Just stopped writing…I dont know why. At first I thought it was because I didnt have anything to write…no thats a lie. Probably I forgot how to write. I thought it was writer’s block. No, thats not true either..who was I kidding?Me a writer? Yeah..if you say Bush is a pacifist. I told myself I’ll write tonight..tommorow…weekend…then I started telling the same to others who inquired why I was being dormant. Soon those inquiries turned into taunts…coaxings….etc. Today I got a - ”Idiot start blogging”! scrapped to me. So even though even now I dont know what to write about…I’ll write just this much..probably just to keep it at “Idiot” before it gets any worse.
Banner that isnt..
February 20, 2008 at 3:25 pm (KayP's Den, Pulp Fiction, Take Light..)
The other day was riding to Abids for some work when I was passing by Sudhadarshani and couldnt stop myself from stopping and have a Masala Dosa. As I finished and was taking my bike outta the parking my eye caught this banner right across the street. This was a advertisement for a web designing institute which was apparently operating out of the building from which this banner was hanging..so if some one is looking for a course in web designing pls consider this institute which offers:
1.Real time faculties (just trying to remember if any unreal time faculty ever taught me..)
2.Equiped Labs (are there any other kind?)
3.High Confeguration Systems. (dude..first configure the word ‘configure’ correctly and then we’ll see..I hope atleast the systems they are talking about are configured and not confegured)
If the banner was made by the institute itself ..then I dont suggest you enroll in such institute..
If the banner was made by some one else…then..I even strongly recommend not to join.
‘Dirty’ is not a skin Color
February 1, 2008 at 10:56 am (Also, Iceberg, India is my country.., Pulp Fiction)
A columnist in Cricinfo mentioned in one of his articles how in some households of Bengal..dark or wheatish skin color is described as ‘moila’ (translates to ‘dirty’) without them being accused of being racists. Thats because they do it with no racial connotations what so ever. The context was how different words mean different things in various cultures/people. Apparently, its ok or atleast less offensive to direct a ’maa ki’ expletive than call some one a ‘monkey’ in some places.
You describe someone’s skin as ‘Moila’ or its equivalent in any other country …and you are in big trouble.
Nevertheless, I feel the word ‘moila’ at the very outset is outright racial…we shouldn’t be using it even to harmlessly describe anyones skin tone given its meaning…its sad that the word has got ingrained in Bengali vocab and some other Hindi dialects.
Im sure its the Brits who used to refer to us as that (with definite intentions of meaning it)and we got used to it and continued using it even in our present day parlance without actually thinking too much about its meaning. Sad!
Why should skin color be referred as ‘dirty’….however innocuous the context is?
‘dirty’ is not a skin color..Perhaps one of banes in disguise the english left us with…
Racism is ‘dirty’ not skin…period.
India accused of flexing a non existing muscle…
February 1, 2008 at 8:36 am (Pulp Fiction, Take Light..)
“India flexed its FINANCIAL muscle to reduce Harbhajan’s punishment”
India flexing financial muscle?…do we even have that?..would have been more believable if it was ‘POLITICAL Muscle’…thats something we have in abundance.
Probably, the writer meant BCCI (it being the richest cricket board)…then dude…when you mean BCCI write BCCI…and not India.
Twenty years from now, my men will be ready to die for me, but not for you.’
January 25, 2008 at 3:17 am (India is my country.., KayP's Den)
The above line sounded like one of Togadia’s or Modi’s usual rhetoric when I first read the headline in Rediff news yesterday..still I proceeded to click the link and open the article to be left utterly speechless and pleasantly surprised.
The above line is a retort by a 21yr old NDA cadet to his engineering friends while discussing how much money they’ll make in their respective careers. As the article suggested its not just the explosive nature of the reply that impresses but also the belief with which it was said that leaves the reader with so much to ponder about.
In times when most of us crib on a regular basis as to how-Bhalai ka zamana na raha, log matlabi ho gayen hein etc. It is heartening to see that there are young Indians who still believe that faith , trust and loyalty are not words extinct. And when the belief is as sincere as shown in this case…it can only spread.
Sincerely Proud..
January 12, 2008 at 11:56 am (KayP's Den)
Did anyone imagine that an Indian businessman could say: “We can manage Land Rover and Jaguar better than Ford.”
Resolutions Update
January 10, 2008 at 8:33 pm (Iceberg, KayP's Den, Pulp Fiction, Take Light..)
The New Year is already 10 days old, so I thought I’ll give myself a status update (Yeah..Yeah, I work in IT) on my recently made but unposted resolutions.
