A couple of days ago, while switching channels I came across this ‘breaking news’ on India TV. Somewhere in Bangalore, a man proclaimed that he had a stone which answers questions. If the answers is yes, the stone becomes light for him to lift easily and if the answer is no, then the stone will become so heavy that he wont be able to lift.
It’s obvious that he is a fraud. But there were enough gullible people even in the city for him to amass large amount of wealth. It took a ‘Sting Operation’ and several request from the India TV people to (hopefully) make people see sense.
But isn’t it strange that the more modern and technologically enhanced our society gets, the more superstitious the people get? The more fragmented life gets, the lesser faith you have in yourself. So even a ridiculous suggestion like the above can create such a desperate need to connect to something.
Sigh.
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Does the sponsorship voiceover in Star World really pronounce HCL as HechCL?
I think the guy who says Korea Sparkle in the Korea Tourism ad is really really cute. I didn’t know Koreans could be so good looking. Hmm…I think I’ll add Korea in my list of foreign travel destinations!
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Sample this scene from ‘Seinfeld’ on Star World.
Jerry, the comedian is dating a ‘non’ laugher!!
George is dating a model who, he thinks is bulimic coz she keeps going to the bathroom after every meal. One day he follows her to the loo and hears ‘throwing up’ type noises.
George: So its true…
Jerry: What do you mean?
George: The ‘yuucck’ noise from the bathroom.
Jerry: So you meeaan….
Elaine: Do u care?
George: Of course I Care. I don’t want my monies flushed down the toilet, go down the drain every time I pay for the meal! I want my monies to be work for some time, u know digested properly!
Hilarious!! New York lifestyle at its best! George is so straight-forwardly devious and so straight-forwardly superficial. I just love him!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Pres – tea - gious:
I went to a Mall last week. I don’t know which one because all look the same to me. And my only reason for venturing there was that it was too hot to do anything outside and the ACied surrounding was a welcome relief for a change. But that’s not the story here.
I like tea. Better than coffee. Coffee I can have only once in the morning and once in the evening. Tea is anytime anyplace. Over a Cuppa – means over a cup of ‘Tea’. From Masala Chai to Earl Greys, (to Long island ‘Tea’ ;-) anything will do. But anyway, that again is not the point here.
At this Mall, there was a Café Coffee Day. The guy over the counter taking orders was rude. He had this ‘you little filthy pigs’ attitude. He was arguing with the person before me on why he didn’t he come with some change. Maybe he was having a bad day. When my turn came, I placed an order for a Darjeeling tea and an iceberg for a friend. He immediately looked down his nose at me (actually everybody looks down on me coz I am very short) and proclaimed – “(I hope u know that) Darjeeling is a very light tea.” I couldn’t help myself; I made a face at him and said – “ I KnoW!!”
So what is the deal here? Is Darjeeling served to only the immaculately dressed, lipstick and mascara in place kind of people and not to jhallas like me? Or suddenly Darjeeling has become a fad and people order it without knowing the taste and he was only doing his duty of informing me? It’s after all an acquired taste.
Another guy came and served us our order. When I told him to take the milk away, he looked at me as if I was from a village in Bihar. Well it’s a preference; I don’t like milk with my Darjeeling!
Definitely all the jokers there had an attitude and also according to them only classy, elegant people should drink Darjeeling!
Hmmm….when Barista had newly opened, the staff used to inform us that Espresso was black coffee unlike the Expresso’s that we used to have outside. They were never so rude or hoity-toity ….Ohh god, I am again digressing.
I like tea. Better than coffee. Coffee I can have only once in the morning and once in the evening. Tea is anytime anyplace. Over a Cuppa – means over a cup of ‘Tea’. From Masala Chai to Earl Greys, (to Long island ‘Tea’ ;-) anything will do. But anyway, that again is not the point here.
At this Mall, there was a Café Coffee Day. The guy over the counter taking orders was rude. He had this ‘you little filthy pigs’ attitude. He was arguing with the person before me on why he didn’t he come with some change. Maybe he was having a bad day. When my turn came, I placed an order for a Darjeeling tea and an iceberg for a friend. He immediately looked down his nose at me (actually everybody looks down on me coz I am very short) and proclaimed – “(I hope u know that) Darjeeling is a very light tea.” I couldn’t help myself; I made a face at him and said – “ I KnoW!!”
