My career in marketing ensures that im always on the move and the odds are that on any day you would rather find me on a bike,a bus or train than at my office.The other day i was on my way to my hometown,the day being the month end.I was travelling in a superfast train ( i wonder with respect to what ? :) ),not really crowded full of college going kids,dreading to head back to college as usual( aah how i used too hate mondays while in college,sem exams,DISCO,practicals,records,the only good thing was going back to your friends,and yes those naps in your friends hostel room,im yet to find any room as cosy,warm and welcoming as those hostel rooms :)).
ya,so let me get back to what i was talking about.what was it ? ha trains !!
Trains, in our country, are one of the most fascinating and intriguing places to me.Those dirty sleeper coaches,the call of the tiger( chaaya chaaye !! vada vadai !! you know sometimes,its really difficult to comprehend as to what they are roaring about if you cant see what he is selling),those cramped side births,the crowd,the diversity of the people around you and so on an so forth( and not to forget my personal favorite-the pantry)
Oneinteresting place in our trains are the bathrooms,well i know most of you would be thinking that fascinating is hardly the adjective for our stink holes.But what im refering to is the messages people take extra pains to write on those timeless walls :).They range from "ende swantham kalyani !! i loooove you(ernakulam bangalore intercity,coach s1-in case kalyani is reading),to political messages like MR.M sucks in all ways :) ,to call girl(ponu)-9865432198 and the best i have ever read- "i know its difficult but take care not to spill it all over" .
- N
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Groan!
A beautiful sunny day. Trees moving across. Hey whats going on. Why the darkness. A slow veil seems to draw across over the sunlight. Sensory perceptions are closing. Did you just call out to me. Where am I. Milli seconds, seconds, minutes and more minutes. A ray of sunlight. Aah more of it. Oxygen. I can hear you and you just called me a madcap. Oh this is a bus. What was all that? I need some food. Water and Food. This is better. Why didnt you just tell me this is what you wanted before. Lay back and relax. Kicked! What was that! Who is holding me so tight. Let me breathe. Curled up inside it seems to rise and curl, like a python kills its prey. Intestines squirm. Kick here and there. Paining twisting turning. I groan and whimper. I beg you to leave. You have got what you wanted, you evil eye. You smile with satisfaction and and curl back. I know you are in there waiting to rise again. Bloody acidity and gas problems :( :P
- V
- V
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
women :)
you know women really fascinate or should i say intrigue me(dudes dont come to the conclusion that im hen pecked !! IM NOT !! let me explain :) )
The other day, i was watching a movie (malayalam) with a close friend of mine,it was on the relationship between a mother and her teenage kid,although the movie was avoidable,one point hit me quite hard.women are to be saluted and respected for a lot of attributes,ranging from being more emotionally stable,mature to being the best of managers and multi taskers.if you have ever observed your mom or atleast your girl friends,you can see that they would be talking to you as well as passing comments on what the couple or person next to you is doing :)
( girls !! just kidding :) v u too :) manichidu paa :) )
But on a serious note,i really do think that women make really great managers,you would agree with me if only you could take a look at your moms daily schedule(frankly i have never observed her before 8 am :)).My moms ( and i think most moms )day starts at 4 in the morning,with some weird yoga-art of living-meditation-kung fu ( kidding :) ) combination of exercises.she then manages to find time to pray to all heavenly and earthly gods ( this list is exhaustive ),cook breakfast and lunch for all of us and then leaves for her day at office.So far i have been here for 22 years and i have never gone hungry :)
The same applies to a lot of women in my life -v,my cousins,friends etc,their ability to manage emotions,work,personal life and family is just incredible.
