Helping hands
1. When I went shopping this weekend, just as I got out of my car, there was a shopping trolley parked in the next bay. The car park was rather full & I saw a car wanting to pull into that bay. So I moved the trolley away, allowing him to park. He came & parked happily, without even thanking me or even acknowledging the same. Ofcourse not that I've done anything great but I thot one has to be a bit courteous atleast. I see them inside the shop too & not even a smile & he just looks thru me as if it were my duty to move that trolley! Needless to say he was an Indian!
2. Went for a 2 hr aerobathon which was quite tiresome. At the end of the class one boy requested me to drop him home as he was just too tired to walk. Feeling sad, I agreed & dropped him. Few hours later I needed to go out & I get into my car only to find a horrible horrible stink.....it was the stink of his sweat! Yuck! Yuck! Tho I used air freshners & perfumes, & kept my car windows & sunroof open, the yucky smell lasted me for almost a week.
3. I know that my office messenger is a greedy guy. I used to think that well, he is not so well to do, so thats why he tries to earn extra bucks by making some exhorbitant travel claims. Hence we normally use him only for delivering documents etc that are very important & urgent. Once there was something very very urgent to be submitted to the tax department due to a deadline & told him to do so. He does so & claims 25 bucks for the same! He came to me for approval & I was totally zapped cos the building is next door! I told him this is ridiculous cos he wld've walked it across. Anycase I got my boss to approve the same & he did it cos he is a local who is not so well to do. After a few days I hear from other local staff members that this guy actually does money lending business (with high interest rates) in his own personal capacity & we used to think that he is actually not so well to do!!!
2. Went for a 2 hr aerobathon which was quite tiresome. At the end of the class one boy requested me to drop him home as he was just too tired to walk. Feeling sad, I agreed & dropped him. Few hours later I needed to go out & I get into my car only to find a horrible horrible stink.....it was the stink of his sweat! Yuck! Yuck! Tho I used air freshners & perfumes, & kept my car windows & sunroof open, the yucky smell lasted me for almost a week.
3. I know that my office messenger is a greedy guy. I used to think that well, he is not so well to do, so thats why he tries to earn extra bucks by making some exhorbitant travel claims. Hence we normally use him only for delivering documents etc that are very important & urgent. Once there was something very very urgent to be submitted to the tax department due to a deadline & told him to do so. He does so & claims 25 bucks for the same! He came to me for approval & I was totally zapped cos the building is next door! I told him this is ridiculous cos he wld've walked it across. Anycase I got my boss to approve the same & he did it cos he is a local who is not so well to do. After a few days I hear from other local staff members that this guy actually does money lending business (with high interest rates) in his own personal capacity & we used to think that he is actually not so well to do!!!
50 Comments:
At 11:34 AM, Deekshanya said…
hi
Nice post! like ur way of describing things.. makes us visualize things! Budding author haan! have translated that poem for u in my blog. do check it out.
BTW, can i call u by a shorter name HTBM?
- Deeksh.
At 12:44 PM, di.di said…
case #1.. happens everywhere, regardless whether that guy/lady is an indian, malay or chinese!!
these ppl do not know to say thank you, or at least put a smiley face or maybe just raise your hand....
case #2... cant say much cos I cant ppl with BO too!
case #3.. at my previous office, we sometimes asked the despatch to do our personal thingy, i.e. pay the bill etc, but we give him some money...
* in Malaysia, those illegal money- lenders are known as Alongs
At 2:02 PM, Unknown said…
Needless to say he was an Indian!
Namma makkal dhaan namakkey edhiriya? :(
Andha office messenger... hmm.. ellam officeliyum andh maadhiri sila peru irukka dhaan seiraanga! :)
At 2:32 PM, Aditi said…
hmm amazing makes me wonder if any good deed ever goes unpunished
At 3:26 PM, Anonymous said…
H2bee: Had a good laugh!!! Indians always take advantage of seeing an another indian. What a shame:-))They just act the same way as they do back home. No excuse when they wanna move forward and talk/ shout loud. Commonsense= zero for some lunatic indians and they need some training before applying for visa.
Sweat oh boy!! you get all types huh!!!
At 3:37 PM, Madhu said…
he he i could almost imagine the situations...esp the yuck part! well, things like this happen and ppl are not going to change!
:)I always keep telling my husband to be careful of whom he is helping. Nowadays we may actually end up being the victim of fraud.
