We’re All Special
July 2, 2009
One of the staircases in my office is very awkwardly positioned. If you’re coming from where I sit, you can’t see if anyone is using the stairs – you take a u-turn and then immediately take your first step. Which means I bump into people all day.
Day before yesterday, as usual, I was rushing somewhere, and as soon as I took my u-turn, I came face to face (literally!) with this guy. I was startled, but quickly recovered. He just stood there, and two seconds later let out this sound, like I had just startled him. I started laughing at his face (he still hadn’t moved) and just couldn’t stop. He left then, but I stood there and laughed some more. For two reasons – one, his delayed response, and second because I remembered the funniest thing that has ever happened to me.
It happened when I used to work in Jebel Ali in 2005. Honestly, I was laughing for days and days.
Now, I was thinking of documenting it here, but I just realised I give away all my funny stories on my blog. I don’t have any left for when I actually meet someone! So I’m going to withhold this gem, to share face-to-face. With you. See, told you your life had a purpose.
And I just realised this was the most pointless post ever. All I gave away was the deformity in my office staircase. But now I’ve typed all this, and its not like I’m just going to delete it. Shame on you that’s so selfish!
So after this, I was in a really good mood for the rest of the day. When I got home, I told my mother I was in such a good mood, I felt like singing out loud.
She said “Choro”.
Now you know where I get it from.
I read your blog regularly- just don’t have much to say :)
Thought you should know.
Come on Ali! Let it out! Don’t be scared of her, she’s a sheep in wolves clothing.
Take a leaf out of my book :o)
thankyou Ali :)
Why did you laugh in his face? You’re out of order.
Please don’t sing out loud. Ok….go on then. I’m a few thousand miles away so that should be protection enough.
Stick a small mirror on the wall. That way you’ll see if someone’s coming. And stop doing U-turns so fast.
So how you gonna share the story with me? This is discrimination.
I laughed in his face because it was funny and I couldn’t control myself.
You don’t know me stani a few thousand miles is nothing. Ha!
Well you’re just not special I guess. Or maybe I can tell you in a few years when you turn forty.
Poor guy.
Yes, what’s a few thousand miles between a big mouth and its victim hey? Oooooo heheheeeee! I’m in trouble now!
How could you say I’m not special? I’m gonna keep reminding you of this :o(
It’s also a blatant contradiction of your title “We’re All Special”. Maybe you should have wrote “We’re all special except T….Stani”? Even if you say that I’m not included in the “All”, then that still makes me special because I’m not like the rest. Ha!
I’m the big mouth? you should talk Stani :p
I like contradicting myself :)
…so I’m special then? Thanks :o)
I think Ali’s telling you to up your game….make him say something. What you think Gully?
No Ali is a nice guy, who’s not in the best of moods right now, and thats why he isnt commenting. he left this comment to say hi and to tell me he was still reading, even if he didnt have anythign to say right then
and you need to stop callign me Gully.