Thursday, April 12, 2007

So, What are your Hobbies ???

So, What are your Hobbies ???
A: Coaching lions n tigers to be man eaters, language classes for insects….classes of spying in office......dishum many more are there

My Mobile: Tring Tring…. Tring Tring … Tring Tring
Superman: Hello Good evening, Thanks for calling 1 – 800 – MADHAV, how can I help you today??
DumbMan: Teri tho sale…Coming out for dinner??
Superman: :) What time .. I am already hungry??
DumbMan: Abhi Chal…neeche Aaja ….

A bunch of us went on an expedition to Indian restaurant…it is 25 Miles drive form the place i call surrogate home. Once we drive away from downtown, it’s a boring drive… empty huge and wide roads just a couple of cars here and there...... lawns of wild grass and flowers on both the sides of roads ..more like windows walpaper, melting snow, some seagulls….I was getting bored, I started tuning into some FM stations.. tuned to 91.7 BBC News…

Host …Welcome to Talk of Town…..Today we have with us Sharon a bug collector..
Good Evening Sharon ...Thanks for coming into the show …..

Sheron… Good Evening and My Pleasure to attend a show

Host.... So Sharon…What are your hobbies apart from collecting bugs??

Eeks It’s the wicked question again “So, What are your hobbies” …. Human race has nurtured this question a long long long way ….. the funniest thing about this question…….9 out of 10 ppl answering this question will bull shit….At least me..... I never had a answer for this question but still I have been bull shitting when ever I am shot with tis question……

On a serious note … Hobbies are no longer personal stuff. Now they are not the private affairs, practised in one's free time to soothen one's nerves. Meaning of Hobby is - auxiliary activity….. it is something which is not your primary activity,,,If my primary activity is to be awake most of the day …my hobby is automically is to sleep….as simple as it …

As a kid when ever relatives use to visit my place they use to carefully extract My First Name..Last Name …school Name ….what class…what section ….whats the teachers name …..friends name ……after they are done with their cencus.. the final blow will come….So What are your hobbies…. At that age I never had any hobby …. But then its Prestige Issue ,,,,, I use to bullshit ….reading and playing cricket …… even though all I played was “I Spy” (Eyes Spice Local Lingo ;))…Lagori (a game played with a ball and couple of stones…bacchas) …. Jooth ata(Catch me if u can) ….I don’t know why are these not classified as Hobbies

As a teenager my answer used to be more refined…I could not afford to tell that I play cricket….People use to feel that I am not studios and wasting lot of time playing……So I use to trick them telling I read novels …..but then they had become wiser tooo……who do u read…..I am a smart chap…. Solid answer …. Sheldon……but reality is I have only read Tinkle ….. Gokul….. Amara Chita katha,,,,chandamama…..apart from Supadi …Shikari Shambu …. Chacha choudry comic strips .. there is nothing much I have read …….

Once we are in college it was tough for me, i had to prepare resumes for projects …interviews….but then I did not have enough stuff to put in it…so I use to fill the resumes with some crazy stuff like hobbies and membership to elite clubs…. In resume also I have bull shitted .. like reading books and traveling …but then its was done intentionally ….. reading to tell world that I am a very studious guy an I know lot of stuff,,,and traveling to tell ppl that I am ready to travel put me onsite…….Once some HR asked me what all places have you traveled as hobby…. I was taken by surprise……. Tricked him some weird non existent village names chakoripur..bimalpur…telling him they were scenic spots in jharkand….in reality my longest journey is between My home n Electronic City …… some 200 times a year coz I use to work there … ;)

Forget Me…Big B and King Khan ….how many times the have asked participants “So,What are your hobbies”….ground reality is they have run out of topics to speak…so they shoot this ugly question for which the standard answer by our aam janatha is watching your stupid movies………Movies have come and gone but the screen names are still Vijay for Big B and Rahul for King Khan ….. and lolz one mimics the other in Movie..DON

Weird thing is that in many old south Indian movies relationships and dating begins with this question “So, what are your hobbies ?? “…… Man this question mighty weapon a lethal one ……. Used on poor little living beigs like yours truly who dosent have hobbies………

By the way what are your hobbies ???

