Author: anandnataraj

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IBCD Generation


We all have heard about ABCD (American Born Confused Desis)… But offlate I see a lot of IBCD (Indian Born Confused Desis) including me. Yep i think we are in a generation where we are caught between Indian family values and the western culture which is getting embedded into our lifestyle.

Discos, Pub-culture, Private Parties, Western wear, Group outings et more have all started to become of lifestyle in this decade. Youths of this generation have been exposed to this new found entertainment and this has made them totally confused in balancing their new generation lifestyle with the indian family lifestyle.

This has posted a new challenge to this new generation when it comes to finding their match. This NG has been blessed with the opportunity to network, get acquainted, develop friendship, extend it to LOVE. But here comes the problem;

  • First they have too much options as they meet more people and they endup meeting a couple of people sharing common thoughts or people whom they have longed to form a relationship.
  • Second is to align their romantic life with the Family culture.

Most of my friends lack a lot of clarity while deciding their limits. They end up quarreling while deciding to draw their boundaries. Because of availability of options to form new relationships they end up breaking for small & silly quarrels. This has left a lot of people having strained relationship and made them a confused folk who are very poor in making decision.

One main reason for all this is because of getting raised in a Value System and suddenly jumping into a lifestyle which we were always told is not good or not a part of our life style. It is high time that our education system takes note of this new problem among Indian youth and start addressing the issue. Also there must be awareness programs / camps on the subject.

Until then I don’t see any respite as we are getting more western with our SKIN & stay Indian with our flesh. So, the sad part is when we peel the skin it pains, of we remove the flesh we die.

So we are all living a life by peeling our skin and accepting the trauma of pain to avoid death.

I love this short film!!! Wonderful performance by these amateurs


I love this Tamil Short Film “Kathalil Suthappuvathu Eppady” (How to Screw your love)…

My car engine seized


It is a tough time for me to commute. I didn’t realize that my small car’s (Zen) coolant water & engine oil got drained & I drove my car too much that the engine got seized. The result is;

  • Engine reboring takes 25 days.
  • Cost of repair is projected to be Rs.35,000/-

This experience made my check my big car & even that was running dry & I filled coolant & engine oil. Coming monday i’ve to leave my Big car for service too & i don’t have a vehicle to commute.

If any of you can spare me your two wheeler for 2 days that would be of great help to me.

How to cope up with failed love?


Now many people can cope up with failed / strained relationship. When i came to know about suicide of model Viveka Babajee I thought I must openup. I can understand how it pains with my personal experience. How I felt at that time was;

  • Was unable to accept the reality that the relationship is over. Kept thinking that some miracle would happen & the person would revert back.
  • Was always living on the virtual world with the golden memories spent with the person.
  • Wanted to be alone. Not even with close friends.
  • Felt there was no meaning in living.
  • All the better memories and better things on hand became valueless.
  • Thought of ending life also prevailed on the corner of the mind.
  • Brain stopped working.
  • Didn’t feel like going to office, work, sleep, eat etc.

To keep it short I became like a living dead body. All i ask such people is to hold the nerve. There is definitely good in every bad. But we have to live to see all the exciting new things.

After overcoming months of pain. I came across lot of good humans whom i’d have missed if I stayed with the person. I’m happy today that I got a lot of deserving things for the loss I had and sure to get more too.

These are the things I did to overcome the tough phase;

  • I travelled to places where I’ve never been with my ex;
  • Moved to a place which was totally NEW. The place didn’t give me any memories of the past.
  • Created an hobby in Blogging to express my thought. This was one medium which was really helpful.
  • Developed another hobby in photography & vagabond travel.
  • Joined a GYM.

Overall I kept myself engaged fully that I didn’t have time to think about her and over time we get beautiful things what were worth than the loss.

Last thing is we must not forget that the person who had left us has a lot to loose than us. Experience of over coming tough patch of life is a wonderful feel. We must be gifted to get to feel the fain in it. And i’m happy for what has happened to me.

For people who had broken relationships move ahead! experience! and document your experience for others.

