S.Z.’s Sad Day in Logo Design Office

As I walked into my department, I saw S.Z., as always, on his seat. However, today, he was not smiling and thinking about his marriage. Instead, he was staring at the logo design on his keyboard and he seemed really sad. I wondered what happened to him.

I said Hi to him and went to my seat. Then, after a few minutes, I thought I should ask him what happened. I wanted to ensure that everything was fine.

So, I went to him and asked, “What’s up mate? Why you look so sad today?”

He looked at me and said, “I have been sad for past few days. Actually, I felt bad when I.D. told us his story that how he was playing with his daughter and broke the vase”.

I said, “Yes, it shouldn’t have happened. He told me the vase was really expensive”.

S.Z. said, “No, it’s not the vase that is making me sad. What made me sad was the fact that I.D. is younger than me and he is married and I am not. I didn’t know he was married until I heard his story. I mean no offense, but look at him… you know what he looks like when he laughs and claps”.

S.Z. continued, “I am older than him, I have been going to gym for past few years, I am in much better shape than I.D., but I am still not married. I am the only unmarried man in the department”. He seemed really sad.

To console him I said, “That’s not true. Ars Alan is not married either. He just got engaged last month”.

S.Z. replied, “Yes, true, but didn’t you notice that he is 6 years younger than me? He is not a man, he is a boy”.

I felt sorry for S.Z. now.

S.Z. sighed and said, “I have been trying to get married for past few years. May be, it’s because of my braces that my proposals were always rejected”.

I said, “I don’t think so. It’s a lame excuse. But, anyway, at least you are engaged now, so probably braces have nothing to do with it. By the way, does your father-in-law wear glasses?”

S.Z. said, “Yes, he does and he wears really thick glasses, thicker than I.D.’s glasses”.

Now I realized that may be S.Z. was right and due to weak eyes his father-in-law couldn’t see him properly and accidentally gave approval.

But, as I am a nice person, I couldn’t say this to him. So, to console him again, I said, “Whatever happens S.Z., it happens for good. May be your marriage was delayed so you could find the perfect life partner. Aren’t you happy that your life after marriage will be good and peaceful?”

S.Z. thought about something for a second and said, “Yes, you are right. I didn’t look at the bright side of it. You always help me with your extraordinary advice. You are indeed a genius”.

S.Z. looked happy now.

I said, “Mention not S.Z. Start smiling and start thinking about your marriage again”.

I went back to my seat and S.Z. began smiling again. I was glad I had managed to turn his sad day into a happy day.

Our Logo Design Office Was Attacked By Insects

A few days ago, our logo design office was literally attacked by insects. It sounds strange and impossible, but it is really funny that there were little brown insects everywhere in our marketing department.

About two months ago, in the afternoon, we were doing our work and our boss came into our department with a box of scrumptious chocolates and candy bars in his hands. He said Hi to everyone and offered candies to all of us. (I took Bounty… Yummy)

Our boss looked around and noticed that something was missing. He wanted to make the department look really lively and awesome. So, he told Sara that we should have some plants in the department.

Within two days, we saw some really nice plants in our department. However, one plant near S.Z.’s desk dried really fast and I noticed that some leaves were incomplete too.

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Here is how they looked near S.Z.’s desk:












I wonder if S.Z. ate them.

May be this is how he got braces… that one day he tried to eat a stem and damaged his teeth.

What do you think?

Anyway… Everything was fine, and then one evening around 7:15pm, we noticed little brown insects everywhere on the floor. Only Sara, Ars Alan and I were in the department (we are some hard working people), everyone else had left already for the day.

We contacted the Admin department head, but he had gone too. When Sara saw this situation, she freaked out, picked up her bag and left. Luckily, I.D. wasn’t in the room. Otherwise, he would start jumping and crying. Anyway, so only Ars Alan and I were in the department with, of course, lots of uninvited insects.

Where did they come from?

We noticed that they were coming from one of the plants. They were probably born there. The plants have been in the department for almost 2 months now, but we never saw one single insect.

I had to stay late to complete some work. However, I was compelled to leave too. So, Ars Alan and I left, hoping that Admin department would get rid of the insects in the morning.

