& All fall down!!

Recession - in simpler terms!!

That Stoopid Inner Voice!!

I was blissfully on my way to being 'Laziness personified' (if thats a real sentence) in my company, as there wasnt any boss around, except for the big guy who couldnt understand my job profile(designer) & with my desk safely tucked away into a corner, I was in a world of my own!!

& I took complete advantage of that - used to read online, watch movies(@home) till after 4am, then go to office & sleep it off.

A li'l voice in the back of my head reared its really really stoopid head & just got louder & demandin!!

& now, Voila - am in a new company!! same field wit li'l difference!! Went for the interview on sept 24th '08, joined on feb'09, recession havin interfered!!

wit many thanx to a colleague who I particulary didnt like when he was in my previous company(he actually helped me inspite of knowin that he bugs me & still does)!! cause now, am obliged to him. I recently threw up in his car(into a bag), so the obligations gone up a notch!!

I somehow always manage to stand out wherever I go!! 3/4th of the people here are malus & am the only one who doesnt talk malayalam!! My only orkut ebuddy works here coincidentally & he's actin like we never met before!!

I still question the wisdom of makin that jump & that stoopid voice is pipin up again slowly askin me

"What exactly is my purpose in this world?? What do I hope to achieve in my time?"

If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer.

Due to time constraints, am certifiably laggin behind on the movies, which bugs the hell out of me!! So, I go on late night movie marathon sprees off & on!! Roughly translated - I watch movies after midnight, sleep by dawn & catch up on my sleep at work. Awesome right?
If I were a critic( I hate Beyonce's "If I were a boy" - no relation to this at all), here's how my review would be --
Didnt like Amy adams in Enchanted ...James mardsen's animated character's always the loosin the girls!!
Jodha Akbar - hrithik's romantic smile is infectious, ignored the girl, one awesome song...
Knocked up - absolute crap - I have never been glued to a seat by the disgust & revulsion I felt for this movie - if I'd moved, I'd have thrown up!!
Madagascar 2 & Ratatouille are so cute!! Kung Fu panda & Horton Hears a who comin up over the weekend!!
Jane tu Ya jane Na & Dostana had me in splits even at 3am!! Abhishek Bachan is too spontaneous an actor!!
Tare zameen par - dragged over the emotions quite a bit - that dad statement was realistic- So, my son's got dyslexia...what do i do? cant afford the expensive skools, let him suffer it out there only!!!"??
SlumDog Millionaire - didnt like the part where the brothers break up over a girl, especially after what they'd been through - doesnt happen often wit Indians - which goes to show the foriegn angle!!
Eklavya, Kabul Express, Taxi no 9211 - Grippin & fascinatin movies. Chucked Chak De India half way through & liked only the celebrity song in Om Shanti Om, Ranbir kapoor's cute cute - but with attitude!! Will not c Dark Knight, sad that I saw Brokeback Mountain (even though it was the last bit) but I did c again 10 things I hate about U...Heath Ledger's so cute!!
Came across Persuit of Happyness by chance & loved it

Artificial Intelligence is NO match for Natural Stoopidity!!

There's been only One cute guy that anju, kavitha & myself have agreed upon, though mayb, KK was another too...the guy certainly was really good lookin & he had 2/3 votes!!

Cute pix- though i dont much like James Mardsen & Jonathan jackson's ok...

