It all started in the morning when I woke up and realized that it’s the 1st of April, the only day in the whole year which is completely about jokes, and I want to live it to the fullest :)
First person that I met in the morning was Mariam Zameer, my AIESEC colleague. When Mariam came to the office, SIEMENS people had already played a joke on her, so I thought that mine would not work. But I tried.
Mariam: Katya, tell me about the meeting that AIESEC Karachi had yesterday, how was it?
I: Well, it was a disaster! We were taken out of auditorium and had to sit on the grass.. And, the saddest thing is… Kiran [Mariam’s direct report] was presenting her year targets, members started to criticize them, and Kiran said she’s resigning from her position. Mehdi [another Mariam’s subordinate] is taking her portfolio now.
Mariam: What??? Tell me all in details… Kiran didn’t tell me anything… I will text her right now and ask about it…
(after some time)
I: So did Kiran reply to you?
Mariam: Yes, she said she didn’t want to tell me before, but she is really leaving… Oh no… (5 mins passed). Katya, it was not 1st April joke, was it?
:)
After that Mariam was eager to take part in further jokes with me.
So we texted Jeremy and Saaim [my other team mates] telling them that SIEMENS people are kicking us out of the office space and we are moving to SITE office [far far away from everything]. The thing is that SIEMENS people were really thinking about moving office to SITE area at some point, but topic was closed a few weeks ago.
In addition to sms, we brought SIEMENS guards on our side by asking them to make fools of Jeremy and Saaim when they arrive to the office.
In the meantime, AIESECers from
They were smart enough to reply: “Thanks for your letter, Katya, we decided to reopen application for a president, would you be so kind to take part in selection process as you already know the procedure?” I even checked MyAIESEC.net for notification about reopened applications…
(in 1 hour)
Saaim comes to the office with furious expression on his face, talking over the phone. Very soon we realize that he is talking to Sohail Wojahat, the CEO of SIEMENS.
Saaim (after the call): guys, pack your things, we are going to meet Sohail Wojahat at SITE office.
All: Why???
Saaim: He wants to see us. He is very disappointed of our behavior and jokes about moving the office. When you joke, please DO NOT joke about partners, OK??
Me and Mariam: We are really sorry, Saaim, we didn’t have any bad intentions! We thought you would not call the administration…
Oh if you could imagine what a reflection time I had during the next 2 hours!
My jokes are not funny at all. They disturb and harm other people. What kind of person I am… I should not live with people.
(in 2 hours)
Saaim: Well, I hope you got the joke, guys. I was not speaking to Sohail Wojahat, I was speaking to Jeremy. The whole SIEMENS office knows what April Fools you are :)
OK, I am not that bad in the end. Some people are even worse! Let’s continue with jokes … :)
My flat mates [foreign friends] were my next target.
30 min work with gmail, and they received a letter from Faisal Shaikh (our land lord) asking them to leave apartments that we are renting in Karach due to noise and not making payment on time.
In a min after having sent the email, I received a response from Bogdan, my Romanian flat mate:
“I'm very sorry to hear these things... I, myself, promise to be quiet on the stairs, clean after myself on the roof and pay my dues in time. Thank you for the notification!
Bogdan”
Hahaha!
(Bogdan wants to become famous, so he asked me to put his picture here)
Soon after internet in the office stopped working, and we moved to a café in Zamzama.
But my jokes didn’t stop :)
My friend Sasha from
I: To take part, you need to answer 2 questions: 1) why do you want to fly with PIA? 2) how will you entertain passengers during your free PIA flight?
Now look what Sasha, as a really determined person, sent me in 2 hours :)
Next was Yahya, my successor, who got a message from me with request to send his introduction to Sophie, from AIESEC head office. "This is Yahya, and I am good boy :-) I am very excited for what I am getting into and I know that it will be one of the most challenging, learning experiences in my life, so lets get rolling!"
It was the late evening when my friend called my cousin (Masha) and my brother (Andrei) to invite them to my wedding in June. I will be the 2nd wife of Mr Faisal Shaikh (yes yes, the same one who is our land lord - I just liked how the name sounds :) and didn't tell my parents yet, because obviously they will be shocked, but I want to see my beloved cousin and brother at the wedding.
Masha (smart girl) was reluctant to believe it at first, but eventually agreed to come to
But poor Andrei, he got it so seriously that even when I’d told him to check-out wedding website (www.apriljoke.com.pk), he started booking his ticket to
At midnight 1st April was over and I went to sleep, happy for the fruitful day :)
Thanks everyone, you are the best!
4 comments:
You're evil my friend :P
oh, katya, I cant imagine how you fool everybody:)
Masha: I changed :)
This was absolutely brilliant. :)
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