Year: 2001

I just can’t figure out some people. It’s not just their English, which can be even more confusing than mine. It’s just their way of thinking, I guess. This guy, for instance, started off with…
debasissatpathy: hi friend i want a cool girl
root_node: I’m sure you do. Haven’t found one yet, have you?
debasissatpathy: no i have lots of girl friends not a lover
root_node: Too bad. Why don’t you have a lover, though?
debasissatpathy: i want a girl who will perfect matching for me
root_node: And what kind of a person is a perfect match for you?
debasissatpathy: a sexy bold and friendly girl
root_node: That’s it? And you’d fall in love with a sexy, bold and friendly girl?
root_node: (BTW, hope you’re not trying to hook ME…)
root_node: I’m not a girl, FYI.
debasissatpathy: he i am a girl try to hog me

This floored me completely. I had no clue what the guy was saying. I figured he might have meant, “Hey, I am a girl… try to hug me!” — so I figured…

root_node: Gosh, I’m chatting to a lesbian!!
debasissatpathy: he i am not a lesbo i am intrest in your pennies

Now, I’m completely clueless. “pennies”!?? Why’s he interested in my money, and how’s he going to get his hands on it? But then, it hit me…

root_node: Ah, I trust that would be a mis-spelling for the male organ of reproduction.
root_node: Nice thing to be interested in.
root_node: And you’re looking for your sexy bold friendly girl online?
debasissatpathy: it is only nice or any thing special in you
root_node: Oh, dear me.. always thought I was a bit different, at least in name…
debasissatpathy: no nothing in name you want to enjoy so don’t be a homo
root_node: Fair advice. Thought bisexuals have the best of both world’s I guess.
root_node: Wouldn’t you agree?
debasissatpathy: common i am a male and don’t be so bore
root_node: Hmmm… what do you propose we do then, Debasis?
root_node: I hate to bore you as much as you hate being bored by me.
root_node: Shall we pester some of the lasses around?
debasissatpathy: no if you want a strong friend ship then step your feet now
debasissatpathy: i am a very carring person above all i am an indian

Wow! Strong sentiments. I’d better “step on my feet”, and prove my “friendship”.

root_node: So am I Debasis. Caring, and Indian.
debasissatpathy: he don’t be so bold enjoy
root_node: I didn’t understand…
debasissatpathy: to be a friend you should tell me somthing about you and your family
root_node: OK. I’m an only child, and I’m from Madras.
debasissatpathy: do you native of tn or migrated
root_node: Native.
root_node: What about you, Debasis? How old are you? What do you do?
debasissatpathy: what about your hobbies
root_node: I play the keyboard. Mostly film songs. I play basketball. Reading, etc.
debasissatpathy: tell me about your education
root_node: Of course… but do answer my question? How old are you? And what do you do?
debasissatpathy: i am 22 year old a mechanical engineer and warkin in a mnc at new delhi
root_node: Oh… which company do you work in?
debasissatpathy: in neolite industries
root_node: What products do you manufacture?
debasissatpathy: automobile lights
root_node: Oh, cool. I just finished a management degree a few months ago.
root_node: I’m a chemical engineer myself.
debasissatpathy: good but tell me what you want to be in feature
root_node: I want to direct a cartoon film. Some day…
debasissatpathy: ok why cartoon these are aim of girls

Sheesh! Such preconceived notions…. anyway, at this point, the guy starts getting really wierd.

root_node: Well… sounds like Walt Disney was a guy. And I kinda admire the guy.
root_node: Wouldn’t mind being like him.
debasissatpathy: tell me one thing if you are alone with a girl what will you do
root_node: Talk to her.
debasissatpathy: what type of talk
root_node: Normal talk — the kind we’re doing. What’re your interests, etc.
root_node: Why? What would YOU do?
debasissatpathy: i will try to notice if see will screm or not
root_node: OK, and then?
debasissatpathy: try to know about her needs
root_node: Like what?
debasissatpathy: if she want help ok or if her intesions are bad then leave her alone
root_node: What do you mean by bad intentions?
debasissatpathy: not by bad intent but i like those who know there limits
root_node: Please clarify….
debasissatpathy: a girl look good not only from skin from charecter that is for male also
debasissatpathy: so always try to control yourself
root_node: Of course, Debasis. I’ll keep that in mind.
debasissatpathy: because i love those girls
root_node: Have you met many girls who do not know their limits?
debasissatpathy: oh you are not he ok we are good friends make it strong
root_node: Great to hear that!
root_node: Now, back to cartoons — why do you think they’re for girls?
debasissatpathy: give me your address and mine was debasissatpathy@yahoo.com
root_node: root_node@yahoo.com
debasissatpathy: what is ur name
root_node: Anand.
debasissatpathy: annad are you rajesh khanna

