Office Capers: Who I Am
Who I am is so not determined by what I do. Why then, am I sitting in office on a Friday night? Let’s rephrase Who I am is not determined by what I do, but by how I do whatever I do. Okay, I got my answer. Back to work.
Finding home & a sense of belonging within shifting identity politics of geography, region, language, politics, ideologies and culture.
Who I am is so not determined by what I do. Why then, am I sitting in office on a Friday night? Let’s rephrase Who I am is not determined by what I do, but by how I do whatever I do. Okay, I got my answer. Back to work.
Everyone wants something, someone, someplace, someday. I’ve said once that When I want someone or somethingI want it like I want air to breathe and that I’ve been asphyxiating for far too long I don’t want to chokeI don’t want to claw at others and be clawed at, for wanting…
I sabotaged a great Friday night I’d looked forward to, as a reward for being good at office. Call me anything.
One mistake in a ratio and my life hangs in balance! So the numbers, they do a number on youMake you dance to their whimsical, regimented tunesRunning to keep ahead, running to keep up with them alwaysYou’re very good, yes…you’re good as long as you’re as good as them You…
I’m not single because I can’t get a man. I’m not single because I’m against marriage. I’m not single because I’m busy. I’m single by choice. It’s an option.
A little less anger………………A little more self-confidence Less wit…………………………Lots more laughter A little less fear…………………A little more faith Tone down the bass…………….Bring up the triangle A little less intensity……………A little more acceptance Fewer smirks……………………Just a couple more smiles A little less smartness……………A little more wisdom Less passion……………………..More emotion A little…
Is being a workaholic worth it?
And in those grand old days when we laughed for attentionAnd suppressed our smiles into thin lines for humourAn unsmiling, unparalleled stare captivated usCompelling us to stay And we followed, hypnotizedby that novel concept of cold independenceThat we imagined it meant We often wondered why we were heldRelentlessly, while we…
Based on my extensive experiences with the male of the species, here’s a snapshot of men by cities of origin. Presenting the first edition of my Manguide!
Men like teaching me stuff,
Educating me on how it all is
Sometimes things I already know
Occasionally better than them.