Zee Shake Broke his Fingers in Logo Design Office

Zee Shake’s stomach was very upset the other day and his presence in the office was not healthy for office environment. Luckily, we had lots of plants in the office to provide us with fresh oxygen. But, they weren’t even enough.

Let me tell you a little about Zee Shake first. He is our IT Network expert. He is a very nice and friendly person. No matter what you say to him, he will laugh, nod his head and say, “Oh Really? I see… Hehehe…”

Oh… by the way, do you know how we found out that Zee Shake’s stomach was upset? Actually, he has been in our department for past few days to fix some network problems and install more PCs.

Well, so, Mr. Right (a fellow writer) said to me, “Hey, did you notice that after every 20-30 minutes, Zee Shake gets up and leaves the room?”

I said, “Yes, I have been noticing that too. His face looks red too when he gets up (He is white, so red color looks really obvious)”.

Mr. Right said, “Let’s investigate where our Zee Shake goes. I hope he is not taking drugs”.

Sara said, “May be he is taking drugs, there is this weird smell everywhere in the office”.

So… We thought about investigating. As we were discussing what to do, Zee Shake returned, so we stopped talking and continued our work.

Then, after about 25 minutes, Zee Shake got up and left the room quickly. As planned, S.Z. followed him. S.Z. returned within a minute and said, “He went to the bathroom. It seems like his stomach is upset. It’s not the smell of drug everywhere, it’s something else… If you know what I mean”.

We all said, “Hmmm…”

No wonder why he always looked red when he left the room and looked fresh when he returned. We had wasted about 5 air fresheners already. There were more hazardous gases and carbon dioxide in the office than oxygen.

We decided to have some fun. We decided that next time when he goes, we all will follow him to the bathroom.

So, Zee Shake returned, looked all relieved and happy, and went to his seat. Then after about 20 minutes, I.D. got up and left the room. We thought I.D. wanted to welcome Zee Shake near the bathroom to have more fun.

Anyway, within 2-3 minutes, as usual, Zee Shake got up. We all got up too. He looked at us and wondered what was happening. He walked out of the room quickly and we followed him.

When we reached the bathroom, we didn’t find I.D. anywhere. He was already in the bathroom and the other bathroom was full too.

Zee Shake desperately said, “Ohhh No…”

Now, I.D. likes to spend a lot of quality time in the bathroom. As we have two bathrooms for men, we knew that I.D. would take his time.

Zee Shake’s face turned redder now.

S.Z. asked, “What’s up mate? Why you look all red? Is everything ok?”

Zee Shake replied, “Oh Yes Yes… Hehehe…”

Zee Shake seemed worried. He started walking here and there. Then after a minute, when he thought things would get out of control, he screamed, made a fist and punched the brick wall.

He punched the brick wall so hard that two of his fingers broke and he screamed even louder with pain. His scream was way too loud. Very extraordinary!

Immediately, one of the bathrooms opened and I.D. came out quickly, he looked worried and said, “What happened? What happened? Who screamed so loudly?”

Before we could respond, Zee Shake pushed I.D. away and ran into the bathroom. He continued to scream with pain in the bathroom too.

I felt sorry for him. Even though Billy Boy had told I.D. not to play with his colleagues’ stomach, I.D. still did it.

Zee Shake came out of the bathroom after a few minutes and we rushed him to the hospital which is not far away from our logo design office.

I hope his stomach and fingers get better soon.

Billy Boy Tripped in Sainsbury’s and Landed in a Box

Billy Boy is our ever-smiling colleague. He is a Social Media Expert, an integral part of our Marketing team and a very nice and friendly person.

But… There is something I can’t understand about him and I have never asked him either.

Actually, he has small eyes and chubby cheeks. When he smiles, the upper part of his cheeks moves up towards his eyes and his eyes close. I wonder if he can see us while smiling.

Next time when he smiles, I think I should wave my hand right in front of his eyes.

So… Anyway, the other day our boss asked him to go and get some stuff from Sainsbury’s and then get the latest logo design book from WHSmith.