At 4:02 PM, Patty said…
When things like this rub me the wrong way, I have to remind myself that I would rather be taken advantage of than change the person I am. The same is true for you. You are a loving, giving person, and there are people out there bound to take advantage of that. Know that many others see what you do and are lifted up by it since your motives are coming from the right place. I am honored to call you my friend!
At 4:44 PM, Anonymous said…
people.. people .. people.. cant live with them.. cant live without thm!! the guy with body odour.. yuckkkkkkkk.. us hd've sued him for nostril distress or somethg..
At 5:45 PM, Janani said…
You describe people in an amazing way.... Great post
At times peple become too mean and too clumsy. And many a times such people turn out to be an Indian.
At 6:15 PM, KK said…
Kali muthiduthu... :)
At 6:21 PM, Has to be me said…
Deeksh,
Thanks for ur sweet words. LOL @ budding author! sure u can call me HTBM! Thanks fr the translation
DD,
Guess we must generalize it to Asians eh?
Karthik,
Indian oru indiana phoren country la patha oru smile koodutha nalladhan irrukum isnt it?
At 6:23 PM, Has to be me said…
Aditi,
I think all good (& bad) deeds r bound 2 be acknowledged in some way or the other. U reap what u sow isnt it?
Priya
Yes indeed. We like 2 dig graves for our own ppl isnt it?! Shame!
Madhu
One surely has to be vigilant & watchful on the fraud cases
At 6:25 PM, Has to be me said…
Patty,
Thanks for the gr8 compliment! :)
s0ul,
All the sueing takes place in US only! But hey I like ur idea!! hee hee!!
Janani,
Thank u so much! :)
KK,
Comment puriyala :(
At 12:35 AM, starry said…
really sad and that too an Indian.he could have atleast smiled. I think you are a good person and you do these things without thinking if it is going to be repaid.kudos to you.
At 12:58 AM, KK said…
I dont know how to translate... neither do I know the meaning of "Kali"... :) But I know the context where they use it so I too use in the same context :)
Can some one translate "Kali muthiduthu" for HTBM???
At 1:09 AM, Priya said…
H2bee: kali muthiduthu as I have understood: kali kalam ( this century or period) muthiduchu means gone beyond or out of control.
Am I right kk:-)))
At 10:14 AM, Aradhna said…
Thats is why they say in India, Neki Ker dariya mein daal.
Do good and forget all abt it.
Your good deeds will be returned in a better way and in most unexpected way.....
At 10:52 AM, Shanthi said…
aamaangaa aen indians vaera oor pona kandukka maataenguraanga ?
naanum avanga maadhiri kandukkaama vittutaen adhukkappuram !
oru velai yaaro mudhal mudhalla appadi pannunadha paathu kaduppaagi ellaarum panna aarambichitaangalo ?
At 12:09 PM, Has to be me said…
Starry,
Thanks 4 ur sweet words :)
KK,
Muthiduthu purinjuthu...kali than konjam confusion! Priya sonnadhu correcta?
Pria,
Thank u. If that is what it means, I understood it!
At 12:20 PM, Has to be me said…
Chiya,
Sure I agree with u!
TPB,
Welcome here. Glad u liked them.
Shanthi,
Good 2 c u after a long time. R u back? If what u say is true, we gotta break this u c!
At 12:52 PM, gils said…
//Needless to say he was an Indian! //
to be honest...i dint like this sentence...
At 4:44 PM, KK said…
Yes Priya you were rite :) Kali kaalam is the period during which everything happens abnormal... like for eg: 80yr old guy marrying 20 yr old gal... So Kali Muthiduthu is the heights of that abnormal period... :) This is what my next cubicle tamilian explained to me :)
So told that statement to say we have reached that state and hence people are like that :)
At 9:27 PM, gils said…
hey answer poatuten... :D btw..kali muthiduthuna...spoilt kalinu artham.....hehehe...ehto ennala aana ubagaram
p.s:
ubagaramna ennanu kekkpdaathu...ithu adyar ananda bavan menu item matum kandipa illai :D :D
At 9:45 PM, quills said…
I know long time. Been traveling and quite busy. And you have been tagged. :)
At 10:00 PM, mommyof2 said…
I get irritated too when people show no manners and these are grownups we are talking about (shaking head).. I think some people don’t believe in common courtesy..
