Not picking up the phone!

I called Mr. 'H' twice on Friday. He neither picked up the phone nor called back. Today I called him again. And there was no response.

Is he busy with some important work or ignoring me?

School admission

“How is your younger son?” I asked Mr. ‘Y’ who has recently moved to Gurgaon.

“He is fine and has been admitted to two different schools in class ninth. He will go to both of them for a week or ten days then he will decide which school he wish to continue.”

Do you think admission in two schools means wastage of money or will help in making the child independent in decision taking?

I am God!

I am Brahma (God), U are Brahma (God) then why there is difference between I and U?

Who is smart?

“Don’t play with the toy so harshly. It will break.” A mother instructed her kid. “It is a baby’s toy.”

“Baby’s toy??? I can’t see any baby in this house.” They were the guest. To confirm the kid went in all the rooms to check if there is any baby. “THERE IS NO BABY IN THIS HOUSE.” He said confidently.

“hmmm……..The baby has gone to the market with her mother. Her mother has to do some shopping.” The mother told a good reason to convince him.

“You have thought a lot before speaking that’s why you are telling a lie.”

Who is smart; mother or the kid?

Earthen pot

In a balcony of somebody known I found a pigeon sitting in an earthen pot. Can any one guess why it is sitting there and didn't fly when I clicked this photo from one feet distance?

Contact me

A few minutes back I received a sms :

Please contact me on this email : (bjgson@live.com) for matter that needs your urgent attention which cannot be discussed on the phone. Thank you.

What do you suggest should I contact the person or ignore it as spam?

Orange

“Ma’am what should I name your wi-fi connection?” The staff person of the wi-fi company asked me.

“Orange.” That was the first word that came to my mind.

“Now you can use it, ma’am. It is working.”

I was surprised to see the spelling of ‘Orange’ as ‘oreng’.

Do you think it is pity or witty?

Anonymous comment

Somebody write a comment on my post Sunset at Anjuna Beach, Goa that made my day. Anonymously the person write the words soothing as waves on Anjuna Beach, Goa. :)

This is 450th post, dedicated to anonymous reader. :)

Art and dirt

I couldn’t resist myself from clicking the pic of the beautifully painted tyre of a truck. Intricate designs in vibrant colors were eye catching!

What do you think tyres should be painted so delicately even if they could accumulate dirt and mud while moving on roads or they should be artistically painted as dirt and mud could be removed?

Be happy!

I read somewhere on net
Be happy in front of those who don't like you, 'IT KILLS THEM!'

Do you think one should be happy for oneself or should be happy for making other's jealous?

Problems

I read somewhere on net

If you have problems then don’t facebook it rather face it.

Do you think one should not share problems on social networking sites and should face them all alone or should share them on social networking sites to find better solutions?

Trailer

http://youtu.be/lbWURFD4vdE

Although I don’t understand Telugu even then on viewing this trailer I can’t resist myself from uploading it as it shows that hero is in love with a girl and villain kills hero and he is born again as a fly to take revenge.

What do you think if one is given a change to be born again to take revenge then what  should be one’s preference to be a louse in villain’s head or tapeworm in his intestine? ;)

Delete Ex!

"If one wishes to delete Ex from one's memories one has to first delete it from computer's memory." A relationship pandit told.

Do you agree or disagree with him?

Dying woman

“Do you know what happened in Building No. 2?” Mrs. ‘P’ said.

“No. I don’t. I was out of the town for a week.” I replied.

“A young woman jumped from the sixth floor, crowd gathered around her in a few minutes as it was day time. Most of the persons were standing still not doing anything to help her. They didn’t even bother to call police or ambulance. They were just gossiping why a young woman who had a three year old son tried to commit suicide.”

“That’s sad.”

“I took the step to take her to the hospital. In the evening her husband came to my house and surprisingly instead of thanking me he blamed me for taking his wife to a government hospital instead of any reputed private hospital.”

I couldn’t find the right word to utter.

She said with moist eyes. “Do I make a mistake by helping a dying woman?”

Unknown numbers

“I called you a couple of times before from my new number.” I said.

