She txts !!
Tis b'cum 2 diffi 4 me 2 undrstd dis new 'Englis'. A new lang wher a 5 letter wrd b'cums a 4 letter word. A lang wher "be" b'cums "b" , "see" b'cums "c", "you" b'cums "u". A lang wher words mysteriously take da numeric form; "for" b'cums "4" , "ate" b'cums "8" ! Sumtimes al u find r jus acronyms; "ttyl" is actually "talk to you later", "gtg" is "Got to go" !
I find this new trend of typos extermely annoying. I understand that this fashion in writing has come into practice mainly because of the deluge in the SMS industry. The number of pages you type in for messaging accounts for the amount you pay. But, isnt that ages ago ? Thankfully, the older schemes were slashed and we ended up with free texting. Still, the practice prevails.
And the most disturbing fact about this is that the new English has become a craze with the young. Its there everywhere. E-mails, Internet Chat, Classroom writing, Blogs, every damn place which you would associate with writing. And when i do complain, they say "chillax, its just cool" . Dear, Its not cool to meddle with a language and make it sound stylish. Thats precisely what the Americans did and now, "Going to" is a lost phrase. "I'm gonna go to the school ma" Says a 5- yr old. Ha!
Fine, i'll rest with words like "gonna" and "wanna". They are after all new additions in the dictionary! But, whats with these typo's people? You can not get away with "sry" and "tc". I hate it when people text me "TC" or "SRY" . It just makes me understand that it is not meant the way it is actually supposed to. After all, the writer is being lazy even to get the message across correctly. I know i might sound crazy with all these radical thoughts, but what's the blog for anyway ?
Its not just these words that are whacky, often you hear people saying " Hows u? " !! Now, whats that ? They have started picking on the grammer too? Girls are being referred to as "DUDE" ! Its funny when a "Joey" or a "shaggy" says it, yeah! But, you peck it right away and use it, Neah!
I was revolting these thoughts for a long time but ultimately i've succumbed to the changes. As is said, Change is permanent. I still loathe the typo's and try not to ever use them in my writing and i obviously prefer that in turn, but alas!
Don't try to ape the language styles from the west guys. Its really not COOL !
May 23rd , 19:46
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"Wat r u dung?" ( Read as "What are you doing?")
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
I Dont Care...
She writes...
I've started saying "I Dont Care" too often. And its not something i picked up from the chipy chips girl from that advertisement aired ages ago. I really dont seem to care about anything these days. It just happens to be my impulsive response to anything that happens around me. And lets leave the quintessential relationships related "care" out of this ( Like, "I care for you friend" bla bla ) . The 'care' am talking in here is just mere acknowledgement of the happenings around you. There's a power cut, I don't care. My system's kaput, I don't care. A friend's b'day, I don't care. Super Kings lose another match, I don't care. Prince Caspian in theatres, I don't care. Oh, Its may 22nd, I DON'T CARE !!!!
Get the idea! I just fail to understand what it is that has led to this numbness of mine. 'Cause believe me, all the things that i've mentioned above get me all hyper and charged . The zest with which i would await every single day is immeasurable and NOW i'm just slogging through my days. In the depths of my despair i've reached to an extent of not even being perturbed by the (scorching, it is said!) heat. Every day has become the same day.
Why ? I ask. What is this mystery ? Why should i stop reacting ? Why have i not been writing a blog roaring about the cheerleaders or the slapleaders ? Why have i stopped responding to my text messages ? Why have i not checked my mail ? What is my password ? Is it feb 30th ?
Yes, Ennui kills. It really does.
I've started saying "I Dont Care" too often. And its not something i picked up from the chipy chips girl from that advertisement aired ages ago. I really dont seem to care about anything these days. It just happens to be my impulsive response to anything that happens around me. And lets leave the quintessential relationships related "care" out of this ( Like, "I care for you friend" bla bla ) . The 'care' am talking in here is just mere acknowledgement of the happenings around you. There's a power cut, I don't care. My system's kaput, I don't care. A friend's b'day, I don't care. Super Kings lose another match, I don't care. Prince Caspian in theatres, I don't care. Oh, Its may 22nd, I DON'T CARE !!!!
Get the idea! I just fail to understand what it is that has led to this numbness of mine. 'Cause believe me, all the things that i've mentioned above get me all hyper and charged . The zest with which i would await every single day is immeasurable and NOW i'm just slogging through my days. In the depths of my despair i've reached to an extent of not even being perturbed by the (scorching, it is said!) heat. Every day has become the same day.
Why ? I ask. What is this mystery ? Why should i stop reacting ? Why have i not been writing a blog roaring about the cheerleaders or the slapleaders ? Why have i stopped responding to my text messages ? Why have i not checked my mail ? What is my password ? Is it feb 30th ?
Yes, Ennui kills. It really does.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Inaction - An interesting answer!
She writes...
There's this article in "The Week" by Patricia Cohen that i happened to come across recently. It was titled "Inaction vs action" . Now, as simple as that sounds i've got to admit one of main reasons that i started to read along was to find what exactly was the competition between action and inaction anyway! Inaction simply means a state of being inactive and action - you know.
Being opposites by convention, they do attract a fancy "VS" between 'em but pragmatically speaking inaction doesn't stand a chance with action as a competitor. Especially when in a problamatic situation. Confused!
Well, lets take an example. The penalty kick in a game of soccer. There's the striker and the goalie. Almost 90% of the goalie's leap to the exact opposite direction to the striker's attact eventually missing the chance. Now, thats action. The success rate of the striker is way higher than that of the goalie(for penalty kicks). What happens when the goalie stays in the centre and grabs the advantage of the 0.2-0.4 second of time taken by the ball to travel to him. I know thats humanly impossible to even think of taking a decision in the given modicum of time. But, But instead of jumping to the wrong direction and missing the goal he could as well take a try staying at the centre. Thats Inaction. ( okay folks, Chak de climax is not exactly what i'm talking about. We had the all powerful srk standing just right beside the captain girl who again could catch his signals so correctly. wonder! )
Hard to comprehend, yeah. And being a completly ignorant soccer player myself, i might be wrong with the technical aspects of penalty kicks. But, think about it taking no action in a situation your iffy about is a much safer bet than doing something and making no worth of it.
