Wikipedia says, blushing refers to the involuntary reddening of a person’s face due to embarrassment or emotional stress, though it has been known to come from being love-struck, or from some kind of romantic stimulation. While many would have experienced the cheeks and/or ears being ablaze due to that thing called love. I specialize in turning beetroot due to embarrassing situations I love putting myself in.
It was my first day at work as Management Trainee. After the initial introduction with the sales team, which left office for work in the field soon after, the boss gave me a pile of product manuals to familiarize myself with. I was asked to sit in a small conference room.
For a good 4 hours, I sat alone, pouring over the fat manuals and pushed my brain to assimilate the various product features, advantages and benefits. The pantry boy came in twice with tea and water, which prevented me from dozing off on the first day of my first job.
Around, 2.30 pm, the pantry boy came again, this time with a plate, which had a vegetable patty and a pastry. An intelligent head would have wondered about his reason for placing the earlier 2 tea cups right in front of me and keeping the plate with patty and pastry at the far end of the table. But, not me.
I was hungry and tired and bored too, so without a thought, I gobbled up the food and kept the used plate on a side table for the pantry guy to clear later.
Feeling all sated and happy, I busied myself with the reading once again. 5 minutes later, a senior manager (SM) from another division entered the conference room. I was not introduced to him earlier in the day. He looked around the table and went out immediately only to return with the pantry guy (PG).
SM: “Where did you keep my lunch?”
PG : “I kept it here.’’ Pointing at the exact location.
An otherwise dumb me understood the situation in a flash of a second but was dumbstruck.
Seeing the flushed look on my face the SM could make out the exact location of his patty and pastry. He murmured an OK to the PG and was about to leave the room, when the the PG added, “Sir, I had kept it here, not more than 5 minutes ago.”
The SM’s smile which was laced with amusement and amazement did that to me. And I blushed deeply.
After that whenever we all used to get together at work, he would never fail to pull my leg for gobbling up his lunch in such a short time. And I would turn a shade darker, always, at that faux pas.
Whenever, I remembered this incident, my head would say, “Who cares?” But then my heart would whisper, “You do, stupid…” and would promptly turn red and see red too.
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48 Responses
Oh, I have put myself into many such embarrassing situations, which I find hard to forget. But thankfully I have forgotten many 🙂
Who doesn’t mess up? No one likes someone who is perfect. I guess it’s ok to mess up occasionally, but we should make sure that the frequency is less.
Destination Infinity
Glad to know that I am not alone 😀 True, even I have a tough time forgetting about such embarrassing moments! 😛
This is such a nice account of the incident…You are adorable Shilpa…this is sweet post!
Thanks Kajal. Today we can make fun or smile about this incident but at that time, I was mortified! 😀
LOL, it feels really embarrassing when it happens. But after several years, it becomes a thing to make ourselves and others too, smile or laugh. 🙂
True. Such embarrassing moments actually make for nice stories later on 😀
Wow! This would embarrass the hell out of me too. 😉
I know. I was just imagining my state then 😐 😛 😀
Thatwas soooo Wicked!!!!! I like that!!!So soooo Sooooo Cool!!!! 😀 😀 :D.
It’s cool now…. but not then 😉 😀
😛 😛
I would have done that too 😉 Eaten the patty I mean 😉
LOL 😀 You would have?? 😀
Don’t worry. I would have done the same thing. When the food was brouhgt to the room, you were the only one there. So nothing wrong in assuming it was for you.
Aha! Thanks, SG. Your words make me feel better about this whole incident 😀
hahaaha! funny to read, but i’m pretty sure it was hell embarrassing at that point! lovely read 🙂
P.S – I totally love your blog’s new look 🙂
Oh, yes, it was soooooooooo very embarrassing!!
Thanks, Apala. Glad you like the new look of my blog 🙂
hahahahahahahahah…… I wished I could see your face then 😛 😛
Very wicked you are Sunita! 😀
I wish I could have drowned myself in chullu bhar water, that day! 😀
Lol! OMG! This sure was super embarrassing! 🙂 🙂 But very funny to read!
Oh, it was!! 😀
Glad it brought some smiles at your end, Raj 🙂
Oh my!! I would have been mortified!! No wonder your face was red!
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
God know, what was I thinking then! 😀
Ha, ha that was a lovely recollection of blushing:) Best of luck for the contest Shilpa!
Thanks Mr Bhatia 🙂
Waah! What a “first day”! I can imagine the shade of your face, but I’m really curious about how the SM managed to NOT laugh outright at you! Yes, in front of the PG! 😀
He had years of experience and since he was a good human being too, he refrained from laughing out loud, I guess. But later, he left no opportunity to remind me of this gaffe! 😀
Rofl Shilpa!! To imagine u did it 😉
Yes, I did it! 😀 😛
hahaha… u must have been really hungry! on the other hand, such funny incidents are actually ice breakers and trust me, people enjoy the company of those who are more human….and prone to gaffes!
I specialize in gaffes!! 😀 😉
Ha ha ha 😀 Can’t believe you did that 😀 😛
Sadly and embarrassingly, it was me who did that! 😛 😉
ha ha ha ha…thank god I did not take up this prompt because If I start counting my mishtakes I will be blushing all day round 😉
LOL 😀 You should have written. We would have got some more reasons to smile and laugh 😉
Wow Shilpa Very interesting. I can imagine how you blushed. All the best for the contest.
Thank you so much, Ma’am 🙂
I too have faced such situations. in my case, it was coffee. Loved your last line. True, even i live with that feeling. who cares but then i know i do.
LOL 😀 You too, Asha!! 😀
I try hard to forget these embarrassing situations but it takes a long time to erase them completely! 😀 😐
Damn funny! and very entertaining. If this guy is still working with you it must be more funny 😀 Did you really eat in five mins?
Richa
No, we don’t work together. The last I had interacted with him was in 1997!! 😀 Yes, I ate all that in less than that! 😛
omg!! LOL!!
oh the poor guy!! 😛 😛
this was hilarious Shilpa!! 😀
hahahahaha!!
Poor guy!??!! It was Poor Me, so mortified and embarrassed to the core!! 😀
Hahaha , nice tales to laugh about on a rainy day Shilpa 😀 But at that moment you must be wishing for an Invisibility cloak 😛
You are bang on, Reshma. Wish I had that invisibility cloak! 😀
I can imagine your embarrassment. It made for a fun read though :).
Ah! Thanks for empathizing, Rachna! It was truly embarrassing 😀
Intersting.I am sure,most people would have faced some or the other moment of embarrasment.
Actually,what is important is —what was reaction of SM and his expression.
Thank God that he was mature and sensible and didnt laugh on my face! 😀