Left for Sri Lanka on the 9th last for a very short annual leave of 5 days which ended on the 14th. The length of the holiday definitely didn’t tamper with the eventfulness it had to offer. Flew the rickety old budget airline Mihin Lanka which belonged to the so-called president of Sri Lanka, to whom I am grateful for serving Vegetable Biriyani at the height of hunger.
Other than the parent types I was thrilled to meet and mingle with, I was privileged enough to meet with a beautiful soul, kinda brilliant yet kinda lost. Devious as he though he was, I saw through him……he was struggling to pick up the pieces and paste them together. His beauty dazzled me and carried me a few yards before I realized I had to wake myself up and run for my life, coz just as the old saying goes every rose has it’s own thorns’, this rose too had quite a bunch of thorns sticking out from the wrong places. I didn’t uproot the rose, I just chopped my hands off to stop myself from reaching out for it.
This trip has filled me with a strange sense of joy and fulfillment and a deeper sense of satisfaction than what I had ever felt during the previous trips I’ve experienced, some which were much longer stays. Yet, amidst all that fullness, I can’t help feeling a strong sense of hollow emptiness as if something has been sucked out of me without my consent.
The much dreaded subject, marriage was one of the prominent topics which surrounded me. As usual I negotiated for this year to find this spasticated man people are longing to see me end up with. With none, not even myself knowing what the heck I’m looking for, the mother dearest and I decided to jot down a check list of the must and must have nots of the so called Mr. Right.
1. Simple
2. Witty
3. Speaks the same language
4. No God, spirituality accepted
5. Believes in positive thinking, manifestation, black magic, white magic, mental warfare
6. Outdoorsy
7. Tanned
8. Not vertically challenged
9. Not horizontally expanded
10. No IT personnel, no doctors, no engineers, PR, marketing, entertainment, lawyers just might be considered.
11. Simple but classy dress code no baggy pants shimmery shimmery nonsense
12. Must respect his roots and parents, but not a mummy’s boy
13. MUST read
14. A one woman man !
15. Must be able to drive, fix the plumbing, clean, do his own laundry and cook for survival.
16. Broad and strong minded
17. Must have at least tried Ciggies, Booz and Ganja…(What’s the use of a man if you cannot roll up a stick and bask in the glory of hallucination)?
18. MUST love animals, four legged fury creatures to be specific
19. Must be ethical in all his dealings and passionate about his chosen career.
20. Though exterior yet sensitive within, empathetic, emotionally available yet a strong personality.
21. Family oriented
22. MUST respect women
23. Gift of the Gab, Wit in his hand and not a mute ass!
24. Must know the ABCs of quoting
25. Easy going
26. Independent
Being the least interested in a long time commitment right now and convinced that all above traits can never be found in the same garbage bin……I decide to live for the moment and let the stupid adults worry about the ever so joyous singleness I enjoy and am planning to enjoy for the next few years.