What on earth does that mean? Took me quite a while to figure out he was refering to the movie “Anand”.

root_node: Would love to be, but hate to admit that I’m not. Why? Have you lost him?
debasissatpathy: clear it
root_node: Are you asking about the film star Rajesh Khanna?
debasissatpathy: and tell me about your family
root_node: I already did — single child, and from Madras. That’s about it.
debasissatpathy: are you not she
root_node: No, trust me — I’m as masculine as they get. I’m a “he” for sure!
debasissatpathy: ok try to contact me through mail and i am a native of orissa
root_node: Sure, Debasis. It’s been a very interesting experience, chatting with you!
debasissatpathy: ok it is very long chating because here i am after my duty is over you
debasissatpathy: plase contact me through e mail bye friend
root_node: Bye!

Yet another one of those late night chats in which I set up a virtual date for apple pie and ice cream with a Canadian grad.
yours_truly00_2000: Hi
root_node: Hi yours
yours_truly00_2000: 🙂
root_node: What’re you doing, up so early?
yours_truly00_2000: early??
root_node: 9:30
yours_truly00_2000: it’s like 9:00 pm hea in Canada
root_node: Gosh, that’s late then. Get to bed!
yours_truly00_2000: lolz
root_node: You from Mumbai?
yours_truly00_2000: 9 o’clock ain’t that late ;P
yours_truly00_2000: nope
root_node: Indian?
yours_truly00_2000: btw…… whatcha doin’ up so early yo ‘self huh??
yours_truly00_2000: yes, an Indian
root_node: Me, I’m not awake. I’m sleep-chatting
yours_truly00_2000: 😀
yours_truly00_2000: yeah , that makes sense
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: Where in Canada are you?
yours_truly00_2000: B.C.
yours_truly00_2000: are u from Bombay?
root_node: In Bombay, not from.
yours_truly00_2000: 😛
root_node: Where are you from?
yours_truly00_2000: I thought I told ya
yours_truly00_2000: didn’t I ?
root_node: I mean where from India?
yours_truly00_2000: oh
yours_truly00_2000: I’m a Gujarati
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
root_node: Does the ID “tony_bam_bam” ring a bell?
yours_truly00_2000: ummmmm…..no.
yours_truly00_2000: I don’t think so
root_node: The reason I ask is, a couple of months ago…
root_node: this guy came over to this chat room, and asked
root_node: if there were “any Patels around”
yours_truly00_2000: lolz
root_node: He wanted to learn Gujrati, so he could impress his
root_node: GF, who was at college.
root_node: The best I could do was help him out with Hindi.
yours_truly00_2000: lolz
root_node: Hope the poor bloke never tried it out
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
yours_truly00_2000: he probably ended up gettin’ a slap on his face
root_node: That would’ve been the start.
root_node: You ever slapped anyone? (Or got slapped?)
yours_truly00_2000: The guy’s GF…” Tane Gujarati nati aavadtu!!! ” *SLAP*
