Non-Detail

Have u studied Non-Detail books along with ur regular text books in ur 10^th, +2? I don’t know about CBSE, but in State syllabus, usually u’ll find these books.

 

Generally these books will contain a story or two in detail, having around 100 to 150 pages.  You’ll get plenty of marks (in ur end exam) from this book when compared to your regular language text book, grammar and etc.  In my studies, I had “The Merchant of Venice” written by Shakespeare & “The Moonstone”, a story about an Indian diamond stolen by an English Man and the journey thereafter.  These books were just like novels.

 

Now the point is, y’day, I got a doubt y these books are called as Non-Detail books?  As these are having more details of a story when compared to the stories in our ordinary text books, they need to be called as “Detail” books, isn’t it? I just wonder about what was in their mind while naming these? Do they think that these details are not enough to complete the story? Then how can they expect us to answer all those questions on the story?

 

Any how, my gut feeling is that these books need to be re-named as “Detail Books”; otherwise those authors’ souls won’t rest in peace…

Dance Class

Seedu joined dance classes… babhi maa joined, no? he had to… any way… but funny part is that he is asking me to join… me… dance class?? U r kidding, right?

Have u seen AB’s dance in Delhi 6… "Saas gaali deve"… song? Simple but gr8 steps, no? I’m practicing that number… I don't think I can do it... but lemme try...

Meetings

These days, I’ve been involved in so many meetings, design reviews and etc etc that I don’t find time to work even on the concepts decided in those meetings!!

But lemme tell u, meetings r invaluable yaar… u’ll find nice coffee, bikkis, sometimes samosas at ur table; u can take occasional naps, enjoy people fooling around … and haan… great moral support as a bonus!!!

Moral support??? Lemme explain, if u have any doubt that your thinking abilities have come down these days, just enter into any damn meeting, n spend ur quality (?) time over there; trust me at the end of the day, u’ll say hi to Einstein in the mirror!!!
(Inspired by “A Stranger in the mirror” title, but only by title, I don’t like that novel… Sydney Sheldon’s baddest one)

After experiencing a hell lot of bakwas meetings, I found couple of steps to be followed before, during and after meetings.

1. Never turn up early (of course, as an Indian u’ll turn up at least a good 15 minutes late, but still I warn u (wildly) guessing a foreign reader for my blog). Otherwise u will become “The chosen one” for writing those bloody MOMs (minutes of meeting).
Always keep in mind…”Early birds r vulnerable”
2. Place yourself in a remotest place in the hell… sorry hall; Beware!! They’re on a hunt for bakra(s) who’ll take up responsibility for each and every point.
3. Never act intelligent! Suggestions r best kept to urself only!!
If idea is yours, then implementation will (also) be yours!!!
4. Don’t laugh at their stupidity; they’ll feel u r a foreigner to this planet.
5. Never argue, u’ll become one of them. Just watch and njoy!! If u can’t bear, just take a nap.
6. Always leave meeting early…I don’t know the reasons… but I found it’s good.
7. Always ask somebody to call u when u r in the middle of meeting… that shows u r busy person…
8. Keep an eye on bearer for biscuits and chai… u must grab the first ones otherwise that moron may show you an empty plate…then u’ve to smile like a guy who smiles at his by-stander in the bus-stop after missing a bus in span of few seconds after running a good half kilo meter huffing and puffing.

SD once said: A meeting is a place where minutes are kept and hours are lost

I like it… it’s true… literally…