Friday, October 19, 2007

Clawed!!!


I hate men folk, especially those around me! They are the most illogical, corrupt and absolutely self conceited (pigs), the worst of all species on this poor Earth! Be it my bloody plumber, who wouldn't take a second when he has to collect the maintenance fee but takes years (almost eternity) to fix a broken tap ‘cause of which my water tank gets emptied before I can even wash my face!
Or my confused loud-mouthed driver, who has made enemies with almost the entire colony and… oh yes, he’s the one who wouldn’t take directions from me and land up in major fights with traffic policemen (taking the wrong turns and jumping red lights of course), courtesy his illogical “sense” of direction…
Then of course the crooning idiot in my house, my male house help who has this weird belief that he’s God gifted with vocal chords as “sureela” as Himmesh Reshammia. Would you believe it, he gets up at 5 am and actually practices on my terrace! My scheming neighbours have found a way to avenge themselves; they keep on playing with their furniture, dragging it from one end to another to give us sleepless nights!
Though the list is endless these comprise the most important pains in my…(you know what).
But hey the one who beats them all is…any guesses? Yes, all the wives of this world you got it right! He’s indeed my dear husband! ARRRRRGGGGH I feel clawed! Mother nature what got into your head when you made husbands? Was the world already coming to an end then? Oh how I hate those self-pity moments when darling returns from office with all the load of this cruel world on him…each time ther’s a problem to be fixed at home, you should look at the tremendous performance that can give even Al Pacino a run for his money! Feigning a headache is the best excuse till date…’cause if I speak a little over my pitch he starts complaining of a migraine, or the start of some deadly disease…! Grrrrr…God I wish you could come down once and see the overacting you would hate yourself for the “biggest mistake” of your life!
And it’s just not my home, clearly look around anywhere in this world, you will realize the root of all atrocities and problems of this world!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Fairest and Loveliest!


It is a great relief to see the advertising world breaking away from clichés that are so adamantly engrained in our social fabric. The recent Fair and Lovely ad portrays this well. It shows an aspiring singer struggling hard to make her way to stardom, when her father rebukes her constantly for wasting time and giving up her studies for a useless ‘endeavour’. Proving her father wrong she sets the stage on fire by her brilliant performances. At last she comes out a winner in her chosen stream and the father couldn’t have been happier seeing his daughter rocking the world to her tunes…
So far well said. But the issue of ‘fair’ winning over the ‘dark’ (complexion) falsifies the entire motto of the ad.
Ad makers could have dealt with the issue more sensitively and toned down the fetish for “gorapan” a bit…Overall a good advertisement where for once success isn’t limited to the stereotype book mugging and topping in exams, but (shows) growing interest in other unconventional streams as well...