Tuesday, July 29, 2008

ALIENS built the Ram Setu

There has been so much recent controversy about the Ram Setu (or the Adam's bridge). Here's the latest twist on this topic: (Article in HT).

I mean, even the famous Jayalalitha herself has taken interest in this [Article here]. And we all know, that Jayalalitha barely has any free time from putting DMK's people in jail and spending all the "under-the-table" money on shopping. So why in M.G.R's name is she taking so much interest in this. What interest could she possibly have in Ram and Sita? I would totally understand if this was an issue regarding Draupadi from Mahabharat. Oh don't you know?? Playing Draupadi is the dream role for our Amma. Why do you think she has all those sarees in her hundred closets. She is preparing for the "cheer-haran" scene. She is just gonna tie up all her sarees together, which Duhshasan will go on pulling and pulling. She wouldn't even need any Lord krishna to protect her. Cause she is a modern day Draupadi. She is not dependent on MEN!!! She can take care of herself!! Score one for Women's Lib!!!

Anyways, that mystery will never be solved (unless its as simple as vote-bank politics). But having read like a hundred articles on this issue, I totally decided to apply my brainy brain to this mystery. So what is this Ram Setu? Does it exist? Or was it destroyed? Who built it? Who destroyed it? So many queations. And even more answers (upper bounded by the number of political parties in India). I totally had to upgrade my brain to the latest quad-core processor from Intel and run a genetic algorithm, followed by a taboo-search on all the possible solutions to locate the global optima (holy crap!! I have no idea what I just wrote. But sounds cool!!).

So here's a NASA pic of the so-called Ram Setu:



Now I agree, there definitely seems to be some thing there. At the same time, the Indian Government had declared earlier, in all its glory, that Ram himself did not exist!!! (wait..I gotta laugh for a couple of minutes... not because I really believe that Ram existed, but just because some one could say that in this country!!). So then WHO BUILT IT???

I propose, with a lot of probability, that ALIENS BUILT THE RAM SETU!!!
Yes, don't laugh!!! Before you declare me as crazy, read this:
Article 1. And this: Article 2. And if you don't believe random people, even FOX NEWS did a report on this: FOX news Article. YES!! The Egyptian Pyramids were built by the ALIENSSS!!!!! If that's possible, then why not the Ram Setu!!! In fact, that Vanar Sena (Monkey Army) in Ramayan, was definitely a bunch of ALIENS. I mean, how else do you explain half-human and half-monkey living forms!! HELLOO!!! Haven't you seen Star Wars!!! Or Planet of the Apes!!! Any thing half-monkey and half-human is an ALIEN!!! It was beyond human technology to build a floating bridge. It had to be people from outer space!!!

Believe it or not, I am dead sure this is the case. At present, the Indian Government has decided that the Ram Setu is not a national monument. Ofcourse it is not!!! It has to be a "monument" first, to become a "national monument". Just dredge the damn place, and be done with it. Different versions of Ramayan say different things!!! If this was truly God's work, then there would just be one version of it!!! So either the frickin ALIENS built it, or it was never there. Period.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Tussi to bade mazzakiya ho...

DISCLAIMER: This post is intended in good humor and is not intended to hurt any one's sentiments. Please do not feel offended and enjoy the post, as is the writer's intention. If you do feel offended, well too bad, cause I am protected by the First Amendment.

So I was reading this blog post recently about the number of Punjabis in Canada. It was a pretty funny post and kinda got me thinking how Punjabi people usually have this fun quotient attached with them. You hear some one is a Punjabi and you immediately get this funny picture in your mind. You know that that person is gonna be fun to hang around with.

I happen to have a few Punjabi friends (fortunately or unfortunately). And one thing that usually comes up in our conversations is the funny accent with which Punjabi people speak Hindi at times. I mean, you have seen Hindi movies right. From DDLJ to Love Story 2050. They all have funny Punjabi characters speaking in hilarious Punjabi accents. So I decided to make a small list of some words which you may hear Punjabi people use, but you may interpret them wrongly. First comes the word in English (as used by every one else), and then comes the interpretation if you hear it from a Punjabi person. The key is to take the short sounding vowel-less word, and expand it by trying some combinations of different vowels.


1) sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, etc.

If a Punjabi says sport, what he means is "support" : to bear or hold up, to sustain or withstand


2) pronto: promptly; quickly

If a Punjabi says pronto, what he means is "parantha": Indian bread made from wheat flour, usually stuffed with potatoes, cheese, carrots, cauliflower or any vegetable you want. Eaten with butter, pickle, ketchup or what ever you want.

3) prada: well-known Italian fashion house with retail outlets worldwide.

If a Punjabi says prada, what he means is "pra da": belonging to or owned by (elder) brother

4) kannada: language spoken in Karnataka, India, 27th most spoken language in the world

If a Punjabi says kannada, what he means is "the country Canada": northern neighbor of US, the Punjab of North America, mostly inhabited along the border with US

5) brack: a stain, flaw or crack

If a Punjabi says brack: what he means is "Barack Obama": democratic presidential nominee 2008

6) cracked: broken or damaged

If a Punjabi says cracked: what he means is "correct": accurate, conforming to fact or truth

So there's your little tutorial in dealing with Punjabi people!! If you got any more, put them in the comments!! And once again, no offense!!