tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72353412024-03-05T09:55:13.703+05:30Absolutely ArbitArbitrary thoughts... On topics across technology, business, cricket, movies and almost everything part of our life...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-25506081993710295952014-01-01T09:08:00.002+05:302014-01-01T09:08:19.070+05:30A Happy 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A happy 2014 starts with a pun,<br />Let this one have many a resolution.<br />Wake up early to the morning sun,<br />A dose of good health with a daily run.<br />Eat fresh from the oven but cut the cream bun,<br />A job with passion, there's a ton to learn. <br />Don't see your phone when with daughter or son,<br />A goodnight kiss to your loved hon'<br />TV, travel or reading for a dollop of fun,<br />A chat with an old friend, nostalgic a ton! <br />Sleep well after the day's done, <br />Here's to 2014, live life like none!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-81966247529892513562013-11-02T14:40:00.001+05:302013-11-02T14:59:15.160+05:30Top 5 Facebook status messages - Explained!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Anyone around in New York? - Don't bother to comment on my update. I have already messaged those that I want to meet. Others, take a hike. I am only putting this on my status message so I can brag that I am visiting the US of A. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Here's another cool looking photo via Instagram on my iPhone 5s using iOS 7 - It's just a photo of some cow eating grass. But I made sure that I made it so yellow that you will think that the cow and the grass are in some sexy place. And incase you didn't notice, I just spent my last month's salary and decided to postpone my kid joining school to ensure I got the latest device in town. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Restaurant sucks, never dare enter - they didn't give me the freebies they had given last time. And they made me wait for 5 minutes. I am out to screw their reputation since that makes me sleep well at night, not like I care a damn. I was certainly in the best of moods when I entered that place. If only I had half a decent experience I would have certainly put that up also on social media. Let this angst now spread like wildfire so it becomes viral and I get some semi celebrity status. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Team India congrats! - Defeating Australia in one of those million inconsequential matches is such a great feat. I am just putting it up in case you didn't catch it on TV or FM or the million cricket sites. I am so happy with the result that I am going to crazily 'like' every status message that congratulates my team. And hey those that support one of those obscure teams in some American game followed by only you, don't bother posting about some colored footwear. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. 2nd Mumbai marathon done - Not bad did 0.01 seconds better than last time. I feel so hot now putting this on FB. So macho. And... So sweaty. I am out of deodorant. Can you get me some please? This is in case you didn't heed my previous requests when I integrated FB with my running app or my cycling app. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any more obvious ones missed?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-46943975104129730942013-03-01T02:01:00.000+05:302013-03-01T02:04:24.436+05:308 Lessons from my 8-month old<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My daughter is 8 months old as of yesterday. <br />
I love her a lot. And thank her for sharpening my following 8 skills. <br />
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<b>P</b>atience: She can be cranky. She can be crying. Time is the only winner. Usually. <br />
<b>A</b>ppreciation: Moms are the greatest. Period. And credit too to the entire support crew. <br />
<b>T</b>ime Management: She has no plans. You better have one to work around it. <br />
<b>I</b>nquisitiveness: Everything is new for her. It will be for you too. If you are ready to see it that way. <br />
<b>E</b>ffort: Some activities just need to be done hourly or daily. Sustained effort is the only choice. <br />
<b>N</b>uances: Small things bring them tons of happiness. You realize there is so much more to life. <br />
<b>C</b>lown faces: You will dance. You will make faces. You will do anything so you can see her laugh. <br />
<b>E</b>nergetic: She is a bundle of energy many a time. You will become one at all times. <br />
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What are the lessons your infant has taught you!?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-27341215850817949572013-02-27T00:48:00.001+05:302013-03-01T02:02:54.075+05:30Top 5 side effects of Yahoo! 'No WFH' policy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Marissa Mayer's new 'No Work from Home' policy for Yahoo! has been creating news for the <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2013/02/marissa-mayer-is-no-fool.html" target="_blank">right </a>and <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/marissa-mayer-is-wrong-working-from-home-can-make-you-more-productive/273482/" target="_blank">wrong</a> reasons. Here's a list of the top 5 side effects on the tech world - <br />
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1. Facebook cancels Yahoo! deal given lesser time spent by Yahoo! employees <br />
2. Microsoft threatens search deal cancellation since Skype has not yet made itself useful for in-person meetings<br />
3. Yahoo! search shows a drastic % increase in traffic courtesy employees who don't want to be seen using Google<br />
4. There is widespread hatred for the free Android phones and iPhones given the default ring tones that have been going on all day in office<br />
5. Foodspotting traffic quantity spikes up courtesy mass consumption of free food; traffic quality deteriorates given same 5 items are being photographed from every angle every day!<br />
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Any more, kindly share in the comments :)<br />
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Disclaimer: I am an ex-Yahoo! and this is just in jest :) And largely fictional!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-46730147886772856552013-01-01T09:27:00.002+05:302013-03-01T02:02:31.846+05:30Happy New Year. To Her. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hope you have finished your party and your beer,<br />
Cause it's time to take a pledge for the Girl so dear.<br />
Be on the lookout and lend an ear, so the rogues live with fear,<br />
A grassroots fight in high gear, to root out the evil here.<br />
In colleges, streets and buses if the scoundrels jeer, leer or come near<br />
Shout out, slap them and give a strong kick up their rear.<br />
Time to unite and fight, time to stop shedding a tear,<br />
With respect for the Lady, let's welcome a happy new year...</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-46202856461073016772011-12-31T17:46:00.001+05:302013-03-01T02:01:59.881+05:302012-a very happy new year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello Girls & Boys... I am Writing Song...<br />
2011 was'sup song... 2012's welcome pop song...<br />
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Why this kolaveri song'gu hit'tu dee? (4)<br />
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Internet'tu Youtube'u Youth'u...<br />
Youth'u Share'u Tune'u...<br />
Tune'u background lyrics'u music'cu<br />
Music'cu super'ru nice'cu... <br />
That's why this kolaveri song'gu hit'tu dee.... (2)<br />
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White'u dress'su anna hazare...<br />
Hazare hear'tu lokpal'lu...<br />
Congress'u Congress'u Meet'tu Meet'tu...<br />
India future'u dark'ku...<br />
That's why this kolaveri song'gu hit'tu dee.... (2)<br />
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Mama Raja eduthukko<br />
Apdiye Kaila Kanimozhi eduthuko<br />
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Papapa Papapapa Papapa Pa Pa<br />
Kambi Ennu...<br />
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Super Mama Ready, 1 2 3 4...<br />
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What a Change Over Mama..<br />
Ok Mama... Now Tune Change'u...<br />
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Kaila World Cup'pu... Only English'a...<br />
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Hand'la World Cup'pu...<br />
Cup'pu la Indian Team'mu...<br />
Eyes'u Full'a Tear'ru..<br />
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Empty Life'u, Girl Come'u,<br />
Bhacchan Family Cheer'ru...<br />
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Love'vu Love'vu English Love'vu<br />
Royal Wedding (V)Wow'vu...<br />
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Kavvu Kavvu, Manna Kavvu...<br />
Gaddafi Osama Bow'u!<br />
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God, Steve Jobs Dying Now'vu<br />
You are Happy How'vu?<br />
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This'su song'gu for 2012'u....<br />
We do have choice'su...<br />
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Happy new year'ru new year'ru now'vu...<br />
Exciting things are always'su in tow'vu... <br />
Let this year bring'gu lots of love'vu...<br />
Happy new year'ru once again'nu now'vu...</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-10749075535673779932011-11-26T20:56:00.001+05:302012-03-12T00:35:03.495+05:30Why Ravichandran Ashwin did not take the final run...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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By now, everyone and their grandmother have shouted at our poor Ashwin for not attempting the 2nd run in the <a href="http://cricket.yahoo.com/postmatch-india-vs-west-indies_105112" target="_blank">final test</a> against the West Indies. Ashwin has been having a hard time <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/ashwinravi99" target="_blank">defending himself</a> on Twitter (you should never do that since it's filled with morons)<br />
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Experts have quickly come to his rescue by analyzing the reasons behind the decision to not go for the 2nd. As a Tam Brahm, these reasons have not come as a surprise to me at all. After all, these are ingrained in every one of us - in our actions and in our value systems... <br />
