What Some People say......

Well.... we all are not maestros in any language... but we generally try to avoid foot in the mouth situation... thanks to our marvelous school teachers... we should be thankful to them... and thankful to god that we got them... Well not everyone is as lucky as we are... 

well these incidents DID really happen.... 

Mr X is from Andhra and quite well known for his mastery over English language ...  well...  u can read for yourself... 

• A usual morning in an IT company.... onsite status call ..... everyone joins the call and the onsite coordinator asks.. "how are u doing".... and well.... our Mr. X has some answers..... he explains whatever he had been coding/developing the previous day.... well... he had been doing all right...!

• well... Mr X pings his lady colleague in communicator ...  "can we go to some outside hotel?" ... well.. if you didn't get the pun... here is the clue...'its very suspicious in certain circumstances...'... well.. what he really meant was to go to a restaurant for lunch... :)

• well... not to mention that he goes to his lead every morning and asks "what am i do?" .... yea... he means "what am i supposed to do today... or what is his work assignment for the day"...

•  another one... yea... this time Mr. X and team mates were in a restaurant for lunch... and everyone was discussing about what to pick from menu.... so someone asks Mr.X ... what do u want... " I want france..." the perplexed teammates again asks... what?... "I want france..." ... well... what he actually wanted was.... prawns....!!! in the meantime the rest of them were thinking... what next... italy?

Well ... some guys are lucky(and hardworking) even if they talk their "own" versions of language... he is onsite from quite a long time.... latest news update... in some part of America... a group of Americans are quite interested in Telugu and rigorously learning the language... ! :P 

Well... another story is about a new joinee in a project.... as part of an introductory informal meeting... someone asked him... where do u see yourself in two years... after a long thoughtful silence... the reply came... which lead to more silence.. rather a stunned one... "Heaven!"... the blank faces of his team mates couldn't give away anything more! well... he is quite a believer... and he believed that world will end in 2012 and then he wanted to be in heaven... what more can you think of in 2 years! :) 

The same joinee after a 2 week stint in the project got another chance to answer the same question again in another introductory session... this time he had a long story to tell... he told about the high mountains and the low valleys.... the long hard treks, the troublesome waters, blue sky, green grass... and on and on.... well... thats quite something to do in 2 years... but where is he leading us to..... at the end of the story... he has reached the top of the mountain and he is looking back and what he meant was.... " when he look back after 2 years... he dont want to do anything he will regret then... and want everyone to be happy about what he did" ... well .. that boy is going somewhere I say!

Now another one.... this girl must be infamous for her hindi.... went to a shop to buy some text books... took a technical book and asked the shopkeeper for price... he said Rs.400..... well.. the smartie did not loose time to start bargaining... " teen hazaar rupaiye ko doge bhaiyya...?"... 

Another day she walks into her hostel room and finds the DVD of "Band Baaja Bhaarath".... and she says.... they have spelled Bharath (as in India) wrong... and renamed the movie instantaneously... "Bandh ( as in hartals.. yes malayalees... we are pround of this one!) Baja Bharath"! :) 

You cannot miss on this person named Harish who has contributed well enough to make us laugh. 

• One day he calls up the helpdesk people to raise a query for one of his colleague. This is how the conversation goes " Hi, This is Harish from XYZ team. His name is Janarthan. J for Japan, N for Nandini. " :P

•  Harish calls up Pawan(PM) at 12 midnight: " Hi Pawan, I am not able to update effort tracker."

• Harish comes late to office everyday.
  
  Pawan: Why r u coming late to office?

  Harish: Doctor asked me to sleep for 8 hours.

• To Dinesh on call:  “Is this Harish?  Sorry sorry, I am Harish , you are Dinesh  J”

   

I love all these people ... If not for them... our hearts would have been weak :)  (u know laugh is good for heart... yea.. i know i am a geek :P )

Me and World Around

Ok! i know i am not a good citizen. I really know this fact to my full conscience. For a start, i dont read newspaper. And i don't generally care (not completely) about what is happening around. I am this generation who startles at a news and comfortably forgets about it once the heat subsides and sink into my own defined and secluded happy world. I am sometimes ashamed of me. 

But sometimes i feel that this is what Darwin stated in his theory of evolution and as Spencer rightly coined 'Survival of the fittest'. This is how we evolve and adapt... Adapt to the changes to the world around. When the world around turns out to become brutal and conscious-less,  you adapt to ignore it; you succumb to your world, your shell; where you fool your mind to "Aaal izz well". This is how normal people happily assume to be "fit"; to fit in the society, to survive. To live their lives till they die. Don't blame the people when they don't raise voice against injustice and atrocity. Some consciously ignores and some unconsciously. And some brave souls have the will power to raise voice against injustice. But how many have you seen to be successful? How many have succeeded in bringing the guilty to justice! Justice, i am not talking about judiciary here. Even after being found as guilty, the 'Evil' is still free; they have power. And what happen to the souls who stood against them. They either become history or an non-story. Now do you blame the common man to adapt to the current state they are in? They are happy in their small world which they falsely believe to shield them from the 'Real' World. 'I' am one of them. Life is short. Let me live. Let my conscience forgive me for my inactivity and insensitivity!