Billy Boy asked I.D. to come along. This way, Billy Boy would be able to make fun of I.D. that how he hides in the bathroom at home when he gets scared. But, still, I.D. said Ok.

Sainsbury’s is not too far away from our office. So, in the afternoon they went to Sainsbury’s to get the required stuff.

As they were walking and looking around, Billy Boy asked I.D., “So, I.D. tell me something, if Sara gets mad at you at work, will you go and hide in the bathroom in our office? Hahahahaha…” Billy Boy then started laughing with his eyes closed.

Billy Boy said, “Don’t hide in office bathroom, we only have two bathrooms for men in the office and they are not even enough. So, please don’t play with your colleagues stomachs by hiding in the bathroom. Hahahahaha….” He laughed louder than before and this time his chubby cheeks totally covered his small eyes.

Billy Boy kept on looking at I.D. and I.D. kept looking down with both hands in his pockets. He didn’t know what to say.

Then… all of a sudden… Billy Boy screamed loudly, tripped and fell. There was a carton box open in front of him and his face landed inside the box.

He looked somewhat like this:

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I.D. started laughing loudly. I.D. held his stomach with left hand, pointed his right index finger at Billy Boy and kept on laughing loudly instead of helping him get up, like this:

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Billy Boy had sprained his ankle and he was having trouble getting up. After a little effort, finally, he managed to get up. He was limping as he was having trouble walking.

So, how did Billy Boy fall?

Well, there was a small piece of mat on the floor that he didn’t see. So, he tripped over.

My personal opinion is that as he was laughing at I.D., his eyes were closed and he couldn’t see the mat.

But… I.D. had a completely different story to share with us.

I.D. said, “As we were walking, Billy Boy kept on looking at me and continued laughing. There was a kid in front of us with some mats in his hands. He dropped one of them and didn’t notice. As I was looking down, I saw it and I knew Billy Boy would step on it without noticing it. So, I just kept quiet. Then… the inevitable happened. It was so funny. Hahahahaha…” And then I.D. started laughing loudly.

Billy Boy returned to office without buying anything from Sainsbury’s or the logo design book from the bookstore.

I hope his ankle heals soon.

How Did I.D. Slip in the Hallway Right After Sara?

Remember our soft-spoken E-Marketer I.D. (short white dude) who slipped in the hallway not too long ago? We asked him how he slipped and he told us his sad story.

Sara had already told us her story that she had slipped in the hallway because of a logo design. However, I.D. had a completely different story to share with us.

Let me tell you a little about him first.

He looks like a little mommy-daddy kind of kid. You know little kids in school who sit in the front row with oily and nicely combed hair and thick glasses and wear pants above their belly button?

He looks kind of like that. But… He is not little… He is in fact a married man.

So, anyway… here is how our discussion began:

S.Z. asked, “What happened to you I.D.? How did you slip?”

I.D. said, “Actually, my glasses broke yesterday and I didn’t notice, like Sara, that the floor was wet and I slipped too”.

I noticed that I.D. was not wearing his thick, black glasses that he had recently purchased.

I asked him, “Well, the floor was wet, but Sara slipped before you. Didn’t you even see her?”

I.D. said, “Yes, I saw her slip… but she looked so funny that I didn’t really bother thinking why she was slipping”. He looked embarrassed when he said that and he tried to control his smile too (Bad Boy). Sara looked at him angrily, but didn’t say anything.

W.Q. sighed, “I wish I could see her slip too”.

We all looked at W.Q. at the same time… It was not nice of him.

I asked I.D., “By the way, how did you break your glasses and how did you drive to work today?”

I.D. looked down and stuttered, “You know… public transport… I mean… that’s how I came”.

He didn’t tell us how he broke the glasses.

I realized something was fishy.

So, I asked again, “Well, fine. But, how did you break your glasses? You had just purchased them and they were expensive too”.

I.D. just kept looking down and didn’t say a word. After a few seconds, he took a deep breath and told us how he broke his glasses.

