Just Random Things

One of the most famous dialogues of Bollywood that will always be fresh in our minds - "I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English because English is a funny language" and indeed funny it is. I think its the only language in the world where you can have noses that can run and feet that can smell. When we transport something by a car, it's called a "SHIPment" and when you transport something by a ship, it's called a "CARgo". And why does Psychology start with a 'P' and mojito have a 'j' in it?  Confusing, right? Once at a birthday party  I was asked, "Are you sure you don't want another piece of cake?" Now, how was I supposed to answer this question?  Yes ,I don't want or No, I don't want. And what if I really did want to eat another piece of cake? Phew! Let's talk about relations; In India every person you are related to has a unique name, you are  someone's fufaji...

I was re-watching one of the episodes of 'Stranger Things' and it got me thinking - what would it be like if it were based in present time. I'm sure none of the kids would notice that Will has gone missing until much later because they are all busy with their smartphones. Would they ever go on a spooky adventure with only bikes and walkie talkies at their disposal? Probably not! I think they would discuss all the stuff in a group chat and maybe make a viral video about it. It wouldn't be as exciting as it is with limited technology. It would be easy but definitely not exciting. Growing up in the 90's wasn't like we grew up without any technology at all. We had our fair share of video games, we had cartoons we had the computer and later on we also did have social media (Read: MSN, Orkut etc.). But what got us most excited was finishing our homework as soon as possible so we could go out and play. Do you remember the excitement of playing hide and seek? F...