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Monday, 18 April 2005
Cricket Catastrophe
Mood:
 mischievious
Topic: Wise Donkey
There are still some souls in India who think cricket is a waste of energy. OK OK I will be specific - men's cricket. (They dont have an opinion on women's cricket because, though they reached World Cup final, most dont know they exist.) But what no one considers a waste is the post series analysis. So what if the Indian team has a laptop, software etc, I wonder if any computer can compete with the billion opinions which will be discussed now. Well what can we do when India wins? Party all night, burst crackers, distribute sweets and tell the next day wow did u see the match etc? So we will have some commentators singing praises and we will have to endure the cricketer who is the flavour of the month, in few more ads. But when we lose : Read More...
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Being Sensitive 2 Challenged & err Tendulkar
Mood:
 cheeky
Topic: Wise Donkey
Muse : Write something new. The Indian Women's cricket team has lost the final 2 days back and your blog looks tremendously out of fashion.
Self : You are suppose to inspire me. But you are too busy watching men's cricket.
Muse : And what are you doing, while typing this post arent you sneaking a glance at Tendulkar's batting.
Self : Speaking of Tendulkar's batting, I was thinking perhaps I should do a post on being sensitive to challenged people's needs.
Muse gawking and gasping : Tendulkar is challenged?
Self : Well he says he is vertically challenged and hence has problems with sight-screen.
Read More...
Saturday, 9 April 2005
Women Cricket & Ads on TV
Mood:
mischievious
Topic: Wise Donkey
Hmmm did you see the pics, of the Women in Blues, anyone looks like Anna (Kournikova)?
No. If anyone had looked like Anna, would the sponsors have kept away? After all talent is not the first thing they look for. But I think now, the girls will get more corporate support now, after all even if they dont win on Sunday, they did enter the finals of the World Cup for the first time. Who do you think will jump onto the bandwagon or use women's cricket in their ads?
Well the fairness cream definitely. Now we will have ads not of just girls becoming commentators using fairness cream but of a girl hitting a six but not finding a guy and torn between net practise and her tanned face. And some well wisher will give her the Solution and hey presto within a week or 10 days, she will score a match winning shot, which will be a six and yeah a guy in the stadium will catch it and of course he will be handsome rich and eligible and ask the girl if she would marry him and she will have 2 trophies thanks to the fairness cream, one for the Person of the Match and the other Mr.Admirer of Ms.Fair Face. Read More...
Friday, 8 April 2005
Kidding - World Cup Wish 4 Indian Women's Cricket
Dear Diary
I hope the Indian Women's Cricket team wins the World cup in the final against Australia.
Then atleast they might come more on TV
and people will realise girls can play cricket too.
Now Mummy Papa say if I play cricket I will lose my complexion
and no one will marry me.
And at school though there is a boys cricket team, there is no girls cricket team.
And I dont know with whom I can play and practise.
If I play with the boys no one takes me seriously
And many think its just an excuse to be with boys.
(Mummy Papa get angry and say this will affect my image too).
So hopefully they will win. But even if they dont win, I will not give up.
After all these players would have started playing a decade back
And they would have faced the same problems
But they didnt give up, did they? A 14 year old girl.
pics from
http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2005/apr/08cric3.htm
http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2005/apr/08cric4.htm
Thursday, 7 April 2005
Aargh Diaries - World Health Day
Mood:
 down
Topic: Aargh Diaries
 I entered the office and the Lady in the Corner (I will think of a better nickname later) wished me with a bright smile ,"Happy World Health Day". I mumbled a thanks and wish you the same, and got another excuse to delay starting my work. Thought, what does stuff like these mean to me? Do I get a day off? No. Do I get gifts and wishes and ecards? No. (On the +ve side I dont have to send ecards and give gifts and no one can be upset with me for forgetting them). Wonder why the corporate marketing wizkids Read More... Wednesday, 6 April 2005
Reqd home 4 pups in Bangalore
Mood:
 cool
Topic: Wise Donkey
Monday, 4 April 2005
Thuvaiyals Pastes that can be mixed with Rice
Topic: Chef
Thuvaiyals are Pastes which can be added to rice.
Coconut ThuvaiyalHeat 1 teaspoon oil, add asafoetida, when it bursts add 3 redchillies and 3 teaspoons black gram dhal. When the dhal turns red, add around 1/8th of a coconut and saute lightly. Grind with 1 teaspoon of salt, and water.A tiny bit of tamarind is optional.
Onion ThuvaiyalSame as above. Reduce the chillies to 2 and 1 big onion. Saute till it turns golden brown before grinding into a paste.Tomato can be used instead of blackgram dhal. When doing that, grind the paste and then saute.