yours_truly00_2000: ooooh , that’s neva been da case for me
root_node: What does that mean: “Tane…”
yours_truly00_2000: ” You can’t speak no Gujarati !!”
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: And why is that “neva been da case…”?
yours_truly00_2000: just cuz I’m a goodie goodie
root_node: Gosh, never thought I’d meet somebody goodie goodie on the Net!!
yours_truly00_2000: have u ever been slapped?
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: So, you’ve never sneaked a cookie out of its jar, have you?
yours_truly00_2000: maybe earlier when I was a kid
root_node: Yes, I’ve been slapped all right. 3 times, if I remember.
root_node: But that’s by my mom, and for not being goodie goodie!
yours_truly00_2000: but I wouldn’t get slapped for that!
yours_truly00_2000: lol@ 3 times
root_node: No, actually, I’ve been slapped once after that.
yours_truly00_2000: really?
root_node: I was driving my scooter to college, and
yours_truly00_2000: who slapped ya?
root_node: I banged into this aayah who was crossing the road.
root_node: Not that I meant to, but…
root_node: And she slapped me so hard, that my glasses fell off!
yours_truly00_2000: awwww, u poor thing
root_node: I ran away, of course. (Left the scooter behind)
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: She seemed a bit too formidable.
yours_truly00_2000: btw…. wot’s an aayah?
root_node: Um… sort of like a maid-servant?
yours_truly00_2000: a maid slapped ya??
root_node: Pretty hard
yours_truly00_2000: how could she!?!?!?
root_node: Can’t demonstrate, I’m afraid. You’ll have to use your imagination
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: Are you in school?
yours_truly00_2000: uni.
yours_truly00_2000: u ?
root_node: I just graduated. Working (and earning money! wow — feels so good)
yours_truly00_2000: 😛
yours_truly00_2000: what sorta work do ya do?
root_node: I’m a consultant. 🙁
yours_truly00_2000: why the 🙁 ?
root_node: Well, lots of people don’t like consultants.
root_node: You know the jokes, right?
root_node: A consultant takes your watch and tells you the time.
root_node: A consultant comes uninvited and tells you how many sheep you have,
root_node: and takes your dog, Etc. etc. etc.
root_node: BTW, which univ are you at?
root_node: A couple of my friends are at York and McGill
yours_truly00_2000: <------ likes consultants though
yours_truly00_2000: .. or maybe a consultant
yours_truly00_2000: I go to UBC
root_node: <---- likes yours_truly :-x
yours_truly00_2000: awwww, that’s sweet
yours_truly00_2000: 😀
yours_truly00_2000: :turns away from root_node and blushes.
root_node: <----- waits to get slapped...
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
root_node: What’s your major?
yours_truly00_2000: Business Admin.
root_node: Ouch!!
yours_truly00_2000: whaa?
root_node: I just did my MBA too. That ain’t good….
yours_truly00_2000: 😉

