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An Innocent Gesture.

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My friends and I often used to dine out on Wednesdays. As a routine habit, we went out that Wednesday too. There we were…the 3 of us seated on a cycle-rickshaw. A discussion was going on about the 2 dazzling sisters from Kashmir. They had recently joined Thapar and were pursuing BCA. And around a hundred boys were pursuing them. Both of them had striking features and it was hard to say who was more beautiful. But the best thing was that they were like ‘Cadbury Dairy Milk Shots’. Whenever one was seen, the other could be spotted right at her side.

“Yaar…samajh ni aata kisko dekhun. Dimaag khraab kar deti hain dono hi! ” said Mohit, for the umpteenth time this week. He was sure that God had answered his prays and sent his lady-luck at the right place, at the right time. It was our final year. We had all the time for wooing girls. Both of us were placed and trying our luck in the wee days left in college. Unlike us, our third companion was well-behaved and never talked about girls. So, I won’t talk about him too.

We had reached close to Heavens restaurant. I asked the rickshaw puller to halt to one side to get my mobile recharged.

I entered the recharge shop and recited my mobile number. I asked him to make the recharge before 9 p.m. and he winked an approval. I gave him a toothy grin and made my way out of his shop. As soon as I pulled the glazed door open a set of beautiful eyes met mine. Her face was fully veiled in her black dupatta. We looked at each other for full 1 second and then I left mesmerized. I overheard her, reciting her number to the shopkeeper and made a mental note.

“Kya dekh rha tha bhai aakhen faad faad ke? ” shouted Mohit.

“Uss ladki ko…abey aankhen bahut sundar hain uski, ” I said turning red.

“Bhai chitkabri hai…haath ni dekhe tune, ” he continued nonchalantly.

I hopped back on the rickshaw without responding. I had noticed the girl’s mother waiting right behind us on her scooter. Besides this, something told me that both the girl and her mother had heard Mohit’s comment. I wanted to disappear out of sight and asked the rickshaw puller to paddle fast.

“Preety…chaliye, ” suggested her mom.

“Hanji Mumma aaii, ” Preety answered respectfully.

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It was 12 o’clock and I still couldn’t sleep. It was not the cream chicken which was keeping me awake. It was something else. I can’t sleep with a troubled mind. I felt guilty of making Preety and her mom feel horrible that evening. 9888****** the number was still fresh in my memory. Without giving a second thought I touched my keypad multiple times and dialled a message.

I tapped on the ‘Send’ option and hid in my blanket. I was afraid, I don’t know why. After 1 long minute, I heard a buzz on my mobile.

‘Thanks a lot. No one has ever appreciated me before!’ was her reply. I scrolled up to read my message.

‘Preety you have the darkest and prettiest pair of eyes I have ever seen (boy at the recharge shop, our eyes met at the shop entrance…8 p.m.).’

Excited at the quick response, I decided to send another message.

“No buddy…it is wrong.” said my inner voice. I had no option but to listen. I always listen to what my heart says. Rolling up my blanket once again, I closed my eyes. There was a serene smile on my face and I dreamed and slept in contentment.

Why So Curious?

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Hi Parents and Parents to be!

One parenting tip – Don’t ever…ever and never kill the curiosity of your child. That’s it. Read on.

I had always been an average kid with high levels of curiosity. Most of my under-ten-year-old time was spent observing nature, questioning it and staying confused for days together. A frail, little boy with dark, skinny knees. That would be an adequate description of me, 12 years back. Post the school hours, I would often be spotted sitting in the garden, bending to take a closer look at the ants. I would supply them with crumbs of food waste or even finger nails and would see where they would take it. Magnifying glass was a possession which I truly treasured. Once I scraped glue-like substance oozing from our mango tree, took one dry mango leaf from the same and applied glue to one half. Focussing light on both halves one after another, I gloated over simple findings. Toy car motors were another fascination! Pieces of curved plastic acted as drill bits. The assembly of both created the perfect mini drill machine. During all this, my dog watched over…uninterested. He was sure that I was as dumb as he was. The only difference was in thrill levels. He had the upper hand on each occasion. I feel very proud when I slate down the following. He killed many birds, chameleons, rats and squirrels. Occasionally he entrapped mongooses too. Once he also pawed a cat. Luckily, he left all bodies for post mortem, as it is. He waited for his master to come and pat him for providing ‘fresh’ test objects. I specifically say fresh because they didn’t stink. Together we used to examine all the body parts. I used to start from the eyes, pull the cheeks to make out the teeth pattern. Next we poked and peeped into the ears and nose. The modifications of each test animal were juxtaposed against our own sense organs and body parts. In certain cases, they matched more with mine than his. Nails/claws and paws were the last activity on the list. Then I would happily dispose of the poor animal before my mom would get angry at me.

