REFLECTIONS AT THE POOL TABLE

Its 5'o clock on a weekday and the pool room sounds a bit buzzier than normal. You can probably sense it meters away from the actual game room when u hear the pool balls banging against each other which trust me is very heart breaking ..Oops before I delve in further this pool zone happens to be situated in our prestigious IT Company "V" and is the same company in which I work... Ok now enough of introduction so where were we hmm... yes when u hear the pool balls being shattered from a distance you kind of sense that someone has already occupied the table and probably you have to wait for your turn to play. When you enter the room you see a bunch of people standing around the table which includes ,people who are playing pool, people who are waiting to play pool and of course newbie’s who are simply there to quietly learn the nitty gritties of the game.

The game of POOL is simply astounding as I have never really understood
why people actually like it (which includes me).The objective of the game is to pot the balls into the holes on the table using a stupid stick called cue and the most stunning part is people derive great pleasure out of it. People actually applaud each others shots (potting the ball in the hole) and refer to good players as "champs of the table". The worst part is when you are eagerly waiting to play a game of pool and a bunch of freshers (at the game) are trying to finish a game yeah you are right trying to finish (as they take ages to finish off the table) and you are helplessly standing by the table cursing them till death which they wouldn’t know because you will be smiling at them making them feel as if they are the best poolsters (if there’s such a word) on this planet. Sometimes rookies actually go to an extent of mentoring a "pro" with feeling of pride and arrogance. Now the most baffling thing about pool, when you hold that pool cue and hit the first shot you immediately know how your form’s going to be on that particular day no matter how good a player you are and how much you have practiced .I don’t know weather this happens because of form or bad luck or may be a bit of both (huh) but whatever is the case it feels terrible when you know you are not a bad player and still you are missing all the shots as if its your first day at the table .. Amazing isn’t it? Yeah it is.

The Pool table also happens to be a hotspot for discussing politics, sports and what not! If you want some internal information or any news going around the company the pool table is the just the place… well what else can I tell you about this wonderful place … Yes the tale of the Cues (the playing sticks). These cues will always be in hot demand (well logically it has to be) .We have a bunch of cues out of which half of them could be described as totally crap (no offence) and useless, half of the remaining rest will be in flimsy condition which can go bad any instance, and one or two if luck is on our side will simply be crafted masterpieces which we in our lingo refer to as GC (golden cues).

Late in the night after a busy day the pool room is deserted and there is absolutely pin drop silence as if no one has ever been there for a long long time. The security guard carelessly switches off the lights with an assurance to the tables that people are going to return tomorrow. Next day the story continues…..