I.D. said, “Actually, yesterday, I was playing with my little daughter and I accidentally hit and broke a really expensive and antique Vase. I got scared that my wife would get angry at me. So, I thought I should go and hide in the bathroom. This way, I would be able to put the blame on my little daughter that she broke it. Then, within 2-3 seconds, I heard my wife walking towards the room, so I ran fast towards the bathroom, opened the door and entered quickly, without realizing that the floor was wet. I slipped and broke the glasses”. He continued to look down and he looked really, really embarrassed.

We all tried to control our laugh, but Sara did smile to take the revenge. S.Z. also controlled his laugh and put his hand on I.D’s shoulder and tried to console him.

Poor I.D. slipped twice in 2 days. Luckily, his bones were safe and neither broke in the hallway nor in the bathroom.

Mr. Right Got Bruises Because of a Logo Design

I think it’s about time I introduce you to my colleague (an experienced writer) N.Y. also known as Mr. Right. Why Mr. Right? Well, because he thinks whatever he says is right and what others say is always incorrect.

One day we were having a discussion that how in some countries pirated stuff is used and how wrong this practice is. N.Y said that it’s ok to download and watch pirated movies (from torrent), but it’s not good to read pirated books. (Actually, he likes to buy original books, but downloads movies from torrent websites. Hmmm…)

How did we respond to this? Well, we didn’t. Mr. Right would never listen to us.

One day he was having an argument with Mr. T (our Development Manager and an extremely experienced designer) about designing. He disagreed with Mr. T about some logo design and web design concepts and Mr. T felt that N.Y. just shook the foundation of this industry.

Whenever Mr. T tried to correct him, N.Y. always repeated his favorite sentence in a soft and girly tone, “No, no, no Mr. T, you are not right, this is incorrect”.

When we felt that Mr. T would now pick up a sharp knife, cut his own jugular vein and commit suicide, we changed the course of topic.

Anyway… The other day, our boss asked me to go and get some food for the staff. There is a really awesome fast food joint near our office, so I asked N.Y. if he would like to come with me. He said yes.

The weather was really nice. When we reached there, N.Y. told me he would stay outside and enjoy the weather. So, I walked-in to order lots of scrumptious food.

I was standing in the line, waiting for my turn, then… all of a sudden… I heard a loud noise of a girl, “Heeeee Haaaaa”. I turned around immediately to see (through large glasses) what happened outside and what I saw totally astonished me.

With “Heeeee Haaaaa” I saw a girl flying, with her kick pointing towards N.Y.’s face. She kicked him in the face and landed on the ground safely. N.Y. lost balance and hit the wall behind him and held his face with both hands.

As soon as N.Y. removed his hands from his face, he heard another “Heeeee Haaaaa” and experienced the taste of a powerful round-kick on his face. This time, he fell down.

Then the girl started kicking him. After a few seconds she left N.Y. crying on the ground.

I was totally spellbound. N.Y. is a tall and heavy guy, but his built was not good enough in front of a Ninjutsu expert.

I quickly went outside to see N.Y. His face was in terrible condition and he was crying like a baby and his nose was running too. It took N.Y. 10 minutes to hold his tears and wipe his nose completely. I then took him to a clinic nearby.

“What happened? Why did the girl beat him up so badly?” You may wonder and ask.

Well, I asked him too and he told me his painful story.

What happened was that when I went inside, N.Y. was standing near a bus stop and there was a really good logo design on the side wall of the waiting area.

N.Y. really liked it and said to himself in a normal voice, “Wow! Nice. Very attractive!”

There was this girl (Obviously a Ninjutsu expert) standing there and waiting for the bus. She thought he said this to her. So, she thought about teaching him a lesson… and she taught him a very good lesson. I think N.Y. will always keep his mouth shut in public now.

My personal opinion is that, she was not only a Ninjutsu expert, but could also judge people and their habits just by looking at them.

This is why she didn’t ask N.Y. why he said such a thing to her. Otherwise, Mr. Right would come up with a reason, “No, no, no, you are not right, this is incorrect” (this time it would be a right reason though as he was indeed looking at the logo design… as he told me… Hmmm…)

Anyway… we went back to the office without any food and with bruises on Mr. Right’s face.

