Approaching with your (non-lair) friends

I always wanted to do this stuff. Approach a set or two when chilling
along with my friends. The ultimate goal being - making 'approaching
sets' a second nature of myself. Y'day happened to one of those days
when I did actually approach a few sets when hanging out with my non-
lair friends. And they were highly cool with it. I always knew that
they would only encourage my 'talking to strangers' attitude. And,
sure they did especially the girls.

I saw this cute lone-wolf while we ( HDP, HDL, HBSP and me (HD-
>HotDude, HB->HotBabe)) were chilling-out on a cuppa cold coffee at

Barista. After a while the lonewolf went outta sight. Then as we were
ejecting I saw the lone-wolf again.
Me : Hey HBSp , I want go talk to her.
HBSp: Yeah sure lets go.
( We start walking towards lone-wolf - Lets call her HBN (HB-7.5) )
HBSp: But, I won't start the conversation with her.
Me : Don't worry I do all the talking, you just be there along with
me.

HBSp: Hey Preetu, lets go back man :P.
Me : No, No. We are already knee deep lets get over this.
HBSp: OK. Lets do it.

Me to HBN: Hey Hi, Can we join you?
HBN : (Smiling) I am sorry. I am waiting for my friends to join me.
Me : Hey NP, I just wanted to come here and compliment you .
Me : You have a unique sense of dressing. I like it.
HBN (Smiling) : Hey thank you very much.
Me : I am Preetham. This is my friend HBSp.
HBN (Thrusting her palm out) : This is HBN.
:
:
We blabber around for a minute or two.
Me : HBN, We will leave you to wait for your friends now. Cya.
HBN: It was nice meeting you guys.
Me and HBSp: Same here. Have a nice day.

Well, having a female friend by your side surely does help. Girls are
more open to your approach.

After the approach when we joined our other two friends. HBSp can't
wait to tell the story of the approach. She is all excited :-). I felt
good for it was a whole new experience approaching with my female
friend by my side.

I did one more set as we were walking down the brigade road. A set of
4 UGs blabbering about "Jhoom barabar jhoom". And I open them with "Is
that movie that great". And we talked about movies as we walked down
stretch of brigade road. After the set my friends were appreciating me
for the opening.

Lesson I learnt was invaluable. Don't hesitate to approach when you
are hanging out with your non-lair bros. Each approach will help you
earn more respect from your friends. And further they might get
inspired... and there is nothing more satisfying than "Spreading the
light - the light of the game".

FR: I Found A Way

I never thought that it'd be so simple but
I found a way, I found a way
I always thought that it'd be too crazy but
I found a way, I found a way

Lines from the title song of one of my favorite TV series 'Drake and
Josh'. The song always pumps me up, so does the show. Story of two
brothers Drake : The rockstar player and Josh : The Intelligent AFC. A
Hilarious show.

Saturday was superb day. The day, 'I found a new way' of gaming -
Direct and Situational openers. We pushed our limits. We were really
amazed by the things we did. Don't even remember the number of sets we
opened. It was like non-stop yapping, basically just talk/banter/have
fun with anyone and everyone - Kids, Moms, Uncles, Aunties, Couples,
all girl sets and mixed sets.

I roll into Forum listening to "I found a way" on my mp3 player. I had
to wait for Flamin and Maser Caster. So, I went into landmark
(bookstore) just for some time pass. I am in Indian Writing section
turning a few pages.

Drake: There is a cute girl let me open her.
Josh : She is not THAT cute.
Drake: Whatever, lets do it for fun.
Josh : What if she blows you out big time. You can't even be in the
field after you get blown out.
Drake: Shut the fuck up Josh.
Josh : Look at the People watching at you. What will they think if you
approach her and talk to her.
Drake: Do I look like I care.
Josh : Ok, go talk to her, get blown out and be a looser.
Drake: Thanks, thats all the encouragement I need from you. Can you
pls leave me alone.

