Communication
Sorry ppl! I have just not managed to blog or blog hop in the past few days. :((( Just been awfully busy with many many things. Im glad Im able 2 post something today atleast & hope 2 catch up with all ur blogs soon! :)
Im communicating the same 2 u all cos read this on & u wld know the importance of communication in our day 2 day lives! And pls note that this is a true story! Names & places changed for obvious reasons.
Sundar & Liza were a newly married couple, living in Trichy. Unfortunately a day prior to Liza's birthday Sundar had visit Chennai for official reasons for 3 days. He was sad that he cldn't be with her on her bday. He called her in the morning & wished her. And wanting to surprise her a bit, told his assistant Srikanth to get her a bouquet of flowers of her birthday from Sundar.
The "smart" assistant promptly gets flowers for Liza & gives them to her wishing her a happy bday but obviously "forgets" to tell her that the flowers r from Sundar! Now Liza is damn impressed with Srikanth for not only remembering her bday but also getting her the flowers. And she thinks to herself that Sundar cldnt even get her flowers for her bday! Another common friend Anand, calls Liza to wish for her bday & Liza tells him about the beautiful flowers she recd from Srikanth.
Sundar speaks to her again during the course of the day & wonders y Liza doesnt thank or even acknowledge the flowers! But fails to ask her the same.
The next day Anand happened to speak with Sundar & Anand casually mentions to Sundar that Srikanth has wished Liza for her bday with flowers! And sundar feels like the biggest fool for not having told her that the flowers were actually from him!
So beware & communicate properly....atleast to the near & dear ones! :)
Im communicating the same 2 u all cos read this on & u wld know the importance of communication in our day 2 day lives! And pls note that this is a true story! Names & places changed for obvious reasons.
Sundar & Liza were a newly married couple, living in Trichy. Unfortunately a day prior to Liza's birthday Sundar had visit Chennai for official reasons for 3 days. He was sad that he cldn't be with her on her bday. He called her in the morning & wished her. And wanting to surprise her a bit, told his assistant Srikanth to get her a bouquet of flowers of her birthday from Sundar.
The "smart" assistant promptly gets flowers for Liza & gives them to her wishing her a happy bday but obviously "forgets" to tell her that the flowers r from Sundar! Now Liza is damn impressed with Srikanth for not only remembering her bday but also getting her the flowers. And she thinks to herself that Sundar cldnt even get her flowers for her bday! Another common friend Anand, calls Liza to wish for her bday & Liza tells him about the beautiful flowers she recd from Srikanth.
Sundar speaks to her again during the course of the day & wonders y Liza doesnt thank or even acknowledge the flowers! But fails to ask her the same.
The next day Anand happened to speak with Sundar & Anand casually mentions to Sundar that Srikanth has wished Liza for her bday with flowers! And sundar feels like the biggest fool for not having told her that the flowers were actually from him!
So beware & communicate properly....atleast to the near & dear ones! :)
posted by Has to be me @ 9:33 AM
46 Comments:
At 10:43 AM,
Anonymous said…
I totally agree with you. It was just as easy as the husband asking his wife, "Did you like the flowers I sent you?" and all would have been pleasant..
Communication is very very imprtant!
At 10:52 AM,
Ganesh Ranganathan said…
hmmm...yeah it could be a dangerous situation...ever happened to you in real life?
At 11:43 AM,
Anonymous said…
is it fictional or a factual situation??
it is actually very important!!
come back soon :)
At 12:34 PM,
Aditi said…
Communication is very important to sustaining any relationship I agree. However in this situation I think the wife is a bit dumb to happily accept flowers from a newlywed husband's assistant without questioning it.
At 1:40 PM,
Himavan said…
First time here. I go with aditi! The wife would have questioned srikanth!
At 3:12 PM,
Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said…
Makes sense to me...
that reminds me...I need to stop sending gifts to my potential-girl-friends through AMAZON....
no wonder, no one thanked me ever....
Im sure they believe AMAZON is sending free gifts....grrrr....
mere paise paaani mein jaa rahe hai :(((
At 3:27 PM,
Janani said…
Next time I send flowers will certainly place a card in it. Not ready for surprises and also to let others take credit
At 3:41 PM,
Tharini said…
Funny, but a nearly same thing happened with my parents. He sent her flowers on her b'day for the first time in 20+ years of marriage to her work place and she thought it came from a good family friend who is known for hi thoughtfulness. :)
It was a total pooper for my Dad.
