On the move, I was chillin’ at home….

Was on my first work trip the past couple of weeks, and of all places, I ended up going home! Not that I’m complaining but it makes life that much more difficult. What with colleagues and bosses making daft jokes (which aren’t really funny) about how I get to go home and chill. Let me warn you, that this will be a bit of a rant ‘cos it is rather a sore point with me at present. So…I hardly chilled at home. Been working my a off meeting people and talking and talking. So much so I’m sick of meeting people and discussing issues. I thought the whole point in this job was to use the contacts that one had and get stories and information. Well, duh, I’ve lived most of my life in the south so obviously most of my contacts are based there and so how would I get stories from Jammu? And anyway if it was to be suspected that I was chillin’ at home, why send me? GRRRR.

Anyhow, it was good to be among familiar surroundings. Though certain things that I took for granted suddenly struck me as rather odd. Like our penchant for turning nouns into verbs. My favourites are all the small butcher shops which are called something Proteins like Sadic Proteins. Yes, I concur, you are being rather sadistic with the chickens! And then there is “Vijaya Scans”. What she scans is secret. Have not really noticed that elsewhere. Henceforth will keep me eyes peeled for amusing sign boards in Delhi.