Plastic ban?
Plastic has replaced metals in the kitchen, cloth for bags, and currency for ease. Did we realize it got into our behaviour, courtesy, smiles, laughter all for the same reason - a convenient alternative?
As a kid, I could easily recognize the plastic smile that my loved ones gave others. I told myself, I will never do that. But hey, never say never! Growing up I realized, I am being sucked into the plastic world whether I like it or not! (Fortunately I have not used it so far with the ones I love.)
Don't even get me started at how many plastic smiles I throw at work everyday - 'How can I help you? Do you want coffee? Good job. Err that's called Object Oriented programming you see' - all with a dash of plastic.
Now, whenever I am cornered with a sticky situation where I don't want to answer or comment, I usually laugh out loud. 'HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm' is how it goes.
A few months ago I met a distant relative of mine.
Uncle: I remember how little you used to be. Now you are all grown up, working, standing on your own feet.
Me: Thanks uncle
Uncle: So, how much do you earn per month?
Me: (:O) Err, I am not very experienced, but I earn enough to support myself (start looking away)
Uncle: Now won't you tell your favourite uncle the figure?
Me: HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm
(Favourite uncle? Do I even know your full name? Are you looking for a post retirement job of a 'market researcher'?)
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A pesky neighbouring auntie at a gathering
Auntie: You look so pretty, we have to look for a handsome guy for you, or have you already looked for yourself?
Me: HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm
Auntie: One can never say anything about kids these days. They don't like their parents' choice at all!
Me: HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm
Auntie: If you do have any boyfriends or make new ones, don't forget to tell me OK?
Me: HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm
(Now why would I do that? What on earth would actually leave me with no option but to possibly confide in you? Wouldn't it be a tad bit easy to get a saw and just chop off my hand?)
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My SIL-to-be(STB) over the phone
Me: Did you know 'so-and-so' gave birth to a baby girl.. How sweet! AB told me.
STB: Of course, I was the one who informed AB
Me: Oh great, do you know if they have decided her name then?
STB: That's done on an auspicious day by the child's aunt
Me: Yeah, but these days things ...
STB(cutting me off): I am going to name your kids
Me: ?????!!! (Was there an earthquake just now? Did anybody else feel it? I could imagine a close up of my face shown from 3 different angles with a lightning background score as in the silly daily soaps!) HA-HA-HA-HA-mmmm
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Gosh, can you imagine how the world would be without it's 'plastic'? Do we really want to live in a completely honest world? If we do happen to, is it good or bad? Wouldn't we end up hurting people for no good reason? When somebody says 'I am very frank', what do they exactly mean?
Dunno. Why is it that such people find it so easy to be in-your-face and very real while we are the ones who end up using plasticity? Would be good to reverse positions no?
i dunno if all these people do it for fun or do it seriously...asking all those personal questions, all personal comments...if they are doing it for fun, then at least it's ok...but if they are even anywhere near being serious about all this, then they must go learn some manners :P
y dont u petition the UK prime minister Gordon Brown and let him talk to President Obama and let them have a discussion at the G8 summit and decide when to stop using plastic...:D
These days u seem to be thinking too much abt trivial stuff...super idle kya?
@Dewy - I wish! We shd work on that snappy answers project of ours again :P
@Titaxy - The examples I quoted, were all serious :/
I do have friends teasing me about a wide variety of things, but some ppl don't understand limits :/
@Viswa - yeah right :P
If only I got a chance to talk to Mr Brown, I ll have plenty of things to petition about. If I meet Obama, I'll fall head over heels and be dumbstruck :-D
Not idle ya, but when ppl get into your nerves, you need to rant somewhere...
Is he that handsome? :P or has he acheived that much? pardon my ignorance in either case!
Being kids was so much easier..you did not have to play mind games with people..the worst is if you actually respond back they either get supper offended that you had the nerve to be rude to them (never mind if they are out of line) or they say why are you getting so serious, they were just kidding..sigh..
@Viswa - Well there are some things that click the the right switches - what else can I say? After all you are not the first person who can't work out the logic behind these things!
people r more interested in others life...i dont knw why... and they act as if our day starts n ends with them..like they r our boss..
we should throw these people in a plastic bag and then ban them :P
congrats for being picked up by blogadda...muaaahhh baby u deserve it
@Dido - LOL great idea :P
and thanks sweety :-D
The logic behind the first part is totally subjective...But the logic behind him receiving the nobel prize is totally beyond that brain of mine!