root_node: All the people I see around me
root_node: are BBA, MBA, etc.
yours_truly00_2000: lol
yours_truly00_2000: …and that’s not good… why?
root_node: Well… actually, it’s good. But then, I’d rather you said “Abstract poetry” or something.
root_node: Now, THAT’s an exotic major
yours_truly00_2000: 😀
root_node: Do you read poetry?
yours_truly00_2000: in school , yes
yours_truly00_2000: do u?
root_node: Nope. I’ve this disease. I’m allergic to poetry. In fact…
root_node: every time I read a book that has verse inbetween,
root_node: I just can’t read the verse! My eyes refuse to go to that part!!
yours_truly00_2000: oh dear
yours_truly00_2000: you’ve gotta like poetry!
root_node: The only exception till date has been “The Mouse’s Tail” in Alice in Wonderland.
root_node: You’ve read it?
yours_truly00_2000: nope
yours_truly00_2000: is it any good?
root_node: It’s cute. The poetry is written in the shape of a mouse’s tail
yours_truly00_2000: 😛
root_node: I like limericks too. But that’s about it.
yours_truly00_2000: i c
yours_truly00_2000: can I ask u a question?
root_node: Sure…
yours_truly00_2000: how *young* are you?
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
root_node: Not at all. Take a guess…
yours_truly00_2000: 20?
root_node: When I meant “not at all”, I meant *VERY* old.
yours_truly00_2000: around 60?
root_node: Not THAT old.
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
root_node: But it sure feels old. OK, lower…
yours_truly00_2000: jus messin’ wit ya
yours_truly00_2000: 50?
yours_truly00_2000: 45??
root_node: Lower!!
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
yours_truly00_2000: 30?
yours_truly00_2000: 25?
root_node: Lower.
root_node: Higher
yours_truly00_2000: huh?
root_node: 26, actually.
yours_truly00_2000: 26?
yours_truly00_2000: hmmmm
root_node: why?
yours_truly00_2000: that’s not too old
root_node: It sure feels really old…
yours_truly00_2000: r u married?
root_node: Compared to the days my dad could lift me, at least!
root_node: Nope, unmarried.
yours_truly00_2000: got a gf?
root_node: The pleasures of a bachelor’s life are still mine.
yours_truly00_2000: oh okay
root_node: What about you? Are you 20?
yours_truly00_2000: lower actually
root_node: 18?
yours_truly00_2000: yep
yours_truly00_2000: I’m 18.
root_node: Guess you’d be in your first year, then. BF?
yours_truly00_2000: naaw, no bf
root_node: Oh dear me, you poor thing… why not?
yours_truly00_2000: broke up wit mah ex last yr
root_node: Oh… too bad.
root_node: Was he fun?
yours_truly00_2000: ??
root_node: I mean, was he humorous?
yours_truly00_2000: sure he was
root_node: Yeah, that’s the kind of BF/GF I’d like. Someone who’s fun to be with.
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
root_node: I sure’d like to be with someone with a good sense of humour!
yours_truly00_2000: thas kewl
root_node: What do you do when free, apart from chatting up with strange old men from Mumbai?
yours_truly00_2000: lol@ strange old men
yours_truly00_2000: I like swimming, playin’ tennis wit dad on da weekends, skating,
yours_truly00_2000: sleeping (:-)), watchin’ movies..etc.
yours_truly00_2000: yourself?
root_node: Good lord, the outdoor types!!
root_node: I’m the “indoor types”
yours_truly00_2000: what sorta stuff?
root_node: Eating, sleeping (OK, we got that in common), reading, talking
root_node: ummm… anything else that’s useless.
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: Actually, I like doing nothing the best.
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
yours_truly00_2000: you crack me up
root_node: You know, sitting at home, not sleeping… not reading.. not eating…
root_node: that’s the best way to enjoy life.
yours_truly00_2000: 😛
root_node: Of course, even better would be to get paid for it
root_node: Hey, have you ever modelled for a painting?
yours_truly00_2000: moi??
yours_truly00_2000: haha
yours_truly00_2000: naah
root_node: That’s the perfect job!! You just sit there while the guy paints you,
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: and you’d get paid for it!! I’m going to
root_node: hunt around for some painters in the locality!!
yours_truly00_2000: 🙂
root_node: What movies do you watch?
yours_truly00_2000: English and Hindi movies
yours_truly00_2000: u?
root_node: Add Tamil to the list.
yours_truly00_2000: Vannakam
root_node: Gosh!! How’d you know that!?!?
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
yours_truly00_2000: I have mah sources
root_node: Not fair!! I don’t know a WORD of Gujrati.
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: Well,… except for “Tane…” oops.. I forgot that too!
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
root_node: Seen Dil Chahta Hein?
yours_truly00_2000: yeah , I saw it yesterday
root_node: Liked it?
yours_truly00_2000: ummm..errrrmm..uhh
yours_truly00_2000: I guess
root_node: OK, not quite I guess.
root_node: Why not

