Ethnic day, strictly for the birds (pun intended)

No mood to do anything whatsoever. Besides watching all the colorful birds in our company. Today’s ethnic day and girls (and aunties) are wearing colorful saris. I’m afraid I’ll get a pain in the neck by end of the day. Caused due to excessive turning of head to catch a glimpse of damsels dressed in our traditional wear. Guys are not too much of a treat today, and the scarcity of handsome guys here is overwhelming, so much so that I have stopped looking at any guy while I’m at work. Instead I look at some girls who are worth a look.

That makes me think what will happen if I wear a sari to work. I had. And boy, what a day it was. I was praying it to end. So I better get more practice to maintain dignity or I might unleash my stripping skills on the unsuspecting colleagues (in case the sari decides to give way). I like wearing sari, but I can’t walk, breathe or eat while I’m wearing one. So most of the times it is better I refrain from wearing one to office. Of course to avoid the embarrassment.

Now coming to the ethnic day, I don’t know how the ladies who are in ethnic wear (read sari) maintain it the whole day and get work done. I mean what with all that smell of mallige hoovu (jasmine flowers) and the clinking sound of bangles while typing. How in the world can one concentrate on the work?

While sitting in cafeteria, me n friends were discussing how well some girls look in sari. While watching I ended up categorizing the sari clad ladies into groups.
First: Ladies who know what they are doing and doing it well.
Meaning those who are wearing sari and are comfortable with it and even look good in it. Who have a sense of how to carry it well and all the manners it comes with. People in this category were very few, countable.
Second: Ladies who don’t know what they are doing, but still doing it well.
Meaning those who are not so well versed with draping and carrying it, but still end up wearing one and pulling it off with elan.
Again there were very few in this category too.
Third: Ladies who know what they are doing, and doing it bad.
These are mostly the aunties who don’t bother anymore about looking good or feeling good. They do it because they do it. I saw a lot of aunties like this.
Fourth:Ladies who I couldn’t guess if they know what they are doing and ended up looking straight from K serials.
This is the most horrible of all. Their sub-categories are wide, ranging from gaudy saris and excessive make up to heavy jewelry. Some even end up wearing inappropriate saris which look awful and completely out of place. I can go on but I guess you got the idea any way.
Thankfully, those in this category also were less. Else I’d have avoided cafeteria completely.

Thanks to ethnic day, guys are having a feast. You know, watching birds and all. And you don’t even have to go looking for them. What better way is there to start the weekend?

Now a special mention: There was this girl who neither wore a sari nor any make up but still managed to turn heads. She was in a simple kurta and chudidar, has beautiful skin, hair and a figure I’d die to get. Now that’s what I call maintaining oneself.