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<li>Very early on, we are taught by our parents to be good to our guests after you have gotten what you want. We should share our chocolate (after your 2-3 chocolates). And never be too greedy for anything (publicly at least). When India had already won the test and he was a sure-shot man of the match (with a 5-wicket haul and a 100 to boot) and man of the series, it was time to share the spoils. </li>
<li>Our granddad and dad swear by Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Vivian Richards and the likes. Given their love for West Indian cricket and the abysmal position it is in today, there is a high chance that he was bombarded by calls from <i>appa, peripa, chitappa, thatha, thatha's</i> brother etc. the previous night to take it easy with them. </li>
<li>In Chennai street cricket, you don't run much. Specially if you are his size. You hit your runs in fours and sixes. In school cricket, more so, since you have to stand in the Madras summer heat for a full day. Hence preserving energy is of utmost importance. Running the 2nd is not a default action that our mind understands. And most importantly, it was the last ball of the over, and we love our '<a href="http://dipro11.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/curd-rice-cricket-copyright-ramanarayanan-originally-in-chennaionline-com/" target="_blank"><i>over-gaji</i></a>' (though it does not hold good in the last over) </li>
<li>Ashwin has just gotten married. Which means he has found a girl. At the age of 25. That is just plain rare! The probability of him <a href="http://telljeeves.blogspot.com/2009/07/tam-brahms-we-are-like-this-wonly-mind.html">meeting her at a puja</a> at home is close to 95%. Given how difficult it is for us to interact with girls, the probability that he prayed to God during that puja that he will sacrifice something soon in return for her hand is close to 105%. And sacrifice he did, an inconsequential match... </li>
<li>Last but not the least, we are brought up on curd rice - a high quantity of which he would have had during lunch-time given the other dish which was 'Gobi Manchurian' resembled something chicken. And his recent marriage means he has had <a href="http://telljeeves.blogspot.com/2008/06/typical-south-indian-dinner-at-in-laws.html">food at his in-laws place</a> just before the match started. With this kind of a gastronomic background, it is not fair to expect him to run so much. And at such a crucial time. </li>
<li>UPDATE: A bonus one that was earlier missed - the <i>'<a href="http://tambrahmrage.tumblr.com/post/12706734664/ipoonal" target="_blank">poonal</a>'</i> certainly got in the way while running around! </li>
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Now that these reasons are well established, experts believe that these nonsense accusations will die down soon and sanity will prevail... <br />
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<i>P.S1</i>: <i>the above is just for arbit fun. He deserved his MoM and MoS. All those who are stupidly shouting around can seriously shut up given the match would have been long lost if not for his contributions. </i><br />
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<i>P.S2: Image courtesy - <a href="http://www.sportinglife.com/" target="_blank">www.sportinglife.com </a> </i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-32991501566096951692011-08-16T19:56:00.003+05:302011-08-16T20:03:19.855+05:3030 Things you should know about a Tamil Wedding Reception<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> 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If not, the guy saw the girl at some religious function at home.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The wedding is scheduled a few days before the start of the ‘no-good thing can be done’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Margazhi</i> month. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The gift you should buy is one amongst a million clocks at the nearest gift shop or a coupon from any Lifestyle. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you are confused between wearing a formal dress and a traditional South Indian one, always choose a <span style="font-style: italic;">kurta</span>-jeans combo! The groom will probably be wearing a glossier version of the same. Or a Raymond's suit.
<br /></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Don’t drive past the reception hall if you see different names outside. South Indians have more name aliases than the number of fake IDs you had during chat-room and Orkut days. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Chennai autos usually charge triple the regular fare. For reception hall areas, it goes up to multiples of 5. So taking the car is a better option. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The car park will have 1/10<sup>th</sup> the size that is actually required to hold the crowd. People who think they are clever by coming in late always end up having to park the car a few streets away.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The invitees typically include family, friends, friends of family, family of friends, random <span style="font-style: italic;">maamas</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">maamis</span> and so on and so forth. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You should neither land up too early (as you might be asked to do some work) nor too late (it might be too obvious that you have just come for the food) </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The bride and groom will always land up 45 minutes after the time that is printed on the invitation. If you want to one-up them, land 1 hour later.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The practice of giving some sugar candy and sprinkling rose water is passé. Don’t be perturbed about abandoned front benches with the designated folks munching some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">bhelpuri</i> in a corner. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you have a sweet tooth, it is a good time to stuff it in. Use the sugar at the front-bench to good effect. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You could also steal the rose water sprinkler from the front-bench and provide some laughs to the gang by sprinkling it on unsuspecting <i>maamas</i> and <i>maamis </i>while you are seated.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You will always end up meeting one <i>maama</i> or <i>maami</i> who will question you about things that you don’t want to answer. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You will occasionally meet a childhood friend that you never cared about at school but have to act as if you were only thinking about them all these years.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You will meet a good looking girl that you once had a crush on, but is now wearing a 9-yard saree to cover the triple-layer fat that she has put on after delivering 3 babies. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">While waiting to meet the couple, you will be served one of two juices – pineapple or grape. The only binding factor is the throat ache and/or cold that you have afterwards.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The queue to meet the couple is longer than the one at the American consulate in Chennai. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A good way to beat the queue is to know one of the parents well enough; there will be a lot of elders who flout the queue, don’t let your tempers flare!</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">When you meet the couple, they will have an artificial smile, and always utter the same two phrases – ‘Thanks for coming’, and ‘Please have food and go’. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">‘Best of Luck’ is an accepted wish. In addition to wishing someone before their exams and Formula-1 races, it can also be mouthed at couples starting their journey into marital bliss. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Prior to meeting the couple, decide on whether you will pose for the photo camera or the video camera – the two people who handle it will fight to their death over who gets your attention.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The live music concert will have a pair of twins singing. Where cost cutting has been employed, you will listen to pre-recorded ‘heavy’ music. There will always be a few elders who feign <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Carnatic music</i> knowledge parked in the front seats.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you want first choice of all the buffet items, go in early for the food. The later you get in, the more the number of missing items from the menu. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The buffet will have a panneer gravy dish, Gobi Manchurian dry, bisibele bath, dosa, bhel-puri and ice-cream (over and above a million other cross-country, multi-colored oily dishes). Don’t waste time on the sambhar, rasam, salads etc. that you can get for less than 20 bucks at the restaurant outside the hall. Whatever you eat, curd rice is a must at the end of it all. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">There will be a mom holding out an ice-cream for her son as if his life depended on eating it. The son has gotten his hands so messed up with eating the other buffet items. Requesting for a finger bowl at the end of the buffet is not encouraged!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">After food, you feel obligated to stay longer to appease your friend. The bride and groom don’t care less. So you can actually leave anytime you want after the food.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">While going out, you will need to compulsorily carry back home the useless bag that has one coconut and some betel leaves; if you don’t, you will offend the elders around.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">After coming back home, you are within your rights to think that Tamil receptions are the most boring events ever and curse yourself for missing the IPL match… </li></ol>Any more must-knows, kindly add them in the comments section...
