Just another blog....Shobaa de

I chanced to read Shobaa de's blog about PETA, and was pretty ticked off. Not that I held her very highly from the very beginning, but I thought she was admirable in the way she rose from being a model to an Indian Jackie Collins of sorts. Overall, she made it to a certain level in her alternative career, proving that not all good lookers are dumb, whatever.
I have on and off read articles written by her in various magazines and very discreetly enjoyed (must confess) the way she hits back at people especially men. So all those male bees reading this save your backs and run Shoba's now here on this page to disrobe your langots. Hey, take it easy, I was simply kidding in her style :-)
Back to PETA. What disappointed me about her writing about PETA, was she wondered why PETA used women in all their disrobed glory to spread their good words. I have my answer for that but there are 15 comments published, of which one hit back at her a volley of replies which she chose not to reply or acknowledge(Not following Blogorisms, good manners of all bloggers, akin to table-manners)
My reply to Shobaa de would be, PETA is hitting right where the metal is hot [double entendre, intended:)] Whether it is Alicia Silverstone baring all for PETA or John Abraham in India wearing a "Real men are kind to animals" T-shirt) PETA's message is clear and loud. Yes, they use show-stoppers who can grab eyeballs with their aggressive campaigning. But, PETA's message has spread like a forest fire bringing awareness, in everyone. (Shobaa de some times lacks maturity in her thought processes, though she authored so much of pulp fiction.) Personally, I am always in and out of the idea of turning not just vegetarian but vegan. (I have reserved it for a few more years from now, after my girls are a little older.) That does not stop me from supporting vegetarianism and spreading kindness towards animals. A sofaa made of pure leather? No, imitation goods will do for me.
P.S. to Shobaa De: Maybe a tutorial in Blogger will help for damage control. Go to Dashboard>Settings>Comments> Comments Moderation> Review comments before they are published.

Know more about the human brain

This subject never ceased to interest, amaze and fascinate me. Most of my blogs try to analyze why children, people or men and women behave the way they do. I don't want to sound too nerdy but I guess I sort, judge or try to understand at which level people are around me. I came across this amazing video which consists of a great talk on the brain, the CP in each one of us. The fact that the talker is a neuro-scientist is both impressive and fascinating to me. Her flawless performance( I prefer the word performance over talk) will win you over.

I have had the kind of disorientation which Dr.Jill describes when I woke up after being administered anesthesia, post operations.(I did have a couple of them) It is truly enlightening. Dr.Jill's talk says all those things which saints are known to have experienced. She uses the word 'Nirvana' to describe the essence of ultimate mental liberation. Kudos to her.

Tall, well built and goodlooking?

Flying dream machines can be like a walk on the clouds for every little boy or grown up boys.....To be a captain at 29, in a leading Indian airline with 20/20 vision and flying a fleet of planes ranging from Airbus 330-200, Boeing 777, Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 (whatever) is like a dream for most men. I know that every man would love to be a pilot for "other" reasons...but problem is she is not finding a suitable match.Yeah, my second cousin whom I met at a recent wedding is not finding a nice qualified guy. I was impressed when I met her this time-un-opinionated, with a pleasant disposition and a total daddy's pet despite all her achievements. I mean I don't think I would even listen to my dad (I didn't in real-life, because he was very chauvinistic) if I carried home a 3 lac/pm kinda salary and owned a luxury flat in Mumbai!

I wondered why she is not finding any guy(maybe her daddy dearest is not getting impressed), as they are looking out for only Indians! Perhaps Indian men find it hard to digest a woman with a high profile career... Forget careers and high profile women, most men can't sit in a car when a woman is in the driver's seat.

Bangaloreans are kind of cool with women driving cars everyday but on highways I have faced a lot of jeering and honking(when my husband wanted to relax)
I know that this could be the start of a debate, but I'm not getting into it. A man is more equipped physically but most(not all) women are on equal footing. I don't want women bloggers to criticize me about this but hey! I'm being fair and honest. I have developed male-like-abilities to do most stuff like driving, planning, reading maps, designing homes and a million other things. There are multi-taskers like me , but speaking of the average women, I don't agree that they are as good as the men are in general. I have seen at least 10 women for every one man who have caused traffic irritations in Bangalore. That explains it. The left-side of the brain is better developed in men than women. This results in men having more logic, mathematical abilities and reflexes. The women have their right side of the brain developed more which means that women have more emotions, are extremely creative, sensitive, can connect better(hence can rear children better than a man.)