I do agree the latter has the benefit of judgement cause they have obviously taken an "action" in a troubled situation aganist the ones who perferred to stay still. And a typical social mind would appreciate the lad for trying something even though it did no good to anyone. Consider a wider aspect of the such situations , Business. We've seen loads of analysts who involve in decision making taking a wrong turn and failing. Penalty kicks are part of the game. But, Money matters. Given a problem, a tricky one in business, What does a normal man do ? He takes a decision, he has to. He tries to get a solution that will firstly make him look a smarty because he's got a plan unlike his quieter colleagues and secondly he always has an excuse for trying to attempt to solve the case . Does it solve the issue or not is secondary, surprisingly ! So, assume the decision goes wrong. Its got to cost a lot of money and loss to the organisation but nobody complains about the guy. "He ATLEAST tried" is all what you'll hear. But, the point is, the devastation could have been saved had he not chosen to take the sort of the decision where he is uncertain about the outcomes in the first place. People in core business and soccer players are those guys who really need to master the art of decision making. Also, Decision making has always been a popular lesson for budding professionals. But much less is talked about Inaction. Inaction - That's what people need sometimes. Its not a norm to always make a decision. Give it a break and use your chances wisely to chose between Inaction and action. So there you've, Inaction Vs Action! :-)
There's this article in "The Week" by Patricia Cohen that i happened to come across recently. It was titled "Inaction vs action" . Now, as simple as that sounds i've got to admit one of main reasons that i started to read along was to find what exactly was the competition between action and inaction anyway! Inaction simply means a state of being inactive and action - you know.
Being opposites by convention, they do attract a fancy "VS" between 'em but pragmatically speaking inaction doesn't stand a chance with action as a competitor. Especially when in a problamatic situation. Confused!
Well, lets take an example. The penalty kick in a game of soccer. There's the striker and the goalie. Almost 90% of the goalie's leap to the exact opposite direction to the striker's attact eventually missing the chance. Now, thats action. The success rate of the striker is way higher than that of the goalie(for penalty kicks). What happens when the goalie stays in the centre and grabs the advantage of the 0.2-0.4 second of time taken by the ball to travel to him. I know thats humanly impossible to even think of taking a decision in the given modicum of time. But, But instead of jumping to the wrong direction and missing the goal he could as well take a try staying at the centre. Thats Inaction. ( okay folks, Chak de climax is not exactly what i'm talking about. We had the all powerful srk standing just right beside the captain girl who again could catch his signals so correctly. wonder! )
Hard to comprehend, yeah. And being a completly ignorant soccer player myself, i might be wrong with the technical aspects of penalty kicks. But, think about it taking no action in a situation your iffy about is a much safer bet than doing something and making no worth of it.
I do agree the latter has the benefit of judgement cause they have obviously taken an "action" in a troubled situation aganist the ones who perferred to stay still. And a typical social mind would appreciate the lad for trying something even though it did no good to anyone. Consider a wider aspect of the such situations , Business. We've seen loads of analysts who involve in decision making taking a wrong turn and failing. Penalty kicks are part of the game. But, Money matters. Given a problem, a tricky one in business, What does a normal man do ? He takes a decision, he has to. He tries to get a solution that will firstly make him look a smarty because he's got a plan unlike his quieter colleagues and secondly he always has an excuse for trying to attempt to solve the case . Does it solve the issue or not is secondary, surprisingly ! So, assume the decision goes wrong. Its got to cost a lot of money and loss to the organisation but nobody complains about the guy. "He ATLEAST tried" is all what you'll hear. But, the point is, the devastation could have been saved had he not chosen to take the sort of the decision where he is uncertain about the outcomes in the first place. People in core business and soccer players are those guys who really need to master the art of decision making. Also, Decision making has always been a popular lesson for budding professionals. But much less is talked about Inaction. Inaction - That's what people need sometimes. Its not a norm to always make a decision. Give it a break and use your chances wisely to chose between Inaction and action. So there you've, Inaction Vs Action! :-)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Hungry kya ?
She writes...
Disclaimer : This post certainly does not consider the most favorite road side banquets so you can save your comments on that! And it does not intend to offend any of you gourmets out there who've conflicting ideas on eateries.
How hard is it to find a good eatery in chennai ?
It was a sunday and a gang of friends are meeting up after decades. So they decide on an eat out (you know talk-talk, chop-chop! ) and all they wanted was a good restaurant with good food and good ambience. Now, thats where the problem begins !! There's lot of "Good" in there. Too much to ask for in a metropolis eh ? There were some constraints, Yeah . It had to be a mixed table with Non-veg and Veg , it had to have a classic and a creative menu, destination not too far( you dont want to get to your tables when your over your hunger !! ) and not to forget a reasonable price to pay. Everyone had ideas, so they sit to zero in on one and what do they end up doing ? Arguing for over an hour just to realise that the talk was going nowhere !!
Sad, they decided on Food court's . May be, the one in spencer's. But you know, you dont want too many people there lining up to grab your table even before you finish your meal ! So thats done. And if you were looking out for some nice dhaba, you are sure enough not to find a place comfortable enough for a group of 7 on a sunday afternoon. Even if you did, lets just say not worth the wait ( come on, its the same ol chappati's n mutter for gods sake! ). Dont even get started on the quintessential south indian outlets... right when you make yourself comfortable and start catching up with your friends you suddenly hear a pouty face announcing " sirr BILL " , more like an invitation to leave. Being a gang that had some sensible minds , the idea of pizza corners and huts was eliminated as soon as it was mentioned. So that leaves Chinese and the likes. Whoa, chinese...
It was half past 1 and all of them could sense strange bowel movements . Two of them put their foot down and ordered on Wang's Kitchen, Nungambakkam (Chinese) . There were veto's. It was certainly not a great decision but it seemed like their only final hope cause almost half of them gave up. So everyone scoots to the kitchen and Voila! Not bad at all. They actually had a great time. Atleast the ambience was great and they werent asked to vacate soon. And food, hmm.
So if you are one of those crazy foodies, the next time you ask yourself "hungry kya?" make sure you are prepared to enjoy a complete analysis of the eat outs in chennai !
Disclaimer : This post certainly does not consider the most favorite road side banquets so you can save your comments on that! And it does not intend to offend any of you gourmets out there who've conflicting ideas on eateries.
How hard is it to find a good eatery in chennai ?
It was a sunday and a gang of friends are meeting up after decades. So they decide on an eat out (you know talk-talk, chop-chop! ) and all they wanted was a good restaurant with good food and good ambience. Now, thats where the problem begins !! There's lot of "Good" in there. Too much to ask for in a metropolis eh ? There were some constraints, Yeah . It had to be a mixed table with Non-veg and Veg , it had to have a classic and a creative menu, destination not too far( you dont want to get to your tables when your over your hunger !! ) and not to forget a reasonable price to pay. Everyone had ideas, so they sit to zero in on one and what do they end up doing ? Arguing for over an hour just to realise that the talk was going nowhere !!
