Friday, January 04, 2008

Only if it would have a beeper in it....!

After 36 hrs....finally I have decided to send an official request for a replacement . Replacement for a very dear, ever accompanying "belonging" of mine since past 7 and 1/2 yrs!

I have lost it. I am not even sure if "lost" is a proper word for it, maybe I misplaced it ...probably my absentminded or careless nature caused it..but end result is same. It was there with me over all these years....whenever I needed...always working...working tirelessly...even when I am sleeping it used to be awake...just in case I need it suddenly. Accompanied me to work..and then back home.. sometimes in my trips far away from home too...It was a real 24x7 workhorse.The wee hours...the weekend or the peak time....it never mattered. In true sense it was with me in Rain and Shine!

Many times in past I misplaced it accidentally, only to find it few hours later at some strange/unexpected places...and what a big relief it used to provide then. May be it used to get upset over my insensitivity, hide itself, then seeing my desperation it used to bluntly point me how important it is to me...so that I remain careful next time. I never learned...

Manytimes when I used to get bore..it used to entertain, play with me too...simple guessing game that what will be next starting digit...I only used to have a mere 10% chance of winning.. but I was fine with its 90% chances of winning! After all, all the life's games are not on 50/50 basis. Sometimes it helped me in taking weird decision..if I win in the "guessing game". I will do this...if lose then wont.

Now after 36 long hrs..I started realizing this time it is different ..I am NOT able to find it still and probably I wont ever. I know it is still there..nearby..probably very nearby..maybe waiting for me to pick it up....but I am not able to see it...as it never makes sounds..neither of complain or of applause.

At the same time I cant live without it. It is a part of me now..I am so used to its existence,
I need a replacement of it for sure...I know as soon as I get the replacement...without its own knowledge it will be deactivated for ever. It will still carry on untiringly blinking and changing its digits for few more years before its batteries give up..but it will be useless in all sense....All because of my momentary carelessness.

But I will keep my search on.... and if I find it..even if it is useless.. even knowing I cant have two of these "active" at the same time... I will pick it up and keep it safe and secure as long as I can, for it has lots and lots of memories embedded with it! Of 7 and 1/2 years to be exact.

I wish my remote login secure ID had a beeper in it.

I would also like to have a beeper on My Car Keys, Identity Card, My Glasses, Remote Control for TV/Players, Phone Handsets which can indicate where it is, even when it is in Silent/Vibration mode!

The list is probably endless....ranging all the way from Physical to Virtual stuffs..which we lose often and then try to find frantically! Sometimes we get it back..sometimes never and wish alas only if it would have a beeper in it!

CloseCaption in Hindi Movies

Below are two of my recent experiences....I am sure there can be a never ending list....!

Chak_De_India:
SRK saying to Team Members on their first meeting "Mujhey yeh nahee pata ki aap sab apney state may champion hai...Mujhey bas yeh pata hai ki mere samney 16 ladkiya khadi hai..jinhey Hockey khelne ka "shauq" hai"

CloseCaption: ".......What I know is that you are a "SHOCK" to Hockey"


Darling (a "bhoot-ish" flick):
After "killing" his secy Fardeen khan returns home..naturally he is bound to get some Headache and his wife (Isha Kopikar) knowing about the headcahe says:
"Thaharo..mai CROCIN lay aatee hoon"

Closecaption: "Wait...I will get Croissant for you"


Are you also wondering like me where Bollywood outsources their close captioning business !

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Happy New Year!

Wish You All ("Regular" as well as "Accidental" Visitors of this site)
A Very Happy New Year!!!

It has been more than 4 months now I have updated my blog site...
It was not the dearth of topics or ideas or even time...but just
happened so...lets blame it on "reluctance"!

Anyways....What can be a better time than today to resume it again...
enabling me to proudly say I am already honoring my new-year resolutions
(#6 of 10) for 2008 ("continual blog update").

The other "interesting" resolution (#9 of 10) is to "complete"...
err..lets say "up-to-date" my Unfinished Autobiography!
Dont want to "complete" that so early..many many more pages to be wriiten !

Keep visiting...See you all soon...REAL SOON!