I would gather ice cubes from the refrigerator and place them on top of ants- those big, black ones. They would squeeze under the weight and after a minutes time, lock into a position. Even after lifting the ice cube, they would remain still. After another minute or so, they would be up and moving as if nothing happened. This experiment taught me 2 things- one, they were cold-blooded, two, they could manage 100 times their own weight on top of them. Many a time, my mom left me alone at home. I liked solitude too. We have this almirah at home with mirrors at all 3 sides and top. I would press my face against the mirror and stare deep into my eyes. Within 3-4 minutes I could see planets and the entire solar system. Geography was new as a subject in class 3 and the middle plastic page in the book binding was that of the planets. This was surely an after effect of over imagination.

Forest Research Institute was close by. We used to go there to play cricket, table tennis and badminton. On my way, I pocketed everything which caught my attention. It could be a simple pebble, a bird’s feather, flower buds…anything. We didn’t have google to kill the curiosity. I would ponder over the collected object for hours sometimes. Another fact, I didn’t have a mobile phone till 1st year of college so obviously ‘hard’ copies were required. Now I click photos of the latter. My dad had brought home a nice pair of binoculars from the ship. In summer vacations, I liked bird watching. Our neighbouring doctor has huge 40 ft tall trees where queer birds come at early hours of the day. Now I watch birds without feathers. Use of binoculars would now seem too rude and make me conspicuous.

I spent most of my childhood in confusion and awe. I didn’t understand things easily, didn’t google much and most of my teachers thought me to be bemused most of the time. With age and passing classes, I started getting answers in Biology and Environment classes. I liked both my teachers. No one bothered to watch me over, no one called me inside, when I was in my garden outside. My brother was rarely interested. He was always smarter and thought these activities to be frivolous or ‘faltu’. I used to ask him questions at night, from my study and observations. Sometimes I got the answer, sometimes not. I always kept myself in the company of seniors; bug them with my impertinent questions. They would get bored or tired of my doubts and shoo me away too sometimes. But then on the other hand, I always had my dog, the patient assistant and accomplice. He didn’t disturb me while working/examining and maintained perfect silence. Probably he wished to see me grow smarter than him, and here I am. His wish does seem to have come true! Hahahaha.

What is Pareidolia?

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I am a huge, huge fan of Derren Brown. He is a true master of Magic & Hypnosis. A perfect trickster. In one of his latest shows, he covered ‘Pareidolia’ in brief. I finding it quite bemusing, decided to cover it in my next post. So here we go people.

Let’s first be familiar with the literal meaning of the term and who defines any term better than Wiki…

‘Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant, a form of apophenia. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon or the Moon rabbit, and hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse.’

Simply put, Pareidolia means trying to observe patterns in everything. Attaching meaning to randomness and common happenings. Having said this, I want each one of you to pause and think…aren’t we all Pareidolic?

Superstition and Pareidolia do overlap in the Indian context. And most of us like me are born philosophers-cum-pareidolics (or think ourselves to be). Others are blind followers of superstitious beliefs. We pick up a gnarled potato and claim to see Lord Ganesha vested in it. When I was 8 years old, I accidently stepped on a black stone with white markings. My gardener told me that I had disregarded the holy Lord Shiva and would have to pay the price. I couldn’t sleep the entire night, thinking what would happen to me. I was terrified. Some days later, I observed very similar stones piled up in a rivulet bed at a resort- ‘Bhagirathi Resort’ if you are so keen to know the name. Coincidentally, the resort also had a python encaged and many tourists clicked photographs, posing around the snake. I was absolutely sure that the python would coil around my neck and choke me to death, the moment it spotted me close. To my international readers, Lord Shiva is widely seen with a snake around his neck, though it is a King Cobra; to me as an infant, snake was snake…cobra, python all alike. I couldn’t shake off my ‘ophidiophobia’ till the end of teenage. Now I can pet one…Hahahaha.

There are so many other instances which I can point out. But I want all of you to share your experiences too. Tell us about similar sightings/stories in your house/ family/ locality/ school/ college/ place of work etc. so that we can have a big compilation to go through and enjoy.

 

 

Decoding Gay Behaviour: Part I

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Source: The Hindu

 

After seeing a lot of traffic on my blog yesterday, I could make out 1 thing. Many people were interested in it. Today, in this post we will try to understand or deliberate – should we tolerate Gay behaviour or not?

