Musings of a Microbiologist

Its strange how people how people refer to it by the afore mentioned name...like its becoming extinct? Much on the lines of the great Indian bustard? For those who don't know what I'm talking about - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Indian_Bustard . This bird has long been on the endangered list, and they should be too, what with being polygamous and all. Sigh, they are all the same, aren't they? Other than that, it seems to be a fairly decent looking thing, with its neck folded and periodically emanating a resonant booming call, much like my dad :D . But I digress. Talking about arranged marriages then. People's reactions (esp in India) to how you got married is a testament to changing society, which isn't necessarily a good thing. Many many moons ago, telling someone you had a "love marriage" would elicit a "*GASP* LOVE MARRIAGE?? NARAAA-YANA...". Today , telling someone you have had an arranged marriage makes them tilt their head and look at

Tum jo ho woh tum nahi woh woh hai, Woh jo hai woh woh nahi woh tum ho, Main woh hoon jo main hoon, Ya main bhi woh nai hoon jo mai hoon? Main kaun hoon....... Source : Andaaz Apna Apna

1] People who make their gtalk/gchat status - "this is what I had for dinner last night" AND uploading a picture of it as the display pic (err...does it look like I care???) 2] People who write blogs and display msgs addressing movie stars, rock bands and celebrities (RIIIIGHT- because they've just been dyyyyyying to hear from you. AND breathlessly check your blog and gchat status everyday to find out what you think about them) 3] People who use "ma/ lyk /da" and the ilk (Come ON! Are you telling me that ALL the money your parents spent sending you to school went down the pooper???) 4] People who wear their jeans below their underwear (Come on kid, PULL UP YOUR PANTS!) More later :D

Friendship is a weird thing. You spend months, sometimes YEARS thinking someone is your friend..and one fine day you figure how little you actually know about him/her. I've recently learnt a lot about friendship...some of which I wish I hadn't learnt..then again, its not ALL bad.. Someone I had considered a friend for a while now did something no friend ever would, or should..another one of my best friends showed a side of himself I had never seen before, which completely perplexed me..then again, someone I hadn't spoken to in years recently became someone who talked me through a very bad time, and continues to talk me through ...well... graduate school ;). And then I made a friend in 3 days, who I think will be a best friend for life. The significant other , who I met a relatively short while ago, has fast become one of the best friends I ever have, or ever will make :) I repeat myself when I say- weird, this friendship thing....life was so much simpler as a kindergarten