8 Common Phrases Used or Misused

There are certain phrases that all of us are tired of listening. Not because they are said often, but one starts doubting the intention of the speaker who uses it. Sometimes, they are nothing but lies. Let us have a glance through what I mean by those phrases:

1.

For anyone who speaks what comes in the heart and mind, it may seem that speaker otherwise doesn't speak much or hides something. I really can't get the meaning of this phrase, frankly speaking!

2.

Better know as "tbh" in the sms world, this phrase is quite a thing. One wonders if the speaker usually lies or whatever (s)he has uttered till now has been a lie.

3. "Can I ask you something, I hope you wouldn't feel bad." Or something like "First tell me that you wouldn't feel bad. Then only, I will ask you."

What do you want, my dear speaker? Do you want me to feel bad or not? You want me to be prepared because you know you're going to spoil my mood. Don't you?

4. "Can I tell you something? I hope you wouldn't take it personally."

You want to put personal remarks and you add that line.  Why else on earth will you take the safety measures?

5.  

Sometimes, you need to tell the actual condition or outcome against the expected one. But, more often in usual conversations, the usage of this word seems to be like you created something else in the mind of someone or you hid something. Now, you are telling the actual scenario. 

6. "I will call you back later."

Please add "if I don't forget" to the above line. Usually, people forget to call back later. It seems either you are very busy or I'm worthless. And, one shouldn't be feeling the second one. So, value the one who called you and stick to your words.

7.  

This is mostly said by your boss to his boss or his client or you, yourself. This is the way of talking in an organisation. It means that the person in question doesn't have an answer to the question at present. Whatever, he wrote in a report or whatever he said, he himself doesn't have 100% belief.

8. Aunty Acid puts this better!

These are just some of the phrases in which you can find the lies or the conviction people may have to things they've spoken. Of course, it depends from situation to situation. You get to know if a  person is speaking truth just like you get a hint when the other person is flirting, which is usually another form of lies. Buttering is another form of lies.

In the end, I would just wish for my reader, may your intuitions save you!

7 Points on why being a woman is an advantage after all.

WARNING: This is an article which portrays stereotypical image of women. It is not meant to offend anyone.

We've been hearing a lot about feminism lately. A lot of views on why being a woman is tough. Well, it might be tough. But who says, being a woman isn't fun at all?
Lets just start with the bullets:

1.) Skewed sex ratio doesn't help men but it makes us pass off the long queue:

We, women have the pleasure of this ratio because our queue is always shorter than the men's queue. A woman is happy about the short queue but of course, we aren't proud about national figure of 940 females per 1000 males when biologically, it should be the other way around. Nonetheless, karma will serve back for one's misdeed.  Men will feel the repercussions of a skewed sex ratio like China is feeling now with  little women left to marry off the eligible bachelors.

2. Being taken extra care of

Sometimes, I just love this part of being a girl. Your family and friends being protective and caring about you. Who doesn't love being cared for?

3. Dressing up:

Clothes, make up, accessories and more of it. Being a girl gives us an excuse for doing more and more shopping. (Actually, do we ever have more?)

For more fun on Girls Versus Boys, Watch Zaid Ali Videos. You may find them stereotypical but they are fun!

4. Being soft, being hard, doesn't matter in our own clan:

In our nation, people often joke on guys who are soft in their nature. However, on girls who are loud and doesn't like to dress up the girls way, the jokes are little comparatively. We can be the way we are until of course someone rings the wedding bells.

5. Women can be late

There are women who are always late everywhere. They get excused because it is believed women have extra work load at home and they do need some time more to dress up.

6. Women can drive the way they want:

On roads too, women drivers have it easier than men facing the wrath of other drivers. Often one finds the traffic policemen excusing the woman for flouting the traffic rules when he has caught a male driver at the same time. 

7. Multi tasking women:

This thing is something every woman is proud about. Even a man knows multi tasking. But we know it better because some of us will put our best make up, matching earrings e.t.c. even during critical times like exams.

 There are more points to cover and this article will see many alterations. But to conclude, isn't it cool being a woman? To woman, enjoy your womanhood. To men, enjoy your women. (hehe ;)  )

6 Reasons on why is Indian Television an Idiot box forever?

Idiot box, popularly known as Television, often makes us sit for hours only to realise that we have wasted our time. Sometimes, we do find educational things and entertainment as well, but most of the times we just have finger fetish over the remote control of our TV. With thousands of channels we are just changing them to find if there is something that will interest us. Our attention to things is short lived and we can't even stand the commercial breaks played on television. An Indian television is no different. Just count on the number of times, you sat for a long duration watching actually nothing that's meant to stay with you forever. Lets talk about how Indian Television is an Idiot box now and forever, unless we actually have God descending on earth telling us "Ab bas Karo!" (Now, stop it!")

1. Never ending soap operas:

These serials like the one above have lasted for years like oh sorry, I've lost the count. Serials like this have made us think "Kyunki hum bhi kabhi bachhe the". The stories were far too stretched to such an extent that they have become unbelieveable. 

