What Do You Find in a Gym?

This blog comes from a short 2-day trip (sadly not an hour longer than that) to one of the branches of Gold’s gym recently that revived all my memories of a gymming environment. I wish I could be there for some more time, but it’s Karma that has kicked me hard in the butt; so, I am not allowed by life to continue this any longer at the moment.

To answer the title question, I'd say you'll find training equipment and people in the gym (How-Can-I-Write-Such-A-Sleep-Inducing-Boring-Answer!). There are great sites that'll tell you about machines you'll find in a gym. I want to talk about people...gym people (is it legitimate to use this phrase?)

You know gym people are altogether a different variety of the human race (don’t ya include yourself in if you took an annual membership and went ONLY for 2 days).

Let’s start with the most archetypical thing in the gym- tall (and, may be, short), giant, muscular men lifting heavy iron rods. You see them screaming and badly sweating at every instance of their practice session. They make you cry, “Please. Stop. Don’t torture yourself. It isn’t really a life-and -death situation” (although most of them passionately believe it is).

Next are cute aunties, wearing loose cotton suits and big sports shoes (the look is inspired by Kapil aka Bittu Sharma’s dadi). They will smile at you and bless you if you’re in decent clothing. But you have to digest their holy wrath and sanskari anger if any of your actions has crossed an unknown, non-standardized Indian-girl limit. Va Va Vrooom! Anyways, it’s pretty embarrassing to see them doing leg raising exercises in suit-salwar. I wish there was a set code of clothing in the gym for everyone’s good.

Next. Uhm… Let’s include those skinny girls here (we’re not going in ANY order). They aren’t interested in any kind of exercise actually. May be they come to kill time. Many a times, they stand at the center and shout, “we want to reduce weight”. In reply, the curse-sicken, hardworking, fat ladies want to kill them…with some butter chicken, gulab jamun and fried rice.

Let me be not sexist. Skinny boys also come to the gym. But they would genuinely try to gain weight and be muscular. That’s fine! We can excuse them. In teenage, kids think those kind of looks are important to look bindass and to get girlfriends.

Somehow I feel it isn’t a good idea to flaunt your assets in a gym (in front of crazy, half-naked, fitness freaks). But here we have some sexy, curvy women who would wear Nike hot shorts and spaghetti tops or racer backs, and do all envious things. Their stretching and body spinning exercises are quite a distraction for mostly everyone in the gym (why are men reading this paragraph twice?)

Kids. Really Fat Kids. They’ll make you wonder what can a 12-year old possibly eat to be that giant sized. It’s quite piteous to see them getting tortured by trainers. Often I feel they don’t like to be treated like that in front of adults. But, those poor souls are usually forced to push themselves hard by their parents, who are in turn forced by the taunts of their friends, neighbors and relatives – that’s a long chain (fatty acid? Oopsie. I forgot Chemistry. Or I never knew it. I ain't Sarthak).

You’ll also find trainers in the gym (C’mon! Forgive me for this dangerously obvious one). I’d love to generalize them as perverts (I hope I don’t have a gym trainer-cum-bog reader here). First of all, all of them love training women. They feel so happy when women do exercises wrongly. They are extra ready to give ANY lady ANY kind of extra help. Their prevent-frustration and tanhayee mantra! Every extra minute is precious, not to be wasted on the same sex.

We also have people (both men and women) who have flabby tummies, large hips and loose thighs (I’m sorry for that cruel description!). It’s frightening to see all that stuff packed tightly in tights (really tight, no skin breathing, suffocating clothes). They try really hard, hardest of all sometimes… but almost with no improvement (hm...that’s very unfair). Although, I'm not sure of the fashion component of gym-wear with that fit, I guess its good to stick to comfortable clothing in a gym. 

Well, I saved the best for the last. These people enter the gym with a chubby, unfit, inflexible body and leave with increased stamina, endurance and a fit and flexibility body. It's good to see them change and improve everyday.

The “penner” had spent a considerable time of her youth in a gym. After writing this blog, she's been constantly thinking of the category in which she can perfectly place herself. May be, she'll have to introduce another category. Whatever it is, you can mail her your honest suggestions.

Being a Woman & a Car Driver!

The "penner" feels it’s been ages since she wrote something interesting for herself (and for every jobless person who reads her blog!). All she writes now is assignments, term papers, class tests and exams.

