Thursday, September 25, 2008

Ahhh...the pressure to update your blog! :)

You know that feeling where you have to update your blog for the fear of loosing your regular visitors :)

Drafts

What does Kamal do in this song?

Our nanny Maria, we hired for Maya is Costa Rican and she takes good care of Maya.

Maya likes the song Vennilave from Vettayadu Vilayadu. So I am showing the video of the song to Maya when she walks by and sees the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7TF9z0_nyo

Maria: Oh so this is the singer who sings this beautiful song that Maya likes.
Me: This IS the song, but this guy (pointing to Kamalhassan) isnt singing it, some professional singer is lending his voice.
Maria: Oh
At this point, there is a dance sequence step with some black dudes dancing
Maria: Is he dancing in this group?
Me: Uhhhh no, he isn't dancing (pointing to Kamal talking to Jyothika eating), THAT is him
Maria: Okkkk....
A few minutes later there are some black girls dancing
Maria: Is the girl dancing here?
Me: No, THAT (pointing to Jyothika walking into her room to sleep) is the heroine, isn't she beautiful?
Maria: Uh-huh...so what does Kamaa...Kamaa..
Me: Kamalhassan...he is a genius
Maria: Yeah what does he do in this song?
Me: He just walks around showing the heroine around NY, but you should check out his acting in one movie where he plays an old lady, a midget and as a white guy
Maria (sounding unimpressed): Ok
Me: Or I should probably tell you about our sensational dancer called Simbu...

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Pre-requisites for certain jobs...

Noticed every employee in Starbucks is a 'weirdo'?
Wonder what their criteria for application must be:
1) Must have a tattoo in a visible area - Arm, neck, face etc. The more obscure the better. Chinese preferred. Doesn't matter if it translates to 'I am a jackass' as long as it's cool looking
2) Piercing is a must - a) Guys - Any visible area - Nose, ears, eye brow, lower lip b) Gals - Nose, eye brow, lower lip, chin, Ear (multiple piercing required)
3) Hair must be done outlandishly - A minimum of two colors preferred - Recommended combos - (purple and black), (red and black) etc. Oh and guys - hair has to be long, Gals - Short or bald.
4) Built - Guys - Thin as a wire, Gals - doesn't matter

I tried the Employee at the Indian store although i am not able to portray the perfect worker here:
1) Must be short, well built
2) Be a 'man' of few words
3) Speak spanish
4) Wear a cap
5) Have a stern look on the face with bloodshot eyes.
6) Have a mean looking tattoo

Coming soon: Employee for the corporate world

Lets look for toys made in China

After we heard about the news about another infant's death in China we scrambbled around the house looking for any baby products that are 'Made in China'. The first item me and Preetha looked at was the playpen and we were trying to desparately figure out where it was made. We noticed to our relief it was 'Made in Korea'.

I said triumphantly, 'Its Korea, not China, the only problem we'll face is radiation, not food poisoning'

On a serious note though, I don't see how this is different from terrrorism. Food poisoning is possibly the weakest link since it can affect people exponentially. We open a pack of nuts or a box of fruits, eat it and take em' for granted. Should be exciting when I get my blackberries out of the fridge today, I'll probably be sweating and panting while I eat it. :)