Floating on cloud #9

My name is a tongue twister for some people. They have atleast 20 different ways of saying it. Even if I correct them, they add extra ‘e’ or ‘o’ sounds conveniently to my name to mess it up. So, its but obvious, that kids can’t say it either. But I’m on cloud #9 coz my niece took my name 2day, well, not exactly, she’s only 2yrs old but the brave attempt made me ecstatic.  Actually, I’ve been waiting for her to call out to me from the day she was born, and today she did just that in her cute, baby babbletalk. It felt very good. It’s these small and simple joys that make a day worth and special.

How to write a nothing?

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Confessions on the keyboard

I spend most of my day at work, infront of the computer, hitting keys and dragging the dead mouse. I get home again to sit infront of this machine that I am typing on. Yes, it gets on to me at times. I read somewhere that if a person sits for more than 4 hours a day infront of the comp, he is most likely to be depressed. But I can’t help it. Like many, this idiot box (the prized title has now been shifted from the television to the computer) is my bread and butter – and jam and cheese. And who can forget the entertainment and resource value that it brings. I can’t live without a computer but I think I could reduce my time using it when I’m home. Maybe I could watch some T.V.

Honestly, I am not a t.v. person. I don’t watch much t.v. I can’t see t.v. What do I watch, anyways? Well, if you ask me to see those saas-bahu serials, then please, go away. And even if it wasn’t for those ghar ghar ki kahanies, every other serial or soap comes with a predictable story based around the same theme.

But of all the boring serials starting with ’K’, the subject of my daily disgust – ’Kyonki..Saas bhi kabhi Bahu thi’ tops the list in simply being the most crankiest, bad-est (yes, its worse than worst) and torturous sabun.

Ages back when the serial was launched, I watched it with keen interest. I liked Tulsi and the then Mihir (no. 1…plenty have come after him). The serial made sense and I used to look forward to my half-hour of good quality family drama. Soon the drama got out of control. My favourite Tulsi was now becoming a ‘crying machine’ and her character was moulded to be the ‘I-am-the-best-bahu-and everyone-else is-wrong’. Not real, right? But this was not it. Not only Tulsi, everyone in the serial exuded a sense of unrealism. Mihir died. The entire nation cried. I heard all around me including my neighbours, old aunties and colleagues discuss this tragedy. Kitty parties, buses, trains, etc. this sudden turn in the story made good gossip. Anyway, Mihir got back and saved his beloved Tulsi from marrying someone else in true Hindi drama style! Slowly the story evolved, some relatives were wicked others were not. More rona dhona! More disgust and that was enough for me to decide to stay away from this serial. If you have to keep your mind intact-stay away! That was what I followed.

Although I haven’t seen that serial in years, I can still hear about the happenings in the serial from everyone around me. So now it comes down to this – Tulsi will leave her house or threatens to do so if her mother-in-law, husband or someone – maybe anyone does not agree with her view point. She will again be put on life’s crossroad where she will once again emerge as the ‘Most Wanted’ mother-in-law/daughter-in-law/grandmother, even if she has to kill her own son for this prized title. Unreal? Mihir will still be popular among women and will still have some woman chasing him (I think Mihir’s a grandfather now or maybe a great grandfather too). Ba will continue to lecture and shed tears by the litre (She probably competing with Tulsi). Gautam and his siblings/cousins will marry and find other women/men. Some vamp-ish member of the family with high arched eyebrows will continue playing the prank and poison the rest of the pariwar’s ears. Some relatives will just move around like props! In short, more mess, more non-sensical stuff and another half hour of torture to your already stressed out mind.

Switch to another channel – 5 mins into that soap and crap! its the same thing as the previous one. Everything seems like some pathetic medicine in a different bottle. People should just boycott these serials. Looking at them, I feel I was better off with my pc.

