My Succinct Take on Instagram Photos

Pretty picture, isn't it?

[Garbage picture from here ; Photoshop effects from here]

Abdul Kalam on Facebook

Seriously. "I am not handsome but I can give my HAND-TO-SOME". Really?

Also see: Gandhi's Facebook Talisman

The P Word

Some years back, I created this quiz on the Flixster app on Facebook.

Today, I noticed this on Tendulkar's Opus site.

Just saying.

Earlier: The Times of India

Gandhi's Facebook Talisman

Guilty Confession

Whenever I see someone say something extraordinarily smart on my timeline, I Google the phrase to see where it has been plagiarised from.

Email Acronyms, Revisited

Whenever I get bored of reading jargon-filled emails at work, I imagine those acronyms mean something else — or, are euphemisms for underlying annoyances.

TTYL (Talk To You Later) - Ta ta, you losers.

ASAP (As Soon As Possible) - As Slow As Possible (often turns out to be true)

IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) - I'm Humble. Occasionally.

FYI (For Your Information) - F*** Yourself, Idiot.

WRT (With Respect To) - Wearing Red Thong (this works beautifully at times)

It's fun re-reading those mails with these acronyms.

Shoes

1) Sneakers, for outdoor assignments, travelling, bike riding, long distance commuting. Ideal for winter.

2) Flats, for Indianwear – Patiala suits – or long skirts for the bohemian look.

3) Sneakers, with Velcro – when you don’t have time to tie your laces. Same as (1).

4) Slip-ons, with metallic base, for clothes in metallic shades.

5) Shoes with pointed tip and heel, for formal occasions, go well with trouser and pin suits.

6) Gali chappals – to meet neighbours, or shopping for grocery, only when you’re wearing Indian suits.

7) Plain flats, in muted tones, go well with kurtis/jeans of corresponding colours.

8) Pumps/Half shoes – go well with kurta/pyjama & jeans too.

9) Floaters – Outdoors, goes well on wet terrain, worn with sweatshirts, jeans and socks.

10) Heels – for office.

11) High-end slip-ons – for select occasions.

12) Plain chappals – bathroom slippers, handy around the house.

13) Sequined high-heels – A bit of bling for marriage/sangeet when one is supposed to just doll up.

14) High-end pumps – for select occasions, works well with skinny jeans and tops with an earthy/shimmer base.

15) High-heeled half shoes – Works fine with formal skirts, business suits and khadi salwar suits.

16) Elastic pumps – very comfortable, breathing shoes, works well with tees, slim fit jeans, capris in bright candy shades

17) Heels – works fine with both Indian and western. A cross between (10) and (13).



1) Formals – The shoes I wore at my wedding.

2) Sneaker – outdoors, biking, sports, gymming, office, friends.

3) Floaters – everything else.

Redundancy in advertising

There are two ads I don't understand.

One goes, मुंह में रजनीगंधा.

Of course; मुंह में. Where else do you want to put the pan masala?

Then there's the ad for the footwear which goes, पैरों के लिए Paragon.

अब्बे पैर में चप्पल नही पहनोगे तो क्या सर पे पहनोगे?


Earlier: Mera No. 1