Oh! Oh! Wait. Please, stay! Apologies for such an introduction, but you know I am not that crazy to write an article on "how I got back to writing"(or may be I am). At least, I have tried (and tried harder every time) to be a responsible writer.

Please Note: I love abrupt starts. A major consensus amongst Homo sapiens sapiens all over the world is that women are bad drivers (and today’s blog post is as exciting and controversial as this fact itself). Your diplomatic, feministic viewpoints on the subject are of a little help (since even women tacitly believe they are bad drivers! This issue is “seriously” funny!).

I want to share a fresh, funny car driving experience (not that when women drive, there’s anything funny going on) that compelled me to raise my metaphorical sword (forgive me, I call my cute “pen” with that name).

Today when I was driving back home from college, a red color car (with an evil, chauvinistic male driver) just tried to imprudently grab the "free space" in front of my car...the space, which legally and ethically belonged to me (Could you believe THAT?). Besides, it was red light time and changing spots from here and there was sheer stupidity.

Anyways. The point is I didn’t let him do that. I have a certain unsolved issue with male drivers who try to intimidate women by their adventurous car moves and stunts. Not their fault, actually. Women drivers get uncomfortable quickly and automatically with high speeds as well as in cases where another car comes in their car's close proximity (we are referring to a threshold of super low 7.5 feet distance in some cases).

I wasn’t even aware that the battle had started (Holy Moly!). The guy honked uncouthly and restlessly. He gave me angry looks. This was as if his world was shattered after he got defeated by a women driver. To be downright frank, I admire how most men drive cars (and other vehicles). Unlike majority of women, men readily accept thrill and adventure with arms wide open (and that's cool). Women are a little too "safe" drivers, which is annoying at times. That said, rash and risky driving should be saved for emergencies. In general, men need to learn the art of patience!

Okay, Okay. Back to the story! When the lights turned green, that guy tried some crazy, inefficient stuff to overtake my car (unnecessarily indulging in a competition, I'd say!). I want to pause here and tell you that I never, ever let passion come in between reason. But I hate the fact that men have problems in accepting a clean, clear defeat from women, especially when it comes to car driving (damn! I am giving this the status of an international, political debate now).

Seeing unjustified contempt in his eyes, I felt a certain responsibility. It was not about “me” anymore. It was about us, the women. He wanted me to lose because I was a woman (Haww!!! ladki se nahin haar sakte?). It was increasingly about the respect of our sex’s competence. Women become the second sex (borrowed from Simone de Beauvoir) when it comes to a tough sporty activity or operating gadgets or, well, driving cars (why?). Even if 90% men are near-perfect drivers, driving ain’t their sole territory (Yeah, you may bring back some of that feminism at this point).

Fine! I said I am game! I decided to give this guy a car lesson, a tough car lesson. To the guy’s surprise, I had accepted the challenge. I increased the speed of my car (Voila!) and tactically tried to find spots through which I could make my way in the traffic. The battle (road race!) continued for almost 15 minutes. The poor road had become an F1 racing championship ground (and I acted like Jacky Ickx).

It was a life and death situation (LOL No, no it wasn’t. To be honest, I was okay with losing the car race than my life, but still...).

Time to disclose the results of the game. I am not a very good driver, but luckily I had a clear, major victory this time (which is why I wrote a blog on this incident in the first place!). After that, I took a turn in an opposite direction. If you are reading with disbelief now, you are so opinionated. I would have loved to see his sulking face (I am wicked), but the speed of my car didn’t permit that.

End.Of.Game.

The "penner" of this piece has been accused of spreading hatred between both the sexes by focussing heavily on her raw imagination. All this actually stems from a childhood experience, where someone told her that she was a bad driver.  

Interview Tips!

First impression is indeed the last impression. And when it surrounds the employment opportunity you can’t afford to soil, you ought to make it right.

While there are almost infinite things one is supposed to take care subconsciously and inevitably before any interview, some of the most important, inescapable ones are discussed below.

Research says it all.

A nearly detailed research about the company you are applying for prevents you from sounding dumb during the interview. Besides, you are also supposed to be well acquainted with your job profile. Your motivation and enthusiasm for working with their team reflects majorly from your inquisitiveness as well as how well you know about their past achievements, prestigious projects, etc. And that shouldn’t sound tedious at all. Just Google the company’s name for which you have submitted the job application and go through whatever you feel relates best. After all, putting a little extra effort is always a smart move.

Uncompromised planning to avoid blunders.

