Plant or Tree?

A couple of days ago, as I was just gazing at the footpath while I travelled to office, I saw a skinny boy with a huge back-pack that almost made his chin touch his knees. I agree, nothing new about it and there are innumerable kids who undergo that. Well, I did too.

I do not know if it is inevitable now, but when I was a kid, I suppose it wasn't ,yet I did. Not that I was too studious,I was plain lazy! I never had the patience to arrange my books as per the day's time-table, so the safest option was to carry the load everyday. Stupid or not, I don't know. Laziness so much ruled me that I was game for physical labour! Gosh!

So, for once I pitied the boy, later I had doubts if he were as lazy as I was or things have changed a lot over the years.

There is a saying in Kannada " Gidavaagi baggaddu maravaagi baggithe" roughly translating to " If it doesn't bend when a plant,it never will when a tree". I never disciplined myself then, no hopes now, is it?

Are there any takers for the idea of not folding the rug every morning for the reason that you anyway have to use it in the night? Or am I the only lazy one on earth celebrating individuality in a peculiar style?

Why!!

Why is it that some days are just not yours????

Better at least only if 'some' aren't!

Sigh!!

House-Arrest??

One of my aunts, decently educated, is looking for proposals to get her son married. A wonderful person he is and for sure, his wife in future would possibly not have regrets. Today, I got to talk to that aunt of mine and I asked if she is for doctor-daughter- in-law, as normally the trend would be. She has a big NO, not just for a doctor daughter-in-law but a working DIL in general. For once, I raised my eye-brows, but looks like she has her intentions clear.

"If my DIL happens to work , I would always be entangled with house-hold work, now cooking for son, later would have to for DIL too. How long can I work",she said. I had no answer for that.

An expectation of getting untangled from house-hold only through DIL and not from son for whom she has done her best for years is right or not, I really don't know...

Well, I really hope a girl who whole-heartedly wants to be a home-maker becomes his soul-mate. As long as the decision is own, "Home-making" is a career in itself. But if enforced,a slow poison.

I am not on a conclusion that the decision is right or not, because she did not expect women not to work, but she has her specifications and maybe has rights to specify too. But, for some reason, it deeply saddens me that women are channelized into the physical-labour stream than the mental-labour one.

What of economic-independence and empowerment??

When me??

I am not shocked. Well, not a typo error there. I am really not shocked. If time and again it happens, one tends to take it as a routine. Today somebody,tomorrow me?? Terror is in such a proximity.

I do not think any strong military or other security forces can curb terrorism. Not in India, not in the U.S, not anywhere. If it has to be curbed, it can be done only by the individuals who indulge in it. Let conscience awake!

Everytime, hundreds or thousands die , some widows,some widowers, infants turning orphans, kins of both of innocent and terrorist folks! A day or two and memories vanish from minds. Does it serve any purpose at all?

Hatred? For what? Which religion advocates killing? Of Innocent people, of all?

I am depressed. Period.

Now or Never

At Sanjana's wedding, 2nd June,2008

Lady A: Hey Sujatha, look, there goes Ms.Vanitha's son. Isn't he handsome?

Lady B: Oh yes, he is. What does he do?

Lady A: He works with XYZ MNC as a software engineer.

Lady B: Oh really?!! That's good.

Lady A: Why don't you approach his family for your daughter's marriage proposal?

Lady B: Truly. I was thinking just the same.

Lady A: Exactly, handsome and software engineer, what more ?

Lady B: I pray to God that it works out.



At Nandini's wedding, 24th Dec,2008

Lady A: Hey Sujatha, look, there goes Ms.Vanitha's son. Isn't he handsome?

Lady B: Oh yes, he is. What does he do?

Lady A: How works with XYZ MNC as a software engineer.

Lady B: Oh really?!! Hmmm

Lady A: Why don't you approach his family for your daughter's marriage proposal?

Lady B: Markets aren't that good, are they? Quite a risk to consider.

Lady A: Hmmm, you are right. By the way, Ms Saritha is looking for proposals for her son.

Lady B: Is it? What does he do?

Lady A: He is a doctor. Preparing for P.G. Entrance exams.

Lady B: Oh really??!! Doctors settle late, but they settle ultimately. Less risky.

Lady A: True, that's why I suggested.

Lady B: I pray to God that it works out.


Wedding proposals to Software engineers seem to be an epitome of markets.
Hurry up guys, now or never!!!

Laying hands off the matter!

Any working wife and husband would indeed talk of markets and their job security now, don't they?

Husband: Sun Microsystems has announced it finally!!

Wife: Citigroup did it too!!!!

Husband: Hmmm... so what does your company have to say?

Wife: No clue. Fingers crossed.

Husband: 'Wait and watch' is the mantra. No other go anyway.

Wife : True. So how are you going to take care of me after lay-offs?

Husband: ?????!!!!!!!

Whatever happened to gender-equality and equal opportunity? Exploiting the edge, huh? :D

Last Chance!

God,
This is your last chance. Stop being unfair to me!

-No regards,
Rashmi.

P.S: Offense intended. Well, ‘no’ that is prefixing ‘regards’ will shift its place to prefix ‘Offense’ only if the response action convinces the accuser.