“Actually I do not pick up calls from unknown numbers. Today it is by chance I pick up the phone.” Mr. ‘T’, a reputed businessman replied.

What do you think picking up unknown numbers means call from creditors or picking up phone from strangers is not good for business? 

Attractive offer

I received a mail in which an advertising company offered me to write four sponsor posts with relevant links attached to it. And for doing so, it will be paying me 8$ through PayPal.

Should I accept the offer or decline it?

Love to do

“Chandrika, if loneliness is increasing in your life then try to divert your mind by doing something that you love to do the most.” Mrs. ‘S’ suggested.

I love to laugh. And what you guys love to do?

Solitude

I read somewhere on net.

There are plenty of loners who chose solitude as their way of life. Solitude has been helpful to many well known writers, philosophers and composers.

What do you think is solitude helpful in making one successful or just kill one slowly deep inside?

Increasing loneliness

“As you grow old loneliness will increase in your life. So change your decision and get married.” My best friend suggested me.

Do you agree or disagree with my friend?

Poor creature!

“Oho! What happened to its right eye?” I asked the man on seeing the street dog to which I daily give food.

“It was hit by a tractor. And after that its eye bulged and reddened. It is being treated and yesterday a vet gave two injections.” He narrated.

Any suggestions what I can do for that poor creature?

A prize for my story!

Hi readers.

I win third prize in the short story competition organised by Fablery for the month of January. The Genre was Fantasy and Mythology. I chose Mythology to write about and on Mr. BK Chowla's suggestion on my post Short Story Competition I selected Ramayana and try to write something about Lord Ram.

Movies

As suggested by Vaish this post is about movies I like to watch. Comedy, action, romance and drama anything with good story and acting I love to watch. In general, my favourite movies are novel or play based like Guide, Umrao Jaan (starring Rekha), Namesake, Angoor, Omkar, Gone with the wind, 3 Idiots, Devdas, Parineeta, Sahab Biwi aur Gulam etc.

Which is your favourite movie that is based on novel or play?

Friends

After reading tag by ummon I decided to answer the first two questions. The questions are ‘Name the friend who you have known longest’ and ‘How did you meet?’

I do not have bunch of friends. Like others, I do not have more than thousand friends on my facebook rather only fifty two friends in my friend's list. There are only a few friends that really close to my heart. The friend that I wish to know for longest period or I must say I wish him to be my best friend for ever is Mr. 'Y' in the following posts.

Eating capacity , Betting game , Whistling etc.

I met him when he joined my yoga classes.

Do you want to have thousands of friends who poses to be your friend or only handful who are friends in real terms?

My blank mind

While looking at the stars on a cloudless night, I realised that my mind is blank and can’t find a good topic to write about. In general after continuous writing for some time one goes through this phase. If you wish that I carry on with writing and don’t take a long break then suggest some good ideas.

On which topic(s) you will like to read my views/ experiences or stories? ;)

True / False

If you look back at where you were this time last year, you will probably be surprised at how much things and situations have changed in your life.

After reading this future prediction in the leading newspaper about me, I analysed the following changes took place in my life during the last year.

1. I shifted to Gurgaon where life is fast, super fast.
2. My Ex married someone else.
3. I shaved off my head.
4. There was addition of a new member in my family.
5. I fell in love with Mr. ‘H’.
6. My Ex’s wife ran away with another man.

This is a mixed bag of true and false statements. If two are false which are those? ;)

Ekla Chalo

These days I am enjoying Ravinder Sangeet which is melodious to ears as sugar to tongue. Ekla Chalo song is in Bengali language that I don’t understand even then I enjoy it and have heard it hundred of times.

Do you think music is beyond any language or language bound?

Skin color of Doctor

“Is this a doctor’s residence?” An elderly woman asked me as I opened the gate of my house.

“Yes. It is.” I replied.

“Is he is at home?” She asked looking at the name plate on which doctor’s name was printed.

“Yes, he is at home.” I said with a smile.

“Is the doctor fair or dark colored?”

What should I reply to this stupid question?

