Current mood : Serious
At present : Thinking deeply!
The above 2 lines are more of a disclaimer to present a serious blog this time around…
Just want to share this recent experience with you folks.
Its about the young generation…
Profile : A typical Software engineer, who has graduated recently and joined a prestigious IT organization with a decent salary.
Age : 22-23 years.
You may call this generation -Gen X, Gen Y or Gen Z…..For me all this mean the same. YOUNG!
On a sunny weekday last week, as I was totally Fly-chasing (Synonyms – Vetti, No Job, Lots to do-No mood), I decided to get myself a lime soda, to regain my energy to continue the fly chasing work. I went to the canteen and joined the queue for the soda.
The guy (our hero) who was standing ahead of me, ordered for 2 pepper sodas and 2 normal sodas. He continued chatting with his friends, after placing the order.
Because, there were no flies and literally nothing else to do, I was observing/looking at these folks by default.
The Sodawala, placed the filled soda glasses in front of him and called me to take the next order.
Suddenly, I hear this roaring voice of our hero “I asked for 2 pepper sodas and 2 normal sodas. Instead, you have given me, 1 pepper soda and 3 normal sodas!”
So, our sodawala, immediately replied “Sorry sir” and replaced the normal soda with a pepper soda.
While, picking up the filled glass, Our hero roared again “These IDIOTS….” and all his friends, a group of boys & girls giggled away to glory as if they just witnessed the biggest joke of the year.
Well…..That's the end of the story!
I am just thinking aloud…..
-What makes him & his group of gigglers think that they have the right to call/insult some one else like this?
-If he makes some error in his project, by mistake, how would he feel, when his client calls him an Idiot?
-Will such heroes/heroines ever learn to RESPECT others?
Sorry for using this word in this family blog…..
Only those IDIOTS know!!!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
My experiences with K2TP
It might sound like the title of a Karan Johar movie! But, its NOT!
Hmmm…I will give you 30 seconds to guess what I am referring to!....Well, if you are not getting any answer….here is your clue…
This section of people would have crossed all our lives at least once! Still not getting it??? Ok….the answer is Karnataka Kerala Traffic Police!!!
Yes…I have had my own bitter and better experiences with this group. And I would not be doing justice to those experiences, if I am trying to fit it all in one blog.
So, my plan of action is to divide it in to several parts and post it whenever I embrace those fond memories.
Here goes the part 1…
I am scared of traffic police, would be an understatement of my feelings towards them! Errrr…actually…I am S**T scared of those folks…Its not that they have done anything bad or evil…but, its like how this “poochandi”(an invisible villain who is called for scaring & making the kids eat) is for kids!
The moment I see them, my heart bursts, my brain erupts, my stomach burns & my whole body trembles!
Now that, u have a vague (note the word) idea of how bad I will look (& behave) when I see this “you-know-who” folks, let me get in to the story track.
Once upon a time….(Stop it!! Y can’t a story start with…just last week???)
Just last week…I got caught by these 2 TPs for taking a U turn in a “U-turn-not-allowed” bend! The moment I took the U-turn, I saw these folks, gesturing me to stop my vehicle..I gestured back (acting) surprisingly (looking at all the sides) and asked “ME???” u mean….”MEE???”.
Unfortunately…They saw me & meant ME & ME only :-(
I stopped my vehicle.
I was asked Rs. Six Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…excuse maadi. I won’t repeat it. Please…please…”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Four Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…I have a baby. And I need to buy pampers for him. Please…Please…Please”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Three Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…Swalpa adjust maadi. I will not repeat it. Promise! (I really said that! Can you believe it?) Please…Please…Please”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Two Hundred Only.
With shaking hands, I gave Rupees Two Hundred.
Surprise! Surprise!
He returned a 100 rupee note!!! :-)
Adah!!! Traffic Police-laeyum nallavanga irukkaangappa!*
TS (Translation script)* - Wah! There are good people among traffic police also!
PS – Due to the time & space constrain, I could not include the exact number of “please”-es I used in this real conversation.
Hmmm…I will give you 30 seconds to guess what I am referring to!....Well, if you are not getting any answer….here is your clue…
This section of people would have crossed all our lives at least once! Still not getting it??? Ok….the answer is Karnataka Kerala Traffic Police!!!
Yes…I have had my own bitter and better experiences with this group. And I would not be doing justice to those experiences, if I am trying to fit it all in one blog.
So, my plan of action is to divide it in to several parts and post it whenever I embrace those fond memories.
Here goes the part 1…
I am scared of traffic police, would be an understatement of my feelings towards them! Errrr…actually…I am S**T scared of those folks…Its not that they have done anything bad or evil…but, its like how this “poochandi”(an invisible villain who is called for scaring & making the kids eat) is for kids!
The moment I see them, my heart bursts, my brain erupts, my stomach burns & my whole body trembles!
Now that, u have a vague (note the word) idea of how bad I will look (& behave) when I see this “you-know-who” folks, let me get in to the story track.
Once upon a time….(Stop it!! Y can’t a story start with…just last week???)
Just last week…I got caught by these 2 TPs for taking a U turn in a “U-turn-not-allowed” bend! The moment I took the U-turn, I saw these folks, gesturing me to stop my vehicle..I gestured back (acting) surprisingly (looking at all the sides) and asked “ME???” u mean….”MEE???”.
Unfortunately…They saw me & meant ME & ME only :-(
I stopped my vehicle.
I was asked Rs. Six Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…excuse maadi. I won’t repeat it. Please…please…”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Four Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…I have a baby. And I need to buy pampers for him. Please…Please…Please”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Three Hundred Only.
I said “Sir, please…Swalpa adjust maadi. I will not repeat it. Promise! (I really said that! Can you believe it?) Please…Please…Please”
The amount was reduced to Rs. Two Hundred Only.
With shaking hands, I gave Rupees Two Hundred.
Surprise! Surprise!
He returned a 100 rupee note!!! :-)
Adah!!! Traffic Police-laeyum nallavanga irukkaangappa!*
TS (Translation script)* - Wah! There are good people among traffic police also!
PS – Due to the time & space constrain, I could not include the exact number of “please”-es I used in this real conversation.
Friday, April 9, 2010
It happens only in India!
1) A huge traffic jam on NH 47 road – reason – 2 bulls fighting on the road…and 3 cows (along with lots of “human” monkeys) watching it!