But its not like eve is to be fully saluted,the other day i happened to be travelling in train.i had one of those really uncomfortable side upper berths.sitting diagonally across me on the main lower berth were this group of 50 60 aged women,completely lost in their world of hard core bitching and piping hot gossip( i hate it :) )
when the train stopped at a station,mind you it was damn crowded,a pregnant lady of around 30 years walked in and asked them for a seat to which this particular lady from the group replied saying that she had paid Rs.352 50 paise to reserve her berth and that she wouldn let go of it and to my amusement picked up her heavy luggage,and placed it on the seat :) man !!i have never seen this post my junior kg days :)!! (NO COMMENTS)truly nauseating !!
another unique feature about women is their multiple personality disorder,ability to be nice in front of the person and to gossip about the person the minute they leave.they can fight like dogs but make it up with a irritating crying session :)
But all said and done had eve not been there we would have no where to go to :) (pun unintended)
- N
The other day, i was watching a movie (malayalam) with a close friend of mine,it was on the relationship between a mother and her teenage kid,although the movie was avoidable,one point hit me quite hard.women are to be saluted and respected for a lot of attributes,ranging from being more emotionally stable,mature to being the best of managers and multi taskers.if you have ever observed your mom or atleast your girl friends,you can see that they would be talking to you as well as passing comments on what the couple or person next to you is doing :)
( girls !! just kidding :) v u too :) manichidu paa :) )
But on a serious note,i really do think that women make really great managers,you would agree with me if only you could take a look at your moms daily schedule(frankly i have never observed her before 8 am :)).My moms ( and i think most moms )day starts at 4 in the morning,with some weird yoga-art of living-meditation-kung fu ( kidding :) ) combination of exercises.she then manages to find time to pray to all heavenly and earthly gods ( this list is exhaustive ),cook breakfast and lunch for all of us and then leaves for her day at office.So far i have been here for 22 years and i have never gone hungry :)
The same applies to a lot of women in my life -v,my cousins,friends etc,their ability to manage emotions,work,personal life and family is just incredible.
But its not like eve is to be fully saluted,the other day i happened to be travelling in train.i had one of those really uncomfortable side upper berths.sitting diagonally across me on the main lower berth were this group of 50 60 aged women,completely lost in their world of hard core bitching and piping hot gossip( i hate it :) )
when the train stopped at a station,mind you it was damn crowded,a pregnant lady of around 30 years walked in and asked them for a seat to which this particular lady from the group replied saying that she had paid Rs.352 50 paise to reserve her berth and that she wouldn let go of it and to my amusement picked up her heavy luggage,and placed it on the seat :) man !!i have never seen this post my junior kg days :)!! (NO COMMENTS)truly nauseating !!
another unique feature about women is their multiple personality disorder,ability to be nice in front of the person and to gossip about the person the minute they leave.they can fight like dogs but make it up with a irritating crying session :)
But all said and done had eve not been there we would have no where to go to :) (pun unintended)
- N
Saturday, June 19, 2010
p.s i love you
dweeeeeeeee !! baaaaaaaaaaaaa !!! dude ur sick !!u suck !! ur mad !!!
yen why the hell would she somethin like that !!!
i mean wth man !!
y wud she talk to him, i mean this is the limit !!
well guys who have been in a relation would totally relate with me :) . you know when i first fell in love ( it was a foul :),i even gave her a yelow card ),both of us had a dream like you know one of those laila majnu diwaale dulhaniye chod ke jaayenge :) (p.s :that movie was total b.s )kind of feeling for around i think 2 months.then katrina hit :). ( hurricane guys !! )
reality hit home,job,career,ego,phone bills,ex bfs/gfs ( still on at times :) ),feasibility of the whole thing,parents and believe me a whole lot of problems,but we saiiled through all that.
looking back,we had a great time,and are still having one hell of a time,although we still have minor issues and i hate it when she does certain things or says something irritating,i cant think of us not being together,and neither can she.
for guys who are singles and are still waiting at bus stops,new shirt,flashy jeans with that trying to be casual look ,with a cig in hand !! go home guys,live your life and katrina will definitely sweep you off your feet ( again !! hurricane guys :)).
