Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 03:04:39 -0800 (PST) From: deepak salwan Subject: The Indian Butler Part 3 Girish went to the Fleming's mansion, as stated in his appointment letter and rang the doorbell at 10 a.m. sharp. The butler opened the door and greeted him respectfully. He led him to the room, where he was provided five sets of his uniform, and was told to get ready in his uniform quickly and report downstairs where Mr. Fleming and his son would be waiting. Girish looked hot and sexy in his uniform -- Black well fitting trousers, white tuxedo shirt, Black silk bow tie, Single breast black blazer, white gloves & shining black shoes and socks. He took a look of himself in the mirror, to set his hair and moved to the lounge room. As Girish entered, it seemed to have cast a spell on everyone sitting in the room, especially Michael, who was Girishs' future master. He found him "hot" and attractive. Having a real crush on Indian men, from before, he was overjoyed to have one such man as his personal butler. When he reached the lounge room, Mr. Fleming offered him a seat, and summoned the butler for coffee. After having served coffee, the butler left the room and now, Michael, his father & Girish were there alone in the room where they were to discuss the job Girish would have to do in detail. Mr. Fleming told Girish about their lifestyle, and of his son as well, as Girish was his personal butler from now on. He was told his schedule, and also that Mr. Fleming would be out on business tours more than often, so he should take good care of his son and also be there to entertain his friends, if and when they come. Girish was told everything; apart form the fact that Michael was a gay, which he would come to know much later in his job at the Flemings' residence. Later on, the butler came to room and escorted Girish out, to introduce him to rest of the staff that was working at the Fleming Mansion, and also to take him around the huge residence of the Flemings'. The butler took him in the house first, to show him the rooms and also show him his room. The rooms for the butlers of the house were on the ground floor. Girish's room was next to the head butlers' room. Further down the hallway, was the room for the housekeeper, the only lady employee of the Fleming Mansion; and towards the other end of the house were the rooms of the cooks and the other servants. The chauffeurs, precisely five of them, had their rooms adjacent to the car park. Another feature in the Fleming Mansion was that all the rooms were interconnected through telephone (intercom), so that every employee could be summoned by Mr. Fleming, his son or the manager of the estate. Not to forget, the manager of Mr. Fleming's estate had a small bungalow given to him, and also a personal butler to look after his needs as well, a few minutes away from the Fleming Mansion. Indeed, the Flemings' lived in luxury, and so did their staff. It was an awesome display of wealth and style, seeing which anyone could be astounded, and so was Girish. At first, Girish had started feeling that it would be extremely embarrassing to tell anyone back home, in India, that although he was working in Australia, he was still working as a butler, which the majority of Indian folk considered to be a servant, and that was an extremely degradable job in the Indian society. (This is so because leave aside servant, even being a chef or a waiter in a five star hotel also, is not looked upon as a good career and a job. The people tend to say that he is serving people, doing menial tasks etc.) But Girish, thought that if someone saw the place where he was working, the facilities he was provided with, and the style in which his employer lived, they would surely be overwhelmed, as in India very few people, even those who are very rich live in such a huge estate. Even the super rich, live in the most expensive localities and beautiful bungalows, but they don't have so much of land at their disposal, barring a few, of course; the ones who live in palaces, like the royal families of Rajasthan (the princely state of India, which has in it, still the royal families of Jaipur, Udaipur and other small kingships). So, he felt good and comfortable, and as he got free that evening, he called up his parents in India, who were overwhelmed to hear their sons' voice after many days. He gave them his address, and also told them about his job, and his employer, who was such a rich man of Australia. That eventful day got over soon, as Girish was tired and had an early dinner and went off to bed, as he knew that he should wake up early and fresh the next morning, as it would be his first day at his job of being Michael's butler.