The cute babe gives proximity.
Drake (to HBC, with a big smile): Hey Hi, do you actually read all
these books or you just hang around here and turn pages while you wait
for your friends.
HBC: (Smiles) No, I am really into Indian writing. I always keep
reading these books.
Drake : But you don't look like one of those Nerdy girls at all.
HBC : (Smiles).
Drake: I am Drake. And you. (Extend the hand)
HBC : I am XXX.
Drake: Which of these books would you suggest me?

She suggests me few books by Jhumpa Lahiri. We talk a bit about the
book. And switch to fluff (background, employment and stuff). By then
my wingmen Flamin and MC arrive. I thank her for the suggestion and
eject. Maser drags us to food-court for he wanted to fill up his
tummy. Found a cute 3 set which we wanted to approach. But, blame it
on Josh. He messes Drake's state completely. And Drake decides not to
approach.

Out of food court we start roaming around in the mall. Maser points a
2 chinky set.
Josh : Drake, forget them they will blow you out.
Drake: Whatever I don't care ?
Josh : Your wish. I will just watch u getting blown out. It will be
fun.

Drake: Hey guys, I wish to give you a sincere compliment.
HBChinki : What ?? (with a nervous look)
Drake: You are very very cute. I just wanted to come here and say a
Hi.
HBChinki : Oh, thank you. (Starts walking away from us)
Drake: Have a rocking day guys. Bye.
Set : Bye

Drake (to Josh) : See that was ease.
Josh : But she didn't talk to you well.
Drake: Doesn't matter I am in state. I think you should go back to
home now. I don't need your company anymore.

The above were the initial few sets that I could remember well. We did
lot of direct openers. Putting them all here seems to be a bad idea to
me. So, I will write about some of the most memorable things we did.

Superman set:
A guy wearing a Superman T-shirt passing by.
Drake: (In a very loud voice) Yo superman ;-)
Superman dude : (smiles)
Drake: Where's your CAPE dude ?
Superman dude : I left it at home.
Drake: So sad, how will you be able to fly around and save chicks
now ?

Superman dude cracks up. And we laugh too. The point here being "talk
to anyone and everyone" not just chicks. Helps you to be in "The
state".

Toddler set:
I have found out that talking/playing with toddlers is good thing to
do. Kids don't reject or mind your approach. Further, I believe that
if you can befriend a toddler you can befriend anybody. 'Coz toddlers
are very pure at heart.

Drake (to firang mom): Your kid is so adorable. Can I play with him
for a while.
Mom : (Smiles)
Drake: Is it a boy or a girl ?
Mom : Its a baby girl. Her name is XXX.
Drake plays with the baby for a while. And when ejecting ;-)
Drake: (In a warm funny tone) Your baby is soo cute just like you.
Mom : (Laughs) Thanks
Her face told me that her day was made.

Firang milf set :
At McDonalds. Firang in her 40s occupies the adjacent seat. She is
reading a crime thriller.
Drake: Excuse me Madam. Can I have a look at that book ?
Firang: Sure.
I take a good look at the book and start talking with her about the
book (like what kinda book it is? About the author ). Then
conversation switched to her reading habits and the kinda books that
she likes to read. Later some fluff. As soon as our conversation dies
down, Flamin re-initiates conversation and runs loads and loads of
routines. And she is happily eating each one of it. By the time we
ejected, I am sure she would qualify as a 'chalti pirthi' backup of
Bristol lair ;-).

The Dance all night long 3 set :
We see the 3 set standing out the mall. BTB its the same set as the
one seen in food court. We observe that they were in their gymm-ing
dress. So Maser and myself approach them.

