Expectations!

If fazal were to define the word “Expectation’ it would be –“The single largest root cause of all the misery in the world.”

Over the past few days I have been quite upset with myself, things and people around me. And one thing leads to another and before I even realize what is happening with me, things just start to get all the more worse. And then I am left to brood over as to why I keep finding myself in the same trench time and again.

And unlike the long hours we spend in meeting rooms to brainstorm the root causes of project failures and represent the causes in a form of a fishbone diagram, it hardly even took me a minute to realize why was everything going wrong in my case. All I had to do was put the different events in context. Very soon I could see a definite fish skeleton building up, and the skeleton had only one bone with only one word ‘EXPECTATIONS’.

The irony in this case, is not that I am failing to live up to my expectations. Was that the case, I could ve sure set some realistic expectation, and tried to be contend by being a low achiever and thereby saving myself of all those unmemorable moments in life.

Sometimes I am not sure if it is just me, or is it me just being overtly human? I really expect a lot from people around me. I use the phrase “a lot” not cos what I expect is really a lot, but because no one even comes anywhere close to it. These are the smallest of things, the simplest of things.

“It’s better to live life in hopes, as hopes never die. But never live life in expectations, as expectations often fail you, and when they fail, life seems to come to end, as it goes the extra mile to kill all your hopes as well’

thank you

As this day makes its way into the history pages of my life, it surely does deserve some space on my blog too.

For some reason my last few b'day eves have always been days when I ve always been in a real bad mood. This b'day eve was no different. I was sure in a real bad mood whole day, thanks to a few events which have been transpiring over the last few weeks.
The good/bad thing about me, when I am really upset I don't really speak to anyone. I try to dig it deep within myself. And yesterday as I was trying to run away from my stream of thoughts which have been eating away into all my brain time, I hit bed early last nite to make sure I don’t over clock my system. I was not at all curios or looking forward to attend any mid night bday calls. So as I was tossing and turning around in my bed, my mobile beeped at sharp 00:00hrs and my room lit up bright with my mobile’s display.

I reached out to read the message………………
It was a cute message, an elephant walking right out of the display towards me.. An elephant who had traveled all the distance to wish me.

This post is to thank my most dear and near friend, “an elephant” whom I lost in this cruel journey called “Life”. Hoping someday we ll meet again…. You simply made my day.

And hey, I got the gift you sent me too… :) My most cherished collection… “Armani”….

Truly fazal

Scene : Flight MH 192, must be somewhere over the Bay of Bengal

Fazal is already irritated as he is seated on a seat just in front of the emergency exit, and this seat has less leg room, and to make matters worse, it has no seat recline. And his request for a change of seat was not honoured as the flight supposedly was running full capacity.

Flight Attendant Comes around Serving Dinner
FA : Sir, I ve Rice with Chicken and Vegetarian Meal, what would you like to have?
fzl : Rice with Chicken Please
(FA Pulls out a sheet of paper, and glances through the list.)
FA : Sir, are you Mr. CHHEEENDAKATH?
fzl : That's Ceendatkath, Yes, Its Me.
FA: Oh, Sorry Sir. You ve Ordered for a Hindu Meal.
fzl : ???? (WHAT)
FA : Sir, here is your meal. (Serves the meal in front of me)
fzl : I want Rice with Chicken and not this!!!!
FA : Sir, but this is your order, and it's been specially made for you.
fzl : I never made any food preference.
FA : Sir, you must ve done it during your flight reservation
fzl : (Huh!!! My Travel Agent!!! I will kill him)
fzl : But I don't eat Vegetarian(YES!!! I don't eat), I need Rice with Chicken!!!

(FA gives fazal, are you traveling for the first time on a flight kinda look. Given a chance she would have rolled up the paper in her hand and hit fazal a 100 times with it)

FA : Sir, this IS Non-Veg Meal, But Indian Style!!!
fzl : what? A Hindu Meal is Non-Veg Meal?
FA : Yes!!!

Happy Birthday To You...

It's time to Celebrate your birthday, and so here is wishing you All fools a "Happy Fool's Day"
Many might wonder what is the above picture got to do with this post? Haha...
Well, that's the April 1st surprise!!!! Keep Guessing.

My Weekend

Its been a relaxing weekend, where in I got to unwind myself from my usual life chores. Now that all my other colleagues had gone back, I was left all alone to the mercy of my own boring company.
And here are a few incidents that happened over this weekend.

First it was @ the breakfast room yesterday. I had ordered for some fresh Roti's to be made for me, and while I was waiting a lady walks towards me and asks me if she was in the queue? I smiled and said "No". As she stood next to me to wait for her turn, she slowly began to lean towards me and got her head close to my ears and whispered, and I quote "I feel really happy, when I see men doing all things women ought to be doing".
I burst out laughing, she was referring to the chef who was a guy. Shows how much women hate men.

For my long stay @ the hotel, the hotel guest relationship manager sends me a Greeting Card, a box of chocolates, some cookies and one pastry with her business card saying I could contact her for any help. That sure was a nice way to make your guests special. Cheerz to Marriott.

I have to this date never shopped alone. Yesterday was my first time. And to add to my adventure I was out shopping for a ladies handbag. I almost walked around the whole mall and visited almost all stores which sold handbags. At most of the stores I got a warm welcome. May be because I was the only guy entering all these stores. I sure felt out of place at times. Then finally I got to this big branded store who had some nice collection. After spending sometime I zeroed in on two handbags. And there was a sales girl standing there, and I asked her if she had any different colors for the models I choose. She showed me all the choices I had. And in no time she realized I was confused. She then told me that there was a mirror in front and I could try how it would look.

I thought for a moment, and then didn like the idea of me standing infront of the mirror with handbags and posing. So I smiled when I got a wicked thought. I asked her if she could help me by putting on the handbags. To my relief she happily volunteered and posed for me with the different handbags. And finally on seeing me confised she herself helped me made a choice. She knew what I liked, and she said " I like this too".
My problem was solved. As she packed the bag and handed over to me, she asked me"For your girlfriend,la"?(Dont ask me what is "la". That's a common usage in Malaysia). I just smiled. She then went on to say "She is a very lucky girl".
And then out of the blue I had to say "Yes, she is! She is happily married to a smarter guy."

It took her a while to understand what I said. Then trying to change the topic, she quickly said, "You are a good guy,la"(La again!!!). "Bag for your sister?" I gave her a how do you know I have a sister kind of look. She pointed at the baby dress I was holding in my hand.( I had done some shopping for my niece.) And then she walked me to the counter, waited till I got the items billed, and then walked me out. Shopping for the first time alone was sure a memorable experience.

My life is nothing without you

As the sun begins to go down,
I settle on my bed with a mourn.
With a silence that is so coy,
I look at the dark night sky.

I saw a million beautiful stars that lit bright in the dark,
And I wondered why is my life still so dark?
I tried to clinch my eyes with my arms,
When I felt my life is in qualms.

And then I felt a star shining on me,
I open my eyes, and I see a picture of you.
The gloom around begins to drown,
When I see your pretty face brown.

I missed those days when my life was all hay,
While you were in my arms all day.
I missed those days when I was in love,
While you were the only one I truly loved.

-fzl

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