Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Ugly truth
What’s the one topic that never gets stale for us girls? The obvious answer to it is GUYS!!! Yes we talk about them all the time. Ask us why? We actually don’t know. Life was good when we were kids and guys dint make a difference to us. When we dint have to do things to impress them.
If two or more girls have a conversation for about hour, almost for 45 minutes we discuss guys. Usually it is: Why is he not talking to me? Why is he not coming out? Why is he not asking me out? Why is he so boring? Why did I ever meet him? Why did I add him? Why did I give my number to him? Why is he soooooo cute/hot/good looking? Why is he not replying to a text I sent? Why is he talking to this other girl? Why is he not single? Why is he a psycho path? Why cant he be a man and come over a talk? Why is he so stuck up? why cant he just move on? why cant he leave me alone?
Then after disastrous event(s), we decide to give up on guys and bam within a few days/months we are in the same place and discussing the same things (mentioned above) and only this time it’s a new guy. How complicated all this sounds? It’s just so tough to understand them! You think you are in one place but it turns out to be wrong!
Guys these days are also not doing their role I must say! Like the good old days, why cant they e the one asking us women out? Must ban all these movies, shows and articles that showcase girls asking guys out. Seriously it’s affecting our lives!
Guys are idiots, it’s so difficult to understand them, and they don’t understand us very well. Some are also stupid and gutless. Even if they like you, they don’t do anything about it. Some are even scared and nervous around girls. Some fear talking in public. Some make inappropriate comments and some lie… I can go and on and on.. But I must accept this, no matter what they say or do! We end up liking them! That my friend is the ugly truth.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Confessions of a shopaholic
Finally, I am going to come out and accept this, I am a shopaholic. Think I have always known this, but accepting it only know. I only decided to accept it when I went shopping yesterday and saw me already own many of the tops in the display. The store assistant then came by and asked me if I need some help and was showing me some stuff and my answer to most of it was, "Oh I already have it."
Also I have a huge wardrobe yet I stuff some clothes into my dads, since he is a very kind soul who wont retort to anything I say or do. Also because he wont notice. After all this, when I open my wardrobe, many clothes fall out due to lack of space.
Two months back, I used to go shopping almost everyday. Boredom lead to go to all the malls, seeing some really pretty stuff and end up swiping the card and coming back home so happily. When people at home asked, I had this convenient excuse, "Its for UK" (which btw I dint end up going also) Then when I got the job it was, "Need new clothes for work" I have even shopped for my little nieces birthday, parents birthday and parents anniversary. So now you know what I mean. I am a SHOPAHOLIC!
Thankfully I work now and I pay my own bills which makes me a little conscious. Not like I have time to go shopping anymore. Packed schedule that I have!
Also I have a huge wardrobe yet I stuff some clothes into my dads, since he is a very kind soul who wont retort to anything I say or do. Also because he wont notice. After all this, when I open my wardrobe, many clothes fall out due to lack of space.
Two months back, I used to go shopping almost everyday. Boredom lead to go to all the malls, seeing some really pretty stuff and end up swiping the card and coming back home so happily. When people at home asked, I had this convenient excuse, "Its for UK" (which btw I dint end up going also) Then when I got the job it was, "Need new clothes for work" I have even shopped for my little nieces birthday, parents birthday and parents anniversary. So now you know what I mean. I am a SHOPAHOLIC!
Thankfully I work now and I pay my own bills which makes me a little conscious. Not like I have time to go shopping anymore. Packed schedule that I have!
Friday, 1 October 2010
Maniacal pricing!
CASE 1
So I decide I will go for a movie, Check how much money I have in my wallet. I have about 200 bucks. Decide I can go ahead with the movie plan.
Ticket - 120 bucks
Snacks - 50-60 bucks
Parking - 10 - 20 bucks
You see with the 200 Bucks I could watch a movie quite comfortably.
CASE 2
So I decide I will go for a movie, Check how much money i have in my wallet. I have about 200 bucks. OOPS, that wouldnt do since I wanted to watch at Escape
At Escape:
Ticket - 120 bucks
Snacks - 100-120 bucks
Parking - 60 bucks
See its impossible with 200 Bucks.
A samosa is priced at 60 bucks. Ok i am willing to let go of the prices of the snacks, but the parking is just ridiculous. Why should I pay half the price of the ticket for just parking? Something must be done about this stupidity. I am not going to be blaming Escape for this, its the Express Avenue mall in which the theater is situated. The price I am talking about is only the two wheeler pricing on weekdays. Its more expensive on weekends. Double almost(i think)
So if you are watching a movie on a weekend and you go by car, there is a good chance you pay more for parking than the ticket itself!
So I decide I will go for a movie, Check how much money I have in my wallet. I have about 200 bucks. Decide I can go ahead with the movie plan.
Ticket - 120 bucks
Snacks - 50-60 bucks
Parking - 10 - 20 bucks
You see with the 200 Bucks I could watch a movie quite comfortably.
CASE 2
So I decide I will go for a movie, Check how much money i have in my wallet. I have about 200 bucks. OOPS, that wouldnt do since I wanted to watch at Escape
At Escape:
Ticket - 120 bucks
Snacks - 100-120 bucks
Parking - 60 bucks
See its impossible with 200 Bucks.
A samosa is priced at 60 bucks. Ok i am willing to let go of the prices of the snacks, but the parking is just ridiculous. Why should I pay half the price of the ticket for just parking? Something must be done about this stupidity. I am not going to be blaming Escape for this, its the Express Avenue mall in which the theater is situated. The price I am talking about is only the two wheeler pricing on weekdays. Its more expensive on weekends. Double almost(i think)
So if you are watching a movie on a weekend and you go by car, there is a good chance you pay more for parking than the ticket itself!
