Since yesterday’s post was not really mine, and since I did think of a whole lot of things while on my way to work this morning, here’s a post on that.
Answers anyone? The more the merrier, let me remind you.
1. Why did Tom Hanks play the role of Robert Langdon? I would have put my money on either Harrison Ford or George Clooney. Hanks, whom I have totally loved in so many films, looks way too oily to be Langdon.
2. Why do we have to sleep? It’s such an utter waste, one could do so many other things in that time. I understand our bodies need to rest and all that jazz but still why can’t we do with 3 or 4 hours of sleep every night?
3. Why is the concept of space in any kind of a relationship so difficult for some people to understand? If I do not call you even after receiving ten odd calls from you, it really does mean that I am not interested.
4. Why are almost all advertisements on Radio Mirchi so bad?
5. Why do so many blogs have the words “random” and “thoughts” either in the url or in the description?
6. Why can’t we put a giant curtain across the sky and block out the summer sun as it is in the NCR at present?
7. Why is Aamir Khan all over the media — be it the print or electronic? Haven’t we understood his point already?
8. If something is fun for you, can it be bad for you as well?
9. When (if ever) will this book on water crises that I am currently doing finish?
10. What is it about midnight conversations that make them so addictive?
I know ten is a lot of points, but then again, it IS a long ride.
"Everything has been figured out, except how to live." -- Jean-Paul Sartre
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I was sick of notes, had many questions...and ah, there are more questions here.
Don't know about anything..I miss midnight conservations :(
SLEEP! YEAH! Please someone make my folks understand this. I'm doing good with 4 hours of sleep everyday. Why should I still pretend to be sleeping for 7-8 hours?! Why can't I read, surf the net, play music, eat, eat, eat, that time? Uh, sorry, a lot of eating there.
"radom" and "thoughts"...YEAH! I have observed it too. Why should any sane individual name his thoughts to be "random"? I mean, think people, THINK.
Do one thing...Take any bus that goes to ITO from your office, throw the book into the Yamuna. Should help. Call me in the free time you get thereafter :D
And, I'm here before these:
Subhadip Dada
Prashant bawa
Deepak Uncle
Richa the-nose-stud-babe.
:P
kidda aka loverboy aka rohit watever u say u r a loser.......cuz u r not first :D
I will ans al the Q's frm home...too busy right now.....
Pragmatic answers to the questions:
1. Tom Hanks played the role of Robert Langdon, since Ron Howard payed him a lot of money.
2. Without sleep you will die much faster than without food.
3. Space is a relative term. Try to increase the time and ...
4. Vijay se poochho; Saphiya se poochho.
5. Must be random representations of their thoughts.
6. Huge costs involved and lack of sponsors. Alternate solution: move to a place like Bangalore, where the weather is super sexy and you don't need a giant curtain.
7. Publicity in any form sells.
8. It's almost always that way. One example: people smoke for fun. Another example, see answers to question 2 and 10.
9. Before monsoon, finish water crisis, you will (Yoda style)
10. Normally the other person is as crazy as you, so it's fun. You are loosing out on sleep though.
WARNING - I AM BORED therefore in the mood to write long and hideous messages!!
1. Why did Tom Hanks play the role of Robert Langdon?
I was actually hoping someone like Liam Neeson would do the honours... i mean he looks good with long hair and would absolutely ease into all this sexy historian business...
i havent seen the code yet and i am one of tom hanks' biggest fans - but YECH to his hair... hopefully he'll live past it... the easiest explanation is that he wanted a piece of the pie which everyone was talking about and voila! there we see him sprinting across paris with tautou!!
2. Why do we have to sleep?
Man oh man!! the question should have been - why can we only not just sleep????
i LOVE to sleep - and when i get an opportunity, i sleep a LOT!!
pity, it doesnt happen too often...
3. Why is the concept of space in any kind of a relationship so difficult for some people to understand?
i guess "needy" folks (me for one!) need constant reassurance - so u tend to huddle close, hang around and basically cut off all but the basic air supply!!
hahahaha - tho i will admit - sometimes it's IRRITATING!! just let me beeeeeeeeeeeee!!
4. Why are almost all advertisements on Radio Mirchi so bad?
nooooooo - i love "bappi da ka gaan, bappi da ka pran" by mir - or dont u hear those in delhi????
5. Why do so many blogs have the words “random” and “thoughts” either in the url or in the description?
it is true isnt it?? :-D
i guess there's no specific english translation available for BHAT BOKA... was that ruthless? but really, i meant that in the kindest sense possible and in admiring nay glowing terms... :-D
6. Why can’t we put a giant curtain across the sky and block out the summer sun as it is in the NCR at present?
when u do that - can u like get another of those for kolkata as well???
7. Why is Aamir Khan all over the media — be it the print or electronic? Haven’t we understood his point already?
its all for that m-o-d-i guy if u ask me... moreover aamir looks quite cute in his new "me for the ppl" avatar... and hello! he was just in a yash raj movie and they promote their movies BIG time... and ummm i like seeing him on screen more than once a year!!
er... i am an aamir maniac... does it show???????