At 12:21 AM, Anonymous said…
H2bee: Someone has the same name of yours in wordpress. Is that your new blog?? hastobeme.wordpress.com
KK: Enaa oru sooper example 80-20. Ungal kanavu ninaivaga en vazthugal in advance:-))
At 8:43 AM, Unknown said…
Indian oru indiana phoren country la patha oru smile koodutha nalladhan irrukum isnt it?
kandippa! :)
At 4:05 PM, Movie Mazaa said…
I just love the way u have put across these three instances on a platter before us. And yes, it was wonderful going through it, as always. :)
I know of a person whos quite similar to the office messenger that u have mentioned. :)
At 5:16 PM, Anonymous said…
Nice reading!I do echo your sentiments, strange are the ways of the world ! I would say doing backhand business is so very happening in all spheres of life.
At 12:32 PM, gayathri said…
sometimes ppl bcom senseless n v r rather forced 2 put up with..
At 12:50 PM, Itchingtowrite said…
i hate the sweaty kinds. can't breathe when they r in my car
At 6:09 PM, Anonymous said…
OMG!!! this is ridiculous!!!
anyways.. hafta put up wid certain ppl and go our way.... so chill! :)
At 7:46 AM, SeePearrl said…
gud one!
At 10:30 AM, Has to be me said…
Gils,
To be honest, even I didnt like it! ;) And what I didnt like is the bitter truth reality that strangely most indians r seldom friendly & do not even acknowledge each others presence.
U know the locals (even strangers) greet us, smile & even ask "How r u today?" etc. whereas our fellow country men arent even courteous. And thats what I was trying to highlight.
At 10:32 AM, Has to be me said…
Olive,
Hmmm, noted! :)
KK,
Thanks fr the confirmation!! Got the point now!
Gils,
LOLz @ Adayar ananda bhavan!
At 10:35 AM, Has to be me said…
Quills,
Will check it out
Mof2,
True, what 2 do?!
Priya,
Hey thats not me for sure! Will check out my copy cat soon! Thanks fr letting me know!
At 10:36 AM, Has to be me said…
Karthik,
:)
Velu,
Thankx fr ur sweet words!
Lera,
U r so rite!
At 10:37 AM, Has to be me said…
Gayathri
Absolutely!
Itchy
Bet ya!
Prithz,
Yup girl no choice! :(
WF,
:)
At 3:59 PM, Sree said…
awwwwww.... sometimes it really makes us wonder whether helping is a sin afterall...
At 5:00 PM, gils said…
@htbm:
huh..in one of the posts i read...indians are very talkative..they poke noses in others private affairs by pestering them with personal questions.atha padichapo.etho nammaathu maami pakkathahula pesindruka mathiri picturise panirunthaanga...i thot may b our guys shd talk less...n moreover enga aapichula phoren pora makalukelam kudukara advice...dnt talk to strangers..poochandi pudichundu poiduvaan..athucum namma oora iruntha b exra safe...many fraudsers are therenu...ipdilaam bayamuruthi anupina.ummnu muraikama eenu ilikava mudiyum :D)
At 6:53 PM, KK said…
@Priya - Athu vaazhtukal illai...80yrs kalyanam panna athu sabam :)
At 8:25 PM, Syam said…
//Needless to say he was an Indian//
I thougt it sud be neengaley solliteenga...
:-)
At 8:25 PM, Syam said…
sweat one week ku smell adikumaa..
enga office la yahoo messenger kooda illa :-)
At 9:11 AM, Artnavy said…
were u offering the ride or being taken on one?
At 10:21 AM, Sreejith Panickar said…
Pretty good description! Has to be you!!!! :-)
At 10:51 AM, Has to be me said…
Sush,
Right. But I think I will still continue to do bits n pieces of my contribution wherever / whatever I can, to make things better. what say?
Gils,
Quite agree with that too! Indians by nature r a little inquisitive (incl me!! ;) ) & hence land up asking too many ?s. If not they run out of topic & just to keep the conversation going they ask something silly! Fraud...yes yes.
Syam,
Elluna ennaiya irrukeenga! ;)
At 10:52 AM, Has to be me said…
Syam
Indha case la adichudu! LOL @ yahoo msgner. Maybe its forbidden cos of ppl like u!!! he heee!
AN,
LOL! good one.
SK,
Thanks! :)
At 10:56 AM, Anonymous said…
FYI Log-In (needs a hyphen between Log and In) :-)
At 1:27 PM, Ashish Agarwal said…
You do feel sad and used when something like this happens, and things like these can happen fairly easily. What I normally do is concentrate on whether what I did was right or wrong, and the answer is very clear. And since I am no mahatma, I think about should I do this again, and typically any rage or anger goes away in some time, and I am back to being (hopefully) my normal friendly self.
At 9:28 AM, Shanthi said…
sereenga next time i will make sure that i smile irrespective of how bad they behave :D
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