A balanced individual is one who works on improving the other side of his/her brain. I worked many dog years to evolve better logic, but in the process lost some of my emotional, creative abilities. (I write less poems now, because I am less emotional now. I feel sorry for it.)

Men versus Women- Part #1 of chapter#10 of Volume #9 from library archives #8

I received yet another of those "pass on this email to all those women who need an education and all those men who ....whatever" from one of my like-feathered friends. I suddenly had a lot of cud to chew on my fave topic and thought I'll put my eloquent mind to immediate action. I colored the list of men's rules in Red and my comments in-line in green color as both are primary colors and very simple to distinguish for the men. Here we go:

All of the points on the list were numbered as#1 on purpose.
(Hmm, I agree to it as men are bad at multi-tasking and are poorly equipped to remember things beyond #1, in addition to the 9 to 5 jobs that they hold.Hey guys, that's acceptable, no probs.)

Rule#1 of 1: Shopping is NOT a sport. And no we are never going to think of it that way.
Imagine this :Scenario 1: Leave husband in a mall, give a gift voucher of Rs. 10,000. Meet him after an hour. He is in KFC eating a chicken out of a bucket after checking out the latest mobiles/laptops/Boss music system. Balance money, 10,000-475= 9575 Scenario 2: Leave wifey with Rs.10,000 in a mall. Meet her after 45 minutes. She has already bought a pair of jeans, couple of shirts, a couple of kurtis, a branded handbag and shoes. All the clothes come from one single new store called "for Plus- sized women". Balance money, 10,000-9575=475. She definitely has better judging and quick decision making skills. Plus you can still buy your bucket of chicken from KFC.

Rule#2 of 1:Crying is blackmail.

Hey, don't forget, that was precisely the moment you put your hand around her and gave her your shoulder to cry on. You thanked God for it back then.

Rule#3 of 1:Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work. You see, men are dumb.
Strong hints do not work. They lack understanding.
Obvious hints do not work. They are cabbages.
Just say it! YOU ARE DUMBER THAN WE THOUGHT.


Rule#4 of 1:"Yes" and "No" are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
Yes, we agree that we too want role reversal for a change. No, we don't mind if you let us watch TV, while you cook a meal for the family.


Rule#5 of 1:Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girl friends are for.
No probs, if you are busy. You see its not that I mind sharing, but we have this cute guy in our office who lends a sympathetic ear to all of us girls... anytime.

Rule#6 of 1:A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
I know. The sooner you see, the better.

Rule#7 of 1:Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
Do you guys suffer from a short term memory loss or something/ Just curious...

Rule#8 of 1:If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
I'm not asking you if I'm fat. I'm informing you that I need to upgrade my wardrobe to a higher version, and so have to hit fashion street.

Rule#9 of 1: If something we said can be interpreted 2 ways, one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
Now, don't be chicken.

Rule#10 of 1:You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not Both.
How 'bout using discretion...

Rule#11 of 1:If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
This is escapism...

Rule#12 of 1:Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
Honey, the puppy is pissing in your shoes.

Rule#13 of 1:Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.
That's why he discovered America when he went in search of India. There are no new continents to be discovered. Google even finished mapping all the streets and by-lanes also.


Rule#14 of 1:All men see in only 16 colors, like Windows Default settings. Peach for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what Mauve is.
What 'bout the orange and rose in the WDSettings?

Rule#15 of 1:If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
I will accept if you have the guts to do it in front of your boss.If you control it there...you're chicken.

Rule#16 of 1:If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing", we act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
Nothing is the matter with my love life in my office, darling...Now don't ask questions,I hate these probes you see...

Rule#17 of 1:If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear. I was planning on going on a date with a gay-colleague of mine, do you want to tag along?

Rule#18 of 1:When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine, Really.
How about wearing some lingerie to your boss's party?

Rule#19 of 1:You have enough clothes.
You are dressed like a macaw nowadays, I 'm not commenting on you.

Rule#20 of 1:You have too many shoes.
So do you.

Rule#21of 1:I am in shape. Round is a shape.
So do I..

Rule#22 of 1:Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, its like camping.
I'm glad to have the bed all to myself. Enjoy your camping with the mosquitoes.

P.S: I have no regrets for all you guys out there. My views are intended to hurt,bruise,stamp,walk all over and kill all your male egos lurking everywhere. I owe no apologies to the mankind and have written all this with ill-meaning intentions.

If you want to send clever repartees(counter humorous ) you are welcome, if it is written as stylishly as mine. (Jokes apart, my actual intention is to increase the number of hits and increase traffic to my site.)