Resolution 1: Quit Smoking-Once and for all.
Status: Doing surprisingly well, actually too well…doing so well that quit not once but thrice already in the first 10 days..and all the 3 times have been ‘once and for all’ ..Planning to quit again tommorow..and then again the day after…
Resolution 2: Find myself a girlfriend.
Status: Hehe..This one’s actually a veteran, been on my resolutions list for some years now…its like that player who regularly gets picked into the squad…but never gets any action. But on a positive note…I think there will be some development on this front soon..or so I hope…’Hope’ is such a beautiful support structure..
Resolution 3: Be Kind, Helpful and Friendly.
Update: I was kind enough to treat myself to 2 movies in as many days.
Resolution 4: The amount of time…(what!?…still thinking about the ‘helpful’ and ‘friendly’ part of the 3rd resolution?..uhm..well..I can only be one thing at a time…and definitely I am no saint…anyways I didnt say I’ll be all the three together…and…I think ‘kind’ is a decent start). Yeah, So I was saying, considering the amount of time by which my thesis has got delayed…I realised its not gonna happen unless I strongly resolve to do it. So, at #4-Finish Thesis.
Update: Now, since this one is a first timer…unlike the 2nd resolution..I shall come back to it later during the year…or maybe the one after.
Resolution 5: Will not do or say anything Racist.
Update: Since Kangaroos don’t like being called monkeys..uh..ok..peace.
FYI last time I sang “Sexy Lady” & “Wasn’t me”, I’ll also sang “Spinning around ” and “Can’t get you outta my head”..just to show that I hear to music by all kinds of skins…and my genre is not just asian or black.
On my last visit to the Zoo after visiting the apes enclosure I asked for the Kangaroos as well..its not my fault there are no kangaroos in Hyderabad Zoo…Im not a racist.
Finally, I know a Black Merc is irresistible but being a non racist person I would consider a white one as well before I buy..whenever that will be.
Okay..thats a wrap on the update.
PS: I just read the post and I think….I NEED HELP!!
Live-in relations: A test drive?
December 29, 2007 at 7:35 am (Also, Iceberg, KayP's Den, Pulp Fiction, Take Light..)
So much is said and written about Live in relationships nowadays that its a challenge to even comment on it without being at risk of sounding trite.
Still, let me attempt:
You want to buy a car, not sure which one or type to buy, suddenly one day you see a new model (an automobile) which you might be interested in.
You realise thats ‘the one’ you want to buy…but there are still few things in your mind:
Not sure if you can handle it well….afford the maintenance…. mileage….parking space….how many family members can it accomodate….do you want it forever…?…etc.
Thanks to the above worries, can’t seem to really get yourself committed to the car and make up your mind.
So what do you do?…you further research the car…collect feedback/opinion from past & existing customers….but even that doesn’t help…then your friends suggest…why don’t you try it once…….?
What ?…How?… you ask.
Spend some time with her…uuh…umm…get to know each other………..you know……….
………………………..Take her it for a test drive!
Fuel Paradox!
December 29, 2007 at 7:35 am (Also, Earth is my Lair.., Iceberg, India is my country.., KayP's Den)
The Mercedez Benz that regally floats by you everytime in Banjara hills… is the reason you keep paying more for your fuel.
How,You ask?
Read on…
Well, Fuel being a commodity with limited supply and huge demand and Benzes and the Bentleys being the cars which don’t care much for fuel efficiency (Sometimes with Mileage as low as 1 Km/L) these cars guzzle gas like its nobodies business.
Thus, resulting in increase of demand for gas. Now, the demand increases but supply is limited which results in rise of fuel prices. Okay..now the demand increase was due to the Benz class (Benzs’ high fuel consumption) but the rise in price is common…ie for both Benz class and others and not just the Benzes.
The price rise may not effect the Merc guy, but it sure does the aam aadmi….
Was just wondering how unfair!
PS: Probably, there are other reasons as well. But sure can’t refute the above.
Neo breed of pseudo liberals!
December 28, 2007 at 10:21 pm (India is my country.., KayP's Den, Pulp Fiction)
Nowasdays lots of youngsters claim to be liberals..but in reality they have little or no idea of what it means….often its only to fill in the “about me” sections in places like Orkut, Facebook etc. Having grown up in the Liberalisation era some of them are too ‘hip’ to be considered fundamentalists. Also, LIBERAL sounds way too cool and uncontroversial. So I guess its the safest and easiest option. It is sad that its on such a premise that such a significant socio-political ideology is popularised.