After going through some articles on the origin of homosexuality, I was thoroughly confused. The confusion was primarily this – is homosexuality an adaptation or genetic trait. There have been many unsuccessful researches and findings till now and we are still unsure. So I turned to animals. I considered animals because if they displayed homosexual behaviour on instinct, then man being no different may be allowed to do so.

I delved into 10-20 popular articles and there were 2 broad schools of thought.

Thought 1 – Animals do exhibit homosexual behaviour very similar to humans.

Thought 2 – Animals do display homosexual behaviour like genital rubbing etc. but only to co-exist peacefully in society, after minor battles over food and territory.

A widely demonstrated example was that of Bonobos (member of chimpanzee family). You may read about both, in many articles on Google. I’m just listing down 2 better ones which offer both opinions.

 

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality.html#.UqraHPQW3pt

 

http://www.narth.org/docs/animalmyth.html

 

Still, even if we consider both schools to be correct, there is another conflicting question…in animals we also see killing of babies and group mates which zoologists and wildlife scientists term as ‘Filicide’ & ‘Cannibalism’. Two typical examples are eating up of its eggs by snakes and killing of the previous cubs by the new leader of the pride, in case of lions.

If at all, we consider animals for this case too, then we have to permit ‘Infanticide’ too. We should also be ready to tolerate ‘Psychopaths’ and ‘Sociopaths’. Then again we have to resolve whether these 2 psychological problems are genetic or result of an adaptation/accident.

Not confusing my readers any further, I would like to end with the BIGGER question, which is

“How far should we go accommodating exceptions in our society?”

Whenever we come across the development of an aberrant group, will we be compliant every time? I repeat again, that I am not against gays/lesbians but if homosexuality is allowed then even eunuchs should be given a respectable place in society. Think over it.

 

 

Man created God.

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No tree bends its branches in reverence,

No bird does a salute, throw.

Then why YOU O MAN!

Kneel…ring bells…fold hands

Do things, you little know.

For God is self-created;

Why YOU put up such a show?

– Nandish Malhotra

Hi friends!

I want this post to be an interactive debate between the ones who believe that it is Man Who created God…v/s the people who think just the opposite. Certain key areas which you might be keen to comment on:-

  • What made you believe that God exists?
  • What is a miracle?
  • How do you relate to God?
  • How does God relate to you?
  • Whom do trees, birds and animals worship?
  • Why doesn’t a baby pray (or do similar activities) to God?
  • How does God help you in difficult times?
  • God v/s Parents whom do you love/trust more?
  • Why should we pray to God?

Hey! This list isn’t comprehensive at all! If you don’t have an answer to any of the above questions or have that skeptical feeling while answering…NO WORRIES! Feel free to post your own question…let’s see what others have to say about it!

 

 

The concept of magnitude. AND/OR (The signs do not matter.)

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Hi friends,

I had prepared this post some days back but was a bit hesitant to post it. I had my doubts regarding this post. And before you read it, I would like to tell you that it would appeal only to a small section of people.

Over some 4 or 5 years, I have had a realization. We Indians, always have a binary way of looking at things; the good and the bad, right and wrong and so on. From our very childhood, we are taught what is sahi and what is galat. Hence till the end of our teenage or even till the end of life, a dual perspective to any object or situation becomes an inherent trait.

Thankfully, of late I have got rid of this bi-fold classification and only concentrate on the magnitude aspect of both. What I mean to say is that ‘+10’ and ‘-10’ are equal in all aspects to me. The modulus or the potential of both is the same.

I have come to this conclusion after a number of observations and personal experiences which I am now going to share in this post.

Why I would love to make you, my enemy?

Let us imagine you are in a fix. There are 3 people whom you can ask for help.

A- A common friend.

B- A stranger.

C- An enemy/fierce competitor.

Now, you are in desperate need of help and your helper would have to undertake a huge risk or discomfort. Who will definitely help you out?

A- Less than 50% probability.

B- Less than 25% probability.

C- More than 50% probability.

Reasons: Expect a half-hearted response from your “common” friend ‘A’. Unless he’s your best buddy he definitely won’t take the risk.

The stranger ‘B’ would be indisposed to take any action at all UNLESS you are an attractive woman and he’s a man.

Let’s focus on ‘C’- he would immediately rush to your help depending on the magnitude of animosity between you 2 guys. I assume that you would be most polite while asking for help (considering the situation), if you don’t it is YOUR ego problem.

Some random examples spanned over different times, categories etc.

To understand this concept I would like you to brain-storm over these sightings listed below. In all the sited instances, you are required to specially focus on 2 things:-

1. The constant magnitude OR potential of a person or personality trait.

2. The unimportant and ever flickering sign or nature of the same as in 1.

 Let’s start with Raavan from our Hindu mythology. He was a great pundit. Then suddenly he became the greatest king of rakshasas.