2) “suda suda…vada…vada” – a yummy treat with the sweat & blood (literally) of the sellers in India’s largest employer’s office (of course! Indian railway stations!)
3) People forcefully feeding the “ganesha” idols – reason – He is bored of “abishekams” and in a mood to “drink” the milk directly!
4) Autoriksha fellow started the bargain with “Rs.250”. I ended it with “Rs.100” (Mind you – he started it)
5) People quite literally treating public places like “en paattan loo” (my grandfather’s loo)
6) God proposes – Shiv sena disposes
7) Title holders (sigarathin sigaram, makkalin magan…etc) in wood kingdoms (bollywood, tollywood,sandalwood…) …contd
8) Contd…..God envying these title holders because they get better milk “abhishekams” and “deeparaadhanais”…
9) One way, two way, three way, four way….there is no end to the number of ways on our roads.
10) Beggar street – with uneducated beggars fighting for money ….Parliament – with educated buggers fighting for…uhhhmmmm…money!
11) Pay extra “ticket” money and become God’s “most privileged priority customer…ooppsss…worshipper”
12) Except love….u can get anything through bribe!
13) People have seen God – God of cricket – his name is Sachin!
14) Can u sing, can u dance, can u cook? – 3 most common questions in the interviews here…hold on…I am talking about the interview for the bride position! Only one qualification required – Dowry! Yep…u gotch it!
15) Didn’t you know? More than farmers, Software engineers in India are affected bcoz of the climate change/recession/global warming…
16) It will be difficult to spot at least one difference between 20 school kids packed in an auto and sent to school and 20 goats packed in an auto and sent to butcher!
17) “Godman” scandals more than politicians scandals
18) Number of languages used – r u kidding? U really want me to count that?
19) ARR – enough said! Rest is history! Came, Composed, Conquered!
20) Minimum time to close a law suit & pass the judgement -10…no….15…nono….20 yrs…uphhhh…chuck it!
21) People coming in BMW waiting and having food from "Paati kadai" kaiaendhi bhavan (road side shop)
22) Local trains carrying people more than it can handle.
Oh God! I LOVE INDIA!:-)
2) “suda suda…vada…vada” – a yummy treat with the sweat & blood (literally) of the sellers in India’s largest employer’s office (of course! Indian railway stations!)
3) People forcefully feeding the “ganesha” idols – reason – He is bored of “abishekams” and in a mood to “drink” the milk directly!
4) Autoriksha fellow started the bargain with “Rs.250”. I ended it with “Rs.100” (Mind you – he started it)
5) People quite literally treating public places like “en paattan loo” (my grandfather’s loo)
6) God proposes – Shiv sena disposes
7) Title holders (sigarathin sigaram, makkalin magan…etc) in wood kingdoms (bollywood, tollywood,sandalwood…) …contd
8) Contd…..God envying these title holders because they get better milk “abhishekams” and “deeparaadhanais”…
9) One way, two way, three way, four way….there is no end to the number of ways on our roads.
10) Beggar street – with uneducated beggars fighting for money ….Parliament – with educated buggers fighting for…uhhhmmmm…money!
11) Pay extra “ticket” money and become God’s “most privileged priority customer…ooppsss…worshipper”
12) Except love….u can get anything through bribe!
13) People have seen God – God of cricket – his name is Sachin!
14) Can u sing, can u dance, can u cook? – 3 most common questions in the interviews here…hold on…I am talking about the interview for the bride position! Only one qualification required – Dowry! Yep…u gotch it!
15) Didn’t you know? More than farmers, Software engineers in India are affected bcoz of the climate change/recession/global warming…
16) It will be difficult to spot at least one difference between 20 school kids packed in an auto and sent to school and 20 goats packed in an auto and sent to butcher!
17) “Godman” scandals more than politicians scandals
18) Number of languages used – r u kidding? U really want me to count that?
19) ARR – enough said! Rest is history! Came, Composed, Conquered!
20) Minimum time to close a law suit & pass the judgement -10…no….15…nono….20 yrs…uphhhh…chuck it!
21) People coming in BMW waiting and having food from "Paati kadai" kaiaendhi bhavan (road side shop)
22) Local trains carrying people more than it can handle.
Oh God! I LOVE INDIA!:-)
Friday, February 26, 2010
Horro(r)scope!
Kamalam: "Easwaraa...(our same old Easwaran) I wish at least this Jhaatakam (a.k.a Horoscope) matches with our daughter's!
Swaminathan: "This is mailed by Ammanji* Raaman...He is very wise in all these. I am sure, this will match..."
Kamalam: "Hmmm...U said the same when ur Athanga* Raji sent an horoscope last time. Then, what happened? This is the 25th horoscope we are checking for namma Seetha. Easwaraa...will tonsure ivvaalodu head if this horoscope matches..."(Swami gave her a "who-gave-you-permission-to-tonsure-my-head?" look)
Swami: "Seri,seri...now,don't raise my BP. Let us see what our Jyothsiar (ä person who "ana-lies-ses" the horoscopes to match them)has to say.."
Jyothsiar (with a "300 rs guaranteed today" thought & million paisa smile): Aaha...aarakkum idhu vandhurukkarthu? Thaango...jaathakam thaango...baeshaa paathoodalaam...
Swami: "We liked the profile. Payyan (proposed groom) is earning 25 lakhs. They have 3 cars. 3 houses....adhum individual houses...idhavida nalla proposal will not come for our Seetha. If she is lucky enuf, this will match...."
Jyothsiar: "Kavalayae padaanthungo..ippo, i will check and tell u...whether our Seetha is lucky or not! {He ana-lies-ses the horoscopes...rows & columns...vertically & horizontally...upside down...in & out....} baesh...baesh...9/10 match aavarthu...i have never seen such a porutham (match) in my entire life...raaghu is sitting under kaethu and in between kumbam & meenam...so...no worries...They will live 100 years happily married and will have thousands of kids. Such a nice match I say***!"
Kamalam had all "happy" and "ready-to-come-anytime-without-glycerin" tears.
Swami immediately had ä day dream of Seetha going in 3 cars...
Athanga Raji & Ammanji Raaman got the news. Athais, athimbars,chithees,chithappas,maamas,maamees...everyone got the news.
"Edhukkum...oru second opinion kaetukungo...." all suggested (with a burning stomach)
Kamalam & Swami got 2nd & 3rd opinion. "Best match seen till date" was the opinion again and again.
