As I further try to articulate my stay in Bangalore, let me venture out of the Manor. Let me warn the claustrophobics – this is no effortless task for out of the cozy comforts of the home you step in to gravity-defying vertical ‘travellator’ called the elevator which at the Manor gives you an eerie sensation of disquiet and succumbs you in to numbness as you summon aid from the mighty forces to consecrate their sanguine prayers during your voyage in this mean machine.
Next stop – Lighthouse. Yes my office building in Bangalore. The sojourn was daubed with a training period which lasted 2 months – etched indelible experiences and memories.
First stop – project presentations. Sublime team with an ever bubbling buddy and a serene and collected mentor. I have attributed them with an ode before in my blog. I shall paste the same
‘Andhra Mess drives him higher and ‘rounder’,
Kaushik effuses a pertinent beam and energy - propels him farther and farther.
Smiling eyes belie the fire that in her soul, forever, dance,
On Marketing and Branding, Jennifer takes an obstinate stance
Cheer precedes her presence and Pumpkins make her skin glow,
Sinchana can wand her magic and pinch presentations from an unutterable low!
Reticent he may appear but the talent behind those specs he does belie,
Baboo (Vikas) scales new heights in concentration, tenacity - and success I do descry!
Universal Buddy Solutions is around when you need the most,
Mani’s lunch time is with dames galore, he – grossly engrossed- almost!.
Mentor indeed slogs and inspires to drive stronger and higher,
Intuitive and thought provoking, perfection Vinod strives over and over!’
So Kaushik is ‘Andhra Mess’, Jenny is ‘Smiling Eyes’, Sinch is ‘Pumpkin’, lets call Vikas as Baboo, Mani is UBS and Vinod is….hmm…Mentor!!
My stay at Bangalore was dotted with sporadic meets with the most entertaining characters of yore who would never fail to conjure blithe and a rotund smile of my countenance.
These included the ‘Biscuit Queen’ Delnaz who with her boundless energy and spark can scintillate a smile-blitzkrieg on the most blighted of the spirits. ’Dream Lover’ Hemant was his energetic gravity-defying self (his feet are never on the ground) who would ‘networked’ with every other Bangalore-an you would have come across. ‘Two left feet’ Rajaram has stopped dabbling around with basketball for the benefit of NBA aspirants and Mother Earth – still gets fired up with the word ‘Bangalore’ and adores a place called Chennai. ‘Oracle’ Murali smoking down Bangalore with his flagship product and is the ever chirpy character who would go ends for you.
More in next….
3 comments:
Hurry up and write more. ;) waitng eagerly.
Smiles on ur countenance i can envisage even as i read the piece.
I must say that it speaks volumes of ur character that u collect such characters as your friends. Chennai lovers, smoker haters, andhra messes in Bagaluru, idian idol worhippers, and so on........
if u saw idian idol at all tell me who u lay ur et on to win? ;)
Write. MORe. SOON.
and no cheating copy pasting old stuff. write another (addtional) saga to make up for this. ;)
abhi singapore diaries start kar :)
Never knew that the Manor, its elevator and its occupants were all so unique. Would have made for an interesting visit! :) Nevertheless, those 'sporadic meets' and the get-together were real fun... Moments to be cherished for a long time to come. And hey how did you forget about ‘Biscuit Queen’ Delnaz's "Blackberry" and Jajee's 'Hitler Cap'... Hope you write more of that in ur next post while I continue wid my networking. - Heman!
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