More books today...

There was a books exhibition and sale in our office today. I bought the following titles from the exhibition.
The Company of Women - Khushwant Singh - Penguin - 250
Ice-Candy-Man - Bapsi Sidhwa - Penguin - 250
Surviving Men - Shobha De - Penguin -Free
Tackling Interview Questions - Shapiro, Straw - Hodder & Stoughton - 080
Best of Tehelka - Various - Buffalo Books - 240

Rules - Pyar ka Superhit Formula

I saw Rules... today. Nice movie. Lots of human psychology at play.

But my post is not about the main theme of the movie. Its about a more subtle topic touched upon by the director. They touched upon some problems faced by gay people in thisn country. There was one scene showing two gay men kissing each other. This reminded me of a colleague of mine I met during a public speaking club meeting in my office. He had the guts to reveal his secual preferences without being prompted to do so, and he did so in a very decent manner. I also realised the problems society has accepting these people. The movie has one scene when this guy's 'boyfriend' is planning to get married to a girl. The girl is visiting his place with hi sparents. And then this guy barges into his 'boyfriend's house. All the elders are seeing this scene with open mouths, while the girl is laughing like anything. It depicts the wide rift in social acceptence of homosexuality by the oldies and the young people.

And this is not all. By some stroke of coincidence, the episode of 'Friends' I picked up for viewing after teh movie ws 211- TOW The Lesbian Wedding.

Old friends meet

Met an old friend today. She was my classmate in college.

Our class has a very active egroup, but some people never post anything there. She was one of them. One day one classmate took the pains to write a mail describing what each of the 45 classmates were doing currently. She was reported to be with GE, but her location was not known. One day I saw her on Yahoo Messenger and had a chat with her. I gave her my number and she called me. Had a long discussion in office time. Had lots of things to catch up with in these 2+ years we had no communication.

On diwali night, I finally met her. I was to meet a friend right outside her appartment and then was to proceed with him to a colleague's place. I was calling her but she was not taking the call (later I came to know that the mobile was in the house). I was dialling her number again, and also looking out for my friend who was expected anytime now. And I saw her.

With her was another old friend. It took me no time recognizing that guy. He was a senior of mine and both of us were in the same hostel. He had not changed any bit. The same can be said about the lady. But definitely not about me. (People tell me I look older than what I am; of course, with a moustache, a big beard and a tummy, you surely look older. Read any espionage novel and you'll know).

I could not takl much with her. One thing, I am not really a great conversationalist (no marks for guessing I have no girl-friends). And there was not much time; my friend had also arrived and was waiting for me.

I am in regular touch with her on her cell. Its nice to be back with your friends.

Unknown date of birth ?

Got this from a college class-mate in mail today..interesting...

Thank you all for your wishes. This b'day my mother told me a very very surprising stuff. She told me that she is not very sure when was I born. Like she is a bit confused whether I was born on 25 or 26. She said that when she will go back to kanpur then she will try to figure this out. So lets see when was I born, but anyway i am happy with 25th oct. So this remains my Birth

Statement of Purpose

Got this in an IIT Bombay Newsgroup

"An Extrordinary College Essay

This was actually an essay written by a college applicant applying to
colleges/universities. The author of this essay, Hugh Gallagher,
now attends NYU
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3A. ESSAY
IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF OUR COLLEGE TO GET TO KNOW
YOU, THE APPLICANT, BETTER, WE ASK THAT YOU ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTION: ARE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES YOU
HAVE HAD, OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE REALIZED, THAT HAVE
HELPED TO DEFINE YOU AS A PERSON?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have
been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more
efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for
Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can
pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook
Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love,
and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force emonstration. I bat..400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles.
Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully
negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven.
I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
But I have not yet gone to college.
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Meal ideas...hmm...

My loving sister sent me this in mail.

Good to know u’ve become more observant of what u eat, thanks for the good wishes

If u were to place that salad inside two slices of bread with either a layer or mayonnaise or malai chaska it would constitute a sandwich, which would be very nice with a cup of tea of a snack or small meal…multiply the sandwiches by a number of choice and it could be considered a full meal!!

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