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Saji k competition kodukaan edak edak sramikunna chilar und... Silku ne maathrame njangal korach worthy competition aayi eduthirunullu.... ippol itha... Anju..." njan ottum purakil alla" enn theliyich kond munnerunnu... 

Savi Anjunteyum Sajiyudeyum koode Silkunte kalyanathin pokaan train kerumbol ennod paranjath " ente aathmavin vendi prarthikanam" ennanu.... haan... vendi varum enn enik nannayi ariyaam.... ningalk athil enthengilum samsahayam undo? ennal ee sambhavam onn arinju noku...

Train oru station il nirthi... ethaanu station enn ariyaan vendi savi anjunod " etha station?"

Udane Anju station-il kanda hindi-il ulla exit board vayichitt "Edi station 'Baahar' aanu "!!!!

ini enthengilum samshayam ningalk baaki undo?

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Saji vann 2 divasam aayittilengilum entha... mandatharangal exponentially aanu cheyyunnath... 

Mandatharangulilekkulla puthiya addition:

Silku nte kalyanathin thiruvalla il poovan ready aayi irikukayaanu ellavarum ee weekend... 5th Feb, 2011. Thiruvallayil Silku nte kalyanam kazhinj Saji k tvm ponam.... Saji nishkalangathayod koode Savi yod ulla chodyam "Thiruvallennu uchakku 3 manikku train keriyal Njan pitte divasam ravile alle savi tvm ethu ennu"Enthu parayanam enn ariyaathe Savi ennod gtalk iloode avalude dukham ariyichu!!!

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US il aanenn vech nammude swantham naattile cheriya bhoomikulukangal njan ivide ariyunund.... prathyekichum saji bangalore il kaalu kuthi enn ariyumbol , bhoomikulukangalk ulla ente kaathorkal veruthe aavilla enn enik ariyaam.... pratheekshakal onn thettathe saji namuk vendi mandatharangal kaanichukonde irikunnu.... ethra vegam mandatharam kaanikkum ennathil sajiye vellan aarum illa ennathin aval theliv thannukonde irikunnu.... 

Namuk vendi bangalore il ninn savi aanu direct report cheyyunnath... 

Saji aadhyamayi PG il vanna divasam... ravile 5 manikye aval ethi... saviyude roommates oru chechiyum aniyathiyum aanu... avare unarthathe Savi Sajiyod paranju... ivar sisters aanennn.... kelkanda thaamasam... Saji ottum sound korakyathe.... "SISTER" aano? 

Appol aa kuttikal eneettu saji yod chodichu... vannappolekkum njangale convent-ilek ayakkum le?

US ile Orange Juice

Njan US il pokunnu enn parayumbole enik pedi aayirunnu...
1. Pokumo?
2. Poyaal ethi pedumo?
3. Ethi pettal jeevikumo?
 .....
ee chodyangal ingane neend pokum....

And then my friends with experience started giving me advice... well.. i love them for all the tips they gave me....

1. Take all the necessary papers..
2. Make a copy and keep it in the hand luggage
3. Drink lot of water and in the flight ... you will get dehydrated...
4. Try to sleep for sometime...
5. Keep the money safe
6. ....list goes on....

well... njan oru nalla kutti aayath kond ivar parayunnath ellam kettu.... in flight whenever they came up with juice and water... Njan kaineettum... aadyathe glass sip cheythappol thanne... enthaanith... juice thanne aano... entha oru kayipp.... pinne aalochichu... bodham kettal thanne 10 hours flight illa... 10 manikoor kazhiyumbolekkum enekumayirikum.... pinne mook aduch pidich otta valik kudichu....
Next pravashyam avar juice kond vannapol avar apple veno rasberry veno enn chodichu... apple juice medich kudichappol aanu samadhanam aaye.... ath juice pole undayirunnu...
pinne avar juice kond varumbol njan apple enn parayum... ente baagyam pole avar chilappol ath kelkum ... kettillengil avar aa kaiyikunna juice tharum.... pathiye pathiye aanu enik manasilaakaan thudangiyath... ath orange juice aanenn... pinne njan karuthi.. oh.. flight il aayath kond aayirikum ithrem vrithiketta taste orange juice in enn... entha taste enn vechal... orange juice adikumbol tholi kalayaathe muzhuvan aayi itt juice adicha pole irikkum...

Angane njan valya kozhappam kodaathe US il ethi... Ivide etheett njan minute maid orange juice kudichu... appol njan oru theerumanam eduthu... US il ninn orange juice kudikilla enn....

