Thursday, March 23, 2006

Royal Gaffe

So, the other day at the gym, I'm half-heartedly marching away on the treadmill when, through the glass partition, in the neighbouring aerobics studio I see this girl who I used to work with at the Delhi newspaper. Funny kid and pretty nice. Also, I vaguely remember that she came of some blue-blooded lineage.
Anyway, she didn't seem to have changed much; looked the same and going by the crazy antics she was attempting with the gym ball, was probably as mad as she used to be.
Delighted at finally finding someone I knew of my own accord (I'm a wee bit tired of most of my acquaintences here being through the husband), I rushed to say hi to her.
"Hey XYZ. Long time, how have you been," I venture.
"Oh my god. Journeylist, what are you doing here in Baroda of all places," XYZ squeals.
"Oh I got married and I work for ABC ," I say.
XYZ: "Wow! you are still with them? I wanted to start working with them also but it didn't work out."
Then we begin the usual catching-up number about old colleagues, and the 'are you in touch with him/her', and 'I think this one is working here' routine.
XYZ says: "I still remember this one headline you gave for E's article. It said _____. That was fantastic!"
I feel happy as that was one helluva good headline, at the same time I wonder about how pathetic the life of a copy desk person is that he/she is remembered only for some obscure headline.
Then I ask her how she was here and she said that she had gotten married some 4 years back to someone here.
While saying bye to her, I ask: "So where is it that you live?"
XYZ: "Oh, I'm at the palace here."
Of course! Royal family and all that. Later on in office I found out that she was, in fact, married to the scion of the family.
Anyway, just before leaving she told me: "Listen, you and your husband MUST come home sometime."
Ahem...and all that!

8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

people. normal people actually stay in palaces? and the converse of that do people who work in palaces work with ABC??

7:40 AM  
Blogger shub said...

ditto cynic!!! :O
its kinda hard to digest!

3:44 PM  
Blogger Aqua said...

wow...you actually know a "royal". you MUST take her up on the invitation. and why on earth does she need to work at all. can't she just buy up the newspaper :)

6:36 PM  
Blogger AmitL said...

Hi,Journeylist...let me guess..gym,royalty...were you at Polo Club?And,which Gaekwad family member did u meet,I wonder?Happy Teatime with Royalty.:)

4:34 PM  
Blogger manuscrypts said...

all the king's friends!! :)

9:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL @ Manus comment. Hey, how are you?

3:31 AM  
Blogger Aqua said...

long time no new post :(
n let me know if y're visiting blore anytime :)

5:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hmmm, fie-null-iy the internet connection here WORKS.

BTW, ignoramus me... Macavity, eye-thot, needs a root-canal.

hmmm.

9:55 AM  

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