Facebook Mania

Move over swine flu and other diseases. The latest bug to hit people is OFD . Wondering what that is? Well, it stands for Obsessive Facebook Disorder. And think twice before you plaster your face with a condescending smirk, for all you know, you might just be one of the victims!
The sufferers are known to experience palpitations when they see that red notification sign at the left most corner of the screen. They confess that their poor heart races at a marathon pace when they scramble to check it with trembling hands.
They are also prone to bouts of depression or fits of moodiness when they realise that their super cool status or photos did not get adequate number of 'likes'.
They can be found obsessively refreshing their fb page in order to catch any new 'updates'.
They might also have a propensity to document every SINGLE second of their life on facebook. So, if you see updates like "drank all night" or "love you babbbyyy had a super awesome day with you" or even "finally cured of constipation, filled the pot with shit!!", DONOT bat an eyelid. It's not their fault, poor souls. Really.
I'm proud to say that I have successfully eluded this bug. And now please excuse me. I need to update my status. To let people know that I've added a new post. And while I'm at it might as well as change my music preferences. And the profile pic is seriously very old..
What? What did you say? That I have OFD? How dare you!

Desi English

The Indian English is truly fascinating. It's evolved into such a compelling force that many of the words of "Indian Origin" have been included in the Oxford dictionary. Well, more power to us!

But some of the desi English has frankly left me stumped. The one that tops the list is the addition of 's' after most of the words. So an affirmative or denial is expressed as Oks or Nopes and how are you has quite inexplicably become how's you! LOL was always a rage but nowadays lolzzzz is in. I mean, seriously, loads of laughterssss??  And then you have all the dudes who can barely string two words together but that really doesn't deter them from saying things like Wassup!! Chill man Chill!!

But after sometime you end up saying all these things too. Because trying to correct them is like fighting a losing battle. The other day I went to a shop and asked for a pears soap. "Heinji??", asked the confused shopkeeper. "Pears bhaiyya Pears Soap". Sorry no soap called "Pears". Then an obliging chap corrected me."She's asking for PEERS soap." "Ohhh..To aise bolna tha na madamji!! Alright sir, whatever you say! Peers it is.

"Aaj tumhara Happy Birthday he" and "What's your good name" are passe. Sporting a fake accent is in nowadays it seems. Madhuri Dixit's newly acquired Yankee accent is quite the topic of discussion, but I'm unfazed. For soon I bet there will be people who go to the international airport and come back with an accent!! :P

But good,bad or funny, there's no denying the fact that desi english has it's own flavour that somehow makes it stand out. And well, as long as it works for us, I'm 'Okays' with it. You agree with me, no? :)