How people ruin their lives by getting married!!

I am not against the institution of marriage…. Infact I’ve been married for 2 years 5 months and few days and enjoying every moment of it. I guess I am still a novice to make such a bold claim but would like to share, what I think, can cause serious trouble in relationships..

I’ve seen lot of people put on weight after marriage. Why’s that, I wonder?? I asked my wife, She says, “That’s because you are well fed”.

So the top 3 reasons that will ruin you married life:

1. Assumptions: Drawing conclusions from what’s being said. If our assumptions are positive, no issues. But if not, it’s important to think , am I mind reading -> creating my own conclusion from what’s being said or am I presupposing -> arriving at a conclusion based on facts being said. Wrong conclusions create a snowball effect overtime leading to ‘ugly emotional cocktail’. so better to clarify and clear issues as they arise, with a pinch of salt and lemon juice.

2. Lack of Communication: No matter how big a fight you had or how bad things are…, it’s important to communicate. Keeping to oneself and not expressing your emotions will steadily lead to disaster. Sharing thoughts and feelings opens the line for reconciliation and helps to strengthen the bond.

3. No Chocolates and Roses: I guess we guys are lucky, cos if everything else fails, buying chocolates and roses, can help in forgiving the worst of crimes. If you don’t intend to buy these for your beloved in the near future, be prepared to face anger of volcanic proportions, leading to utter chaos and anarchy in your life.

To conclude, do whatever you wish to, but keep buying choclates and roses, otherwise be ready to face the most dreaded consequences

Human beings

How would an Alien describe humans to his people?? I guess something along these line, if it was smart enough  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

And if you were an Alien, and were asked to describe human in a word, What would that be?

Switch to Mac with (Leopard OS X)

Apple has released Mac OS X Leopard. And… it’s coooool. Features like

• Desktop Stacks – a much neater way of presenting files in a folder,
• Time Machine – that takes out the hassle of regularly backing up files. And for lazy ones like me, who pray every morning, that my system doesn’t crash and my hard drive doesn’t corrupt and Windows safely recovers from a serious error.
• Quick look – allows to preview files without opening them. Windows has this feature but it only gives a screenshot of the file contents. Whereas Leopard for eg. allows to preview Video files, That’s neat. I like it!!
• And of course Boot camp – that allows to run Windows on MAC. For the PC users like me, still a bit edgy to make the move, and worried about all the softwares I’ll have to re install and get new serial cracks, IFFF they are available.

So should I make the move… Yes, says my brain. But Mr. Brain, Mr. Bank Balance is in direct conflict with you and wants you to STFU. But Mr. Brain is very aggressive and says , “Go and find a rich girl friend who wants to birthday gift you a Mac Book Pro (with Leopard OS X)” !!!

Well, now that I know “The Secret”, all I gotta do is send out “I want a rich girl friend” waves, “whooosh”, “whooosh”….. Can you feel it? Now it’s out there and I just have to wait for the Universe to respond…

Psst: Mr. Universe, your time limit is 3 months, starting from today

Pinkophobia gone!! :)

A month ago, I hated the sight of pink colour on clothes or any of my personal items. Dunno why I developed such a strong disliking. Honestly If I stared at any pink object for more than 5 seconds, I felt like puking. It was that bad!!

And to make things worse I told my workmates at Griffith about it and also my house mate. At Office, when someone’s away on holidays, we gotta decorate their desk. And have a look at what happened to my desk, http://www.flickr.com/photos/invent/735033791/. And my house mate suddenly started to wear pink more than ever before!! Pink skirts, tops, shoes, belt, ear rings, the full suite. And her strategy worked, I kept away from her…

Now, it’s been over a month and things are different. I mean I don’t mind, pink stuff around me. The curtains in my room are pink. My bed sheet’s pink. My bedroom colour is slightly pinkish. More so, I bought a shirt, that’s pink, which I never thought I’ll ever do. Moving to a new place can sometimes have a profound effect, especially if you have lived with someone as crazy as my house mate, who would take extra pain everyday to wear pink.

So u see, pink is new trend for me now. And I am no more itchy about it.

After all, Roses are pink!!