So what is the deal here? Is Darjeeling served to only the immaculately dressed, lipstick and mascara in place kind of people and not to jhallas like me? Or suddenly Darjeeling has become a fad and people order it without knowing the taste and he was only doing his duty of informing me? It’s after all an acquired taste.
Another guy came and served us our order. When I told him to take the milk away, he looked at me as if I was from a village in Bihar. Well it’s a preference; I don’t like milk with my Darjeeling!
Definitely all the jokers there had an attitude and also according to them only classy, elegant people should drink Darjeeling!
Hmmm….when Barista had newly opened, the staff used to inform us that Espresso was black coffee unlike the Expresso’s that we used to have outside. They were never so rude or hoity-toity ….Ohh god, I am again digressing.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Generation Strange:
I love to bait and then bash the new generations….the present day teens and kids. I believe that they are a highly pampered, irresponsible and a precocious bunch who will never have any true understanding of life and nature. I have always held my generation and those previous in very high regards….and why not….we have gone thru a phase where we did not have anything to a phase where we have almost everything. Hence who would know life better than us?
And then I saw a 3-4 years old girl wearing a halter-ish gown with a slit upto the thigh. The dress was pretty and the girl looked cute….but why force fashion and sexuality on a such little girl…isn’t the world already a bad bad place without inviting the big bad wolves lurking everywhere?
My ex-boss’s eight-year-old son goes to an elite school in Delhi. She said that she never pampers her son. And in the same breath told us that she bought him a Nokia handset costing Rs13000. It is a necessity for a child to have a mobile…coz the working mother needs to keep a tab. All agreed given the situation….but why a Rs. 13k phone?
A friend who works in an advertising agency told me a rather sad tale the other day. A proud father had approached her with his son’s portfolio. He had done many ads in the past. The father soon became aggressive and called her up day and night telling her that his son had worked with all the agencies except hers. He met her, cajoled her and messaged her till the time an opportunity came up. On the shoot day which was almost towards the evening, they landed up. The boy looked tired and could not perform. The mother informed her that he’s been shooting since morning. Instead of being sympathetic, the mom shouted at the kid that if he didn’t get the shot right, he’ll get a slap. Whatever happened to the concept of childhood or is it always about the money and parents’ ambition?
Suddenly I realized that all these kids and teens have parents who are my age group or perhaps a decade older. So I cannot really blame them but rather blame the very generation I thought was intelligent and grounded enough to know and understand life. These parents, in an effort to get the best out of everything, have messed up not only their lives but many generations to come.
And since the downfall has already started, I can only look at these 30-somethings, sigh and wonder….what went wrong.
And then I saw a 3-4 years old girl wearing a halter-ish gown with a slit upto the thigh. The dress was pretty and the girl looked cute….but why force fashion and sexuality on a such little girl…isn’t the world already a bad bad place without inviting the big bad wolves lurking everywhere?
My ex-boss’s eight-year-old son goes to an elite school in Delhi. She said that she never pampers her son. And in the same breath told us that she bought him a Nokia handset costing Rs13000. It is a necessity for a child to have a mobile…coz the working mother needs to keep a tab. All agreed given the situation….but why a Rs. 13k phone?
A friend who works in an advertising agency told me a rather sad tale the other day. A proud father had approached her with his son’s portfolio. He had done many ads in the past. The father soon became aggressive and called her up day and night telling her that his son had worked with all the agencies except hers. He met her, cajoled her and messaged her till the time an opportunity came up. On the shoot day which was almost towards the evening, they landed up. The boy looked tired and could not perform. The mother informed her that he’s been shooting since morning. Instead of being sympathetic, the mom shouted at the kid that if he didn’t get the shot right, he’ll get a slap. Whatever happened to the concept of childhood or is it always about the money and parents’ ambition?
Suddenly I realized that all these kids and teens have parents who are my age group or perhaps a decade older. So I cannot really blame them but rather blame the very generation I thought was intelligent and grounded enough to know and understand life. These parents, in an effort to get the best out of everything, have messed up not only their lives but many generations to come.
And since the downfall has already started, I can only look at these 30-somethings, sigh and wonder….what went wrong.
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