Hooked ?

Whats this thing about marriage, that everyone seems to be so keen on ?
If there is one question that I have to constantly keep on answering is , about my marriage.... whew !
"so any good news?", " so what plans for the future?" they ask
I shoot back," what future?" . " about marriage !!!" they exclaim.
What the heck, is future = marriage ? Geezzzz !!!

I can understand older people asking me that question, but I cannot fathom as to why even the young people ask me the same. Well, I expect them to understand our thinking more. But all they care for is " who is the new girl in your life?" " which woman are you dating now that you are single and a smart eligible bachelor?" whooaaaa... " what do you mean by that?" I ask, " Was I not eligible or smart earlier?" They just roll their eyes !! Boy, did I miss something here I ask myself. Instinctively I look into the mirror. And what do I see... well.... any changes in the past one year... well... ummmm... yes, I start the count,
1) clean shaven more often
2) lenses
3) long hair which, for a change, is well maintained ( still growing them but will chop them off any day, boss doesn't want me to look like a 'hero' - how sad )
4) more fat around my bones ( he ! he ! )
5) always a smile on my face
6) emminent lack of stamina - proof of my dour corporate activities ( or rather lack of it )
7) Dislike for money. Thats why I try my best to not be left with any as soon as possible ( chuckle !)
8) expert cook ( this has turned to be a curse - my mom was commenting the other day, " I always thought cooking is a criterion for girls to be called eligible but never knew that my talking about your culinary exploits will get the women flood me with marriage proposals."
9) no body odour (makers of BRUT must be a happy lot - hope they give me some shares for I too deserve to be given credit for the spurt in sales. Afterall I have been a loyal user of their product for 15 years now !!!)
10)naaahhhh... cant tell you this

So, .....

so nothing.

orkut was supposed to help find new friends.... but this marriage thingy has to crop up evertime I chat with my old friends .... everyone is obsessed with it... get a life man ! is there no other topic to talk about !!!! And when I say this, they feel hurt ! :-( whats there to be hurt about... I mean ! Chill madi !!!

And then there are these women from school who are now married.... and they think they have suddenly got the right to 'help me out as well '!! Can you believe that !!! They try and think of all the girls who liked me back in school or college and ask... " is she married already? why dont you tell her about you being single again. Am sure she still likes you. "

jesus !!! grow up woman !!!! that was school/college... long time back... people are not waiting there for me.... and its not as if I have a problem here finding women that I need to go on a search mission ! lolz !! :-) ammmo !!!

Arrey, even my sister is getting frustruated with this.... she already has to deal with the various relatives and family friends who seem to be troubling her with proposals.... to top it off, now she also has to be a messenger for 'pretty and homely ( what does that word mean anyways... duhhhh !!!) girls'. I still remember her class-mates commenting about the length of my moustache( ya, i used to have one back in school), my trousers etc etc and how my sister used to come home giggling and tell me and mom about all that...And now those very girls have become 'eligible and homely' it seems. But why me yaar.. go hunt somewhere else ! I am not ready to be caged yet.
We both were wondering the other day while we were out shopping on commercial street - " are we even ready for this?" It remained a rhetoric - thank god !

It seems all my friends are getting married - so? God, if they wanna then let them. why asking me to follow suit? I am a kid ! I wanna go to Africa, I wanna trek the Himalayas, I wanna bungee jump, wanna run as fast as the wind on the beach and win the best dancer prize for Latin American style.... kitna kuch karna hai abhi... :-) he ! he ! he ! I can see you laugh !!! You wait, guys !!! When you are busy panting away after your dozen kids and you over-weight wives, I will be hanging from some tree, trying to photograph the way the sun's rays fall over the rocks in some God forsaken land... maybe that land will be named after me "The Menon Place" - naah sounds like some run-down cafe in Puerto Rico.

Anyways I think I am blabbering enough... moreover my mood has changed to a pleasant one - thanks to the impromptu showers - rains just cleansed away all my irritation... whew !!! oh yeah... listening to spanish guitar pieces are a great way to pep up your spirits... am already listening to it... so I will now stop writing nonsense and do some 'leg-shaking' - 'hola :-)

beunas noches !!!