Both uttered "ëaswara....now we will finalize the date at the earliest".
"Seetha is very lucky" & "How lucky Seetha is?" seemed to be the only 2 lines used in all the village conversations thereafter...the lady luck got bored of being used/called sooo many times a day.
Seetha became a celebrity overnight...all thanks to her "25 lakhs ATHM" (any time husband's money), soon to be owned 3 cars & 3 individual houses.
All girls mothers in the village started disturbing "ëashwaran" demanding similar alliances for their daughters.
Well...The W-day arrived.
Ellaam mangalakaram...
At nite...Seetha entered the room and sat on the bed near Subramanian alias Subbu. Subbu hesitated and moved a little further.
Subbu : "ühum...hmmm....well...i want us to be just frenz...i am in love with Karthik. Hope u understand!!!"
Seetha was "horror(scope)" stuck I say***!!!
* -> Athanga & Ammanji - Some funny relationships in tamil I & B square.
Swaminathan: "This is mailed by Ammanji* Raaman...He is very wise in all these. I am sure, this will match..."
Kamalam: "Hmmm...U said the same when ur Athanga* Raji sent an horoscope last time. Then, what happened? This is the 25th horoscope we are checking for namma Seetha. Easwaraa...will tonsure ivvaalodu head if this horoscope matches..."(Swami gave her a "who-gave-you-permission-to-tonsure-my-head?" look)
Swami: "Seri,seri...now,don't raise my BP. Let us see what our Jyothsiar (ä person who "ana-lies-ses" the horoscopes to match them)has to say.."
Jyothsiar (with a "300 rs guaranteed today" thought & million paisa smile): Aaha...aarakkum idhu vandhurukkarthu? Thaango...jaathakam thaango...baeshaa paathoodalaam...
Swami: "We liked the profile. Payyan (proposed groom) is earning 25 lakhs. They have 3 cars. 3 houses....adhum individual houses...idhavida nalla proposal will not come for our Seetha. If she is lucky enuf, this will match...."
Jyothsiar: "Kavalayae padaanthungo..ippo, i will check and tell u...whether our Seetha is lucky or not! {He ana-lies-ses the horoscopes...rows & columns...vertically & horizontally...upside down...in & out....} baesh...baesh...9/10 match aavarthu...i have never seen such a porutham (match) in my entire life...raaghu is sitting under kaethu and in between kumbam & meenam...so...no worries...They will live 100 years happily married and will have thousands of kids. Such a nice match I say***!"
Kamalam had all "happy" and "ready-to-come-anytime-without-glycerin" tears.
Swami immediately had ä day dream of Seetha going in 3 cars...
Athanga Raji & Ammanji Raaman got the news. Athais, athimbars,chithees,chithappas,maamas,maamees...everyone got the news.
"Edhukkum...oru second opinion kaetukungo...." all suggested (with a burning stomach)
Kamalam & Swami got 2nd & 3rd opinion. "Best match seen till date" was the opinion again and again.
Both uttered "ëaswara....now we will finalize the date at the earliest".
"Seetha is very lucky" & "How lucky Seetha is?" seemed to be the only 2 lines used in all the village conversations thereafter...the lady luck got bored of being used/called sooo many times a day.
Seetha became a celebrity overnight...all thanks to her "25 lakhs ATHM" (any time husband's money), soon to be owned 3 cars & 3 individual houses.
All girls mothers in the village started disturbing "ëashwaran" demanding similar alliances for their daughters.
Well...The W-day arrived.
Ellaam mangalakaram...
At nite...Seetha entered the room and sat on the bed near Subramanian alias Subbu. Subbu hesitated and moved a little further.
Subbu : "ühum...hmmm....well...i want us to be just frenz...i am in love with Karthik. Hope u understand!!!"
Seetha was "horror(scope)" stuck I say***!!!
* -> Athanga & Ammanji - Some funny relationships in tamil I & B square.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Yes Boss!
Bosses are born nice.Expectations ruin them!
Like "maatha,pitha,guru,dheivam",another inevitable person who should be in this list is "bossu"...In my humbling (trembling/terrifying/manda kaanjufying) experiences with so many of that species, i have come to a conclusion on their "types".
New born type - These are the just promoted bosses who were working in your same level/band/rank in their pre-promotion phase.So, unfortunately they know all the thillumullu / golmaal that people in the team and office are indulged in.So, its very difficult to act nice with these people.. primarily because, they talk to you with a "i-know-what-you-did-with-the-last-boss?" look. Also, they come with the pressure of tsunami, as they want to show the world that, they are better than the previous ones.
He-he-ha-ha-ho-ho type - These people shout/insult/pressurize you with a a 24/7 killing "no-sense-joke" laugh.The worst part is they expect you to laugh along with them.
For eg:
You - Sir/Ma'am,Can you please explain the details in that excel?
Him/Her - I think you get a kick out of it when you make me do such things! hehehahahoho!
Well..according to him/her.....that was supposed to be a joke!
And you end up with a zero sense of humor after going through this gruesome torture of wanting to laugh unnecessarily!
This way/that way type - For any company related doubts, ask team member V.For any competitor related doubts, ask team member W. For any Product related doubts , ask team member X, For any technology related doubts, ask team member Y. For any client related doubts, ask team member Z.
For all your doubts their answer will be like an answering machine of a call center. They are just not (ready to be) available to guide you...for reasons being feeling sleepy, bad hair do day, bad spouse day,bad cricket match day, bad boss day (!),bad Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday.....
God father/mother - They are "father/mother/boss" under one roof category! They assume themselves to be your god father/mother and guides you even in your personal issues like choosing the brand of milk/newspaper for your family. But, it comes as a package. Along with this wonderful guidance will come the request for booking their flight tickets, taking a print out from the printer, taking a xerox copy of some document,(both printer & xerox machines are near his /her table BTW) book table for his family & business lunch......(list is miscellaneous and never ending)!
Once upon a time type - For whatever you achieve, this boss will give you a killer sarcastic look which says "duh! this is nothing..once upon a time, i have achieved more than this!" There is no word called "appreciation" in his dictionary.
"Spy"ce type - These bosses will doubt you, your talent, your potential, your intention, your experience, your ambition, your behaviour....everything about YOU! This guy will have a spy in your team who will report the happenings of the day to him at EOD. In his/her eyes, you are the "bad man/woman".
