In my office there is a custom of storing water in water bottles and keeping it on our desk so that 'developers' who are busy programming and programming may not have to walk [like Mohanlal says in a famous movie] kilometers and kilometers (actually some 100 meters away from our seats) to drink water. And most of them (including me) don't prefer to buy anywater bottle. so they adjust with used Mirinda/Ma bottles. I was also using one Ma bottle for past 1 year!!!! One day I took it home as my bottle there was missing. Again lazy to buy a new bottle... Hence adjusting with a Ma bottle at home. When I came back to office I rememberd to use the bottle which was orginally made to serve its purpse unlike Ma or Mirinida bottles. That bottle was really good lookingas it has to have some "professional" look. When persons like me use so called Ma/Mirinda bottles,big big 'heads' enjoy the privilege of using 'professional bottles' which are either brown or blue incolor, high quality and could hold 1-2 litres of water. And I noticed that one of the professional bottles was lying 'orphan' in my neighbour's desk. When I asked her whether she is using, she said NO, she is happy with her Mirinda bottle. So I thought of using it.
I became happy about geting a 'professional' bottle and was using it for the past 3 weeks. When all other big heads and small heads use proffesional bottles, I also used the same. But this morning when i came, to my dismay I could see my bottle was not there. Usually it would be there in my neighbours desk, as she may take it if she needs water. I searched all over and it was missing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was bit sad... The bottle which was serving free of cost for me for past 3 weeks is missing now!!!!!. I searched in all desks. I found one bottle which is a twin brother/sister of my bottle was lying there in admin guy's desk. I suspsected that he stole my bottle, assuming that I am illegaly using office's proffesional bottles.!!!! I couldint go and ask him, because my neighbour told me that she had seen the same bottle there in his desk. I was confused. What to do next??? Today I may have to walk kilometers and kilometers to drink 1 glass of water!!!!!!!!!! How sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I went 2 - 3 times for drinking water and I Could see all big heads and small heads were staring at me . The reason may be I was in an unusual costume , unusual in the sense, different from others... wearing a sweater in this Chennai summer!!!!!! Why am I wearing it??? Because I am held up inside a freezer from 9 to 630. My only relief is either going to rest room where cooling is less compared to other places. And the second reason why they stare at me may be because the water cooler is kept at the entrance to rest room. So when I go to that area they may think that I may have some 'problem'. Hmmmm Somehow I managed to go there.... Now my 'orphan bottle' is not there to help me escape from that shame.
I wanted to make an attempt to search for my bottle. So i sent a multicast message to my bay mates which is as follows:-
**>can anyone lend me one water bottle plz.. somebody flicked my water bottle last day
**>botle with water .. most welcome ;-)
I badly wanted to drink some water at that time. and was feeling ashamed to go to take water from cooler. No one gave a positive reply... one girl came and told, it is not ur bottle. It is the profesional bottle which no body was using. Hearing that I modified my message and sent them
**>plz ignore t he previous msge
**>some body robbed my 'adopted water bottle' which was lying as an orphan in rajani's seat. if anyone finds it plz give me a call or send me a msge
again no positive response.................
I am still thinking of a way to find out where my 'bottle which is not mine' is.
I am still thinking of a way to find out where my 'bottle which is not mine' is.