So how DID your birthday go?
And to answer your question, my son is 3 and a 1/2 to be.
At 4:16 PM,
Anonymous said…
I wonder what makes her think flowers must be from her friends and not form her sweety. I do not agree unless the girl is too dumb to understand love and life.
At 5:24 PM,
Has to be me said…
Geetha,
Absolutely but just that the hubby failed in asking the same!
Ganesh,
Thankfully no! Has it with u?
Chandni,
As I;ve mentioned, this happened for real!
At 5:26 PM,
Has to be me said…
Aditi,
Unfortunately yes she has just accepted the flowers!
Contended,
Welcome here. This is a true story & well she has accepted the flowers!
z000nie,
Watch it! Call them & tell them it was u!! ;)
At 5:27 PM,
Has to be me said…
Janani,
Good!
Tharini,
LOL! Pavum ur dad! Ya bday was fine. My son's also 3 1/2. April 9th. & urs?
Tanusree,
Welcome to my blog. :)
At 5:28 PM,
Has to be me said…
Pria,
This is true story like I mentioned! So guess she maybe like what u mentioned! ;)
At 5:44 PM,
Anonymous said…
hmmmm. interesting , It would have made me wonder why the assistant gave me flowers and I would have called my husband abt it....
At 8:01 PM,
KK said…
No wonder I am still single :)
Yenna kanna thiranthuteenga HTBM :)
At 8:07 PM,
Harish said…
I second KK on the same :-)
At 9:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
wow, are you serious? good that anand showed up from somewhere.. else the misunderstanding could've gotten worse! yup communication is deftly the key!
so speak up people!! :)
At 9:20 PM,
gils said…
hheehehe..naanga ushaarla..nerlapoi kuduthurathu ....reminds of one incident..i bought a gift for my frnd one week before her bday but cudnt get time..and it was lying with me ten days after her bday..so wen i finally met her and gave the gift...she liked the cute teddy and gave it a gentle squeeze and viola!!!...the bear sang happy bday..in my voice :D :D i had recorded the song and changed the music which came with the toy :D...nejamavay karadi paadina mathri irunthuchu...bearlaam maana nashta vazhaku potrumonu bayanthu antha songa vara piecea remove panitoam.. :) she still doesnt believe tt i am capable of these pranksngarathu thaan matter :D ...
At 9:28 PM,
Itchingtowrite said…
communication has to be 2-way, eife cud hav mentioned to husband that she got flowers or husband cud hv said that he sent flowers. ofcourse how did the wfe expect that the asistant wud be sending flowers !!! high hopes?? my husband's team member added the entire teams name in the card on teh bouquet which my hubby send for me. i knew it was a joke & i was sure it was my hubby who had sent the flowers!! she got it good from my hubby the next day!! (that too he is her boss & she did that!!)
At 1:21 AM,
starry said…
Miscommunication can lead to so many problems. we should try to be more clear in our messages. nice post.
At 3:51 AM,
divya said…
hmm..but there is nothing like a surprise..a bouquet that just shows up on your door..
At 4:17 AM,
smiley said…
priya is right. the miscommunication is not about sending a name card with the flowers, but they should get to know each other more :) incidents like this get them to know each other more :)
At 5:10 AM,
SCRIBBLEZ TO WAKEUP said…
Oh..This is just good...A real eye opener..We keep assuming so many things all the time when no or mis communication would be tainting reality! :)
At 7:18 AM,
Sreejith Panickar said…
Obscure communication is a danger by itself....
Happy halloweens.......
At 7:44 AM,
di.di said…
nothing to do with your blog.. but really pissed off when i read somewhere in the net that Ryan Phillippe cheated on Reese Witherspoon... .typical man!
At 9:42 AM,
Ekta said…
well quite ironical...but i agree..a lot of times we screw things up merely by not communicating right!
At 9:57 AM,
Priyankari said…
Nice one! Surely, you've got here a lesson to learn from.
At 10:27 AM,
Pranay said…
Will surely remember this.
At 1:53 PM,
Unknown said…
The best bet would have been to ask his assistant to send the flowers through the florist. This would have cleared all doubts!