Sad, they decided on Food court's . May be, the one in spencer's. But you know, you dont want too many people there lining up to grab your table even before you finish your meal ! So thats done. And if you were looking out for some nice dhaba, you are sure enough not to find a place comfortable enough for a group of 7 on a sunday afternoon. Even if you did, lets just say not worth the wait ( come on, its the same ol chappati's n mutter for gods sake! ). Dont even get started on the quintessential south indian outlets... right when you make yourself comfortable and start catching up with your friends you suddenly hear a pouty face announcing " sirr BILL " , more like an invitation to leave. Being a gang that had some sensible minds , the idea of pizza corners and huts was eliminated as soon as it was mentioned. So that leaves Chinese and the likes. Whoa, chinese...
It was half past 1 and all of them could sense strange bowel movements . Two of them put their foot down and ordered on Wang's Kitchen, Nungambakkam (Chinese) . There were veto's. It was certainly not a great decision but it seemed like their only final hope cause almost half of them gave up. So everyone scoots to the kitchen and Voila! Not bad at all. They actually had a great time. Atleast the ambience was great and they werent asked to vacate soon. And food, hmm.
So if you are one of those crazy foodies, the next time you ask yourself "hungry kya?" make sure you are prepared to enjoy a complete analysis of the eat outs in chennai !
Monday, March 31, 2008
A.R.Rehman's Magnum Opus.
She Writes...
Jodha Akbar :- Jashn-e-Bahara
Beautiful is the word ! A.R.Rehman's magnum opus... truly!!
Its been a while since i've liked a bollywood song so much. I donno what it is about this song that gets me all dreamy. Is it the music or the scene or the magical duo playing Akbar n Jodha or is it the voice , I never know !?! I'll hear it a thousand and one times and i'll still not get enough of this one. Who is this Javed Ali ? Where the hell has he been all this while when we were being tortured by Reshmaiya and his likes showing off the skills of their Olfactory organs! May be Ali is not a famous singer, but this song would've been incomplete without the man. And its not just him, the Javed's are ruling the song. Just have look at the lyrics:
"Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi,Humko yeh gum raas nahi . Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya..
Sare sehmein nazare hain,Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain. Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Milke bhi hum milte nahi,Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi. Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza.."
Absoultly flawless lyrics by Javeed Akhtar. A marvellous piece of poetry that beautifully unfolds the love between the king and the queen. Speaking of King and Queen, who could you better imagine to perform the song than Hrithik and Aishwarya. Personally, I've never been a great fan of Aishwarya Rai. But this movie, this song is an exception. I'm in total awe for the lady. She's just too good yaar. Look at the scene where the Queen walks alongside the King , meddling the chain and taking a sneak look at her husband smiling to herself. And the King relishing every momemt of his walk with the lady love. And the lines go :
"Karte to hai saath safar,Faasle hain phir bhi magar. Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare.."
And the scene where both of them sit in the Quadrangle in the Queen's chamber feeding the pigeons... Could it be more beautiful ? :-) And again the lines are :
"Milke bhi hum milte nahi....Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi...."
I could just go on and on about the song and every frame of it, thats how much this song deserves or may be even more. An excellent art work by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Only he could've carried such a huge responsibility of trying out an epic movie and also succeed in making it click. Kudos to the guy !
Finally, the man himself. A.R.Rehman! What is he ? God ?! We are done praising him and applauding him for his compositions years ago , but the man never stops. ( We dont want him to anyway :-) !! ) Hats off to A.R.R. If year 2007 saw a beautiful "Ey hairathey" from guru , We've already found the winner for 2008. Its undoubtedly "Jashn - e- bahara" !!
Jodha Akbar :- Jashn-e-Bahara
Beautiful is the word ! A.R.Rehman's magnum opus... truly!!
Its been a while since i've liked a bollywood song so much. I donno what it is about this song that gets me all dreamy. Is it the music or the scene or the magical duo playing Akbar n Jodha or is it the voice , I never know !?! I'll hear it a thousand and one times and i'll still not get enough of this one. Who is this Javed Ali ? Where the hell has he been all this while when we were being tortured by Reshmaiya and his likes showing off the skills of their Olfactory organs! May be Ali is not a famous singer, but this song would've been incomplete without the man. And its not just him, the Javed's are ruling the song. Just have look at the lyrics:
"Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi,Humko yeh gum raas nahi . Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya..
Sare sehmein nazare hain,Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain. Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Milke bhi hum milte nahi,Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi. Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza.."
Absoultly flawless lyrics by Javeed Akhtar. A marvellous piece of poetry that beautifully unfolds the love between the king and the queen. Speaking of King and Queen, who could you better imagine to perform the song than Hrithik and Aishwarya. Personally, I've never been a great fan of Aishwarya Rai. But this movie, this song is an exception. I'm in total awe for the lady. She's just too good yaar. Look at the scene where the Queen walks alongside the King , meddling the chain and taking a sneak look at her husband smiling to herself. And the King relishing every momemt of his walk with the lady love. And the lines go :
"Karte to hai saath safar,Faasle hain phir bhi magar. Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare.."
And the scene where both of them sit in the Quadrangle in the Queen's chamber feeding the pigeons... Could it be more beautiful ? :-) And again the lines are :
"Milke bhi hum milte nahi....Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi...."
I could just go on and on about the song and every frame of it, thats how much this song deserves or may be even more. An excellent art work by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Only he could've carried such a huge responsibility of trying out an epic movie and also succeed in making it click. Kudos to the guy !
Finally, the man himself. A.R.Rehman! What is he ? God ?! We are done praising him and applauding him for his compositions years ago , but the man never stops. ( We dont want him to anyway :-) !! ) Hats off to A.R.R. If year 2007 saw a beautiful "Ey hairathey" from guru , We've already found the winner for 2008. Its undoubtedly "Jashn - e- bahara" !!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Enough is enough !!!
She writes...
"Na-ah, No Jeans to college. No orange shirts. No Dance. No Music. No Boy-Girl talk! No Cell Phones. No Food,water or Air ! "
Seriously, how much is too much ? When people start saying "No" too many times isnt it right to scream the same word back to them ?! Get into the mind of a local engineering college student, all you hear is "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" . You would be just lucky to make your way back to the sane world. Sometimes when in college it just feels like your thrown back into the days when making fire out of stones was worth a noble prize! So what if a college student wants to wear a jean to college ? OH no no , that must be crime ! Just try and break the issue to pieces. One, A student whos fed up all his life wearing uniforms to school wants to break free. Two, A pair of Jean is practically what a guy owns . Three, What is the big deal in trying to bridge a college student's likes of the dress he wants to wear to college and the so called "Moral values" !!! I dont really get the math ?!
So, We are young engineers. If wearing a pair of jean and T-Shirt to college is a sin why would you spot the MNC guys wearing the same? Aren't they Engineers ( Minus 'young'! ) . If this was the misery the guys had to face , let me not even get started about the fate of girls !