The last thing you should say when asked for the hard copy of your resume is that it was already sent via mail. It’s not a healthy idea to presume that since all good companies have a printing facility, they will print one copy of your resume for you themselves. Always keep with you two, physical copies of your resume dressed neatly in a folder. Carrying certificates or other requisite documents is also a careful choice. And not to forget some basic stationary like a pen, pencil, stapler, etc. This renders an impression that you gave importance to “planning” before coming to their place. You wouldn’t mind if everyone ponders how unbeatably prepared and well organized you are.

Previous Employers

You would lose nothing if you do not say bad things about your previous employers. In case, there was an unavoidable, understandable shortcoming that you faced there, you may go talk about it, briefly though, with soft, respectful and polite words. All you need is pay focus on the choice of words. Be ready to also present the solution you opted in such circumstances.

Prepare some key points well in advance.

You can anticipate discussions like “Words that describe you”, “Weak points”, “Strengths”, “Reason for a job change”, “Your expectations”, etc. that are nearly common to every interview. Versatile, smart and interesting answers add weight to your job application. So you may get answers ready for such questions before and even memorize them, if you wish, and so be super confident at that time.

Smartly dress for a smarter impression.

Selection of right clothing is equally important. This is what everyone around will notice even before they gear up judging you for your talents and capabilities in the interview room. And with this, not at all did we mean the expensive-type of dressing; instead going for simple designs, easy-on-the-eyes hues, and comfortable if not relaxed fits is certainly a good choice. Things like decently combed hair, polished shoes, unwrinkled clothes, etc. seem to be frivolous at times. But should you pay a slight attention towards these, they too add to your stand out status.

The “penner” of this piece has been working for considerably long time in a super-cool organization which also happens to be her first job. As she has not given a lot of interviews herself, she would love to know if these tips were easy to execute and effective.

Official Office Romance(s)?

After all everyone wants to be loved in the office!

Why believe someone when they say you shouldn’t mix work with pleasure. Please. Romance in the office can be good. And this is scientifically proven, now. Last to last year my team conducted a series of tests to study L1O1V1E1 gene in around 200 working Homo Sapiens Sapiens. The results have just been delivered to me and I am honored to share with you all the precious conclusions.

1. The genetic map clearly says that men who try to woo a pretty face in the office work harder to get appreciation and respect…Wait, of the seniors you thought? (Ah…you don’t get anything, read 101Grandma wisdom tales first).

2. Even the laziest employees surprise everyone with their willingness to come to the office in time even during weekends and holidays. And surprise again, by not working at all eventually.

3. Creativity anyone? That’s a little too much in love (because of the mutation in L1O1V1E1 gene). So the organization is lucky to get your intelligence abruptly transformed into crazy creativity. Yay! You are getting a Hike.

4. Most importantly, people start dressing up neatly. And some of them start taking their bathing time seriously. That’s a welcome change in the office for people who have an active nose.

5. Entertainment. You want to know why? Well, the rest of the employees get a hot topic to talk about. That is much needed when all everyone has is work and a laptop. No one can give them enough entertainment, you see, as does a sexy love affair or a bitter breakup (or both).

The “penner” of this piece works in an organization, where all the employees, including her of course, are highly creative individuals who work on weekends, take regular bath, and even gossip unnecessarily. 

Ajmal Amir Kasab begs forgiveness

Ajmal Amir Kasab will always be hated for he was the cause of death of around 166 innocent people. He deserved no mercy. He deserved to die. We are happy he was penalized for his sins, finally.

But when I learned that in his last words, he begged forgiveness from Allah, it somehow invoked my sympathy. I have always heard terrorists sticking to their cruel ways and stern, stubborn values till their last breath, believing in and fighting for some non-understandable cause. Ajmal Kasab realized that he did wrong.

In no time I thought, whenever “I” stand up for a cause, even a slightest oppositional response from anyone makes me nervous and insecure. I guess it is much difficult to leave the world, bearing so much hatred, opposition and abhorrence of millions of people.

Kasab was a young, decent-looking man in his early twenties. There was so much he could have given to his life and received from the world around him (wonder why he chose to embrace terrorism). Of course, Kasab was a mere weapon. We all somehow understand that the players of this terror game are others, who still stood hidden, watching all this silently from a bird’s view. People like Kasab are born and reared like cattle, brain washed in the name of religion. Why would someone, otherwise, want to die after killing strangers? 

