Being a vacant desk in a cubical, I was getting extremely
bored, till the NSS man came to me, with CPU in one hand and a small paper in
other. I was curious about the chit, hoping it will have the name of my new
friend, my new desk-mate. NSS man put down the chit and bent down to connect
the CPU when I saw the chit. All efforts I took to peep into the chit were not
of any use as it was MY address, written on it. All of us belonging to same
cubical – My desk friends and their corresponding desk-mates had obvious
question, who is gonna come? Me with few more questions - A boy /Girl, will be
tall or short (yes this is one of the imp aspects for us), neat and tidy or
just a messy person.
Next morning I woke up at 8.50am. That bloody Admin man
always does this to us, he just switch on the all lights and starts AC,
snatches away our comfort. It was the day of his arrival, my desk-mate, the
thought brought big smile on my face. My previous friend was a handsome guy
(most of the girls from ODC will agree to me). His responsibilities, so called
intelligence and more than anything his good looks used to make the cubical
overcrowded with many girls. We all (my desk friends as well) used to enjoy it
;)
At 9 .05 am, a girl came to our cubical giggling and she kept something
heavy on me. The heavy thing was her purse, carrying the whole world into it. She
arranged her monitor, keyboard, mouse according to her convenience and started
the CPU. I felt so good; finally I got a (desk) girl friend. Within few hours I
realized, this girl gonna rock. Almost every person from ODC knew her and was
coming to congratulate her for her new location. As they say, mine is the perfect
location for doing anything other that work ;) With this perfect start we started our journey
and it still continues.
With time, I got to know about her huge knowledge regarding
their project, technology and also her dedication towards it. Vnet kept on me
always rings for her; people ask for her help in critical situation. She solves
all problems so patiently; I really admire her for this. Always overloaded with
work, she stays back till late and finishes the work within a time. Really a good
girl :)
Few a times, I have heard her singing and she is really good. Her friends do
come to her frequently; they share their secrets, comments, all Gtalks (Girls
Talk). It’s quite interesting to know their views. Because of her, our cubical
is now full of fun, loud laughter, problems and their solutions, her personal
issue, phone call ;) everything.
But…
This girl is actually workaholic, Every now and then she
thinks about her work. Any problem that comes to her, directly or indirectly; becomes her personal problem and then she don’t even breathe till it gets solved. It’s
really difficult to stop her then. Her friends get tired of taking the problem
out of her mind. They make her laugh, make fun of the problem itself, try to convince
her and at the same time try to understand her feelings as well. Our 'Miss
Responsible' understands everything but does not follow anything. Yes, that’s the
name we have given to her, 'Miss Responsible'. She acts as if the whole world is
facing the adverse impacts of problem that she is trying to solve and if
she fails they; she will be hanged till death. Originator of the problem can be
anybody, right from any machine, her health, till her manager but here is our
Lady Atlas, carrying whole world on her shoulders. If I could speak; rather if
you people could hear me, I would have shouted at her, saying, "Please go away…
Don’t you have other things in life… stop sitting in front of me and stop
staring that monitor who is making your problems bigger and bigger. At times it’s
really important that you give rest to your mind, body, even machines; so that
they can perform as you expect. Expectations from others will be unending but
then it’s you who can control and manage them. Their expectation shows trust
in you but trust will exist till the time you exist." From last few days I am
witnessing the pain that my girl friend is suffering from. Her hand ligament is
seriously injured and she is just ignoring it. "My friend, Please don’t do this
to yourself, its You who is more important to us. Your hard works, dedication, sincerity
everything will pay you someday, but for that don’t put yourself on stake."
Today my girl friend is back from her medical leave, which
was supposed to be her Diwali vacation, and she is just the same old stubborn
fellow, not listening to anybody. "My Girl friend, Please do take care of
yourself, I want to enjoy all your funny comments, singing, facebooking. I feel
really good when all your friends come to us ;), I want to be the part of all moments
when you smile, enjoy, chat, fight, tease … all reflections of your pure
heart. I don’t want to be called as your second home but want to be the place,
where I will witness the wonderful moments in your life. And then I will send a
mail"
Sweets from My Desk At My Desk
Occasion: Got New Girl Friend ;)
