Comments on Vishful Thinking...: Notes from an overgrown island - Part I

andha tense situation um.. kolaveri develop aavura...

2010-12-22T07:27:37.195-08:00

andha tense situation um.. kolaveri develop aavurathayum.. yosichu parthen .. LOL

Mani Naran

@bragadeesh.. Not so soon da!! Our guys follow all...

2010-12-22T06:56:44.974-08:00

@bragadeesh..
Not so soon da!! Our guys follow all the rules once they are here :) and promptly forget once back in India again..

Time has come to spread our culture :)

2010-12-22T06:46:49.851-08:00

Time has come to spread our culture :)

@bala.. lol.. can imagine you rolling your 'r&...

2010-12-12T04:06:43.320-08:00

@bala..
lol.. can imagine you rolling your 'r's :D and how was Chennai Dosa? Heard abt it many times, but havent found one nearby yet..

@KP..
Cycle gap la nee US-return nu establish pannite la?? B***** A****** (Business Analyst, I mean :P)

@padmakishore..
Ha ha.. Ya.. Avasaramaa engayachum pogum bodhu indha madhiri pannanum naa kolaiveri develop aayirudhu..

This door opening thing annoyed me too. It was ple...

2010-12-12T03:55:06.659-08:00

This door opening thing annoyed me too. It was pleasant for the first few times then got too irritating.

oru door eh thorakka ivlo periya protocol.. periya...

2010-12-10T20:07:21.220-08:00

oru door eh thorakka ivlo periya protocol.. periya akkaporaga allava irkirathu.

Ok to the point - Yeah, this is the same in US as well.

After returning back from US, on the first day in MCC, I asked a person involuntarily - "Hi, how are you doing" and I didnt get a reply :)

Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great con...

2010-12-04T02:34:54.583-08:00

Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great content too.

And i would like to quote one of my experiences......

2010-12-01T07:25:58.568-08:00

And i would like to quote one of my experiences... I went to this place called "chennai dosa" with our deepak ramani.. and had to order some food to take bac to my friends at the hotel... and i made my orders...left right n center.. and went on to say... and... two blah..blah... parcel...
The lady was like "wat??" and i did'nt realise.. and went on to say "parcel" rolling my r's and bringing in an accent...still she was like "???!!!" and then i realised and told her..sorry "take away"...
She was an english woman in tht indian restaurants..where many tamils flock.. and so she took the pains to ask and understand wht a "parcel" meant.. and said.. "i'll remember it next time ;)" (ya .. she winked.. :P)
Balakrishnan.S.Vivek

Way too polite ppl....remember sri and his excuse ...

2010-12-01T07:22:23.274-08:00

Way too polite ppl....remember sri and his excuse me's and thank u's... lol...
one of the few good things tht i follow here...after comin bac..opening doors for ppl...

I can understand.the loo incident...weirdly.. their loo's have double doors..my office had one like tht too...

Balakrishnan.S.Vivek

@r.bala.. he he.. am sure you have more interesti...

2010-11-22T12:55:53.141-08:00

@r.bala..
he he.. am sure you have more interesting experiences from the only city in this country..

@ramya..
I truly hope all the 'learning' time comes to an end soon.. I am very easily embarrassed even in normal circumstances.. then think of being in an alien place, with so many social rules to identify and stick to!
And graph aa? That is a KPI - whether one uses the right visual aids.. :P

@anantha..
lol.. good one! :)

@hantan..
Thnks da :) enakke indha post avlo laam pidikkala.. but unakku pudicha seri :)
And HP7-part 2 va? lol.. good deadline..

@kavity..
India la idhu problem-ae kedayadhu.. yaena nammoorla rules-ae kedayadhu.. early hand gets the door than..

@sandy..
Thanks for frequenting here, though I myself dont often :D And New Yorker in Britain aa? that would be ROFLOL-stuff for onlookers..

Good one... Never knew of these British customs :)...

2010-11-22T02:08:51.175-08:00

Good one... Never knew of these British customs :) Wonder how a New Yorker would adjust on his first visit. BTW, really glad to see you blogging again. As I said before, I used to follow your blogs before joining IIMB :)

Good one... Never knew of these British customs :)...

2010-11-22T02:08:38.659-08:00

Hilarious account :) I encounter so many of those ...

2010-11-21T21:22:06.773-08:00

Hilarious account :)
I encounter so many of those opening the door and waiting for the lady thingy here in India that it is not even funny! It is 'specially embarassing when it is your big boss doing it.. but yeah very lady like and very unBritainily I just walk through saying thank you rather than being polite in action and saying an 'after you'.
Waiting for more such accounts from the Queen's country. Keep them coming!

by the end of the first incident i was laughing ou...

2010-11-21T21:11:54.960-08:00

by the end of the first incident i was laughing out loud
by the time i read the last line, i was ROTFLMAO.

your humor is subtle yet real.. thats what makes ur blog a lovely read..

now i should see the second part before i see HP 7 second part

Now I wonder whether I should comment first, or &q...

2010-11-21T19:21:37.649-08:00

Now I wonder whether I should comment first, or "after you"??? :P :P :P

hehe... such funny moments always make work more f...

2010-11-21T18:25:23.576-08:00

hehe... such funny moments always make work more fun :P keep learning and passing on the wisdom :P

btw, adhu enna consultant na blog la graph pottu kaattanuma? opp doors na engallukku puriyadho??

Same pinch :-)

2010-11-21T15:29:26.170-08:00

Same pinch :-)