It is a truth universally acknowledged that Archana trying her hand at any aiming game will wind up sucking at it. So, a couple of weeks ago, when I discovered the existence of a pool (a.k.a billiards) table at work, I wasn't too excited. However, a few of my co-workers made pool into the go-to choice of work-break upon this discovery. One day last week, one of tried to persuade me to give pool-playing a shot too.
Given my history of "success" at playing aiming-games, I was not particularly looking forward to trying to play pool at work. Making a fool of myself while playing pool in front of friends and family (both of which I have done spectacularly at various thankfully rare points in time) was one thing. But in front of co-workers? No way!
But then, it was just *one* other co-worker who is also a good friend. How bad could it be?
Not that bad. Turned out the co-worker was quite the beginner as well and I actually wound up winning. How cool, maybe pool was the *one* aiming game that I could actually play decently!
So, the next time round, when two other co-workers were also thrown into the mix, I was very blase and agreed to play. As soon as we started playing, it was quite obvious that the other two co-workers were definitely not at beginner level. Within a couple of shots, it also became quite obvious that the latest entry in the long list of aiming-games I suck at is pool. Quite obviously, my victory in the first game was a classic case of beginner's luck. For, that day, I lost *every* game I played. By the time we were done, my ego was somewhere underground trying to shrivel up into a little ball and die.
Two days later, the four of us again got a chance to play together. As we partnered up into twos, V and K in one team and B and myself in the other, V said, "Hey, don't underestimate them. B is playing really well today". To which K replied, laughing, "That is okay. I have full faith in Archana's ability to balance things out." Though I joined in the good-natured laughter that followed, I was mortified. Because - I *knew* that K was right. B and I did win that game. My "contribution" though, consisted of sinking exactly one ball into the hole followed by rolling in the white cue ball as well. Great!
Still - pool is addictive. So I gamely continue to play. I have come to the conclusion that while I have no innate pool-playing ability whatsoever, I can probably at least become a non-bad player if I practised enough. While it feels great to be good at something, one does not necessarily need to be good at something to enjoy it, no?
Bring on the aiming-games, I say!
Given my history of "success" at playing aiming-games, I was not particularly looking forward to trying to play pool at work. Making a fool of myself while playing pool in front of friends and family (both of which I have done spectacularly at various thankfully rare points in time) was one thing. But in front of co-workers? No way!
But then, it was just *one* other co-worker who is also a good friend. How bad could it be?
Not that bad. Turned out the co-worker was quite the beginner as well and I actually wound up winning. How cool, maybe pool was the *one* aiming game that I could actually play decently!
So, the next time round, when two other co-workers were also thrown into the mix, I was very blase and agreed to play. As soon as we started playing, it was quite obvious that the other two co-workers were definitely not at beginner level. Within a couple of shots, it also became quite obvious that the latest entry in the long list of aiming-games I suck at is pool. Quite obviously, my victory in the first game was a classic case of beginner's luck. For, that day, I lost *every* game I played. By the time we were done, my ego was somewhere underground trying to shrivel up into a little ball and die.
Two days later, the four of us again got a chance to play together. As we partnered up into twos, V and K in one team and B and myself in the other, V said, "Hey, don't underestimate them. B is playing really well today". To which K replied, laughing, "That is okay. I have full faith in Archana's ability to balance things out." Though I joined in the good-natured laughter that followed, I was mortified. Because - I *knew* that K was right. B and I did win that game. My "contribution" though, consisted of sinking exactly one ball into the hole followed by rolling in the white cue ball as well. Great!
Still - pool is addictive. So I gamely continue to play. I have come to the conclusion that while I have no innate pool-playing ability whatsoever, I can probably at least become a non-bad player if I practised enough. While it feels great to be good at something, one does not necessarily need to be good at something to enjoy it, no?
Bring on the aiming-games, I say!
6 comments:
I missed your posts!
Self deprecating humor, I am sure you were not so bad, you can DH would get along very well ;--)
Good good! You have something fun to look forward to, at work. So next time when we go to any resort you'll be the Star of the pool table!
SK - That is so sweet of you to say - but you are saying that only coz you haven't seen me in action - hehe.
Bharathis - yes, pool is super fun :-). One can always keep hoping :-D.
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Eu me lembro que você tinha escrito no grupo do noturno, que a professora particular, que você tinha indicado era péssima, que você tinha pagado uma professora para fazer a prova de Lages junto com você, que você fez a prova da Lages apenas baseada nos seus conhecimentos e depois ela não quis devolver o dinheiro. Você pagou outra pessoa para fazer a prova para você e você ainda publicou 4 artigos científicos. Quer dizer, você paga uma pessoa para agir de forma desonesta e depois quando você faz uma escolha ruim, você ainda vem reclamar?
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Mas você também amiga da Beatriz Ribeiro de Oliveira, que é incapaz de passar em qualquer disciplina sem colar na prova, a Beatriz Ribeiro de Oliveira fica falando na faculdade para todo mundo ouvir que escondeu a cola da professora, ela falou tão mal da Lages, rodou todos os professores de química orgânica e só consegui passar em orgânica 1 graças a Lages agora a Beatriz está falando bem da Lages, a Beatriz inclusive publicou esse artigo científico:
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É isso o que acontece com quem cola na prova e fala mal dos outros, publica um artigo científico. A Beatriz Ribeiro de Oliveira representa tudo o que há de errado na faculdade, ela é a prova que vale a pena colar na prova, ela é a prova que a coordenação da farmácia da UFRJ fecha os olhos para quem cola na prova, ela fica se fazendo de santa, mas no fundo ela não presta. Eu sinto vergonha de ser obrigado a ser da mesma turma de um ser tão desprezível como a Beatriz Ribeiro de Oliveira.
Pode mandar o seu amigo o Guilherme de Sousa Barbosa que me ameaçou mesmo sem eu ter feito nada contra ele, me matar. Manda o Guilherme de Sousa Barbosa aparecer na boca de fumo que tem aqui perto de casa e mandar os traficantes me matar, aqui do lado da minha casa funciona um ferro velho clandestino que fornece material furtado para os traficantes construírem barricadas.
Eu não tenho nada a perder, a vida é boa para quem faz iniciação científica, para quem não faz só resta à morte. Eu não vou perder a minha bolsa de iniciação científica.
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