Mundane Musings

If you were to make a movie as a tribute to your father, what story line would you choose? Patriotism? An Inspirational theme? neo-realism? A romantic comedy? Murder mystery? At worst, occult science? If you can think of more categories, please jot them down and send them over to me. Am really (really!) interested in knowing how many people "vibe" with Karan Johar , who plans to make a movie centered around...hmm...why don't you take a guess? To enhance your imagination, let me remind you of some all-time bollywood classics in the form of brain teasers. If you can solve the first few, the last one should be a cakewalk. So, here you go - B is A's wife, who happens to be C's sister. A and B became husband and wife after the death of C, who was A's ex-wife. However, B had a secret relationship with D. In the end, A and B together killed D and lived happily ever after. Hint: Extra-marital affair. Mallika Sherawat . If you cannot guess that, quit reading and pleas...

Sometime in the recent past, I had been to BigY (a grocery store, near my home) to buy chicken drumsticks. Am habituated to checking expiry dates on ANY product I buy -- yeah, at times, I've even flipped a brand new razor pack a dozen times, frantically looking for the expiry date. Having said that, I must also say that all manufacturers across the globe, are habituated to either printing the expiry date at a place that is highly inconspicuous or leaving the column blank! Anyway, speaking of chicken drumsticks, what could expiry date on an already dead chicken mean? Is the chicken still alive and is actually slated to die on the date mentioned in the pack? I don't think so, since I see the formless chicken in front of my own eyes! Then, what could it mean? Is the chicken going to get re-incarnated anytime between now and the predicted expiry date, and eventually die again? Hmm..Whatever, the crude reality was that I knew I was going to eat a dead body that was tested and marke...

It's been more than two weeks since I ventured (is that the right word?) into this space of mine. We were off to Florida on a long vacation and just returned this week! Thanks to all those who stopped by my blog while I was away! I had to let go of my creative energies for a fortnight, hoping that I'd be able to trap them afresh after my return. Here I am -- Back, and physically, fully rejuvenated. But for some reason, my mind is still enclosed inside this emptiness that I forcefully created before we started out! Probably, my soul is still hanging around in Miami with those bikini-clad women, in one of those dangerously-beautiful white beaches;It probably is looking for more exposure to cosmic rays. What the heck? Is this what's called as writer's block (read blogger's block)? Believe me, am trying really hard to get over with it. Hopefully, I'll overcome this creepy phenomenon within a week's time. Until then, a word of caution to all those avid bloggers ...

Have you ever heard someone telling you these before ? "Convey my regards to abc" " Convey my respects to xyz" " My enquiries to abc" " Please give my best wishes to xyz without fail " How many times have you really conveyed these messages across to abc s and xyz s ? Let me rephrase it - have you ever conveyed ?

Hi G U R U, When you come the next time, don't forget to treat me with a mug of water and a piece of cloth. Strikingly yours, Bathroom mirror P.S. It's been six months since I saw you clearly.

T he day before yesterday, I had no clue of what I wanted to be. Yesterday, I wanted to be someone. Today, I am not what I wanted to be yesterday. Tomorrow, I wish I atleast be what I think today. But the day after tomorrow, I know for sure, I will look back at the 'yesterdays' and the 'day befores'. And smile. And probably nod. Maybe even laugh ! And just be content that am alive for another day. Yes, I can see that. Very clearly. Disclaimer : Readers are requested not to misinterpret "My life" as the author's life. The "I" in the post could also be read as "you".

Did not really find a topic to blog..was scanning through my lotus notes to delete some old emails..just got hold of this one...one more in the birthday series, that I wrote a year ago.. Hi Guys, It's party time again ! Some folks in the XX XX(project name, not disclosed intentionally) have just got older by another year now :) So, doesn't that call for some celebration ? Afterall it's time for the relatively young people to rejoice !! Please follow the simple Five-step process described below, to get PaRtYiNg !!! 1. Logoff from the Mainframe / Press F5 on the lotus notes 2. Turn the sametime status to "Do not disturb, Extremely busy" 3. Repeat step 2 for Yahoo / MSN messenger 4. press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the keyboard 5. Manually Ping 3.FLOOR.C.WING You will then enter into an automatic wizard, which will sway you through the fun 'n' frolic !! " IT'S NOW ! IT'S ON !! " - So, GeT rEaDy To GeT tHeRe !!!! Event : Birthday celebrations...

Long ago, in the 'ex-teenth' century B.C., there was once a heavy downpour in England - so much intense, that almost half of England had submerged.... After the rain abated, people started moving out, resuming their daily routine...guess what they bumped into, every step they took ? Cats and dogs lying dead all over the streets !! several of them had been killed in the disastrous rain !! .....thus the phrase, "It rained cats and dogs" (and not water :)) !!!

Recently, I was asked to draft a mail, inviting all my team members for a birthday bash at the workplace...Incidentally, it so happened that it was scheduled on the 'anti-tobacco' day...and I had no choice, other than writing this....but believe me, it was a huge hit !! Hi All, PLEASE quit smoking now ! The next time you MAKE an attempt to smoke, buy YOURSELF nicotine replacements - Several Indian makes are AVAILABLE in the market, at af FOR dable prices these days. The world sees THE BIRTH of a new tobacco consumer every DAY . It all starts in the name of fun and CELEBRATIONS initially. An addict, seldom realises that the death stick which is TO BE HELD between the lips, is going to baseball his/her life AT every run. We are soon to enter into THE THIRD decade of the 'Anti-tobacco' campaign, since it's inception, on May 31st 1988. Many debates have been on FLOOR IN several parliments across the globe regarding the ban on tobacco. Probably some kind of a S...

Did you ever know that the word GOLF, is actually an abbreviation of four words ? If you did not, well here it is - ~Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden~ Can't say for sure if a gentle-man coined this, but there are chances that it could be a married-man :) So gentlemen, next time you see a woman playing GOLF, don't ever utter a word about my blog...who knows, she might just FLOG (anagram intended) you with the stick !!!