S-I-C-K!

I fall sick almost every month. Same problem every time- cough, cold, headache, fever. Sinusitis they call it. It really beats the hell out of me. Don't have the capacity to read, write, or even turn on the computer. Luckily, I'm feeling better now. But it comes at a time when exams are just two weeks away and there are still four projects to be submitted, out of which the entire class has not even started on two.

Anyway, the question bothering me is that why do I fall sick every month? I have a weird theory for this. Classrooms in colleges are stuffy and over-crowded, and the teacher insists on shutting the door while teaching. As a result, we breathe the same air throughout the four hours we're stuck there. And that disgusting air is not just BO. It's also got non-smelling, invisible things. That makes you more susceptible to illness. Know what I mean?

Dumb theory. But at least I can blame the college for it. ;-)
How Can They?

Forget How Can They? They already did it. And what are we doing about it? Nothing, just sitting, watching the news helplessly. And can Prez Bush do anything about it? I bet you can't, and he won't. After all, it wasn't a church. It was a temple. And Indian lives ain't as important as American lives, are they?

I let myself cry. Couldn't sleep all of Tuesday or Wednesday.

Solution: Use the bomb. Ignore Dubya's and Tony's statements.


Internet Heights

Got this in an e-mail:
HEIGHT OF ISOLATION:
Two persons sitting side by side using emails to communicate with each other.

HEIGHT OF COWARDICE:
Two persons fighting through emails.

HEIGHT OF HELPLESSNESS:
Receiving no emails for a week.

HEIGHT OF FRUSTRATION:
The email server being down.

HEIGHT OF CARELESSNESS:
Writing a love mail and doing a 'Send All.'

HEIGHT OF ACHIEVEMENT:
A person sending email to a girl wanting to become friends and getting a reply.

HEIGHT OF TIMEPASS:
A person sending email to himself

HEIGHT OF EXPECTATION:
Sending Indian cricket team an e-mail, wishing them to win a match. NB: Doesn't apply now!

HEIGHT OF REPETITION:
Forwarding an email to someone and receiving the same email forwarded back to you by some one in the receiving chain.

HEIGHT OF BROWSING:
U r swimming in the pool and shout "F1 F1 F1" instead of shouting "HELP" when u are unable to swim...

Locked out!

Oops! I locked myself out of my house the other day. Left both bunch of keys inside and went out.

So what did I do?

There was only one thing to do. Call the 'key' guy.

Well, he came and worked for about two hours, shaping the Yale key, and then he said, 'OK, one last time. If it doesn't work now, I'll break the lock.'

Mom freaked out and began to pray. And hey presto! Her faith helped. The door opened. :)

Of course, I admit it was MY fault.

But I'll make sure it never happens again.

PS- Don't you think Mom should have given one set of keys to a friend or meighbour? I mean, almost everyone told me that they had given their keys to their neighbour. We've given one set to my aunt now. :)


HELP- with or without questions?

There are two kinds of people- those who help with questions, those who help without questions.

Imagine this. You go to Hollywood. There you bump into Arnold Schwazie. You are in total awe of his biceps so you ask him, "What exercises do you do for your amazing biceps?"

There are two ways in which he can answer, depending on the kind of person he is.

Number 1- If he doesn't ask questions, he'll probably say, "I do this and that....blah...blah..blah. You should try it too."

Number 2- Now if he's the other kind of person, he'll say, "I do this. What do you do? Oh my God? Only that? Are you nuts? How do you ever expect to build your biceps if you do only that much? You'd better do what I say. Otherwise you're no good, absolutely useless. And what do you eat and drink? And what medication do you take?......." so on and so forth.

Has this ever happened to you? I know a person who's type number 2, and though he's a great guy, I avoid asking him for help now.

Same Songs!

Have you ever heard a particular radio station often? If you have, you'll realize that most of them play the same song at least thrice a day. Just because it's the most popular. Oh come on! Just because it's popular, you don't have the right to bore your listeners wtih the same numbers! Play soemthing else, for heaven's sake! Or is it that you don't have any other songs?

What's Up?

Lots has been happening since the last time I blogged. Firstly, I visited GO 92.5 FM radio station on a college assignment- met a couple of RJs, took great snaps, caught a show LIVE ON AIR!

Next, a cousin got engaged. That's two of them in three months. Lots more on their way. (With arranged marriages, you always know when someone's gonna get engaged- when the parents begin to look a bit worried, that's when.)

Then, I called Radio Mirchi and was on air!!!!! :) RJ Neil was awesome! Did anyone hear me?

Then, I won a contest on 93.5 Red FM!

Then again, I called 93.5 Red FM and was on air! Talk of being obsessed with radio stations! :) But that's just me.


Top 5 Ways to Make Headlines

5. Announce your wedding with a model/actress.

4. Have a lavish wedding in another city, or better still, another country.

3. Get the government to waiver a Rs. 1.5 crore duty on an expensive car.

2. Open an expensive restaurant and then say it's for everyone (read glitterati).

1. Sign a contract with a producer for a movie after reading the script, and then sue the guy for portraying you in a bad light.

I’m Back!

It’s been a long time since I blogged, but I’m finally back! My hard disk crashed just two days before submitting an assignment, and I had no back-up! A new OS now, with all my earlier data gone!

Lesson learnt: A machine is a machine is a machine. Can stop functioning anytime.

What’s Missing These Days

• the rain
  
• helpful people
  
• good songs on FM
  
• meaningful programmes on TV (saas-bahusucks)
  
• good movies
  
• common sense (in almost everyone!)
  
• fresh, clean air
  
• a good good good medicine to get rid of this damn cold immediately!
  
• smart guys in the vicinity

Female Foeticide and Infanticide

Here I go again. I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again. Female foeticide and infanticide are still rampant in many parts of the country. Want proof? Think of this: the Child Sex Ratio in 1991 was 945 females per 1000 males. In 2001, it was 927 females per 100 males.

I’m part of a sociology seminar (to be held in December) which aims to create awareness about women today. The little research done till now has shocked me.

Consider this:

• A sex determination test of a foetus can cost as less as Rs.100 (about $2).
  
• The most industrialized states of India i.e. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh have the lowest sex ratios in India. In certain districts, the sex ratio is less than 700 females per 1000 males.
  
• There are about 2 million female foeticides per year in India.