Is it Macho (Facho?) to get drunk?

After having significant interactions with people (of both sexes) who drink, I think there is a false notion that it is Macho to get drunk. And this notion usually gets into the head while in high school. Some people dont quite outgrow it even in the mid-forties. No Shuv, I am not talking about you at all here. You are considerably younger.

But what I find more amusing (I wanted to use 'dangerous' but then I thought what danger am I talking of) is the desire of woman to smoke cigarettes Agarbatti style and down a few drink more because of the brand. No, my target is no one in particular here.

Are women trying to ape men in this way and trying to show the world that they too have arrived? I surely think so.

But hold on, you arrived the day the apple was offered. Its just that you have forgotten that it was you who offered the apple and can still do so anytime you wish. Can there be anything more Macho than that? Can there be anything less Macho to have bitten it in the first place. That one single bite condemned all men to eternal slavery.

But back to the issue. I find it more Macho for women to be utterly feminine. And when I am using the term Macho I am using it devoid of all its sexist intent. I hope you all understand that or else I have to invent a new term (especially the bra-burners).

Facho? Or something more nonsensical.

But hold on! How can I, of all people talk about drinking? Or is it more Macho to not drink?


Postscript
My car has been scratched and vandalized once again. This is a post to cool my soul. I just did a Macho act myself by not getting angry on the person who might have committed this act. May God forgive his soul and save him from the impending doom that may befall him and his family today that may ruin their entire life.

But I also have supreme confidence in the pace of God's mercy.

Borat - Another impact film

After many days I saw an impact film. Borat.

I like to use the term impact because irrespective of whether you like these films or not, they leave an impact on their times.

Borat is raw and almost completely crass. Its humour most often hits below the belt. And it can be horribly depressing. But its a film that should be watched.

You will laugh your guts out. And most often you will be ashamed that you identify with that kind of humour.

But in that humour the film has a message for almost every social phenomenon - anti-semitism, Iraq War, feminism, gay rights, the great American dream, Christianity etc.

So shed you inhibitions and catch up with Borat.

24 hours free service for Delivery

Trying to get an auto on Bangalore streets can be a harrowing experience. Especially if you are a northy. Never mind which part of the country you come from, anything above the Vindhyas is North.

Some of the autowallahs will not even bother to say no. They just drive on. Some smirk and some ask a volley of question and then refuse. Either way all you can do is just give a mouthful.

And there are some common experiences which we all have shared. Some take the route that they want and virtually threaten if you argue. Some stop in the middle of the road and say they wont go further and ask you to take another one.

So when i saw "24 hours free service for Delivery" written at the back of the auto I wanted to stop the guy and talk to him. And I remembered that Autowallahs are also humans. I salute this guy for his creativity.

I wish he has a phone number too written on his board so there can be a way he could be contacted under the said emergency. But I have to give it to the man for being ingenous. Because in Bangalore most Autowallahs are not human leave alone being ingenously human.

Graphics © Kaushik Som

Good People. Good Fun.

All my apprehensions of an awkward boring evening was proven wrong. I always knew Rumman was excellent company but the same applies for Scout as well.

Ghetu being Ghetu, it takes time for him to let his hair down. But that is not taking away anything from the fact that he is an excellent human being. I believe in this aura thing and I enjoy having people around me and my family who exude a positive aura.

Thanks everyone for allowing us to host you all. And hope future opportunities will soon come by. June has got her second role model it seems (the first is obviously her mom) so Scout you better come again.

I apologise to Rumman for not having extended the invitation to him formally but I also thank him for not having been caught up in the egonet. Thats one of the reason why I have a special liking for him.

Ghetu deserves all credit for having the ingenuity of calling Rumman.

The day's performance index*.

Ghetu: 8/10
Rumman: 9/10
Scout: 10/10
Mun: 10/10
Kaushik: 6/10

*all marks are based on subjective assessment of mine. The procedures of the same will never be revealed.

P.S. - Its an irony though that it required a good but naughty soul in Delhi to get some good people in Bangalore to get together.