Monday, 27 September 2010
If you are a Journalist...
1. Must wear a smile ALL the time. Most times you dont know the people you are smiling at.
2. Must like coffee. So your doing a story and meeting a few people for that, enter their office and give you a cup of coffee. You like it or not it comes to you, so must drink it.
3. You meet some of the most interesting people and gather some of the most interesting information.
4. Get to see things before the world does. Eg: I went for this event and saw the new ad of Hyundai i10, which is still not released.
5. Hear to some of the most boring lectures ever. Even when you know your not going to publish it, you cant get out coz it would be rude and also theres some yummy food waiting.
6. You work at odd hours before production.
7. The 'press ID card' you hold makes you feel very important.
Thats all i think of right now, will keep updating :)
2. Must like coffee. So your doing a story and meeting a few people for that, enter their office and give you a cup of coffee. You like it or not it comes to you, so must drink it.
3. You meet some of the most interesting people and gather some of the most interesting information.
4. Get to see things before the world does. Eg: I went for this event and saw the new ad of Hyundai i10, which is still not released.
5. Hear to some of the most boring lectures ever. Even when you know your not going to publish it, you cant get out coz it would be rude and also theres some yummy food waiting.
6. You work at odd hours before production.
7. The 'press ID card' you hold makes you feel very important.
Thats all i think of right now, will keep updating :)
Sunday, 19 September 2010
A perfect man!
This post is dedicated to S.Viswanathan- Editor of Industrial Economist!At the age of 73, he is one of the most active people I know. At his age, you don't see a person going to work everyday and heading a magazine, which is a very pressurizing job by itself. He goes for events, runs around and doe all his work with so much enthusiasm. Sometimes I wonder if hes 73 or just a little youngster on his first job.
Hes been a journalist for more than 40 years and has started this magazine 43 years ago. He is the most ethical journalist I know, never ever fears to report the truth, even if he knows it might land him in some trouble. He also works for public causes and does not care about what credit he would get but what the society would.
He is also a wonderful human being, treats all his employees like family, cares for not just us but our family. He truly is a great soul and man from whom one can learn hell a lot!
Hes been a journalist for more than 40 years and has started this magazine 43 years ago. He is the most ethical journalist I know, never ever fears to report the truth, even if he knows it might land him in some trouble. He also works for public causes and does not care about what credit he would get but what the society would.
He is also a wonderful human being, treats all his employees like family, cares for not just us but our family. He truly is a great soul and man from whom one can learn hell a lot!
Monday, 13 September 2010
My little vacation!
My family decided to take a little trip to Pondy thanks to my cousin and sister in law coming down. So the plan was we would go to Pondy, have some fun and visit our native temple which is a little past cuddalore. Everything was going as per plan. On saturday we went to the beach and the Aashram and had a good time. it was decided that would leave from Pondy at 6 to go to the temple. Again things went as per plan and when we almost reached the place, there occurred this chaotic situation. The worst traffic i have seen.
From inquiring from others close by, we learnt it was a 'muhurtha naal' and hence the mad rush. I swear there must have been more 300 people just walking and many many cars, vans, cycles, autos, buses. It was just crazy. There was no order what so ever. the police finally arrived so i thought there would be some relief. Man was i wrong. The situation only got worst. I really had the urge to go tell the cop that hes doing a horrible job. (But i dint)
So we decided to walk to the temple since werent too far from it. So with great difficulty, we walked in some little spaces left for people to walk. when we were like a kilometer away from the temple, we saw around thousand people standing. we were astonished. we visit this place every year and have never ever seen this kind of crowd actually not even 1/3rd of the crowd. All this because of a few marriages?
Its just unbelievable. I think it was a few hundred marriages.
So we finally gave up and had the most difficult walk back to the car and managed to get back to Pondy without visiting the temple, sadly :( What a waste of time and getting up so early on a Sunday morning!
From inquiring from others close by, we learnt it was a 'muhurtha naal' and hence the mad rush. I swear there must have been more 300 people just walking and many many cars, vans, cycles, autos, buses. It was just crazy. There was no order what so ever. the police finally arrived so i thought there would be some relief. Man was i wrong. The situation only got worst. I really had the urge to go tell the cop that hes doing a horrible job. (But i dint)
So we decided to walk to the temple since werent too far from it. So with great difficulty, we walked in some little spaces left for people to walk. when we were like a kilometer away from the temple, we saw around thousand people standing. we were astonished. we visit this place every year and have never ever seen this kind of crowd actually not even 1/3rd of the crowd. All this because of a few marriages?
Its just unbelievable. I think it was a few hundred marriages.
So we finally gave up and had the most difficult walk back to the car and managed to get back to Pondy without visiting the temple, sadly :( What a waste of time and getting up so early on a Sunday morning!
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
A description of my Job!
Its been almost 3 weeks since I started working and I must say it is a lot of fun. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be a business correspondent. But here I am doing just that. I meet some of the tallest business men and some really interesting people. I learn a lot from these people.
I work for a relatively small organization and interact with the editor all the time which I am pretty sure, not many do.
Apart from this I edit articles, attend event, write articles etc etc.. the best part of it all is all these events usually happen in some 5 star hotel, which means i get free food. Now what more can I ask for? tell me!
I work for a relatively small organization and interact with the editor all the time which I am pretty sure, not many do.
Apart from this I edit articles, attend event, write articles etc etc.. the best part of it all is all these events usually happen in some 5 star hotel, which means i get free food. Now what more can I ask for? tell me!
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