I hope he gets better soon.

Tem Almost Gave a Heart Attack to Sara Because of a Logo Design

Tem (Tim with an ‘e’) is our skinny designer and he is jumping and laughing all the time (even though he is not so young). He especially teases our skilled Development guy Mr. S. Khan with some of his teammates (bad boys). How does S. Khan respond? Well, he only smiles and tries to come up with sharp answers, but, unfortunately, he seldom wins.

I wonder if S. Khan has any links with Changez Khan. I don’t know if they are from the same tribe. I don’t ask S. Khan because I am scared. Why am I scared? Well, what if he knows Kung-Fu?

Anyway… It was lunch time and I went to the cafeteria to have lunch. As usual, I saw Tem with his bad boys, making fun of S. Khan.

Actually, S. Khan is getting older and he is still not married. So, I think, Tem will continue to tease S. Khan until he gets married. I hope he gets married before all his hair turns white.

So… everyone was busy eating and talking. Then, one designer entered the cafeteria with a file in his hand. He gave the file to Tem who was sitting next to, of course, S. Khan. Tem opened the file and then with a loud scream he literally jumped high with his fist high in the air as though he had won an award or something.

His scream was so loud that Sara, who was sitting behind him, got scared and screamed louder than Tem. Our soft-spoken e-marketer I.D. (short white dude) was sitting in front of Sara. He got scared because of Sara’s scream and he screamed too. I.D. had a cup of tea in his hand, so his hand shivered and he spilled the hot tea on his shirt.

As Tem had jumped high, he came back to the seat with immense pressure and even though he is skinny, the chair still couldn’t resist the pressure and… it broke. Tem fell down on the floor and screamed even louder with pain.

Hearing Tem’s sudden, painful, scream, Sara again got scared and screamed again. I.D. was already screaming and jumping because of hot tea on his clothes.

It all happened within 5 to 10 seconds.

You don’t see this type of scene in office. However, you can see it in the zoo when one monkey screams and then other monkeys start screaming one-by-one.

Anyway… So, S. Khan tried to help Tem get up. But… I saw an evil grin on S. Khan’s face as though he was saying, “See, Tem, this is what happens when you mess with Chinese people”.

And Sara… Well, she was again in the state of shock. Her mouth and eyes were wide open and she was looking straight. She was in the same position as she was when she had slipped in the hallway not too long ago. Her color had turned completely white.

Luckily… the poor soul didn’t get a heart attack. We had to get Ms. Ann’s help again to help Sara come out of the comma again.

S.Z. helped I.D. cool down by throwing cold water on his clothes.

Tem’s loud scream really messed things up.

“But, why in the world did he scream?” You may ask.

Well, he had created a really, really complex logo design, keeping in view the creative brief of the client. The logo design took a lot of time and tons of creativity. In the file, there was a paper with a message from the client that the logo design was simply awesome and it just couldn’t get any better.

So, he got so excited that he unintentionally jumped and screamed with joy… which ultimately turned into a scream with pain… and almost gave a heart attack to Sara.

Sara Slipped in the Hallway Because of a Logo Design

As I walked into the office, I saw Mr. T (our Development Manager) put a file on Sara’s desk. S.Z. was smiling, looking at his LCD screen and typing something. Why wouldn’t he smile…? After all, he is getting married next year.

After putting the file on Sara’s table, Mr. T turned around, smiled, said Hi to me and walked out of the room. I said Hi to S.Z. and went to my seat. S.Z. nodded and continued his work.

After a few minutes, Sara walked-in with a cup of Tea in her hand and said Hi to everyone in the room. She turned on the computer and then started checking her emails. After about 10 minutes, she picked up the file, and opened it.

After a few seconds, she said, “Oh… Wow!” She stood up with the file in her hand and walked out of the room at a very fast speed while still looking at the paper in the file.

Within 2 to 3 seconds, we all were startled by Sara’s loud scream and then we heard as though something fell.

Before we could even get up, we heard a guy’s really loud scream and then another noise as though something big fell.

S.Z. and I walked out to see what really happened. What we saw totally astonished us.

