about Mince guy - "you should meet him at kareem for Kheema mutter if he likes Mince soo much!"
It's 5pm and no sign of Mince Guy! My brother and I think he's dropped the plan, so we decide to go for a movie. We get ready and step out only to get a call from him.
Mince Guy - Hello Minal! i'm actually leaving now, i will be there in one hour!
Mee - What? ok! actually we're going out for dinner with cousins later so Make sure you dont get delayed anymore.
Mince Guy - No no! I will reach there.
Mee - I have no doubts about you reaching, just make it in time please. Or can we meet tomorrow, if you haven't left!
MG - No! No! mince i'm on the way, already!
Mee - cool! Come!
By now, my brother's getting a little annoyed over his delay since he's been wanting to watch this movie for a while and it seemed like the perfect time and also the fact that we were in the lift and had to go back upstairs and wait for what seemed like hours!
It's 630 and MG is still missing. I call him and he doesn't answer.
My Brother - Let's just head to the mall and wait for him there.
So we reach the entrance of the mall and MG calls.
MG - Hi Minal! I am on the way!
Mee - I'm sure, but where are you exactly, now?
MG - in the bus!
Mee (huh!) - but where?
MG - in Ghod Bandar - Now those who know Mumbai, well, know that Ghod Bandar to Goregaon at 630pm is still an hour or hour and half away!)
I put the phone on mute.
Mee - he's still Ghoda BAndar!
Brother- What? ask him to go back and meet you tomorrow, Man!
Mute off!
Mee - Hi MG! can we meet tomorrow, actually I'm supposed to go out with my cousins for dinner and we're headed there. So you'll still take time and it'll all get delayed, you know.
MG - Ok Ok ! where are you going for dinner, mince i'll come there!
MUTE ON!
Mee - HE wants to come where we are!
Brother - Why is he soo Desperate man??
Mee (Rolling my eyes) - What do i say to him?
Brother - Tell him we don't know where we will be. We're going to our cousins home and then we'll decide.
So i tell him exactly that.
MG - How much time you will take for dinner? Mince... umm.. i will meet you after? OK?
Mee - No! not ok... Can we please meet tomorrow? (suddenly realizing i'm being rude) Let's not meet in a hurry, naa?
MG- ok ok, See you tomorrow. Good Night!
Hung up!
Brother - Lollat yetoy kaa? (translation: Is he rolling and coming? Not really Rolling, but 'Lollat' in Marathi would mean what we do in bed on a Sunday Morning)
WOW! This got really long already didn't it? I'm going to give you and myself a breather! This post will need to be written in two parts!
Trust Me, you are going to want to know about Mince Guy - He's got some howlarious demands from his wife!
Laterrr....
hahahaha.. mince gud post... eagerly waitin for the next part..mince post it soon..LOL :-P :-D
ReplyDeleteGuess i am being very rude..sorry mince guy!!
I hope i dont have to wait too much for the 2nd part. I hope its not 'too long' coming. Hehheeheheheheheehhe.....choke, splutter, thud.
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