<br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-69192704471397798042011-03-17T00:26:00.003+05:302011-03-17T00:50:37.630+05:3010 signs that you should run away from a restaurantHave you ever entered a new restaurant in two minds? Whether to risk it and have food there. Or run away at the slightest hint... Here are 10 signs that should force you to do the latter -<br /><ol><li>Valet parking guys are fighting amongst themselves to take your car; for all you know, they might have to wait many days for the next customer <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></li><li>There is a longer queue to the restroom than to the restaurant</li><li>The number of waiters is greater than the number of people eating in the restaurant<span style="font-style: italic;">; </span>also - a few of them are having their own joke after seeing you come in while the others are busy fetching parcels from the opposite restaurant<br /></li><li>The perfume smell is awesome; however it is not emanating from the non-bathed rich folks but from the room freshener used to remove the food stink<br /></li><li>The ambience is confusing and shady - the walls have too many paintings to cover the cracks, or there are too many coochie-cooing couples with hardly any food in their plates, or the customers look like <span style="font-style: italic;">goondas</span> from a Rajini movie</li><li>The phone is continuously ringing but the answerer asks for the person to come the next day, to collect his money<br /></li><li>Instead of music, you can hear a soft prayer, from those eating the food<br /></li><li>You are confused if the bowl that went past was a soup bowl or a finger bowl</li><li>The menu serves both Idli and Chinese Noodles</li><li>People are congregating in the center of the table, emptying their wallets, watches and chains to pay the bill</li></ol>Anything more, add in the comments section!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-47839516887041487652011-02-11T22:10:00.008+05:302011-02-13T12:05:05.137+05:3010 things you should stop doing on FacebookNow that everyone and their grandfather is on Facebook, you should stop doing the following things on this social network. Only because they have been used, misused and overused to death. Here's the list...<br /><ol><li>The 'Dfghsjfldjf' status message - For God's sake, lock your phone. Or stop giving it to your kid.<br /></li><li>'Go Knicks!' - You American sport aspirational fanatic who needs to desperately shed the 'desi' image, stop bothering the common man cricket fans.<br /></li><li>'#fb' at the end of your status - Hello Twitter folks! Lazy bums. Can't you use Twitter and FB for different things please?<br /></li><li>'Copy paste this to show your...' - We know beyond that, you never did anything for that cause. (A variation of this is the paranoia message saying Facebook has changed some privacy setting and confusing the heck out of people)<br /></li><li>Talking about your FB usage - Do you ever go to office and tell folks around you 'I am not working enough'? Same with FB, you don't have to put a status saying you are not using FB as much as you used to.<br /></li><li>Liking your own comment - Losers! An alternate ploy is to pay someone else to do this if no one else genuinely wants to like your comments (Another version of this is plugging in your own blog, which will certainly happen for this one too)<br /></li><li>Use that friend finder - Everyone who bothers about you or you bother came into FB donkey's years ago.<br /></li><li>Tagging a million arbit ppl in a photo - Just because you want everyone to look at that photo, which has you and your dog probably, don't go on into one tagging spree.<br /></li><li>Putting your baby photo as your display pic - That display pic is also for your friends to quickly scan the feed and check updates. We can't differentiate between one baby and another. You have an infinite-capacity photo album waiting to put your baby photos.<br /></li><li>Complete albums with no captions - For this one reason, 'Select All' should be banned. You get to see 5 versions of every single photo - each having different exposures of your teeth. And worst of all, absolutely no context to any image.<br /></li></ol>Any more such trends, please leave it on the comments!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-87170502138108238112010-12-31T18:50:00.002+05:302010-12-31T19:03:15.177+05:302010 Bye, 2011 Hi...A for Ayodhya, verdict pronounced...<br />B for the BP Oil Spill, company denounced.<br />C for Chennai Super Kings, all else trounced,<br />D for Dabangg, Salman and Chulbul bounced...<br /><br />E for Endhiran, Rajini the super-star,<br />F for Facebook, age no bar.<br />G for Grandslam, Nadal the czar...<br />H for Haiti quake, contributions from far.<br /><br />i for iPad, a new tech trend,<br />J for Jyoti Basu, met his end.<br />K for Katrina, Sheila made you bend...<br />L for Lalit Modi, Tharoor no more a friend.<br /><br />M for marriage, Sania Shoaib surprise.<br />N for Nithyananda, and his vice.<br />O for the Onion Price Rise.<br />P for Pacman, decades surpassed thrice!<br /><br />Q for queues at airports, ash snow got under the skin...<br />R for the rascals, Raja Kalmadi and their kin...<br />S for Spain and the world cup win,<br />T for Tendulkar, a double ton well within!<br /><br />U for US President, reception like a king...<br />V for Vuvuzelas and their sting. <br />WXYZ are too tough to rhyme anything...<br />Welcome an Xcellent Year 2011 with a Zing!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-32063436519872190222010-11-30T20:45:00.002+05:302010-11-30T20:52:59.223+05:3010 reasons why eating in a buffet is similar to playing cricketYes. A pretty vague comparison. But if you look at it in-depth, you will realize that going for a team buffet is very similar to playing a cricket match. And here’s why…<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Table Grid"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(224, 224, 224); padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""> </b></p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(224, 224, 224); padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">In cricket...</b></p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(224, 224, 224); padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">In a buffet…</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">1</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The team-split between batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">The split is between grass-eating veggies and non-veggies who only eat something that walks, crawls, swims or flies on earth. The fence-sitters are the ones who hog on both well enough. </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">2</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The Abdomen Guard<br /></p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">Your guard is a paper towel – used around the same area to ensure that you are not mistaken for having an awry bathroom break</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">3</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">Taking stance to observe the field<br /></p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">Doing a quick survey of what food is present in the buffet so you can plan accordingly</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">4</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The cautious opening to not lose your wicket</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ensuring you don’t eat only the starters and fill your stomach<br /></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">5</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">Running the quick singles but saving energy with boundaries</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">Taking quick trips to take any good item twice but stocking up on two big plates so you don’t have to leave your seat often</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">6</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">Placing in the gaps for maximum benefit</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ensuring the correct distribution of food in the stomach so it can take in more</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">7</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The bonus free hit </p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">The complimentary mock-tail that is thrown in sometimes</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">8</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The slog overs before the innings-end</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">The dessert round where you go for the kill because the buffet is going to end</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">9</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The commentators. And the general public</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">The been-there-done-that folks who have already visited the restaurant passing expert comments on the food! And those <span style="font-style: italic;">ala-carte</span> folks who are sitting around you passing comments on your eating capacity.