"Girl girl talk,boy boy talk, but NO boy girl talk." Famous words from a famous man. Are these people trying to train their lot about a totally different genre of relationships ? Excuse me for being too open there. But isnt that too ridiculous a statement ( Forget the english for gods sake !) ? Where is this culture heading ? If you refrain a guy from interacting with his girl classmate , its not gonna make him a saint. Since when have these so called college authorities started taking control over those vicious hormones ? Its funny you know, One hand they try teaching us stuff thats called "Technology" and on the other hand its all about "life on earth a 100 years back". And above all, they expect us to believe all this is doing good to us. Please, gimme a break !
"Na-ah, No Jeans to college. No orange shirts. No Dance. No Music. No Boy-Girl talk! No Cell Phones. No Food,water or Air ! "
Seriously, how much is too much ? When people start saying "No" too many times isnt it right to scream the same word back to them ?! Get into the mind of a local engineering college student, all you hear is "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" . You would be just lucky to make your way back to the sane world. Sometimes when in college it just feels like your thrown back into the days when making fire out of stones was worth a noble prize! So what if a college student wants to wear a jean to college ? OH no no , that must be crime ! Just try and break the issue to pieces. One, A student whos fed up all his life wearing uniforms to school wants to break free. Two, A pair of Jean is practically what a guy owns . Three, What is the big deal in trying to bridge a college student's likes of the dress he wants to wear to college and the so called "Moral values" !!! I dont really get the math ?!
So, We are young engineers. If wearing a pair of jean and T-Shirt to college is a sin why would you spot the MNC guys wearing the same? Aren't they Engineers ( Minus 'young'! ) . If this was the misery the guys had to face , let me not even get started about the fate of girls !
"Girl girl talk,boy boy talk, but NO boy girl talk." Famous words from a famous man. Are these people trying to train their lot about a totally different genre of relationships ? Excuse me for being too open there. But isnt that too ridiculous a statement ( Forget the english for gods sake !) ? Where is this culture heading ? If you refrain a guy from interacting with his girl classmate , its not gonna make him a saint. Since when have these so called college authorities started taking control over those vicious hormones ? Its funny you know, One hand they try teaching us stuff thats called "Technology" and on the other hand its all about "life on earth a 100 years back". And above all, they expect us to believe all this is doing good to us. Please, gimme a break !
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Internetisation!
She writes :
This is not going to be an yet another write up blaring on about how Internet has taken over the world and how things have changed for ever ( which is true by the way! ) . Seriously, Not being able to check your mails for 2 straight days just leaves you isolated. Call it addiction to technology or whatever, you just can't deny the fact that Internet has made a mark in our daily lives.
When was the last time you looked into a book to find information about ancient pyramids of Egypt ! Or when was the last time you tried going to the theatre to book tickets for your weekend movie ! These activities are simply termed "abnormal". Who's to blame anyway ? You would certainly be opted out if you wanted to check out Saawariya in the theatres rather than downloading it from some site. WebCam and Internet phone are stale now , GenNext studies planets on the net. For all the duds out there wincing at the very mention of 'study', we've got the famous messengers to keep you hooked on to the system for hours ! In fact, half the population that uses Internet everyday thrives on these chat services. Come on, its gotta be interesting. Guy has a "cooldude4you" kinda Id and Girl has this "sweetangel" kinda Id, it just leaves him wondering if she was Katrina Kaif (!!)in disguise long after she's logged outta messenger!
As if this was not enough we've got the Social networking sites now. Go on, Make Internet your home. A year n half ago, i met this long lost buddy of mine in a library ( worth a mention rt! ) and after the intital 'how are you?' talk he pops out a question that sounded all alien to me : " You into orkut ? " . And now after two years, my mail checking routine has extended onto checking 'scraps' too. Its not like i hate doing so, Orkut has made me get in touch with a friend whom i had lost contact for almost 10 years! Come on, i gotta be grateful for that rt ?
Internetisation - Use it , Love it n Live it.
This is not going to be an yet another write up blaring on about how Internet has taken over the world and how things have changed for ever ( which is true by the way! ) . Seriously, Not being able to check your mails for 2 straight days just leaves you isolated. Call it addiction to technology or whatever, you just can't deny the fact that Internet has made a mark in our daily lives.
When was the last time you looked into a book to find information about ancient pyramids of Egypt ! Or when was the last time you tried going to the theatre to book tickets for your weekend movie ! These activities are simply termed "abnormal". Who's to blame anyway ? You would certainly be opted out if you wanted to check out Saawariya in the theatres rather than downloading it from some site. WebCam and Internet phone are stale now , GenNext studies planets on the net. For all the duds out there wincing at the very mention of 'study', we've got the famous messengers to keep you hooked on to the system for hours ! In fact, half the population that uses Internet everyday thrives on these chat services. Come on, its gotta be interesting. Guy has a "cooldude4you" kinda Id and Girl has this "sweetangel" kinda Id, it just leaves him wondering if she was Katrina Kaif (!!)in disguise long after she's logged outta messenger!
As if this was not enough we've got the Social networking sites now. Go on, Make Internet your home. A year n half ago, i met this long lost buddy of mine in a library ( worth a mention rt! ) and after the intital 'how are you?' talk he pops out a question that sounded all alien to me : " You into orkut ? " . And now after two years, my mail checking routine has extended onto checking 'scraps' too. Its not like i hate doing so, Orkut has made me get in touch with a friend whom i had lost contact for almost 10 years! Come on, i gotta be grateful for that rt ?
Internetisation - Use it , Love it n Live it.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
LOL is not COOL !!!
She txts !!
Tis b'cum 2 diffi 4 me 2 undrstd dis new 'Englis'. A new lang wher a 5 letter wrd b'cums a 4 letter word. A lang wher "be" b'cums "b" , "see" b'cums "c", "you" b'cums "u". A lang wher words mysteriously take da numeric form; "for" b'cums "4" , "ate" b'cums "8" ! Sumtimes al u find r jus acronyms; "ttyl" is actually "talk to you later", "gtg" is "Got to go" !
I find this new trend of typos extermely annoying. I understand that this fashion in writing has come into practice mainly because of the deluge in the SMS industry. The number of pages you type in for messaging accounts for the amount you pay. But, isnt that ages ago ? Thankfully, the older schemes were slashed and we ended up with free texting. Still, the practice prevails.
And the most disturbing fact about this is that the new English has become a craze with the young. Its there everywhere. E-mails, Internet Chat, Classroom writing, Blogs, every damn place which you would associate with writing. And when i do complain, they say "chillax, its just cool" . Dear, Its not cool to meddle with a language and make it sound stylish. Thats precisely what the Americans did and now, "Going to" is a lost phrase. "I'm gonna go to the school ma" Says a 5- yr old. Ha!
