Twinkle Twinkle in different Indian styles

Okay fine fine-I’m sorry, if you’re not Indian then this video may not make too much sense to you. Of course, if you’re REALLY familiar with different styles of Indian songs and the ways in which they differ from state to state, then you should definitely check the video out. At first I just thought the humor was in the fact that the lady was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with an Indian accent, and I thought, “Lame. Yet ANOTHER joke on the accent.” But then I kept watching (good thing, too) and it became totally hilarious. First off, the lady actually has amazing restraint in her voice to control her vocal chords so well, and then her doing the Kerala Twinkle Twinkle and Punjabi Twinkle Twinkle totally made my day.

Enjoy..

Tags: Funny, India, Video

Anil Kapoor is a pompous idiot

I know, this isn’t really worthy of a tirade, but I have to say it: Anil Kapoor needs to shut up. I saw him speak after the Golden Globes during which he acted like the success of Slumdog Millionaire was solely because of him. And now, he does it again in an interview with CNN in preparation for the Oscars tonight. He rambles on about how people ‘everywhere’ repeat his lines and that he’s a source of happiness. Are you KIDDING me?? Dude you were the worst part of the entire movie, and aside from a few people that I mentioned in an earlier post, it wasn’t a top acting ensemble. He exemplifies the grandiose pomposity of the top rung of Bollywood (even though he himself hasn’t been a top star in close to a decade), and it is plainly transparent in interviews. Listen buddy, talking like this might get you legions of fans who read Femina and Filmfare, but it’s not gonna help your rep here.

And with that, I’m done.

Tags: Acting, India, Video

The next Indian superstar

The next Indian superstar is Sam Anderson. Mark my words. He’s got charm, charisma, brilliant acting chops and boy can he dance. Oh I see how it is, you think I’m being facetious. Oh yeah, just follow this link and watch all the related videos of Sam Anderson on YouTube. It’ll kind of rock your socks off. I just hope the Tamil film industry can keep him contained for a little while longer before he gets shipped over to Hollywood to take over. He’s absolutely ready.

Enjoy.

Tags: Acting, India

Interesting post about outsourcing

Personally, I have to constantly explain to people who roll their eyes when I tell them that I used to work for a call center in India that the people who worked there weren’t stupid or didn’t understand the English language. It’s just that there was a lack of training from the top-down so that the company could get the most money possible instead of worrying about ‘customer service.’

This article also brings up other timely and important issues which I think are valuable to the debate, especially this one: “When people have a bad experience with a domestic firm, they rightly blame the firm, but if they have a had experience with an offshore firm, people are always quick to blame the country first. This is both irrational and unfair.”

Enjoy the read.

Tags: Business, India

A fellow Malayalee wins Miss India 2008

And, because I take full credit for all her charms, I thought her answer was what was definitely put her over the top over the other contestants. First, our contestant– Ms. Parvathy Omanakuttan.

Done gazing? Great.

Now the question that was asked of her:
“The rate of divorce in India is on a rise. Is Western influence the cause of this or something else?”

Her answer:
“Divorces are not a result of Western influence. At the end of the day, it is we who decide our worth. Marriage is not when one completes the other but is when both share their completeness.”

Oh SNAP!

*Edit: My cousin Nisha pointed out that while the girl is attractive, she’s not drop dead gorgeous. But let’s be fair— how many drop dead gorgeous women are out there who are dumb as rocks? A lot. I’d rather a girl who’s an intellectual but still pretty enough to go, “DEEYAMN. She likes ME??”

Tags: India, Neat

It is HOT.

I got into my car today to find the thermometer read 100 degrees. Wowza.

What’s really odd to me however is that I lived in India for 2 years and it was hot as hell the entire time. No air conditioning in the apartment I stayed at, and all I had was a rickety fan clanging away to give some sort of respite. That is, if it was on at all… the power went out at least once every other day, and during summer months the electric companies had something they called Load Shedding which basically meant that there was no power right when you REALLY needed it. Maybe my skin has just gotten too spoiled with the air conditioned, filtered, antiseptic conditions in America. I don’t know. All I know is that I go outside right now and I completely broil and can’t handle it.

Why an entire post about heat?

Why not. It’s my site.

Tags: America, India

Messin with Dell Support

My friend Chad did this. Yes, the guy on the other end was Indian, but do I care? No. It was pure brilliance. Enjoy:

Session Started with Agent (Sandeep )

Chad: “Yo. Sup, G?”
Agent (Sandeep): “Thank you for contacting Dell Customer Service Chat. My name is Sandeep. How may I help you?”
Chad: “I need to get an invoice emailed to me. I looked on the site for it and I was getting a 500 server error.”
Chad: “Dell Purchase ID: xxxxx”
Chad: “Customer Number: xxxxx”
Chad: “Order Number: xxxx”
Chad: “chad@xxxxxxxx.com ”
Agent (Sandeep): “Chad, I understand that you need the invoice copy for the order purchased under Dell Purchase ID: xxxxx. Am I correct?”
Chad: “Fo Sho’”
Agent (Sandeep): “I will certainly help you with your request.”
Chad: “You’re my homeboy Sandeep!”
Agent (Sandeep): “May I have the contact name on the account?”
Chad: “Chad XXXXX”
Agent (Sandeep): “Thank you. Kindly allow 2-3 minutes to pull up your account information.”
Chad: “Word.”
Agent (Sandeep): “Thank you for staying online, as per your request I have submitted the request for the invoice copy to be sent to your email address at : chad@xxxxxx.com and you will receive it in 4 hours.”
Chad: “That’s tight. You should swing by my hood sometime. We could check out the ladies.”
Agent (Sandeep): “I did not understand your previous message.”

Session Ended

Tags: Friends, Funny, India, Work