</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 29.6pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <p class="MsoNormal">10</p> </td> <td style="width: 118.35pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="158"> <p class="MsoNormal">The umpire who finally gives you out</p> </td> <td style="width: 271.45pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="362"> <p class="MsoNormal">The waiter who gives you the bad news in the form of the bill</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br />Any more similarities, please ensure you update them in the comments section...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-47413395790124503602010-11-04T23:55:00.000+05:302010-11-04T23:56:09.169+05:30Diwali Wishes...Alpha beta gamma,<br />We might be hosting Obama...<br /><br />Theta Delta Epsilon,<br />Rain or shine shall pile on...<br /><br />Kappa Lambda Mu,<br />Firecrackers, sweets and dresses new...<br /><br />Sigma Rho Phi,<br />Diwali wishes and happiness sky high...<br /><br />Omega Psi Chi,<br />Celebrated best at Chennai :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-52422422784012248802010-10-21T22:16:00.004+05:302012-03-12T00:35:54.765+05:30The 10 types of people attending a lectureIn any lecture or speech or workshop, you can typically identify 10 types of people who are attending it (other than the speaker himself / herself). Check out which of the following you fall under -<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The organizer</span> - He is the one who introduces the speaker. And of course gives the vote of thanks, which however different or humorous he tries to make it, always consists of the same words. All eyes are usually turned on him when he announces where the snacks / lunch would be served.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The sleeper</span> - Afternoons (and many times, mornings) evoke a special kind of reaction from him. One moment, he would have been the most vocal guy. But two minutes later, he would just doze off with an appreciative nod. Advanced sleepers also take a pen and act as if they are writing while busy engaging in playing mind games inside Level 3 of Inception. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The foodie</span> - He comes to these workshops to hog on the nice cookies, the coke (and / or diet coke) cans, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Bisleri</span> water bottles, and the special lunches. The organizer does not have to worry about food being wasted since the foodie usually compensates for up to 3 absentees. Taking more desserts than allocated is his USP!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The silent nodder</span> - The very serious looking guys for whom a smile is worth more than their life... They intersperse their boring existence with appreciative nods towards only the speaker. You could be pardoned in thinking they ignore everyone else. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The class participation (<span style="font-style: italic;">CP</span>) expert</span> - All pent-up words come out of their mouth when they enter the lecture / workshop room. They touch upon history, geography, biology and mathematics before they come to their actual point. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The dumb question irritator</span> - A special version of the <span style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> guy is the one who only asks questions to which everyone including his grandma know the answer to. These questions are deliberately planted so that the speaker reduces his / her charge for the workshop given the company has to make do with such low IQ levels. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The good point accumulator</span> - Another variation of the <span style="font-style: italic;">CP </span>expert is the one who gets silly pleasures in being applauded on another 'good point' by the speaker. They keep count of how many times their points have been validated as 'good' by the speaker and put the number on their resume. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The laptop exhibitor</span> - This guy has a perennial appointment with Microsoft Outlook during the course of the workshop. It is another matter that <a href="http://telljeeves.blogspot.com/2007/07/ten-2-commandments-to-act-important-at.html">he is looking at interesting forwards from friends</a> than any office mail.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The phone-call attender</span> - Even if he usually gets only 1 call every week, his phone never stops ringing just during the duration of the speech / workshop. The ring-tones start with a loud one, then change to a <span style="font-style: italic;">Nokia </span>/ <span style="font-style: italic;">Blackberry </span>default tune and end on an irritating vibration note. On an average, they do about 10 trips out of the room though hidden cameras point to 6 of them being toilet visits. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The cross-talker</span> - They like laughing, poking, hair-pulling, farting, and general chit chat, specially when the speaker is in the middle of something important. As soon as the primary job of distracting the audience and the speaker is accomplished, they immediately become the most attentive listeners.<br /></li></ol>Am sure all of us hop into one or more of the above over time :) Any more, kindly add in the comments...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(P.S: For simplicity sake, have used a 'he' in all places, also applies equally well for a 'she')</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-81674511371701908382010-10-07T23:52:00.004+05:302010-10-08T09:59:37.669+05:30Then versus Now - The top 10 differences<ol><li>Something plugged into your ears indicated you were deaf, not listening to an mp3 player</li><li>'Social network' meant something to do with USSR, India's biggest ally</li><li>You needed advanced computer skills to transfer a file > 1.44 MB</li><li>'Gay' was just a simple synonym of happy<br /></li><li>Using the phone would utmost cause blisters, not cancer due to hidden rays<br /></li><li>'Channel 2' or 'Second channel' always implied only one thing</li><li>Colored-clothing cricket indicated a major world cricket tournament, not <span style="font-style: italic;">Ind </span>vs. <span style="font-style: italic;">SL</span> again<br /></li><li>Kissing a girl on the February 14th got the same tight slap<br /></li><li>If you had a <span style="font-style: italic;">Maruti </span>car, you were 'different' from those that had <span style="font-style: italic;">Fiat </span>or <span style="font-style: italic;">Ambassador</span><br /></li><li>Work from home meant you were out of a job...</li></ol>Any other ones, please post them in the comments section...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-9979061191205915622010-09-28T23:03:00.002+05:302010-09-28T23:05:43.083+05:30How Rajinikanth controls the forces of nature(Click on the picture to view enlarged image)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseRRM9YLFc8_8UjYLuC4iHUPY8wbRgNL_z9U3f3NLqVK7anqfmcZZwgx-HhIJxjgOACAleI3E95PUf5jr9mOvvVGtp0YXXO1M9xguLMlQK-2whF-d0ZZLR_NmN6caHoNoNvfY/s1600/rajini+nature+2+-+small.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseRRM9YLFc8_8UjYLuC4iHUPY8wbRgNL_z9U3f3NLqVK7anqfmcZZwgx-HhIJxjgOACAleI3E95PUf5jr9mOvvVGtp0YXXO1M9xguLMlQK-2whF-d0ZZLR_NmN6caHoNoNvfY/s400/rajini+nature+2+-+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522019103375715762" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-52320898173785683242010-09-27T00:45:00.003+05:302010-09-27T00:56:05.930+05:30An ode to Chennai Super KingsChennai Super Kings...<br />The whole city sings,<br />Cause you do great things...<br />As the yellow midnight rings!<br /><br />To the year when everyone else we thulp...<br />In your presence all others gulp...<br />Cause they know you shall turn them to pulp...<br />A spectacular year with a double IPL and CL wallop...<br /><br />The best local team,<br />The Indian superstars as the beam...<br />The outsiders on top as cream,<br />Together ensuring we never run out of steam!<br /><br />Raina can swat but Vijay for the golden bat...<br />In the middle they chat, bowlers run off like a rat.<br />Murali just behind, Ashwin for the golden wicket..<br />To batsmen, they give you your pavilion ticket.<br /><br />When Dougie hits the stump, the sweet sound,<br />Badri and Hussey the dependable, Albie all round!<br />Jakati Balaji Anirudh, confidence new-found...<br />Kemp and Hayden can pound anything out of the ground.<br /><br />Dhoni you are always chill...<br />Forever your support we will.<br />To sign off we shall put the whistle...<br />Ending a night for world-over Tamilian thrill!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-NKSA4DkuyLNoQaSoqpaKXENklpf6jhGinDOXp-1hRvrY0d0qrq_igChtLsIt3aoCdEZZKgPlTskIvweeGuPs-biYzgjVXgRK6D33uvTBxYlyKrXHuX9o8U4bxHRxLkMfbUV/s1600/csk.