MP3 Brouhaha - The Saga continues
Social Prestige - The NRI take
After noticing that her hoarse, high-octave vocals didn't have an effect on me, she upped the ante: she started screaming another song, this time at a higher scale. I wanted to take a rock and smash her mouth but all I did was shift on my feet and flash this really stupid smile.
After reading Suman's article "Circus Monkeys", I had to laugh. It even got me thinking about my childhood. My teen years were fraught with dread of meeting those two. Those two were the sons of our family friend. The uncle I liked, as he was extremely witty and fun. His sons were difficult. One was extremely introverted. The other was into Capitals. And my mom stirred the situation by telling them “Our Lakshmi likes to read a lot. She is good at quizzing.†My fate was sealed. Every time I crossed their threshold, I was in for it. We had to interact with those two, as the elders spoke in the living room. And then the nightmare would begin for me. “Akka what is the capital of Khazakstan?†“Do you know which country’s capital is Warsaw?†etc. etc.
Cut. To the USA.
Scene: Get together cum Pot Luck Party
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Snow Ganesha
Saturday morning I had this sweet email from my friend Bharathwaj. He stays in Tennessee and they had a recent bout of snow. He had started trying to build a snowman, when he realized that he was not doing as good a job as he wanted to, and ended up constructing a snow Ganesha instead, complete with 'Mousika' (mouse). Next thing he noticed, some Indians in his building started taking photos. He therefore, posted some to me. I found it really good, and here my readers is the photo.
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