I am in no way defending a terrorist like Kasab, but then, neither am I satisfied and contented thinking that by executing him, we have done anything worth a celebration.

How to look stylish during monsoons?

Fashion experts believe that the arrival of monsoons comes with an obvious need to update the fashion wardrobe. One thing that you should never compromise on is the comfort. Loose or ill-fitted clothes make you feel messier and clumsy in an already moist and sticky weather. But super-skinny fits, too, make you restless and discomforted. Just try regular or straight-fitted bottoms and tops that ensure absolute freedom and easy body movement.

Needless to say that you need fabrics that help you dry quickly, in case you get wet. Polyester, polyester blends, nylon, rayon and other synthetic materials should be avoided as far as possible. Though these fabrics are highly durable and show wrinkle resistance, they are poor water absorbents. Cotton and linen, on the other hand, are extremely comfortable and lightweight, which makes them an excellent choice during the rainy season.

The next most important thing to pay attention to is the colour. Going with somber, dull hues is a big ‘no-no’ in monsoons. No matter how elegant you look in white, it too won’t help you. In fact no other colour gets so visibly dirty in monsoons as does white. All light coloured clothes acquire an undesirable, translucent feel when even slightly wet. So go for darker, brighter and more vibrant colours that bring out the jovial side of yours. Bold floral patterns, minimal detailing and little or no embellishments are the key to being on-trend during monsoons. Equally important is that you do not over load yourself with unnecessary accessories.

If your approach is ethnic, even the traditional suit-salwar style goes great but you should avoid taking the dupatta. Managing it with an umbrella can be as arduous as it sounds. But if you think that it is unavoidable, you can complete your look with scarfs and mufflers. Skirts, capris, cropped pants and shorts make for perfect options during monsoons, owing to their comparatively shorter hemlines. So don’t let the muck spoil the hem of your clothes and consequently, your mood!

For your feet, you should opt for something that helps them breath. Scientifically speaking, rains bring with them lots of fungal and bacterial infections. Damp, closed shoes can come out as a big disaster. Well, flip-flops are the simplest solution, if not the trendiest. Peep-toes and thong-style slippers seem to be a promising option. Give weightage to the soles of your footwear too as good grip is a must to minimize slips and falls.

Seven Deadly Facebook Sins

Everyone is on Facebook. Everyone is a sinner. Everyone on Facebook is a sinner?

A small chat with a hypothetical, innocent girl (she is hypothetical because she is innocent):

Innocent girl: Hey, what are you doing?

Me: Checking mails, Facebooking…and…

Innocent girl: (immediately, with raised brows): What do people do on Facebook?

Me: (confidently) Social networking…

Innocent girl: And what’s that?

Me: Well, many things…of great importance…uh…basically…socially…and uh…the…

Innocent girl: Hey, mom’s calling…will catch you in an hour or so…tell me then, please.

Me: (still thinking) uh…yeah…Facebook is for… great...hm…

So a simple conversation like this one with an innocent girl (darn she is no innocent in any other arena of consciousness) made me think about a sane person’s activity (that I shalt call a SIN now forth) on Facebook. I prepared a list just for her (you may peep in too).

SIN 1: Being a weather reporter

So this happens mostly if it’s raining. Most people think rains bring romance and freshness (what about the mud and stickiness, anyways?). So a good way to update the world (or your friends) about the recent temperature change is to post about it on FB (this is very important, considering the fact that most people who have an internet access to read your post do not have a television to check weather reports).

SIN 2: Doing PDA

Urgghh... So initially the posts say how confused you are about acceptance of your new-found love and, then, how awesome you feel to be in a relationship (this might be followed by touchy breakup quotes later). You have no option but to read, like & comment ("awwwww" with infinite times the letter "w") on the posts that could be a few stupid lines from a romantic song, usually followed by a love emoticon (matlab “<3”) and, sometimes, intimate pictures (No offense intended, the penner too wishes to do this someday).

SIN 3 Posting SMS Jokes

Yikes! You think people are impressed with husband-wife jokes? (And no! not the sardar ones too (I have good, intelligent and beautiful Sikh friends and colleagues in my friend list, and so do you). A word of wisdom is still readable (at least when we haven’t read it before), but copy-pasting that old SMS is a sin!