Fine, i'll rest with words like "gonna" and "wanna". They are after all new additions in the dictionary! But, whats with these typo's people? You can not get away with "sry" and "tc". I hate it when people text me "TC" or "SRY" . It just makes me understand that it is not meant the way it is actually supposed to. After all, the writer is being lazy even to get the message across correctly. I know i might sound crazy with all these radical thoughts, but what's the blog for anyway ?
Its not just these words that are whacky, often you hear people saying " Hows u? " !! Now, whats that ? They have started picking on the grammer too? Girls are being referred to as "DUDE" ! Its funny when a "Joey" or a "shaggy" says it, yeah! But, you peck it right away and use it, Neah!
I was revolting these thoughts for a long time but ultimately i've succumbed to the changes. As is said, Change is permanent. I still loathe the typo's and try not to ever use them in my writing and i obviously prefer that in turn, but alas!
Don't try to ape the language styles from the west guys. Its really not COOL !
May 23rd , 19:46
Beep ... beep...
Open Message
Open Inbox
"Wat r u dung?" ( Read as "What are you doing?")
Tis b'cum 2 diffi 4 me 2 undrstd dis new 'Englis'. A new lang wher a 5 letter wrd b'cums a 4 letter word. A lang wher "be" b'cums "b" , "see" b'cums "c", "you" b'cums "u". A lang wher words mysteriously take da numeric form; "for" b'cums "4" , "ate" b'cums "8" ! Sumtimes al u find r jus acronyms; "ttyl" is actually "talk to you later", "gtg" is "Got to go" !
I find this new trend of typos extermely annoying. I understand that this fashion in writing has come into practice mainly because of the deluge in the SMS industry. The number of pages you type in for messaging accounts for the amount you pay. But, isnt that ages ago ? Thankfully, the older schemes were slashed and we ended up with free texting. Still, the practice prevails.
And the most disturbing fact about this is that the new English has become a craze with the young. Its there everywhere. E-mails, Internet Chat, Classroom writing, Blogs, every damn place which you would associate with writing. And when i do complain, they say "chillax, its just cool" . Dear, Its not cool to meddle with a language and make it sound stylish. Thats precisely what the Americans did and now, "Going to" is a lost phrase. "I'm gonna go to the school ma" Says a 5- yr old. Ha!
Fine, i'll rest with words like "gonna" and "wanna". They are after all new additions in the dictionary! But, whats with these typo's people? You can not get away with "sry" and "tc". I hate it when people text me "TC" or "SRY" . It just makes me understand that it is not meant the way it is actually supposed to. After all, the writer is being lazy even to get the message across correctly. I know i might sound crazy with all these radical thoughts, but what's the blog for anyway ?
Its not just these words that are whacky, often you hear people saying " Hows u? " !! Now, whats that ? They have started picking on the grammer too? Girls are being referred to as "DUDE" ! Its funny when a "Joey" or a "shaggy" says it, yeah! But, you peck it right away and use it, Neah!
I was revolting these thoughts for a long time but ultimately i've succumbed to the changes. As is said, Change is permanent. I still loathe the typo's and try not to ever use them in my writing and i obviously prefer that in turn, but alas!
Don't try to ape the language styles from the west guys. Its really not COOL !
May 23rd , 19:46
Beep ... beep...
Open Message
Open Inbox
"Wat r u dung?" ( Read as "What are you doing?")
Thursday, May 22, 2008
I Dont Care...
She writes...
I've started saying "I Dont Care" too often. And its not something i picked up from the chipy chips girl from that advertisement aired ages ago. I really dont seem to care about anything these days. It just happens to be my impulsive response to anything that happens around me. And lets leave the quintessential relationships related "care" out of this ( Like, "I care for you friend" bla bla ) . The 'care' am talking in here is just mere acknowledgement of the happenings around you. There's a power cut, I don't care. My system's kaput, I don't care. A friend's b'day, I don't care. Super Kings lose another match, I don't care. Prince Caspian in theatres, I don't care. Oh, Its may 22nd, I DON'T CARE !!!!
Get the idea! I just fail to understand what it is that has led to this numbness of mine. 'Cause believe me, all the things that i've mentioned above get me all hyper and charged . The zest with which i would await every single day is immeasurable and NOW i'm just slogging through my days. In the depths of my despair i've reached to an extent of not even being perturbed by the (scorching, it is said!) heat. Every day has become the same day.
Why ? I ask. What is this mystery ? Why should i stop reacting ? Why have i not been writing a blog roaring about the cheerleaders or the slapleaders ? Why have i stopped responding to my text messages ? Why have i not checked my mail ? What is my password ? Is it feb 30th ?
Yes, Ennui kills. It really does.
I've started saying "I Dont Care" too often. And its not something i picked up from the chipy chips girl from that advertisement aired ages ago. I really dont seem to care about anything these days. It just happens to be my impulsive response to anything that happens around me. And lets leave the quintessential relationships related "care" out of this ( Like, "I care for you friend" bla bla ) . The 'care' am talking in here is just mere acknowledgement of the happenings around you. There's a power cut, I don't care. My system's kaput, I don't care. A friend's b'day, I don't care. Super Kings lose another match, I don't care. Prince Caspian in theatres, I don't care. Oh, Its may 22nd, I DON'T CARE !!!!
Get the idea! I just fail to understand what it is that has led to this numbness of mine. 'Cause believe me, all the things that i've mentioned above get me all hyper and charged . The zest with which i would await every single day is immeasurable and NOW i'm just slogging through my days. In the depths of my despair i've reached to an extent of not even being perturbed by the (scorching, it is said!) heat. Every day has become the same day.
Why ? I ask. What is this mystery ? Why should i stop reacting ? Why have i not been writing a blog roaring about the cheerleaders or the slapleaders ? Why have i stopped responding to my text messages ? Why have i not checked my mail ? What is my password ? Is it feb 30th ?
Yes, Ennui kills. It really does.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Inaction - An interesting answer!
She writes...
There's this article in "The Week" by Patricia Cohen that i happened to come across recently. It was titled "Inaction vs action" . Now, as simple as that sounds i've got to admit one of main reasons that i started to read along was to find what exactly was the competition between action and inaction anyway! Inaction simply means a state of being inactive and action - you know.
Being opposites by convention, they do attract a fancy "VS" between 'em but pragmatically speaking inaction doesn't stand a chance with action as a competitor. Especially when in a problamatic situation. Confused!
