The Other Side of Life

NOTE: Blogger has gone stark crazy. So, excuse my poor blog if it is showing weird posts, new title with old post, etc. Lunatic Blogger. Chah. The post: …And we are back! I would have loved to fake it and say I am back from a vacation, or a fancy office camp/off site, or a work filled office tour or a fleeting visit to South Africa where I possibly caught some football action live. But I won’t say all that. I am back, basically, from the dreary, daily mundane routine of slapping myself up, dragging myself to work, donkeying around and then heaving myself back home in the heat and collapsing on the bed at night. That and loads of lethargy. And also, the fact that the poor blog deserves a pampering every once in a while. Hence, this post. It might help to know a little bit about me, before we plunge in to the Gyaan that the post will offer. I am an Adult, but a Pseudo Adult. Being the youngest in the house, the team and the office doesn’t help one bit in this context. Lollypops, toy s...

Some huge trouble with Blogger! Sorry for any unnecesary posts in your Reader/Buzz. :( Will try to sort this out! Till then, Ciao!

(Wow! BlogAdda made my day! :) ) Prologue: I have been SO so SO so lazy, busy and blank, that I stopped writing posts altogether. But then, on reflection, I thought I owed this one to the unseen forces above. Hence, this post! LETTER #1 To The Gods Above, 1, "All Roads Lead to Heaven" Road, Heaven - 000000 15.06.2010 From Un Faithful Earthling Somewhere on Earth - Does the pin code matter? Sir/Ma'am, SUB: Complaint Regarding Services Rendered             This is to bring to your kind attention, the highly unsatisfactory services being rendered to me, not at all in keeping with the Contract signed during my release to the Earth. Further, I wish to register a complaint regarding the following key issues: Interaction With Irritating People : According to Clause 4 of my Contract which you have also signed, it was mutually agreed by both parties, that during my peaceful stay on Earth, my interaction with irritating peo...

Here's the deal. Eavesdropping, if anything, in my humble opinion, is an Art. Before you judge me (Judging people is also an art. Another post.), have you ever noticed this section of the population, intently focused on your conversations, staring at you, especially in Public transport, dying to catch on to every word you utter, and making it blatantly obvious that they are, well, interested? They are precisely the reason why eavesdropping qualifies into the Art category. It's these immature people who make Pros like me cringe in my comfortable corner. Hence this post, where, you "Watch and Learn", the ART of eavesdropping. Lesson #1 - Act Uninterested Do not make it obvious that you are interested. Take a deep breath, let go of yourself, relax, and sit in a comfortable position. If available, a prop would be good (Explained in Lesson #2). Now, very casually, try to grasp the basics of the conversation. It will take a few minutes, but it will happen. Getting the drift...