Largest society of the town

“Our society has three swimming pools, four lawn tennis grounds, three badminton courts, one basket ball ground, four huge parks, one gym, one table tennis table, two community centres and an open air theatre. It has 24 hour water supply and power back up. It is the largest society of the town!” Mr. ‘N’ said.

“Why water is over flowing from the manhole?” I asked as the nearby manhole was overflowing where we were standing.

“Oho! That. Actually the society doesn’t have a sewerage connection. And the tankers come regularly to take the waste off. Till the tankers come next time they will overflow. ”

Do you think the society have the facilities required for living or not?

Pigeons

I read in the monthly circular of a society ......

There is a growing population of pigeons : Please stop giving them seeds or else there will be pigeon shit everywhere and hard to remove from walls.

What do you think seeds should not be given to pigeons as there population is increased and their shit is hard to remove from walls or they should be at least fed properly as there is a little space left for making nests?

5000 reasons to laugh!

“Chandrika, you can come and join our laughing yoga classes. We do it regularly in the evening from 5 to 6 pm.” Mrs. ‘S’ told. “We do funny exercises and laugh looking at each other. Laughing is good for the mind, face and body; you know that as you are yoga coach.”

“I have 5000 reasons to laugh.” I proudly said.

She looked surprisingly at me with blinking eyes.

“On my blog there are 5000 comments and the comment wrote by Cinner on the previous post was 5000^th comment on my blog.”

Do you think one can do sufficient laughing yoga by reading comments on my blog or there is still need of doing laughing yoga by doing funny exercises?

Photograph : My blogger dashboard showing the comment section. 5000 is written on the right side and Cinner's 5000th comment on left side.

Do you read my blog?

"Do you read my blog?" I asked Mr.'A'.

"No. I don't. As you tell less and ask more." He replied.

Do you think I tell less and ask more? ;)

Then?

“I am surprised to know that it is an art to know which animal has passed earlier while moving in the forest. Its scent, footprints and excreta are studied to know all this. Their whereabouts and numbers are also estimated.” Mr. ‘H’ said.

“Who tell you all this?” I asked.

“I read in a book.”

“That’s great!” I moved my laptop and showed him this pic which I clicked some time before. “Do you know which animal is this?”

“Camel?”

“No.”

“Elephant?”

“NO!”

“Then?”

Orange flower

Fresh flower arrangement in vase for decoration is always my passion. This flower is available in many colors like yellow and white but orange is my favourite. This beautiful flower for all my readers as this is my 425^th post.

Disappearance of an injured man

"An ambulance took the seriously injured man to some unknown destination, even police can't trace out where." A guy, eyewitness of the accident told me.

Do you think ambulance takes him to save the dying man or to make money with his living organs before he dies?

Namapathy

I have great faith in the power of Mantra and grace of the Lord. I have seen miraculous cures of the hopeless cases even in distant places. I have tremendous faith in healing through prayers - healing of diseases by chanting of Mantras and prayers. The results are wonderful. The Lord's Name is so effective. I call this NAMAPATHY.

These lines I read from 'Autobiography of Swami Sivananda'.

In your opinion can incurable disease be cured by chanting the Lord's Name or no?

Family problems

Two men, one American and an Indian were sitting in a bar and discussing about their family problems…… Shot after shot………

The Indian man said to the American, 'We have problem in India we can’t marry the one whom we love, You know my parents are forcing me to get married to this so called homely girl from a village whom I haven't even met once.' We call this arranged marriage. I don't want to marry a woman whom I don't love... I told them that openly and now have a hell lot of family problems.'

The American said, talking about love marriages... In America We can marry the one whom we love ……I'll tell you my story. 'I married a widow whom I deeply loved and dated for 3 years. After a couple of years, my father fell in love with my step-daughter and married her, so my father became my son-in-law and I became my father's father-in-law. Legally now my daughter is my mother and my wife my grandmother. More problems occurred when I had a son. My son is my father's brother and so he is my uncle.

Situations turned worse when my father had a son. Now my father's son, my brother is my grandson. Ultimately, I have become my own grandfather and I am my own grandson. And you say you have family problems.'

