Day 5
The pain med worked their magic, but I chose to rest an extra day, a precautionary measure, anything to prevent the debilitating pain brought on by the cold, dark season.
Can’t wait to start running- this entire week went without a proper workout and it feels so weird- it’s like you went for a dental screening and were told not to brush your teeth.
An anomaly in your lifetime, but tomorrow we’re back!
When talking about lifetimes, I rediscovered a show that used to be a favorite in childhood.
It’s called Office Office and used to air during the late 90s-early 2000s ; it is a satirical take on the hurdles a common person usually faces in bureaucratic workplaces powered by corruption and inefficiency.
It’s called Office Office, which aired during the late ’90s to early 2000s. It offers a satirical take on the hurdles a common person typically faces in bureaucratic workplaces plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
The key protagonist, Mr. Musaddilal (played by Pankaj Kapoor), is the hapless common man who visits various offices, with the same cast portraying different characters engaged in an array of tasks, yet all exhibiting similar inefficiencies and corrupt behaviors.
You’ve likely encountered real people who act just like them in your own dealings with bureaucracy and babudom.
In one of the episodes, Musaddilal visits a bank to apply for a credit card and quickly realizes that receiving that piece of plastic involves navigating endless forms, bank charges, and bribery in both cash and kind.The characters’ quirks and mannerisms remain consistent throughout the episodes.
They range from the affable but slow-as-a-sloth Bhatia, played by Manoj Pahwa, who loves samosas and papads equally; to Sanjay Mishra as ‘Shukla,’ defined by his habit of spitting paan inside the office premises; and Deven Bhojani as the adorable Patel, who offers two possible outcomes for every problem.
Together, they made the show unforgettable and relevant through the years.We stopped making such shows soon after, and it has been decades since I watched an Indian television show.
But the shows from the ’90s and early 2000s were iconic!
Do you have a favorite from that era?
Fingers in symphony 