Hail Supreme Court!!!

The Supreme Court decision yesterday putting a stay on reservations came as a much needed relief. But the reaction from the political parties makes me sceptical as to how long this stay will be allowed to continue. It wont be long before our very revered PM decides to come up with a legislation overruling the Supreme Court decision.

Well, Lalu's(the champion of social justice) & Karunanidhi's(the one eyed monster) statement does not really come as a surprise. Heard that the DPA has also called for a Tamil Nadu bandh on March 31 to protest against the ruling. Oh Mr. Karunanidhi!! Wasn't it you who said some months back that Karnataka should not protest against the Cauvery water ruling. Gosh!!! Where's the country going??

But listen to what our Comrade Prakash Karat has to say "The ruling is unfortunate and uncalled for". The CPI terms the judgement as 'retrograde'.
Ah Comrade! Nandigram & Singur are absolutely fortunate and called for. Is that what you mean to say.

Well I think it's time now for people like us to start entering the political system. Else the idiots we have been bestowed with as politicians will really kill the nation.

Hail the Supreme Court judgement.

The Wait!!

The phone beeps again. Another message.

Anticipation running high, he presses the key. This time it has to be her message.

"You've just been registered for free CitiAlerts. To unsubscribe send a messge to *****"

"Damn!!!" he cries out.

And the wait continues......

Amusing Corporate Lingos!!1

1."We will do it" means" You will do it"

2."You have done a great job" means" More work to be given to you"

3."We are working on it" means" We have not yet started working on the same"

4."Tomorrow first thing in the morning" means" Its not getting done "At least not tomorrow!".

5."After discussion we will decide-I am very open to views "means" I have already decided, I will tell you what to do"

6."There was a slight miscommunication " means" We had actually lied"

7."Lets call a meeting and discuss" means" I have no time now, will talk later"

8."We can always do it" means" We actually cannot do the same on time"

9."We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline" means "The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time."

10."We had slight differences of opinion "means" We had actually fought"

11."Make a list of the work that you do and let's see how I can help you"
means" Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me"

12."You should have told me earlier" means" Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!"

13."We need to find out the real reason" means" Well I will tell you where your fault is"

14."Well Family is important, your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected," means," Well you know..."

15."We are a team," means," I am not the only one to be blamed"

16."That's actually a good question" means "I do not know anything about it"

17."All the Best" means" You are in trouble"

A quiz for Sardar!!!

Sardarji is in a Quiz Contest trying to win prize money of Rs.1crore.

The questions are as follows:

1) How long was the 100 yr war?
A) 116
B) 99
C) 100
D) 150
Sardar says "I will skip this"

2) In which country are the Panama hats made?
A) BRASIL
B) CHILE
C) PANAMA
D) EQUADOR
Sardar asks for help from the University students

3) In which month do the Russians celebrate the OctoberRevolution?
A) JANUARY
B) SEPTEMBER
C) OCTOBER
D) NOVEMBER
Sardar asks for help from general public

4) Which of these was King George VI first name?
A) EDER
B) ALBERT
C) GEORGE
D) MANOEL
Sardar asks for lucky cards

5) The Canary islands, in the Pacific Ocean, has its name based on which animal:
A) CANARY BIRD
B) KANGAROO
C) PUPPY
D) RAT
Sardar gives up.

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If u think you are indeed clever and laughed at Sardar'sreplies, then please check the answers below:

1) The 100 year war lasted 116 years from 1337-1453
2) The Panama hat is made in Equador
3) The October revolution is celebrated in November
4) King George's first name was Albert. In 1936 he changed hisname.
5) Puppy. The Latin name is INSULARIA CANARIA which meansislands of the puppies.

Don't ever laugh at a Sardar again. :)

Names do Matter!!!

"I'm going to take the 3.39pm local from Andheri and get down at C D Deshmukh station"

Hey wait! What's this C D Deshmukh station? Some new station they carved out? And why this name?

Buddy, didn't you know that Churchgate is being rechristened as C D Deshmukh station.

What? Why? But what's wrong with the name Churchgate? Its been like that for ages. And who's C D Deshmukh?

