Brilliant humour on taking leave. Certainly had me in stitches! Courtesy of Vicvanvinkle.

Infosys, Bangalore
An employee applied for leave as follows:
“Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.”

This is from Oracle Bangalore
From an employee who was performing the ‘mundan’ ceremony of his 10 year-old son:
“as I want to shave my son’s head, please leave me for two days …”

Another gem from CDAC.
Leave letter from an employee who was performing his daughter’s wedding:
“as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week’s leave …”

From H.A.L. Administration Dept
“As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave.”

Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
“Since I’ve to go to the cremation ground at 10 o’clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave.”

An incident of a leave letter
“I am suffering from World Cup fever, please declare one-day holiday.”

A leave letter to the headmaster
“As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache, I request you to leave me today.”

Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
“As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day.”

Covering note:
“I am enclosed herewith …”

Another one:
“Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below …”

Actual letter written for application of leave:
“My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave.”

Letter writing
“I am well here and hope you are also in the same well.”

A candidate’s job application
“This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ‘Typist and an Accountant – Male or Female’ … As I am both (!!) for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.”

What do you know! Spud’s officially one month old today. One frigging month to the T. Which means we have not screwed up so bad after all this while. Phew! We made it (so far!). Only 18 years more to go…

To date she has put on an additional 1 kg which brings her total weight to 4.2 kg. She’s got quite a kahuna of a lung capacity this girl; even the cats make sure that they are out of earshot the moment she starts wailing.

The most distinctive feature at this point is her super funky hairstyle. If the hair on the sides grow long enough, I reckon there’s a chance that I can just flip over her hair from one side to the other to cover that bald patch. Perhaps, the parting can be adjusted to start right on the side of her head, just a few inches above her ear. Bwahahhahahahahahahhahaaaaaaaa!

Okay. I admit the above is not a very flattering picture. But she’s a baby and she does not know any better. :p (I swear she’ll hate me for this). I’ll make up with some other better pictures later.

Her funky hair-do really put me in stitches, I tell you. However, on the hind side, I’ll be worried for her if that receding hairline is not filled up in the years to come…What’s a girl to do?!