Just the other day, I suggested carpooling with a colleague, a sweet fella’, who sincerely drives three hours a day to work and back, along with some other colleagues. He nodded in agreement, but when I offered to chip in, he had a quizzical look in his eye. But it was settled, I would be carpooling.
In the next ten minutes, he walked up to another colleague (who happens to be a pal of mine) and inquired,” Whaa-t is ‘sheep ee-n’?” She in turn inquired in what context he heard the phrase. “I came across it on the Internet,” he told her, rather unconvincingly.
”It means to contribute,” she said.
The next time, I brought up the matter of chipping in, he nodded with a big smile. It’s a different matter though that he did not charge me a penny, even though I insisted. Yes, chivalry isn’t dead in Dilli, entirely.
Hey,
Was missing North India and esp Delhi. Thought of looking up the internet and reading some blogs and seeing pictures of Old Delhi.
One blog leading to another, reacher here; fortunately. U write your heart out man! Very intriguing.
Happy to have spent my last 2 hours here
And as I was almost closing the window, a colleague visited my bay and looking at the page said – this looks familiar! He told me u both are good friends. My colleague is Suraj. As he said, its a small world!
Happy writing.
hey Akanksha, Suraj seems to have sneaked up on you at the most opportune moment! It truly was a surprise, and such a pleasant one
It’s wonderful to that someone is reading my odd ramblings, especially about Delhi. say hello to Pune, I miss it!