Drake: Hey guys do always come to Forum in your gymm-ing dress.
Set tells us that they just finished their dance classes and were
hanging out in the mall.
Drake : Actually the reason we approached you guys is. We think you
guys are very very cute and just wanted to come and say a hi to you
all.
HBDAN(HB6.5 with a t-shirt reading "Dance all night"): Thank you.
(With a straight face)
I now realise that I should have given this compliment specifically to
the target instead of giving it to the whole group. Some of the UGs in
the group must have felt like we are Bullshitting.

Drake: I am Preetham. And you(I extend my hand expecting an handshake)
HBDAN gives me a 'I don't care' look and I am left there holding my
hand out like an idiot :-(.
HBDAN: We are not interested.
Maser: Guys be polite and introduce yourself.
Drake: Ya and after that u can tell me to 'fuck off' and I won't mind.
HBDAN: Actually its polite to tell that we are not interested than
telling you to 'fuck off'.
Drake: (trying to be funny but missing the beats) Oh good god. How
boring can this thing get?
Bad calibration, the set got offended.
HBDAN: Look Mister. A) You approach us B) Look at your mannerisms C)
Look at your body language
I cut her off.. and blow her out before she blows me away.
Drake: D) Blah blah blah E) Blah blah blah F) Blah Blah Blah .....
HBDAN walks away and the rest of the group follows her. Me and Maser
laugh our asses off.

I realize my mistake. I must have recalibrate and told that I was
trying to be funny and no offense was intended. But my ego didn't
allow me to do so. This is a SP and should be taken care of.

The diamonds:
Husband and wife set in the movie ticket queue. Holding an Asmi
diamond jewelery carry bag (without any jewelery in it).
Drake: (Dramatic voice) Are there diamonds in the bag?
Wife: No no.
Drake: Because if there are diamonds, I am planning to steal it and
run away.
Both of them crack up.
Drake: You guys are best siblings I have ever seen.
Holy shit!!! They crack up yet again. And they explain to me that they
are Man and wife.
I introduce myself to them. They are happy to meet. We fluff for a few
minutes before ejecting.

The stylish girl:
Good looking lone wolf in a pink tank top, jeans, cap and long open
hairs. She had a unique style. She was moving towards the escalator. I
love doing sets on escalator 'coz they can't move away from you. The
only thing that needs to be taken care of is that you have to be
slightly ahead of them on the escalator. This is because they can't
blow you out by turning their back to you.
Drake: Hey hi.
HBS : Hi. (Neutral look)
Drake: I just wanted to come here and compliment you on your unique
sense of style.
HBS: Thank you.
Drake : So are you from around here ??
MISTAKE - Should have introduced myself before doing this.
HBS: Yeah.
Drake: My obvious next question will be - from where ?
HBS: Why do you want to know that?
Drake : (Being direct and upfront) Because, I think you are cute.
HBS: So ???
Drake : I wanna know more about you.
HBS: ---
Drake: Tell me where are you from.
As I tell this we get off the escalator.
HBS: I am sorry I am really not interested.
Drake: (Kino-ing her on the arm) Its not a big deal. Take care cya.


Mannequin starer:
HBFirang staring at a 'Guy Mannequin' in Reebok showroom. She is
probably thinking of buying the shirt on display for her brother or
may be for her dad :P.
Drake : You really dig that guy don't you ?
HBFirang: (Smiles)
And just then as if she had asked for it, her stupid phone starts
ringing. I ask her to receive the phone while I plant myself in front
of her. As she receives the phone she is like waving at me as if she
is taking my leave.
Drake : You finish the conversation I will be here. (With appropriate
hand signs)
She gets it but she still continues to wave at me with a smile. But, I
persist.
Drake : I am not going anywhere you finish the conversation then I am
talking to you (With appropriate hand signs again)
She continues to wave and walk away from me. And I beam a smile at her
and eject.

Well these are some of the most memorable sets that I had. There are
lot more sets worth mentioning. But, I guess neither me nor you guys
could spare more time on this thread.

As I was ejecting home, I heard my favorite song again. And the
following lines seemed like they were just written for me.