Exactly! Churchgate has been like that for ages. And the government thinks it smacks of a colonial lineage. And since we are stressing the need for self dependency, thats why it needs to be changed. And don't you know who Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh is? He was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He later became the Union Finance Minister. In recognition of his meritorious services to the Reserve Bank and the nation and in order to perpetuate his memory, the Reserve Bank of India has instituted an annual lecture series entitled 'Chintaman Deshmukh Memorial Lectures'.

Hasn't RBI done enough to preserve his legacy? Why do we need to rename Churchgate after him? Why not after someone who has worked for the service of the downtrodden? Worked for social upliftment?

You don't understand politics mate! You're quite naive in these matters. Renaming it after a social worker never guarantees you additional votes. And additionally any person who's worked for the poor would have always been on a collision course with the govt for its anti poor policies. Renaming a place after such a person would amount to the govt acknowledging that its policies were wrong.

Hardly matters to me. Churchgate will forever remain 'Churchgate' to me. Come what may. Isn't the name reflective of such a grand history. Memories for countless people. Its an integral part of the city and all what the city stands for. Wouln't foreigners have so much difficulty pronouncing the new name. No its going to be Churchgate for me always.

So it will be for me buddy. Like CST is VT to me even today. Mumbai is Bombay. Kolkatta is Calcutta. Bengaluru is Bangalore. It never changes.

Man's Folly or God's???

"God is either an Abstraction or a Failed Genius of our Times. If the Former is True, then God is Man's Biggest Folly. If the Latter is True, then Man is God's Biggest Folly." So proclaims the well known quizzer Dhananjay Shettigar as a footnote on his mails.

It really drove me to think hard on this. As far as I know, I've never really been that much of a believer. But still, when in distress, I do call out saying "Help me God!". Is this because the faith in Him has been ingrained so deep into us since childhood? Or perhaps its because we live on hope. And the presence of someone supreme gives us hope.

If its really man's folly, then we truly live in a stupid world where most of the unrest is because of religion which boils down to God. Lets tell all those jehadis that the very reason they're fighting for does not exist. And if its God's folly, then since he's a failed genius, theres no reason again to fight in his name.

But whether man's folly or God's, as long as belief in Him gives us hope of good things to come in life, then let man continue to live with this folly !!!

Why we take up Smoking

While driving back home yesterday I lit up a cigarette as usual. My colleague Ash asked me an interesting question, "Even though you were brought up with good values, lots of love and proper attention, still you took up smoking. What went wrong?"
I should say that I was startled for a moment. But then I realised its all a matter of perception. To me theres nothing wrong in smoking. Its a conscious decision that you take despite all the warnings written on the packet.

If I remember, I always wanted to take up smoking since my teens. My dad never touched the fag. So probably that was the reason I was even more attracted towards it. While on the other hand some of my friends, whose dads used to smoke, had an aversion to it.

Then again I saw the people from my native state, Bengal, never really considered smoking to be such a vice. Thats why the joke goes that "if you don't smoke, you are not a bong". But I never had such liberties since I am through and through a NRB(Non Resident Bong) with no connections whatsoever to the bong land. But all said and done, what surprises me most is the perception of some extremists (so I call them) towards smoking. "Lack of character" they say.

Oh me Gawd!!!! Come on! Gimme a break!! You must be crazy!!! Your very thought pattern itself is flawed! Well these are just some of the statements that would come to my mind if someone says that. But believe me, there are actually a few who belong to that category of extremists.

Well I would never sing paens to smoking. If it can be avaoided, it should. But for me, the white stick is a source of comfort. While I know well that its not really good for health. I realise it more when I run on the treadmill. But, like many others, I've never made New Year resolution to quit smoking and then take it up after a couple of weeks with a vengeance. If I quit, then I will do it for once and for all.

Till then - " Main Jindagi ka saath nibhaata chala gaya,
Har fiqr ko dhueyen mein udata chala gaya"

Whose nemesis will this World Cup be?

Bob Woolmer dead? Inzamam retires from One Day Internationals. Sad beginning to the World Cup? Pakistan crash out of the World Cup. India lose convincingly to the minnows Bangladesh. van Bunge clobbered for 6 sixes in an over by Gibbs. Johnnie Walker forced to donate $1m to charity as a result. Zimbabwe-Ireland match ends in a tie. Flintoff stripped of vice-captaincy & barred from playing a game because of binge drinking. This world cup surely is throwing up unexpected outcomes.

