Cancer Man - That describes me to the last word :)

The most sensitive man and the weakest emotional type in all Zodiac. Most Artists are Cancer. Cancer is controlled by the "Moon" and the moon change it's shape daily, so Cancer man's emotions and moods change all the time too. You will confuse with him and yet it is his constant changes that "Charm" you. He never goes to get what he wants directly, but he will wait for a chance and opportunity to do so. Once he gets what he wants, he will not lose it, except if he gets tired of it by himself.

The most sensitive man who can not stand rejection. He cares what other people feel or think of him. He hates losing face and he tends to over protect himself, so sometimes people might think he is a cold person.

Gifted, creative, imaginative, is Cancer. A mystery and complexity play a major role in a life of a Cancer man. He could be very funny, very quiet, suddenly very sad. Living with him could be very unexpected, for you will not know what is his next mood. If you like excitement and surprise, you have the right guy and would never have a chance to get bored.

He thinks of his home as "nest" and it is the safest place for him. If he feels hurt or depressed he will stay at home alone quietly. Once he feels better, he will come out of his retreat and live normally again. Being a loser is not him.

It is so easy to fall in love with this guy because he is gentle and a very polite guy. His wit and creative mind could win your affection. He will come out from his nest to protect you even if he is not opening himself up to other people much. Not many people will win his heart. His security is only when he has money in his pocket. Once he feels secure then he might think of having a happy family. Even he likes to make and keep money, he is not stingy. Spending money is part of his good image, so he will be happy to spent money to take you out to a very expensive restaurant or buy a jewelry for you. Certainly when he has money OK.

He is possessive to everything that he thinks belong to him. Don't try to talk to another cute guy in front of him, he will get suspicion because he is not very secure or confident in himself for this kind of competition.

Once you know each other too much, he will start to look for new excitement, but not to worry for he will always think of you. If he thinks you are the true love for him, and you try once to disappear, you could be sure he will come and look for you.

He is a shy guy, but if he likes you, you can get up in the morning and see that he is in front of your house everyday till you go out with him, a very persistent guy.

He likes a secure, cheerful and lively woman, confident but at the same time one who always act proper and appropriate. He likes a secure woman, who's able to adjust to his rapid changes. A very difficult type to find woman indeed.

In the beginning, you and him will be so sugary sweet together and he will only think of you. This so "super romantic" will not last forever, so don't slip this chance. If you are the one who want his interest, then act and make yourself interesting. Be a supportive person and give him compliment sometimes, but not too much till he thinks you are not sincere.

Unlike many other Zodiac, if he is mad then you better get out of that room. He will calm down by himself. Giving him a slight touch on his shoulders or concerned facial expression are enough. He loves his mother, so try to be his mother's favorite, but do not act like his mother!

The Saree Seller

Recently i had a visit to a saree shop with the two influential women in my life, my mom and sis :) And it was an experience i won't be forgetting for quite some time. Actually i was fooled into coming for (saree) shopping, which i was foolishly thinking would be a fun exercise where i shall roam around the mall, and pick some good things for myself. But, the fun ended when my sis asked me to take a detour from the "road to the mall", and at that moment it struck me, this is it, i should have seen this coming :D

Once inside the shop, since i didn't have anything to do (i obviously can't understand or relate to the terminology they use while referring to the sarees and their various avatars), i started having a look around and got stuck at the most amazing selling procedure i had witnessed in recent times.

The protagonist of this scene is the man who is making the sale, that is the one who is showing the sarees to the women, and believe me that is not the only thing he does. His KRA might be actual sales, but his job specification/responsibilities is/are quite enormous. If i could list them in a bulleted form, the following would be his process of sale:

* Ask the customer about their preference of style/range/fabric
* Show them some sarees, and try convincing them on as many as possible
* When you have reached the point where the women have still not shown that glint in their eye, bring that "special" saree which you think would make them nudge from their "not buying" status.
* Once you know that they are definitely gonna pick up "atleast" one, confuse them with colours and variety, and constantly argue about how they are letting go of an absolute marvel, which
would have gelled perfectly with their personality.
* Not even once in this entire process could you allow your eyes to take off from theirs, because your actions/suggestions should follow the customer's reactions (and eyes tell them all :))
* During the process, if the women are talking between themselves, use all your energy (and if possible, science :P) to hear as to what is their point of worry/confusion/deliberation and strcuture your sale according to that.
* If they have started to pick some sarees from the lot, consider it a positive sign, and try convincing them to pick up as many as u can.
* Once they are done with the filtering, and you see that it might be possible that they buy more than one, start praising each one in their own light, and make them buy quite a lot of them :P
* If you see that they have made up their mind on buying just 1, be smart and advice them to pick up the expensive one (which should obviously look good at them)

Whoo! What a task! I was awestruck by the skill set that the salesman possessed, and how specialized and typical this selling process was. Hats off to all those who deal with the most confused/not ready to listen/intentionally exaggerating their requirements/always ready to blame the shop for not having what they want/highly indecisive set of customers that one could ever have.