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21 December 2010

25 things that could happen to your mobile phone

This post/experience is dedicated to all honorable men and women, who hold on to That bruised, battered, why-did-it-switch-off-now, still working, sorry-excuse-for-a-mobile-phone mobile phones.
That means not you, M.K.Sarvesh Ghautham, who keeps changing mobile phones faster than Manchester City's starting 11 or you, people who own those nothing-cud-happen-brick-like-phones.


Now although the vice versa is true, why does everything have to be a her? So I, Vishnu Gowthem Thangaraj assume mobile phones to be a he. 
Covering as much as organisational behavior, attributes, ownership activities and physics as possible, 


1. For starters, Mobile phones love gravity. They are in a relationship with gravity infact. And like any guy, he just keeps falling over and over again. And the worst part is everything happens in slow mo as well... .. . 
Without any warning, the mobile slips out of your hand. 
Its in free fall. 
you extend your arm. 
you cry a muffled noooooo. 
you can almost feel it in your outstretched palm. 
You would think at some point you can surely catch it before it falls. 
But you cant. you fail.
And without any command, shitty dismantles itself.


2. Phones are like prophets. They try and warn you. I mean how often do you accidentally cut an incoming call, while coming out of the message inbox?! Not to mention the famous your-call-will-be-disconnected-due-to-insufficient-balance?! But again with too much money(balance), like any prophet, it turns nithyanandha and it lets you make that call you shouldn't have. 
Tut-tut.


3.Immaterial of the size, mobiles always get misplaced/lost. You leave them in all sorts of places. The bank you visited in the morning. The refrigerator you took iced tea from. The washroom time you spent pondering on world economy. Of course you could call it from another number and locate it. Its just simply too much work.
Its the washroom or wait till someone calls :) 


5. Your phone probably has a speaker or mic or some kinda opening and if no one told you, the bloody Besant nagar beach sand seeps in when its windy. Now I carry my thai mannu everywhere I go. Literally.


6. Handle cell phones carefully in a restaurant or a pub. Before you know it, there it is,  smiling at you from a glass of water. (And although imaginative, bubbles do not come if you call your mobile then)


Now, I understand talking over the phone while driving bikes. Its like we are hard pressed for time at that moment. And its not that dangerous if you are a good driver. The same can't be said for your mobile though.
Tips to use mobiles safely while driving rashly as you want : 
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7. Never keep phones in your upper shirt pocket while driving. Keep it on the fuel tank between your legs if you wanna use them. Your thighs will protect it from jumping out. Fail to comply and the shiny mouse like thing speeding past your bike in the next speed breaker is your mobile phone sliding on the road! zzzzzooooooooooing.


9. And try reducing talking while driving during rains alone. Hands can get slippery and the damn phone slips. And falls on the mud. And if you are as lucky as I am, you get to drive over the poor little thing like a speed breaker. And if you are really as lucky as me, nothing still happens to your phone! 
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10. Exercise aarva-kolaru people be careful of sweating. Mobile phones act like a battery-weak terminator as a result of sweat water. Stop running to the service center and put it on charge. The heat dries the sweat up and phone works like a charm. :)


11. Yes I have already established the mobiles's (ya ya I know its written wrongly. :P) relationship with gravity, now I m gonna talk about his mistress. Fate. Yes the ruddy thing falls down often. Where?
On the carpet, on the road, on you, on me, everywhere. But also on the dark theater floor once the lights go off or beneath the legs of a lady sitting in a restaurant, near enough that you could take it by yourself without asking her but also far enough that you could miss and grab her ankle and look like a pervert. Uh oh.

12. Mobiles and pride. The guy with the new mobile is undoubtedly a prick. He doesn't let sight of his mobile, gets a scratch guard from the bazaar, keeps it very safely inside the pocket like nestling a baby in a cradle, he licks it clean and does a lot of gay stuff too. After a few drops (mobile) , he turns straight.

13. Missing/Not working keys! This is perhaps the most normal natural calamity that can happen. 
That single key which has to be pressed harder than the others or the rare case where you cud use sharp objects (like a stylus?) inside missing keys to press them or that key which is responsible for going to the previous menu stops working and makes u press the total cancel key (red one) each time and start afresh are like your future kids. Small things that irritate you initially. But later you get used to living with them.

14. One fine day, you go to college and give your mobile to a friend, thinking you will be altruistic for a change. And the next thing you know, you watch him shout/insult/dare a customer care representative to bar your number permanently. classic.

17. Pragmatically, most Indians live with a fear that mobile phones will be stolen in a public place. So they try protecting that crappy 1100 with more effort than required to earn the money to purchase the mobile in the first place. In offbeat situations wherein their mobiles do get stolen, they turn all sad and gloomy. For a 1100? really?
psst, Incase its a 5k+ mobile post it in FML.

18. You could be a member of the fall-on-bed-ouch-what-bit-my-ass-oh-its-my-mobile club.

19. Mobile phones are bouncy objects. Like this one time, I was running really fast (yes running. yes fast) to board a bus and my mobile popped out of my shirt pocket, fell on the hard black tar road and amazingly bounced off a couple of feet from the ground. I caught it on the run and still managed to board the running bus. And applause! (Right. No one saw. Sigh.)


