Monday, September 18, 2006

Wow what a well groomed word!!

Sup! The first time I saw the word, I had to give it a second glance to register the meaning(oh it’s so well groomed!!) Now I’m waiting for the day when I need to type only a P! instead of the good old WHAT IS UP!.. Similar was my reaction when I first saw TC (take care), GdNt (good night. I’ve seen many typing GT too!), Cya(see you) an loads more.. sad part is that I cant expect more cropping because then only blank spaces will remain.
This style of messaging is so popular in the cool college world that it not only conveys the message but tells something about the person.. i.e. if one types an OK.. oh she is normal boring girl, if it is a k.. hmmm.. she knows something about chatting.. if it is an okie.. wow she must be a real hip!! And if it is an AWK.. ma god can I impress her by ma style .. she knows more..
Once it took a couple of minutes for me to decode the last word of the message ‘Do u ave d nwtz’(Do you have the notes) and I felt awkward(should I say shame) to reply with my T9 dictionary on.. I tried the word ‘nwtz’ on a Yo! Friend of mine thinking it will boost my confidence to message in the groomed style(I was just a beginner then) and she’ll be impressed on my style.. but the reply broke my heart(..sob..) it was a S! I couldn’t make out whether she said yes or no(or get lost I won’t give you!!)I’ve heard about an Indian Prince who wished to learn English but stopped his attempt because-quoting his words-“in English we have to spell C-A-T and then pronounce it as CAT what a stupid language(sad for his tution teacher)”... if the trend of spell like you talk was there then, someone would have taught him 'spell..'KA-T' and pronounce KAT'(and made good money). The word KAT sounds like the malayalam word for wind(Sorry if you don't know malayalam i couldn't help noticing it).
12 years in spell correct world (psst.. i studied in a convent.. sob).. and 4 years in the spell like you talk world has given me two different skills. I never have many red circles in my answer sheets(along with a totally pissed teacher).. And Yo! now i know that S means yes, N means No, NWTZ means notes and SUP means What is up (i keep updating the newstyles without fail). i belong to the group who switches T9 off and on according to the person on the other end(ahem..ahem).
Imagine a world with only the spell like you talk english.. you open the news paper to see '2dyz Nwz..' or 'Bush saz...' They will be teaching 'ka','sa','ga' in schools.. hey wait aren't we going back to the ancient style of language like the Indian languages... And everyone says we copy their culture.. Who is copying whom??...

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Gods own country??

Hey!! Stranger why are you roaming around??
You better return to your land
Or you are sure to regret.
Are sure on the safety of your wallet?
You better be, even the crows around here snatches away money!!
Yes fair faced this is God’s Own Country.
Don’t panic, if your lady is not with you.
Oh! But she is, what’s her age?
Is she less than 18?
Alas! You better take her back to your land
Or you are sure to regret,
Wolves around here are more interested in young blood!!
Hearing this, you think on our court of justice?
Believe me stranger, the blind lady there is no more blind,
Pans in her hand will weigh your pocket first!!
Yes fair faced this is God’s Own Country.
Lo! I forgot to ask
Are you here for a vacation?
Then I appreciate your suggestion,
No where else but in Gods Own Country
Will you have the roads and beach for yourself
You can enjoy yourself all alone
Provided you can walk long distance,
And you have a good helmet!!
Yes you guessed it right
We’ll be on strike most of the days,
Yes fair faced this is God’s Own Country.
Or are you a terrorist?
Then you should be glad, you are on the right track,
You can practice how to shoot and how to throw bombs,
Right by being in the heart of God’s Own Country.
It is not that people here are fools,
But for us, things like this are too common nowadays,
Yes fair faced this is God’s Own Country.
Hey stranger, don’t run away for I’ve so much more to say!!
Oh! at least hear my final words,
And yes I’m ashamed to say this
“I’ll be more happy if you rule me!”
No, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that you were any better,
My heart will ache less, coz its not my own brotherWho is trying to destroy our very home.