Thursday, November 20, 2008

Who Let The Fatty Cells Inside The Body?

I started lifting weights. But not for the reason you think. You think I want to look ''cut'' and ''ripped'' and have bulging muscles like the ones on male underwear models, who for some reason are always shown posing outdoors, looking sullen, as if a group of rats stole his pants.

I always wonder why the underwear ads have to be shot in the outdoors and worn by models whose collective muscle weight is larger than Jupiter’s mass. Is there a golden rule that the underwear models have those uncouth muscular looks? What about sane person like me who aspires to be an underwear model? Maybe if my looks were like a WWF wrestler, the girls would be saying “Wow!! Look at that macho man; I would like to working under his project team”, but your guess is wrong.

One, there are no girls in my company. Two, I am lifting weights for a valid and sensible medical reason, which I found while in conversation with the highest authority in medical science: yahoo chat room. After spending quiet an amount of time in internet chat I have come to the conclusion that its far better to consult the internet than a regular doctor. Look at the positives, one it’s far cheaper than a medical doctor, there are no waiting lines and those boring 1985 reader’s digest, of course the negatives would be you won’t be assisted by a smiling nurse. The internet now has the virtual nurses. So I have decided from now not to visit the doctor and consult from the internet itself.

I am very weak in remembering what I want to express, so S-L-A-P ... lets get back to weight lifting and other exercises. I found in the internet that when people become old (which is every 3 click and one double click), we loose our body immunization. This raised a big alarm in my brains, yes I have no immunization to begin with. Nevertheless the internet authority advocates that I assume I had some and then proceed to check the charts on where you stand.

Men, as fools as they can be, tend to sharpen their brains rather than their body. This in my case is very true. Take the classic example when one day my wife brings a big jar of pickles and tells me to open it. I make extreme facial expressions and displaying certain complex yoga positions while the jar refuses to give up. Finally with the help of a sledge hammer I broke open the can. From that moment I changed my thought process: I bought a can & bottle opener.

I am not that much of a person with physic, but it was the lazy fatty cells which made me look otherwise. After diligent research in the internet: you tube clippings, I came to the conclusion that women tend to look for body builders rather then software damagers like me. Doesn’t it look obvious that women want to see Salman remove his shirt and bash four guys rather than button up in a suit and address the United Nations Security council on reducing carbon footprint.

I am not hinting that this was the main reason for me to do weights but considering the risk of extra flab hanging around your waist the size of an anaconda was the one main point. I started as usual, with lots of enthusiasm and 20Kgs dumbbells and then later on advanced to fatigue and 10 milligrams of dumbbells. The strenuous exercise lasted precisely for 3 weeks in which I lost a lot of friends and my TV time but none of my body mass. For some strange reason, the fatty cell in my body due to it’s at most inertia refused to move from my stomach area and displays a lot of civil disobedience. This provoked me to stop weights and go back to plan B: watching you tube clips of Jane Fonda’s aerobic exercises.

Another main reason for me stopping the exercises was due to the health magazine reports. I presume that these health magazine reporters have no more brains than a turnip, all they do is to write crap items as health tips. In one page they would say tomatoes in your meal decreases the chances of liver failure and in 3 pages next to this article it would quote “A pinch of tomato in everyday meal increases 30% more chances of brain hemorrhage”.

Considering all these issue, I prefer to lie on my couch and watch cricket match and let the fatty cells in my liver take care of their own. Maybe by doing this I decrease the chances of getting laid-off from work since I don’t even step out of the couch to answer the phone from my boss.

PS: FAQ Question: Am I entitled for a severance package?

Friday, March 7, 2008

FM Radio's Junk Shows

If there is a radio nearby kindly turn it on. The reason why I am requesting is that it gives you far greater assurance that there are great many stupider morons than you existing in this world. For some reason I always believed that the radio jockey’s are directly download from a far away planet like craziod or flobber who have a working brain functionality of a turnip.

Just for argument sake, let me demonstrate how a normal radio show works.

Note: The names are changed to protect their identity.

Host: “Hi, This is “Pesallam Vanga” show and this is your favourite host Sirchi Muchi. Today’s topic is “Is the Union budget necessary?” So before the show starts let us listen to a lousy new Tamil song without any Tamil words in it.

[Song plays for quiet a long time]

Host: “Hello caller”
[Static Noise]
Host: “Hello caller – I can’t hear you, reduce your radio volume and continue”

[Static Noise increases]
[Bang – Hammer hitting the head, then Static noise decreases]

Caller: “Hi Muchi, I am James”
Host: “Yes James, go ahead”
Caller: “Oooooowwwwooowwww, am I really on air?”
Host: “Yes, go ahead”
Caller: “I can’t believe that I am talking with Sirchi Muchi”
Host: “Yes, it is true sir, come on talk”
Caller: “Ok, I am a bit nervous but let me tell you what happened to my neighbour’s house. Last night while they were busy watching the mega-serial on TV a gang of 3 robbers came and wiped out their house. In fact one of the gang members is supposedly to my neighbour’s nephew. It is also rumoured that …”

[Host interrupting]

Host: “Ok, but can you tell me your opinion about the budget”
Caller: “What budget, I am not a city brought up and hence my wife only takes care of the budgets.”
Host: “Not your budget, I am talking about the Union budget”
Caller: What Union?”
Host: “Well thanks for your views on the budget. While I wait for the next caller, you can continue listening to the next song which is also a crap.”
[Song looks like it goes on for ever]
Caller: “Denise… is that you?”
Host: “Welcome sir, you are right now talking on the show “Pesallam Vanga” with me the host Sirchi Muchi. So what is your view on the union budget?”
Caller: “Well I have no views of any sort, I just am trying to get holds of Denise ‘coz he stole my girlfriend and I am fully armed. In case he calls up, just warn him about this.”
[C-L-I-C-K]

