Saturday, January 28, 2006

She...

with Rang de Basanti( now with new Eastman photographs) being slightly off-track, I should return to my general light blogging. So if your boss is a SHE. Many things happened and changed into your life and the typically correct things otherwise turned into unassumed philosophies.
The hero of the story is not a typical you know who.
Boss is in late 30s and has a great sense of humor, widely socially accepted, unlike the guys I have been with over the years.

Boss : so you are getting married ?
He : yes Mam.
Boss : you didn't invite me in engagement as well.
He : I was about to ask you but you were busy with Russians.
Boss : So what do you think is more important. Your engagement or Russians ?
He : (keeps mum)
Boss : You are goin to stay here not them. I hope you know it..
He : yes Mam.
Boss : What she do ?
He : a doctor( a lot of other stuff about her MD and blah blah blha)
Boss : She must be very brilliant in studies. not like u i guess?
He : no mam, u know general OBc stuff and all.
Boss : but still making it to Gandhi for mbbs is a big thing. dont u think so.
He : ya Mam.
Boss : so what's the specialization
He : she is a gynecologist
Boss : wow. Now I will be treated free naa ?
He : sure Mam.
Boss : but you are getting married within 3 weeks of engagement.
He : yes Mam.
Boss : why so much hurry. btw are u hurrying or she (with ;) )
He : no mam, parents decided so.
Boss : you meet her before. your girlfriend... ab dont say ki u met her first in engagement
( I couldn't stop laughing after this.. and left the room. so much grill from lady boss. )
I cant put all those emotions in the conversation but still this is fair enough to give the idea of what will happen to you when you go to her to invite for your marriage.

NOW WHAT MORE.. one more twist in the story... Now you are the boss and she is newly joined gal .
She : He is getting married.
Me : yaa.
She : Love marriage or ..
Me : madam, love marriage ka fashion chala gaya hai.
She : maine aise hi poocha
Me : what would you prefer ?
She : blush and slight smile. ( another 12 $ bottle of wine )
She : Can I go for lunch.
We started laughing...
She : why are you all laughing.....
Me : No you go for it. we generally laugh for no valid reasons.

Point is ki women empowerment has helped us by making the grass greener and these corporate a cool place to work with. with decent luck, which I dont have, you can get away without a lady boss. and a lady coworker or junior under you is just a icing in the cake which I am rite now eating.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Rang De Basanti


When the day doesn't start with the regular ho halla means that it is some sort of holiday and when u turn up The Hindu, u find that it is the day to celebrate the Republic day. Suddenly u got the idea about seeing the republic day parade on DD1, best show DD1 ever organize over the years with almost highest viewership.

So turn on the TV and just remember when was the last time you have attended the flag hoisting. For me some 4 years back.. however ppl remember that day with bhuj earthquake. but no matter how much insensitive is you, u can still watch it on doordarshan, a real door dershan so to say. then try to see the show of the might that india really has and if you could do, dare to look that child in you who is going to school few years back with a flag in hand and smile perfectly suiting that neat uniform. get more deeper and remember the oratory skills of school principal and u are now near to get the exact words that excites you those days. Missile and fighter aircrafts used to give you the feelings Premchand explained in Idgaah. the inspirations were different, dreams were different , we were different. The people who used to encourage us those days, today show reservations on my credentials when I tell them about my contribution in some of the missiles. they expect me to leave this work and do something better, or in their words more rewarding ...

Suddenly you will realize that the past is not perfect, i better not see it. but if it is so, will future be. A country with almost 60 years of independence should have a bright future, BUT a future that still needs morning newspaper to realize about republic day, a future who still hardly dare to see its past glory, a future who has changed its inspiration ..is certainly not the future we ever thought of, atleast as a child.

The Vision 2020 lies not in the hands of IT and ITES professionals, it is not there in increasing purchasing power and FDI, it is there in the mindset of the people who dare to look back and take inspirations. Rang De Basanti is what comes to my mind in the morning after the republic parade and if all colours have faded out of our life, this is a colour of new dreams.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

The Truman Show

When it comes to being lazy and doing nothing, nobody beats me for sure. This is a perception ppl can form about you if you don't check all the mediums to contact them. My last blog was dated some five months back and reason for not writing is just lack of content. But when some fairer sex ask u about not writing for so long, surely u wont be disappointing her unless Murphy personally comes and meet you. And the hometown visit just provided the content.

Myself and ashutosh many times have discussed about family melodramas on various channels It usually happened whenever we came back after mid term breaks and what Mr. Bajaj is doing these days and how Anurag is recovering is shared. One half hour after six months was just enough for us to get how much serial have progressed. But this blog is not to tell ashu ki how kasauti is doin or jassi is jazzin but a postmodernist approach and reaction for the contemporary status of these never ending stories.

Those who have watched the Truman show must have remembered the way the promotional advertisements were presented. Here TV serials in India also reached the same level. To state a example, where a newly wed wife is telling her husband to postpone the honeymoon plan because the star plus award ceremony is being telecasted next week and by goin on the honeymoon,they will be not only missing it but also wont be able to enjoy honeymoon that way. Congrats Ekta kapoor ! U have just crossed landmark by giving a professional touch to TV serials and blessings to all would be husbands for having a big heart as no matter how much u prepare to settle down the post marriage hassles, u will find yourself cursing the day u decided for gettin engaged as the saas bah stuff(or what I shd call it) wont let you stand at ease ever and make u sleepless as if u r in Seattle.
Kabira is so much unhappy with one more reason, and as it goes

Kabira tab tab raat main, phaphak phaphak ker roe |
Jab jab Mirza sania, khel se baahar hoe ||
Kataa Asha parekh ka tha, dard jariwala ko hoe |
Kabira tab tab raat main, phaphak phaphak ker roe ||