"Hutch" dog type - wherever you go he/she will follow....thru phone/sms/mail/ping/messenger/blackberry...(name it)...it doesnt matter whether u r on leave/vacation/its 2 AM/u r in loo/u r in death bed....they give a damn!!!
Well...so...uuhhhh....Good boss is a myth. There are only bad & ugly bosses :)
What say boss?
Like "maatha,pitha,guru,dheivam",another inevitable person who should be in this list is "bossu"...In my humbling (trembling/terrifying/manda kaanjufying) experiences with so many of that species, i have come to a conclusion on their "types".
New born type - These are the just promoted bosses who were working in your same level/band/rank in their pre-promotion phase.So, unfortunately they know all the thillumullu / golmaal that people in the team and office are indulged in.So, its very difficult to act nice with these people.. primarily because, they talk to you with a "i-know-what-you-did-with-the-last-boss?" look. Also, they come with the pressure of tsunami, as they want to show the world that, they are better than the previous ones.
He-he-ha-ha-ho-ho type - These people shout/insult/pressurize you with a a 24/7 killing "no-sense-joke" laugh.The worst part is they expect you to laugh along with them.
For eg:
You - Sir/Ma'am,Can you please explain the details in that excel?
Him/Her - I think you get a kick out of it when you make me do such things! hehehahahoho!
Well..according to him/her.....that was supposed to be a joke!
And you end up with a zero sense of humor after going through this gruesome torture of wanting to laugh unnecessarily!
This way/that way type - For any company related doubts, ask team member V.For any competitor related doubts, ask team member W. For any Product related doubts , ask team member X, For any technology related doubts, ask team member Y. For any client related doubts, ask team member Z.
For all your doubts their answer will be like an answering machine of a call center. They are just not (ready to be) available to guide you...for reasons being feeling sleepy, bad hair do day, bad spouse day,bad cricket match day, bad boss day (!),bad Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday.....
God father/mother - They are "father/mother/boss" under one roof category! They assume themselves to be your god father/mother and guides you even in your personal issues like choosing the brand of milk/newspaper for your family. But, it comes as a package. Along with this wonderful guidance will come the request for booking their flight tickets, taking a print out from the printer, taking a xerox copy of some document,(both printer & xerox machines are near his /her table BTW) book table for his family & business lunch......(list is miscellaneous and never ending)!
Once upon a time type - For whatever you achieve, this boss will give you a killer sarcastic look which says "duh! this is nothing..once upon a time, i have achieved more than this!" There is no word called "appreciation" in his dictionary.
"Spy"ce type - These bosses will doubt you, your talent, your potential, your intention, your experience, your ambition, your behaviour....everything about YOU! This guy will have a spy in your team who will report the happenings of the day to him at EOD. In his/her eyes, you are the "bad man/woman".
"Hutch" dog type - wherever you go he/she will follow....thru phone/sms/mail/ping/messenger/blackberry...(name it)...it doesnt matter whether u r on leave/vacation/its 2 AM/u r in loo/u r in death bed....they give a damn!!!
Well...so...uuhhhh....Good boss is a myth. There are only bad & ugly bosses :)
What say boss?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure | Video on TED.com
One of the best speeches i have ever come across!!! Its mesmerizing...simple...yet powerful.Happy Viewing!
JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure | Video on TED.com
JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure | Video on TED.com
Monday, February 8, 2010
All Eashwaran paathuppaan!!!
Disclaimer : Meant for tamil readers. Others, Pls read it with the help of a human translator.
"Appa, amma...We want to adopt a kozhanthai..." Krishnan (Kichu) confessed their wish...
Vekatachalam looked up from the death column page of the India's no 1 malayalam news paper >"Enna da?? adoptiona? Namma famililaya???..no! no! no need for adoption and all! andha easwaran will definitely bless our family with a baby. we just need to wait...ethryao avvaalukku even after 15 years kozhantha porakkarthu...its only been 8years for you now...so, let us wait till andha easwaran gives us one!illaena namakku koduthu vachathu athradhaan nu nenachukkalam" Venkatachalam retorted.
Vishaalam stopped cutting the vegetables and stared at Kichu and Kavitha (Kavi)...then continued her task. But with an expression of cutting her fingers instead of vegetables "Innum naan enna ellam paakarthukku irukko bhagavaanae?" the size of the cutting pieces got bigger and bigger..."adhukkudhaan annakkae Bhuvanaava kalyanam pannikka chonnaen...hmmm....naan chonnatha aaru kaekkaraa??" she murmured..
Seshambaal paati played her part as well "kollu paeran paethiya paathu kann-adaikkalaam-unu nenachaen...hmm....andha aashayellam ippo illaipa"....she resumed her task of podichifying the murukku...
"illaippa...innum how long to wait? so, adopt panradhu thaan nallathunnu padarathu"..Kichu continued his statement as if his appa,amma & paati have never spoken...but, his continued statements were ignored continuously.
"indha kaalathu kozhanthaigal padichaanu choliyuttu, oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..they want to adopt a kid it seems" Venkatachalam shared the grief news with his "VRS" gang alias (Vambu Romba Super)gang.
"US la vaelai panraanu cholliyittu oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..kichu wants to adopt a tamil kid it seems" Seshadri (VRS member) was more than willing to share this news with his wife.
"Kaineraya sambaadhikkaraan nu cholliyittu oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..kichu wants to adopt a muslim kid it seems" Mrs.Seshadri didn't forget to add and change the script while sharing the vambu with her "DHV" gang alias (Desperate Housewives for Vambu) gang.
So...the news of adoption spread like Google search engine, with the slight change in the "to be adopted kid" being from "A-Z" religions with an exception of B & I (you know why)!
Kichu & Kavi returned to US.
Called home after 3 weeks and shared the news - "Kavi is pregnant" alias (adoption idea dropped)
Each month Kavi's fotos with different stomach sizes (in pretty maternity gowns)were sent to all @ home.
They decided to have the delivery in US itself. They said they can manage.
It was a baby girl!
Vysali (alias Vishaalam i.e paati's name) - the new born landed home 3 months after her birth.
"Kozhantha appidi kichuva maadhiriyae irukku" - Kichu's family side roared.
"Kozhanthaya paatha, kavithaava paakanda.appidiyae kaviyodu face cut" - Kavi's family protested.
All shubham...
But, Kichu looked at kavi and winked with a wicked smile and "C, didn't i tell u?" look.