Host: “Well, guess today is a bit busy day for all, while we wait for someone to talk about the budget you can hear the same song which we play on a daily basis since the production manager bought the rights for this song very cheap”
[Song which no one has heard till now]
Caller: “Hello Muchi, is this “Pesallam Vanga” show?”
Host: “Yes and who are you?”
Caller: “This is Ramu and I calling to correct the data about what Mr. James said. I am in no way related to the robbery which took place yesterday night. I was in fact just smoking marijuana next to the college playground and hence want you to correct the information for me”
Host: “OK fine but before you leave, do you have any views on this union budget this year?”
Caller: “I just like to tell the finance minister to lower the prices of tobacco since it is very difficult for me to smoke pot with this kind of prices.”
Host: “Well I am longing for someone to talk about this union budget until that occurs kindly hear the song or better still switch channels”
[Song which no one has heard till now]

Caller: “Hello Muchi, I would like to express my opinion on the union budget and my name is Shyam”
Host: “Well Shyam nice to know at least one caller wants to talk about the topic but unfortunately time is out for this show so you can try tomorrow when we shall discuss about the Presidential Elections in the US. Until then enjoy the day and this is Sirchi Muchi signing off – BYE”
[CLICK - Radio Switched OFF]

Friday, February 15, 2008

How Enjoyable Is Air Travel Today?

There are many people in this planet who perceive that air travel is really exciting and comfortable. I have my own theory which is that these people have cabbage installed in them for brains. Being in a work place which requires a lot of travel, I can say with at most certainty that air travel is not as glamorous as it looks.

You will be wondering (trust me you are) how do I make such sweeping statements. So to take on your case I shall try to place mine in front of you now. The first thing that irks me is the breakfast packet which contains (I am not making this up) exactly 3 peanuts, 1 biscuit and 30ml of orange juice which was prepared sometime during the Sermon on the Mount. How do you expect me to enjoy this self-proclaimed “Healthy Yummy & Heavy” snack? The only point which cools me down is it’s served with a smile by a young female college graduate.

The next thing which really works me up is the announcements made by the captain of the crew. He will usually give details regarding the flight route and the operation parameters which are of no use to any sane person traveling in the flight. I would like for my part to go up to the cockpit and tell him “Hey captain, I am currently having the peanuts and would like to have the biscuit when we reach 50,000 feet altitude”. I wonder what is the use of the captain explain all these details to us when ultimately the flight is delayed by 2 years and 8 weeks.

The one enjoyment for all travelers is the air-stewards showing us how to use the emergency equipments. The stewards will randomly swing their arms explaining us where the emergency exits are located in the flight. These gestures I am sure are well within the FAA compliance which requires the in-flight travelers to know approximately the area of exits. The other enjoyment is the in-flight magazines which feature many thought provoking topics like “Ceremonial head-chopping” by the Wachati tribes, dressing up your dog as a royal princess et all. The movies are much in the same lines as the in-flight magazines which are chosen based on the maximum number of viewers who vomited within 7 seconds after the opening scene.

I have a strong suspicion on those who developed the seating arrangement; they must be sadistic in nature. The main motive of the arrangement is to make sure that you never are relaxed. They somehow sneak on you to find your vital statistics and then place you next to someone who is 8 times your size. There must be some hidden clause by the FAA to the airlines to make sure that seating of passengers in the economy class should not be comfortable even for 5 minutes at a stretch. No wonder you will find the seats that are designed exactly to fit 2 single celled bacteria is allocated besides someone who is 90Kgs.

Even if one were to adjust with this seating arrangement there is an even more dangerous peril, lurking in the form of babies. The main duty of the babies is to veil out high pitched whines and loud shrilly crying that can shatter the window panes at the back of the plane. While all these noises are emanating from the baby, the parents show no intention to stop them. My guess is that they are all trained to sleep in noisy environment. In case the babies are not crying, all they do is to stand on the seat and start spitting in between the seats. Another guess is that parents to stop these babies from spitting would deliberately pinch the babies and bring them back to the crying mode. I hate to travel in flights that carry more than 2 babies at a time.

Tolerating all these are fine, but if you don’t want to look like an idiot you should carry a novel by John Grisham. It looks like there is some connection between the terminal booksellers and frequent air travelers to make others feel lower while reading a non-John Grisham book. I carry a John Grisham book just to avoid those useless conversations that happen with your co-traveler. It is a neat trick to cut the conversation by opening the novel at some random page, read 4 pages and then doze off.

Speaking about conversation, it has been found statistically that at any instance during the flight there are 2 passengers who talk so loudly about useless things. (Source: My wife). I may give a sample of that here.
Traveler1: Do you know that my son has just bought a dog?
Traveler2: My sister-in-law behaves just like a dog.
Traveler1: Our next door nieghbour’s in-laws just burnt their house
Traveler2: My Uncle is planning to burn his in-laws
Traveler1: I like Uncle Joe’s Pizza
Traveler2: Stewardess – I need some Orange Juice
Traveler2: Do you know that my son just had pizza for lunch?
Traveler1: My sister-in-law always likes pizza.
Traveler2: Our next door … B-A-N-G

I would like to shoot these people who carry on conversations just to make sure they while-away their time and also making sure others don’t enjoy their time too. Just for this reason I would love to carry some weapons in my hand luggage.

PS: Make sure that the GUN is loaded.
PPS: Don't worry about the security, there are really not competent to find it unless you declare it.