Angane irike Intel il pani thudangi... Cafe il poyi sadharana njan milk allengil coffee aanu kudikaaru.... Appol oru divasam evening il ... korach healthy aayitt enthengilum kudikaam enn karuthi.... vere options nokiyappol... vending machine il coke pepsi ok kandu(ith vare njan ivide cola pareekshichittilla.... angane cheyyunna diavsam chilappol ningalk vere post vaayikaan kittum)... pinneyum najn healthy drink search cheyyumbol atha... "fruit punch".. fruit inelum healthy enthund... vere glass neetti ... oru glass motham fruit punch um eduth seatilek nadannu... seat il ethi oru vaay kudichathe ullu... kudikano... thuppano... enna oru chintha vannu! ente priya suhruthakale... US il poyaal ariyaathathum... ariyunnathum aaya sadhanangal kazhikumbol sradhikanam... enna oru munkaruthal njan tharunnu.... aa fruit punch... oru nalla punch thanne aayirunnu.. enthoru puli... ho... najn oru vidham ath irakki... pinne fruit punch um eduth rest room il poyi kalayaam enn vicharichaal aalkaar kanille... ath kond.. pathiye pathiye avide irunn kudich theerthu... ho... adutha oru theerumanam eduthu... no more fruit punches....
Ente adutha pareekshanam adhikam vaiki illa.... ippravashyam healthy juice "lemon juice" aayirunnu.... juice enn orkumbol thanne enik pedi aanu... pakshe ith koode try cheyyam enn vicharichu.... ente pratheekshaye ottum thettikaathe thanne.... leamon juice "athimanoharam aayirunnu" ... oru raksha illatha puliyum kaiyippum!!!!
ivar ee juice oke undakumbol athinte tholi kalayaathe aano bagavaane undakunne!!! ho!

Angane i came to a conclusion... while in US.. keep out of orange juice , lemon juice and fruit punch... !!!!

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Sajiyude Theevandi Yaathra

Ee katha nadannitt oru masatholam aayi kaanum... Nammude saji bangalore il ninn kozhikottek theevandiyil poya kathayaanu njan ippol parayaan pokunnath. Kathayude paschathalam ingane aanu... Saji yude cousinte veed und kozhikode... appol saji bangalore il ninn kozhikodek pokaan theerumanichu... Sajiyude brother cum PA cum travel agent aaya Ram Saji k Kannur express il ticket book cheyth koduthu... Aa train aanengil yeshwanthpur il ninn 2100 inaanu start cheyyunnath...

Angane nammude saji... oodi chaadi... 2055 aayappol yashwanthpur station il ethi... appol nokumbol athaa.. nammude kannur express platform 1 il kidakunnu! pinne onnum aalochikaanilla... athil chaadi keri irunnu... enitt Ram ine vilich valiya ahangarathinte swarathil paranju... "njan station-il ethi... najn train il keri... ho! ee train entha start cheyyathe?!" ... angane saji train start cheyyan kaath irunnu... 2100 kazhinjittum train start cheyyunilla... korach kazhinjappol saji compartmentile aalkaare enni noki... enitt chithichu " eh? 9 per... athengane.. 8 peralle ithil irikaan pattoo! aaranavo ivide keri irikunne?!" ... 2130 kazhinjappol pathuke train start cheyth thudangi... Appol saji pinneyum ram ine vilich update koduthu " train late aayittanengilum start chyehtu... aaro ee compartment il kooduthal und... aaranavo ivide vann irikunne?!" 

Compartment il ulla aalkaar korach prsyam ullavar aarunnu... Avark kedakaan time ayappol avar sajiyod seat number ethraya enn chodichu... appol saji seat number paranju... appol avaril oraalude seat number same thanne aayirunnu... Appol pinne aake confusion... Train il ulla aalkaark saji yod sympathy...ho! paavam koch.. kozhappam ila... IRCTC de vella kozhappm aarikkum... TT varatte namuk sheri aakaam... korach kazhinjappol TT vann ticket noki... Appozhalle manasilaakunne! Saji vere train ilaanu keriyath... Keralathilek directly mangalore vazhi pokunna Kannur express ilallla... pakshe naadu muzhuvan chutti kozhikode il koode pokaathe kannur pokunna Kannur express ilaanu saji keri irikunnath! .... Saji yude train 2100 in yeshwanthpur il ninn start cheyya vere train aarunnu.. it was in some other platform... rand train inteyum peru same aanenn saji parayunnu... pakshe number vereya... entho...enik athraky vishwasam pora... :P 

Angane saji... korach adhikam cash pinneyum modaki.. vere ticket eduth... naadu muzhuvan chutti 9 manik kannur ethi... enitt avide ninne bus pidich kozhikode ethi.... Ho! engane aayalum ethi pettello! ath thanne albutham! Saji aayath kond onnum parayaan pattilla :P