Yaennaa.....Vysali was Eashwaran's blessing, through a system called adoption!!!
PS: Pillows are available in all sizes & shapes(to suit the stomach sizes):-)
(PS)PS : Eashwaran alias God Shiva
"Appa, amma...We want to adopt a kozhanthai..." Krishnan (Kichu) confessed their wish...
Vekatachalam looked up from the death column page of the India's no 1 malayalam news paper >"Enna da?? adoptiona? Namma famililaya???..no! no! no need for adoption and all! andha easwaran will definitely bless our family with a baby. we just need to wait...ethryao avvaalukku even after 15 years kozhantha porakkarthu...its only been 8years for you now...so, let us wait till andha easwaran gives us one!illaena namakku koduthu vachathu athradhaan nu nenachukkalam" Venkatachalam retorted.
Vishaalam stopped cutting the vegetables and stared at Kichu and Kavitha (Kavi)...then continued her task. But with an expression of cutting her fingers instead of vegetables "Innum naan enna ellam paakarthukku irukko bhagavaanae?" the size of the cutting pieces got bigger and bigger..."adhukkudhaan annakkae Bhuvanaava kalyanam pannikka chonnaen...hmmm....naan chonnatha aaru kaekkaraa??" she murmured..
Seshambaal paati played her part as well "kollu paeran paethiya paathu kann-adaikkalaam-unu nenachaen...hmm....andha aashayellam ippo illaipa"....she resumed her task of podichifying the murukku...
"illaippa...innum how long to wait? so, adopt panradhu thaan nallathunnu padarathu"..Kichu continued his statement as if his appa,amma & paati have never spoken...but, his continued statements were ignored continuously.
"indha kaalathu kozhanthaigal padichaanu choliyuttu, oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..they want to adopt a kid it seems" Venkatachalam shared the grief news with his "VRS" gang alias (Vambu Romba Super)gang.
"US la vaelai panraanu cholliyittu oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..kichu wants to adopt a tamil kid it seems" Seshadri (VRS member) was more than willing to share this news with his wife.
"Kaineraya sambaadhikkaraan nu cholliyittu oru use-uum illai...all educated, but not respecting the culture..kichu wants to adopt a muslim kid it seems" Mrs.Seshadri didn't forget to add and change the script while sharing the vambu with her "DHV" gang alias (Desperate Housewives for Vambu) gang.
So...the news of adoption spread like Google search engine, with the slight change in the "to be adopted kid" being from "A-Z" religions with an exception of B & I (you know why)!
Kichu & Kavi returned to US.
Called home after 3 weeks and shared the news - "Kavi is pregnant" alias (adoption idea dropped)
Each month Kavi's fotos with different stomach sizes (in pretty maternity gowns)were sent to all @ home.
They decided to have the delivery in US itself. They said they can manage.
It was a baby girl!
Vysali (alias Vishaalam i.e paati's name) - the new born landed home 3 months after her birth.
"Kozhantha appidi kichuva maadhiriyae irukku" - Kichu's family side roared.
"Kozhanthaya paatha, kavithaava paakanda.appidiyae kaviyodu face cut" - Kavi's family protested.
All shubham...
But, Kichu looked at kavi and winked with a wicked smile and "C, didn't i tell u?" look.
Yaennaa.....Vysali was Eashwaran's blessing, through a system called adoption!!!
PS: Pillows are available in all sizes & shapes(to suit the stomach sizes):-)
(PS)PS : Eashwaran alias God Shiva
Sunday, January 31, 2010
F.E.A.R
When i think of this topic, the first thing that comes to my mind is the below scene from Thenali movie (Tamil) in which Kamal Hassan spits out an endless list of "bhayams" i.e Fear!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCZIqlvZuWw&feature=PlayList&p=25C4EC7BB006BFD3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=31
For each one of us, the so called "Fear" could be different...Fear of death,Fear of stage(the second most common fear), fear of speech, Fear of DOG, Fear of seniors (@ work & otherwise), Fear of .....blah blah blah...
But, what is the cause of this Fear? Where is it coming from? When did we start fearing something in our lives?
In my eternal search in answering these questions, i found something very interesting...
Fear is nothing but, Fantasies Experienced (&) Accepted (as) Real!
It's coming from our failures, our society, our surroundings, our experience...
The moment we experience something bad/not so likable which is not according to our expectations,the "fear" of "that" will root somewhere deep inside us...as the time moves, "that" will grow to a big tree! and now we are Sh** scared of "that"! This is the journey of "Fear" in us..
But,the good news is there is a solution for "that" Fear! - Face "that" :)
Fantasies Accepted (r) Challenged Endlessly!
Endlessly???
Yes. That's the bad news in the good news.
There are some fears which mite take a lifetime to completely overcome. So, the same needs to be challenged and tackled every time....
So, every time you are scared of stage, participate in a programme and perform on stage....every time you are scared at seeing a dog, relax and walk without inviting it with ur "fear" look...every time you are scared of doing something....do it...
Now...hold on...
U would have heard the term...God fearing.. What's that btw??
It should be God loving...Isn't it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCZIqlvZuWw&feature=PlayList&p=25C4EC7BB006BFD3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=31
For each one of us, the so called "Fear" could be different...Fear of death,Fear of stage(the second most common fear), fear of speech, Fear of DOG, Fear of seniors (@ work & otherwise), Fear of .....blah blah blah...
But, what is the cause of this Fear? Where is it coming from? When did we start fearing something in our lives?
In my eternal search in answering these questions, i found something very interesting...
Fear is nothing but, Fantasies Experienced (&) Accepted (as) Real!
It's coming from our failures, our society, our surroundings, our experience...
The moment we experience something bad/not so likable which is not according to our expectations,the "fear" of "that" will root somewhere deep inside us...as the time moves, "that" will grow to a big tree! and now we are Sh** scared of "that"! This is the journey of "Fear" in us..
But,the good news is there is a solution for "that" Fear! - Face "that" :)
Fantasies Accepted (r) Challenged Endlessly!
Endlessly???
Yes. That's the bad news in the good news.
There are some fears which mite take a lifetime to completely overcome. So, the same needs to be challenged and tackled every time....
So, every time you are scared of stage, participate in a programme and perform on stage....every time you are scared at seeing a dog, relax and walk without inviting it with ur "fear" look...every time you are scared of doing something....do it...