My Two Tennis Cuties - Goran Ivanisevic & Mark Philippoussis

Me: it was innocent suggestion -- He(Dhoni)'s nice...u r nice-- 2 great ppl together-what more could v ask for!!
Anju: do you know him that well personally? i could murder him with his cricket bat
Karen: Anju... that is sad
Anju: or stake him with a wicket … hahaha
Karen: poor dhoni.... be nice to him, don't marry him, but be nice-- he deserves it-- admire his resilience and spirit and courage
Me: well, I’ll suggest him to my pal- she's a tennis player!!
Karen: you can be rude to the neta of the nation... all the political blockheads... but dhoni is a true son of the soil... albeit all the face cream ads...
Anju: let dhoni be a true son or whatever- may he do good for his country- and may he make us proud- but if all he plays is cricket then he's useless
Karen: for that reason, I admire sonia gandhi...
me: he's only 26...ouch
Anju: yes good for her
Karen: I mean if it was me, I would have left long back...
Anju: i wish our stupid indians would support people like them instead of rooting for obama
stupid people here... no wonder we're still "developing"!
Karen: obama is good too...
me: c my display title – “Anju – Stop Bashin my Dhoni”!!
Karen: he he... you guys are funny....
Anju: see mine “U, my secretary of State & Dhoni, my Court Jester”
Karen: anju, court jester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even funnier!!!!!man, I can't stop laughing-my boss is goin to kick me out
Anju: it's okay, i'll hire you as book club minister and philosophical aid
me: anju, if he's on your team...then I’ll b on board
Karen: I'd like to be foreign affairs minister
Anju: yeah i'll have the foreign affairs
Karen: then I'd get to meet your william.... and plan a secret marriage for you
me: & dhoni can make them laugh off the awkwardness
Anju: what awkwardness?
me: on his side!!
u'll b on a roll but ofcourse!! u know whose israel's foreign minister?
Anju: no..
me: a female & she'll probably b the new prime minister after the feb elections!!sexy right- females are shootin into power

GOD - drink some water - stay focussed!!DONT LOOSE TRACK OF HUMANITY!!

200 dead in Mumbai after Terror attack

116 dead in chennai after cyclone attack!!

God, ARE U LISTENIN? What say those people who U have just taken up there?

Giugno,Luglio,Agosto,Settembre!!

Oh, where's that handy carbon monoxide leak when a girl needed it?

After my boss quit by mid April, my workload considerably reduced.

However, in June, a huge project was thrust onto my head, by none other than - me, myself. Finished 1/4 of it in 2months, durin which, I read 10 M&Bs while at work. It ended with a showdown between me & my colleague - Indian Vs Egyptian, chaired by Syrian Lebanese, which I won neatly.

Sometime in August, I bought a mobile solely for its 5mp camera & handwriting recognition features. The salesman baited me with a 30kd(5100rs) gift voucher, which turned out to be full of worthless, ridiculously priced items!! There would've been blood that night if my man friday hadnt chickened out & a lawyer wouldve been rich if my man hadnt rushed off straight home!!
Back when a hoe was Hoe
Coke was a Coke

The IPL cricket match in June'08, where Dhoni was the captain of my favorite place - Chennai - but apart from the game & unbelievable oppurtunities for the youngsters, there was also the financial side of it... Y DO THEY HAVE TO BE PAID SO MUCH? thats us commoners hard workin money they are dishin out as gifts! They dont need free airtickets, their pay checks can cover even a space trip for their entire clan to pluto (oh sorry, thats not a planet anymore)!!
They are even worse for acceptin!! Dhoni was given a land in his hometown in 2005 after a brilliant game(overlookin the widows & handicapped people), which the people demanded to takeback in 2007 after a disasterous game.

Ganguly(former indian captain) has a palacial house with 44 rooms & 23 cars - cant he donate the house & cars to those rickshaw people pushin carts strugglin for a meal/ livin?

& crack's what you were doin

When you were crackin jokes

There were awesome Tennis games too that season - did U know that Tennis is sexist...females dont get the trophy, only plate, they get paid half the amount the male players get...

In a rare gesture though, Switzerland govt gave their native Roger Federer a cow to honour him - that was so Au Natural !!

Federer also tried out a traditional one-legged Swiss milking stool in front of his new friend - Juliet, whose head was wreathed in garlands of mountain flowers. He performed her regular 5pm milking.

An old footballer of the 60's once said " Back then, U win the world cup, U get a gold fountain pen"

Nursery Rhymes with a touch of Reality!! OUCH!!