20. Look here dear. Straight into the lens. Smile now. Say cheeseeee. Crap. 

21. When the Canadian lady next to you on the flight, uses an Iphone 4, its best not to take our mobile out. Right. Mr.Embarrassment has finally arrived.


22. Certain All humans (yes we can call them that) who are in relationships talk hours over the phone with their inamorata. And at times when things get rough, certain people have a habit of venting out their anger by throwing things. And more than most its the communication device in their hand.
Note: beware of penny-pinchers in relationships, they just might get angry over their mobile. keep it in their pockets and throw the happen-to-pass you's mobile on the floor. "These women! cha", they bark and leave.

24. Mobiles can get very very hot on prolonged usage while charging. 
Solution? Mooditu, cut the phone call.

25. And the best worst thing that can happen to your mobile : Switches off itself and stops working without any reason or rhyme. :)

12 October 2009

25 things you can do in Exams

In no specific order with respect to insanity/craziness/fun,
  1. The first rule of exams is you never complete the paper.
  2. The second rule of exams is you never complete the paper.
  3. Stare at the person seated next to u for more than 3 mins. Keep staring. Make him/her feel as if he did something.. Keep staring..
  4. Shout out suddenly - "yeeeeehaaawww" "ouuuuch" "iyyayo" "eureka!" with different reactions.
  5. No better time to text! Start fights thru SMS incase of 3 hr exams. GPRS - facebook, orkut or read my blog and other complex stuff included as well.
  6. Stand up and sit down thrice in a row. Not for lazy souls like me.
  7. Borrow black pen and Tattoo your hand. If good, poems. Borrowing is important here.
  8. Chant Incantations or Slogas-like-something under your breath and freak out neighbour.
  9. Exchange question papers exactly before last 15 mins, with 'Question no.12.. P.T.O' on the first page and 'April fool!! ' on the second page.
  10. Smell your neighbor like Wolverine and say , "I knew it."
  11. Call friends in exam hall.. Change silent mode before-hand.
  12. Mouth profane words at someone/anyone seated across the hall, but make sure he ain't muscular.
  13. Throw pens at someone.. Apologize and throw again..
  14. Incessant coughing.
  15. Catch your heart as if u had a cardiac arrest and slide down in your chair. Breathe heavily to support acting and say a last gasp - "Be brave soldier!" to the sorry-neighbor.
  16. Women do this. (Note: Ancient female habit still in practice!) Doesnt matter if they are dumb or brilliant, if they know or not.. They write continuously 4 a loooooong time.. So there you go.. Your portal for sighting.. or just-looking..
  17. Carry out conversations to yourself. "I should have done that" "No no, patience! my darth disciple, we will have our prey." "Precious.. you mean precious?"..
  18. Start crying as soon as you see the question paper. Sneeze into neighbor if possible, do not hold back. You have sympathy on your side..
  19. Keep grinning. And shake your head rhythmically. (Note: Might come across gay, if acting overdone.)
  20. Sing matter-genre songs (Nethu rathiri yamma, Masi masam..) or Eminem songs.
  21. Speak sourashtra. Kayra babbu? Ovura..
  22. Close your eyes and start thinking about Megan Fox/Jessica Alba. Indefinitely...
  23. Hit on good-looking invigilators, seniors.
  24. Exam five!! :D
  25. Draw one of this and show it to the person behind you if he keeps nagging for answers, but doesnt show any. (that is 'selfish' in student terms!)..
Sequel to study holidays..

28 September 2008

25 things people do on study holidays!!






1.Movies can't wait any longer. (w/help from Utorrent and mininova ofcourse!)
2.Errands to run for Dad.
3.Asking f(r)iends if they have studied anything.. Ah! the pleasure of knowing they haven't.
4.Friends Friends Birthday parties.
5.Shopping!
6.Sleeping wide mouthed till 10 in the morning.
7.Visiting the kitchen as many times as possible.. How many times do u drink Water??
8.Kadalais big time!
9.Television has never been this better.. Jodi No.1, Kalaka P.Yaaru, Rose Akka, KKK..
10.Deciding "I will surely start studying when the clock reaches the nearest whole number.."
11.Gaming. Fifa Fifa Fifa!!
12.Xeroxes.
13. Slumber,Siesta, Rest,Sleep,day dreaming..
14.Combined studies.. Just to make sure others don't study as well ;)
15.FM. (Hellloww this is 99.99 FM.. Neenga ketukitu irukurathu Radio Mixie.. )
16.Forward messages.. Most of em ending "ippadiku exam ku padikathor sangam, padichu padichu thalaya pichukira sangam,"
17.4-5 cups/goblets of T's n coffees.
18.The other side - Meetings, miss yous ;)
19.Doubts.. Wait,i meant on which subject, exam date, etc.. :)
20.Youtube videos.
21.Cell phone meddling,repairing,photoing,ringtone searching.
22.Staying awake late night and still end up doing nothing.
23.Conference call stories!
24.Orkut - Most Imp. anti-boooring activity
Or


25.Vetti blogs like this ;)