One puff and half!

Ban on smoking and depiction of smokers in movies.. this was the topic of discussion in a few of my friends’ blogs, last week. Well..I think the ban is a good move. For one, it should put an end to the glorification of smoking and smokers in Indian movies. (For instance, actor Rajinikanth and his cigarette antics..) For another, it is a logical extension to the ban on smoking in public places. (Is it actually being implemented??)

But then that is not the reason for this post. I’m here to publish ‘Joey Bhasky’s laws of smoking’!!

But before that, here is a li’l background of the case. Looking at some of the reasons why people smoke.. craving and addiction to nicotine is one the most common reasons I have come across. A variation to this is the reason that they need a smoke to clear their head, to get their creative juices flowing, to stay awake, etc. Another common reason is that they smoke to kill time. (For these guys, I say, you cant kill time with your smoking.. your smoking would only kill you and the people around you. And time.. time will die a natural death ‘with the passage of time!’)

So, with that background, let me come straight to the Joey Bhasky’s laws of smoking ;)

The First Law:

Every smoker in a state of regular smoking tends to remain in that state unless an external force (read compulsion) is applied to it. (like their lover's or spouse’s ultimatum!)

The Second Law:

The pleasure from smoking is directly proportional to the number of people who admire his/her style of smoking and the number of free smokes he/she can lay hand to.

The Third Law:

Every puff has an equal and opposite ruff (on your lungs)

Now if you are interested in funding my research on smoking and smokers, feel free to contact my campaign coordinator Jam mentioned on the links!

Taggie!!

The proverbial devil has struck! I've been tagged....
The worst part is that I didnt even know what struck me.. :(

Anyways.. Here you are...

Three Names You Go By:
Bhasky
Bhas - Bedhha Bhas
Bhaachoo

Three Screen Names You Have Had:
Bhaskar
Joey - Joey Tribbs - Joey Tribbiani
B aka JT

Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:
(arre.. yeh bhi koi question hai?!)
Triceps
Jaw line
Dimple(!)

Three Physical Things You Don't Like About Yourself:
(yaar..&*#%*$)
The slight tummy
Nose
Eyebrows

Three Parts Of Your Heritage:
Fighting Spirit
Will power
Lack of Wills power ;)

Three Things That Scare You:
scare? whats that??!!

Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:
Stretching myself (physically and otherwise)
Checking mails and blogs and stock prices :)
Good food and sweets

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
My watch
shorts and.. .. :P
A grin

Three Things You Want In A Relationship:
Honesty
Respect
Matching values and interests
Maturity
Common sense
Charm
Chemistry
Grace
Good voice
...oh you asked for 3 ?!

Two Truths and A Lie (in no particular order):
What is a lie?!
what is truth?
what is a lie well-told ??

Three Physical Things About the Opposite Sex That Appeal To You:
Height with grace
Charm
Sensibility (....and the not so common common sense!)

Three Things You Want To Do Really Badly Right Now:
Kill the person who tagged me ;)
Watch a good movie
Meet a friend

Three Careers You Are Considering:
Being a manager!! (yeah :)..thats a life long pursuit)
Being a writer
Being an Executive Coach

Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:
Seychelles
whichever is that place.. rock climbing !!
Swiss Alps

Three Kids Name You Like:
Babloo
Kutti
Dinku (remember the ad?!)

Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:
Own a jet
Make loads of friends
Make a difference to life

People Who Have To Take The Quiz Now:
ha haa haaa!!

Cerebral Shangrila
Chandoo
Govar
Jam
Manoj
Neha
Ram
Ramesh
Shub
The Carp
Venguttu I
Venkat L

will add to this list soon!!

Compulsary Post! - Parineeta

Hmmm... I'm waiting for one larrrrrge file to download.. Apparently some hugely funny guy.. Russel Peters.. canadian-born Indian or something.. anyways, i'll let you know once i get to see it.

So, here I am.. trying to think of something to post.. Haannn.. 'Parineeta'.. I caught this movie last saturday night. It is a very nice movie. I say 'a must watch'. Actually, I never expected it to be so good. I was wary of Saif Ali Khan in a serious role.. I was scared to death with the thought- 'what if Saif tries to cry in the movie'.. Thank God, he doesnt. And the movie wasnt so serious afterall.

Saif plays something that comes quite naturally to him.. the carefree, irresponsible egoistic young man who cant express himself and silently revolts within. Well, thats what I think of him.. some of you might ask me to watch the movie again.. but then.. I will not!

Vidya has given a splendid performance. She looks a natural before the camera and I'm amazed at how well she has done those intimate scenes ;)

Materials of Change

How I wish time just fast forwards itself and sets me down at the end of this year! I have so many plans to complete/accomplish before the end of the year and I want to know and live the end of the year now itself..

But then, at many other times, I'm happy the way things are moving.. or may be I want it to go slow.. cos if it moves any faster, I would be losing out on that much more time to accomplish what I want. This is probably what is called the pull of contradictions.. tension of the opposites by Morrie in the book "Tuesdays with Morrie". (Yeah! I've been reading some books off-late.. and this one is a nice short book.. a good companion on a train or flight journey)

Coming back to the things I want to accomplish, I've quite a small list.. but then it is going to be tough..challenging. Things like buying a house.. not any house.. I already have my eyes set on something and it will be a dream-come-true if I can pull it off.. buying an SUV.. settling some personal stuff.. possibly a legal battle.. etc.. etc..