2. The Melodrama:

The melodrama that these serials offer is commendable. Often, we will find reappearaaces post deaths and deaths again and again reappearances or re-births. No wonder, India has been a place of Gods and a land of miracles. The melodrama is supported by over the top background scores that bore us time and again. The cameraman too has a special job in these serials to zoom in and zoom out each of the character's face in case of a catastrophic event (in these serials, any truth or conspiracy revealed or even marriage is a catastrophic event!) You will also find saree clan women with full on make up at the middle of the night. Wow! It seems like normal people are always badly dressed.

3. The debates on news channels (Or are they really debates?)

The debates are more like wars than debates. We've high regards for journalists specially those who have a strong opinion and are fearless. But, in their debates, sometimes the only one speaking is they themselves. They should only be the convenor. But their opinion building nature makes them come to conclusions themselves. Media be it TV or print, has many a times, arrived at judgements even before the actual jury came out with its judgement. This is like playing politics and changing stance according to populist views. In addition, we find news channels playing one big news the whole day long. And, the sad part is, for TRPs sake, every channel showcases the same thing.

4. The Food Channels:

No offence to the food lovers. This point in not just for Indian Television but for the TV in general. One can watch different sports whole day or even a long match. One can watch travel shows, history shows, discovery shows because story is different. But one thing that seem to quiz me is that who can watch food channel the whole day or so? Even if the food item is different, food is still food. What else can you prepare other than starters, main course, street food or deserts or soups? TV has surely become an Idiot box with food channels.

5. Repeated Movies (Evergreen movies? Huh!)

Many of the channels show repeated movies on their channels so much so that the movies have become synonymous with channel's name. I read a facebook post recently "I'm watching IPL on Suryavansham Channel!". Channels are meant to entertain but they have started boring us like those soaps. These movies have become a legend overtime.

6. Reality Shows

We understand that for a talented person, performing on TV would be the biggest form of appreciation. However, too many reality shows on singing, dancing, adventure e.t.c. have made us feel most of the content on these shows is already seen. We're too bored with the same format, different seasons and same lines quoted by the judges.

So, how the future is being hit?

Television might become a story of the past with Internet media eating up its audience. The branding that Internet together has in line with the young audience is far ahead of Television. Start ups like Scoopwhoop, Storypick are becoming a rage with millions of subscribers. While television sought for a different channel for each type of interests, these channels are "one stop destination" for all kind of news, enterntainment. Young people especially those on laptops are switching from TV to these channels. You hit a like and follow on facebook and Twitter and you needn't switch their channel. They will come to you. There is no time constraint on them. It provides users with flexibility.

 They have become popular even with articles which have new edge over the traditional print media. They have recognised the taste of Indian Audience very well. They have even taken care of the short attention span with articles not very long and most of them in points format. They reveal the number of points in the title itself. They have changed the writing style of most bloggers with many of us, now writing in points format

 The kind of branding that they are doing is something amazing to study for. In coming years, we might find a case study or more on their success in the management schools. Most importantly for now, it comes free with Internet subscription. So, what more can you ask for? You want humor, sports, news, food or anything, just go for it. 

The NALSAR Chapter

My NALSAR journey was full of twists and turns. As my friend, Srilekha puts it "Life lessons", it taught me more than anything ever could.

In the first year, I started feeling I was living in a Big Boss House sans cameras. It wasn't the fact that the campus is far away from the city but because of the kind of emotions I would observe. Sometimes, hostel would be vibrant with happy faces, celebrating birthdays, watching movies, making fun of every other person. On the hand, there were days people were really sad, tensed and frustrated (Don't ask me with whom! This ;) grin is for my classmates!)

For me since the first semester onwards, I kept on being with different set of groups to know with whom I gelled best, only to realise later, that where you've a say and where people love and encourage and not ignore you, only be with them.

I, earlier, till my undergrad had this feeling that everyone is good. Be kind to all and talk and mix with everyone. But, it is in this place where I realised the importance of being judgemental. You can't be good to all because they are not good to all. It is okay to be biased because they are biased. At the same time, I learned the need to at least be in some talking terms with one another not because you want to but because you never know about something called time. You can't be friendly to all because people at times forget to appreciate other as a human and give unneeded advice.

I observed here the sets of friends one had: One for the movie, one for studies, one for the hostel, one for the hang outs, and what not.

So, I accepted the fact that I'm growing up. I'm becoming better at understanding different people but also, I'm absorbing a part of them in me. I said to myself  "I've to leave this place before it makes me too hard and too changed."

I learned about the sharing, caring, having patience, adjusting, to mention a few all of such characteristics in which I lacked.

Right now, it's my last night at NALSAR. The lectures, the class setting of especially first semester, the hostel , the lecturers, the friends, the fights, the outings, the hostel roof, the stadium, the football, the basketball, the gym, the birthdays, the exams, the food e.tc. are picturing in my mind. Oh, I'm going to miss this so much!

From a friend's mother comes a precious advice "Wherever you work, wherever you are, help others." We need to understand that it is upon us, the first batch, to take our Centre for Management Studies upwards to the heights we wanted to see it in. So, help your comrades and help your juniors.

Dear batch mates, Wish you all best of wishes in all your future endeavours. Now, let us bring down the curtains to this chapter, holding on to our memories. Let us embark upon a new journey!

With this, I bid goodbye to you until the next time I catch up with you, singing:
"Its been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again."      :)