Now that I know that anything's possible
I found a way, I found a way
No one can break what is so unbreakable
I found a way, I found a way

Next steps:
Concentrate on bantering.
Work towards closes.

Shout Outs: Flamin and Maser Caster : YOU GUYS ROCK.

Lessons:
1. Require 3-4 sets to get into state.
2. Talk to kids and play around with them. Make faces at them and just
watch their amusement.
3. Recalibrate on the fly, if you fuck-up. Tell them directly that you
were trying to tease them and no offense was meant.

FR: UGs blow you out

One more smooth open to day morning at SSS my usual adda for BF. As I
enter in I find this 3 set munching on in their Dosas. Not that cute a
set. But, then I remembered the lair myth of "UGs blow you out" and
decided to take the challenge. I got my plate of Dosa and walk up
confidently towards the table where there are sitting.

Me : Hey guys, can I join
you?
And I give them all an confident EC.
The UG and another 'not so UG' has a neutral look on their face. While
the cuter one had a confused 'whats wrong with this guy' look. I
employed the silence to do the trick for me. Stood for about 3 seconds
without a word. Then one of the girls smile at me and say

HB2 : Yeah sure.
Preetu : Thank you guys.
I know at this point that either I start talking or get them to close-
up. So I blabber out some random thing that occured to me.

Preetu :
Seems like you guys are having a lazy saturday.
HB1 : Yeah kinda :-)
Preetu : U guys look like u r just outta bed and came directly for ur
BF.

All of them smile.

Preetu : I am Preetham and you guys ?
At this point HB3 gets a call and leaves the table.
HB1 : I am HB1
HB3 : I am HB3

Preetu: nice meeting u guys.
Preetu: So u guys working somewhere??
HB1 : yeah we are.
Preetu : U guys look like u guys are roommates. U
guys must be staying in a PG or something around here.
HB1 : yeah we are roomies.
Preetu : Where are u guys from ?
Turns out that one is a GULT another is a Tamilian and third one is
from Goa.
Preetu : Ohhhh ! You guys are into national integration or
something :-).
They laugh and I am a bit releived at this point.
HB1 : What about you ?
Preetu : I am a Kannadiga. There is a small town called XXX . I am
from there.
HB1 : I know that place. One of my friends is from the same city.

At this point HB2 is done with talking on phone and joins in.
Preetu : I got everybody's name here... but not yours. I am
Preetham.
HB2 : I am HB2. < Dont kno why but I can see that in her eyes that she
is happy to meet me>

Employing Mr Silence again. I allow the conversation to die out just
to test whether they will pick on it or not. And sure they did.

HB1 : Where do you work ?
I give it to them straight without even a attempt of being a assmodel,
lointamer or use and throw pen repairman. And then they tell me as to
where they work and stuff. At this point I know am completely in. I
dont know about IOIs and stuff, I wasn't even looking out for one of
them. For I was there to get into 'conversataional mood'.

Preetu: U know what guys as I walked into the restra. I saw u guys and
I was like "Wow ... Charlie's Angels". You are like Lucy liu, u are
like D.B and u are CD. Where is the charlie guys ???

And all of them crack up. And thats it. We talk for a few minutes.
After a few minutes of talking, they were done with their food and
took my leave. I was left there sitting alone and thinking something
like "Who said 'talking to strangers' ;-) is tough". I sure saw a
window for #close but my AFC evil twin brother shut me up. Somebody
fuck this stupid twin of mine.

Anyways it was a nice set to begin my day with. I got into mood. I am
hitting field soon after I am done with posting this. I sure am in
mood to do more such things.

FR: Going the direct way

Today I went totally direct on a two set.
This is big thing for me as I am doing it for the very first time. For my amazement it went well. The chicks were in from the moment I opened them.