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-NKSA4DkuyLNoQaSoqpaKXENklpf6jhGinDOXp-1hRvrY0d0qrq_igChtLsIt3aoCdEZZKgPlTskIvweeGuPs-biYzgjVXgRK6D33uvTBxYlyKrXHuX9o8U4bxHRxLkMfbUV/s400/csk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521305467023716418" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-53790531175717179632010-09-08T21:44:00.003+05:302010-09-08T21:48:06.865+05:30When internet searching becomes faster...Google (or Bing or Yahoo!) probably add a few more servers now and then to make internet searching much faster (read today's announcement by Google <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/08/eric-schmidt-were-already-fast-fast-is-about-to-get-faster/">here</a></span>)<br /><br />This is the mental model that I get whenever this happens :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Vth4wAeHwpB6JFiwm74hK83tTOXsTVxQyaxZF_gwOlTUn0VwRO6nMb24rHuuRpGrzhgKub7FNDtQhq0hysZZXe1bll3rgmy3c-GomCNCHrOTcuBLKbRUqCqmoNiR2yFxNFu/s1600/google.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Vth4wAeHwpB6JFiwm74hK83tTOXsTVxQyaxZF_gwOlTUn0VwRO6nMb24rHuuRpGrzhgKub7FNDtQhq0hysZZXe1bll3rgmy3c-GomCNCHrOTcuBLKbRUqCqmoNiR2yFxNFu/s400/google.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514577389019087746" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-41133458919429670512010-09-02T21:10:00.002+05:302010-09-02T21:12:17.451+05:30Why companies want employees driving through traffic...Click on the picture to zoom in and see why...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hajwpyPMmcy27QsOWf3gBivSmfJoH9tgIjh71qq1K33AuRiqIZFcHMVIqjgfJiS_caJHPLLdwNvWG4-HESTM4eDNk_h5NWbgeoq85V01l8lE4aoaft4cx_sR42_x3xaiHouL/s1600/WadingThroughTraffic-Medium.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hajwpyPMmcy27QsOWf3gBivSmfJoH9tgIjh71qq1K33AuRiqIZFcHMVIqjgfJiS_caJHPLLdwNvWG4-HESTM4eDNk_h5NWbgeoq85V01l8lE4aoaft4cx_sR42_x3xaiHouL/s400/WadingThroughTraffic-Medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512341677084841426" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-80908435909107310322010-08-30T19:50:00.006+05:302010-08-30T20:04:54.204+05:3010 types of lunch-eaters at your office canteenWhenever you walk into your office canteen, you are faced with hundreds of people eating away to glory. If you notice carefully, these people usually fall into 10 different buckets that are described as follows -<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The solitary man</span>: He has a very serious expression on his face. Or is mostly expression-less. The food is either very little - so he can finish fast and get the hell out of the lonely place. Or is a lot, and that is precisely the reason why he is sitting alone, so others don't make fun of him.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 'different' folks</span>: They are the ones who do two or three rounds of the regular canteen. And then go order a sandwich in the side shop since they don't seem to like any food. It is usually the necessity to be high on the 'being different' coefficient that makes them pay half their salary on outside-canteen food. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The giggly girls</span>: You feel that this gang is laughing about anyone and everyone that goes past them. In reality, they just have a disease. To keep giggling at everything. And make loud noises to announce their presence to the entire canteen. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The bosses</span>: Bosses are of two types, ones that sit far away from anyone except their peers and discuss global company strategy or the state of the Indian economy. The other type is of course the ones who utilize lunch as an opportunity to socialize with their next rung, only the next rung utilize it as a chance to put in class-participation and pain the hell out of everyone else in the table.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">dabba-walas</span>: These are the home-food specialists for whom canteen food spells doom, or they have a spouse who forces them to take the home food. The <span style="font-style: italic;">dabba-wala</span> folks follow a pre-defined process which consists of 4 steps -(i) Heat up the food in the micro-wave (ii) Utilize the plate from the office canteen (iii) Pick out the choice delicacies from the canteen food to go with their own house food (iv) Sit down like true kings who have the best of both worlds and hog away.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The dieters</span>: These are the people where the empty area on the plate shines from afar. The quantity of food taken puts baby food to shame. Reasons include hidden lumps of junk food in their cupboards, failure to understand a concept called 'exercise' or the long length of the weight-reduction prescriptions prescribed by the doctor.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The treat-givers</span>: This is the noisy gang that has ordered pizzas from <span style="font-style: italic;">Dominos </span>as a treat for someone leaving the company! (enjoyment for the person surely) The ratio of veg to non-veg is always a point debated for close to an hour. Finally when the pizza lands, everyone wants to dig their hands into as many different boxes as possible. They never realize that the pizza folks have fooled them into believing they are different pizzas by altering the amount of the same toppings. </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The silent couple</span>: This can be a newly formed romantic pair or a husband-wife combo that has been working in the company for dogs' years. 'Silence is golden' is a rule that is tried and tested. Since they have too much to talk back home or over the phone, they hardly make anything other than gestures during lunch time.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The intellectual marathon</span>: Heated conversations happen in a few tables. This heated conversation can be about a game of sport or about who will be the new boss. Opinions and counter-opinions are exchanged in the middle of gulping down <span style="font-style: italic;">parathas </span>or curd rice. The ones that are most vocal are usually the least knowledgeable (applies in generic circumstances too)<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The big gang</span>: This gang roams around the entire office, always sticking it up for one another. The 'gang' laughs together, cries together, takes food together, washes together (their hands) and makes a hell lot of noise together. The gang usually has more girls than guys. The gang's loud-mouths sit at the extremes of the table so that everyone else can hear them talk. The gang is usually made up of a mix of all of the above types of people...</li></ol>Any other types you have encountered, please add them to the comments section...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-15221024879451970572010-08-26T20:15:00.003+05:302010-08-26T20:24:59.508+05:305 much-needed technology innovationsThis was a post that was hidden somewhere for better expansion and putting up on the blog. But laziness ensured I never got around to it. This contest on <a href="http://www.indiblogger.in">Indiblogger</a> - the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.indiblogger.in/topic.php?topic=27">HP My Demand</a> contest - ensured I dig it out from the 'In Process' folder and put it up here. In a shoddy state, but I guess the laziness cure by technology would be a welcome addition to the list...<br /><br />Why can't technology be used to create these machines or innovations across countries -<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Transferring weight from one to the other</span> - It is supremely painful for someone who does not want to go on a diet or go near a gym to lose that 1 kg, leave alone the targeted 10! It would be just fantastic as well for all those lean mean machines who actually pain the hell out of others saying they are going to the gym to 'put on weight'... This machine can just transfer weight from the fat to the ones who are not!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Observe the sights and sounds of another country</span> - This would be the poor man's tourism dream. Mimic the sights, sounds and probably even the cleanliness and the weather (and the food and the people and the dressing etc.) of another country inside an enclosed space - with an artificial roof - huge investment but possible with the help of technology and the running costs would be more than recouped by opening it up to the millions who can spend but not that much on an air ticket.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">One universal voltage and socket everywhere</span> - Is it that electrical engineers in these countries were also fanciful about their own designs of voltage systems and sockets? Why on earth do different countries have different systems otherwise? Leave alone the socket, even the voltage. I know of fat converters that exist right now but we need a mechanism where the same socket in every device is ready for it instead of fixing a fat converter...</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A noise canceling chip inside your ears</span> - Why should it only be in the very high end ear-phones from the Bose and the Sony of the world. Why can't we have a noise canceling chip inside our ears - switching it on may just involve a short pinch of the ear and you are taken into the world of peace and solitude away from the honks of the Bangalore traffic.