Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Wie Gehts !!! Is It Flight To Love....
Heading back to work from Cafeteria, as I pass the lobby, I see her standing outside one of the myriads of training rooms. For a change I see someone in this airlines building without the plastic smile and mask of makeup,and dry Good Afternoon and Good Morning . Paper Fan in one hand and German language courseware in other. Wie Gehts !! The words come from my mouth even before my brain as time to assess the situation. She stands pretty on her 5'4" tall maybe less, she responds with a beautiful natural smile “Ich bin Gut...” . “Are you German Instructor? Are you one of the staff..” my Heart is beating the hell out of my brain heart 2- Brain 0.Mein naam ist M$%@#% Blah Blah Blah ,well well well heart is on a roll..
But Wait what do I see !!yes in the hand that holds the German courseware ..and next thing I hear "Ohh no I am just waiting for my Husband ,He is Aviation Instructor giving Session ..I am from Philipines ! He is German!!We got married last week..We are planning to move to Germany So I am teaching myself....."
By this time soaring Titanic of my Heart has hit the bottom of hostile cold sea.So the brain steps up for the "Landing Graciously" Act .Ohh Ok numb (should I say dumb ) reaction. "My name is M$%@#%"Strange Foreign Beauty SFB continues.Brain continues,"Hey Your Hubby can teach you German .I did my Level One German Course in Blah Blah Blah , Ohh Germany is a Beautiful country,I always want to go there , I have German Language Lessons on my portable MP3 Player,You can use them if you want." Brain is in real hasty damage control mode .
"Oh no Let me complete these lessons first and I have so less time We are here for just another month.We met it Dubai Where we worked together !! " ,SFB is filling in the blanks of my blank heart " Would You like to Join Us for lunch ,My husband would love to Talk with you!!!" Its so wonderful you can speak so many language Fluently English,German and Malay your langauage" By now The heart and Brain are coherently responding and actively involved in the small talk .. 'Ohh No not again .. I look like but I am not Malay! I am from Bombay..I have worked with Filipino colleagues while in US I like the Filipino Fruit Salads ,But Never tried Balut" All sorts of Trivia stuck on walls of brain is getting retrieved to support the smalltalk. We chat some more time Class is dismissed but Herr Husband is not yet emerging from there to meet the Frau.
So I say tschuss with a promise I will see them around in near future.
End of the day two things that stand out ..I can laugh at myself and When Its comes to Step on the Plate to face interesting curve balls like these. I do a decent job, Well I don't get Struck out , home run will come someday for sure making a bunt & make a decent run to first second base.
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Heading back to work from Cafeteria, as I pass the lobby, I see her standing outside one of the myriads of training rooms. For a change I see someone in this airlines building without the plastic smile and mask of makeup,and dry Good Afternoon and Good Morning . Paper Fan in one hand and German language courseware in other. Wie Gehts !! The words come from my mouth even before my brain as time to assess the situation. She stands pretty on her 5'4" tall maybe less, she responds with a beautiful natural smile “Ich bin Gut...” . “Are you German Instructor? Are you one of the staff..” my Heart is beating the hell out of my brain heart 2- Brain 0.Mein naam ist M$%@#% Blah Blah Blah ,well well well heart is on a roll..
But Wait what do I see !!yes in the hand that holds the German courseware ..and next thing I hear "Ohh no I am just waiting for my Husband ,He is Aviation Instructor giving Session ..I am from Philipines ! He is German!!We got married last week..We are planning to move to Germany So I am teaching myself....."
By this time soaring Titanic of my Heart has hit the bottom of hostile cold sea.So the brain steps up for the "Landing Graciously" Act .Ohh Ok numb (should I say dumb ) reaction. "My name is M$%@#%"Strange Foreign Beauty SFB continues.Brain continues,"Hey Your Hubby can teach you German .I did my Level One German Course in Blah Blah Blah , Ohh Germany is a Beautiful country,I always want to go there , I have German Language Lessons on my portable MP3 Player,You can use them if you want." Brain is in real hasty damage control mode .
"Oh no Let me complete these lessons first and I have so less time We are here for just another month.We met it Dubai Where we worked together !! " ,SFB is filling in the blanks of my blank heart " Would You like to Join Us for lunch ,My husband would love to Talk with you!!!" Its so wonderful you can speak so many language Fluently English,German and Malay your langauage" By now The heart and Brain are coherently responding and actively involved in the small talk .. 'Ohh No not again .. I look like but I am not Malay! I am from Bombay..I have worked with Filipino colleagues while in US I like the Filipino Fruit Salads ,But Never tried Balut" All sorts of Trivia stuck on walls of brain is getting retrieved to support the smalltalk. We chat some more time Class is dismissed but Herr Husband is not yet emerging from there to meet the Frau.
So I say tschuss with a promise I will see them around in near future.
End of the day two things that stand out ..I can laugh at myself and When Its comes to Step on the Plate to face interesting curve balls like these. I do a decent job, Well I don't get Struck out , home run will come someday for sure making a bunt & make a decent run to first second base.
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Unsui 2:07 PM
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Monday, June 13, 2005
A Bus Journey,A Lesson To Learn
As the driver drives tourist bus along the long winding road, A journey that presents me to me beautiful sights all along the way of the places I had never seen as I head towards a place I have never been. As I absorb the experience, a random thought comes to my mind journey of life is somewhat similar if only we trust our heart to drive us, without worrying of where its taking us, If only we sit back and relax and absorb the experience that various situations present to us on the way without classifying them as good, bad, happy or sad & just live through them without judgment, dogma or reservations .Journey itself will present so much whatever the destination maybe
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As the driver drives tourist bus along the long winding road, A journey that presents me to me beautiful sights all along the way of the places I had never seen as I head towards a place I have never been. As I absorb the experience, a random thought comes to my mind journey of life is somewhat similar if only we trust our heart to drive us, without worrying of where its taking us, If only we sit back and relax and absorb the experience that various situations present to us on the way without classifying them as good, bad, happy or sad & just live through them without judgment, dogma or reservations .Journey itself will present so much whatever the destination maybe
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Unsui 12:49 AM
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