Well, lets take an example. The penalty kick in a game of soccer. There's the striker and the goalie. Almost 90% of the goalie's leap to the exact opposite direction to the striker's attact eventually missing the chance. Now, thats action. The success rate of the striker is way higher than that of the goalie(for penalty kicks). What happens when the goalie stays in the centre and grabs the advantage of the 0.2-0.4 second of time taken by the ball to travel to him. I know thats humanly impossible to even think of taking a decision in the given modicum of time. But, But instead of jumping to the wrong direction and missing the goal he could as well take a try staying at the centre. Thats Inaction. ( okay folks, Chak de climax is not exactly what i'm talking about. We had the all powerful srk standing just right beside the captain girl who again could catch his signals so correctly. wonder! )
Hard to comprehend, yeah. And being a completly ignorant soccer player myself, i might be wrong with the technical aspects of penalty kicks. But, think about it taking no action in a situation your iffy about is a much safer bet than doing something and making no worth of it.
I do agree the latter has the benefit of judgement cause they have obviously taken an "action" in a troubled situation aganist the ones who perferred to stay still. And a typical social mind would appreciate the lad for trying something even though it did no good to anyone. Consider a wider aspect of the such situations , Business. We've seen loads of analysts who involve in decision making taking a wrong turn and failing. Penalty kicks are part of the game. But, Money matters. Given a problem, a tricky one in business, What does a normal man do ? He takes a decision, he has to. He tries to get a solution that will firstly make him look a smarty because he's got a plan unlike his quieter colleagues and secondly he always has an excuse for trying to attempt to solve the case . Does it solve the issue or not is secondary, surprisingly ! So, assume the decision goes wrong. Its got to cost a lot of money and loss to the organisation but nobody complains about the guy. "He ATLEAST tried" is all what you'll hear. But, the point is, the devastation could have been saved had he not chosen to take the sort of the decision where he is uncertain about the outcomes in the first place. People in core business and soccer players are those guys who really need to master the art of decision making. Also, Decision making has always been a popular lesson for budding professionals. But much less is talked about Inaction. Inaction - That's what people need sometimes. Its not a norm to always make a decision. Give it a break and use your chances wisely to chose between Inaction and action. So there you've, Inaction Vs Action! :-)
There's this article in "The Week" by Patricia Cohen that i happened to come across recently. It was titled "Inaction vs action" . Now, as simple as that sounds i've got to admit one of main reasons that i started to read along was to find what exactly was the competition between action and inaction anyway! Inaction simply means a state of being inactive and action - you know.
Being opposites by convention, they do attract a fancy "VS" between 'em but pragmatically speaking inaction doesn't stand a chance with action as a competitor. Especially when in a problamatic situation. Confused!
Well, lets take an example. The penalty kick in a game of soccer. There's the striker and the goalie. Almost 90% of the goalie's leap to the exact opposite direction to the striker's attact eventually missing the chance. Now, thats action. The success rate of the striker is way higher than that of the goalie(for penalty kicks). What happens when the goalie stays in the centre and grabs the advantage of the 0.2-0.4 second of time taken by the ball to travel to him. I know thats humanly impossible to even think of taking a decision in the given modicum of time. But, But instead of jumping to the wrong direction and missing the goal he could as well take a try staying at the centre. Thats Inaction. ( okay folks, Chak de climax is not exactly what i'm talking about. We had the all powerful srk standing just right beside the captain girl who again could catch his signals so correctly. wonder! )
Hard to comprehend, yeah. And being a completly ignorant soccer player myself, i might be wrong with the technical aspects of penalty kicks. But, think about it taking no action in a situation your iffy about is a much safer bet than doing something and making no worth of it.
I do agree the latter has the benefit of judgement cause they have obviously taken an "action" in a troubled situation aganist the ones who perferred to stay still. And a typical social mind would appreciate the lad for trying something even though it did no good to anyone. Consider a wider aspect of the such situations , Business. We've seen loads of analysts who involve in decision making taking a wrong turn and failing. Penalty kicks are part of the game. But, Money matters. Given a problem, a tricky one in business, What does a normal man do ? He takes a decision, he has to. He tries to get a solution that will firstly make him look a smarty because he's got a plan unlike his quieter colleagues and secondly he always has an excuse for trying to attempt to solve the case . Does it solve the issue or not is secondary, surprisingly ! So, assume the decision goes wrong. Its got to cost a lot of money and loss to the organisation but nobody complains about the guy. "He ATLEAST tried" is all what you'll hear. But, the point is, the devastation could have been saved had he not chosen to take the sort of the decision where he is uncertain about the outcomes in the first place. People in core business and soccer players are those guys who really need to master the art of decision making. Also, Decision making has always been a popular lesson for budding professionals. But much less is talked about Inaction. Inaction - That's what people need sometimes. Its not a norm to always make a decision. Give it a break and use your chances wisely to chose between Inaction and action. So there you've, Inaction Vs Action! :-)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Hungry kya ?
She writes...
Disclaimer : This post certainly does not consider the most favorite road side banquets so you can save your comments on that! And it does not intend to offend any of you gourmets out there who've conflicting ideas on eateries.
How hard is it to find a good eatery in chennai ?
It was a sunday and a gang of friends are meeting up after decades. So they decide on an eat out (you know talk-talk, chop-chop! ) and all they wanted was a good restaurant with good food and good ambience. Now, thats where the problem begins !! There's lot of "Good" in there. Too much to ask for in a metropolis eh ? There were some constraints, Yeah . It had to be a mixed table with Non-veg and Veg , it had to have a classic and a creative menu, destination not too far( you dont want to get to your tables when your over your hunger !! ) and not to forget a reasonable price to pay. Everyone had ideas, so they sit to zero in on one and what do they end up doing ? Arguing for over an hour just to realise that the talk was going nowhere !!
Sad, they decided on Food court's . May be, the one in spencer's. But you know, you dont want too many people there lining up to grab your table even before you finish your meal ! So thats done. And if you were looking out for some nice dhaba, you are sure enough not to find a place comfortable enough for a group of 7 on a sunday afternoon. Even if you did, lets just say not worth the wait ( come on, its the same ol chappati's n mutter for gods sake! ). Dont even get started on the quintessential south indian outlets... right when you make yourself comfortable and start catching up with your friends you suddenly hear a pouty face announcing " sirr BILL " , more like an invitation to leave. Being a gang that had some sensible minds , the idea of pizza corners and huts was eliminated as soon as it was mentioned. So that leaves Chinese and the likes. Whoa, chinese...
It was half past 1 and all of them could sense strange bowel movements . Two of them put their foot down and ordered on Wang's Kitchen, Nungambakkam (Chinese) . There were veto's. It was certainly not a great decision but it seemed like their only final hope cause almost half of them gave up. So everyone scoots to the kitchen and Voila! Not bad at all. They actually had a great time. Atleast the ambience was great and they werent asked to vacate soon. And food, hmm.
