Listen to me!

Listen to me!

I often complain about this to my boyfriend. He tells me that he finds it very difficult to talk to me because I won’t listen to him too. I’ve come back home and realize that both my parents and I struggle to talk to each other because no one would listen to anyone else. We just want to talk! Then I’m reminded of this quote I read sometime back.

‘Give every man thy ears, but few thy voice’

I roll back in laughter. Doesn’t this make us human? That little ‘Share’ button at the bottom of a lovely picture on facebook captures the essence of it. We just want to share! We hardly want to listen what the other person wants to share with us. All that matters to us is what we are sharing with the world and it gives us indefinite joy if someone listens or pays attention.

I’ve often tried this. Have tried to consciously close my pitara of thoughts and genuinely tried to listen to the other person talk. I can’t last for more than 10 minutes! I have to incessantly give advice, a personal anecdote or my opinion on it.

I’m very curious. Am I the only one or is there someone else (other than my parents and boyfriend, of course) who have trouble listening? What do you do about it?

Should we just stop talking about what we have to say and reconcile to the fact that people don’t really care what your life is about. Other than the time they have asked you a question? Then how do we vent? Anyone ‘listening’? :D

Damn! What's it with me and younger men. Aaaaargghhhh!

Messed up!

Yes, we're so messed up. We:

- Pay huge amount of money for some drops of colored liquid only to puke it out later or get rid of it the next day.


- Inhale filthy smoke that burns our insides just for a high that doesn't even last five minutes.

- Ignore people but send friend requests to random aquaintances on social networks.

- Look for that perfect soulmate all our lives and cheat on them when we find one.

How much is too much???

Recently I've been noticing the so called 'Status messages' of people on my Gtalk list and believe you me, they're nothing less than amusing. Offlate I haven't even had time for a breather at work, so I amuse myself by reading the weird Gtalk messages as and when I get two seconds off. Here are some really amusing ones that crossed my eyes recently:

- Savio: 2 great meetings in Mumbai, potentially gargantuan partnerships. But too early to disclose or comment. Hoping for the best in time to come.

Wow! After reading all of that, I'm Sooooo not curious and i'm not going to ask you anything.

anitha>: is not here.

We know that from your idle icon D-uh!

- Adam: Busy, please do not ping. Like really! if you REALLY do not want anyone to ping, may we suggest logging off?

- Cynthia: 9935639292

Do you really want EVERYONE to know your no.?


As I write all this, I can't wait to see more of this stuff. Gosh, I'm addicted. What say Guys?

The gift of faff...

Helloooooooooo...After a long haul, I'm back again. Was dying to get back to blogging and found the perfect piece to write about. Like I always say, comedy happens to you when you're least expecting it! Just the other day when I almost had a tiff with one of the guys at the agency that I work with, I got an apology email from him. Here's what it says:

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Hi XXXX,

It was a pleasure connecting with you.

I apologies for touching a soft spot, I hope you can appreciate where I was coming from. None-the-less it was not intentional to dissatisfy you and offend you with expressing myself.
I hope we can put it behind us.

As discussed, find attached presentation – that we had presented to you.
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Much as I was stumped to read this, I couldn't help but Roll on the F'in floor!!

That guy better thank his stars he wasn't in front of me or I would've returned the favor by touching all soft spots and making sure he wouldn't be able to touch them himself again.

If that's not enough for you unsatisfied folks, here's another one I got recently (Thankfully not the same guy)

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Hi XXXX,

Attached here is the content used on the end devices. As I informed you, the content is twigged (My techie friends would understand what he's referring to) a little to fit on to the display with a bigger font.

It caught attention of everyone and some of them got engaged with it. (Wow, got engaged to a device? Really??) They held it in their hand and rocked it as well. (Ahem! No more details please) However on the call for action we need to understand more on the end user behavior.

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Yeah sure, we'll decide the call for action and get more users engaged with the damn device. :D

Namma 'Lovely' Bengaluru

Ok, after a long halt and forever writer's block, this is one thing that has prompted me to put a quick note for all your bangaloreans to enjoy and the others to get jealous of. Bangalore, my city these days, is known for it's lovely weather. And these days it's better than ever-est (Superlative of ever). I'll not let my words get in the way and let the pictures do the talking.

