Thursday, July 09, 2009

Preferences and other things

Had a very heavy bladder as I walked into office this morning... and when I walked into the washroom it suddenly dawned on me, that sub-consciously we tend to have toilet preferences. Usually in offices, we have sections right? So that a few people can go at once... and are you the sort of person who has a preference? For eg, in the current office, I prefer the right-hand corner one and I always see myself going there and use another only if my preference is occupied by someone else.... Have you realised that? Are you like that too?

Somehow that sounds like something RD would say, ain't it? :)


Y-day was having a bit of a rushed day and there's a guy in office who's always chewing bulath (betel) and one of the heads in office had given him a bag full of the mix that goes into it.. and I saw this bundle of dun-kola (tobacco) and asked him what it was like to chew on that alone and what the 'high' was like...

He explains that there's a small 'kick' that comes out of it and so I asked him for a piece to try... He's more of the elderly type and he suddenly widens his eyes in a dis-approving way and tells me not to even think of it.. and grabs the bit of tobacco from my hand and puts it into the bag..:)

My father and uncles used to love it... and if they were traveling with me and having it, I would sternly say 'no spitting while traveling. only when stopped, open the door or shutter and spit." Coz otherwise it creates such an ugly mess! and I've had tough times cleaning them off!

How did the family get this habit? One of my uncles was a heavy smoker.... after a long time he stopped smoking and found the joy of betel, through which he still gets the 'kick'. :) and the other brothers followed eventhough they were never into smoking.

Everytime I see what Paris Jackson had to say about her father, I just cry.... coz I so feel the little girl.... I so do....

5 thoughts:

Chavie said...

a close encounter with tobacco eh? :) have you tried sarawita btw?

Harumi said...

oh.. I thought not many preferred chewing betel these days.. guess I was wrong. =D

And yep, lil Paris' speech was just so sincere and touching..

The Single Couple said...

Hey, yeah deffa... I always sit and wait until the bathroom I prefer is free =D
and yeah, wanna try sarawita =)but am not allowed :(

Rhythmic Diaspora said...

You can't beat a good toilet post LD!

Unfortunately my work toilet is a one cubicle and a one urinal set up, so my choice is limited. I fully understand what you mean about preferences though.

Delilah said...

lol:) yup i have my favorite cubicle too.
So you are looking for mid-day kicks huh? ;)

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