The Indian fainted........!!! :-o

After reading this somewhere on the net I want to know whether you have any family problems? ;)

A weird thought

Whenever I am ill, my mind loves to fantasise and imagine weird thoughts may be to be away from the pain and anguish. Right now, my mind is drawing an image of aeroplane with 250 persons on it, 100 persons standing in it, 150 sitting on the roof of the main body of aeroplane, 60 on its each wing which is flying high over the empty roads.

With this lots of problems can be solved like

1.No traffic jams on roads

2.Fuel saving

3.Longer distances travel by masses in less time.

What else?

One set of footprints!

While cleaning my wardrobe I found my diary in between the piles of files and books. I opened it. At page No. 73 some lines were written from the book 'Nuggets' ....

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. Sometimes there were two sets of foot prints, other times there was only one. This bothered me because I noted that during the low periods of my life when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to Lord, "You promised me that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most difficult time of my life there has been only one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most have you not been there with me?"

Lord replied, "During your times of sufferings when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

In difficult times does this really happens or it is just a good theory to calm the agitated mind?

Scratch yourself

If you are feeling bored then scratch yourself, you will feel better!

I read this on net in an article ‘How to pass time when feeling bored?’

Do you agree or disagree with the statement?

Lemonade

I read somewhere...

When fate hands us a lemon, lets try to make a lemonade.

What are your views on this?

Three stupid questions

In general while chatting online people asked me.
Q1 Hello. How r u?
I was good before talking to u. ;)
Q2 What r u doing?
Of course chatting with u. ;)
Q3 Tell something about you.
It is written on my blog. ;)

Do you think they have enough time to waste or do they think that I have plenty of time to waste? ;)

Spellings

I wrote on a social networking site : Why people make so many spelling mistakes that I can't even understand what they are trying to say!?!! :/

Mr. 'N' commented : They are SMS ing.

me : SMS has given new heights to SPELLINGS! :D

Do you agree or disagree with me?

U?

Mr. 'D' : u?
me : http://www.blogger.com/profile/16765666976286325907
Mr. 'D' : tell abt u
me : It is written on my blog.
Mr. 'D' : i could not see

Should I suggest Mr. 'D' to wear branded spectacles or lens to see it clearly? ;)

Physical relationship

Mr. 'R' : do u like physical relationship
me : What about you?
Mr. 'R' : tell ur opinion
me : First you!
Mr. 'R' : i love to do physical relation. what about u
me : With whom female or male? ;)

Number of children

“Where have you worked before?” I asked.
“I was driver of a Korean family. I can speak English as I have cleared 10+2. I am a responsible person. I have 2-3 children.” Mr.'F' replied.

How many children he have 2/3 or 2+3=5? ;)

A question

Do you think if these stalked clothes fall from one’s hand will they break? ;)

Love-life

Every man's love-life is interesting. If he doesn't have one, that's interesting. If he has one, that's interesting. And if he has two, that's twice as interesting.
I read these lines in 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth.

What is your opinion about man's love-life?

Price tag

“Mom, come with me I want to show you something. If we take that home, our home will look beautiful. Mom, please come and have a look at it.” A grown up kid of near about ten or eleven years asked his mother. I overheard the conversation. As mother was busy in shopping he pleaded again. His repeated requests made me curious and when he showed the thing of his interest to her mother I clicked it. The price tag on the swing was Rs. 2,02,500/-.


What do you think mother will buy it for the kid or she will made an excuse where is the place in the house to keep it?

Rejection

“Why are you sad? Business problem? Huh??” Mr. ‘H’ asked.
“My story has been rejected.” I said with dismay.
He patted my shoulder with affection. “The publishers will reject you so many times that you will forget the pain of rejection by your ex. By the way was he really worth of rejecting you?”

My first short story

Yesterday I recieved this mail.

Dear Chandrika,


Thank you for taking the time to submit your work to us.


Unfortunately, we aren't able to accept this story for publication. Don't let this get you down, though. There are many possible reasons for turning down a story, and we regularly turn down great work just because it isn't quite right for us. (Due to time constraints, we're unable to discuss reasons for rejecting specific stories.)


The XYZ submissions team.

Do you think this mail is specially written for my story or it is their regular mail in which they just change the name of the author whose work is being rejected?