So, blankets are out, jackets are on and raincoats are getting used while the sun weilds it's power on other cities. Love you Bangalore!!

Kelly...my love :D

Ok, as fate would have it...I have a writer's block :| (Issued in public interest by God). So until I finally get my fingers to write something, here's one of my fav funny videos. If you haven't seen this, do give it a watch. If you've seen it, do give it a watch.



Enjoy!

Guy-rations

Hi All (whoever actually stumbles upon this blog). Apologies for the long snooze. You see, I've been busy...umm, thinking about ways to prevent the third world war. Anyway, I recently went to Mumbai and something funny happened. I'll spare you the details but I'd definitely share my thoughts on what it got me thinking about. Of the 5 yrs that I've been travelling and working all over India, I came across different kinds of guys....

The loud, brash, good-at-heart nothie: This one's a stunner at the first glimpse but makes you run for your life the moment he opens his mouth. The gutwrenching abuses but heartwarming smile, cheap attitude but expensive clothing is what describes him best. Now that I've been missing home, the downpour of abusive language (that to in hindi-punjabi) has become music to my ears. ;D

The charmer: This one's a smooooothie...he's great at making interesting conversations, making promises and at showing you the carrot. Meet him for the night and watch him leave skid marks the next day.

The arrogant intellectual %@%%#: He's the eligible bachelor, has more degrees than clothes to wear (mostly wears his company T-shirts or college alumni ones :D), has more weight  to throw around than on himself. This one's usually found down south of India. If he's after you, you should be grateful (or so he thinks :D). Although he looks pretty disciplined, he's had more women than you can count.

The psychopath: This one will track, stalk and hunt you down until you cave in. A die-hard romantic but more committed than the ones above. Don't judge him, the dearth of women in his life makes him so. :D

The dominating daddy: uh uh uh..NO...don't even think of thinking naughty. This one thinks relationships are all about placing restrictions....the over obsessive, dominating jerk.

Ok, just my random rantings over some of 'em. Couldn't help but put my seldom judgemental mind to work. Feel free to share details about the types you've met or to throw stones at me (if you're a guy) :D :D

Whatever said, the deal is that we foolish women can't live without them. Dayum, you men!

I'm Blue

As if my parents weren’t enough, I got a call from Shaadi.com a while ago asking me if I’d spare some time to talk to them about Marriage proposals. Wtf??!! I’m sure my name might be in flashing in red bold letters in their database saying ‘Eligible candidate. Catch her NOW!’ I’m sorry Shaadi.com, I refuse to contribute to your sales and put my life in trouble. Just FUCK OFF. And how did they get my number you ask? They got it off a job portal where I’ve posted my resume. Ugh!

To make matters worse, facebook is giving me daily updates on who’s getting married, who’s getting engaged. Old colleague couples getting married, peers getting engaged, friends meeting soulmates. The only positive happening in the entire process is the growth of my single blues. K

Go take a walk, world. Don’t hassle me with those marriage talks.

The ice and spice of my life

Once in a while you meet someone and you just know that you're home. You know that the ride together is going to be awesome hereon. Then all the food tastes good, there's good music all around, the people around seem so happy and start looking good, the atmosphere is filled with joy. I didn't think something like this exists, but I soon realized when it happened to me myself. But ofcouse, that someone isn't any person but a cafe on St. Marks Road, Blore called 'Ice & Spice' (Yeah, don't be fooled. It doesn't happen that way with another person ;D). As soon as I entered the quaint little thing, I knew this was going to be my second home. ;D

The tiny sitting space inside the cafe looks so inviting, I've never felt more cozy at any other place. And the food! OMG!!! The vegetarian burgers are to die for. The most pleasurable experience is tasting their warm melted chocolate tarts. (You have to ask to heat the tarts before they're served) As the chocolate decadence melts in your mouth, you can't help but feel like a lover is softly stroking your hair while you plunge into the most pleasurable state of consciousness. There's good music and it gets better as you dig your teeth into sheer ambrosia. Do I have to mention how good the ambience is? Go alone or with your partner or with your friends or parents (um...not really) but just GOOOO there!

Needless to say, you know where to find me this weekend and every other. The best part of this entire escapade is that my wallet loves it too! A must must must visit.