A bad... Sad Monday has begun.
Bought milk from the neighbourhood store as usual and instead of dumping it on the kitchen platform as I do always, I thought of going the extra mile to help mrs save some time by helping in emptying the packets and heating it.
Well what followed was some more work for Mrs. As I was expertly poring the packet into a vessel, my hand hit the vessel and splashed the milk in about a 100 mts radius. Well I didn’t wait there for help with cleaning the mess, lest I should do more damage. I ran for safety :-)
So much for being of help. But she was sweet enough to keep her cool :-).. Does that make this a good day?
Another thing, have forgotten my wallet at home, will have to arrange for borrowed meals and snacks today. So does that make it a good day ? :-)
Lesson for the day: All Bad Things have happy endings :-)
Monday, September 24, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
I am sorry... Teacher......
Well, What comes as a surprise to most of my friends is that I was a very very naughty student during my school days. I was punished almost every other day, I was never sitting on the bench that was meant for me ! I was either standing on it, or standing out of the class, or kneeling down near the teacher’s desk.
I have been punished by almost all the teachers I had, but yet in some ways I was their pet student too.
For the past few days, I’ve been nostalgic about one such teacher, whose life I made miserable in the classroom. My 8th standard Biology teacher ; Mrs. Shyamala.
Once, when she caught me doing one of my stupid pranks, She walked down to my bench, caught me by my ear and dragged me all the way to her desk. Usually I used to enjoy this stupid attention, when the whole class watched and giggled. YES! I am shameless :-) , But that day for I don’t know what reason, I was in a very pensive mood, and I almost burst into tears. She was more shocked at seeing me this way, than I was at what was happening.
I kept saying sorry, and that this is the first time I had done, whatever I was caught doing that day! And something she said in response to my pleads that day has been etched in memory.
“Everything has a first time, even bad things, Don’t do them, even for the first time”
But as I said earlier, I am shameless. I have done many bad things even after that, not only for the first time but many times even after that.
So.. This post is dedicated to Mrs. Shyamala my 8th standard biology teacher. Miss.. I hope you read this, And if you do… I am sorry for being such a horrible student, I hope you remember me and have forgiven me !
I have been punished by almost all the teachers I had, but yet in some ways I was their pet student too.
For the past few days, I’ve been nostalgic about one such teacher, whose life I made miserable in the classroom. My 8th standard Biology teacher ; Mrs. Shyamala.
Once, when she caught me doing one of my stupid pranks, She walked down to my bench, caught me by my ear and dragged me all the way to her desk. Usually I used to enjoy this stupid attention, when the whole class watched and giggled. YES! I am shameless :-) , But that day for I don’t know what reason, I was in a very pensive mood, and I almost burst into tears. She was more shocked at seeing me this way, than I was at what was happening.
I kept saying sorry, and that this is the first time I had done, whatever I was caught doing that day! And something she said in response to my pleads that day has been etched in memory.
“Everything has a first time, even bad things, Don’t do them, even for the first time”
But as I said earlier, I am shameless. I have done many bad things even after that, not only for the first time but many times even after that.
So.. This post is dedicated to Mrs. Shyamala my 8th standard biology teacher. Miss.. I hope you read this, And if you do… I am sorry for being such a horrible student, I hope you remember me and have forgiven me !
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Hot Coffee .. Anyone ?
Simple office conversations that I overhear sitting at my cubicle or ones that someone gossip about at coffee junction are so hilarious.
The story goes in one office that there is this IT manager whom we shall call 'R' and he has some open positions in his team that are not getting filled for a looooong time, and he is OH SO! Pissed off with the HR female whom we shall call 'P'... and I have this story first-hand from ‘P’;
Scene I; Act I :-) R has walked into the HR work area to complain about 'P to her manager, all fretting and fuming...
R: It has been so many days since I raised the resource request, but I still have no CV's to process; how do you expect me to work like this
HR Manager: Take it easy Buddy, you know how it works; It is a hot skill that you are asking for. It takes time for us to source such CV's
R: I don’t know; I have to escalate this to Head of HR now, only that will get me some results I guess. It’s useless talking the same thing to 'P' again and again
P: Why are you getting so mad on me; I am doing my best, you have no clarity on the role you want, and you keep changing it yourself.
