Mom: Son, we have to go to church today.
Jason: Today, I'll pray at home Mom
Mom: No son. today the Clarks are going to be sitting next to us at the church. They are good people and their friendship will mean a lot to your father. Mary Clark is a nice girl, you know. She has expressed a desire in meeting you. What other place to meet than in the presence of God? *Eyes closed*
Jason: MOM! There's something I've to tell you, I am an atheist.
Mom: Jason Dyck! You Will listen to me today. Such foolish thoughts and behaviour will not be entertained by your father.
Jason: Do you mean dad or the Father in heaven? *Smirk on his face* I think the father in heaven will be more displeased with you going to his "holy house" with such thoughts...THAT IS if the Father and the house exists. I am better off being an atheist than a hypocrite Christian like many I know. Now, let me continue reading.
Mom: Okay, Jay. Do what you like for this weekend. I sincerely hope for your good that you mend your ways. We are off to Church to pray for your soul.
Jason's busy reading and Mom leaves room. In half an hour, his parents leave home.
Jason: So what am I going to do next week? going to church be meet Mary Clark?! You must be kidding me. I would rather sing at Mrs. Higgings choir than talk to Mary.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Between the lines
Facebook is defintely becoming a phenomenon. Some people watch "The Social Network" and decide they'll not "facebook" again, but Zuckerberg was right...a movie is not going to reduce the number of unique vistors of Facebook. It will probably be just a few months before facebook becomes a verb in the dictionary like "google", or probably it already is.
Its fun to watch the stuff that comes out of this social networking.
Recently, I started noticing people were giving into the facebook-deactivate-for-sometime syndrome. Deactivating facebook is a painful process... literally time consuming, with giving reasons why you are deactivating and having your friends pictures strewn all over your page saying "X will miss you", "Y will miss you". Finally they give you an easy option "This Deactivation is temporary..I'll be back".
How do you realise someone is suffering from this syndrome? You see that your photos have reduced in number and hence decide to see which of your friends untagged you /blocked you /deactivated their profile. Obviously, you would not realise if you have about a 1000+ photos and a few 10s are missing :)
Another thing is facebook stalking. It ranges from stalking your "celebrity friends" to stalking people you have not met and who unwittingly do not realise about the facebook default privacy options! Finally when you meet the person you have never seen before except on facebook, you wonder where the hell you met her. Good for you if you keep yourself in check and don't keep rambling about her awesome dress which she's not wearing right now.
Every facebook app is a hit because there is someone who would play farmville/ mafia wars, "who will be your 2011 valentine?".
Getting to know if a movie is worth the watch does not require reviews anymore. My news feed had a post "avante ammumeda oru Kandahar" and some 20 odd people liked it.
Broadcasting developments from getting a new job, change in current city, getting engaged etc etc has never been easier.
Another thing is having your family and relatives on facebook. One wrong move in the form of a status update/ a photo which you got infamously tagged in and the likes can have them breathing down your neck.
All said and done.... think before you post is a good phrase for us ;)
P.S: When you are stuck at home with a snow blizzard, somehow facebooking seems a better option than most of the other stuff. Maybe it's just the times and the fanciness.
Talking about fancy, I was so crazy about getting an ipod touch. Finally after getting it, it's been lying inside the box for about a month now. Thankfully, I did not get a BB/iphone.
Its fun to watch the stuff that comes out of this social networking.
Recently, I started noticing people were giving into the facebook-deactivate-for-sometime syndrome. Deactivating facebook is a painful process... literally time consuming, with giving reasons why you are deactivating and having your friends pictures strewn all over your page saying "X will miss you", "Y will miss you". Finally they give you an easy option "This Deactivation is temporary..I'll be back".
How do you realise someone is suffering from this syndrome? You see that your photos have reduced in number and hence decide to see which of your friends untagged you /blocked you /deactivated their profile. Obviously, you would not realise if you have about a 1000+ photos and a few 10s are missing :)
Another thing is facebook stalking. It ranges from stalking your "celebrity friends" to stalking people you have not met and who unwittingly do not realise about the facebook default privacy options! Finally when you meet the person you have never seen before except on facebook, you wonder where the hell you met her. Good for you if you keep yourself in check and don't keep rambling about her awesome dress which she's not wearing right now.
Every facebook app is a hit because there is someone who would play farmville/ mafia wars, "who will be your 2011 valentine?".
Getting to know if a movie is worth the watch does not require reviews anymore. My news feed had a post "avante ammumeda oru Kandahar" and some 20 odd people liked it.
Broadcasting developments from getting a new job, change in current city, getting engaged etc etc has never been easier.
Another thing is having your family and relatives on facebook. One wrong move in the form of a status update/ a photo which you got infamously tagged in and the likes can have them breathing down your neck.
All said and done.... think before you post is a good phrase for us ;)
P.S: When you are stuck at home with a snow blizzard, somehow facebooking seems a better option than most of the other stuff. Maybe it's just the times and the fanciness.
Talking about fancy, I was so crazy about getting an ipod touch. Finally after getting it, it's been lying inside the box for about a month now. Thankfully, I did not get a BB/iphone.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Ma'am, you belong here?