So if you are one of those crazy foodies, the next time you ask yourself "hungry kya?" make sure you are prepared to enjoy a complete analysis of the eat outs in chennai !
Disclaimer : This post certainly does not consider the most favorite road side banquets so you can save your comments on that! And it does not intend to offend any of you gourmets out there who've conflicting ideas on eateries.
How hard is it to find a good eatery in chennai ?
It was a sunday and a gang of friends are meeting up after decades. So they decide on an eat out (you know talk-talk, chop-chop! ) and all they wanted was a good restaurant with good food and good ambience. Now, thats where the problem begins !! There's lot of "Good" in there. Too much to ask for in a metropolis eh ? There were some constraints, Yeah . It had to be a mixed table with Non-veg and Veg , it had to have a classic and a creative menu, destination not too far( you dont want to get to your tables when your over your hunger !! ) and not to forget a reasonable price to pay. Everyone had ideas, so they sit to zero in on one and what do they end up doing ? Arguing for over an hour just to realise that the talk was going nowhere !!
Sad, they decided on Food court's . May be, the one in spencer's. But you know, you dont want too many people there lining up to grab your table even before you finish your meal ! So thats done. And if you were looking out for some nice dhaba, you are sure enough not to find a place comfortable enough for a group of 7 on a sunday afternoon. Even if you did, lets just say not worth the wait ( come on, its the same ol chappati's n mutter for gods sake! ). Dont even get started on the quintessential south indian outlets... right when you make yourself comfortable and start catching up with your friends you suddenly hear a pouty face announcing " sirr BILL " , more like an invitation to leave. Being a gang that had some sensible minds , the idea of pizza corners and huts was eliminated as soon as it was mentioned. So that leaves Chinese and the likes. Whoa, chinese...
It was half past 1 and all of them could sense strange bowel movements . Two of them put their foot down and ordered on Wang's Kitchen, Nungambakkam (Chinese) . There were veto's. It was certainly not a great decision but it seemed like their only final hope cause almost half of them gave up. So everyone scoots to the kitchen and Voila! Not bad at all. They actually had a great time. Atleast the ambience was great and they werent asked to vacate soon. And food, hmm.
So if you are one of those crazy foodies, the next time you ask yourself "hungry kya?" make sure you are prepared to enjoy a complete analysis of the eat outs in chennai !
Monday, March 31, 2008
A.R.Rehman's Magnum Opus.
She Writes...
Jodha Akbar :- Jashn-e-Bahara
Beautiful is the word ! A.R.Rehman's magnum opus... truly!!
Its been a while since i've liked a bollywood song so much. I donno what it is about this song that gets me all dreamy. Is it the music or the scene or the magical duo playing Akbar n Jodha or is it the voice , I never know !?! I'll hear it a thousand and one times and i'll still not get enough of this one. Who is this Javed Ali ? Where the hell has he been all this while when we were being tortured by Reshmaiya and his likes showing off the skills of their Olfactory organs! May be Ali is not a famous singer, but this song would've been incomplete without the man. And its not just him, the Javed's are ruling the song. Just have look at the lyrics:
"Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi,Humko yeh gum raas nahi . Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya..
Sare sehmein nazare hain,Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain. Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Milke bhi hum milte nahi,Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi. Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza.."
Absoultly flawless lyrics by Javeed Akhtar. A marvellous piece of poetry that beautifully unfolds the love between the king and the queen. Speaking of King and Queen, who could you better imagine to perform the song than Hrithik and Aishwarya. Personally, I've never been a great fan of Aishwarya Rai. But this movie, this song is an exception. I'm in total awe for the lady. She's just too good yaar. Look at the scene where the Queen walks alongside the King , meddling the chain and taking a sneak look at her husband smiling to herself. And the King relishing every momemt of his walk with the lady love. And the lines go :
"Karte to hai saath safar,Faasle hain phir bhi magar. Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare.."
And the scene where both of them sit in the Quadrangle in the Queen's chamber feeding the pigeons... Could it be more beautiful ? :-) And again the lines are :
"Milke bhi hum milte nahi....Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi...."
I could just go on and on about the song and every frame of it, thats how much this song deserves or may be even more. An excellent art work by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Only he could've carried such a huge responsibility of trying out an epic movie and also succeed in making it click. Kudos to the guy !
Finally, the man himself. A.R.Rehman! What is he ? God ?! We are done praising him and applauding him for his compositions years ago , but the man never stops. ( We dont want him to anyway :-) !! ) Hats off to A.R.R. If year 2007 saw a beautiful "Ey hairathey" from guru , We've already found the winner for 2008. Its undoubtedly "Jashn - e- bahara" !!
Jodha Akbar :- Jashn-e-Bahara
Beautiful is the word ! A.R.Rehman's magnum opus... truly!!
Its been a while since i've liked a bollywood song so much. I donno what it is about this song that gets me all dreamy. Is it the music or the scene or the magical duo playing Akbar n Jodha or is it the voice , I never know !?! I'll hear it a thousand and one times and i'll still not get enough of this one. Who is this Javed Ali ? Where the hell has he been all this while when we were being tortured by Reshmaiya and his likes showing off the skills of their Olfactory organs! May be Ali is not a famous singer, but this song would've been incomplete without the man. And its not just him, the Javed's are ruling the song. Just have look at the lyrics:
"Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi,Humko yeh gum raas nahi . Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya..
Sare sehmein nazare hain,Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain. Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Milke bhi hum milte nahi,Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi. Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza.."
Absoultly flawless lyrics by Javeed Akhtar. A marvellous piece of poetry that beautifully unfolds the love between the king and the queen. Speaking of King and Queen, who could you better imagine to perform the song than Hrithik and Aishwarya. Personally, I've never been a great fan of Aishwarya Rai. But this movie, this song is an exception. I'm in total awe for the lady. She's just too good yaar. Look at the scene where the Queen walks alongside the King , meddling the chain and taking a sneak look at her husband smiling to herself. And the King relishing every momemt of his walk with the lady love. And the lines go :
"Karte to hai saath safar,Faasle hain phir bhi magar. Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare.."
And the scene where both of them sit in the Quadrangle in the Queen's chamber feeding the pigeons... Could it be more beautiful ? :-) And again the lines are :
"Milke bhi hum milte nahi....Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi...."
I could just go on and on about the song and every frame of it, thats how much this song deserves or may be even more. An excellent art work by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Only he could've carried such a huge responsibility of trying out an epic movie and also succeed in making it click. Kudos to the guy !
Finally, the man himself. A.R.Rehman! What is he ? God ?! We are done praising him and applauding him for his compositions years ago , but the man never stops. ( We dont want him to anyway :-) !! ) Hats off to A.R.R. If year 2007 saw a beautiful "Ey hairathey" from guru , We've already found the winner for 2008. Its undoubtedly "Jashn - e- bahara" !!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Enough is enough !!!