SIN 4 Wishing Happy X Day

On certain days, your wall is a little too crowded with posts similar in content. Facebook is the perfect place to post "Happy __ Day to all" (please fill in the blank with any day you have heard of). One of my friends dared to post "happy wedding anniversary grandma & grandpa" (that too, when her grandfather & grandmother were not on Facebook). Hmm... punish that sinner now!

SIN 5 Seeking vengeance

Facebook is also an interesting battle ground. Some of your Facebook friends "unfriend" you and think it is like shooting a bullet in your head. Some would share your ugly pictures and tag you. What a revenge strategy! No, I am serious. Or probably I have given you another perspective to look at your friend’s next move on Facebook. Whatever it is, but in case it is done with a bad, vindictive intent, it is a sin.

SIN 6 Faking socialization

If I am messaging the girl I am sitting next to with via the FB messenger, that’s no networking. Holy Moly! you are posting “Happy Birthday” on your friend's wall when he is there with you (giving you a treat also) because he forced you to do that (the penner just bumped her head somewhere). And commenting “you are looking nice, how was this place?” on the profile picture of your mommy who lives with you 24X7? Congrats! You are a social sinner. Please post that now on your wall.

SIN 7 Indulging in debauchery

Now if you try to watch pornographic stuff by clicking on certain video links (that are actually spam), you commit the worst Facebook sin. Sorry to say but lechery is a sin by the Holy Bible also, which makes this one even more sombre. And later on posting that it was the evil-work of some hackers is silly. If the world knows you are a pervert, repent !

The “penner” of this piece has herself committed most of the sins she mentioned above. She thinks she is too smart and intelligent to pinpoint these in others and escape criticism this way.

Neil Armstrong never landed on the Moon!

Will someone revise the school syllabus now? And the Facebook statuses...

I would have loved to keep it to myself, but it’s funny how people think of Neil Armstrong as a legend. Well, as far as I understand, he didn’t do anything extraordinary.

Please don’t frown! Neil Armstrong NEVER landed on moon. Apollo moon landings were one of the biggest controversies of all times, and of course, the best ones (They have managed to gain public interest even after 4 decades). According to a survey, less than 10% of the people have an idea about it.

The photographs claiming Apollo six-manned landings were carefully observed and there are several simplistic and technical discrepancies that prove that this was all a hoax. Nonetheless, NASA gave very technical justifications for all these on news channels that time that were equally convincing, but too arduous for me to write here.

But I want you to think over the following points:

A space shuttle needs enormous, initial thrust to gain velocity for the upward movement (and I presume we all know that). There are support rockets attached, which get removed in the course after the space shuttle reaches a specific height (The astrophysicists would want to kill me after reading this convenient terminology). There’s a whole station, the LAUNCH PAD that monitors all this (You must have seen this in videos). In order to enter one celestial body from the other, the space shuttle is made to follow an orbit. This can’t happen directly. So, after leaving earth’s atmosphere, the space shuttle has to land along the moon’s orbit.

Did you ever think HOW the space shuttle landed on the moon safely without a station, track and any one to monitor etc. The shuttle should have had crashed. Or at least the the rocky surface of the moon would have disturbed the shuttle structure. Had this been the case, a slight disturbance would have violated laws of aerodynamics, making the next flight impossible. 

Even the present day technology lets the space shuttles to land only on water bodies (I am sorry if you didn’t know this) as there is NO MECHANISM that ensures safe landing of space shuttles on the land. There’s a high risk of explosion and hence mission failure when astronauts, who travel (just travel, not land on planets!) in the space shuttles, enter the Earth’s atmosphere back (remember Kalpana Chawla and Columbia?). How could NASA ensure safe, dual landing 40 years back?

Okay, they landed on moon safely! But when they decided to come back, who provided them with the enormous thrust, angle adjustments, etc. again? Please recollect the Newton’s third law of motion (yeah…the one that says something about the equal and opposite reactions). The shuttle can’t move upwards without exerting an equal force in the downward direction. (Just as you use your hands to stand up, while you are sitting).

So not only did the shuttle land safely, but somehow left the moon without a launch pad. This ain’t no funny! Don't laugh. (I guess the person controlling the space shuttle had been to moon before. He mastered the shuttle's behavior/dynamics in diametrical atmospheric conditions.)

Aha! Another one. We landed on moon in 1960’s. Never after that? Why NASA? You couldn't make the travel frequent and easier. Is there no one willing to land on the moon again? We still send dogs, robots on other planets like Mars. If we could do it on the moon, that to more than 4 decades back, why not Mars?