A funniest life cycle


COCKROACH is afraid of RAT.
RAT is afraid of CAT.
CAT is afraid of DOG.
DOG is afraid of MAN.
MAN is afraid of his GIRLFRIEND
&
&
GIRLFRND is afraid OF COCKROACH…

42 great facts


  1. MOPED is the short term for ‘Motorized Pedaling’.
  2. POP MUSIC is ‘Popular Music’ shortened.
  3. BUS is the short term for ‘Omnibus’ that means everybody.
  4. FORTNIGHT comes from ‘Fourteen Nights’ (Two Weeks).
  5. DRAWING ROOM was actually a ‘withdrawing room’ where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix ‘with’ was dropped..
  6. NEWS refers to information from Four directions N, E, W and S..
  7. AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from ‘Agricultural Marketing’.
  8. JOURNAL is a diary that tells about ‘Journey for a day’ during each Day’s business.
  9. QUEUE comes from ‘Queen’s Quest’. Long back a long row of people as waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen’s Quest..
  10. TIPS come from ‘To Insure Prompt Service’. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written ‘To Insure Prompt Service’. This gave rise to the custom of Tips.
  11. JEEP is a vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War II (1939-1945). It was named ‘General Purpose Vehicle (GP)’.GP was changed into JEEP later.
  12. Coca-Cola was originally green.
  13. The most common name in the world is Mohammed..
  14. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
  15. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
  16. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard.
  17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
  18. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
  19. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  20. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
  21. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
  22. The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
  23. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
    • Spades – King David
    • Clubs – Alexander the Great,
    • Hearts – Charlemagne
    • Diamonds – Julius Caesar.
  24. Horse Statue in a Park…
    • If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
    • If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
    • If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  25. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. – All invented by women.
  26. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
  27. A snail can sleep for three years.
  28. All polar bears are left handed.
  29. Butterflies taste with their feet.
  30. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
  31. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
  32. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
  33. Shakespeare invented the word ‘assassination’ and ‘bump’.
  34. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
  35. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
  36. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
  37. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
  38. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
  39. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
  40. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
  41. The cigarette lighter was invented before the matchbox.
  42. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Pakistan Jokes


Mohammed, a Pakistani child,  entered his classroom on the first day of school in Ohio (USA)

“What is your name?”  – asked the teacher.
“Mohammed”. . .. – answered the kid.

“You are in America now.  From now on your name  will be Johnny,” -replied the teacher.

In the evening, Mohammed  returned home. “How was your day, Mohammed?” – asked his mother.

“My name is not Mohammed. I’m in America and now my name is Johnny.”

“Ah, are you ashamed of your name, are you trying to dishonor your parents, your heritage, your religion? Shame on you!” – and she beat him.

Then she called his father and he too beat him.

The next day Mohammed returned to school..

When the teacher saw him with all the bruises she asked, “What happenedto you little Johnny”?

Well madam, 4 hours after I becoming an American,  I was attacked by two Pakistani’s At home.”

Vedam – A Class Telegu Movie


Watched a Telegu (VEDAM) movie in theatre after a long GAP… I think Atthadu was the last movie i watched. Movie revolves around the life of;

Allu Arjun – Who is a poor cable boy who wants to become rich by marring a rich girl.

Manoj Manchu – A rich boy who wants to become big in the world of music. But discouraged by his widowed mother who wants him to enter the foot steps of his Father & Grand father who lost their life in War.

Anushka Shetty – A sex worker who elopes to Hydrabad to become an independent sex worker.

Manoj Bajbai – A muslim who is always been suspected for terrorism.

Saranya – A poor mother who comes to Hydrabad to sell her kidney to repay her debt with the money lender who taker her intelligent son as a slave.

All characters meet in a hospital which is attacked by terrorist and the end result is Manoj Bajbai proves that he is a true citizen of the country, Allu & Manoj looses their life while fighting the terrorist, Anushka stops working as a a sex-worker, Saranya repays her debt and takes her son back.

All parallels have been tied well and overall it was a nice movie to watch.

A cute love story


A 9 year old boy got a 6 year beautiful girlz photo on the street side & he loved that girl so much but he was not able to meet that girl again!

Couple of years later his wife saw the photo & asked “Where did you get this photo”

He asked, “Why?” she said,”I Lost d Photo wen i was 6 years”

Moral: True Love never Fails…

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