“The project is over but Raichand’s one upmanship on it isn’t, it keeps going on and on,” Swami complained the other day while sipping his coffee. “And his favourite, blue-eyed boy keeps complaining that he didn’t get his due for the project.” Swami had just returned from his company’s offsite where he had spent two … Read more
Swami woke up the following day counting his blessings and realised that the tally did add to something that was not insubstantial by any means. “We have each other for company first,” he told Jigneshbhai and me. “And I have a boss like Raichand who gave me a week of leave on his own,” he … Read more
The one thing Jigneshbhai likes is a quiet life. He is not the kind who gets restless and worked up when there is not much happening. Give Jigneshbhai his daily freedom, his daily work and his daily food, and the company of a few loved ones and friends to talk with, not all the time … Read more
“Have you been witness to a fierce argument on a WhatsApp group?” Jigneshbhai asked the other day when we were having our coffee and muffin. That question excited Swami who kept his cup and muffin down. “Arguments? I have witnessed dogfights, wrestling matches with crowds cheering on WhatsApp,” Swami replied and broke into a guffaw. … Read more
“Some of my batchmates have become real bigshots,” Swami sneered at me and Jigneshbhai from his cup of coffee the other day. He had just returned after attending a sort of mini reunion with his graduate class. Not that he met a lot of them regularly, but such reunions often rekindled the old habit of … Read more
“Sam told me that your fitness is not determined by what you do in the gym,” Swami complained. Jigneshbhai and I were no experts in this area, so we looked up and took notice. Maybe we will catch something we could put to use. “Then where is it determined?” Jigneshbhai asked, for a change. Even … Read more
“Raichand has hired a new blue-eyed boy. He is in charge of the project now,” Swami said while sipping his coffee. Jigneshbhai and I looked up and took notice. We saw a scowl of irritation make Swami and his face its home. This new hire didn’t seem to have gone well with him. But neither … Read more
“Take charge, he told me and so I did, and things went for a toss in the project,” Swami mused and took charge of the muffin while sipping his coffee the other day. “Who told you?” Jigneshbhai asked. “Who else but Raichand?” Swami replied with a faint smile. “So what happened?” I enquired. Well, that … Read more
“I have been waiting here for twenty minutes. If you didn’t have a table, you should have told us earlier,” Swami shouted at the concierge host. Jigneshbhai tapped him on his shoulder to cool down. “But what’s the point of taking an appointment if they can’t give us the table on time?” Swami howled. Jigneshbhai … Read more