Halloween Scare !

PS: Again reiterating, these blogs should be taken with the spirit of fun. The intent is not to be against any community or ethnicity.

Its all over ! So much so that people are planning to dress as 'Economy' this halloween ! You can see the scare. 3 PM - our coffee time in IBM cafteria, when few of my colleagues take a 15 minute break for some chitchat and Mocha, and that number is dwindling fast. I inquired whats the reason, and two things - Job scare, and save some money by making ur own coffee!!!

Ebay fires 15% of workforce, Yahoo plans a massive layoff, Financial sector laying off in 1000`s - Its all accross the board. America's mortgage crisis has spiralled into "the largest financial shock since the Great Depression" and there is now a one-in-four chance of a full-blown global recession over the next 12 months, the International Monetary Fund warned today.

And few people are taking advantage of this situation, like this boss in a Chennai Software startup who is big Rajnikanth fan, and often ridiculed by his employees. And now is his time to get back ! So he calls all this employees one by one, and employees obviously scared by current economic situation, are jittery to say the least.

Boss - So yes Mr. Rangamannar Rangarajan, I heard you needed a leave because you need to get your house coloured(painted) before Diwali...You already have so much color in your name...

Emp - No saaar...mot anymore..abhi sambhar-rice-cocunut chutney ke liye fight hai...who has money...Sorry saar..

Boss - Okie...answer one thing...who can bring Yahoo shares above $30 again ?

Emp - Bill Gates or Microsoft saar.

Boss - Wrong....one and only apna Thambi.... Rajnikaaanth

Emp - Oh yaaa...sorry saaar.

Boss - Bad...you can go now. Send Mr. Thippeswamy Babykutty in

Mr Babykutty comes in

Boss - So yes Mr Babykutty, heard you needed some advance and vacation for getting your 'baby dog' admitted to Anna University

Emp - Sorry saaar...my whole family has studied in Anna University ..Appa, Ammma, Thangamma..so I was thinking about it. But abhi 'idli-curd' is costing sooo much saaaar... So I dont want chutti for my 'kutty'.

Boss - Hmmm...answer this...who can delete Recycle Bin itself ?

Emp - Rajnikanth saaar...

Boss - Good...your leave is granted....send Mr. Vasudevan Apppakuddi in....

Mr Appakuddi comes in

Boss - So Mr. 'Appakuddi'...you need a leave because ur appa made a kudi..I mean jumped from 3rd floor....

Emp - Ya saar....there was a strong wind and his 'lungi' flew...and sensing the economy crisis he knew he cudnt afford more...so jumped from the building trying to rescue it...

Boss - Hmmm....ok answer this....what is the end digit of 22/7..?

Emp - Rajnikanth saaar...He is the end of everything..

Boss - Wow....go rescue ur dad...or his lungi..or whatever.

And it goes on ! But seriously, this crisis is moving into a dangerous direction, and if the all the warnings and scares are any indication, its time to buckle up and prepare for the crash ! I guess nothing will be able to scare Americans more this Halloween ! Though latest development is that Bush, Obama and Mccain have pressed for Rajnikanth`s services to handle this global crisis, so it might be over in just a few minutes !

PS: I came across some of the posters of movies if they had been made in Chennai :-)

Dusshera Dhamaka !

Few busy weeks, and no time for blog. Navratri celebrations are on full swing in Bay Area and to all my friends, here is wishing a Happy Dusshera ! Probably this is the time of the year I tend to miss India most. Nine full days of masti. Those decorated streets, shining and bright with lights all over, roaming aimlessly till late in the night with friends across the city, visiting Durga pandals all over, trying every exciting food shop which had sprouted, visiting on Dusshera to village for annual puja and collecting money from all the elders, and then going to see that fair in evening...gosh !

Though I wonder with so many things going around the world , how are people celebrating it....and just imagined this conversation among a Bengali NRI family, Mr and Mrs Banerjee, and their ABCD son. Mr. Banerjee works for Yahoo and is settled in Funnyvale, Gay Area.

Mrs - Aejee

Mr - Oye I am Banerjee, dont call Aeejee..

Mrs - Ok...Ami Drona dekhbo

Mr - No Drona rona....else Ill fall slip(sleep) in theatre and ull be reminding me "So-naa"...its tht boring. Lets go to Funnyvale temple for Navratri celebrations. And bhe(we) will hear bhojan also

Son - Dad you can eat bhojan, how can you hear it ?

Mr - Duffer I mean devotional songs....and free bhojan(now food) also...they give good bhejetable

Mrs - Aejee...lets go for movie na....my fabourite bong Joya Bhaduri(Jaya Bachchan) is there

Mr - No no...dont bhaste(waste) money on movie...also I hab(have) to send money to ur stupid brother who lost his job in Kolkata coz Nano said Toto(bye-bye) to ur another fabourite Momta Bonerjee and left for Gujrat..also I need money to buy Bolbo

Son - Dad...its Tata...and do you mean Volvo ?

Mr - Duffer....again you opened ur mouth...After baking up from ur slip(sleep), first learn to remove ur bed-shit(sheet).

Mrs - You are such a konjoos

Mr - Dont tell....my bonk went bonkrupt....WAMU..WHOOOOO....and dada Saurav also retired from cricket. Dont know bho(who) will I watch in cricket now once I lose my job in such a bhague(vague) economic condition....anyways they are luking at me like a terrorist in Yahoo once the news leaked tht recent bhomb blasts in India were planned by Indian Yahoo techie..

Mrs - Are Obomo is coming as president na...economy sudhor jaayega..ull bhot(vote) for him na

Mr - Nah ...Ill bhot for Sorah Polin..ooops Mccain

Mrs - Albhes(Always) bhatch (watch) Sorah Polin....tumi kobhi nahi sudhroge...beta lets go for bhojan...Ill call Mrs Choterjee and Mukherjee also

Son - Mom..last time..Bhajan or Bhojan....?

PS: Lots happening all around the world and for those who missed the Presidential Debates, dont worry here is a series of videos on Mccain you wont want to miss.











And for those who missed Drona, not to worry. Its right here for you