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A machine to do all your chores for you</span> - Early morning is the worst time - you are just cranky after you wake up. Won't it be just wonderful to quickly get a machine to do all your brushing, bathing and ablutions without having to move a muscle. Then morning is more a massage in sleep than a painful chore.<br /></li></ol>I am sure more ideas will emerge - if so please put them on the comments. Or write them on your own blogs to win a printer :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-55448217667083520202010-07-02T10:58:00.003+05:302010-07-02T12:31:24.392+05:30A typical shopping experience with the ladyOne of the most endearing experiences in a man’s life is the weekend shopping adventure with the lady for her apparel. The experience is akin to a board examination in - patience. A lot of pre-planning, clever tactics and deft touches go into passing this examination with flying colors! Injuries are common but would not deter the brave man from taking a shot at the trial by fire!<br /><br />The afternoon starts off when you enter the perfume-filled women’s section of any big store such as a <span style="font-style: italic;">Lifestyle </span>or a <span style="font-style: italic;">Shoppers</span>’ <span style="font-style: italic;">Stop</span>. The initial part of the drama always has the guy actively looking out for clothes along with the lady. Early signs of boredom will be met with a strong look of disdain and constant egging on to enthusiastically participate in the cloth-buying process. After a few minutes of looking around, you are armed with five dresses that you believe will positively charm the lady. However, one look of hers’ at the ‘gorgeous’ dresses you have brought gives you an indication that your choices would have suited<span style="font-style: italic;"> Lady Gaga</span> better than a sane girl.<br /><br />Having been reduced to a ‘man of questionable tastes in dresses’, you start the hunt for a good seat to plant your rear in. Apparel shops are very stingy in their seating space. One would assume that big retail chains ought to keep the accompanying males in mind and have separate rooms or areas stocked up with comfortable sofas. Instead, you are greeted with exactly one and half two-seater pieces of wood that are occupied by grandmas, dogs and fat aunties (in that order). Though you spare a moment in wondering what on earth grandmas and dogs might get in this shop, you are quickly alerted to a few potential hours of standing.<br /><br />The mobile phone is the man’s best companion on these occasions. Anything from the dumb ‘<span style="font-style: italic;">Snakes</span>’ game to a boring song on FM can act as life-savers. Loading up the phone with <span style="font-style: italic;">mp3s</span> prior to the shopping trip also helps. GPRS is a boon. You stand tinkering around with your phone, longingly looking at one of those sofas hoping that someone would get up or be called upon to check a dress. If and when that happens, your only job is to employ a maneuver combining a fly, a dive and a jump to ensure that the seat is not taken by one of the many other prowling husbands.<br /><br />After what looks like an eternity, you get a call on your mobile. You wonder if the whole process has finished in less than an hour. However, the call is to take the lady’s handbag so that shopping can resume with renewed vigor and a higher capacity for carrying clothes. You oblige and take the handbag to complete the frightening picture of a hopeless man standing with a woman’s handbag desperately eyeing fat aunties.<br /><br />After many a failed attempt, you finally grab a seat and settle down. As one radio <span style="font-style: italic;">RJ </span>after another disappears into the evening, you also lose count of the number of dogs that have managed to give you company. A call awakens you from the self-enforced slumber and you are summoned to the trial room to check out the selected dresses. You rejoice at being able to finally see light at the end of the tunnel. Giving up your throne needs to be well thought out. If there is a chance that there are more dresses that need to be picked up, you would rather advise the lady to continue for some more time. If not, then you give up the place that has served you well for the last many hours.<br /><br />As you start walking towards the trial rooms, you cross millions of ladies who are standing in a serpentine queue with anywhere up to fifty dresses in their hands. You wonder whether some of them are actually going in to check their make-up and appearance. A thought also occurs on whether a few women are checking out the dresses that the others have stocked up in their hands. Research has indicated that over half the dresses in a shop at any time are probably inside the trial room or in the hands of the dames in the queue.<br /><br />You also cross many guys holding kids and yearningly looking towards the dressing room for their spouses. These were the unlucky ones that could not get a seat and had to stand around. You make a nodding eye contact with these poor souls indicating that you do understand their plight. The nod acts as a telepathic motivation to ward off the constipated look of despair in their eyes. You do have a mean laugh to yourself feeling you just crossed that hurdle and wish them the best of luck.<br /><br />The positioning of the ladies trial rooms is one of the most puzzling things ever. You always need to cross the lingerie section to get into the same. The lingerie section of course has a lot of mannequins showing off various (cloth) pieces. You become suddenly aware that you are standing in the middle of half-naked models (of the wooden kind). You just can’t lift your head and look up in the lingerie section knowing what is going to stare at you. Your mere presence around this section makes the ladies behind the counter give you demeaning looks and questioning your existence in the shop. You quickly wade through the barrage of discerning sights and reach the trial room where the lady is waiting to show her final picks.<br /><br />The final cloth choice is one of the well dress-rehearsed activities (<span style="font-style: italic;">pun intended</span>) Two items are shown to you. This is where the examination comes to the rapid-fire round. Most often than not, only one of them is the right choice. Sometimes, both the items are desired and the objective is to confuse you enough to get both. You have to realize that the choice has already been made. Your job is to judge which one that is, and correctly guess! The trick here is to study the facial reactions by throwing back the question and then make an ‘informed’ decision depending on the level of the smile / happiness in the lady's face. This process is repeated for many sets of cloth pieces.<br /><br />As you finish the approval process and walk towards the billing counter, one last-minute round of cloth retrieval, trial and triumph starts paining you no end. This is a rare occasion when you can actually throw the tantrum. An electronic gadget that you wished for or a big sumptuous dinner breaking the diet is never far off on these occasions. All it takes is a whiff of disapproval at the lovely afternoon (and evening, and night) being spent inside a cloth shop and the lady obliges with the compromise gift. After many rounds of the whole process illustrated earlier, you are armed with the final shortlist of apparel that shall head out of the gates.<br /><br />At the end of finding your way through a billing-counter queue that would put the American visa counters to shame, one or more of the following things always happens just about the time you are ready to finish your adventure -<br />(a) A cloth item had the tag missed; so a messenger is sent to retrieve the tag from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Pacific</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ocean</span>, that is the ladies section<br />(b) The machine crashed and it would take 13 people around 37 minutes to repair the same (which is still faster than the neighboring counter which is being hogged by that same fat aunty who has bought a zillion items for entire extended self and family)<br />(c) A sudden realization on the lady that Item X that has been taken is not as good as Item Y that was rejected around half-hour back; hence Item Y needs to be retrieved<br /><br />After what looks like another hour or so, the payment done and the mission accomplished, you walk out of the shop. You would not be at fault to think that the security guys were having their own private joke going on about when you would leave the shop. You stock up the various items on the back-seat of the car (which suddenly feels very small) and drive back home through the traffic comprising of others who have also just about managed to finish shopping.