PHON(UISANC)E
3:00 a.m., Friday morning... the phone rings...
Me (in the sleepiest voice you probly 'd ever 've heard) : Helllllo
Mr.Nuisance: Is your refrigerator running?
Me: wwwwwhhat?
Mr.Nuisance: Is your refrigerator running?
Me (even more confused) : Aiiii.... guess so.... yes
Mr.Nuisance: Go Catch it
Me: WWWHHAATTTTT???
Mr.Nuisance: Go catch it before it runs out
I paused a while.. shook my head...
Me: ok... i'll catch it right now
Mr.Nuisance: WHATTT
Me: Iam going right now to catch it... talk to you later
DUPP... receiver back on the instrument
Is this what Americans are? Too many nonsensic calls... Imagine 3:00 a.m. in the morning... This guy was really lucky, I din't bad-mouth, actually, i've lost the habit of losing temper, don't know if its good/bad.
Two weeks back there was another such call, that was in the evening tho... That guy asked me - "What do you think is going to be the water situation in Texas, 25 years from now?". WHAT? 25 years from now? Water Situation in TEXAS? How the hell should I know? I don't even know what _my_ situation is going to be in 25 years, why should i be bothered about Texas??? I might even say Rick Perry is the Chief Minister of Texas... tht's how concerned Iam abt this state/country, and u're asking me abt the water scenario in 25 years????
This isn't just it... they call and ask me to donate for DPS, this, that, no end.... phew...
C'mon guys, give us a break... Calling at 3:00 a.m is atrocious.. To hell with this country
VS

INDIAN INTELLECT
Happened to come across this article in Rediff. While the idea that has been brought out is something that _has_ to be inculcated in every youth's head, the way Mr.Nilekani has been quoted doesn't seem to fit in place or warrant the article. The quote is actually this
"The whole process where people get an idea and put together a team, raise the capital, create a product and mainstream it -- that can only be done in the US. It can't be done sitting in India. The Indian part of the equation is to help these innovative US companies bring their products to the market quicker, cheaper and better, which increases the innovative cycle there. It is a complementarity we need to enhance."
Just give it a fair thought. Honestly, the main reason for Indians not developing a completely new thought into a wholesome product, is lack of finance. Every software company back home today, develops some new idea, makes it a reality, and helps some other company get profits, that way, they do bring in revenue for our country too. Imagine the kind of hardships the same Nilekani had undergone to come up to what he is today. Those seven people slogged their asses with minimum capital and have achieved. If they felt Indians were dumb, they would never have ventured into anything like Infosys. Look at the third sentence, its about doing something better. How can a dumb person do anything better? The author had wanted to write this and had to invent a reason. It would have been a lot better if the column had come up by itself without quoting Nandan Nilekani. Although every youth should aspire to emulate Dr.Vikram Sarabhai and Jamsetji Tata, it isn't always possible to achieve what they did, purely because of financial reasons. I am proud to be an Indian and have never felt anything in the lines of what this article says. I am just hoping these magazines stop tweaking statements made by celebrities to add spice.
obVSly...