"Im gettin late for work..."

Wow, couldve hav never imagined the kind of stir that phrase, comin from me, would leave me in!! Not the first day at Wipro, not the bond agreement procedure, and definitely not the stipend; but this small phrase, uttered at the moment of dire desperation, did the trick. Thanks to the auto wala, who, despite bein urged to go as fast as he could, found enough time to hand signal an approachin speed bump or a stallin bus to warn the people at the rear. And also thanks to the guy who found the driver's gestures disturbing enough to pass a sneerin remark while passin us by. Needless to say, what ensued was a fierce self-righteous reaction from the driver and an equally fierce 'what the hell .. ' from the passerby. I was left out of the 'game', wonderin why i didnt hav enough sense to apply for the office transport. I jerked out of my thoughts soon enough to find the passer-by gettin off his bike to settle the score. And all I could think of was 'The Phrase' to forestall what evidently wouldve led to an hour long quarrel.

Yea im aware that most of my friends would flip over if they were to know that 'work' is the term i chose to define what we do these days, but hey, dont snatch away the simple pleasure of the white lie, not yet :).

The whole incident jus left me hoping. Hoping that I'd always be able to associate that phrase with that kind of warm sensation, nevermind the small cynical voice which jus said 'You wish!!'

Oh btw, im keepin up with my 'new net connection- new post on the blog' tradition. Though a week overdue!