Some Sizzling Scintillating Speculations

Hi, all! Yes, as you guessed, I'm back in Baroda, albeit, for a short trip(till 5th June). So, without further ado, let's look at the amusing things that happened: Firstly, Emirates gave me an upgrade to Business Class at a very nominal charge. I accepted, naturally, since I was bringing a LCD TV back to India, and BC passengers(Nothing to do with OBC) are usually given the 'green signal' at customs. Reached the airport terminal 3, went straight to the BC check-in zone. Got the TV and a bag totally wrapped up in polythene, so that they looked 'pretty in pink', something like bikini statistics-revealing just that much of what's inside, but not totally. :) Reached the check-in counter-'Is that all, Sir?', asked the check-in lady, to which I replied as I mentioned in my previous post. 'Your seat number is changed, Sir,from 04A to 08A- different aircraft'. I smiled and went off to the Duty Free. Frankly, this time, I was feeling somewhat tire...

Is that all, Sir? Yes,I always travel light! More on that coming up soon.:)Any guesses what's coming up?

Na Ghar Ka Na Ghaat Ka: If you get this movie on video, don't panic. Even with the volume at 'Full', you'll have to strain your ears in order to hear the dialogues. And, that's how it's meant to be, and that's what makes the movie unique. It's a simple story- the Varanasi lad(the guy hanging from the photo frame in the pic) tops his exams and travels to Mumbai where he's got a job at a telecom company. The hero's dad is Om Puri, whose most 'usual' habit is to raise his kurta and untie his pyjamas/lungi, to get at his 'money belt' that he keeps in front only. The whole family comes to drop him off at the railway station, Om Puri opens his 'strings' and gives him some money to take with him. Plus the hero has to carry about 15 items of luggage, since there're different bags for achaar, lunch, et al.(Reminded me of the days of yore, when even a bedroll used to be a standard accessories when travelling by train in IInd...

Thought for the day : Some bring happiness wherever they go, others bring happiness whenever they go. My latest win at a caption contest. An honourable mention with a blog cup on LP's blog. Thanks, LP- it was good fun, and honestly, I liked all the other entries, including my co-winner, Savvy's.:) ------ For those who'd like a good laugh, check out the next contest . Read the captions and enter your caption,too. ------ Coming back to caption contests,I've been entering them since ages....whether or not they had a prize. The fun is in seeing one's entry selected, and people enjoying it.(and, even telling me that they liked it). If it wins a prize, it's an added bonus..(haha)My max prizes have been, surely, for the Sunday Midday caption contests, back in the nineties. Maybe I'll share some of my entries(have them all neatly clipped,pasted and stored, along with my letters to the editor, which crossed the thousand mark quite some time back, but slowed ...

How to identify newcomers to Dubai when in a bus: 1. They sound excited. 2. They look for the rope attached to the 'ding dong' bell, and the Ticket Checker, a la in many of our buses. 3. They repeat the names of the locations the bus stops at, with a drawl. For example- Karrrrrrama,Burrrrrr Dubai, Burrrr Jumaannnnn. It's probably due to their feeling pretty pleased with themselves, since they've achieved something their friends back in India couldn't, by coming over to Dubai.(I know, coz I used to do the same back in 2002...LOL) 4. They talk about calling their family/friends at 12 midnight and their parents/girl friend's response, and discuss the dialogue ad verbatim. Like: "I called my parents yesterday" Friend:What did they say? "Father was sleeping. Mother was awake" Friend"Umm Hmmm" "I asked Mother-why are you awake so long?" Friend"Umm" "She said' I was remembering you'...

Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy, Professor Calculus--just some of the eminently loveable characters from Tintin comics.I've been reading them since ages,nee, since donkey's years, as they call it. And, still find them to be of great repeat value, even now. Well, they're finally doing it-bringing out Tintin comics in Hindi. The heading of the article in HT Cafe some time back, says that the catchphrases are rib-tickling. So, what's in store? For those who know Tintin comics(And, I'm sure nearly all of you have come across them at some time or the other), here's a glimpse: Titles: King Ottokar's Sceptre- Samrat Ottokar Ka Raj Dand Cigars of the Pharoah- Misr Samrat Ke Sigar The Broken Ear- Toota Hua Kaan The Blue Lotus-Neel Kamal The Crab with the golden claws Sunehre Punjo Wala Kedka --- Character names- Tintin and Haddock remain the same. Snowy's now'Natkhat', Thomson and Thomsum(The police detectives)are now Santu and Bantu ,Signor...

Another hectic week coming to a close...great fun- I luv to be busy, rather than to be idle, anyday.:) Destressing at the end of the day is great!And, waking up refreshed, even more so!:) ---- " Want to punish a salesman? Put him in a corner  and tell him to keep quiet for half an hour. It'll be sheer torture for him". A friend of mine made this comment when we  had this cozy gathering at a friend's party....ole friends, from the days of my first job...it's always nice to think of those days. To return to salesmen- one more friend was going to turn up, and he's a salesman. And, once he comes, we all can only listen. He didn't fail us this time,too. From Navratri in Ahmedabad to the cold in Canada to hairfall due to water quality in Sharjah to everything under the sun. Start a topic, and he speaks for 15 mins on it, minimum, guaranteed..:) It reminded me of some other friends,too...who're in Sales. And, it's so true. They have the gift of talking...

(My Quip: The new way to convince  yourself that you've lost weight) Hi all. No excuses. Even though I’ve been tied up at work, that’s no reason for me to ignore my favourite hobby,is it? So, let’s catch up. What've you been up to? It finally happened-we finally had a supplier who threatened to do the unthinkable (called haraki*i)if we did not amend his order for blunders he had made in his quote and leave the names of those who had caused it, in his final note. Ah well, we don’t expect anything drastic from him, but then, it was a bit dramatic. Then, there was this waiter two days back- I asked him whether they had pineapple juice and he brought me paani puri with the juicy paani in a full bowl. I didn’t have the heart to tell him to take if back, particularly since many restaurants have been facing a drop in their clientale, courtesy the recessionist trends, and they might have deducted it from his salary. As such, it’s been ages since I had this delicacy, courtesy my ...