Wow!

Wow, did that really happen? I mean my name appearing on a page of The Times of India? OK, OK, I must admit, a supplement, not the main paper. But not bad, huh?


A bit too late to say (it appeared on Apr 22), but hey, it felt just awesome!


And the JAM bylines were great uppers too! :-)

Inventions we Really Need

• Shirt with built-in deo: You wear a nice shirt in the morning. By afternoon, you are stinking like a fish. You feel embarassed about yourself. And you have an early evening date. No time to go home and change. Then what do you do? Well, this shirt will help!



• 100% Waterproof Paper: This paper can be used for books, and the books, in turn, will be a hit with bookworms who read everywhere- snuggled up in bed, on the treadmill, at the bus-stop, and, if they had their way... in the shower, or while it is raining (yes, there are people like that).



• Voice-activated TV Remote: The TV remote was designed to make peoples' lives easier. They didn't need to walk over to the TV and change the channel, or increase the volume. Now with this remote, people won't even need to reach out for the remote. They just say "Channel 5" or "Star Plus" and the channel changes.

Pollscape

Two ladies with coloured hair and huge hips stood before me in the queue at the polling booth. The officer asked for the healthier lady's ID. She said she hadn't carried one.

"College ID?" he asked.

"I'm not in college anymore," she replied.

I'm sure she was flattered.

Escape

Do people write/paint/make a film/create a piece of art to escape or to go back to their problems?

Eavesdropping

OK, OK, I know it's wrong to eavesdrop, but sometinmes you just can't avoid it. Some people talk loudly and clearly, as if they are inviting you to hear them talk.

A couple of weeks back, I was walking in the park, minding my own business, when three women began walking a few feet behind me. The next minute they were complaining about their respective moms-in-law (what's new?). The conversation's rhythm changed from the usual mundane ("my mother-in-law is too interfering") to the shockingly hilarious ("we lived in the same house without talking to each other for 10 days in a row").

But hey, I'm not complaining, because I had a great time. It was like watching a saas-bahu sitcom without the visuals. I had a good laugh later on.

Did I tell you about the time a saas was complaining about her bahu in chaste Punjabi, and I followed every word? (She didn't realise that some people in Mumbai do know good Punjabi!)

Watch what you say. I may be lurking nearby. ;-)