She writes...
"Na-ah, No Jeans to college. No orange shirts. No Dance. No Music. No Boy-Girl talk! No Cell Phones. No Food,water or Air ! "
Seriously, how much is too much ? When people start saying "No" too many times isnt it right to scream the same word back to them ?! Get into the mind of a local engineering college student, all you hear is "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" . You would be just lucky to make your way back to the sane world. Sometimes when in college it just feels like your thrown back into the days when making fire out of stones was worth a noble prize! So what if a college student wants to wear a jean to college ? OH no no , that must be crime ! Just try and break the issue to pieces. One, A student whos fed up all his life wearing uniforms to school wants to break free. Two, A pair of Jean is practically what a guy owns . Three, What is the big deal in trying to bridge a college student's likes of the dress he wants to wear to college and the so called "Moral values" !!! I dont really get the math ?!
So, We are young engineers. If wearing a pair of jean and T-Shirt to college is a sin why would you spot the MNC guys wearing the same? Aren't they Engineers ( Minus 'young'! ) . If this was the misery the guys had to face , let me not even get started about the fate of girls !
"Girl girl talk,boy boy talk, but NO boy girl talk." Famous words from a famous man. Are these people trying to train their lot about a totally different genre of relationships ? Excuse me for being too open there. But isnt that too ridiculous a statement ( Forget the english for gods sake !) ? Where is this culture heading ? If you refrain a guy from interacting with his girl classmate , its not gonna make him a saint. Since when have these so called college authorities started taking control over those vicious hormones ? Its funny you know, One hand they try teaching us stuff thats called "Technology" and on the other hand its all about "life on earth a 100 years back". And above all, they expect us to believe all this is doing good to us. Please, gimme a break !
"Na-ah, No Jeans to college. No orange shirts. No Dance. No Music. No Boy-Girl talk! No Cell Phones. No Food,water or Air ! "
Seriously, how much is too much ? When people start saying "No" too many times isnt it right to scream the same word back to them ?! Get into the mind of a local engineering college student, all you hear is "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" . You would be just lucky to make your way back to the sane world. Sometimes when in college it just feels like your thrown back into the days when making fire out of stones was worth a noble prize! So what if a college student wants to wear a jean to college ? OH no no , that must be crime ! Just try and break the issue to pieces. One, A student whos fed up all his life wearing uniforms to school wants to break free. Two, A pair of Jean is practically what a guy owns . Three, What is the big deal in trying to bridge a college student's likes of the dress he wants to wear to college and the so called "Moral values" !!! I dont really get the math ?!
So, We are young engineers. If wearing a pair of jean and T-Shirt to college is a sin why would you spot the MNC guys wearing the same? Aren't they Engineers ( Minus 'young'! ) . If this was the misery the guys had to face , let me not even get started about the fate of girls !
"Girl girl talk,boy boy talk, but NO boy girl talk." Famous words from a famous man. Are these people trying to train their lot about a totally different genre of relationships ? Excuse me for being too open there. But isnt that too ridiculous a statement ( Forget the english for gods sake !) ? Where is this culture heading ? If you refrain a guy from interacting with his girl classmate , its not gonna make him a saint. Since when have these so called college authorities started taking control over those vicious hormones ? Its funny you know, One hand they try teaching us stuff thats called "Technology" and on the other hand its all about "life on earth a 100 years back". And above all, they expect us to believe all this is doing good to us. Please, gimme a break !
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Internetisation!
She writes :
This is not going to be an yet another write up blaring on about how Internet has taken over the world and how things have changed for ever ( which is true by the way! ) . Seriously, Not being able to check your mails for 2 straight days just leaves you isolated. Call it addiction to technology or whatever, you just can't deny the fact that Internet has made a mark in our daily lives.
When was the last time you looked into a book to find information about ancient pyramids of Egypt ! Or when was the last time you tried going to the theatre to book tickets for your weekend movie ! These activities are simply termed "abnormal". Who's to blame anyway ? You would certainly be opted out if you wanted to check out Saawariya in the theatres rather than downloading it from some site. WebCam and Internet phone are stale now , GenNext studies planets on the net. For all the duds out there wincing at the very mention of 'study', we've got the famous messengers to keep you hooked on to the system for hours ! In fact, half the population that uses Internet everyday thrives on these chat services. Come on, its gotta be interesting. Guy has a "cooldude4you" kinda Id and Girl has this "sweetangel" kinda Id, it just leaves him wondering if she was Katrina Kaif (!!)in disguise long after she's logged outta messenger!
As if this was not enough we've got the Social networking sites now. Go on, Make Internet your home. A year n half ago, i met this long lost buddy of mine in a library ( worth a mention rt! ) and after the intital 'how are you?' talk he pops out a question that sounded all alien to me : " You into orkut ? " . And now after two years, my mail checking routine has extended onto checking 'scraps' too. Its not like i hate doing so, Orkut has made me get in touch with a friend whom i had lost contact for almost 10 years! Come on, i gotta be grateful for that rt ?
Internetisation - Use it , Love it n Live it.
This is not going to be an yet another write up blaring on about how Internet has taken over the world and how things have changed for ever ( which is true by the way! ) . Seriously, Not being able to check your mails for 2 straight days just leaves you isolated. Call it addiction to technology or whatever, you just can't deny the fact that Internet has made a mark in our daily lives.
When was the last time you looked into a book to find information about ancient pyramids of Egypt ! Or when was the last time you tried going to the theatre to book tickets for your weekend movie ! These activities are simply termed "abnormal". Who's to blame anyway ? You would certainly be opted out if you wanted to check out Saawariya in the theatres rather than downloading it from some site. WebCam and Internet phone are stale now , GenNext studies planets on the net. For all the duds out there wincing at the very mention of 'study', we've got the famous messengers to keep you hooked on to the system for hours ! In fact, half the population that uses Internet everyday thrives on these chat services. Come on, its gotta be interesting. Guy has a "cooldude4you" kinda Id and Girl has this "sweetangel" kinda Id, it just leaves him wondering if she was Katrina Kaif (!!)in disguise long after she's logged outta messenger!
As if this was not enough we've got the Social networking sites now. Go on, Make Internet your home. A year n half ago, i met this long lost buddy of mine in a library ( worth a mention rt! ) and after the intital 'how are you?' talk he pops out a question that sounded all alien to me : " You into orkut ? " . And now after two years, my mail checking routine has extended onto checking 'scraps' too. Its not like i hate doing so, Orkut has made me get in touch with a friend whom i had lost contact for almost 10 years! Come on, i gotta be grateful for that rt ?
Internetisation - Use it , Love it n Live it.
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