When Swine Flew

You need to be in Pune to understand well all that I am about to write. Serious enough as the Swine Flu is, the panic among common people has assumed monstrous proportions in Pune. Its complete mayhem out here. Multiplexes, theatres, malls and schools are getting closed faster than I Banks during peak recession times. People are glued to TV sets. Swine Flu is definitely the in thing - The box office ruler - as the Saas Bahu viewership takes a tailspin. Its the new reality show in the block. And the N95 mask is definitely the one playing the lead role - The Dev Anand. People are going crazy for N95. A tenner for every single person you find in Pune who hasnt heard of N95. And just like Dev saab, the copy cats and look alikes of N95 can be found everywhere. Just yesterday I went to my neighbourhood Kirana shop and found a single person buying 15 N95 alook alikes. I always thought Kirana shops kepts things of daily use. May be the daily use stuff a week back were different from what they are right now. And whats more, the duplicates are being sold at a premium too (275 bucks per pc. when during good ol' days the real thing used to cost 50 bucks). What the heck - The N95 never made a difference as per WHO, so might as well sell a look alike - make hay while Swine Flies. Keeping up with the trend, Pudumjee Paper Mills has launched it Swine Flu line of accessories - The Swine Sanitizer, the Flu Napkins, and other designer products, as they set out redefining the FMCG market. PP's stock tip - Invest in Pudumjee shares - Be a millionare by the time the Pigs get grounded. A real money spinner and a must do for people pained by a certain Ramalinga Raju.

Speaking of Swine Flu, I have made sure that I am not to be left too far behind. 2 bottles of Sanitizers, 1 bottle of Dettol, 30 Cetrizine tablets, 20 Crocins, 20 Avil tablets, 60 Ayurvedic tables and 6 bottles of Homeopathic medicines is what I have to boast of my Swine Flu collection. I am sure everyone has a stock pile of these fashionable accessories. And for those who dont - make it quick - grab a dozen crocins or two - that is if there is any of it left in the market. Else be damned to be out of fashion. Thats the way it is. Its a mean world and there is no place for late movers.

Mad Angles

Just as people were beginning to miss PPisms, I am back. PPism stands for anything that is not remotely close to being sane presented in a way that makes the perpetrator sound smart. Given that this is my first blog for this year, lets keep it happy and gay.
So lets talk Love Aaj Kal - Interesting concept, nicely presented and happily and insanely watched 3 times in 4 days by yours truly (And Mynd It 'yours truly' is not a big fan of pirated DVDs until and unless it has MP3 songs worthy of being played while commuting in a car - So all 3 movies in theatre). Speaking of Mynd It - 'Quick Gun Murugan' looks encouraging enough - Me targeting first day last show to catch the South Indian Honourable and Fashionable Cowboy in action - Dhishoom Dhishoom - Mynd It.
Back to Love Aaj Kal - The Movie made me think - rather remember my crushes. Saif says - Paaji mujhe pyar 15 baar ho chuka hai. Baring his 18 inch biceps (which is well compensated by the extra inches around my waist), Saif is no different than me. Paaji mujhe bhi pyar 15 baar ho chuka hai. And whats more sara pyar tab hua when I used to ride bi-cycle - riding to the school, then tution and then IIT (Well IIT part is purely for show off - there were no girls in my poor department). So it turns out I am the perfect love aaj kal guy - a bit of both the world. By the way where is this blog going.. Deepika saath hoti to bolti - Shut Up. Haaye re Deepika - Deepika and Me - What an angle sirji - Angle naya hai - Humain discuss karna chahiye - Mujhe aur Deepika ko saath main.
Back to Love Aaj Kal (Take 2) - Rishi Kapoor was truely amazing - What an actor - Kya charming banda hai. And when he says - Ek jamane main, main bhi gajab kisam ka handsome tha - how true. And his son - equally dashing. And his son's sweetheart - Deepika - waah waah - Bichari thodi umar main choti reh gayi mujhse. Else agar mere umar ki hoti then who knows we might have been playing badminton together - Deepika and Me playing badminton together - Angle naya hai - Humain discuss karna chahiye - Mujhe aur Deepika ko saath main.
Back to Love Aaj Kal (Take 3) - Deepika acted really well in the movie - I didnt think she was much of an actor after watching Om Shaanti Om (By the way the Om Shaanti Om piece in Love Aaj Kal was very funny). But Deepika's acting in Love Aaj Kal was truely amazing. She really handled the break up part with Rahul Khanna amicably. She actually managed to bring a touch of sanity to the whole situation - Break up the day after shaadi!!! (Wonder why they broke up the day after marriage - Kuch Bhi!) Back to Deepika - Have you noticed Deepika's initials are DP - PP and DP sounds so cool together - Angle naya hai - Humain discuss karna chahiye - Mujhe aur Deepika ko saath main - What say??