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I know cooking now.., it’s easy. Please try sometime. Rice:

• Open the packet of rice
• Put it in rice cooker, switch on.
• When get switched off, eat it. If something remains eat tomorrow. If some more.. Eat the day after.. and so on.

Rasam

• Prepare Rasam
• Add yesterday’s left over Rasam. Eat it with rice. Leftovers, add it to next day Rasam. Repeat the process till Saturday
• On Sunday, throw the remaining and wash the utensils. Eat pizza.

Maggy

• Put maggy in boiling water.
• Throw the burnt maggy, and eat the eatable chunk of it. Throw the rest

Parantha

• Take it from freezer and put it on hot pan. Eat it with priya pickle.
• Use “chimrta” to turn it in pan. ( if you don’t have one , keep the band-aid ready )

See, I told you… Cooking is not rocket science.

I was on a break, I am still on. It was unexpected one – thanks to Airtel, hutch and her other brothers and sisters for isolating me from the rest of the world. Looks like i will never reach a stage where I “happily did blogging ever after”

ow thank you notes.

•  Airtel, thanks for sending a kid on tenth day to look into my modem problems. I was wondering when you are gonna change that “24X7 to service” to “once in a month service”.
• Hutch, That was very new information, that your SIMs stop working suddenly and you your customer will loose all the data he has in it. Solution of buying a new SIM must be bringing you good money eh?

Other honorable mentions

• Thanks for Credit card guys for auto debiting double the money I spent ( with Rs300 fine). That leaves me penniless, hmm feels good.
• HDFC thanks for sending my checkbook to some village near Hyderabad. for me 600KM is really not a distance. And closing my account without my consent was really smart.
• About heavy brokerage ICICI, hm thats valid. By the way did I buy anything. (This one is latest, need to talk to customer care yet)

old culprits.

• DOmino’s broke a record , by sending a pizza after 2Hrs30Mins. I actually asked him “what made you come so early for my next order”
• “Jon Player” have weak stitchings – in dangerous spot.

I totally agree with “bhagwan jab deta he, chappad phad ke deta he”

Come to my work, I am currently adding 15manhrs per day to Indian economy. I did it on Independence day also. Gandhiji must be really happy, clients weren’t.

Check your symptoms here. I was tested positive.

in here via pradeep

       Some time back Srik asked me “Whats the difference between a Kerala communist and other communists? Well, Kerala communism is a philosophy by itself. It is “take policies as time changes and completely forget where they started”. In my opinion it is a complete hypocrisy. Infact, communism in India has lost its meaning. If Karl Marks was alive today, he would have definitely taken rat poison.
      For example, there was “Anti Coke Pepsi” campaign few months back. Kerala assembly discussed it for length and finally decided to ban those products. Next day none of the college campuses had Coke and Pepsi but Sprite, Seven-up, Mirinda, Fanta …were available. A curious journalist asked one of the ministers “Why two products alone, why not ban all the products which are proved to have chemicals”. Minister happily said, “Oops … In assembly we did not discuss other drinks at all … he he”.
Another instance is where they have done blunder in their party name itself (my previous post).

Coming to the point of me being called a Kerala communist when I was a kid, was because of the way I used to argue. Here is an instance I remember –

“Hey mom, Bro is eating curd”
“So???”
“Why am I was not served curd for lunch”
“Alright … take how much ever you want”
“Gee..!! You know I don’t eat curd”
“I know that … that is why I did not serve you”
“But why did you give it to him, all are equal isn’t it”
“You don’t eat, I did not give it to you. Your brother eats, so he is eating”
“There is no equality in this house, if all are equal how come some are served more??”
Soon after my statement there was political oppression on me.
Now when I look back, I feel it’s kinda cute. Thatz me!!!

If you want to know where you fall in the political map, here is a political compass. Answer all the questions and find what political nature you have.

I am slightly authoritarian and neo-liberal (Oops … against Gandhi?).

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This story dates back to two years. I was in Hyderabad then. Those were really wonderful days and we used to call it as “Paid holidays”.

