What’s up ….answered !!!

Basic Instinct. The phrase brings to mind Sharon Stone, sitting cross legged on a chair, showing her…..well you know what. I do realize the importance of sexual appetite but the instinct I’m talking about is inherent in every living being, i.e. hunger. And I’m reminded of this now (at this very moment) when my tummy is stuffed with stuffy food.

Everyone has the right to call him(her)self foody. But as I don’t know everyone, so I’ll limit myself to my own clique. Until about a year ago, we used to hang out a lot and ‘eating-out’ wasn’t always the primary concern of every outing we had. But now it seems we go out just to ‘eat-out’. Once, twice, thrice in a week, doesn’t matter. And it’s only on rare occasions that we try out some new place. It’s the same old and trusted restaurants.

A typical scenario when we are in a restaurant.

STARTERS

Somani : Veg-Manchow Soup

Pankaj : Veg-Manchow Soup

Kapil A : Sweet Corn/Veg Manchow Soup

Kulbir : (He hardly remembers the name…so basically anything will do until and unless it’s suggested by Kapil A).

Sachin : Don’t remember

Unanimous : Paneer tikka

MAIN COURSE

There have to be two dishes with paneer, the rest can be anything. The ‘rotis’, ‘naan’ should have butter on them and if it’s ‘kulcha’ it has to be either ‘stuffed’ or ‘paneer’. We may go anywhere, the meal course would be more or less the same.

Contrary to this, let me narrate the scenario when I’ve been out with girls.

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Pankaj : Soup??

Girl : Shall we?? I mean, if you want to have it then go ahead, I think I’ll pass.

Pankaj : (Of course I wanna have soup. But still shows some courtesy) It’s ok I’ll pass as well if you don’t want it.

Girl : Oh no.. you can have it. OK..lets have it then..but make sure it’s ½.

Pankaj : (yipeeeee) okies…

Pankaj : Paneer tikka??

Girl : Noooooooooo… I can’t have paneer.

Pankaj : What????? Why not??

Girl : I’ve to be conscious of my health. I can’t eat whatever pops in my mind.

Pankaj : Oh c’mon! paneer is healthy as well. OK for me… you have to have paneer tikka. It’s really good here (randomly…. It’s good almost everywhere).

Girl : I had soup when you so insisted…right?? (kinda intimidating)

Pankaj : Alright (beta yeh main course mein bhi katwa yegi….dekh liyo !!!)

MAIN COURSE

Pankaj : OK…order!! go ahead…

Girl : Oh no honey..it’s alright. You order. Be the man.

Pankaj : (happy on being called man) .well….lets see !!

Girl : Make sure….it’s nothing with paneer….

Pankaj : (what????) I knew that was coming….

Girl : And not too stuffy either…..

Pankaj : Oh…ok (and call me the man)

Girl : You’r such a sweetheart!!

And what’s more?? You laugh when someone is accused of cracking a PJ. But when you are with a girl you have to laugh when she cracks a PJ. It’s more like everytime ‘she’ tries to crack a genuine joke it’s a PJ, give or take a lil bit of humor. And there’s more. Recently I explained this to a girl. “Love…. PJ is a ‘poor’ or ‘pathetic’ joke…so you can try to avoid it…at least when it’s not necessary…” …and pop was the instant reply, “…ahh… well it can be a ‘pyara’ joke as well..” ….. now beat that !!!

Many of my friends have been asking me ‘what’s up with you’ these days. So this is a post to answer them. It’s more or less the same. Food and random (girl) talks.

P.S :: Not every girl is anorexic. So no offense