Trring Trring.. : &*(%$##@&%$#...
…. my dad announces that my uncle and his family are coming for dinner.
“DAMN”, I exclaim.
[My father grits his teeth in seething ire, but thankfully, he refrains from saying anything].
“Shifting paradigms of middle class relationships” prods my brother, profoundly.
I was on national TV and I’ve told only three people in the whole nation about it. Green eyed scowls and “oof, Miss. Flaunt” reactions is all I’d get if I told the other 1,027,015,247 people.
There were times when “relationships” mattered, now it’s the “whats in it for me” that does.
Since changes are usually made within the subconscious, change doesn't usually occur without results. Results don't usually change without belief and you start to believe when you ‘see’ results…This is what I saw…appalling but true!
17 comments:
While what you wrote is unfortunately true about changing relations you must uphold the value system we assiduosly ingrained. You must be a beacon of light in the world that is tearing asunder. Good luck to you Srilu.
I'm fresh from a visit from my native (after just about 5 yrs) with my bro (who btw hasnt been there for 12 short years)and i can, with some remorse say that the blatant disconnect was kinda overwhelming!! With cousins graduating to aunts/uncles, Aunts/Uncles turning into Grandmas & Grandpas and so on...
And if its a wedding, its like adding insult to injury coz you are made to face the firing squad viz..the flurry of distant relatives who happened to fondle you once somewhere in the recent(a decade)past..And the catch is if you get them wrong, thts the end of the world for you!!!Bang begins the sermon on the diminishing values of kids who are from "outside-village"(u may transliterate in Tamil or Malayalam)...
Ooops I almost forgot..NICE POST M'aam!!
hota hai..hota hai...
Btw, who are the 3 ppl?
srilu sees you on the road and crosses to the other side fearing she'll have to talk to you.
srilu accepts your call on her cell phone only if you have called more than 15 times and given her the impression that you are desperate.Again, that depends on the caller.
srilu never responds on messenger,god knows why she has an account.
srilu never cares to inform you about her concerts, appearances on national TV etc because she thinks the whole world is not "fit" to witness her immense talent.
srilu is a misanthrope.
and srilu thinks people have changed. it is you who should change.
@Naanna. Dhanyaha asmi.
@lathishdavinci. Yeah.*smile*.I recently blogged about the same thingy. Thank you,btw.
@lav. Abba cha!
@ramya: WOH BABY! Did you see me on the road today or WHAT! misanthrope..ha ha, who taught you these words!
u wondering soul, hw dare u talk like dat bout srilu. shes a girl with very high moral values. If you know her a little mor, if she lets u knw her a little mor dat is, you'll kick yourslef for writing dat comment.srilu tries to imprss ppl.lol.she gives beggars 10 rupee notes and walks home evn wen if its raining. she cries wen somebody sings well, she weeps wen she sees good hearted ppl.i remember v wer in 10th.srilu went home brought a 20 rupee note,came by bus and gav it to small boy near our school. get a life,u idiot.
@srilu, stupid girl, u kept d comment just becoz tht fellow sd he saw u on aam bageecha.
@srilu
Why on earth do you have to keep that comment? This girl is out of her mind!
@wondering soul
Srilu is an angel. Go get a life. Is your vocab bad or do u suck in GK? We all think she is divine. So, if you think otherwise, go to hell.
@srilu
I saw you near Shankarmatt today. You were yapping away to glory on your cell phone.
@sand,ramya wat u said is absolutely correct abt srilu
n anyone who doesnt know srilu personally needn't comment.get lost.
srilu, tu woh woh comment nikaal. over mat kar. saadhu mat ban.
Wondering soul,
Oh,I see![ROFL]
If you have the intestinal fortitude, show up with your real name.
Ramya,Sandhya, Lavanya [whoa..your names rhyme],
Gracias!
Btw, kahin yeh 'woh' tho nahi?*wink*
Wondering soul, u r right brother ,srilu values Eng more than one should.agreed.but, she values principals and morals more. I remember that 20 rupee-small boy story. shes a real angel.shes d only person i've met whose totally original. she will not change for anybody nor will she ever ACT for anybody's sake. The only person she tries to impress is her brother and she is eternally proving to him that shes the best. and she is.srilu, wheres your self respect? why is that comment still there?sharam kar, sand is right. u will keep that comment coz that chap said he saw u on aam bageecha?
srilu,sweety pie,saw u on TV, thou i was not informed.:X
u look so beautiful. u look thin but still anyday u r d cutest.mom thinks u r d best.she says dere is so much in those 5 feet 2 inches!oh yea, much more tahn she knws.kyun?whoz this wondering soul? n y shud u evn keep tht bloody comment?sand, v wer in 9th,dat 20 rupe note n dat kid incident.bout d msner thing i agree wid rams, y on earth do u hv an account, u nvr evn say hi!
Sandhya,
Sadhu mat bana mujhe. I didn't notice you said all that. woh baby! ha ha.
Ramya,
I don't log in on yahoo.Whose got the time.Aam Bageeche pe aa, baat karenge. Halahala will kill me..ha ha ha.
Join pagalguy else.
Ann,
Abba chaa..anglican name eh?
I know I'm beautiful.Gracias.
Pehle, I thought Veditha is wondering soul, bechaari. I empathise with her. But my friends think I'm burning the candle at both ends...Strategy lagaaya tho hai, lets see.
Many relations just fade away slowly with time.
Relatives gotta know each other very well only then relations logically make sense.
U are right Misti.My mom and I have less than 10 relatives who really know us good enough.my dad's no.s are quite big.My little sis got lesser than me.Down the line with generations it gets more worse.
I think relations change due to growing physical distances and busier life.Also one is able do away with relatives now days coz it's easy to maintain a trustworthy social network of friends and acquaintances with the kind of technology we have saving a lot of time and resources.My ex-gf whom I met on internet is now a part of my network.My uncle(dad's elder bro) was able to get a great deal of help from his friends and officemates alone for his daughter's marriage.
It's better and easy to get along wthout relatives now days.This is not my view alone...it's what most of us belive and do for better results.
Nice post.Keep it up!
Refering to wondering soul's comment:
Srilu got beautiful brains.Unfortunately she doesn't care to impress everyone who doesn't know her.She keeps her posts precise and customised for her world.I feel lucky here.wondering soul got to know her first before reading her posts.
Her posts kick a lot of sense into ppl who know her personally.Am I right Srilu?
Misti,do something to ur aliens readers.
Btw!how can u do tht to Ramya?:P..heheh
Hello Mishti and friends,
Don't take my comment in a wrong way, I just wanted to let you know how your readings come across to someone who doesn't know you at all. And as I have told you before, if you get offended by reading this, that's not my point of writing here. Consider this as constructive criticism.
Anyway, from the support you are getting from your friends, I am sure you are a wonderful person. I just gave you the impression that I got from your writings...
Good Luck...
WS
Hi Mishti/Srilu,
Are you preparing for CAT by any chance, I do remember this person in my time class who came on TV a few weeks back
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