A day Off...

It’s a Wednesday. I had some work at the bank. Not possible for me until Saturday. I can never mind a break from work at the middle of the week. I decide to take a day off. Why not go for a leave when I had such a genuine problem. Another 30 min and I was on my way. HUDA (Hyderabad Urban Development Association) has always found new ways to change my life. Anyone who belongs to Kukatpally/JNTU probably knows what it takes to reach Cyber Towers on a working day. But surprisingly it was pretty smooth for me. I must admit that it struck me then that why the heck something didn’t go wrong but, well, i took myself for a dog with its day on the roll. Only to be proved wrong.

I needed to deposit hard cash at the bank. Went straight for the Axis Bank ATM on reaching the Towers. Getting inspired every second by the people standing in a queue I waited patiently for my turn. Another one in and it’s me. Well….the ATM has to say “Host down”. Arghhh…… shucks. But still one thing or the other can go wrong...right? I headed for HDFC.

Another display of patience was required. I didn’t have any choice though. Finally my turn. Needed nine. Oops….HDFC says that the transaction can’t be completed. Well I tried for a lesser amount. Let’s try with four. Same reply. Ok….you wanna play…fine…let it take nine tries…….I tried for one. It gets me one with no issues. I enquired the matter and got to know that it can’t be more than three for cross bank users. Fine…I got the bucks with three tries of three each. But something was different. My whole money was in hundred’s. Well that makes ninety. My purse complains. I can’t help it.

Now….Cyber Towers…..just on the other side of the road.

The security has to say that I can’t get in unless I show him my banking card. My tries to make him understand that I was here to deposit failed miserably. He rejected me a pass. With twelve eager eyes upon me, and with a perfect case of communication gap at hand, I wondered where I have headed towards today. Let’s screw things a bit. That’s what I thought and went for the security manager. I was quite surprised at the way he behaved and to my relief he knew English. My company ID got me an entry as he called up the security to let me a pass. Finally……..

Nope….it doesn’t end. I at the counter and a voice shoots “we can’t take that”. “We aren’t allowed to accept more than thirty hundred’s. It’s a security issue.” Well I felt like screaming I am a SIMI fan. I love laden and my dream is to blow off myself. Nez….after all said and explained about the ATM notes all he had to say was “These banks are playing games intentionally. It’s not how we work. It will come down upon me. It’s a rule and I can’t break one.” Ah!!! Three things were needed….. please, please and please. It got done.

Now…. recharge at the reliance counter. Simple man……

In twenty minutes I was done with a word from the man at the counter that the recharge would take hardly five minutes. Three hours later, back at my home, I was quite eager to know when that five minutes counter was about to start. I call up reliance. Was greeted by a voice, explained him the issue, and was put on hold. Six minutes follow, with me listening to reliance music. I get the informative update as “Sir, you will get the SMS when it’s done.” And to add on a question follows “Can I help you with anything else Sir?” I love these people. They are so cute, so passionate about their work and they are so disgusting. It took a movie to get the SMS.

It started with ten at the clock and now at four, it was all done. I wonder why things go wrong. Just think of what would have happened had I not gone for a leave. All of these and then I start for the office. I made the most of my excuse by taking a leave but it looks like as if someone also took a day off and came after me. Hope you know who that someone is.