8. If something is fun for you, can it be bad for you as well?
oh it had better be - how else do u even know that its fun!! ;-)
9. When (if ever) will this book on water crises that I am currently doing finish?
heyy - water water everywhere, not a drop to drink???? :-D
10. What is it about midnight conversations that make them so addictive?
i remember those phish-phish late night calls i used to get from my ex-boyfriend who was in another time zone - man! the sheer decadence of yakking on ISD till 3 in the morning...
and there's always the chat-athons with my buddies which go on and on and on... till we suddenly see dawn breaking over the skies... of course regularly interspersed by my ma's sleepy admonitions ("you better put that phone down or i'll...", "you're STILL on that phone??????????????????????", "ki holo??????????????????" and variations on the theme...)
sorry - hope it wasnt too much of a hyapa reading thru this (if u did that is) ;-)
feeling lots better than when i started - THANK U!!!!!!!!!!
ok,first things first. is this another competition? are there any best-answer prizes??
think aboutit while i think about the questions.
1)Tom Hanks is balding so he's taking whatever's coming his way. Clonney would have been so much sexier!!
2)It's not a waste. sleeping is the best thing that you can do in a day.
more scientifically- a 7-8 hours' sleep is important for good memory. like, if you do not sleep properly before an exam, the mind does not retain any of the stuff that you study. seriously!
3)Haven't you heard that most people take too long to appreciate the good things in life?!
4)listen to 93.5! it may have fewer ads as compared to Mirchi but they are worse!
5)NEXT!
6)because otherwise you would never appreciate or love the winters like you do right now.
7) We get it. but don't you know that the f****** politicians take too long to comprehend!
8) ummm...yeah, i guess! internet is fun for me but has a bad effect on my eyes.
9)The day you decide that Richa will bring you good fortune and that you should give her a grand treat. :D :D
10)It's not just conversations!
phew!! i'm waiting for the good news...
how could i spell GEORGE CLOONEY'S name incorrectly?! i should be damned for it.
This is proving to be a fun post indeed. I enjoyed writing it, and reading everyone's take is funner.
And everyone is supposed to answer as many as possible, ten if possible, why are some of you apologising for having done so?
@ Aqui78
The problem with clingy people only multiplies if they are dumb. And the person I am thinking of is.
Your answer on Aamir is fabulous. Truly, he must be compensating for all the years he ran away from the media.
@ Rohit
Loved your answer on what to do with the book I am editing right now. Very very motivated to do this. :D
@ Subhadip
Don't agree with your answer 2, is it a scientific fact or something that your imaginative brain came up with?
Totally agree with your take on midnight conversations. Crazy is the word to be used here, and thank god for that! And as far as the losing out on sleep bit goes....ummmm...chalega.
@ Keka
Love it whenever you come on my blog which is why the special request yesterday evening babe!
Nope, we dont get the ads you talked about on Delhi's Radio Mirchi. The ones here totally suck...most of the time that is.
Giant curtain for Kolkata too? Done.
And totally dig your usage of the word "decadence" for midnight conversations.
@ BASTM
Err who is Clonney? :D
And yes, they are not just conversations.
NO prizes...tere ko aise hi iced tea mil jayegi.
@ Nobody
WITHOUT sleep for that many days!! Whoa...you are my inspiration....just dont kill yourself dude.
And as regards "random" and "thoughts" I totally agree with the freedom of choice bit. Was just wondering why people go for this combination that's all.
And it's not a question of ego or hiring a co-author (you mean co-editor I assume). Although i wish that was a solution. :) No publishing house in its right mind will give a book to two editors. Again not because of ego, simply because each editor's work is different.
@ Mayuri
Very inspired by your response to the sleep question. Three hours sounds like an excellent plan.
And I agree all ads are not bad...probably they just get to you because they are so goddamn repetitive.
I’m just going answer one question since everyone else has answered the others so brilliantly!
5.The one about Random and thoughts…
Well…random is a commonly used word (for instance: why would you read some random person’s blog?) and since most people approach writing blogs as something unstructured and well, random…they tend to think of it as random thoughts jotted down, much like a journal entry. And you have to admit that “random thoughts” sounds a lot better than “vague and unstructured opinions on varied issues”…I think it’s a generation thing…popular culture seeping into the idiom…
If only we could all be as effortlessly eloquent as you 10e!
See I was late by a single day and everyone has answered the "10e`s 10" so nicely that i am hardly left with anything to say..
and since it will get 'goddamn repetitive'.. if i answer,so please excuse me this time...also as i know now it isn`t a competition so i can save the effort!!
another reason i just read the football post and yes i need space!!:D
Finally my ans....
1. Harrison ford wud have been right option only if he wud have been lil younger.....remember indiana jones and grail adventure there......well i think russel crowe wud have been a better choice.....tho my fav to play that role wud have been sean connery
2. if u can manage with 3-4 hrs...then follow that routine...no one stopping u BM....
3. i dont know ....having space in rship and not intrested in being in touch are two diff things....isnt it ?
4. well radio city or red radio r no better.........