Now...hold on...
U would have heard the term...God fearing.. What's that btw??
It should be God loving...Isn't it?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tamallishindi :)
Wondering what it is???
Well...Tamil + Malayalam + English + Hindi :)
Being a Tamil Iyer born and brought up in Kerala, i have the advantage of knowing Tamil & Malayalam very well....and the disadvantage of not knowing Hindi so well.
There are so many instances from which i have picked up various learning's regarding the usage of languages. But, this one was "just can't forget" sort of..
In one of my previous jobs, i worked as a customer service exec.
I take care of the walk-in customers - their queries,requests & complaints.
One fine day afternoon, a middle aged man with a thick specs and a thin beard walked in.He approached the counter and asked me "mujhe kuch doubts hein.Kis sae baath karna haein?"...(Being a Hindi handicapped person, i know this is what he asked, but i am not sure whether these are the words he used. So folks, grammatical mistakes are unavoidable (by me) & forgivable (by you))
So, the normally confident me is not so confident when it comes to Hindi. So, pretending to be confident, i said "Jee haan, aap mujsae pooch sakthae hein".( I stressed that hein part like my 7th std Hindi teacher)
There was a wide grin on his face, probably the reason being, i was intelligent enough to reply in Hindi and not in English.(or so i thought!)
So, he went on asking his doubts and i went on answering his doubts.
But,if u were an outsider, and watching this from the other side of the counter glass, u wud have felt that i am doing an action song( dancing & acting together) in front of this customer.
But, on this side of the glass, i was genuinely, seriously, horribly, terribly trying to convey my message in Hindi.
By the end of our conversation,I almost got exhausted by this uneventful attempt of mine.(my brain, my mind....)
Then, after clearing all the doubts, he handed over the cash to me. The poor me, handed over the cash to the cashier to enter it in the system. It so happened that the cashier was a Mallu. So i said.."Ligi, idhu enter cheythu kazhinjal, cash counter close cheyyam". (mathlap - Let's close the cash counter after this transaction)
Suddenly, i hear a beautiful,proper,rhythmic Malayalam!!! Any guess from whom??? From none other than our own Mr.Middle aged who made me write "ksha" in Hindi with my nose (mathlap- zimple - who gave me a tough time!)
Well, imagine my plight at the moment...I didn't know whether to be happy or sad or shocked or zombied!!!
But i had learnt my lesson - " Before replying in Hindi immediately ( and killing the language), check with the customer which are the languages he is comfortable with. The lady luck will always be with one language apart from Hindi!!!
Well...Tamil + Malayalam + English + Hindi :)
Being a Tamil Iyer born and brought up in Kerala, i have the advantage of knowing Tamil & Malayalam very well....and the disadvantage of not knowing Hindi so well.
There are so many instances from which i have picked up various learning's regarding the usage of languages. But, this one was "just can't forget" sort of..
In one of my previous jobs, i worked as a customer service exec.
I take care of the walk-in customers - their queries,requests & complaints.
One fine day afternoon, a middle aged man with a thick specs and a thin beard walked in.He approached the counter and asked me "mujhe kuch doubts hein.Kis sae baath karna haein?"...(Being a Hindi handicapped person, i know this is what he asked, but i am not sure whether these are the words he used. So folks, grammatical mistakes are unavoidable (by me) & forgivable (by you))
So, the normally confident me is not so confident when it comes to Hindi. So, pretending to be confident, i said "Jee haan, aap mujsae pooch sakthae hein".( I stressed that hein part like my 7th std Hindi teacher)
There was a wide grin on his face, probably the reason being, i was intelligent enough to reply in Hindi and not in English.(or so i thought!)
So, he went on asking his doubts and i went on answering his doubts.
But,if u were an outsider, and watching this from the other side of the counter glass, u wud have felt that i am doing an action song( dancing & acting together) in front of this customer.
But, on this side of the glass, i was genuinely, seriously, horribly, terribly trying to convey my message in Hindi.
By the end of our conversation,I almost got exhausted by this uneventful attempt of mine.(my brain, my mind....)
Then, after clearing all the doubts, he handed over the cash to me. The poor me, handed over the cash to the cashier to enter it in the system. It so happened that the cashier was a Mallu. So i said.."Ligi, idhu enter cheythu kazhinjal, cash counter close cheyyam". (mathlap - Let's close the cash counter after this transaction)
Suddenly, i hear a beautiful,proper,rhythmic Malayalam!!! Any guess from whom??? From none other than our own Mr.Middle aged who made me write "ksha" in Hindi with my nose (mathlap- zimple - who gave me a tough time!)
Well, imagine my plight at the moment...I didn't know whether to be happy or sad or shocked or zombied!!!
But i had learnt my lesson - " Before replying in Hindi immediately ( and killing the language), check with the customer which are the languages he is comfortable with. The lady luck will always be with one language apart from Hindi!!!
Maatha, Pithaa, Dheivam!!!
Wondering where guru is?
Well...unfortunately the current scenario is tempting me to knock off "guru" from the statement "Maatha, Pitha, Guru, Dheivam".
The number of psycho teachers punishing the student cases is increasing alarmingly in India.
There is not a single day without me (us) bumping in to atleast one such news of a teacher being gruesome to the students.
The punishment ranges from tonsuring the student's head to killing the innocent souls - (this extreme is not rare) :(
Such incidents make me believe that the real "taarae zameen par" stories may not be happening any more!
Still, i would like to hold on to my belief firmly... "Behind every one's sucess there is a good teacher"
Because, i owe my belief in myself to my 8th std class teacher - Miss.Revathy.
And i am sure, for all of you, there would have been one (atleast) teacher who gave you that belief.
But, what is happening currently is beyond our ability to swallow (forget digest!!!)
Such repeating "no-sense" incidents are becoming a nighmare to the parents as well.
Its high time, our education system "educate" teachers on how to deal with the students!
Else, these students will be like flowers in a monkey's hand!
Well...unfortunately the current scenario is tempting me to knock off "guru" from the statement "Maatha, Pitha, Guru, Dheivam".
The number of psycho teachers punishing the student cases is increasing alarmingly in India.
There is not a single day without me (us) bumping in to atleast one such news of a teacher being gruesome to the students.
The punishment ranges from tonsuring the student's head to killing the innocent souls - (this extreme is not rare) :(
Such incidents make me believe that the real "taarae zameen par" stories may not be happening any more!
