“Share some embarrassing moments you faced in life honestly,” a colleague told me. I blushed at first but then pressed the rewind button.
I remembered my trainee days when I got a rebuke from the editor for repeatedly pronouncing Sean Connery as “Seen” Connery and not “Schon.”
Another awkward moment was when I was sleeping after night shift and the grocery man knocked at the door. “You are always sleeping at home, while your wife works hard,” he advised. I refused to give him tip that day saying I am jobless.
A different uncomfortable moment was when I was newly married and offered to take my wife on a bicycle ride in Chennai. Moments later we both fell on the road and I instantly blamed her of being too fat. She did not talk to me the whole day.
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ReplyDeleteha ha! U've shared your 2nd point on grocery man earlier! Only 3 such moments?? Uff..i have so many!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJust for a day. My would not talk to me for a long long time for that....
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ReplyDeleteand the seen thing...of calling schon or shawn has happened to almost every literate indian who has seen james bond or heart sean paul! !
or ive seen as well as heard sean paul! he he!
Made me think what were mine most embarrassing moments, but unlike you I am not going to tell :D
ReplyDeleteNo one in their right mind calls their newly-wed wife fat :). You were covering up for your poor biking skills. I liked the second instance where you saved up on your tip too :). I have seen most Indians say Seen or Saraa for Sera (pronunciation). Nothing to be embarrassed there. Try asking a firang to announce our names. Hell, they can't even say Iran or Iraq, they say Eye-ran or Eye-rack :).
ReplyDeletehehe. bicycle ride sounded romantic but it wasn't!! too bad. ...!
ReplyDeleteseen connery was also good! :)
Thats it! These are the most embarrassing? I am glad I am not doing a post like this. :D
ReplyDeleteCycle savari ellam thevaya?Pavam wife.
ReplyDeleteVery nice flow.Good article
ReplyDeleteVery nice flow.Good article
Very nice flow.Good article
Very nice flow.Good article
Very nice flow.Good article
All are good and the last one is the best, Ramesh!
ReplyDeleteIt happens to everyone i guess, we are all learners by mistake, you might have tried to show your heroism with bike in Annamalai style:)
ReplyDeleteYou were one of the earliest to see the 'pitfalls' in married life!
ReplyDeleteHilarious and mindblowing...I wouldnt have courage to do the same yet:)
ReplyDeleteWell very nice every one has its own. My most embarrassing situation in a school was when i dont zip the trousers. Classmates and girls laughing on my open letterbox.
ReplyDeletehmm...nice instances.
ReplyDeleteI have encoutered so many embarrising moments too....once was so bad...when after one month of our merriage...house was full of guests and my mother-in-law told me that I have to cook dinner for 20 people....
hmm...I still shruge even to think of it....
sir neenga olliaga irupathhu unga thavaruv
ReplyDeleteOhhh seen connorey was indeed the funniest!
ReplyDeleteLOl..poor u..:)
ReplyDeletesince none of our other fellow bloggers have obliged I will narrate my all time embarrassing moment!
ReplyDeleteVenue:
Dinner at a restaurant with my parents and their much older friend.
My age:
15-16 years old (old enough to know)
Background:
After having eaten, I was feeling truly drowsy and listless and was miserably bored with their conversation when I found myself drifting off to another place!
Suddenly I knew that the uncle must have realized that I was day dreaming!
In order to make a quick save I flustered and asked, oh what does 'THAT' mean (I had completely missed the conversation and had no idea what they were talking about)?
Incident:
An awkward pause ensued when all the three looked in different directions waiting for the other to take a leap. That should have been my first clue, a premonition even! But I guess I was too sleepy and trying hard to sound involved!
OMG:
Finally that uncle began, " pornography means..." and continued with a description!
Dan Dan Da:
I could have kicked myself if I could but having to sit there through the most embarrassing minute of my life was worse!
Now that I am old enough to giggle at my teenage embarrassment I thought we all could do with a laugh!
:) :)
Dont you know , one must never take on the wife and the Police ever?
ReplyDeleteI like your second experience.... Good that she didnt bang u...lol..
ReplyDeleteShe just didn't speak one day with you? I would have divorced you...hehehe.
ReplyDeleteAwkward moments? Oh my...too many to tell and so embarrassing:)
I didn't pay too much attention when two male friends were chatting. But then I heard one saying to the other:"Gosh, she's such a gorgeous, classy woman".
Said I:"Why, thank you".
Said my friend: "We didn't mean you. We talked about Cher".
Sean!! it that pronounced like that ... didnt know... :S
ReplyDeleteyou called ur wife fat and u r still alive :P hahahaha :D
Those are indeed awkward moments. :)
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