Well, I know, those who were unaware would question, why would USA and NASA do that? There are many theories that explain it, but I personally find the then competition against the Soviet Union as the most justified one. You can read about them in various books.

Those who are still reading (and understanding!) have to answer a simple question (yes, please mail me…). Who was the first person to land on the moon?

The ‘penner’ of this piece mourns Mr. Armstrong’s death, but that won’t stop her from writing the truth. She finds it crazy that she once won a quiz competition at school, giving the wrong answer. 

Jeggings @ Jabong

I’ll talk about a fashion trend, rather a revolutionary one that exactly caters to the needs of the 21^st century, the ‘Jeggings’. Introduced in the fall of 2010 and popularly known as the super-sexy combination of leggings and jeans, jeggings render many reasons for you to fall in love with them instantly. Jeggings can be leggings that are made to look like jeans by the funky introduction of fake pockets and seamless closures, or stretchy jeans that borrow the fitting and comfort of leggings. Either way, the result is unabashedly on-trend.

Even though they get a nod of the fashion police, many suspect the validity of ‘jegging-hype’ these days. No, they are not overrated! There are many a reasons for their popularity, but prominently it is the ultra-skinny fit that creates the magic. Even the traditional slim-fitted and skinny jeans accentuate the body contours but unlike them, jeggings are utterly comfy. While the former mainly is a sheer blend of denim and spandex, the latter might also use elastane and nylon.

Jeggings have a big fan following already. Flaunted by many international celebrities like Beyonce, Kim Kadarshian, Britney Spears, Shakira - jeggings have nearly replaced the straight-fit denims. If you are comfortable with your legs, it is needless to say that jeggings are a great idea.

Still wondering where to buy a pair just perfect for yourself? Check out a cool collection of low-rise, super-skinny jeggings at Jabong in awesomely, striking colours that you won’t easily find just anywhere. So you can go with the traditional blue or experiment with yellow, green and even red!

I wouldn't refrain myself from mentioning an inevitable caveat that this hip-hop fit is not meant for just any physique. Watch out if you are just a little more on the heavier side towards the bottom. The jeggings bring out the flaws in the figure more than the regular denims. When not worn with the right innerwear, jeggings can go terribly wrong. To play safe, you can always combine your jeggings with over-sized tops and tunics. Plus, you can go for a darker colour. And high heels, anyone? 

Truth or myth ?

This simple, narrative poem will seem quite arduous to understand. It’s not the language, though, which will confuse you; but the doctrine it preaches…

I came back after 20 years

with a mind without any fears

and knowledge, I believed, divine

But some stupid friends of mine

I had met just now

Hated logic somehow

So I laughed and then sighed

Ate the dinner, early that night

After loading me with lots of food

They told me a story, not so good…

Along the coast of a nearby river

There was a town named ‘Silver’

No one was allowed to visit that place

The explanation behind it was waste!

I told them they were fools

Now it was science that rules

         

Suddenly there were tides - high and low

And my poor wife begged me not to go

I said her in the eyes that I don’t care

Hell, she started saying an old prayer

 “tides in the river are a signal”   

Said that old and mad rascal                       

                                                               

But I packed up my essentials anyways

And geared up to go to the cursed place

When I reached 'Silver', it was midnight…

Things were spooky, the man was right!

While I was checking the place cautiously

Someone hit me on the head mercilessly

When I woke up, it was day

I was bleeding on dirty hay

Some ugly demons, I saw,

were planning to eat me raw

I questioned the science

And did some calculation

Couldn't find an answer,

Any damn explanation…

Stupid 'me' was caught in their hands

I cried, remembered family and friends

Their sacrificing rituals had begun

I was almost damned, it was no fun!

At night when they tied me tightly

I managed to open the rope quietly

For sure, it wasn't easy escaping

But luckily, they were all sleeping

Without a bicycle or a car

I reached home in one hour 

Everyone was so amazed and happy

Seeing me again, alive and peppy

I learnt some lessons meanwhile

My pals were rigid but so was I

It is no big deal sometimes

Going with old paradigms

For I wouldn’t have been alive 

embracing my wisdom and pride!

The 'penner' of this piece watched more than the recommended number of warewolf and vampire movies. The destruction of those, who appear most reluctant to accept the supernatural in such movies, has resulted in complete loss of her reasoning powers. And she was caught preaching Creationism that day.