Thought for the day: Sometimes I think I understand everything,then I regain consciousness. -------- Television news is no longer what it used to be. Isn't it a fact? Earlier, the only news we could look forward to was what politicians did during the day. Now, we have everything in the news,in fact,sometimes,I find news channels more entertaining than the entertainment channels. Take,for example, NDTV-they give live temperatures from around the world, along with a video of the place too,right from Holland to London to Jaipur....that's much more exciting than a guy pointing at a map and showing clouds or the sun,na? Or, take the Bollywood gossip on another news channel,which had as it's highlight, the fact that Mallika Sherawat is busy slapping these days. No,no,not slapping as in angry slaps,but,slapping as in,part of her role in a movie called 'Ugly aur Pagli'(What a title!), where she has to keep slapping Ranvir Shenoy. It also pointed out that she took slapping...
I'm really curious. Who invented the 'Va'. Or the 'Sha'. Or the 'Wi'. Or some such words. No, they're not some illnesses or prefixes. These are the words we invent when talking to people. I see the usage the max, specially in Baroda. Like: 1. Chai-Vaai peeni hai?(Want to have some Chai-Vaai?) 2. Naashta-Vaashta kar liya?(Did you have Naashta-Vaashta?) 3. Chutney-Vutney hai kya?( Is there any chutney-vutney?) 4. Lift-Wift nahin hai kya building mein?(Isn't there a Life-Wift in the building?) 5. Bombay-Wombay/ Dubai-Shubai kab jaa rahe ho ab?(When are you going to ....?) 6. Paise-Vaise milenge time pe ya nahin?(Will you get Paise-Vaise on time or not?) There are so many others I come across during the day, like, say speaker-veeker, phone-vone, kapde-vapde, dukaan-vukaan, that I have these rhyming words coming out of my ears, and, Arghhh!! Since the last few days, even I've started talking like this. Hopefully it won't be too rampant on my blo...
(Note: Above pic is a repeat, I believe-regular readers will know,especially Red) Thought for the day:Arguing with your Boss is like wrestling with a pig in mud. After a while you realize that while you are getting dirty, the pig is actually enjoying it. (That's one of my favourites) While I was returning from my second walk of the evening, I bumped into someone,and here goes that conversation. ---- Him: Hello,Amit. Me: Hello.(feeling the face is familiar) Him: This is my wife. Me:(Bowing slightly,as I usually do): Hello Him: You stay here? Me: I forgot, who are you? Him: I'm T. Me:(Very sheepish,since he's one of the good people I deal with): Oh, I couldn't recognize you in a T-shirt-you look different in office wear. Him: *Quite happy to hear that*...oh,that's all right. ----- (And,don't anyone talk about age creeping up.It's purely due to the fact that,each month,I come across around thirty to fifty new people,so,how can I remember all?) ----- Came across...
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