It was quite a while back, when i had heard one of my friends grumbling. I remember getting irritated about it. " I don't feel like eating alone" she said, as she continously kept skipping lunch.
I had heard another one exclaiming to his mom over phone " Ma, eating alone, for me, is like a punishment"
I was never really able to figure out what the big deal about eating alone was? Atleast not till last couple of weeks. It's been like 10 days( leaving weekends apart ) since i have eaten lunch at office, and being lazy is just a part of the problem. But going down 9 floors, walking another 150 m to reach a jam-packed cafeteria just to eat alone doesn't make sense at all, atleast not to me.
Initially, i used to think it was just the distance( i hate walking) but i have found myself walking long distance with flatmates for dinner, longer if i am at MG Road, with people who think shopping as the greatest sport ever invented.
I do like eating, and with the company i have had since childhood this shouldn't be a surprize. I don't eat a lot (With the company i have had since childhood, this can be surprizing). But i have been too used to eating in company of someone, and it does make a difference if you are eating in company of someone.
You eat slower (scientifically slower you eat faster you get full) , this is in exception of Buffets and you have lot more time to enjoy the taste. When you are eating alone, you more often than not generally tend to rush through the meal, and then keep feeling drowsy and uncomfortable over a long period of time. and not to forget it's very boring to eat alone :( .
Back at school, even though everyone used to take there own tiffins, sharing had become compulsary. and most of our tiffins used to get over even before the classes started. The remaining ones, while the class was going on! One particular friend of mine used to actually lock his bag , in order to save his tiffin. (Never helped his cause)
I miss college, where i never remember eating alone( never ate my own food either). We always had company, even if we did not want it. Atleast i personally made sure i go room to room and give company to everyone irrespective of what they were eating ( some of people didn't really seem to enjoy this).But left alone , on this day, i am sure most of us miss it ,atleast if you are sitting in office and hoping someone might come for lunch with you.
As i sit here wasting my time, hoping for the day to come to an end, so that i can go back to the one person ,who is waiting at home and enjoy the meal in company of one who adores the food more than anyone else in the world.
Introducing Some terms (Suggestions are welcome) :-
Fun Eating ..... 1 moong daal halwa + 1 ice cream + 4 spoons + 10 people
Killer Eating.... Broken lock+ loads of chocholate+ missing shaleen
Imba eating .... KFC buckets
Godlike eating ... 15 people(1/2 who smoked up) + breakfast buffet + loads of chicken sausage
Beyond God like eating.... 20 people + 15 ghee rice + 15 CTBM +10 DM + 20 moong daal halwa + 20 ice cream + 1 Jungli
Sad lonely eating...... curd/lemon/tomato rice + gobi pakoda + achar :(
I had heard another one exclaiming to his mom over phone " Ma, eating alone, for me, is like a punishment"
I was never really able to figure out what the big deal about eating alone was? Atleast not till last couple of weeks. It's been like 10 days( leaving weekends apart ) since i have eaten lunch at office, and being lazy is just a part of the problem. But going down 9 floors, walking another 150 m to reach a jam-packed cafeteria just to eat alone doesn't make sense at all, atleast not to me.
Initially, i used to think it was just the distance( i hate walking) but i have found myself walking long distance with flatmates for dinner, longer if i am at MG Road, with people who think shopping as the greatest sport ever invented.
I do like eating, and with the company i have had since childhood this shouldn't be a surprize. I don't eat a lot (With the company i have had since childhood, this can be surprizing). But i have been too used to eating in company of someone, and it does make a difference if you are eating in company of someone.
You eat slower (scientifically slower you eat faster you get full) , this is in exception of Buffets and you have lot more time to enjoy the taste. When you are eating alone, you more often than not generally tend to rush through the meal, and then keep feeling drowsy and uncomfortable over a long period of time. and not to forget it's very boring to eat alone :( .
Back at school, even though everyone used to take there own tiffins, sharing had become compulsary. and most of our tiffins used to get over even before the classes started. The remaining ones, while the class was going on! One particular friend of mine used to actually lock his bag , in order to save his tiffin. (Never helped his cause)
I miss college, where i never remember eating alone( never ate my own food either). We always had company, even if we did not want it. Atleast i personally made sure i go room to room and give company to everyone irrespective of what they were eating ( some of people didn't really seem to enjoy this).But left alone , on this day, i am sure most of us miss it ,atleast if you are sitting in office and hoping someone might come for lunch with you.
As i sit here wasting my time, hoping for the day to come to an end, so that i can go back to the one person ,who is waiting at home and enjoy the meal in company of one who adores the food more than anyone else in the world.
Introducing Some terms (Suggestions are welcome) :-
Fun Eating ..... 1 moong daal halwa + 1 ice cream + 4 spoons + 10 people
Killer Eating.... Broken lock+ loads of chocholate+ missing shaleen
Imba eating .... KFC buckets
Godlike eating ... 15 people(1/2 who smoked up) + breakfast buffet + loads of chicken sausage
Beyond God like eating.... 20 people + 15 ghee rice + 15 CTBM +10 DM + 20 moong daal halwa + 20 ice cream + 1 Jungli
Sad lonely eating...... curd/lemon/tomato rice + gobi pakoda + achar :(