Lucifer, the brightest angel fell too! He became Satan- the greatest devil in hell.

Macbeth, the most faithful soldier to a king turned a complete 180 degrees.

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Rajat Gupta, IIT Delhi-Harvard Business School Alumnus, acknowledged as a generous philanthropist by Bill Gates himself, suddenly lands up in jail for conspiracy and securities fraud.

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Munna bhai! Involved in 1993 Mumbai blasts; is now spreading Gandhigiri in Yerwada jail.

Sallu bhai! How he has suddenly started ‘Being Human’! We all know his past records; I don’t need to highlight them.

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Natalie Portman(Black Swan)-“ A ballet dancer wins the lead in “Swan Lake” and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan – Princess Odette – but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.”  // Source-imdb.com

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Spiderman 3- Good Spider-Man turns Black Spider-Man.

Beauty and the Beast-Beast transforms into prince.

I have now listed numerous examples for you to ponder over. This post would definitely have a sequel; the realization is yet to be shared. For the time being, re-think over these examples over a cup of coffee or during the 15-min breaks at office or college.

I will be back with the continuing post in some time. Till then…

Respect the magnitude and forget the sign!

If you have any similar experience or thought to share, feel free to post below.

Happy Gandhi Jayanti.

The Power of Memory!

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After your heart-warming response to my previous post

http://nandishmalhotra.blogspot.in/2013/09/the-ill-effects-of-forced-ambidexterity.html

I am so excited to post this one. Some of you, who have gone through my previous post must have read about the magical memory which comes as a positive effect of neural re-circuiting. In this post, I would be elaborating more on it. So read on and have fun!

I knew well, that forced ambidexterity was something that had to be put out of the scene for some time. But, as I said and I repeat…I wanted to have some other superpower in replacement. And Ta-Da!…I decided it was time to unleash the Power of Memory….Huhuhahahaha.

For the past few months, I had noticed that my observation to detail had increased significantly. Now I decided to measure it. Accordingly, I drew a 3 * 3 matrix. Next I randomly plotted 5 black dots in the matrix drawn below. (The matrix has 9 small square boxes.)

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Why 5 dots? Because I have read in numerous articles and science journals that the human brain finds it very convenient to associate with 5 things and consequently its multiples such as 10 etc.. Let me just give you a few examples.

1. A toddler conveniently counts from 1 to 5.He struggles with number 6. The mommies must be knowing this quite well. And then again, he struggles to register the number 11 in his brain.

2. Why the decimal system is widely followed? Any guesses?

3. It is very easy to recollect 5-lettered words. Have you ever wondered why a kindergarten kid never struggles with the spelling of Apple? And again moms must be knowing this quite well how Chintu or Pappu or Nandu learned the spellings of Papaya and Banana. They had to literally nod their heads in rhythm with the phonetics to make them learn it…Hehehe.

4. Try remembering a 5 digit number and then a 6 digit number. You’ll know what I’m talking about.

I can site numerous other examples…if you want to know more about the number 5 fixation g-mail me, anytime of the day (or night…:P).

Coming back to the 5 dots on the matrix, I focussed on them for 10 seconds and removed the paper out of sight. I repeated the same process with another 4 randomly plotted 3 * 3 matrix sheets (which makes it “5” sheets).

Then I tried to recollect all the dots’ position on the 5 sheets of paper. I was quite amazed when I got 4 totally correct. I misplaced 2 dots on last sheet. But all in all, I knew what to do next.

I practised the same exercise for about a week after the college classes. There was negligible improvement in this period. I realised the exercise was futile and plotting dots was no fun. I knew I had to visually click something more interesting, something which would give me the kicks to improve and improvise a better method for spontaneous eye-photography. Now, I was strolling on the road to the girls’ hostel where couples used to flock and cuddle and ET CETERA, pondering over these thoughts. Being a shy single boy, I forcibly tried to be oblivious to these things (and because I had no other option). But wait! How could one not notice the perfume in the whiff created just behind my shoulder. Eva Tease definitely! My heart skipped a beat as I turned over to see…I already knew what I should be expecting!

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 Eye-kohl check.Face blush check.Blue star-shaped earrings check.Left cheek dimple check.Lip gloss check…………….. check check check check.

Hardly 2 seconds and more than 10 things scanned! I knew what to practise on in the coming week.

Every day I would give myself 10 seconds to observe and scan a new object (let’s keep it scientific guys…:D). After 10 seconds I would try to recollect as many things as possible.