Sara was lying on the floor face-up. Her eyes were wide open as well as her mouth and she was staring at the ceiling (she was in the state of shock). She was barely blinking her eyes. A few steps away from her, we saw our soft-spoken e-marketer I.D. in somewhat the same position.

Ms. Ann R. from HR department approached Sara and helped her get up. However, Sara’s mouth and eyes were still wide open and it seemed like as though she was in comma and unable to think.

S.Z. and W.Q. (our tall and skinny ex-marketing expert) helped I.D. get up.

Ms. Ann helped Sara sit on the chair in the hallway. Sara was looking straight now. Her hair looked messy and fluffy, more like what we see in cartoons and comedy movies when a bomb explodes in someone’s hands and their hair gets all fluffy and messy.

S.Z. looked at her and said, “She looks unconscious with her eyes open. What should we do?”

W.Q. replied, “I think we should give her electric shock, it may help”.

We all looked at W.Q. at the same time… It was not a good idea.

S.Z. said, “We don’t want to crack her bones”.

Anyway…After Ms. Ann’s consistent efforts, Sara became normal within half an hour and told us her story.

To make the story short…Here is what happened.

There was a logo design concept in the file and it was created just as Sara wanted. She was very happy to see it. After she walked out of the room while still looking at the logo design concept, she didn’t notice that the floor was just mopped and there was a warning sign on the floor: Wet Floor – Walk Carefully!

She walked fast, didn’t notice that the floor was wet and… Alas... she fell in the hallway.

Luckily, the poor soul didn’t break her elbow or any bones.

“Hey… What about I.D.? How did he slip?” You may wonder and ask.

We asked I.D. about it and…

Well… That’s another story that I will share with you all later.

S.Z.’s Engagement was Saved by a Logo Design

Do you remember my friend S.Z.?

Yes, the same friend who fell down the stairs not too long ago. Well, recently I heard that he is engaged. He got engaged sometime ago, but he never told me.

But, as I am a nice person, I didn’t mind and forgave him.

So, anyway, the other day, I was writing an article and S.Z. came to me. I was so engrossed in my work that I didn’t notice he was standing by my seat. To get my attention, he coughed.

I looked up and said, “Oh S.Z.! What’s up mate? What’s good in the hood?”

He said, “I need to discuss something with you”.

I realized something was not right.

I said, “Sure, have a seat. What happened? You seem to be worried?”

He said, “You know I told you last week about my engagement. Well, after engagement, my father-in-law lost a big business deal and his business is suffering badly now. My father-in-law’s health is not good either because of that”.

He continued, “They think I am a curse to their family and I think they will break the engagement”.

“Oh…” I felt sorry for S.Z. and I could see how hard he was trying to hold his tears.

“Tell me what to do” S.Z. said this and bit his lower lip to probably prevent tears from coming out of his eyes.

I said, “Listen S.Z.… It’s our job to help businesses increase their sales, build a corporate identity and create their business image professionally. If we can do this for our clients, can’t we do the same to save your engagement? Yes, we can and we will! So, don’t you worry mate”.

S.Z.’s eyes lit up and with utter excitement he said, “Yes! You are right. I was so worried that I didn’t even think about it. Yes, we can help my father-in-law’s business and save my engagement”.

Later, we had a meeting and we finalized a plan. S.Z.’s dull face (due to sadness) was now shining with joy. The plan was properly executed in a couple of days.

After a few days S.Z. came to me. He looked shy and his face was all red.

He said, “Thanks dude, your plan really helped me out. The logo design really gave a professional look to my father-in-law’s business and they are not surviving now, but thriving in today’s cut-throat competition”.

“That’s great mate. It means your engagement is saved” I said this with happiness as I was delighted to hear the news.

He said, “The news I wanted to give you was that not only my engagement is saved, I am in fact getting married in the beginning of 2011. I really want to thank you my friend for your help”.

Now, I realized why he looked so shy.

I congratulated him and said, “Don’t thank me mate. Thank the logo design that actually helped you save your engagement”.

So… now I look forward to his marriage. I hope he will invite me.