The name of the post has nothing to do with geometry or trigonometry.It's about some weird people I have crossed paths with and there was never a common ground that connected us.I found them so fascinating,anyways,they are firmly etched on my mind like the stone sculptures of yore.Memory is defined as the persistent effect of an emotion experienced in the past and if the experience was funny....I let it linger on my mind.Let's get into the act....
#Character1-She was paranoid of gaining weight.And this had affected her to such an extent that every time there was food within her sight, she broke it down to the minutest level.Like the ingredients at the back of a package.Or maybe even more..to the atomic level.I believe, it was not a conscious effort but something automatised due to constant repetition.If she caught me having a grape she would specify the glucose and fructose content in it and what effects would it have on me...there's more...whether the kidney would process the glucose or it would be stored as adipose tissue making my circumference grow by leaps and bounds.She inspired dread in me(in her presence ONLY) for food.If a grape was so guilty in the accretion of my waistline..imagine what a jalebi did-I gobbled it before she could react!I, being a complete foodie and fighting the battle of the bulge...I do remember her words, when I cant button my jeans!
#Character2-She was always dolled up like a character out of Ekta Kapoor's serial-coiffured hair, a curl in place, captivating(due to innovation,everytime) bindi, red hot lipstick(seemed as though one prick & her lips would bleed),sparkling bangles and gaudy sarees.Of course she looked ravishing(if you turned a blind eye to her weight, i.e.)!She is an absolute darling, very endearing.But her idiosyncrasies are outlandish.Her interest in her neighbours, her knowledge about all their possessions(ranging from their car\flat\furniture to their sandals), relationships, maids and bills was commendable.Whenever i visited her(not often), I was made privy to classified information about friends, neighbours and strangers.She was like "sansani" from aaj tak news channel!
#Character3-A minor irritant...She was one lady who was so charmed by me(atleast it felt good to believe so)she had to plagiarize my sense of clothing,hairstyle,career aspirations,hobbies and what not.There were times when we were dressed in exactly the same t-shirt, jeans, shoes,bag and hair style, too.Like identical twins(Sita aur Gita), we could never get lost in Kumbh Mela.The similarity in every aspect was uncanny and visible to every one else, not involved.Our kids have names that rhyme- a lifelong reminder that I influenced someone, so much.
#Character4- This person is interesting to a fault.She is intelligence, knowledge,tradition,modernity,spiritualism personified....& I'm just kidding!She impersonates to be at the zenith of everything that is percieved to be good and respectable.I kind of know her reaction to every situation but still i verify...& BINGO!A true epitome of flatulence and paradigm of gasconade.
The above people were not the only one of their kind.They are just specimen copies and everyone comes accross multiple clones of them.They spice up our lives and are fodder for a hearty laughter.More such dissections of characters will be continued...
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