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Picture is worth a million words......


I was checking Times Of India Online Bangalore Edition, and look what i found. These are some rare moments captured. Infosys Chief Mentor and his wife sitting on a pavement as ordinary janatha and waiting for president.
Simplicity redefined. Hats off Sir

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Commercials - 20 seconds of Magic...

Ohh Come on...not again.... another new Pepsi commercial.....it makes me soo sick...Commercials always chooses the right slot to make its appearance.....I still remember some 5 years back ...Whole family at home were watching "Kyunki Saas bhi kabi bahu thi".....where Mihir Virani is back alive and attending Tulsi's wedding with Dr. Mandira....he is near Stage...every one is sooo keenly watching wating for Tulsi to see Mihir and the serial to take a twist .....patak se salla aya eak commercial break and best ugly ad of all times ..... Wah Mohan Babu ...Naya Ghar....This ad is so pathetic even the guy who made will not like to watch it for the second time.......

I also hate ads during Slog Overs of a cricket Match ...... Very rarely India will be performing well in a Match... Sprite Ads and Mountain Dew ads....played between overs alternatively...Puff.....Will these companies will ever grow up huh ??
And those serious scene in a movie will be always be intercepted by wicked Ads.....

But then there are ones which i cherish ... Commercials ka Zamana tha.......... 20 seconds of Magic I should call..... Not many channles where there so as slots for commercials use to be less..... Some of them are

1. Kya Swad hai ....Dairy Milk Chocolate....a cute old ad ...the free style of dace of the girl and the song.... kuch kaas hai ham sabi mein...kcuh baat hai ham sabhi mein.......kya swad hai zindagi mein......I have tried to mimic that dance so many times....but could never got colse to what she has done ...simply awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCIzzyDWZDY

2. Doodh Doodh Doodh ...Doodh hai mast in every season...........Early in the moring when ever i drink milk ...I sing this song........... simple but very sweet...Infact i started liking doodh only after seeing this ad in my school days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjFH6yZ8LIA

3.Hamara Bajaj: "Yeh zameen hai aasman. Hamara aaj, hamara kal.." That song is too good. And the Indian-ness shown was s-i-m-p-l-y wow. The Bajaj scooter is the Indian middle-class family mascot carrying more than 4 people and it isnt any circus feat. It is affordable, easy on maintenance, sturdy, and stylish too. Watch keenly the ad.....watch for the man when his foot accidently touches his friend.....watch for the girl who pays respect for the oldman......watch for the sardar the indianness he brings to Firangi bandi
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1253297703119854898&q=hamara+bajaj&pl=true

4.Fevicol is the best when it comes to commercials....They are really creative to core....some of them are ...Poor Mallu fishing with fevicol.....Politician not leaving the sweet.. Song stuck coz of fevicaol......most of their ads are truley amazing

5.Titan Ads for watches are always a pleasure to watch.....the Son Mother love...Father Daughter love.....husband wife love ...rolling tears...even the latest Amirs Ads are good...needlees to comment on the music for the ad

6.Pappu Paas ho gaya...Amitab's charisma and the theme have done wonders to that ad

7.Cute Surf Excel ad..where a young kid fights with pot hole filled with rain water.....Soory boldiya and a smile on his face....its wooooooooooooooooaw
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8656161533100023148&pl=true

Some Yuck ones are there tooooooo...these are some awsome shits.....

1.Rupa Baniyan ads...Aree Sab Rupa Baniyans phendiya tho roopa kya phenegi

2.All Navaratna Tel ads of Mr. Govinda

3.Oyeeee O.....some guy screems scratching his back...some aurvedic ad.......eeeks

4.Magu Altha ide woodwards kodi maguvige........the woodwards add.. all four generations of daddis will tell they were giving woodwars for their sons....

5.All ads where Indian cricketers perform (Perform in quotes)...this is latest yuck i have developed after worldcup.....

But still as they say there is nothing like bad publicity good or bad...they have done their purpose we still remember them