Misleading piece of furniture

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It is interesting to think about how the silliest of things go unnoticed by homo-sapiens. The “eat-out’ in my office is one of the quickly-filled spots during the noon hours between 12 - 2. Due to the scarcity of seats(which are essential in order to sit and have food comfortably and also do the most important task of Time Pass), me and my gang decided to go at 12:30 instead of our usual 1:30. We were bewildered to find the same amount of crowd, which made us realize that, everyone in the building, chose to come a little earlier hoping to find a peaceful place to feed themselves. Well, we did not get lucky in our venture, but then something ironical hit me while we were busy with the mechanical effort of feeding food into our body. Every human in the building were entering the canteen from one door and to my surprise the door was labeled “EXIT”. It was funny realizing that no one, including me, never managed to notice the purpose of the door which we normally pass through.

Come to think of it, how can we blame our grandma when she desperately searches for her pair of glasses, which is placed right on the top of her head?

Comments

Anu said…
Hey Chai...congrats...on the first entry in blog:)
March 28, 2010 at 12:08 AM
laksh... said…
The "EXIT" Label is perfectly fine cos it clearly tells us where to get out from that place( which i personally feel is very important)...! Wondering why it surprised u?
And chai may be you should go by 12 tomorrow...All the very best for a peacefull lunch!
Have fun Blogging...
March 28, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Manu Krishnan said…
Great Chai.. Congrats.. Hoping 2 see more of your blogs.. Happy Blogging!!!
March 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Chaileo said…
Thnx for ur opinions anu,manu n laksh!
March 28, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Unknown said…
Hey Chai!!

Good start to your blog!!

Here's an idea.. Probably u can write some stories from our early days at EMC.. especially training!!

Cheers!!
March 29, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Tilda Joseph said…
inspirations for me to start blogging....
March 29, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Sridevi said…
Hahaha....reminds me of Kutchu's glasses!
And welcome to the blog world :)
March 30, 2010 at 6:22 PM
kiran pujari said…
both the doors are almost next to each other and they lead you to the same place! how does it matter chai? :P
March 31, 2010 at 5:05 PM
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