She was walking up that Road,
and it was a trip down the memory lane
20 years earlier...
many hours were spending idling on the pavement
senior guys trying to rag first year girls
students just enjoying the sight of the Big Tree near the MB circle blossom in white,yellow and orange colours
watching friends bantering near the basketball court and first years skating,playing basketball as part of their OT
The road where she walked every day of her life for four years.
where they leisurely walked for sessionals or ran for classes to avoid attendance shortage
walking on the Road during the night enjoying the ambiance and staring at the starlit sky
where a 100 lamps lit up the pavement on Diwali night and the splendid lights adorned the trees
where crows would target them with shit bombs starting sharp at sunset
forcing them to use umbrellas all the seasons of the year
lots of laughter, friendship, love, tears and photos
the end of an era with a day long procession, trumpets and drums
Now all that remains is...
the Road sans all this. No one seems familiar,
buses ply the road taking students to and fro
students no longer spend time just idling, there's no life on the Road
gone were the days students would just sit on the pavement and enjoy the stillness of the moment
The old guard comes up to her, seeing her lost in a trance
He has a bewildered look on his face, not accustomed to people walking on the Road and asks "Ma'am, you belong here"
She replies "Yes, 20 years back" and walked back down to catch the bus to the City.
Maybe after five years when her batchmates come, if they come, they could relive those days
if only for a few hours
and it was a trip down the memory lane
20 years earlier...
many hours were spending idling on the pavement
senior guys trying to rag first year girls
students just enjoying the sight of the Big Tree near the MB circle blossom in white,yellow and orange colours
watching friends bantering near the basketball court and first years skating,playing basketball as part of their OT
The road where she walked every day of her life for four years.
where they leisurely walked for sessionals or ran for classes to avoid attendance shortage
walking on the Road during the night enjoying the ambiance and staring at the starlit sky
where a 100 lamps lit up the pavement on Diwali night and the splendid lights adorned the trees
where crows would target them with shit bombs starting sharp at sunset
forcing them to use umbrellas all the seasons of the year
lots of laughter, friendship, love, tears and photos
the end of an era with a day long procession, trumpets and drums
Now all that remains is...
the Road sans all this. No one seems familiar,
buses ply the road taking students to and fro
students no longer spend time just idling, there's no life on the Road
gone were the days students would just sit on the pavement and enjoy the stillness of the moment
The old guard comes up to her, seeing her lost in a trance
He has a bewildered look on his face, not accustomed to people walking on the Road and asks "Ma'am, you belong here"
She replies "Yes, 20 years back" and walked back down to catch the bus to the City.
Maybe after five years when her batchmates come, if they come, they could relive those days
if only for a few hours
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Bangalore lessons
It's been sometime since I blogged.So much happened in between the prev post and the present one! In a breeze, i had my convocation at NITC with Dr. APJ Kalam as chief guest, converted my internship to full time, had a good diwali @ Blore(could not witness the saturday nite fireworks show since I was in Calicut) and lots more.
After coming here to Bangalore, I have learnt a few things:
1. Bangalore sleeps early and gets up early(unlike popular opinion of non-Bloreans).
2. Nitt lingo (chaaaat,kela n the likes)
3. what to look for in a pg.
4. some telugu words(note:not kannada, but telugu)
5. how pan is not bad for health and not all pan contains hashish and other drugs.
6. how tickets need to be booked on the 1st day of reservation, even 2 months before the D-day can get you in a WL-169 status.
7. how the world is basically a small place
8. Girl company can be so much fun/risky..it's easier for a girl to walk with a guy than with a girl :P
9. how dogs can be such loyal friends,keep you company all the way till the main road :)
10. meetups can be quite pitcher-isque ;)
Friends and mutual friends just keep increasing every weekend...do not get bored during my stay at bangalore...the weekend company is pretty entertaining i must say.
However, there's something I miss when I look back... even after having the best time ever I could hope for in Bangalore, I realise that I miss college, I miss our LH, some of us are here in Bangalore, occasionally meet up too :), but its not like those nights in college..ahh the college days!
I do not know if ppl have noticed, but once we leave school/college there are some people whom we might not have talked much with during those days, but after leaving, we tend to become good friends!..i mean extremely good friends! :) (read:kappu,preeti)
P.S: I stay near a golf park and some DJ night is going on here now...miss clg musical nites :(
P.P.S: Yours truly takes back her 1st point, Bangalore does NOT sleep early and does NOT get up early. It's Domlur and Domlur ONLY!! This is after Yours truly witnessed some really enthu and wild show @ Blore few days after writing her post.
After coming here to Bangalore, I have learnt a few things:
1. Bangalore sleeps early and gets up early(unlike popular opinion of non-Bloreans).
2. Nitt lingo (chaaaat,kela n the likes)
3. what to look for in a pg.
4. some telugu words(note:not kannada, but telugu)
5. how pan is not bad for health and not all pan contains hashish and other drugs.
6. how tickets need to be booked on the 1st day of reservation, even 2 months before the D-day can get you in a WL-169 status.
7. how the world is basically a small place
8. Girl company can be so much fun/risky..it's easier for a girl to walk with a guy than with a girl :P
9. how dogs can be such loyal friends,keep you company all the way till the main road :)
10. meetups can be quite pitcher-isque ;)
Friends and mutual friends just keep increasing every weekend...do not get bored during my stay at bangalore...the weekend company is pretty entertaining i must say.
However, there's something I miss when I look back... even after having the best time ever I could hope for in Bangalore, I realise that I miss college, I miss our LH, some of us are here in Bangalore, occasionally meet up too :), but its not like those nights in college..ahh the college days!
I do not know if ppl have noticed, but once we leave school/college there are some people whom we might not have talked much with during those days, but after leaving, we tend to become good friends!..i mean extremely good friends! :) (read:kappu,preeti)
P.S: I stay near a golf park and some DJ night is going on here now...miss clg musical nites :(
P.P.S: Yours truly takes back her 1st point, Bangalore does NOT sleep early and does NOT get up early. It's Domlur and Domlur ONLY!! This is after Yours truly witnessed some really enthu and wild show @ Blore few days after writing her post.
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