Spanish Red Bull

My roomie 'M' went to Spain for a conference. She says Spain is very nice and beautiful. The boys who went with her say the Spanish are very nice and beautiful. I am very very sleepy now.

Point being, I want to introduce the new person in my life. It's none other than Red Bully [Applause plus Drum Roll for the Most Unimaginative name]. 'M' got him for me from Barcelona. Yes...Yes.. He is Spanish! And he is a fighter... an unconquerable one! He is angry, belligerent, and er...cute! Sigh! K tat's enough for an intro. Now say Hello.

I Detest Air Deccan :P

I just got this SMS. "Your flight DN-723 HYD-CCU on 03 Oct is cancelled due to operational reasons." I don't think I was in my right mind...Whaaat have I done? I booked an Air Deccan flight!!! (PS: This is before Kingfisher took the reins!)

Here's a forwarded message I got. My Dedication to my FAVORITE Airline! (Pun intended)

Welcome to AIR DECCAN

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is your captain PATEL welcoming both seated and standing passengers on board of Air Deccan. We apologize for the four-day delay in taking off, it was due to bad weather and partly due to the search for a missing tyre. This is flight 717 to Mumbai. Landing there is not guaranteed, but we will End up somewhere in India. And, if luck is in our favor, we may even be landing on your village!

Air Deccan has an excellent safety-record. In fact, our safety standards are so high, that even terrorists are afraid to fly with us! It is with pleasure; I announce that, starting this year, over 30% of our Passengers have reached their destination. If our engines are too noisy for you, on passenger request, we can arrange to turn them off. To make your free fall to earth pleasant and memorable, we serve Complimentary DHARU(liquor) and Wada pav. For our not-so-religious passengers, we are the only airline who can help you find out if there really is a God!

We regret to inform you, that today's in-flight movie will not be shown as we forgot to record it from the television. However, for our movie buffs, we will be flying right next to Kingfisher Airline, where their movie will be visible from the right side of the cabin window. There is no smoking allowed in this airplane. Any smoke you see in the Cabin is only the early warning system on the engines telling us to slow down! In order to catch important landmarks, we try to fly as close as possible. For the best view, if however, we go a little too close, do let us know. Our enthusiastic co-pilot sometimes flies right through the landmark!

Kindly be seated, keep your seat in an upright position for take-off and fasten your seat-belt. For those of you who can't find a seat-belt, kindly Fasten your own belt to the arm of your seat. And, for those of you who can't find a seat, do not hesitate to get in touch with a air-hostess who will explain how to fasten yourself to your suitcase. :P

High Times

Ever since they started having these 1 litre Pulpy Orange juice bottles at work... I have this feeling I'm high cos of a Vitamin C overdose. Errr... High on orange juice?! The funny bit in a teetotaler's life...My clan finds solace in getting 'high' on orange juice'ish stuff!
And oh... Did I forget to mention I am high on music too! It's been a craaazy day... Just high on life i guess...Yaaaah! :)

'Family' Time.. Remember?

We fight all day - against deadlines, fatigue, priorities, not-so-nice people, and most importantly against time. Only to reach the end of the day and realize that we are left with no ‘family’ time.

In the middle of a conversation, I asked this guy how his sis's doing. “How wud I know? Ask her.”, he quipped. It suddenly struck me that the days of family meeting for tea and dinner table discussions are over. Everybody is caught up in their own world. There is a volcano building up - one of misunderstandings! Come oooon! It's hard to read someone else's mind. I keep quiet about something that's bothering me until I am too angry to discuss it calmly. I also end up overstating my case in a way that puts others on the defensive.

BLAH.... In less preachy terms...We say "You're a slob!" instead of "I want you to pick up your clothes and fold them." Is this gonna help? For Christ's sake, express yourself (No, I am not Pro Airtel!!) There is one simple solution to everything. Have your voice heard (Gosh..i just sounded like some Neta)

PS: I am going to Kolkata next week. I am sooo excited!! It's 'Family' Time :)

Bollywood Stereotypes!

There's this super urge to dive straight into the topic. (1st blog post. Excuse my 'enthu'ness) But I have to do justice to the lesser mortals (read:whoever doesn't watch hindi movies) and give some background information. So here it goes.

The hero is riding his cycle on a deserted street at an untimely hour and suddenly he sees a damsel-in-distress shrieking and running towards him. This pretty lady is followed by a jeep with half a dozen ruffians with huge mustaches, colorful banians and unbuttoned shirts and not to forget atleast one of the bad guys has to be bald. The girl hides behind the towering manly (lol) hero, while he broadens his chest and challenges the bad guys. Bring it Oooon! While the hero beats up five of them black and blue, an enraged well dressed bad guy drives away in fury. Little does our hero know that the man who drove away, is the only son of the most dangerous gangster, who wears the mask of an influential businessman in the city. For those who are weak at the guessing game, this gangster is also known as the ‘villain’. Muaahahahahha!! [Evil Laugh]

After hearing his son’s sob story, the villain schemes to ruin the hero’s life. Input includes using his 'web' of contacts and several attempts of murder with more baddies. The process involves some bad guys with chains, cricket bats and hockey sticks. You Must notice the 'Lowe' for the national game. Chak Deee! ;) The process at any cost must include a ‘bull in the china shop’ fight sequence in some market place where the destruction of a shop of earthen pots and a cart of tomatoes is a Must! The bad guys are rolled down staircases and thrown up in the air but they should Only land on hay stacks. The end result or output remains constant. The hero escapes unhurt. Yaaaah!

INTERVAL!

In the meantime, love blossoms between the then ‘damsel-in-distress’- now heroine and the hero. Some drama and half a dozen songs later, the heroine gets kidnapped by the villain and our super hero tactfully manages to get her half the way out of the evil man’s den. But then the leading lady has to tumble over a huge flower vase and hearing it crash, countless bad guys land there. The hero single handedly takes on all these evil men and this final battle is surprising called the ‘climax’ in every movie we watch! Btw, adventurous movie directors also throw in a car chase. After we watch with bated breath, the hero emerges winner! Did you already know that? Seeee... you are getting better at the guessing game.

I dare not complain.. Cos this weekend I watched a few (didnt count) movies and washed clothes at the same time (always know wat's next) I'll confidently sell some of these Hindi movies to you. New and Improved with ZBE Formula (Zero Brain Exertion)!! So U know what to do next weekend! :)

Spark Execution

The 'Gotta have my own blog' spark in my brain has been there forever (atleast seems like forever) Realised it's high time I execute the spark... before it becomes a five-year plan or something! Get Set GO!