root_node: I mean, what didn’t you like
yours_truly00_2000: I didn’t quite get the story
root_node: Ah….
yours_truly00_2000: and my Hindu sucks
root_node: Oh… OK. Actually, I loved it!
root_node: Especially that part with Saif Ali Khan. I’m kind-of like that.
yours_truly00_2000: 🙂
yours_truly00_2000: he’s kinda cute
root_node: I think Aamir’s the cutest of the lot, though.
root_node: Except for Saif’s voice. That was so funny!
yours_truly00_2000: 😀
root_node: What’s your all-time favourite movie?
yours_truly00_2000: hmmmmm…. Mary Poppins
yours_truly00_2000: yours?
root_node: Oh, I haven’t seen Mary Poppins!
root_node: My favourite is Roman Holiday.
yours_truly00_2000: neva heard of that
root_node: !!!!! You can’t be serious!!
yours_truly00_2000: I haven’t
yours_truly00_2000: seriously
root_node: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn….
root_node: It’s her FIRST movie!!
yours_truly00_2000: me don’t know
root_node: Really, you ought to see it. It’s fabulous!!
yours_truly00_2000: 😛
root_node: It’s about a princess, who doesn’t like being a princess,
root_node: so she runs away, and a reporter finds her,
root_node: and he knows she’s the princess, but she doesn’t
root_node: know he knows, and they go around the city, while he secretly
root_node: takes snaps of her, and then they go to a dance, fall in love, but then the
root_node: princess has to go back, so he drops her at the palace,
root_node: and finally,…. no I won’t tell you the ending.
root_node: It’s just incredible!
yours_truly00_2000: :-O
root_node: And I’ve got to see Mary Poppins too. It’s been on my list for too long.
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
root_node: Who’s acted in it?
yours_truly00_2000: can u talk on da mic?
root_node: Nope. I’m at office, and the guy next to me is a bit paranoid about noises…
root_node: In fact, every time I’m on the phone, there’s this
root_node: perpetual “hush hush” sound that he keeps making behind me!
root_node: Hey, Mary Poppins has Julie Andrews!! I didn’t know that.
yours_truly00_2000: hey
yours_truly00_2000: u there??
root_node: Yup… you been getting my messages?
yours_truly00_2000: sorry , I got d/c
yours_truly00_2000: 🙁
root_node: Are you on a dial-up
yours_truly00_2000: yea
root_node: Well, it sure is much faster than the dial-ups around here!
root_node: Do you chat often?
yours_truly00_2000: yeah , on da weekends
yours_truly00_2000: u ?
root_node: I started chatting every weekend…
root_node: but a couple of months ago, I met this person, with whom
root_node: I went out for dinner. In which she revealed herself, (amidst tears)
root_node: to be a chain smoker, alcoholic, drug addict, and a lesbian, and introduced me
yours_truly00_2000: :-O
root_node: to the gay DJ she was currently living with.
root_node: And there’s court cases pending against her in 3 cities.
yours_truly00_2000: whoa
root_node: And I’d adopted her as my daughter on the Internet!!
root_node: So I’ve kind of taken to staying away from chat rooms, and trying to recover
root_node: (just kidding!)
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
yours_truly00_2000: that’s crazy
root_node: I came online today to chat with a friend at SF. She wasn’t around, though…
root_node: Yeah, it’s crazy. But though I said it
root_node: in a funny way, (and it’s true), poor thing was really confused.
root_node: Her father’s a big-shot at SAIL. IIT-IIM and all that.
root_node: And she’s got some problems at home, I think.
yours_truly00_2000: how old is she?
root_node: 21
yours_truly00_2000: k.
root_node: Strange, really.. how life can change some people.
yours_truly00_2000: yea
root_node: From what she tells me, she was nothing like this when she was a kid.
root_node: Hmm… how’bout you? What were you like when you were a kid?
yours_truly00_2000: you’d hafta ask mommy
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: And what might she say?
yours_truly00_2000: that I was a perfect angel
yours_truly00_2000: j/k
root_node: j/k?
yours_truly00_2000: just kidding
root_node: Ok,… which still leaves the “little angel’s” childhood activities…?
yours_truly00_2000: I dunno
yours_truly00_2000: I think I was a good kid
root_node: I mean, what did YOU feel like when you were a kid?
root_node: Have you changed?
yours_truly00_2000: sure I have!
yours_truly00_2000: I’m not a kid anymore
root_node: In what ways?
yours_truly00_2000: 😉
yours_truly00_2000: I’m more mature wit my ways
root_node: I’m told I was very cute and cuddly as a kid.
yours_truly00_2000: do you think you’ve changed at all from the age of 6 till now?
root_node: I kinda disagree. I look horribly fat.
root_node: Not that I don’t right now… but I’d remove the horribly from it. And I’m not cute AT ALL.
root_node: But as for viewpoint, yeah, I’ve changed in some ways.
root_node: I don’t know if I like it, though.
root_node: I still have the innocence I had as a kid. I trust everybody and everything.
yours_truly00_2000: 🙂