Still, i would like to hold on to my belief firmly... "Behind every one's sucess there is a good teacher"
Because, i owe my belief in myself to my 8th std class teacher - Miss.Revathy.
And i am sure, for all of you, there would have been one (atleast) teacher who gave you that belief.
But, what is happening currently is beyond our ability to swallow (forget digest!!!)
Such repeating "no-sense" incidents are becoming a nighmare to the parents as well.
Its high time, our education system "educate" teachers on how to deal with the students!
Else, these students will be like flowers in a monkey's hand!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Decision by bread winner or bread eater?
Scene in late 1980's/early 1990's :
Mom - Dey, take this 20 rs. Go and get one Promise tooth paste.Keep the balance as pocket money..
Kiddo - Ok amma....(and goes out to "shop" happily making big plans with the "pocket money")
Scene in 2000's :
Mom - (takes the Colgate tooth paste from the supermarket tooth paste stacks)
Kiddo - Mom...Don't take this...Let's buy Pepsodent....I don't need to lie if i use Pepsodent..
Thanks to all the ads which include kids...for this change in the scenario...(I am sure u would have seen the ad which includes 2 kids and the caption "Kids don't need to lie")
"Washing powder Nirma...Washing powder Nirma..."
"I am a Complan boy...I am a Complan girl..."
As i recall,these were the first few ads which included kids in those times...
There were very few "kid celebrities".
But, today...kids are there in almost all the ads for "A-Z" products.
This definitely "influences" them.
I remember my marketing professor once referring to UK ad makers as one of the first to capitalize this strategy of influencing kids through ads to increase the sales of the products.
And the rest of the copy cats took the advantage of this "safe & proved" path!
But the question/point i wondered was,
Did these ads change the scenario
or
Did the change in the scenario compelled the ads to change???
Whatever it is, this "strategy" has hit the nail on the head..
Because grocery decisions are not made by bread winner alone anymore...(youngest) bread eater plays an important role as well!
Now...one final challenge for you... (I tried it and did not succeed)
In the next 10 seconds,recall one ad/brand (for toothbrush/toothpaste/washing powder) which do not include kids...:)
100 points if you get it right:)
Mom - Dey, take this 20 rs. Go and get one Promise tooth paste.Keep the balance as pocket money..
Kiddo - Ok amma....(and goes out to "shop" happily making big plans with the "pocket money")
Scene in 2000's :
Mom - (takes the Colgate tooth paste from the supermarket tooth paste stacks)
Kiddo - Mom...Don't take this...Let's buy Pepsodent....I don't need to lie if i use Pepsodent..
Thanks to all the ads which include kids...for this change in the scenario...(I am sure u would have seen the ad which includes 2 kids and the caption "Kids don't need to lie")
"Washing powder Nirma...Washing powder Nirma..."
"I am a Complan boy...I am a Complan girl..."
As i recall,these were the first few ads which included kids in those times...
There were very few "kid celebrities".
But, today...kids are there in almost all the ads for "A-Z" products.
This definitely "influences" them.
I remember my marketing professor once referring to UK ad makers as one of the first to capitalize this strategy of influencing kids through ads to increase the sales of the products.
And the rest of the copy cats took the advantage of this "safe & proved" path!
But the question/point i wondered was,
Did these ads change the scenario
or
Did the change in the scenario compelled the ads to change???
Whatever it is, this "strategy" has hit the nail on the head..
Because grocery decisions are not made by bread winner alone anymore...(youngest) bread eater plays an important role as well!
Now...one final challenge for you... (I tried it and did not succeed)
In the next 10 seconds,recall one ad/brand (for toothbrush/toothpaste/washing powder) which do not include kids...:)
100 points if you get it right:)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I wish there were more Potters....
Potters??? Of course... Harry Potters!!!!
I am sure that 99% of the readers would have read HP series...for the rest (unfortunate) of the bunch...HP is a boy who fights against all the odds in his life and succeeds in killing the dark/black magician Voldemort..I don't want to deviate from the main topic...so,that's the story outline of HP series just for u :)
Now...lets do a small flashback...(rolling a mosquitoes coil in front of u to get the movie effect)
Not so long ago...i.e...last year...some time in April..i was conducting a 2 days workshop on Interpersonal Effectiveness..
On the first day, i noticed one participant... moving his lips every now and then, looking at the ceiling,sometimes smiling without any reason.I started noticing it only during the second half of the first day...When i noticed it first time, i suddenly stopped my lecture and asked him (genuinely) whether he would like to share anything...he said..."me?" he looked both sides "no.."..so i continued with my session.
On the second day...i deliberately concentrated more on this participant...and it became very obvious that his actions were not "normal".So, during the break i approached him and told him what i have noticed. He rejected my observation very bluntly saying, i mite have felt that way. So, i said," i don't have anything to loose.But, if u act this way, in front of your manager during his presentation, it will affect your career. But, if u think, u need any help, would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist"...he didn't react and just walked off...
Post the session, he came to me and apologized. For what? For lying...
It seems, he has some sort of nervous disorder and that's the reason he is unable to control his lip movements & facial expressions...So, i asked, y should he be ashamed or hide this and not consult a doc. His answer shocked me...
He said "i know the reason for this problem. Some of my relatives have done some black magic and that's y i am like this. Moreover, if i go to psychiatrist, people will think i am mad!"
Flashback stops here...
This response really made me think about...
1) Our society's attitude towards getting professional counselling/help
2) Our beliefs in "black" magic
The first one is more of a serious issue compared to the second one. Not sure, when the people in our country will start being comfortable in getting professional help for mental trauma/issues? For such people...the only piece of suggestion would be "Live for you...Not for others".
For the second point...well...we are in 21st century...so..no more comments :(
I wish people like this guy turns out to be potters in real life to fight against the odds and kill the "black magics/Voldemorts" in their lives...
I am sure that 99% of the readers would have read HP series...for the rest (unfortunate) of the bunch...HP is a boy who fights against all the odds in his life and succeeds in killing the dark/black magician Voldemort..I don't want to deviate from the main topic...so,that's the story outline of HP series just for u :)
Now...lets do a small flashback...(rolling a mosquitoes coil in front of u to get the movie effect)
Not so long ago...i.e...last year...some time in April..i was conducting a 2 days workshop on Interpersonal Effectiveness..
