Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Slang Lang

The world is moving too fast for simpletons like me.
I feel hopelessly lost while trying to comprehend the urban English informal language.
Seeing youngsters chit-chat (No-I am not feeling older than I am--just that others are way too young) makes me really wanna pull my socks up.

Now Showing--Some interesting colorful vocabulary that they throw around-- (with significant help from Google)

1) High ten:
a double handed high five, meant to use for especially awesome scenarios.

Usage and difference:
High five: Dude, you screwed the head cheerleader!
High ten: Dude, you screwed the entire cheerleading team

2) Liptease

The act of putting on lipstick suggestively;
The oral equivalent of a striptease

Lisa is giving me a liptease from across the room, so I think its my lucky day today

3) Fexpensive

Fucking expensive

4) deface (deFACE)

To remove a 'friendship' from facebook due to having either accidentily adding him/her as a friend or actually adding them and reconsidering later.

He kept on buggin me everytime I went online, so I defaced him


5) Destinesia

When you get to where you were intending to go, you forget why you were going there in the first place.
(not necessarily related to consumption of alcohol)

6) 27/4

27 seconds a day, 4 days a week


7)Chairdrobe

piling clothes on chair instead of closet

(if chair is full- you can have floordrobe too)

8) I'm just sayin'

A phrase that is used when someone is offended by something you said. This phrase then removes all the offensiveness of the previous statement.

a- Dude, that chick is hot ..look at her ass
b- Damn you-thats my sister
a-Oh, I'm jus sayin.
b-Okay . Cool


9) piss into the wind

Doing something that is a complete waste of effort and time for which you can expect no results and may even backfire on you.

10) Critical ass (lets get some calculus in here )

Stage where your fabric can no longer contain the enormity of your ass

"Jesus, I can't zip up these jeans anymore - I've reached critical ass!"


11) Texpectation :

The eagerness of anticipation rushing when waiting for a response to a text message.


Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Labyrinth

Recently, when after a long time I sat down to think about my life, I realized I haven't been thinking much about my life. The once methodical, chalked out approach I had to my career and life has faded out. The transition has been pretty much intangible. I seem to have stopped thinking about important things; subsidiary thoughts have taken their place, enjoying larger time at the surface.
But then, I have been worrying less and taking things as they come, like a batsman playing each ball on merit, not knowing which way the ball will turn, relying merely on instinct. But a player has to play for a target- I feel a strong sense of a purpose missing somewhere- I wasn't a dabbler before. I am a person who always works by deadlines- getting things done just before deadlines gives you unparalleled joy- and when you take away deadlines from me- you steal that purpose, the sense of urgency.
Well, settling down in a new setting shouldn't take long- well physically it doesn't take long- your body adjusts well- but mentally it takes long-longer than you think you will take- longer than you realize, there is no indicator point over here. Time takes its own course, you cannot cheat it.

Monday, September 8, 2008

visual melodrama

The day I reached Mumbai, I was led into the master trap that Singh is King is a huge hit, a feel good film where everyone rolls on the floor laughing their ass off and a film with a heart.
I like films with heart (DDLJ, Dil, Dil Ek Mandir, Dil Samundar, Dil Darya, Dil pahaad etc...) so I went to see it with a nice mood and good hopes in my dil.
But What a Torture it turned out to be! A complete no-brainer film. I didnt even smile once-forget rolling on floor stuff. maybe the people were rolling in pain. Seeing Katrina trying to act was the only silver lining for me amidst the whole cacophanous battery of turban clad goons.
It just seemed like a relentless assault on my eyeballs and eardrums.
The supporting cast aggravates the irriating quotient of the movie.I barely remember how the movie ended-just wanted to be out of there as quick as possible. While leaving the place, I could see a guy shouting at the top of his voice such a horrible crap the movie was. Just outside, there was some news crew who coincidentally asked this same guy how the movie was and this guy (I'm sure he would do great in politics) answered with much delight that "Bahut accha saaf dil waala movie hai. Bahut comedy hai. Poora family baaju mein baithke dekh sakta hai "
I wanted to ask him," Bhaisaab- Dil kidhar dikha movie mein? kya dil waala?" Ye the U rating was the USP of the movie i guess. I hate such mentality. Deliberately giving wrong reviews.If their money is wasted, they'll make sure everyone's money goes down the drain.

Speaking of news channels, I am utterly absolutely thoroughly disgusted by the news channels. They are mainly relying on sensationalism and wasting important public time and mindspace.
Some scary pony tail bearded guy shouts frantically "Agar Chaen se sona hai Toh jaag jaaiye, Chaukanne ho jaiye"
Poori jagaah faila hai Maut Ka Nanga naach.
Naukar bacchon ka katil
Humaare samvaaddata Theek GHATNA STHAL pe maujood hai...jee ha GHATNA STHAL pe.
Kya aap Tak humaari awaaz pahuch paa rahi hai? Sampark Karna Mushkil hai

One dog gave birth to 4 headed puppy. It was aired on TV the entire day. "Ek baar fir dekhiye." Aiye hum aapko ek baar fir se dikhaate hai ". Ek baar fir. (After 50 times or so With dolby surround sound thunder drums effect.)
Ye exclusive tasveerein hai. 10 feet ki doori se"
Never seen before angle. View this from a different angle.
Nonsense-wtf..what has angle got to do with this?

Then the BAAP of all CRAP is Big Boss and other such reality shows. They handpick the most controversial characters in town and people watch these psuedo-celebrities go all crazy and bitchy. Why do you seek entertainment by exploiting the psychological breakdown of others?
There are hoardings all round the city screaming at you" Kya himmat dikhayegi Monica Bedi ya Toot Jaayegi?" Why do you have bet on somebody breaking down?The question I would like to ask is- Is there no pure form of entertainment any longer. ?