Corainder Leaves ThuvaiyalPinch the leaves and wash well. 'Fry asafoetida, 3 red chillies, 3 teaspoon of blackgram dhal in 1 teaspoon of oil. Grind it with the leaves and 1 teaspoon salt. Tamarind too optional. Note the leaves need not be sauted in oil. option 2 Instead of blackgram dhal, 1 tomato can be used and it can be mixed while making vegetables salads with grated carrot or cucumber
Mint Leaves ThuvaiyalSame as Corainder leaves thuvaiyal.
Orange peep Thuvaiyal (Have not tried it)Choose the yellow variety. Scald the peel in 2 teaspoon of oil, with 2 teaspoon black gram dhal,3 red chillies, and asafoetida and grind with 1 teaspoon of salt. If water is not used, can be kept for couple of days.
Dhal Thuvaiyal.In 1 teaspoon of oil, fry half cup red gram dhal and 1 red chilli. Grind this with 1 teaspoon of salt and little coconut if desired.
Other vegetables too can be used to make a Thuvaiyal. Can follow the above principle.
Basically black gram dhal is added as a volumiser. Another volumiser is tomato. Which can be varied depending on tastes preferences. While adding water, while grinding in a mixie add it slowly instead of all at once.Never ever use black gram dhal without turning them red. Raw blackgram dhal tastes awful. :)
Monday, 4 April 2005
Mr.Popular & Saurav Ganguly
Mood:
cheeky
Topic: Aargh Diaries
A friend from Visakhapatnam wanted my suggestions on party conversations and being Mr.Popular. Well though I dont buzz around in the party circuit and definitely not Mr.Popular, this doesnt prevent me from giving tips:D Rule no.1 Talk about Cricket/Politics/Films. Someone or other is bound to be interested in that. Rule no.2Spout Statistics if possible, you will look knowledgable too. But dont go into tooooo much statistics. One stat per conversation should be your limit. Rule no.3Generally you dont have to talk a lot or know a lot to be popular, listening would do equally well and compliments will do more :) But dont go overboard, it will be treated as flattery. Stick to one per conversation. Rule no.4If you dont smoke drink or eat only veggies, and others have different preferences, dont advertise it. Just quietly follow it. I sent this by email and thought perhaps I could elaborate on this in a book and was wondering if I would be able to get a 7 figure book contract when I received an email from my friend - he doesnt watch cricket. Aargh!! Didnt know there could be guys who dont follow cricket Read More...
Sunday, 3 April 2005
Win With Wail
Mood:
 irritated
Topic: Kidding
Dear Diary,
I wanted pizza.
(Because I saw a Pizza ad on TV)
Mom said no.
I cried.
She still said no.
I cried more.
Dad came into the room.
Mom explained why I was crying.
He said he had a headache and scolded her for making me cry.
I kept on crying.
He got angry and he hit me.
I decided to cry more.
Mom and Dad argued.
I screamed.
They got tired with my screams.
They took me out.
They ordered pizza and burger and also french fries.
And wiped my tears.
And told me to be good and get good marks.
I said yes and smiled as I sipped the softdrink.
Its so easy to win with a wail.
A 6 year old.
Men Mars Women Venus Eunuch Hell
Mood:
 don't ask
Topic: Aargh Diaries
Lunch time at work, one is supposed to eat in peace. But becomes tough when people start discussing their problems and issues with me.
Yesterday a guy was cribbing about tax concessions for women. Well its his money, so if he wants to crib, his choice. But he was cribbing to me, so it was my choice to give him advise:D
And so I said, If you think being a female has more advantages, get yourself castrated, then undergo hormone therapy and become a female and get tax concessions or just remain an eunuch say, its worse for them and get more tax benefits than the females.
Needless to say, he didnt find it funny and thought I was being insensitive to the third sex. And (thankfully) walked away. And I thought, aaah peace atlast.
But then minutes later a female was saying to me, she wanted to find out who her true male friends were. She wanted a friend not due to her looks, but for her mind.
Yeah you guessed it, since the concept was fresh in my mind, I told her, tell them you are an eunuch and say you are the marvel of surgery and hormone therapy.
I thought it was not a bad idea, but she thought I was being horrible and insensitive.
Yes, now the guys and girls both hate me, at work. And I dont have to worry about anyone disturbing me at lunchtime.
All are busy gossiping on my sex and sexual preferences and which feature of mine, could be the result of surgery etc.
But life sure would be better if people didnt stare too much:)
Aargh !!
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