A couple of weeks back I joined a library. Although my friends attributed this move to a sudden mood swing personally I considered it as an essential measure to stagnate the lens number of my specs. My love for computer screen has made my eyes feel neglected. As soon as I reach office I am staring at the screen, then I reach home and I watch movie on my beloved laptop (TV in a bachelor pad is reserved for students and bachelors with fat paycheck. I am none and hence I don't have a TV).
Since I don't have a bike and the library is nearby, I always walk to the library. Yesterday I started for the library and I saw one of my colleague”s Activa. This was not all, I also saw her.
"This is luck man", I said to myself and frantically shouted at her. She looked at me and smiled. The next logical question would have been," What is she doing near my home?" So I ran towards her and shot the question," Please, can you drop me to the library. It will require a small detour from your route to home". She asked me whether I knew where she lived and the answer was negative. She gave me her address and I said," Good, the library falls in your way to home. Now can you can drop me to the library without taking a detour."
She accepted the offer and muttered something in gujrathi which only a gujju may have understood. Although I am not a gujju, I took her words as some really lengthy version of YES and captured the pillion rider's seat.
Surprised my ability to understand Hindi, English, Marathi and Gujrathi, she said nothing in Hindi, English, Marathi or Gujrathi during the whole journey. Within few minutes, the library came and I decided to say the all needed courtesy goodbye. She replied by," I never thought you were one of those intellectual types." I informed her that I did not belonged to that group and the only close resemblance between them and me were the thick specs which were awarded to me for religiously watching late night programming on TV.
She told me the reason of her confusion were not the specs but my deep desire for knowledge. I assured her that I am a normal middle class Indian by giving her the book, which I had borrowed, from the library. She turned a few pages, looked at me and with utter disbelief asked me," What is this?" I told her," Just to refresh your memory. It is known as Comics, Auntyji". Auntyji got the message and told me," I got it. That's the reason". I asked her to share the enlightenment achieved by her by flipping Tintin and she told me," I always thought why does a guy like you does not has a girlfriend. Sometimes I felt you are one of those Dostana types. But now I understand. Its ok. Twelve years old kids don't have girls on their minds"
To sum up
Evolution is a slow process. Boys cannot handle girls and comics at the same time. Hence, they have to choose one. Those who choose comics are condemned to remain boys forever and those who choose girls are condemned for life.
lol……Damn looks like no scope for me either… me a comic reading…biscuit munching and non activa driving girl ( wonder what description fits the terminology)
Loved this and Ant R’’s comments too.:-)
hahaha.. nice one man! Well said…. like you said, damned if we pick girls, damned if we don”t!
Very well written and the summing up is the this. It tells it all.
ha ha ha…..enjoyed it!!!
hahaha… condemned either ways!
boy hehehe men are always prefered ones,specially the harmless types …hahaaaa are never condemned..
oh man!!! what an insight… now will remain as a boy forever?
lol…dostana types….m surprised how gay-ish concept has sprung up suddenly and y r two guys tgthr always framed for that….
hahahaha good ! but one incident is not the base for life long thinking
Nice write up
i was abt to say some girls prefer boys to men but then i read ur last line saying ”those who choose girls are condemned for life” so then, on second thoughts, it has to be “sour grapes” for now..or for as long as u dont take it back
Nicely written. good post
oh!, now i know why i don”t have a Girlfriend :))
But i cant afford losing my comics just for the sake of a girlfriend, they are just too dear to me hehehe…
Ouch! (to your last line). Me lurves Tintin too. Solution = find a comic reading girl. She will be happy reading comics and reading her comic boyfriends. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone, eh !
Dear Cubicile - i read comics, too - so that means i am a girlie - with 46? LOL - good point - i also admit to like comics as movies (Disney, Dreamworks, Looney Tunes, Mangas, Barbie even LOL - and also some other ones) - YOU ARE YOU -
JUST BE GENUINELY YOU - BTW: you will be loved for WHO you are not for WHAT YOU READ 
and btw2: Tintin is not sooooo bad - 
what should i understand from this blog…to go to a library on an activa …or read comics…or have girl friends…or not have girl friends..to watch a movie on tv or laptop???…….nice blog with unanswered questions!!!
That is nice … good post!
it’’s very nice …..i like it…. keep it up