On the first day, i noticed one participant... moving his lips every now and then, looking at the ceiling,sometimes smiling without any reason.I started noticing it only during the second half of the first day...When i noticed it first time, i suddenly stopped my lecture and asked him (genuinely) whether he would like to share anything...he said..."me?" he looked both sides "no.."..so i continued with my session.
On the second day...i deliberately concentrated more on this participant...and it became very obvious that his actions were not "normal".So, during the break i approached him and told him what i have noticed. He rejected my observation very bluntly saying, i mite have felt that way. So, i said," i don't have anything to loose.But, if u act this way, in front of your manager during his presentation, it will affect your career. But, if u think, u need any help, would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist"...he didn't react and just walked off...
Post the session, he came to me and apologized. For what? For lying...
It seems, he has some sort of nervous disorder and that's the reason he is unable to control his lip movements & facial expressions...So, i asked, y should he be ashamed or hide this and not consult a doc. His answer shocked me...
He said "i know the reason for this problem. Some of my relatives have done some black magic and that's y i am like this. Moreover, if i go to psychiatrist, people will think i am mad!"
Flashback stops here...
This response really made me think about...
1) Our society's attitude towards getting professional counselling/help
2) Our beliefs in "black" magic
The first one is more of a serious issue compared to the second one. Not sure, when the people in our country will start being comfortable in getting professional help for mental trauma/issues? For such people...the only piece of suggestion would be "Live for you...Not for others".
For the second point...well...we are in 21st century...so..no more comments :(
I wish people like this guy turns out to be potters in real life to fight against the odds and kill the "black magics/Voldemorts" in their lives...
Monday, January 18, 2010
You are (NOT) what your color is...
There are only 2 species of human beings - Fair skinned & Dark skinned!
Let me explain...
I was watching an old tamil movie today..a devotional one in which 3 godess (Lakshmi, Parvathi & Saraswathi) are fighting to prove that they are the best of the three.Parvathi-the godess of courage blesses a coward guy and with her blessings, this guy turns out to be a courageous man and finally ends up becoming the king of that kingdom.And at the end aal izzz wel...
But, the funniest part was...this guy was dark skinned till he was blessed by the godess...post that he turned out to be fair skinned and courageous...
No clue y the director thought that the guy should be fair skinned to be courageous!!!
The bias is not only in the movie...
Whichever matrimony ad i come across...always the bride should be fair...and i think thats not at all fair!!!
I never knew this unfair fair bias will affect even the new borns...Being a brand new mom, i experienced it recently...After the common question of is it a boy or girl...the next common question/comment will be related to the color...compare the baby with his mom's color,dad's color,grand parents color, cousins color, neighbours kids color....the list is never ending....
I think this world will be a better place...if people are not worried so much about skin color...after all what is there in a color maaamooo???
But...alas!!! That's an impossible dream!!!
That's y i am saying...
There are only 2 species of human beings...Fair skinned and Dark skinned :)
Let me explain...
I was watching an old tamil movie today..a devotional one in which 3 godess (Lakshmi, Parvathi & Saraswathi) are fighting to prove that they are the best of the three.Parvathi-the godess of courage blesses a coward guy and with her blessings, this guy turns out to be a courageous man and finally ends up becoming the king of that kingdom.And at the end aal izzz wel...
But, the funniest part was...this guy was dark skinned till he was blessed by the godess...post that he turned out to be fair skinned and courageous...
No clue y the director thought that the guy should be fair skinned to be courageous!!!
The bias is not only in the movie...
Whichever matrimony ad i come across...always the bride should be fair...and i think thats not at all fair!!!
I never knew this unfair fair bias will affect even the new borns...Being a brand new mom, i experienced it recently...After the common question of is it a boy or girl...the next common question/comment will be related to the color...compare the baby with his mom's color,dad's color,grand parents color, cousins color, neighbours kids color....the list is never ending....
I think this world will be a better place...if people are not worried so much about skin color...after all what is there in a color maaamooo???
But...alas!!! That's an impossible dream!!!
That's y i am saying...
There are only 2 species of human beings...Fair skinned and Dark skinned :)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Compliments!!!
Scenario 1
Person 1 - Hey Person 2, u look awesome in this dress da...
Person 2 - Oh...really? this is one of my oldest dresses....
Scenario 2
Person 1 - Hey, Person 2, nice dress...this suits u very well...
Person 2 - Oh.....this costs just 200 rs da...got it from some bazaar...
How many times have you come across such a situation? You could have been in person 1 or 2 position...But, i will bite my ears if u say "never" to my question here....
Of course...i have encountered this situation n number of times (stopped counting after a point of time...thats y saying n)...Was reacting like person 2 till i was enlightened by the assertive thought of "why the hell am i not saying thank you to these compliments?"
Hold on...what am i trying to say? Simple...
Let us learn to say thank you to the compliments rather than being shy and justifying the compliment with some silly dialogues...
Now, why am i saying this? Again simple...
If we start saying thank you to the compliments without unnecessarily questioning the intention of the giver,
1) it makes our life easier
2) removes so called inferiority complex
3) increases confidence
Woh woh woh...don't take this to the extent u r thinking right now...ie "what if the giver thinks that i am proud, if i just say thank you"?? Here...my answer is...such a person doesn't know you :) so....chill!!!
Person 1 - Hey Person 2, u look awesome in this dress da...
Person 2 - Oh...really? this is one of my oldest dresses....
Scenario 2
Person 1 - Hey, Person 2, nice dress...this suits u very well...
Person 2 - Oh.....this costs just 200 rs da...got it from some bazaar...
How many times have you come across such a situation? You could have been in person 1 or 2 position...But, i will bite my ears if u say "never" to my question here....
Of course...i have encountered this situation n number of times (stopped counting after a point of time...thats y saying n)...Was reacting like person 2 till i was enlightened by the assertive thought of "why the hell am i not saying thank you to these compliments?"
Hold on...what am i trying to say? Simple...
Let us learn to say thank you to the compliments rather than being shy and justifying the compliment with some silly dialogues...
Now, why am i saying this? Again simple...
If we start saying thank you to the compliments without unnecessarily questioning the intention of the giver,
1) it makes our life easier
2) removes so called inferiority complex
3) increases confidence
Woh woh woh...don't take this to the extent u r thinking right now...ie "what if the giver thinks that i am proud, if i just say thank you"?? Here...my answer is...such a person doesn't know you :) so....chill!!!
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