<br /><br />After coming back home, the new dresses need to be re-checked for size and fit. One of the dresses ends up having a big blot under the arm (this missed detection during the pre-buying process). A sudden thought that the said dress was probably anyway not a great one (you see, this one had created the maximum doubt in the lady’s mind at the shop itself but was bought because it was cheaper by around Rs. 27) also accompanies this finding. After concurring that Indian shops would typically not be open at 11:30 pm, sleep beckons with the thought of having to go back the following weekend to return the dress and find a replacement all over again…<br /><br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: A lot of exaggeration has gone into making the post the way it is. And obviously this is a general observation on all males accompanying all the ladies for their shopping! So don't make any smart ass comments now :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-86638119970357567882010-05-11T09:44:00.004+05:302010-05-11T11:28:25.108+05:30The typical Facebook news feedA few months back, I had done a post on the '<a href="http://telljeeves.blogspot.com/2009/10/typical-day-in-life-of-twitter-follower.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">typical day in the life of a Twitter follower</span></a>'. Here's the Facebook version of a typical newsfeed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxvo1JN8mThdgjre5a-RmfJMin1gGte336hU2luaT1azWN5YiDCsNR9y4C6IU_EuJGfE0tq6hw_O6CXrH4xWN2wshGAyHJYK2DpRfXaDcp-_ls7uwnY41irYK1g3Fjd59zJxP/s1600/Facebook+Newest.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxvo1JN8mThdgjre5a-RmfJMin1gGte336hU2luaT1azWN5YiDCsNR9y4C6IU_EuJGfE0tq6hw_O6CXrH4xWN2wshGAyHJYK2DpRfXaDcp-_ls7uwnY41irYK1g3Fjd59zJxP/s400/Facebook+Newest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469887776407206082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSG_8iCF2o5GnuyqeqHzETAo-_A2PBH4ZyS5X42i1twQfp6JvwX7DG6z_xGCGY_46QjUJj7SjEAgbf9kDiHh18aCJvYVqhuN7y5MqVMF3vQYurLb1ibuzgEKLCrAJJXzFYkXmq/s1600/Typical+Facebook.jpg"><br /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-62374975550212291732010-04-29T00:31:00.013+05:302010-04-29T00:54:16.714+05:30Top 10 Hollywood Plot GeneratorsIf you thought that Bollywood movies have become formula-based, re-think! Every Hollywood action / disaster movie has become completely predictable as well. If you take the 2009 hit movie ‘2012’ or ‘Avatar’ (the 2D Version), there is not much that has changed with respect to the likes of ‘Independence Day’ that came out in 1996.<br /><br />The idea is to put in a mix of standard plot items and make a movie and earn billions out of it… In the end the viewer has a satisfied look of watching yet-another ‘<span style="font-style: italic;">greatest</span>’ action movie of all time. Here is a list of the top 10 plot items that are typically used…<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The b</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0qqZ38UKBgFtUsTFZe2eKXyvTGy2wGuFUJMJkuwpqDPt6gBIi_96xtzxw6zZ9NT6DzH2tTfpnx_WEhK0yJvZnV3KU0_sskwnmw-VG_hJC3-YQnVAa1CqxssvHEC2yw1VWwxC/s1600/bomb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0qqZ38UKBgFtUsTFZe2eKXyvTGy2wGuFUJMJkuwpqDPt6gBIi_96xtzxw6zZ9NT6DzH2tTfpnx_WEhK0yJvZnV3KU0_sskwnmw-VG_hJC3-YQnVAa1CqxssvHEC2yw1VWwxC/s400/bomb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465267206680341698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">omb that looks like a lego toy</span>: The villains will make a bomb, typically nuclear, sometimes chemical or biological or maybe in the future, social! <span style="font-style: italic;">The bo</span><span style="font-style: italic;">mb always looks like a mechanical engineering college project gone wrong.</span> One such device used in New York or San Francisco, could blow up the whole world, such is the power of the device. A sample bomb usually goes off in a smaller city (<span style="font-style: italic;">where the building blowing to smithereens effect will be copy-pasted for the millionth time</span>) so that the users get an idea of what might happen to a big city. There is usually a time period of 24 hours up to a week before which the device has to be de-activated else the world will end, <span style="font-style: italic;">and you probably would n</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ot have been able to catc</span><span style="font-style: italic;">h this mov</span>ie!<br /><br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The over</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsJpEusiAuy2p441BYcJr2BrnahHN_AfctunwWcwDHROftO7ZYaZpmpROs_973NnhUbWXkPR0DZ2yB-AJ9As0rAi71JEZ9QQRgLvHfj8ss_fnUJkIZVfEt7hYWnD7RKBqUFrB/s1600/meeting.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsJpEusiAuy2p441BYcJr2BrnahHN_AfctunwWcwDHROftO7ZYaZpmpROs_973NnhUbWXkPR0DZ2yB-AJ9As0rAi71JEZ9QQRgLvHfj8ss_fnUJkIZVfEt7hYWnD7RKBqUFrB/s400/meeting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465267353610246786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">-p</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">owering </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">rude boss</span>: The good guys will always have an overpowering boss who takes his own stand at all times and pains the hell out of the hero and his team that is trying to save the world. <span style="font-style: italic;">There will </span><span style="font-style: italic;">be at least 2 – 3 </span><span style="font-style: italic;">examples shown of how the overpowering boss is mean t</span><span style="font-style: italic;">o the team, so you are left with </span><span style="font-style: italic;">no sympathy when he is finally either killed or shown as a complete m</span><span style="font-style: italic;">oron.</span><br /><br /><br />3. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA6qxNk2PeKCzbn5_8nQraXn8t-rhcte8nDBW950mc-hUTLEfiPF_m1Q3SgmlfOuFS71u-oSj-DstcuZsdafFZHDeBekFIsXxK-MQR_jNN_ZlXI4Dk38gS64oCkiMIWs5DVdR/s1600/screen.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 71px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA6qxNk2PeKCzbn5_8nQraXn8t-rhcte8nDBW950mc-hUTLEfiPF_m1Q3SgmlfOuFS71u-oSj-DstcuZsdafFZHDeBekFIsXxK-MQR_jNN_ZlXI4Dk38gS64oCkiMIWs5DVdR/s400/screen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465267574058303682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> magic screen</span>: A huge screen with numbers and letters and complex symbols floating around is used to show not just where the hero and the villain are, but probably assemble the entire Wikipedia! W<span style="font-style: italic;">hat it probably actually displays is the dialogue that needs to </span><span style="font-style: italic;">be sa</span><span style="font-style: italic;">id during th</span><span style="font-style: italic;">e scene, </span><span style="font-style: italic;">but the special-FX folks super-impose so many </span><span style="font-style: italic;">graphical imag</span><span style="font-style: italic;">es that it all looks very sophisticated to the viewer.</span> Sometime during the movie, the screen goes blank since a bomb exploded and they are all left wondering what happened to the hero. This continues until the final scene when the radar is able to again pick up the signal to tell everyone that all is well.<br /><br /><br />4. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The appre</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1piIttzM6kJsJUnXUVMhxzrLB00Jj2EM7jWN7WqoUg2YMttZ2SZh4dv3n9q5fqsKbKsFNTMqpafXSZSHwyCY-HRFvtPpUWuh6ZntX_yVK9p4NbmIP_3zoDmNx-mhKtnaQCasM/s1600/apprentice.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 71px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1piIttzM6kJsJUnXUVMhxzrLB00Jj2EM7jWN7WqoUg2YMttZ2SZh4dv3n9q5fqsKbKsFNTMqpafXSZSHwyCY-HRFvtPpUWuh6ZntX_yVK9p4NbmIP_3zoDmNx-mhKtnaQCasM/s400/apprentice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465267827461871378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ntice</span>: One fresher has to be the guy with the remarkable suggestions and always interject the experienced 60-something men in uniform or have an outstanding idea that needs to be tried out. This apprentice will have a youthful face, and try to act very apologetic for whatever he says, at the same time telling everyone that if they didn't follow his advice, the world will explode. The hero knows that listening to him will make a lot of sense, <span style="font-style: italic;">because the apprentice either knows the plot f</span><span style="font-style: italic;">irst-hand or</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> is the director’s son, destined to be a hero in the ne</span><span style="font-style: italic;">xt movie. </span>Of late, this apprentice is being replaced by an Indian-origin scientist.<br /><br /><br />5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The CI</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">A o</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1iaZ3_PgnMaQpWdvkOzXfdNTq8bc4P2PEK4aNnb-ob76fBm6IARJdYXULO2bqCgMjJ5tdMLcIGqroXYrJEOsFw95PkoW_nNuzLqWimRH_6r_REr3knHMeVrWX38o2-o1sTE5/s1600/fbi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 77px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1iaZ3_PgnMaQpWdvkOzXfdNTq8bc4P2PEK4aNnb-ob76fBm6IARJdYXULO2bqCgMjJ5tdMLcIGqroXYrJEOsFw95PkoW_nNuzLqWimRH_6r_REr3knHMeVrWX38o2-o1sTE5/s400/fbi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465267974220835058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">r FBI bad guys (or jokers)</span>: Mid-way, the CII or the FBI will come and try to takeover the case. One black and one white guy always form the crack-team that has been advised to look into the matter since whatever the hero is doing is apparently not working. They pain the hero to no end and act very demanding and interject anything and everything that the hero does. <span style="font-style: italic;">Finally they make a complete fo</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ol of themselves by getting mercilessly killed. </span><br /><br /><br />6. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The ra</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzrMbV-iwRVFugL1uF0erflx3QqyO6o_TpcBNcTpLMYmWi6jFRZbzj9F4jtjJ6ABZXOOrPhUKGBdsrKKERAsIuATLG1MGLcQGdo9gk6Uo9vUcGGQd3ioi6EpfZhGY1JOlujci/s1600/helicopter.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzrMbV-iwRVFugL1uF0erflx3QqyO6o_TpcBNcTpLMYmWi6jFRZbzj9F4jtjJ6ABZXOOrPhUKGBdsrKKERAsIuATLG1MGLcQGdo9gk6Uo9vUcGGQd3ioi6EpfZhGY1JOlujci/s400/helicopter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465268141420777730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">nd</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">om motion of helicopters and cars</span>: Helicopters just cannot fly straight or normal. Cars need to show off their flying skills and their ability to drive in water, air and fire. The cameras provide a card-swiping effect on how the helicopters fly or the cars zoom past. <span style="font-style: italic;">This peculiar motion was accidentally first captured when the car or the helicopter was going kaput or the </span><span style="font-style: italic;">driver was drunk, but since the viewer enjoyed it, the directors have chosen to continue with it. </span><br /><br /><br />7. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The over-a</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKW2vA5-eYwJzKNH4JM1d220O2pgB1PZfm7ONIml8UTT6U5_Qd-xw7RgwtSxNK1AV5FrqkhtbQaJ7vHb0y_Bt4XUlYmG6e9oWVH_l2FkznPtwFjHGrQqRA7V-_L8XvP4qsnUm/s1600/overacting.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKW2vA5-eYwJzKNH4JM1d220O2pgB1PZfm7ONIml8UTT6U5_Qd-xw7RgwtSxNK1AV5FrqkhtbQaJ7vHb0y_Bt4XUlYmG6e9oWVH_l2FkznPtwFjHGrQqRA7V-_L8XvP4qsnUm/s400/overacting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465268291942417442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">cting coordinator</span>: One over-acting coordinator does the fast talking to the people in the control room. He needs to move his body parts at rocket-speed and talk as if there was a gun to his head. <span style="font-style: italic;">Complete</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> over-acting usually ends with a strong and involved dialogue saying ‘Yes, we did it’ with a totally surprised look at the end of the movie. The others in the control room can heave </span><span style="font-style: italic;">a sigh of relief when this happens, more at having to no longer take his overacting, than anything else.</span><br /><br /><br />8. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The double-</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPHocizd8REBl16EuTMpSO3OzoXwSO3T1KXUhnQ_Ve9ozntTPyIdpztJUTkBK5ttNMKF0Q2NT6XupEvqZmEEjt3wpxekvxRfhj9WiID0aP6IcdnBnRMA0GRz2cPnUcZbkaZ8G/s1600/doublecross.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPHocizd8REBl16EuTMpSO3OzoXwSO3T1KXUhnQ_Ve9ozntTPyIdpztJUTkBK5ttNMKF0Q2NT6XupEvqZmEEjt3wpxekvxRfhj9WiID0aP6IcdnBnRMA0GRz2cPnUcZbkaZ8G/s400/doublecross.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465268459681990146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">crosser</span>: A mole always does a double-cross or a triple-cross at the time when the director thinks you are least expecting, but usually when the intelligent user can predict the easiest. <span style="font-style: italic;">This t</span><span style="font-style: italic;">urning point is put in to show extra value to the ticket money </span><span style="font-style: italic;">that you have paid, and to add a</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> few extra chase sequences. </span><br /><br /><br />9. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The animal</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wosT4gmdtW8Fn52gVw_5ubhON-p9ZBLvZ7KIDvBYe0cNp10xrjCsQZHap1XX3DlbNeIMHJoNcj8oLKdS4CdM3D5SjriJvdKBOB2CNyVGo7dPKZBw-VLmmm2Nw4U14RY_iiiQ/s1600/Dog.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 61px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wosT4gmdtW8Fn52gVw_5ubhON-p9ZBLvZ7KIDvBYe0cNp10xrjCsQZHap1XX3DlbNeIMHJoNcj8oLKdS4CdM3D5SjriJvdKBOB2CNyVGo7dPKZBw-VLmmm2Nw4U14RY_iiiQ/s400/Dog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465268595182215906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> that gets saved in the nick of time</span>: A dog or a cat (<span style="font-style: italic;">or sometimes a child as has been seen recently</span>) is always saved in the nick of time. The said being brilliantly jumps just when the fire or the lava or the water is about to engulf the remaining part of the terrain. <span style="font-style: italic;">This save sometimes happens at the expense of some 100k humans or an entire city. </span><br /><br /><br />10. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The almos</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYVVpfSm064r7cr-8CsFNLokCQ0APbiNPXk8b4BP-cu8o1FsaKkrVURhQg_L5zc1BoZM-bJc9obxhoLVxSL9LRmuFWY2RN6rBocdoMPe83QJBALWHUbSViGneRfKFZsgiPHbu/s1600/heroine.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYVVpfSm064r7cr-8CsFNLokCQ0APbiNPXk8b4BP-cu8o1FsaKkrVURhQg_L5zc1BoZM-bJc9obxhoLVxSL9LRmuFWY2RN6rBocdoMPe83QJBALWHUbSViGneRfKFZsgiPHbu/s400/heroine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465268760350727442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">t-sex scene with the side-kick heroine</span>: Mid-way in the movie, the hero and the heroine are close to showering their feelings on each other so as to introduce some passion to keep the viewer interested, but they decide that it would look lame and stupid to indulge in an act of pleasure in the middle of the world coming to an end. <span style="font-style: italic;">You might however think that this gives all the more reason to indulge in the act in case they don’t survive! The scene unfortunately never happens and culminates in a simple kiss when the movie ends happily for everyone.<br /><br /></span>Any plot generator items that you think, please add to the comments section…Whatever said and done, we love watching these movies. We shall certainly go to the next one as well…<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(P.S: Images all got using web search, thanks to the original sources. Since I am using only the thumbnail to indicate what movie it is from, I have not put effort linking out to the original ones. You should know which movie each item stands for by now!)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235341.post-62826024209322408352010-04-26T20:14:00.005+05:302010-04-26T20:27:34.957+05:30Daily visit to the toilet versus a trip on a busIt is remarkable to realize how many similarities our daily visit to the toilet has w.r.t. a trip in a public bus. Having said that, there are also a few things that you need to watch out for to ensure you don’t end up in a soup…<br /><br />5 things that are <span style="font-weight: bold;">SIMILAR </span><br /><ol><li>You certainly prefer a vacant seat in both - <span style="font-style: italic;">in fact, you compulsorily need a vacant one in a loo</span>!</li><li>You are elated if the same one that you use always is vacant – <span style="font-style: italic;">after all, ‘familiarity breeds comfort’.</span></li><li>A corner spot is the most preferred, <span style="font-style: italic;">you don’t want to feel squeezed between two other folks</span>!</li><li>You have good use of the paper in both cases – <span style="font-style: italic;">albeit newspaper in one, and tissue paper in the other.</span></li><li>You almost certainly have something funny to read, <span style="font-style: italic;">including instructions such as ‘Do Not wet Tissue Paper’ or ‘Julie loves Peter and f%#@% someone else’ etc. </span><br /></li></ol><br />5 things that are <span style="font-weight: bold;">DIFFERENT </span><br /><br /><ol><li>You would want to stay away from the bus if you have ‘<span style="font-weight: bold;">motion</span>’ sickness, <span style="font-style: italic;">while you cannot afford to stay away from a toilet then</span>.</li><li>You do not want a loo seat with a window view, <span style="font-style: italic;">at least others prefer not to see you</span>!</li><li>It is OK if you use a lady’s seat in a bus that is empty, <span style="font-style: italic;">a similar case in a toilet might lead to permanent mental and physical scarring</span>. </li><li>You don’t want to be woken up by the cleaners, <span style="font-style: italic;">saying you missed your stop and it is time for them to do their work</span>.</li><li>The conductor can afford to kick you out in the middle if you didn’t pay,<span style="font-style: italic;"> but no-one wants to have that choice in a toilet</span>.</li></ol>Any more such in(s)ane observations about this clash of public versus pubic, please mark them out in the comments section!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538015375714549760noreply@blogger.com0