root_node: But I lost the carefreeness of childhood somewhere along the way, and am trying to get it back.
root_node: These days, I’m more cautious, more… sober, etc.
yours_truly00_2000: do u drink?
root_node: Nope. Do you?
yours_truly00_2000: na
root_node: Why not?
yours_truly00_2000: do u smoke?
root_node: Not that either. And I suppose you don’t, too.
yours_truly00_2000: yea, neither do I
root_node: Why? Don’t like it? Scared to? Never tried?
yours_truly00_2000: never tried it … and never want to
root_node: I tried some wine, actually. Couldn’t stand the taste.
yours_truly00_2000: well, a few drinks might be aiite
yours_truly00_2000: you don’t like wine?
root_node: It tasted too bitter. It was red wine, I think.
yours_truly00_2000: i c
root_node: I stupidly bought it when I was at Paris, figuring that if I’m in France, may as well buy wines…
root_node: But neither I, nor my parents, nor my GF liked it.
yours_truly00_2000: kewl
yours_truly00_2000: r u a Maharashtrian?
root_node: As always, chocolates are the best thing to buy anywhere!
root_node: No, I’m a Madrasi.
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: You like chocolates?
yours_truly00_2000: luv’em!!
yours_truly00_2000: u ?
root_node: Me too!
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: White chocolates, especially.
root_node: I’m quite capable of finishing of a kg of chocolates a meal.
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: And if they’re white, 2 kgs!!
root_node: I like ice-cream too. Actually, my favourite dish (varies, but mostly)
root_node: is hot apple pie with ice cream.
yours_truly00_2000: I hate white chocolate
yours_truly00_2000: it makes me feel as if I’m eating milk bars
root_node: Gosh! I disown you!!
root_node:
yours_truly00_2000: sowwie , but I don’t like’em
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: Actually, I’m in a minority. Very few people I know like white chocolate.
yours_truly00_2000: ooooh, apple pie wit ice cream!!
yours_truly00_2000: I really want some dessert now
root_node: Me too… hey have you had dinner?
yours_truly00_2000: yes I have
yours_truly00_2000: have u?
root_node: And dessert too? Already?
yours_truly00_2000: wanna go out for ice cream?
root_node: Sure. Shall we?
yours_truly00_2000: lets!
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: Where to, though? There’s a good cafe at London. About mid-way, I think?
yours_truly00_2000: lol
yours_truly00_2000: oh , we could meet up there then
yours_truly00_2000: or maybe I can come pick ya up
yours_truly00_2000: <----- has a private jetplane
root_node: That would be great too. No landing strip near my office, though
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: Not to worry — I’ll climb to the rooftop, and you can pull me up by rope
yours_truly00_2000: I’ll make one then
yours_truly00_2000: oh that could do too then
root_node: Have you seen “The Matrix”?
root_node: Got disconnected again?
yours_truly00_2000: sorry
root_node: what happened?
yours_truly00_2000: got d/c
root_node: No problem — that’s another thing we could fix when you drop by with your airplane.
yours_truly00_2000: ello?
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: We’ll get you a good wireless connection!
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
yours_truly00_2000: okay , so you ready then ?
root_node: Sure. How long will it take you?
yours_truly00_2000: it won’t take too long
root_node: OK, I’ll take the elevator in a couple of minutes, then.
yours_truly00_2000: okie dokie
root_node: I may have to break a few doors, but for you, anything!
yours_truly00_2000: awwww
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: How late is it there?
yours_truly00_2000: it’s 10:15 pm hea
yours_truly00_2000: what’s the time there?
root_node: 10:45AM.
root_node: Exactly 12 hours!
yours_truly00_2000: yea
yours_truly00_2000: u sure u wanna have dessert in the morning?
root_node: Hmm… this also means you’re talking to me from yesterday night — Saturday!
root_node: Sure, why not dessert in the morning? Dessert’s good at any time of the day! (or night!)
yours_truly00_2000: aiite then
root_node: Have you ever wanted to be a pilot?
yours_truly00_2000: no , not really
yours_truly00_2000: have u?
root_node: Naah. But I always wanted to fly. Like Superman.
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: Still want to, frankly
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
root_node: Disconnected again?
yours_truly00_2000: no , I’m still hea
root_node: Oo.. guess we’ve run out of topics, then!!
root_node: That can’t be!
yours_truly00_2000: you’ve gotta think of something!!
yours_truly00_2000: Quick!!
root_node: Tell me something about yourself, will you?
root_node: Stuff that you haven’t told anyone.
root_node: We can swap secrets!
yours_truly00_2000: lolz
yours_truly00_2000: yeah sure I’d like to do that
root_node: OK, then! Start..
yours_truly00_2000: swapping secrets wit someone I just met like half an hour ago!!
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: Yeah… my dad would think me crazy if he heard!

