Sunday, September 6, 2009

One of the Biggest BS

Venkat and Sakthi loved each other. Due to some unfortunate circumstances they could not marry each other. Venkat marries Kanchana. Sakthi marries Nakulan. Kanchana and her family and Nakulan and his family know about the past love affair between Venkat and Sakthi.

After the marriage, Venkat and Sakthi secretly meet very often and that too in shady locations. At one time, they booked a room in a lodge and met there. A bad guy takes pictures of both of them together and sends via cell phone to every one.

Nakulan and his family ask Sakthi several times as to what is happening. She says there is nothing going on between her and Venkat and she will tell the reason for those meetings at a later suitable time. One day Nakulan visits Sakthi in her office and she was not at work. Gone to see Venkat. Nakulan’s family pleaded with Sakthi to tell them what is happening. Sakthi refused to tell. So they threw her out of the house in the middle of the night.

Sakthi goes to her mother’s home. Her mother begged her to tell what is happening. All Sakthi would say “believe me amma”. Her mother asked if she is willing to destroy her married life for whatever reason she is meeting secretly Venkat. All Sakthi would say is when the time comes she will explain everything.

Sakthi’s mother is crying day and night that her daughter’s life is doomed. Sakthi’s mother goes to Nakulan’s house asking for a pardon for her daughter. Nakulan grabs her by the neck and throw her out of the house. Sakthi came to know this. But still will not tell anyone why she is secretly meeting her ex-lover Venkat.

In the mean time, Venkat’s wife Kanchana also got suspicious. But Venkat told her that the pictures were not original and they were altered pictures. Venkat’s father-in-law and mother-in-law were furious at Venkat and Sakthi. Venkat’s father-in-law met Sakthi and told her to stop it. She said we are not doing anything wrong. But what are you both doing? I will tell when the time comes.

Another day Nakulan visited his wife Sakthi in the office. There he saw Sakthi and Venkat in a cozy conversation in a private room. Nakulan goes there and asks both of them what is happening. They both said nothing is happening and they will tell when the time comes. Then Nakulan manhandled Venkat and others have to come and break the fight. Nakulan is getting ready to send a divorce notice to Sakthi.

Why Sakthi will not tell anyone what is happening. Not even her husband. Not even her own mother. For whatever she is doing she is prepared to lose her husband and married life.

Finally the answer came. Venkat and Sakthi were arranging for Venkat’s sister’s wedding. The sister ran away from home with her boy friend. Venkat and Sakthi “promised” her they won’t tell any one until the marriage ceremony is over.

My foot. One of the biggest BS. The above is from a TV serial. The director thinks the audiences are idiots. May be we are. Otherwise, why are we watching these serials.

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Friday, September 4, 2009

Tag-o-mania

I was thinking of another subject for my next post. But I got tagged again by Insigniaji. This one seems to be quite light. So here I am:

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4 – “Sell to Open AAPL at Sep strike 175 for $1.40”. It is my options trading note book. AAPL is symbol for Apple, Inc. I do only covered call option. I do not go near naked call option.

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can & catch air? – Oooh. I just gave a big left hook to my land line telephone and it fell down.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? – I have been watching for the last 15 minutes on CNBC a program called “Squawk on the Street”. This is a pre-market business show just before the stock market opens.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is? – 6:15 AM

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? – 6:17 AM

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? – I can hear 3 things. Voice from the TV, Washing Machine sound, and my wife yelling from upstairs: Yane ivvalavu seekram ezhunthutale? Coffee kondu varatuma? (Why did you get up so early? Should I bring Coffee for you?)

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? – At 7 PM last night. Took the garbage can outside. Today is the garbage pickup day.

8. Before you started this Q&As, what did you look at? - My email.

9. What are you wearing?- Jeans and T-shirt.

10. When did you last laugh? – Last night. My wife was telling me what they do in villages to recoup the health faster for the women who gave birth recently. ROFL.

11. What is on the walls of the room you are in? – A big painting presented to me by my staff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the time of my transfer back to USA.

12. Seen anything weird lately? – Oh yes. Last Sunday, at the Livermore Hindu Temple. Some (not all) young men and women came to the temple wearing sleeveless t-shirt and shorts. They looked like they were going to a pool party. Disgusting. Will they go to a church or a mosque like that? Young men and women born and/or raised here in USA come with pant and shirt (man) and saree/salwar kameez (woman). Only some FOBs (Fresh Off the Boat) come in shorts.

13. What do you think of this quiz? - I thought this was going to be easy. But it is not. Makes me tell about me and what I think, more than what I want other people to know about me.

14. What is the last film you saw? – The Time Traveler’s Wife, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams. It is one of those gooey romantic mind-benders.

15. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy? - A brand new home in Dublin, California, with a bedroom for guests downstairs.

16. Tell me something about you that I dunno! - I had a life threatening operation 3 years ago.

17. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? - Want to eliminate graft and corruption.

18. Do you like to Dance? - Yeah, give me a couple of glasses of Merlot and I can go until early hours of the morning.

19. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? - We have 2 kids. First is a boy and then a girl. Girl’s name is Jambakam. We and her friends call her Jammu. She does not like the name Jambakam because in her opinion it is too long and does not sound modern.

20. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? - His name is Ganesan. We call him Raja. His friends call him Gan.

21. Would you ever consider living abroad? – Lived in USA for most part of my life. Yes, will love to live in India for sometime.

22. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates? – Hey, Welcome back. I have noticed you enjoyed your life to full extent. I am jealous of you.

Since the people I know have already been tagged on this questionnaire, I am not tagging any one.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

H1N1 Home Made Herbal Remedy

Chef Jacob Kumar Sahay has come out with a home made H1N1 home made herbal remedy that, he claims, will prevent this disease. I thought I would share it with all of the blogger friends, for whatever it is worth.

Ingredients:

Star Anise Seed – 4
Garlic – 10 cloves
Small Onion – 50 grams
Tulsi Leaves – ¼ cup
Turmeric – ¾ teaspoon
Clove – 10
Neem (Margosa) Leaves – 10
Sesame Oil – 150 ml
Salt – as needed

Grind smoothly all of the above except Sesame Oil and salt, like a thick paste.

Place kadai over stove top. Pour Sesame Oil. When it becomes hot, put the ground masala... Let it cook for a few minutes. Then add the salt and stir occasionally. When the oil comes up, it is done. Turn off the stove.

You can eat it with white rice. You can refrigerate and use upto 10 days. It will definitely have the medicinal taste. Do not expect exotic or rich taste.

Star Anise Seed has “shikimic acid” used in preventing swine flu.

Garlic has “Allicium Sulphide” used in preventing swine flu.

Tulsi leaves are used to prevent and cure many illnesses. They are also immune system boosters.

Turmeric is an antibacterial agent.

Clove has “Omega-3 Fatty Acid” which attacks swine flue virus.

Neem leaves have medicinal value. The Sanskrit name for neem tree is “arishtha” which means reliever of sickness.

Hope ya’ll never get sick. (I used the world ya’ll just for fun. I don’t live in South. I live in California.)