eligible bachelor 2

Frantic keyboarding…

Me: (to myself) wow now that’s a song I really like… not bad eh? To get to listen to this stuff after so long… and that on the monorail. And hey, the radio in this one’s real good. Hmm lemme see, this one’s coldplay definitely… the song… oh yeah… clocks… wow. Is something wrong? I mean why’re people staring me down? I’m sure I’m not humming. Giant or not, I don’t deserve to be stared at… more so considering that’s my main reason for loving this place, people here don’t interfere... they go about their lives without bothering you or bothering about you. So what’s with the stares?
Oh crap!!
That’s MY phone ringing. And here I am admiring the vocals. Heh heh.

Anyways, I receive the call and all... Deal’s that’s the deal with being in another country, your calls are so rare that u stop associating a tune with your ringtone.

Call’s from some number in Bombay that I don’t recognize.

I had had a discussion regarding morality and the dress code of the chicks here with a conservative person earlier in the day. If you can call him lecturing and me waiting for the ordeal to get over a discussion… so odd day and all… half expecting a murder or a kidnapping or some such, keeping in with the trend of the day.

Me: Hello?

Lady’s voice: haan… hello? Haan __________(real name) mr. software engineer… how’re you

Me: (to myself) sheesh if only it was murder… or kidnapping at least (out loud) oh… hello auntie… what a pleasant surprise… how’re you? How did u get this number? (to reader) yeah the same aunt from underneath the sofa. (to myself again) phew another half a minute and we’ll be at the station, cant take this much longer, the people’re still giving me the looks, aunt’s oversweet bellow which can be heard in Indonesia if a tad louder.

Aunt: So how’s life? (with a wink) Found any girlfriend there yet? (I guessed the wink… I know her quite well)

Me: Wonderful. No.

Aunt: eh?

Me: 2 questions, 2 answers. (got off the train… major relief)

Aunt: u just don’t change.

Me: neither do u auntie, u look the same ever since I can remember. (to be quite honest, she did look quite old during her heyday)

Aunt: u sweet-talker u… so tell me… how’re the girls there… u must be having a rocking time there

Now if there’s one thing worse than characters forcing their conservative opinions about girls’ dressing senses on me, it’s other characters pretending to be in with the times or ahead of it… “rocking” sheesh.

Me: oh yeah… (really couldn’t think up a better answer)

Aunt: ok listen… if you get some free time from all those ladies there…

Me: (cutting in, in a very definitive tone) not possible auntie!!

Aunt: oh don’t flatter yourself, you can’t be THAT busy either if you know what I mean (another wink)

Me: no, not that, I can’t meet some girl who’s ended up in this country for whatever reason… no.

Aunt: oh you and your assumptions… I wanted you to visit my nephew, he’s in a neighboring town… once you get introduced, you guys can catch up for company or something… and he can help out you know, if you need anything… he’s been there for quite a few years now.

Me: oh thanks auntie, you’re such a dear… you realize I was just joking all this while. Thing is I’m real busy nowadays… client end and all… I’ll see what I can do… thnx.

Aunt: His name is ______ (his name) I’ll sms his address.

Me: oh _____ (his name)!! Name sounds aweful familiar… he’s the one who’s sister is…

Aunt: yeah heh heh… she’s now left her job and is going to join _________ (MNC’s name) heh heh she’s now on a holiday and is visiting her brother heh heh

Me: heh heh how long will she be here heh heh

Aunt: heh heh for a month heh heh

Me: heh heh ok heh heh

Aunt: heh heh her name is _______(her name) heh heh

Me: (gesturing to a girl I know here to keep quiet (don’t want aunts thinking in those lines now do we)) heh heh thing is like I told you I’m real busy nowadays… I’ll catch up with _______ (prospective brother in law’s name) sometime, but not soon…

Aunt: hey hurry up no… heh heh heh heh

Me: I’ll try auntie... I really will. Heh heh

I’ve never heard of __________ (prospective brother in law’s name) and his sister… but you got to play the game to escape from it.

Aunt: wow this call’s going to be real expensive…

Me: yeah auntie, better hang up quick… nice to hear a voice from back home and all…

Aunt: hey you better visit them ok… heh heh

Me: b’bye… yeah… (can’t giggle like a nut any longer)

By the way… the noose’s tightening around me nowadays… I can feel my grip over proceedings loosening ever so gradually. Got to hold on to whatever I can grasp…

Anybody out there with an escape route that’d really buy me some time…

-KD