Thursday, March 30, 2017

Chinese Fan



*At a social club in Hong Kong*

Woman: Do you have a Chinese fan?
Me: No
Woman: Not even one?
Me: No, I don't like to keep.
Woman to her man: She is such a rude Indian b*tch. She doesn't like Chinese friends.
Me: WTF
Woman leaves with her group. 
( I realised Chinese pronounce friend as fan) 
Me: Oh, wait, I can explain. 

P.S. I am not a great fan of Chinese fans and Chinese accent. 

Friday, March 24, 2017

I am a Writer


Writer.
I googled Writer. 

Oxford dictionary says- A person who has written something or who writes in a particular way. So by virtue of this piece about I am a writer, I am a writer!

In the last one week, 3 people have told me “You are such a great writer” (1 person said it twice). Well, I am not counting the people who generally love you and say such stuff (1 of those 3 is my bestie).

Anyway, the point is- I have started to leave a mark in people’s mind. They want to hear me. Yesterday, when I was on the stage, I took a moment and looked in the eyes of the audience around to see how curious they were about the content I wrote (except the ones busy on phone). But, I saw that interest. So what if it was only from the people whose phone battery had discharged and they had finished eating.

I feel blessed. And I said on stage, “….. as a writer I find it hard to ….” and nobody laughed  when I called myself a writer. 

I am a writer. By estoppel. 

Thursday, March 23, 2017

I still love you

I love you.
I still love you.

While the former makes stories, the latter makes legends.