Feb 04, 2008 10:49 AM
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Dudes! Feels good to be back on MS after almost a month. And it seems a lot here has changed. Its become a more'social' place, I can say - though I'm yet to figure how how the new stuff works.(BTW, I'll be glad if someone can please explain this gifting with MS points funda to me).
Well, what I'm about to write isn't just about dressing well.its about general behaviour at a party but since I'd already exhausted the'tips of livening up a party' and'how to be a good guest at a party' categories, this was all I had left.
Am not much of a party freak but I do make occassional appearances. And its always a pleasure to watch everything and everyone - the good ones and the funny ones. There is nothing like the'bad' ones. Its all acceptable in the name of'uniqueness'.
WHAT YOU GET TO SEE.
So, a few weeks back, I went to this'formal' party. Since it was being thrown by someone on completion of his graduation, I guessed it falls in the'formal' category. At least its not casual.
So, I chose to be conservatively dressed in formals - all grey. Expecting the host to be dressed, pressed and gelled, I drove to the venue. He was standing outside to welcome the invitees. The moment I stepped out of the car, he seemed to be surprised and gave me the'what-on-earth-is-she-wearing' look. I reciprocated him with the same look. Forget the press and gel. The dude was wearing a yellow shirt with white collars, scattered embroidery and jeans(which fortunately was plain) except on the pockets. After the usual exchange of pleasantries, I stepped inside the hall. And oooh la la. Seemed like it was somebody's 18th birthday.
It was most unfortunate that I hardly knew anyone there. So, the only pastime I had was to sit down and observe. The colours kept pouring in.
Credits: -(in order of appearance)
1) 'Black'ed out - This lady was so beautiful. She had a mango coloured top with orange stripes on which she was wearing a blue jacket. Just for the info - the earrings were turquoise. The sandals were black. Drop-dead combination. I nearly died of inferiority.
2) This stud(I admit, he was decent looking).but he spoiled it all with his attire. Since it was freaking cold, he wore a T-shirt that covered the whole of his neck. High-necks or turtle necks or what are they called? Someone please enlighten me.On top of that he wore a leather jacket, zipped shut till the top. So where the jacket ends, the covered neck starts. WHY? He had these copper green eyes and light brown hair and WHY did he have to wear this piece of crap?
3) MIB - I love'Men in Black'. The movie and even otherwise. One of my friends walked in wearing a plain black tee and I was so happy I finally had some company. If you ever happen to read this dude, you were the most decent guy at that party. A few plain greys and whites followed. I felt like there is still hope in this world. From that point of view, I also love MIG(Men in Grey and not the aircraft), and MIW.
4) The Red Hot Chili pepper - He strolled in with this Red/maroon/vermillion(what was it?) shirt with golden border in the centre. Party ke baad shayad kisi ki shaadi mein'band waaja' bajane jaana hoga.
5) 'Neela dupatta.peela suit.' . Need I say more?(BTW, this was a song from some movie, I believe).
6) Abey.pakad.gir jayegaaaaaaaa.: This lanky dude was wearing jeans which were 3 times larger his size and were about to fall off his waist.
*FOOD
Dressing apart, lets move to food. Over the years, I've learned not to observe how or what somebody is eating. Sometimes it kills appetite. There definitely are people who eat decently - but more often you'll come across a minimal/no usage of cutlery.
*Greetings -
Shaking hands or saying hello is probably the best way to do it. Culturally, there might be certain variations. In some countries its more customary to hug and kiss on both cheeks, in others, maybe a slight bow. But will somone please tell me, where'slapping the back with a nuclear sound' originated? "Kya chal raha hai be".(THADAK.slaps back.then both laugh).
Okay, so the host graduated. Great! Here's how you congratulate him. All invitees gather around him, give him graduation-bumps(like birthday-bumps.ermm.), then two people catch his legs, the other two catch his hands and they swing him, throw him in the air etc. Basically, they do everything that you do with your teddy-bear or football. At the end of it all, I was about to check the poor guy's pulse. But since he was moving, I had reason to believe he was alive(and not kicking.but wanting to kick).
Aankho annkho mein.: This one guy, kept winking at all pretty girls throughout the dinner. No elaboration.
Photographs: Group photo time. After it was clicked, I asked for the camera to see how it had come out. 50% of the people had'horns' on their heads.(This is a regular dumb trend where the person standing behind you places his open palms vertically on your head to try to fool the viewer of the photograph into believing that you are an antelope).
Other miscellaneous observations:
1)Girls talking loudly(squealing as its called) to attract attention.
2)Guys trying to overdo it to look like dudes.
3)The ones who come only to EAT.
4)Certain'stickers'. They stick to you though you don't want to stick to them.
5)And finally the sensible ones - who do everything right. Who unconsciously balance the whole event. You feel relieved when they walk in and you feel deserted when they walk out.
Okay.so lots of things there were funny. But this is what parties are for.HAVING FUN.