R: You don’t tell me what I know or not, learn to accept your mistakes
P: OKAY!!!!! 'R' Chill... I will do my best to close your position soon; Come.. Cool down and let’s go have some hot coffee
R: 'P'... I have come here all hot for you, and you want me to drink HOT coffee and become Hotter on you? I will be difficult to handle belive me!!!
P: #%^$&$%@#$
Me.........giggling since I listened to this :-)
The story goes in one office that there is this IT manager whom we shall call 'R' and he has some open positions in his team that are not getting filled for a looooong time, and he is OH SO! Pissed off with the HR female whom we shall call 'P'... and I have this story first-hand from ‘P’;
Scene I; Act I :-) R has walked into the HR work area to complain about 'P to her manager, all fretting and fuming...
R: It has been so many days since I raised the resource request, but I still have no CV's to process; how do you expect me to work like this
HR Manager: Take it easy Buddy, you know how it works; It is a hot skill that you are asking for. It takes time for us to source such CV's
R: I don’t know; I have to escalate this to Head of HR now, only that will get me some results I guess. It’s useless talking the same thing to 'P' again and again
P: Why are you getting so mad on me; I am doing my best, you have no clarity on the role you want, and you keep changing it yourself.
R: You don’t tell me what I know or not, learn to accept your mistakes
P: OKAY!!!!! 'R' Chill... I will do my best to close your position soon; Come.. Cool down and let’s go have some hot coffee
R: 'P'... I have come here all hot for you, and you want me to drink HOT coffee and become Hotter on you? I will be difficult to handle belive me!!!
P: #%^$&$%@#$
Me.........giggling since I listened to this :-)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Terror Terror on the Wall....
September 11 2001…
So! It’s been six years since Uncle Sam saw and experienced the pain of terror on their shores for the last time…..The punishment they inflicted on the perpetrators was so severe that they have ensured; at least till date that no one dares or plans any such attack on its citizens.
March 12 1993…
So! 14 years have passed since India saw its first but not the last taste of terrorism on its soil. The punishment we have inflicted on the perpetrators is so severe that Bollywood cannot release some of its unfinished movies as Sanjay Dutt got convicted. Most of the other convicts were mere puppets in the sinister terror plot. The masterminds who got away with this have by now realized that no harm is coming their way for sure…
If you follow the chronology of the terror attacks on Mumbai even when the trial was on-going for the 03/12 blasts, you would realize that India (Mumbai) has been struck at will.
The question is WHY? Why has the USA managed to keep it self safe ever since 09/11 and why are we sitting ducks.
The reason is simple, a sheer lack of will among the political leaders to see the bigger picture of national security and not politicize death.
Typical Indian reaction to subsequent terror attacks
- Call for a City/State/National Bandh to protest the inadequacy of the ruling government. SIR!!! Please grow up, or please explain how this will help.
- Walkout in the state assembly / Lok sabha / Rajya sabha. SIR!! Instead of walking out, can you please sit inside and discuss and decide how collectively you can tame this menace?
- FLASH NEWS!!! Terror Attack in Mumbai… RED ALERT in all Major cities…. Helloooo…. I don’t know about you, but I surely know Mr. Terrorist is smart enough not to fall for this
- FLASH NEWS!!! Terror attack in Varanasi Temple…. Security tightened at siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai.. PLEASE PLEASE PLEAASEEEE!!!! Hmm how many days, before the lone havaldar with a stupid metal detector goes back to his beedi smoking breaks?
I would go on and on about the way in which we react[?], but that’s not the point here. Unless and until definite punitive action is taken, we are there to be blasted and blown….
Hope this ends soon..... for us... for everyone... Prayers for the dead and victims of terrorist attacks.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Environment friendly Dhaba
A menu card i chanced upon on my way from Hampi to Bangalore.... This is not the first time i've come across such funny menu cards, but never bothered to capture them in pictures... from now on.. YES !!!! Well the snap is not that good as taken from a cell, but if possible strain and see the red circle, and also check the different spelling for snacks!
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