yours_truly00_2000: we might as well not then
yours_truly00_2000: don’t ya think?
yours_truly00_2000: unless ofcourse you really wanna tell me your secrets
root_node: Depends. are you going to tell my dad what I told him? (If you do, I’ll poke a hole in your jet plane!!)
yours_truly00_2000: a hole in my jetplane??
yours_truly00_2000: don’t you even….!!!
root_node: Yaah! So don’t you dare tell anyone my secrets!
yours_truly00_2000: I won’t
root_node: So, what’s your secret?
yours_truly00_2000: I’m a lesbian
yours_truly00_2000: well, a homo
yours_truly00_2000: LOL
root_node: Noo….. this can’t be… you too? I’m a lesbian too!!!
yours_truly00_2000: j/k
yours_truly00_2000: wowwy!!!!!!!!!!!
yours_truly00_2000: is this a dream come true????
root_node: My darkest secret. No one knows.
yours_truly00_2000: lol@ your darkest secret
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: In fact, no one even knows I’m a girl. They all think I’m a guy (funny, really)
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: And even then, they don’t believe I like girls more than guys!!
yours_truly00_2000: lol
root_node: Every time I go to a disco and tell girls I’m a lesbian, and would they… well,
root_node: dance with me, they kind of run away.
root_node: The girls won’t even understand my feelings!! God, I’m so happy to have met you
yours_truly00_2000: me too, me too!
yours_truly00_2000: I’m soooooooooooo berry beery glad
yours_truly00_2000: oh God! I’m even more tempted to have dessert wit u now!
root_node:
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: Uh… just one thing. I’m not going back to your place after the first dessert itself, though.
root_node: I want to be properly dated!
yours_truly00_2000: awww man!
yours_truly00_2000: just when I thought I could bring ya home wit me
root_node: No way! What do you think? I’m a PROPER LADY!
yours_truly00_2000: ( Aside: yea right)
yours_truly00_2000: LOL@ proper lady
root_node: OK, then, so… what’s your real secret?
yours_truly00_2000: u tell me yours
root_node: Hmm… lemme see…
root_node: OK, there was this girl who studied with me at school.
root_node: And when I was in class 3, we had this play. The Sleeping Beauty.
root_node: She was the princess, and I was the prince.
root_node: The last scene (where the prince is supposed to kiss the princess) was
root_node: changed for our benefit, and in my case, I just got to put my hand on her head.
root_node: Her name’s {censored}, and she grew up to be the most beautiful girl I ever laid my eyes on.
root_node: Till date, I never have gotten over the fact that it could’ve been me, giving her the first kiss!
yours_truly00_2000: aaaawwww, that’s so sweet!
root_node: I lost touch with her for a long time.
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: It was only 6 months ago that I learnt from a friend that
root_node: she was working for {censored} at {censored}.
root_node: I hadn’t even tried to get in touch with her for all these years,
root_node: just scared of what I’d say to her, and
root_node: stuff. I learnt that she’s engaged. Now, here’s where the irony starts.
yours_truly00_2000: she’s engaged??
root_node: She’s engaged to a guy named Anand. (My name’s Anand.)
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: That Anand plays the keyboard really well. (So do I)
yours_truly00_2000: whoaaa
root_node: He’s from IIM-A. (I’m from IIM-B.)
root_node: He’s a tamil brahmin. (So am I)
yours_truly00_2000: :-O
yours_truly00_2000: is he YOU??????
root_node: Naaah!!
root_node: That would’ve been too good to be true. But no.
yours_truly00_2000: twins???
root_node: I saw their wedding snaps (yeah, she’s married now — sob sob)! But no, not twins (at least to my knowledge)
yours_truly00_2000: do u ever regret not keeping in touch?
root_node: Well… actually no.
root_node: I mean, for all that she was a wonderful girl and all that,
root_node: my life’s been great the way it is.
yours_truly00_2000:
root_node: So there, that’s MY secret.
yours_truly00_2000: yep
root_node: Your turn, now.
yours_truly00_2000: *cough* *cough*
root_node: (clear your throat as well!)
yours_truly00_2000: I think I should tell u once I come pick ya up
yours_truly00_2000:
yours_truly00_2000: we’ll have something to talk to over dessert
root_node: Naah, not fair!! Tell me now, please? Please? Pretty please?
yours_truly00_2000: lol
yours_truly00_2000: I don’t think I’ve really had any such secrets yet
root_node: Oh, it doesn’t have to be “such” a secret. Anything goes!
yours_truly00_2000: can’t think of anything
yours_truly00_2000: u there??
root_node: Well… why not invent one then? And tell me about it before you hop on to your jet?
root_node: I mean, what kind of a secret would you LIKE to have?
yours_truly00_2000: I don’t need secrets in my life
yours_truly00_2000: My life’s an open book
root_node: Hmm… is it? Really?
yours_truly00_2000: uh huh
root_node: You’re a really lucky person, then.
root_node: Stay that way if you can!
yours_truly00_2000: I will
yours_truly00_2000: thanks

root_node: Chalo, let me not keep this goodie goodie girl past her bedtime.
root_node: Take care, and make sure you think of me every time you have dessert!!
yours_truly00_2000: hehe
yours_truly00_2000:
yours_truly00_2000: I’ll see to that
yours_truly00_2000: been lovely talkin’ to ya Anand
root_node: Bye! Nice chatting to you.
yours_truly00_2000: byee