Tomico .
Def : a person who is an item.... whom you meet in the course of your life....
Origin: Name of the person (whom I know in childhood) who used to hold a small radio and talk into it as if it was a walkie talkie ( way before the time of mobile phone)
My clients have appointed a Tomico, a villager,as head of their Project Dept.
We were to meet at an outstation site.
Since, I was driving all the way I offered to pick him up on the way.
So, there he was waiting and waved at me gesturing to me to stop at the highway.
As soon as he entered the car, I noticed another person making his way to the back seat.
I got confused and whispered to Mr. Tomico , " Who is our friend at the back?"
Mr. Tomico nonchalantly answered, " Oh, he's my neighbor, we have to drop him somewhere in town."
So sweet of him to offer!
Then came the tea break.
In the course of our conversation while having roadside tea, Mr.Tomico told me to do three exercise everyday, with the understanding that if I follow these, my health will be in perfect shape.
He then went to demonstrate the movements of all three, finally ending with
both his knees in rapid circular movements, Mr. Bean style.
I burst out laughing, in the inside. I was suddenly a happy man knowing that mankind still have hope, the Mayans be damned! We continued our journey forth while our neighbor friend was snoring to glory at the back seat.
Ah ! this trip might turn out to be the most interesting one yet!
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