P.S : I LOVE YOU
- N
yen why the hell would she somethin like that !!!
i mean wth man !!
y wud she talk to him, i mean this is the limit !!
well guys who have been in a relation would totally relate with me :) . you know when i first fell in love ( it was a foul :),i even gave her a yelow card ),both of us had a dream like you know one of those laila majnu diwaale dulhaniye chod ke jaayenge :) (p.s :that movie was total b.s )kind of feeling for around i think 2 months.then katrina hit :). ( hurricane guys !! )
reality hit home,job,career,ego,phone bills,ex bfs/gfs ( still on at times :) ),feasibility of the whole thing,parents and believe me a whole lot of problems,but we saiiled through all that.
looking back,we had a great time,and are still having one hell of a time,although we still have minor issues and i hate it when she does certain things or says something irritating,i cant think of us not being together,and neither can she.
for guys who are singles and are still waiting at bus stops,new shirt,flashy jeans with that trying to be casual look ,with a cig in hand !! go home guys,live your life and katrina will definitely sweep you off your feet ( again !! hurricane guys :)).
P.S : I LOVE YOU
- N
WoooHooo!
Enough of staring at the screen and now down to business! You know those times when you are searching for the right thing to say. Well, most often, if you think too much, you will end up saying nothing or you are too late or the other person is too bored to hear you now or you end up saying some irrelevant nonsense. ok ok ! I know you guessed I am thinking of the right thing to say!
Yeah. So, I just came back from a walk. And I met this kid in the lift. You know in a huge residential complex like mine you get to see thousands of kids and I interact with most of them in the lift. And trust me this is the best place to learn kids better(if you are not a mom or dad of one of course ). :D There are these kids who get in and stick to the wall and drop their face down and stare at you open mouthed. Yeah, I know mommy told you not to talk to strangers, kiddo.You try to smile , but, nope, openmouthed stare it will be. And then there are these kids who come in and look at you with genuine raw curiousity. Which says "how come you are so big man ! what are those things in front of your eyes on your nose man! You ought to be in the zoo man!". And you smile, they stick their tongue out and give a half way smile. Yeah, I know you never smiled at a zoo animal, kiddo. There are other kids who come and say "aunty !which floor"! Damn! There goes my day! I mean any grown up female who is not wearing a skirt or pinafore is an aunty! I dont smile at such kids!! (just kidding :) ). And then there are these kids who come and say "Akka, which floor?". Some even ask "which school, akka ?". Real sweet huh. :) You smile at them, they give you a big grin. And some,well, keep grinning.:) One more category are kids who come in and stick their nose to the entrance of the lift and jump off once their floor comes. Hey hey! I dont have a sack, I won't kidnap you! Well, the list goes on and on. I spend a few more years and concentrate, I can write a thesis on this! Yeah right!Enough of this, back to work!
- V
Yeah. So, I just came back from a walk. And I met this kid in the lift. You know in a huge residential complex like mine you get to see thousands of kids and I interact with most of them in the lift. And trust me this is the best place to learn kids better(if you are not a mom or dad of one of course ). :D There are these kids who get in and stick to the wall and drop their face down and stare at you open mouthed. Yeah, I know mommy told you not to talk to strangers, kiddo.You try to smile , but, nope, openmouthed stare it will be. And then there are these kids who come in and look at you with genuine raw curiousity. Which says "how come you are so big man ! what are those things in front of your eyes on your nose man! You ought to be in the zoo man!". And you smile, they stick their tongue out and give a half way smile. Yeah, I know you never smiled at a zoo animal, kiddo. There are other kids who come and say "aunty !which floor"! Damn! There goes my day! I mean any grown up female who is not wearing a skirt or pinafore is an aunty! I dont smile at such kids!! (just kidding :) ). And then there are these kids who come and say "Akka, which floor?". Some even ask "which school, akka ?". Real sweet huh. :) You smile at them, they give you a big grin. And some,well, keep grinning.:) One more category are kids who come in and stick their nose to the entrance of the lift and jump off once their floor comes. Hey hey! I dont have a sack, I won't kidnap you! Well, the list goes on and on. I spend a few more years and concentrate, I can write a thesis on this! Yeah right!Enough of this, back to work!
- V
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