Keeda
Spent some time trying to figure out the correct English translation for the bambaiyya term 'Keeda'. Couldn't find one. So an attempt to capture the deep meaning of that abstract and subtle idea.
Keeda is, IMMHO, the uncontrollable urge to mischief. The keeda, used also to refer to the perpetrator himself, is not generally held responsible for what is really beyond his power to control.
"Usne aisa kyun kiya?" "Chod yaar, bahot keeda hai usme."
Here's my favorite keedagiri example. People in Austin are welcome to try it out. For people outside Austin, it would be definitely worth a trip.
Go quietly near
smriti's cube. Crouch until you reach the cube's partition. Jump up and say Boo!
A little jump. Widened eyes. A sudden tightening of her grip on the mouse. If you are lucky, you also hear an escaped "Auao!".
But then, the face quickly becomes purple, veins throbbing on her forehead. Lips pressed into that dreadful straight line. "DON'T (1 second pause) DO (1 second pause) THAT".
She stares at her screen for a few seconds, as if she is really doing some work, while she breathes deeply a few times. And then she is her jovial self again. She even lets you follow her around as she brews her tea, hides from D, perpetrates random acts of violence, etc.
But a warning: First sneak around and check that she is at her desk. That way,
(1) you don't end up saying Boo! to her chair and being considered crazy by her cubemates, as I am, and,
(2) you are prepared for the electric blue/fluorescent green/brilliant yellow lipstick or whatever she is wearing and not get scared to death, as I nearly was.
I hope Itiji forgives me for this, because I am already planning something much worse.
Keeda is, IMMHO, the uncontrollable urge to mischief. The keeda, used also to refer to the perpetrator himself, is not generally held responsible for what is really beyond his power to control.
"Usne aisa kyun kiya?" "Chod yaar, bahot keeda hai usme."
Here's my favorite keedagiri example. People in Austin are welcome to try it out. For people outside Austin, it would be definitely worth a trip.
Go quietly near
smriti's cube. Crouch until you reach the cube's partition. Jump up and say Boo!
A little jump. Widened eyes. A sudden tightening of her grip on the mouse. If you are lucky, you also hear an escaped "Auao!".
But then, the face quickly becomes purple, veins throbbing on her forehead. Lips pressed into that dreadful straight line. "DON'T (1 second pause) DO (1 second pause) THAT".
She stares at her screen for a few seconds, as if she is really doing some work, while she breathes deeply a few times. And then she is her jovial self again. She even lets you follow her around as she brews her tea, hides from D, perpetrates random acts of violence, etc.
But a warning: First sneak around and check that she is at her desk. That way,
(1) you don't end up saying Boo! to her chair and being considered crazy by her cubemates, as I am, and,
(2) you are prepared for the electric blue/fluorescent green/brilliant yellow lipstick or whatever she is wearing and not get scared to death, as I nearly was.
I hope Itiji forgives me for this, because I am already planning something much worse.