While Woolmer, forever to be remembered as the tech-savvy coach, Inzamam(the sleeping giant) & van Bunge have met their nemesis at this world cup, we still have a long way to go. Lets see what more this world cup churns out as surprises.

May Woolmer's soul rest in peace!!!

He and She II

"I won't go out with u"
"Why"
"U are a stranger"
"What do u mean? We know each other for so long"
"Well, men are always strangers"
"I thought it was the other way round. Men are simple. Its women who are capable of mood swings for every occasion. Even the creator is at a loss"
"How dare you? I knew you dont care. I told you, You are a stranger"
And I wondered aloud "lucky that I still am a stranger to you"

He and She !!!

"You going?" I asked her. "Yes" she said. "Don't go, I'll be all alone" I pleaded. But she was not listening. She had made up her mind and nothing I said would make her change her decision.

"Where will u go?" I asked. "Home" she said. "Won't you come back?" I asked. "Don't know. Tomorrow is another day" she said

Yes, I wondered! Tomorrow is another day!

Another one falls in the pit!

Another girl fell into a 60 feet deep pit yesterday. Unfortunately she did not survive till the rescue teams reached the place. Am wondering how all of a sudden so many of them have started falling into pits and that too so deep ones. Before Prince falling, which was made into a national event by the media, never heard of anyone else with such an experience. But after the Prince event, there seems to be a spate of young people taking a dive. Katni, Ujjain, somewhere in Bihar etc etc. Not all of them were lucky to survive. Makes me wonder if its the media celebrity status which Prince got is what makes all of them try to imitate him. Or the financial assistance which he got is driving them. Whatever the reason, why do we have such deep open pits in inhabitable areas?

Why dont we write letters anymore?

With the advent of emails I stopped writing letters almost 10 years back. Even my mom does not write anymore. She calls the relatives and friends. But I still do believe that letters are definitely more personalised. The attached image tries to convey that very message.

"If u love someone"

THE ORIGINAL QUOTE
If you love someone,
Set her free...
If she comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, she never was....

THE NEW VERSIONS ARE.....

Pessimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she ever comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, as expected, she never was

Optimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
Don't worry, she will come back .

Suspicious:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she ever comes back, ask her why .

Impatient:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she doesn't come back within some time forget her.

Patient:
If you love someone, Set her free ..
If she doesn't come back,
continue to wait until she comes back ...

Playful
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she comes back, and if you love her still,
set her free again, repeat ...

C++ Programmer:
if(you-love(m_she))
m_she.free()
if(m_she == NULL)
m_she = new CShe;

Animal-Rights Activist :
If you love someone,
Set her free,
In fact, all living creatures deserve to be free!!

Lawyers:
If you love someone,
Set her free,
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the Second
Amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom

Biologist :
If you love someone,
Set her free,
She'll evolve .

Statisticians :
If you love someone,
Set her free,
If she loves you, the probability of her coming
back is high
If she doesn't, your relation was improbable
anyway.

Schwarzenegger's fans:
If you love someone,
Set her free,
SHE'LL BE BACK !

Over possessive person :
If you love someone
don't set her free.

MBA :
If you love someone set her free instantaneously
and look for others simultaneously

Psychologist :
If you love someone set her free
If she comes back her super ego is dominant
If she doesn't come back her id is supreme
If she doesn't go, she must be crazy .

Somnabulist:
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back it's a nightmare
If she doesn't, you must be dreaming.

ERP functional expert :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back, map her into your system
If she doesn't, carry out a gap-fit analysis

Finance expert :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back, its time to look for fresh loans
If she doesn't, write her off as an asset gone bad.

Marketing Specialist :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back she has brand loyalty
If she doesn't, reposition the brand in new market

American President:
If you love someone
Set her free
If she comes back she must be carrying weapons of mass destruction, so attack Iraq
If she doesn't, its the work of Osama so attack Afghanistan

Elton John's Version:
Love your love in such a way
That she finds no better place than your heart to stay,
But if she still manages to slip away
Sorry mate, its time to turn 'Gay' !!!

And finally, what I think...

If you love someone
Give your heart away,
If she loves you, she'll never go,
If she does, she never was yours anyway!!!

My Sense

I saw her, with an earthly gait,
lost in thought, oblivious to the world around her,
I thought her world was me
But the earth is round and
And despite the distance being so less,
I was at the other end of the diameter.