Coming back to the Canoe

Its been a long long really looooooooooooong time since I have updated this blog; Mike is so long gone and many things have changed over the past many months but the protagonist remains the same, me. I left my job at my old workplace about 6 months ago and frankly I feel free. But the people I miss the most are my colleagues. They were these amazing guys who ensured coming to work was worth it. Let me list some of the adventures that used to happen.

Any time anybody from our team went on a 2 week vacation, we used to be ready with some surprise when he comes back. Let me start with BB; when he was out on his vacation, we decorated his cubicle with all gay stuff. His cubicle walls were adorned with posters of topless guys posing. His books were re-arranged to include all sorts of gay books and magazines. Somebody got a plastic rocket and made it seem like a dildo. Well we decided not to stop there. His keyboard and mouse was disconnected from the CPU and the connectors were hidden in the mesh of wires to make it seem that it was still connected. When BB was back it was gratifying watching him clear up the mess.

But then sometimes the contrary happens, like when LG went out on a vacation he set a rule on his mailbox to sent one mail to SR everyday in the morning. Poor SR was confused; imagine receiving an official mail from someone who is away from office.

Birthday celebrations were always beyond belief. When JN had his birthday we decorated his whole cubicle in pink, there were pink ribbons, pink balloons, pink candles, pink flowers and so more pink. The entire cubicle was garbed in a pink aura. On the D-day, we hired a professional to sing him birthday wishes in a pink bunny suit and also got the person to sit on JN’s lap.

Another unforgettable birthday was when DW had his birthday. Before I elaborate on the work of art done to his cubicle, let me tell a bit about his personality. DW is an organized person and his cubicle reflects the same. Everything in his cubicle is organized from his magazines to his paintings. Now imagine what would happen if this orderliness is meddled with. And that’s exactly what we did but we decided to take it a step further. We not only messed up his workplace but also gave it a feel that made it seem like an old lady’s workplace. The desk was adorned with knitting needles and yarns, the paintings were replaced with pictures of kids and flowers, the books and magazines were replaced with girly ones, the chairs were ornamented with red cushions which were more lady-like. It was so well done that all the ladies in the office actually loved it. On the D-day, people came in early armed with camcorders and well nobody missed anything. As they say in a commercial, it was priceless.

Well other than these, there were these small events that kept happening. All in all they were fun days. Now back to reality, imagine me getting time to write this blog in my office; that’s how busy I am. I realize this is a bit different than my usual style, blame it on long inactivity.