No Sense better than Common sense

I had .....(u'll know y i used the word "had" ) respected this term called "common sense" since ages. But some of the incidents which my pal had to go through (n i was a party to all the fun too ...) has left me n my "common sense" in an appalling state.....Here is the reason y...

Last week me n my pal were sitting in Barista sipping the cooolest.....( read that as the cheapest) drinks on the menu. My friend ...... was expecting to take his gal out on shopping after he was done with the " Instant bru".

Scene 1:- Her highness appears (45 min late...which is pretty usual) .

Gal (Her Majesty G) :- Hi Guys......i think i didnt get time to put on my eyeliner becos of u. See inorder to be on time i had to leave my eyes as it is. See how bad this looks......

My Pal (MP) ( trying to use common sense n praise his gal ):- Hi Cynthia, u r looking absolutely fine. (After thinking a lot) ......I wonder how (sweet ) u wud look after putting those eyeliners on .......(HH conviniently thought that his tone wud be assumed as one filled with praise which actually was n thought that he wud be showered with affection)

G:- What do u mean by how i wud look??

We realised that point he uttered with such mushy overtones to it, was not understood......n hence His Highness went into a panic mode n activated disaster control mechanism that was worse than what was activated by Municipal Corporation when Mumbai was flooded......
:-))

MP:- I obviously meant u wud look great. Ask Prasad If u want to.

P:- Yeah He obviously meant the same.....(cudn't stop laughing).

G:- When was it obvious? U guys have this BIG PROBLEM...... u aint clear about anything.....blah blah......(all this reminded me of how in an ad for a toothpaste(pepsodent) the Mom wud blast his son for apparently no fault of his ).

After this, there was a pause in the shelling from across the border.I thought as shopping was

their agenda lets try n escape myself out from it n go home n chill ....so taking the cue...

P :- Cynthia, chill....u have to shop n MP wont have the time after tomorrow as hes gonna go onsite. So better hurry up.

G:- Yeah, see how U GUYS......almost messed up the evening.

(I was like hello..........u r late , u blast ur guy in front of ppl , i suggest a way out n wats the

result......... we get the spanking for the delay....)

Now as we started to leave......G has this cutie pie friend who enters n greets her. Obviously MP
says a polite hi n goes around talking crap about how her exams went etc etc...... while i
didnt know her much so gave a smile n said hi(envied MP for just picking up stale talk with cutie pie n G). She talked for a while mostly bout stuff that
didnt even remotely bother any aspect of my life ( how can embroidary on someone's saree be of
any interest to me) But MP trying to salvage lost pride tried some damage control by contributing his bits n pieces like....."The embroidery is fine but if it wud have been done this way it wud have been perfect" as if he was wearing sarees from childhood.

Cutie pie leaves in a while . N see the scene that unfolds. Never imagined that me keeping quiet (which is seldom) wud do so much good to enhance my already maligned reputation..... :)))

Scene 2:-

G:- (to MP)--- It was amazing to know that u know about embroidery???

MP:-(To G)---- Actually Prasad used to tell me bout it cos he knows a lot about it from his experience ...

at this point i was startled....never in my entire 23 years of existence tried to acquire any
knowledge about the stuff MP was talking.

G:- Oh so u learnt it from him? But cudnt u learn something bout maintaining some silence? All
the while when u were talking u seemed to be faking it all? U were giving her more attention.(i realised this was the issue that was central to the bashing which was to follow) Everytime i tried to stop u , u simply wudnt. Y dont u understand? Pls gimme a break y cant u USE UR COMMON SENSE....?

MP:- But thats wat i was using till now......(still not realising the gravity of the situation)

G:- Then Pls do me a favour.....whenever u r with me.....leave ur common sense at home. I

think in ur case No Sense is Better than Common Sense....n she stormed out of barista.


Conclusion:= I dunno whether wat MP did was rite or wrong but wat i have realised is that....

This saying "No sense is better than Common Sense " wud come in handy next time

someone ( read that as maybe/most probably me ) faces a situation like my dear pal MP.

Bed of Roses

When i was in school , every one cheered me on ....saying just do well in first grade.......after that u can enjoy. But as soon as i landed in second grade ,i realised that i was wrong n life just got a wee bit tough as compared to the previous year . Then someone patted my back n said ....dude u r a second grader now .......study hard till u r thru ur 10th grade.After that life will simply rock!!!
Immediately the thought came ,....slog now n party later...n off i was on a rigorous ordeal thru the high school life .All with the sole motive which my school chum had ingrained in my head "study hard till u r thru ur 10th grade.After that life will simply rock!!!"
10th grade came n went (as the previous years) and the results were out. Got into a good course in a good college....n was waiting for my life to be a party. Then came the party popper prof @ college(11th grade) who sounded like he had just been elected the pope. He thundered " U have just started to climb the steps as far as ur academics is concerned. From here on ur life will be decided by wat courses u major in
and wat u achieve after ur 12th grade.Do well in 12th n u will comfortable all thru ur life"
My reaction to this "Son Of A B#$CH.....where was he screwing around when i was in 2nd grade atleast if i wud have known that the 12th grade was the be all n end all atleast i wud have enjoyed my life in school". So i shrugged-"Nevermind . Do well for 2 years n then life is a bigger n better party than i previously thought".
Off again i went, drudging along on a journey called life n periodically(rather always) dreaming bout a life filled with comforts. 12th grade results came.....was awesome .....garnered the required magic number for getting an admit into a good school that offered a great career prospect after my graduation. Life was like a bed of roses filled with all the happiness i cud ever think of. But just as my ship was about to sail......i was cautioned by an old man (or was he The Devil's Advocate?? ) ..."Son, u have now joined the bandwagon of men & women with great intellectual capabilities but for u to find success & happiness similar to them u'll have to slog . Just put in all u have got for 4 years. Get that graduation degree n off u go on an expressway to glory".
Irritated by now i remembered my school chum n his golden words "study hard till u r thru ur 10th grade.After that life will simply rock!!!" .At this moment i just wanted to bash him up. But by then this school chum of mine was already living in san jose n doing his undergrads(n all this after spending an enjoyable(read as a very very very comfortable) high school /10+2 years)
Resuming my journey and with a somewhat hesistant determination (wat a phrase!!! i dunno where that came from......) and crushing all those dreams bout life being a bed of roses, cleared all the courses n at the end of 4 years managed to bag a job with a firm that reached out to all budding engineers with the slogan "ABB comes home...leader in power/automation technology".
At this moment ,there was a slight glimpse of the bed of roses i was seeking...did party hard during the final year . Had a bunch of friends who cared a lot and were always there when i needed them the most. This was akin to culmination of a sweet recepie ....or was it?
Cautiously(due to my previous experience) saw thru the first year @ my job which was the most amazing time ever in my life...went thru the drills of corporate life ...n almost got that impeccable "been there done that" kinda attitude. Anything in my life needs to be fixed? naaaah u must be kidding.....life has never been so good....(atleast thats wat i thought till i entered the second year in my job) untill my bosses' discourse decided to put me back thru where i began.
The Gentleman said " Son , wat u see is not wat it seems. It has taken me 22 years to rise up to wat iam today . I was under this influence that once i get a job my future wud be very bright..........but son i dont want u to commit the same mistake which i did. Just get a post graduate degree n u will be on a path unmatched by anyone ." n i cud never forget his parting remark till date ...."After u get ur PG degree , trust me,Life wud be a bed of roses"........