Anyways, after surfing through all the channels, I resolve and swear not to spend time on shows and channels other than these -

• Cartoon Network – esp. The Tom & Jerry Show
• Discovery Channel
• Music channels – unless they play boring music
• Travel & Living – I simply love ‘While you were out’
• Sports channels

Dammit! Here I go again! Telling myself not to waste time with the comp and I’ve already spent a lot of time writing this. Hmm, maybe I should do some reading.

Adios!

The Crystal Ship

Just 1 sample of the beautiful poetry by the infamously famous Mr James Douglas Morrison aka Jim Morrison. Reading his biography ‘Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend’ by Stephen Davis. I love him and hate him, more and even more, as I move from one page to the other.

Here goes the crystal ship:

Before you slip into unconsciousness
I’d like to have another kiss
Another flashing chance at bliss
Another kiss
Another kiss

The days are bright and filled with pain
Enclose me in your gentle rain
The time you ran was too insane
We’ll meet again
We’ll meet again

Oh tell me where your freedom lies
The streets are fields that never die
Deliver me from reasons why
You’d rather cry
I’d rather fly

The crystal ship is being filled
A thousand girls, a thousand thrills
A million ways to spend your time
When we get back
I’ll drop a line

Peace on earth!

Where’s the party tonight?

Dancing is good fun, especially if you enroll into a class after almost 2 decades! You need to remember the steps, enjoy yourself and let go. Let me teach you some moves…

5, 6, 7, 8….Slide to the side — turn to the left — turn to the right — left leg back — turn from the right — curve right hand — curve left hand — point the right hand — turn to the right — point to the left — turn point to the right — right leg at the back — then front — back again — curve ur hand — stomp ur leg and shake ur hands (4 times).

After this you stop and stare at the instructor because you’ve missed 2 classes and you really can’t make sense of what the others are doing. A few seconds of looking blank, you continue with saying no with your left hand while stomping the right foot — vice versa — vice versa — vice versa — swim to the right — swim to the left — vice versa — vice versa — snap your fingers to the right — snap your fingers to the left — wave to the right — shiver to the left — shiver to the right — snap your fingers to the left — snap your fingers to the right — wave to the left — robot pointing to the right — robot pointing to the left — kachra uthao & pheko from the left (2 times ) — robot pointing to the left — robot pointing to the right — kachra uthao & pheko from the right — turn — hip hop infront (2×2+4×1) — hip hop at the back (2×2+4×1) — bewda snap right — bewda snap left — crazy step — wave left — box — wave right — box — stayn’ alive (2 times) — jump — clap — jump — clap — stayn’ alive — jump — clap — jump clap — bend — jump — point towards the floor.

At this point of time, you will be very tired and panting like a crazy doggie, to even remember the new rotate clap — lock step followed by the snap and bend steps. So, we stop here, allow you to breathe and hope that by next class you practice a bit. This will save you the embarassment of dancing like a freak and making a fool of yourself. And for God’s sakes, please stay clear of people who stamp your feet, else you will be screaming while the rest of the class is trying to remember what to do next!

ps: Did I mention, the steps were for ‘Where’s the party tonight?’?

WordPress, I’m impressed!

Some months back, on a very frustrating July night, after sitting and wasting hours infront of the computer, I punched in why WordPress had irritated the sh*t out of me. I was really pissed off as to why WordPress didn’t allow comments on all its pages for all the templates. Surely, the guys at this site had forgotten it or were upto some mischief. I like this site but what the hell is this..

Today, when I logged into my account and saw that WordPress now allows comments on all the pages, i was thrilled. Yaay! Now all my content can be seen on all the pages. I won’t have to template-hop as much and I can create more pages

Also, I changed the slug of one of my posts and when I typed in the wrong URL, I got this CUTE 404 message:

Easy, tiger. This is a 404 page.

You are totally in the wrong place.

Do not pass GO; do not collect $200.

Instead, hit that “back” button on your browser, and get it right next time, eh?

Hehe! Wowie! Nice! With the recent changes on WordPress, I’m impressed and looking at the way they release new features, I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of excitement using the site. Just hope they work on the Contact Us section too, soon.

Way to go, WordPress!