5. cuz like most of the bloggers they r their alternate self on which they dont have much confidence....
6. all i see is white sky...where is the sun these days ?
7. controversey and promotion.....mileage for the movie, see the milega fanna is getting.......he is shrewd isnt he....tho i support his stand.....
8. lots of thing....infact everything....remember the age old saying....excess of anything is bad.....
9. hehe...wat abt tossing it on the face of current natural resources minister......well thats in case u dont finish it.....
10. nothing........
For 5 and only 5 - could you give it a better description? I couldnt but then the truth is the truth. I am sure you will agree..
Very interesting post. Had a good time going thru it....
By the way apne bhi Rohit se "all the jazz" seekh liya ;)
Support documents for answer to question # 2, since it was accused that I made it up:
http://facts.trendstoday.info/health-and-beauty/sleep-facts
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/sleep/karger.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_deprivation
@ Nobody
No issues dear friend. :)
@ Etincelle
I agree with you. "Random thoughts" does seem to be a generation thing indeed.
And
"If only we could all be as effortlessly eloquent as you 10e!"
Ouch! Point taken. :)
@ Komal
Ok baby, you are excused. The football post must have drained you out.
@ D
Sean Connery would have been the bestest choice indeed. That man is timeless and priceless.
Hmmm...that's a thought provoking thing you've said for No. 3...the one about space in a relationship and not wanting to stay in touch. Let me mull this over.
@ Vir
Better description? Perhaps...but better and worse are very relative terms. Aren't they?
@ B
Thanks dude.
Nahin sir, all that jazz was part of my vocabulary long before Rohit was born. Just like his other words "f$%^" and "s%^&" were very much a part of my life when I was 19. :)
@ Subhadip
Whatever! :D
Interesting Qs :)
After some brain stroming i got few ans :P
1... I am not sure about this but yes i do agree that George Clooney is good enuf ..
2...We have to sleep so that we can Dream n I think this very imp in my life :)
3..SPACE has diffrent defination for different ppl.. and ppl use this SPACE thing according to their comferts so this is almost difficult to understand for other person what exactly he/she mean by SPACE..
I don think 10 call means that I am not interested ..Infact 1 call can say this ..
4...All the ads on Radio Mirchi is bad coz Radio Mirchi don hav me as creative head :P
5...cos blogs are meant to express Thought and thoghts are often Random ..
6 ..If we put Gaint curtain then Delhi wil loose its famouse Dilli ki garmi,sardi n monsoon .. n i don think we really want this to happen :)
7...actually media want to convey that.. The point is not as big as Amir ..
8..this often happen ..
9....You will finish that book before the actual water crises end..
10 ..Affect of Moon n stars ..that actually create a fancy atmosphere ..:D
n i guess it hardly matter what the conversation is ..its just the matter of the person who u r talking ..:)
Anytime, anytime, anytime for you. All my advice is just for people who are sick with work, or feel entangled. :D
Did it help? Ahem.
:P
@ Chitrangada
I do not agree with you on point 2. Some of my best dreams have been and still are the ones I dream with open eyes, and not while sleeping. :)
Love your encouraging tone in point 8...I do intend to finish the book before that!
And your answer 10 rocks, girl!
@ Rohit
Dude, it helped...as it always does.
better or for worse hmmmmmm.
maybe but then maybe not ...
1. Why did Tom Hanks play the role of Robert Langdon? I would have put my money on either Harrison Ford or George Clooney. Hanks, whom I have totally loved in so many films, looks way too oily to be Langdon.
Ans.1:- Haven't seen the movie yet, but Tom Hanks has never disappointed me.
2. Why do we have to sleep? It’s such an utter waste, one could do so many other things in that time. I understand our bodies need to rest and all that jazz but still why can’t we do with 3 or 4 hours of sleep every night?
Ans.2:- If you can make it in 3-4 hours, no body is stopping you dear!
3. Why is the concept of space in any kind of a relationship so difficult for some people to understand? If I do not call you even after receiving ten odd calls from you, it really does mean that I am not interested.
Ans.3:- Not answering even after 10 calls? then you are seriously not interested.
4. Why are almost all advertisements on Radio Mirchi so bad?
Ans.4:- try out 106.2 FM, good though.
5. Why do so many blogs have the words “random” and “thoughts” either in the url or in the description?
Ans.5:- I guess these two words describe bloggers the best!
6. Why can’t we put a giant curtain across the sky and block out the summer sun as it is in the NCR at present?
Ans.6:- Hey Cmon! what are you saying? then how will people sell sunscreen lotions?
7. Why is Aamir Khan all over the media — be it the print or electronic? Haven’t we understood his point already?
Ans.7:- He himself has not understood. Wondering "maine aisa kya keh diya"
8. If something is fun for you, can it be bad for you as well?
Ans.8:- If i take it funnily then probably the bad event can be aversed.
9. When (if ever) will this book on water crises that I am currently doing finish?
Ans.9:- All the best!
10. What is it about midnight conversations that make them so addictive?
Ans.10:- Probably the mysterious silence!
Sayantani, give me 10 on 10...hehehe!!!
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