FROG PRINCE...

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy they say.Well its so true.What happened the other day to one of my good friends just shows it.Ahem! So our hero for the day is Mr Kewl..:) A guy with some serious amount of grey matter,quite a techie,ambitious yet simple ,humble chap.Handpicked from his campus by one of India's techie giant company,the guy works his ass off almost 16 hrs a day..phew...yeps..a workaholic (though he wont admit it ever)..An overly dedicated worker..All he wants in return is a pat on his back from any of his senior officials...thats it..that makes his day.Well if u ask me..I personally feel its hi time the guy should get a knock on his head.So in short its work, work and some more work for this chap.Friends and family get sick nd tired of telling him to get some rest, atleast on the weekends.But nay..he answers them emotionally.."This office is where my life is...don't u see ? " Duh... Well friends throw their hands up in the air and say "The guy is hopeless..he's lost it"

But then one fine evening..Mr Kewl rings me up.He sounds all pepped up and excited.I wonder what's happened..
K: Yaar..its me...u know what happened just now...u have no idea what happened babes..i betcha my bottom dollar!

me:(quite uninterestingly) ok..whats it..u got a new project i suppose..is that it?

K: No yaar Noo...u know whom i saw today while driving down the Hosur road??Oh...gosh..am on cloud nine, ten ,eleven...

me:Don't tell me! U saw Ash? Did u?

K:(literally shouting) Ash..phoo...my left foot...I saw Miss G...did u hear that...I saw her...

me:Ok.. I could hear that..I suppose infact the whole locality could hear u just now...So..what's the catch?

K: Miss G.. dumbo...haven't i told u about her..The only gal who can make my lill' heart skip a beat..(his voice mellowed )

me:Oh yaay..How could I forget. Ur campus crush right?? Great man..so when, where and how??

K:She lives in the PG just opposite to mine..Saw her at the bus stop today...Right now am having what do they call it...goose crap...

me:Goose bumps u mean...

K:Yaya...goose bumps...haha..I knew it ....I knew it lill gal

me: U knew what???

K: Acha..listen..y do u think she stays in a PG just opposite to mine?? There are hundreds and thousands of PGs in and around Banglore..See see..this is what they call..ohh shit what do they call it..(straining his little head for the word)..

me:Destiny??

K:...yaa...Destiny...I knew it rite from the first time I saw her.We r meant to be...Me and G...Destined...

me: Ohk.......so when u saw her y dint u go talk ??

K:She...err..yaar..I have never talked to her.She was in the Archi deptmnt.But I am dead sure dat she knows me..ehaha..U have no idea how famous I were during my college days.We had this dance fest..wherein I performed nd I had all the pretty gals in the campus oohing and aahing about it...(evil grin)..

me: Ohh !! So which song was it?? Am sure.. one of those Hrithik numbers rite??

K: Well err...not quite..actually we wanted to do 'Main aisa kyon hoon'..but then...ended up with ..ehhem..'Radha kaise na jale '

me: Excusse me............... U danced to that? That girly girly song? And u r telling me u had all the ladies raving about u...wonderfull

K:(sheepishly)..eeh..I know..ehem..couldn't help it..But nevertheless I was a hit..I swear..

me:Ohk ohk...I get it.....Hmm so what u gonna do about your lady destiny now... eh??

K:Ok..listen to the plan..

me: Ok plan A or plan B??

K:(in a grave tone)What plan a,plan b?? There is only one plan and thats gonna work..

me: As u say boss...so tell me..

K:Tomorrow morning..am gonna ride along the bus stop real slow...'style maar ke'...hehe u know what I mean..and then am gonna offer her a lift...hehe..a lift into my life..OH my Gooodddd

me:What if she denies your offer??

K:(surprised) Deny my offer??Why should she?? Am her Prince..ehehe...(evil grin again)

me: (eyes rolling)..What? Princeaaa??

K:(the all knowing tone) Yeah lill gal..Every guy is someones Prince..Am hers..

me:.Am speechless dude....u lost it hav'nt u?? Don't u think u r in a haste?.U should wait

K:I wait and wait..and it would be all very late..

me: well what if she doesn't fall for the bait??

K: I don't see y she would hesitate...

me:Well that just rhymed..nice

K: (dreamily)..Yaay even I noticed..see ever since she came in to my life everything's so good....hmm i cant wait for tomorrow

me:ya ya..all the best champ!

*The D Day*.......

Our Prince is all ready for the ball.Puts on his best clothes.Branded shoes.Drenches himself in Axe...for that 'killer effect".. the way he puts it..:).And the Prince is all set to mount his ride..no white horse this time..He would have to adjust with a black Swift.All set for his fairy tale's happy ending....

As he approaches the bus stop his heart begins to thud so loudly that it drowns all the noise on that busy road..His palms are all sweaty.And as he drives along, he catches a glimpse of Miss G..her perfect oval face,jet black flowing hair..Wow..a perfect ten on ten..he tells himself.He just goes spell bound.Somehow..he gathers himself together and slows by the stop.

He cranes his neck a little so that now he can see her face to face.

K:Hello there Miss G..what a pleasant surprise!!

The gal doesn't show any sign of recognising him.

K:(without losing heart)..Miss G ..so where is that u r headed to?? I can give u lift if u want...

It appears as though the gal saw him just now.She casts him a confused look..senses something wrong and suddenly looks the other way.

K tells himself..may b she dint hear me....Again he goes...this time he yells his throat out..

K:Miss G...do u want me to drop u??......

The gal wears a worried expression on her face by now.She gets panicky..catches the very next auto that comes along and scoots..

Shattered and shambled..our Prince drives along...Untill now ,in his minds eye he could see him doing a waltz with Miss G..But right now..all he could see and hear are the pitch dark exhaust fumes,honking vehicles, vendors calling out and everything utterly unromantic.He bangs on the steering dejectedly,gets his phone and calls..ahem ahem..yours truly:)

me: Man O Man..there u r...So how did it all go?? What did Miss G say??U rocked..dint u???

K:Miss G......my left foot.....!!!

me: Eh..what happened man??

K:(mumbling)..deserve...don't deserve....

me:Heyllo..can't hear you...deserve??What??

K:She doesn't deserve me yaar!..Mamma was so so...right...All these pretty faces are world class cheaters..

me: Eh..what's the scene buddy??

K:Oh..She's such a snob..Acted as if she dint hear me at all..I was shouting my lungs out man..She gave me a weird look& got away in an auto!!Duh...

me:Well er...

K:And u know what ..She isn't that pretty either..Its just today that I noticed yaar..she has a crooked nose and her teeth all yellowish chee....

me:(giggling)Uh hmm...I can perfectly understand how u noticed it today..;)

K:Yaar I reached the office gate..Just hold on a moment k..lemme ask the security to open the gate..

me:K..buddy

I could hear some clitter clatter noises and then K was calling out to the guard
K: Helllo...open the gates please.....

Hardly a moment passed..when suddenly K again picks up the ear phone..and shouts ...

K:Aaaarghhh.....man....what did I do...??

me: Now what??

K:Shit man!!..All this while.....I had the damn window glass up....She dint hear a single word that I said yaaar...........

me:* ROFL*.....Oh my god........Its so typically u..blunder master.....no one can beat u ..

So that's how my friend's fairy tale ends.Come to think of it now..something that K said echoes in my mind.."Every man is a Prince"

Yaay yaay..So true..my friend...Every man is a prince...Its just that some men just happen to be Frog prince!!!:)


Signing off,
Yours truly:)