Author: manuscrypts

  • One of Those Days

    i hate ‘one of those days’ and i hate when it happens on a monday, so god is in one of his perverse pleasure moods today and i feel like asking ‘why does it always rain on me’…. i had to drag my kinetic for a km, to the mechanic, because the damn thing wouldnt start!! and ergo, i got to the office half an hour late, just on the day my COO had come all the way from Washington to see his India office..grrr, fortunately that hasnt had too many ramifications….and i got a mail from those indiatimes guys that there is a monsoon discount, and one of the books i had been looking for was available at 25% off…now normally, that would make me a happy man, but not when i had bought it one week back!!saw the reloaded version of the matrix (the sixth according to the architect), and liked it, it wasnt loaded with philosophy as many people claimed it to be….the idea that caught me was the one the Oracle said …..that its more to do with why we make certain choices than the choices itself..that made me think a lot…but this one takes the cake…hehe…
    “Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.””…quadruple quotes coz its so loaded…lots of people are back …..michelle, simon, welcome back guys!!and now for
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    Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.

  • Euphoria

    Thats the feeling i have on Fridays, 2 days of doing a lot of lil nothings….have to come for a couple of hours tomorrow, but thats fine …Most probably will buy a cd tomorrow, so more music….I was thinking of the term ‘whistleblowers’… thats people who blow the whistle on their organisations when there is a malpractice of some sort….then i got to wondering about the different terms that have sprung up these days, corporate terminology of course, butstill .. isnt ethics all about being fair, and whistleblowing, just being honest… there was a time when people were honest by default, now they have terms for people who become honest, after being around dishonesty for long periods of time….whats next??
    hey, for people who love those sexy videos on tv, if u want them to keep playing, have your say here!! heres a god fwd i got – “when does skin meet skin, hair meet hair, and balls disappear?”…the answer is ‘when you blink’ 😉 and thats it for this week, people, have a great weekend, but not before you read
    manuscrypts trivia
    Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.

  • Faith….Have Some?

    Theres a nice article on rediff by rajeev srinivasan, well, nice is a subjective view, and i think, very debatable….have you noticed how lots of pro-hindutva articles are popping up on rediff..hmmmmmit seems a lot of ‘historians’ are claiming now that since ‘ram’ is more of myth than reality, (we have no archaeological proof) why should his birthplace have any significance? But most of religion is based on faith, right?If anyone is in a charity mood, read this article. The concept is simple but effective.Cant bring myself to write more, so will share a good fwd with you guys…
    THE GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN
    Between 18 and 20 a woman is like Africa, half discovered, half wild, naturally beautiful with fertile deltas.Between 21 and 30 a woman is like America, well developed and open to trade especially for someone with cash.Between 31 and 35 she is like India, very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty.Between 36 and 40 a woman is like France. Gently aging but still a warm and a desirable place to visit.Between 41 and 50 she is like Yugoslavia, lost the war haunted by past mistakes. Massive reconstruction is now necessary.Between 51 and 60, she is like Russia, very wide and borders ! are unpatrolled. The frigid climate keeps people away.Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Mongolia, with a glorious and all conquering past but alas, no future.After 70, they become Afghanistan. Most everyone knows where it is, but no one wants to go there.
    THE GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN
    Between 15 and 70 a man is like Iraq – ruled by a dick!!!
    and now a lil manuscrypts trivia
    The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a “thresh hold.”

  • Half Way Through

    Its wednesday and we are half way through the working week……i like wednesdays, they are like the top of the hill, ur next steps are all going to be downwards to the weekend…..i got an interesting phrase from the book i am reading, “cultural commuter”…i think the best way to explain it would be the older gen and mayb some new gen indians living in america…..they have an american kind of lifestyle in their professional life by day…in terms of their interaction with people etc..and at night, when they are back at home, they listen to indian music, have indian food, and talk in their mother tongue etc….nice terminology, huh?? rough day today too, so am too tired to write anymore, so will go to
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    in the 1500’sHouses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all thedogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence. The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.Hence the saying “dirt poor.”

  • Baths & Status Updates

    if life were an execution software, thats the button i would like to press now….its been such a tiring day and too full of happenings…. the only good thing that happened was a good fwd i got, so i am gonna paste it here and get the hell out of here….btw , i started reading the book i got yesterday, seems to be good, but 5 pages out of 314 dont tell the entire story, No i am not a slow reader, there were 14 pages of intro..hehe, anyways heres the good fwd i promised….
    It was the first day at a school in America and a new student named Ramesh Reddy, the son of an Indian restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some American history. Who said “Give me Liberty, or give me Death?”She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Ramesh Reddy, who had his hand up.”Patrick Henry, 1775.””Very good! Who said ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth’”?Again, no response except from the young Indian : “Abraham Lincoln, 1863.”,said Reddy.The teacher snapped at the class, “Class, you should be ashamed. Reddy, who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do.”She heard a loud whisper: “Screw the Mexicans.” assuming Reddy was a Mexican.”Who said that?” the teacher demanded.Reddy put his hand up. “Jim Bowie, 1836.”At that point, a student in the back said, “I’m gonna puke.”The teacher glares and asks “All right! Now, who said that?”Again, Reddy says, “George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991.”Now furious, another student yells, “Oh yeah? Suck this!”Reddy jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher, “Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!”Now with almost a mob hysteria someone said, “You little ****. If you say anything else, I’ll kill you.”Reddy frantically yells at the top of his voice, “Gary Condit to Chandra Levy 2001.”The teacher fainted. And as the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, someone said, “Oh ****, we’re in BIG trouble!”Reddy said, “Saddam Hussein 2003.”and now for more info on life in 1500’s, here is
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    Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children-last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.”