Nice one though!
BTW how was your birthday?
Rashmi.
At 3:20 PM,
KC! said…
LOL!!! aana idhu koodava avaluku therinjirukadhu??? kashtam!!
Anyways, you celbrated ur bday??`
At 4:27 PM,
Has to be me said…
Shankari,
Guess they r too egoistic to even check!
kk,
Goodluck! Yaravadhu matuvanga ninaikiren!! ;)
Harish,
Good luck 2 u 2!
At 4:46 PM,
Has to be me said…
s0ul,
right girl...this really happened! if we speak up (correctly), a lotta things r saved!
Gils,
Hmm so u got sooper "voice" is it?! ;) Illai na r u a mimicry artist?!
I2W,
LOL! Sure u r the smart girl! ;)
At 4:49 PM,
Has to be me said…
Starry,
Right. Both mis communication & non-communication can be equally dangerous!
Divya,
Hi there & welcome 2 my blog
Smiley,
Absolutely....thats how they wld get 2 know each other better.
At 4:52 PM,
Has to be me said…
Scribz,
Assumption / taking things for granted r also not quite right!
Sreejith,
Bet u! Happy halloweens 2 u 2!
DD,
Sorry 2 note abt that. Guess men r men irrespective of age, caste or creed!
At 4:52 PM,
Patty said…
That is a great story, with a mighty lesson to be learned. Mis-communication is most likely one of the greatest reason for failed relationships. Thanks for the friendly reminder to be aware of communicating clearly and honestly, instead of assuming the other guy is getting it.
At 4:53 PM,
Has to be me said…
Ekta,
Ya probably cos its easier 2 get it screwed!! ;)
Priyankari,
As long it is learnt the right way, its good.
Pranay,
:)
At 4:55 PM,
Has to be me said…
RT,
Sure good idea! Will suggest to Sundar!! ;) Bday was fine. Thanks dear.
Usha,
Ammam usha....idhu nejam than! Avallukku theriyala than!
PAtty,
Thanks dear!
At 6:44 PM,
Syam said…
ROTFL and thought provoking too...
so the moral of the story...
1.don't ask u'r friend to buy flowers for your wife's bday
2.don't go to chennai on u'r wife's b'day
:-)
At 9:12 PM,
Twisted DNA said…
Yes, this story shows how important communication is. There is also a lesson. Don't ask your young male assistant to send flowers to your wife :D
At 9:14 PM,
Arunkumar said…
guess this is my first time here...
this one was LOL... is this a real story?. To add a 3rd point to above syam's morals from this story:
3. Anything concerning a girl, dont have a middleman :) {rber Minsara Kanavu}
will read other blogs and comment later..
-Arun
At 7:12 AM,
Artnavy said…
oops- quite a faux pa
At 8:46 AM,
Has to be me said…
Syam,
Thathuva raja neega! ;) We all used to chellama call him 'goiya' & 'kozhi' after this incident!!
DNA,
Indeed!
Arun,
Welcome here. Yes ellam minsara kanuvu style only!
Art,
s, ofcourse!
At 10:46 AM,
Shanthi said…
nijamaavedhaanunga !
i very well remember this saying "Communication is not what we speak... but what others understand"
romba kashtamunga naama ninaikkuradha communicate pandradhu and they getting right!
At 12:37 PM,
gils said…
ennanga ipdi ketuteenga...enga areala nitela kozhndhaingalaam thoongalaina...gilsa kooptu paada solliduvennu bayamuruthi vachirukanga....avlo nalla irukumaakum...oru chinna thambi prabhu in makingnu vachukungalaen :D
At 12:05 AM,
Me too said…
communication - very important! And in today's world, we need to be quick too! Years back, I had gone to visit a friend, A with another friend, B. When we heard A's sister, C, arriving, I casually mentioned to B that it was C's birthday that day and even before I could say 'hi' to C, B hurried with her 'Happy birthday, C' as if she remembered it and stole my thunder!! 'Boo...hooo'!!
At 12:28 PM,
Anonymous said…
yeah communication is really important, lot of misunderstandings can be avoided if we speak out.
but in this case i agree with all who say the wife was dumb. instead of being happy and impressed, she should have questioned her husband's assistant and also informed her husband bout the incident. why didn't she tell him that his assistant had given her flowers?
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