Note: This post was supposed to be published yesterday but since my boss’s boss has finally figured out that maybe I come to the office to work, I have almost no time left for blogging.
Here are a few pictures I took this weekend.
The Bell
No, I didn’t buy this bell! It came with my room. It was hanging from the drapery rod. On Christmas, I cleaned it, took this picture and put it back up. This is also the first time most of my blog readers can see me. Sure, its just a hand but still.
The Thing hanging from the ceiling
This is the weirdest thing that came with the room. I think one is supposed to place a bulb inside it. I never did. In fact, I’ve never cleaned it. You can see the cobwebs if you look closely.
City Map
I bought a new map of Bangalore on christmas eve. I am a mapfreak. I already have 4 different maps of the city but this is the most detailed and i guess the last.
In other news, a hawker on MG Road asked me if I wanted to exchange money. I was surprised. I stuck around for a while to see if he asks others but he only asked a caucasian couple. It made me wonder if he thought I was a BOF (i.e. opposite of FOB. BOF is an intelligent term coined by me for all the indians who have just returned from a foreign country after a long stay.) I don’t look like a BOF, do I? Not that there’s anything wrong with being a BOF but I don’t want to counted as somebody I’m not.
cute bell! but cuter hand!
he he he ;P
i am sure the girls readiing ur blog would b faintin at the site of ur hand and goin ooooh he is such a hunk ;D
‘I don’t look like a BOF, do I?’
How would we know?
damn! i wanted to say “cute bell! but cuter hand!”… but akanksha already beat me to it. (*sigh*)
LOL!
Wow Raj,
You are already a hit !!
So what does BOF mean ? how do they look like ? Let me know
P.S – due to typo I had to remove my earlier comment.
BOF. Haha! Nice term, Raj!
Hope you get your much-desired (and female) hand-stalker soon!
@akanksha: Thanks. Well, thats the idea
@yogi: It was a rhetorical question :O
@freeze: No probs. Tho i wud have loved a different compliment
@greensatya: He he. Either that or they’re pulling my legs
Most BOFs look like normal mortals but some stick out like sore thumbs because they try too hard to fit in and yet ensure that everyone knows that they’re not regular indians.
@sayesha: Thanks!
Yeah, I hope so too. Its high time I got one!
Raj, let me come to India and then your view about BOFs will change in a good way.
@greensatya: That would indeed be great
ueeeeeee ma!! itna macho han hai aapka..hmko to raat bhar neend hee nahee aaee
ps:(dar ke maare)
WAt did u think at first?? hahahaha
@rinku: Aapne humhe sochne ka mauka hi kahan diya?
Khush hote hote reh gaye..
1)But what does the BOF abbrieviation stand for? FOB stands for Fresh Of the Boat….
Most BOFs look like normal mortals but some stick out like sore thumbs because they try too hard to fit in and yet ensure that everyone knows that they’re not regular indians.
2)Hmmm, did somebody have me in mind when they made this statement?
@ttg:
1)I know, I know. I didn’t think the whole coining-new-term thing through. I’ll think abt what it stands for later. For now lets say it stands for “Better Off F*ckers”. Ya, its dumb
2)I had lots of people in mind and none of them were you but i’m happy that you fit the mould. Now I can use you as a living example
Raj, I have realised that you might just be a a ‘HAND’some hunk! That was quite a HAND! I must say, people or readers of this blog might start expecting pics of bits of you…this was the first.
PJ
@priyanka: Thanks.
Well, if thats waht my reders demand, thats waht they’ll get
i would just like to say– whenever y’all dont type in english, i get so sad!
what did they say? what did i miss? i want to know! but i dont know any other languages
[ok, a lie; i know some spanish]
oye du-dee,
wishing you a great new year ahead
nice bell! i’m an ex-pat who travels to bangalore frequently. that city is such an experience for the senses.
@becky: Oh, sorry
I think only rinku’s comment and my reply to it was in hindi so i’ll translate it for you and i’ll keep it literal cos its funny that way. So rinku said: “oh mother! your hand is so macho. I couldn’t sleep the whole night. (p.s.: due to fear) What did you think at first? hahahaha
So i replied: You didn’t give me the time to think. I just stopped short of being happy.
As you can see, you didn’t miss much
@yogi: Thanks, du-dee. Wishing you a fantabulous year too.
@the bangalore blog: Thanks. I think our whole country is an experience for the senses and its a must-have experience