This is about one funny incident (accident), which is still number second most embarrassing moments (first one was i got a degree ). Alright come to the point.. one fine day me and one my colleagues were left for a dinner and suddenly we realized the lift jammed between two floors, power went off. That “colleague” was a “she”, and as expected she started off with “mummyy…:-( “. I too was reluctant to shout for help, cause i din’t want my leg gets pulled ( I love the other way round). We waited for some time , power dint come nor any help. I too was fed up.. how long can you keep singing “Hum tum .. ek kamre me bandh ho….”. We called for help ( hutch has good network )

there starts the story. Did they come..? , yes they all came holding popcorn and coke, as if they are coming to a zoo or cinema. (To mention one of my best friend called me and .”what raa… lifta.. sikkibiddadda…?? lovvaa…” and also “shit , i missed the whole show.” show ????

They all literally acted like they are looking at a rare animal. Only thing remaining was they poke us with a stick and throw peanuts. Watchman miya came and he too joined them for the party.

See the image, the guy who is laughing his stomach out is my best friend. watchman refused to release us initially said “Baite raho miya … hum log disturb nahee karenge “
..???

Group shot , before they released us.

I know it is little too early to think about my retirement plan. But if I don’t plan it now , they gonna give me a pigeonhole in some stupid metro after 40 years.

Sea view , dense woods, Shendi Angadi ( arrack shop ) and me. wot say?

My test results :

The Pyrrhonian
The results are in, and it appears that you have scored 55%… Quietly confident and aloof, the Pyrrhonian recognises that religions exist and that people subscribe to them, but manages to keep well out of it all. Pyrrhonians came to the realisation long ago that all matters of faith are beyond the scope of reason or argument, and thus retains a clear-headed skeptical approach to religion in general. They refuse to place belief in anything for which there is no proof, and regard the majority of theistic claims as irreconcilable. Leading a life of tranquility undisturbed by religious concerns, the position of the Pyrrhonian is enviable, if a little frustrating for others at times.

What kind of atheist are you?
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You scored as Apathetic Atheist, Meh… whatever. Apathetic Atheists tend towards disbelief because believing takes more work. These are the people who won’t argue religion, even if a total nutjob confronts them because arguing just seems like a waste of time they could spend doing something else.

One more ,

How Skeptical Are You?

.. and currently I am

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Dear Domino’s and Subway,
Congratulations on loosing one more customer. Thanks for all the wrong deliveries you have done to me. I took long time before I settle down, after trying chapathis of pizza corner, paranthas and pizza hut and vada pav of Marry brown. It was taste and quality that made me keep ordering you. But now, it looks like you misplaced recipe.

Its too late now, I am tired. You both together lost around 1500 Rs business per week. There are some things I want to ask (and shout).

• I repeatedly telling Jalapeño am my favorite. When I say I need more Jalapeño on subway and extra Jalapeño topping on my pizza, I mean “I NEED ““EXTRA” of them. I did not find a single piece of it. Do you know English?
• If you haven’t put Jalapeño, please tell me you haven’t. “It’s embedded inside the pizza”, “it’s in the form of pizza” etc are simply not acceptable. Your delivery boys think I am and lallu-pappu is it?
• When I say “one” it is “one”, when I say “two” I really mean I need “two”. Please don’t send one coke less and argue that is what I ordered. I know my orders and you billed it. Your apologies don’t fill my stomach.
• Please do not display that Paresh Rawal ad “30 min, else pizza free”. I was just wondering how many people you have fooled already.
• When I want a sub, I need Italian vegetables in it, a pizza should have all the things it is written in pamphlets, and garlic bread should have garlic paste on it. These are all for your information. I strongly believe you have misplaced recipe.
• Call your head office and confirm, are you really authorized to customize pizzas and subs based on local food. Only cabbage, tomato and cucumber will make it look like veg sandwich. I dint order for that and I am not willing to pay that amount you have written.
• If you don’t have small and medium pizzas, you supply only large ones, please close your shop for the day.

That’s all for now. Good bye. Find some other person and fool him, I am done.

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Wheel chair is available with station master. If you need one crawl all the way to his office and get it.

