Monday, April 07, 2008

Seriously need help!

I need to meditate. I hope that would improve my attention span. I cannot hold my attention to more than three sentences related to the same topic, in a single stretch - I changed the on my browser as I was writing this post!!!

Friday, October 19, 2007

Agressive pursuit of being alone

It was a sunday like every other sunday.

He was reading the Weekend section of Business standard when the kid who lives downstairs wailed out loudly. Her mom was dragging him away from playing in the mud pile at the construction site right opposite their house. There were quite a few new buildings coming up in this obscure suburb of chennai. The wail of the kid reminded him that he had to negotiate the new rental terms with the mother. Just as his mind was wandering between the inconsequentials, the doorbell rang.

He expected no visitors on sunday. He lived alone. Opening the door everytime 'an unwanted someone' came knocking, made him display unwarranted affection towards his doorbell-trespassers. In his blue lungi, white banians and the weekend stubble, he was suitably attired to drive the pretty alien away.

"Sir, Is there anybody at home?".
"No". Even he didnt consider himself as somebody.
"Sir, There is a kolu contest in the neighborhood. Are you celebrating navarathri".
"Yes. In my own way. What do you want?"Adding a stern tone to his last word.
"Nothing sir. Dont mind". She turned back.

He closed the door behind him. To enjoy his sweet lime and sunday editorial.

It was a sunday like every other sunday.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

...Articulate Jerry...

JERRY: I swear, I have absolutely no idea what women are thinking. I don't get it, OK? I, I, I admit, I, I'm not getting the signals. I am not getting it! Women, they're so subtle, their little...everything they do is subtle...men are not subtle, we are obvious. Women know what men want, men know what men want, what do we want? We want women, that's it!...It's the only thing we know for sure, it really is: we want women. How do we get them? Oh, we don't know 'bout that, we don't know. The next step after that we have no idea. This is why you see men honking car-horns, yelling from construction sites. These are the best ideas we've had so far...The car-horn-honk, is that a beauty? Have you seen men doing this? What is this? The man is in the car, the woman walks by the front of the car, he honks: [imitates horn] e-eeehh, eehhh, eehhh, this man is out of ideas. How does it...? [imitates horn again] e-e-e-eeeehhhh, "I don't think she likes me"...The amazing thing is, that we still get women, don't we. Men, I mean, men are with women. You see men with women. How are men getting women, many people wonder. Let me tell you a little bit about our organization. "Where ever women are?", we have a man working on the situation right now. Now, he may not be our best man, OK, we have a lot of areas to cover, but someone from our staff is on the scene...That's why, I think, men get frustrated, when we see women reading articles, like: "Where to meet men?". We're here, we are everywhere. We're honking our horns to serve you better.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Story attempt

Idhu enna matram,Iraivanin Thotram
Iru vizhi paarvai,Vilakugal yetrum
Penmayin maayam, ragasiyam pesum
Adai mazhai vandhal, Kudai enna seiyum

Anaikinra podhu, Yerigindra Theeyo
Padhaiyin Oram, Pani thinnum poovo

Blog posted by NM @ 4.15 AM

The next morning, NM's lab mates reached their desks, opened their google readers, blinked at their screens of their grad school friend's latest blog post. Almost all of them smiled unto themselves. Vizhunduttaya Vizhunduttan. :)

Monday, September 17, 2007

The concept of lying

In this world which is largely governed by perception management in an ever increasing proportion (read increasing GDP), lying has become the core necessity for any and every entity to continue to be part of the party called "life in this world".

The other day, I was sad. I switched on TV. I felt happy. Why did I feel happy? Because I saw a 7 year old cutie tell me that a particular cooking oil is the best for health, 5 dancing beauties told me how silk sarees from a particular shop helps maintain friendship among women, and how I can maintain myself young and energetic (despite turning 25 last week) by buying the latest sleek softdrink can. I knew that all these were lies. But I felt happy as I lied myself into the illusion that I found answer to some of the more important questions in life.

I think I am normal and most men (and women too) are like me. They like simple answers to many things which are bothering them. They do not care if the answer is well researched or whether it is proven in multiple laboratories before they try it out. They just care about the simplicity of the answers - Buy a deo and get a girl, Buy the new deo and get more girls - If the simple narration can be put across to me in a 30 sec communication, I am happy. I am happy that I spent the least time to solve the most important question and that too by spending nothing much.

This, my dear friends, is the essence of most of our lives. And I like lying a lot. I am henceforth going to try and understand the story behind some such beautiful lies which we come across in our daily lives - In management jargon terms, I would be analysing the advertisements and marketing communication which are targetted towards us - unassuming, lie-liking consumers.

Till the next lie,
TCL.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The thing about your life is that its not yours. Its a separate being on its own. And all the time its a race between life and yourself. To think (i mean run) faster than the other person. You are given a small handicap in the first few years of life, however life has taken an eternal timeline long handicap to prepare itself for its race.Initially, you would think you are doing good - you think you would be able to maintain the lead comfortably. But NO. One fine day, it will whiz past us, run quickly upto the finishing post, stand there, turn back and laugh at us - panting our way till the last step.

Such is life!

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Serious Fun


Iran is a fun loving country. Alright. But why mock serious stuff in places where we are talking about petty humiliation :) Its things like these which might actually motivate Iran to prove that they werent joking afterall!.

Fairpooll Foundation might just find its place in the kid's history books.