Which brings me to something else mentioned in the same book.. ['greed, and how we as people put our values in the wrong things'. We put our values in money, cars, clothes, and many others, but we all know that that is the wrong place to put our heart. I’m sure that we have all heard the quote, “When you die, you can’t take it with you".] I would not agree to the term 'wrong', I dont subscribe to the view that being materialistic is wrong. But then, I do understand the hazard of making material things more significant than the intangible things in life. Again, another tension of opposites, as I would prefer to view it!

Laughs...anyone?

This is too good! A great collection..
Courtesy http://dagnyspeaksat.blogspot.com/

These are Ads taken from shaadi.com. These are actual ads on the matrimony site. Grammar and spell errors have no place in a profile description as everything is straight from the heart!

Disclaimer : I am not responsible if you forget your basic grammar after reading this.....
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- Hello To Viewvers My Name is Sowmya , I am single i dont have male, If anyone whant to marrie to me u can visite to my home. I am not a good educationbut i working all field in bangalroe.. if u like me u welcome to my heart...when ever u whant to meet pls viset my resident or send u letter.. Thanksyours Regards Sowmya ~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i want very simple boy. from brahmin educated family from orissa state sheis also know about RAMAYAN, GEETA BHAGABATA, and other homework(Homework?)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wants a man who knows me better and can adjust with me forever. he may nevercreate any difficulties in my life or his life by which the entire life canrun smoothly. thank you(The principle of running life smoothly was never so easy!)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
he should be good looking and should have a service. he Shoulsd have onebrother and one sister. he should be educated.(ain't it unique !! 1 brother 1 sister criteria !)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am a happy-go-lucky kind of person. Enjoys every moments of life. I love to make friendship. Becauese friendship is a first step of love. I am looking for my dreamboy who will love me more than i. Because i love myself a lot. If u think that is u then why to late come on ........hold my hand forever !!!(The dilwale dulhaniya effect)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i am simple girl.I have lot of problem in my life because of my luck now i am looking one boy he care me and love me lot lot lot(I don't know why but this is one of my favorites)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My husband should be as 'Shiva' as in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and as Tanwerr asin KSBKBT......(Ok I haven't seen these soaps but I am sure she must be demanding too much, ain't he?)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i want a boy with no drinks if he wants he can wear jeans in house but while steping out of house he should give recpect to our cast(by not wearing his jeans? Wat the hell...)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HYE I AM A GOOD LOKING GIRL,WHO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE ANY BODY TOLOUGH.I BELIEVE IN GOD AND ACCORDING TO ME FRIENDS ARE THE REAL MESSENGER OFGOD. THE 3 THINGS I AM LOOKING FROM A BOY ,THEY ARE 1.THEY MUST BELIEVE INGOD.2. THEY HAVE TO LIKE MY PROFFESION AND THEY SHOULD NOT GET BORED WITHME WHEN I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LOUGH.(all of us are loughing{laughing})
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whatever he may be but he should feel that he is going to be someone groomand he must think of the future life if he is toolike this he would bdecalled the man of the lamp(I am clueless, I feel so lost. Can anyone tell me what this girl wants)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i love my patner i marriage the patner ok i search my patner and i love thepatner ok thik hai the patner has a graduate ok(I am again clueless but I liked the use of "ok". The person is sufferingfrom "Ok-syndrome")
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HI IAM VERY COOL NUATHER OK MY HOBBY IS SEE T.V AND NEWS OK I HAVE 1 CAR AND1 BONWL OK MY MOTHER ALSO GOOD OK MY FARUET WORLD IS OK(the "ok syndrome" again)
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iam pranati my family histoy my two brother two sister and fater&mothersister complity marred(somebody please explain in comments section how to get married'completely'?)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
iam very simpel and hanest. i have three sister one brother and parent.iam doing postal sarvice and tailor master my original resdence at kalahandidiste naw iam staing at rayagada dist.(actually what is this girl doing? Postal service or tailor.??)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my name is farhanbegum and i am unmarried. pleaes you marrige me pleaespleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes(height of desperation! ;) )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Iwant one boy who love me or my mother. he love me heartly or he havea frankhe's skin colour 'normal'not a black or not a whitey. IThink the main thinkis heart if your heart is beautiful then you are beautiful.butiam not a handsome girl or not a good looking. but my Mom say that Iam agood girl. My father already expired . iam ''AEKLAUTA''. THE CHOICE IS YOUR.bye bye.(uttama purishinin)
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iam kanandevi. i do owo businas.one sistar.he was marred.(No comments)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I AM LITTLE FAIR INDIAN COLOUR. I DON'T HAVE ANY HABIT.(maybe the poor guy meant BAD habits)
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hello i am a good charactarised woman. i want to run my life happily. i divorced my first husband. his charactor is not good'. i expect the goodminded and clean habits boy who may be in the same caste or other caste accepted ...(but credit cards not accepted..???)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
my colour is black,but my heart is white.i like social service(Zebra..???)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i'm looking out for who lives in bombay, boy simple who trust me lot shouldbe roman catholic, LOVE ME ONLY.(Now that criterion is a must, isn't it?)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
to be married on jan-2005. working man perferable(this girl has fixed the marriage date too! But she is yet to find a bridegroom.I wish her best of luck on behalf of all of us. I am sure she will get onesoon.)
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i would like a beautyfull boy. and i do not want his any treasure.because boy is the maharaja.(Now he is going to be a lucky boy! Any takers?)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ssc failed three times and worked with privated ltd company which not paying salary at present.(Any takers again?)