I am in Mangaluru. just reached to 28 degree from a 42 degree – Feeling very uncomfortable watching so much greenery, feeling fresh air and recalling “what is a rain” … that’s all for now. Life’s good

One of the random shots of a jobless day(college days).

I was very irregular in blogosphere lately. I was busy resolving life, both professional and personal. Thanks for asking.

Here I am., back to track

ಕಣ್ಣೊಳಗೆ ರಕ್ತ ಬರಿಸುವ ನೋವುಗಳಿದ್ದರು
ಒಳಗೊಳಗೆ ಅಳುತ್ತಾ ಅಳುತ್ತಾ
ಇಷ್ಟಗಲ ನಗುನಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ, ಮಿನುಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ
ಭೂಮಿ ತೂಕದ ಅಮ್ಮಾ..ನೀನು ಸುಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲವೆ?

ಗುಮ್ಮಾ ಬಂದಾ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾ
ತುತ್ತು ತುತ್ತು ಅಮೃತವನ್ನು
ಮೋಸದಿಂದ ಬಾಯಿಗಿಟ್ಟು
ತಿನಿಸಿ ತನ್ನ ನೋವ ಮರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ನೀನು ಸುಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲವೆ?

ತುತ್ತು ಅನ್ನಕ್ಕು ಗತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಾಗ,
ಮಾಡಿದ ಒಂದಗುಲ ಗಂಜಿಯನ್ನ
ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ತಿನ್ನಿಸಿ ನೀನು ಮಾತ್ರ
“ಯಾಕೊ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ನೋವು” ಅಂದು
ನೋವಿನಿಂದ ಹಸಿದು ನೆಲವ ತಬ್ಬಿ
ಮಲಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಅಮ್ಮ ನೀನು ಸುಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲವೇನೆ?

- Navilagari

Read the complete poem in Navilagari

Chanrmadi Ghati, karnataka

I am taking a break from blogging. I wont be writing posts (except for del.icio.us and What I shared recently and reply for comments) till get back with some of the things i have lost – mood and time.

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Toondoo is a very nice place where you can cartoon-ize your opinion. I did not spend much time there, yet. For now this is what I have for you. Click on the cartoon to view it properly.

I know it is not hilarious; it’s just my first try.

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In one of the last posts, I mentioned illustrations of gods in carvings of beautiful mythological stories. That was about good people like Krishna, durge bad people like mahishasura etc. Now time to write about ugly ones. The gods still living on earth, and making money…

Some thousand years a mythology writer left a space for a sequel. there is going to be tenth avatar of Vishnu. He will come and remove all the evil in Kaliyug and the name’s Bond .. James Bond.

and finally he came … !!kalki bhagvan is an ex-insurance (LIC) agent in Perambur according to Google. Estimations say his assets are Rs400 to Rs600 Cr. He and his enlightened wife went through a morphogenesis field. Read more on kalki bhagvan , and read some warnings and about money lust too.

satya sai-baba was born Satyanarayan Raju in 1926 in the village of Puttaparthi, Andra Pradesh, India. read more .

why he is god ? in his own words. “Have any of them been able to accomplish at least one-thousandth of what Sai Baba is doing? No, no, no!”

“No other individual, or no government for that matter, has been able to provide free education or free medical care”

So he must be god … eh ?

I have written about this goddes here.

“Mataji Nirmala Devi”… is founder of “sahaja yoga”. please take time and visit and get enlightened. Don’t miss a attractive flash illustrations where colored liquids move in human body up and down in tubes. That is “sahaja yoga” if you dint get it.

I have listed three of them. I am sure there will be many of them. I am planning to constantly update the list as I read more about more such gods. If you wish to contribute please tell me the god/goddess name.

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I usually don’t miss first rains.  I the odor they bring from year old dust.( Only first rain, not the second rain – the second brings smell from drainage ) .

There are several other aromas I like, I remember only some of them now. This is the list. If you have your favorite aroma list leave it in comments.

• Dusty smell after the first rain.
• Coffee powder
• Teachers’ and Smirnoff aroma
• Petrol or diesel.
• Garlic , ginger, citric fruits
• Dipawali (Divali ) crackers ( specially after the festival )

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