hell, i am smart!

As expected, our collective ego (SC's and mine) didn't get a beating at the quiz competition. i had decided to skip it because we got no response to my mail proposing our names for the quiz. SC tried to coax me to go but i decided to stay the stubborn pig i am. So there i was, reviewing somebody's answer when my big boss asked me whether we have given our names for the quiz and that they
were waiting for us. Shesh! Reluctantly, i had to go. i told SC that our goal should be to ensure that we don't end up with a zero on the scoreboard -- talk about lofty aims!

We started off OK. At least we were not the lagging team. i surprised myself by knowing the answers to questions i never knew existed. Such is the power of the sub-conscious mind. i mean, i am not even aware that my brain stores such miscellanou information. We would be asked a question. My mind would go completely blank for about 2 seconds. And then, i would answer as if in a trance and have the quizmaster go "That is absolutely the right answer". i think even SC was surprised at me shooting off answers. The questions were tricky ones.

We ended up tying for the first place and we had a tie break. And we lost! The tie-break question was pretty simple, now that i know the answer! "What is the connection between Vishal-Sekhar, Manish Malhotra, Bappi Lahiri and Usha Uthup?" i was like what connection? The other team got it right -Knight Riders! My sister was aghast that i didn't know the answer. She was like "You are so dumb". Thank you, behena. i have the slightest interest in IPL and all that crap.

And so we ended up as second best. And for all the hard work, i got a voucher of Rs.400 (my company is a poor one!) -- i am wondering which book to buy. It was fun just to kick ass and surprise everyone by being so knowledgable! Hee hee. i am tickled silly.

K took us out for lunch - his treat for buying a car. Good lord, i must be growing old because my stomach cannot tolerate rich food now. My digestive system is flawed, i think.

On a sweet note, SM went to the Book Release of Salman Rushdie's "Enchantress of Florence" (or whatever the new book is) and got the book autographed by the man himself - for me! Ain't that sweet?