Two set (HBO - 7.5 and HBS - 6 ) walking towards escalator in Forum mall. I approach them from behind and start walking confidently with them for about 2 - 3 seconds. I open as they step onto escalator.
Me : Hey Guys
HBO : Hello (with a nice air-hostess kinda smile)
Me : Can I give you a sincere compliment?
HBO : Yes.
HBS :
Me : I find you really cute, I just wanted to come here and say a Hi to you.
HBO : Thank you
Me : Hi, I am Preetham and you ?

At this point I was expecting that she would be too shy shake my hand. But she extended her arm and shook my hand firmly.
HBO : I am HBO. < I was nervous. And, I dont even remember her name>

Me : So, are you guys like shopping here ?
Me : Ofcourse you are at a shopping mall you must be shopping you know.
HBO : No, we are not here for shopping.
Me : ..... < I went blank and didnt even respond>
At this point I realized that I hadnt even talked to HBS.
Me (to HBS) : I didnt get your name ?

She shakes my hand and gives her name.
HBS: I am HBS.

At this point we were almost getting off the escalator and my evil AFC twin brother is shouting in my head, telling me to eject. And I succumb to his evil intentions.
Me : It was a pleasure meeting you guys. Have a nice weekend guys.

HBS & HBO : Bye.
Me : Bye


What ?? Did I hear you say "what a dumb-ass report ?". Well, in fact it is lame. But the fact that I did a direct one and it went Ok is a big thing for me. All these days I been going indirect (and it was working for me). But, recently I felt that I should have 'direct - astra' in my arsenal. However, was finding it very difficult to open 'direct'. It took lot of 'pumping up preetu' on part of Maser and Flamin before I could go direct. Guys, kudos to you both. You guys are fucking awesome wingmen. Big hugs to you both. Kudos to THUG as well, your y'day's pep talk really helped me a lot.

Now, what next? Well , well there is a whole weekend awaiting me. I will be only using direct openers for next two days. Expect another dumbass report soon.

Killing AA - One approach at a time.

Today in the field was a gr8 one. Though I opened a single set it went ok. But I got into 'the state'. Looking back at it few things which helped me to get into the state were :
1. The confident chest out walk like I own the place.
2. Smooth talk in a confident, deliberate way.
3. Tonality was gruff - And somehow this pumped up my confidence.
4. 3second rule was honored.

One more thing that I have decide is to do atleast one approach a day. Like on the way to work or in a coffee shop or in a bookstore... like anywhere I can find chicks. I think I will implement this seriously.

I am the jackass

Having breakfast at SNSagar. Was sitting in front of this guy, who was gulping plate after plates of breakfast, Idli, Poori, BBBath, Pongal and whatnot. On chatting him up, found out that he is a druggie and after a heavy dose he had slept for three long days. Yes, without any food and water. Now I know, where that huge appetite for BF came from. However, the reason for chatting up with the druggie was to get into conversational mood (very much required if you are sleep deprived and tired of rigorous gym-ming). 'coz I wanted to get in mood for a smalltalk with this cute girl who was there along with her UG friends.

I planned as to how to chat up with the girl. I planned up things like what to open with (BTB I am trying on direct openers these days). What would be my follow up story ? Logistics and pretty much everything that is sufficient. But, when the time was ripe. Weird thoughts took control of my mind. What if she rejected me ? What if I don't get a proper response? What if I C&B and all the other people at the restra laughed at me? She is not even hot. And whole bunch of other weird thoughts. The result, I chickened out, came home and 'glorified her name' (if you know what I mean ;-).

I know, all these thought bubbles are just a manipulation of my AA. If I want to improve my personality, rejections doesn't even matter and approaches sure will. Still I am not able to get this thing outta my head. But whatever it is I am bound to succeed, nobody can stop the 'determined me'. I just have to remember that there is nothing called the next time and just do it the next time ;-). Next opportunity, I might be wingless or might be at the shabbiest of my state or may be in fucked up mindset. I have decided that I gotta do it. For, I don't wanna feel like 'THE JACKASS'.