This activity continued for another 2-3 weeks but then all targets got exhausted. So, I began to lose interest too. Nevertheless, it had laid the foundation stones of developing a better memory.

I then proceeded to mobile phone number memorization. Now I am sure if I tell you my mobile number on the way, you won’t be able to recollect unless you have it noted down (my mobile number is not that simple…:P). I had to come up with a method to feed mobile numbers in the first go. And it took me no time in coming up with one.

Well now my technique is quite advanced but let me put it down from the basics. How do I learn a difficult mobile number?

The Power of Memory!

 

Let’s take my mobile number 9888160902 (don’t try to call ladies it’s no more registered under my name…:D)

How would you remember it? I’ll list down a few ways people often memorize…

1. 9888—-160—902(in this case you are bound to forget the middle or last part.)

2. 9888—16—09—02(this method is ok, but my method is superior.)

3. And there may be many more ways…since I have taken a single number I can’t show you more examples.

Here’s my method – based on the logic of 5-Point someone (kindly take note- I am not referring to any novel).

I register this number as 98—XX—16—9—2. You can very well see that what I have done is broken this number in 2 * 5 digits.

Over the years, I have modified my technique. I now associate numbers with a 10-point teddy bear body and alter his head ears eyes limbs according to the number given to me.

I don’t want to make this article any longer anymore. If anyone is interested in knowing more about memory techniques write to me or post below. I’ll be back with more tips soon. Till then goodbye and LIVE LIFE!

The ill effects of forced ambidexterity.

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As a kid, I always believed I had superpowers. A die-hard fan of Dragon Ball-Z, I always thought there was a Goku inside me. As time passed, I grew up to find out to my utter disappointment that I had none. Nevertheless, I started building some. It may sound funny (crazy that I am), I started to torture myself into forced adaptations. One of them was…what we commonly call AMBIDEXTERITY. In my case – forced ambidexterity.

Caution: Forced ambidexterity can cause tremendous mental stress. In some severe cases it may lead to mental retardation. Try at your own risk. I did and would STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST IT!

 
 

The first few days…

 
The initial few days are both amusing and hugely challenging. It really feels like you are learning to write, all over again; takes a lot of effort to draw those circles, triangles and squares. Scribbling A, B, C, D seems such an arduous task. Accompanying it, is a funny feeling. It feels as if you are watching over a kid struggling with his grip on the pencil; your unconditioned hand assumes an identity of its own, it isolates itself from the conditioned body and brain. You realise what a nursery child has to go through; you understand his psyche, you understand his helplessness.
 
By the end of the 1st month (if you can somehow manage to make it that far) your letter formation and subsequently word formation improves considerably.
 
Just a random fact – In case of forced or adapted ambidexterity, your left hand and right hand writing doesn’t match; it MAY match if you are congenitally ambidextrous.
 

After 2-3 months…

 
Though your adapted hand continues to improve, your other hand begins to start de-functioning. Due to nervous re-circuiting your right hand writing suffers a major blow. You get confused more often while writing. Your letter formation goes haywire. You realise something is terribly wrong! There is a strong urge to drop the practise altogether. Thankfully, I persisted. But little did I know this was just the beginning…
 
 
 

Another 2-3 months later…  

 
You get gifted with something absolutely remarkable! There comes a day when it suddenly dawns upon you …things, events, people, places are being registered in greater detail. You tend to RECORD practically everything that you see. Mark my words…RECORD (and recording and recollection are two different things). I don’t know why this happens. My guess…a part of your subconscious infringes into your conscious.
 
Now, whenever I tell this to people they start testing my memory skills. Guys, listen…once and for all…RECORDING and RECOLLECTION are 2 different entities. Let me explain it. If Nandu (forced ambidextrous) and Pappu (normal guy) both go to a psychiatrist, Nandu would be able to recollect more than a 1000 things on hypnosis whereas Pappu would struggle to give out even a 100.This is because Nandu’s recording was much superior to Pappu. Let’s just say Nandu recorded it in 1080p whereas Pappu in 180p (‘p’ stands for pixels). Accordingly, we require more buffering time to recollect. I hope I made my point clear.
 
Nevertheless not to disappoint my friends, I do try to recollect and recount the exact scene, event or object in great detail (and so can many ambidextrous people) and often leave them dumbfounded. But, the entire process takes a heavy toll on us. Believe me…it is very, very exhausting. In a nutshell, I can just say we have to play the part of both the hypnotist and the re-collector in this case but it takes 4 times the energy!
 

When I couldn’t take it anymore…

 
After 7-8 months of regular writing, I decided to move to the next level. I had seen many Youtube videos in which ambidextrous people used to write mirror images with their left and straight images with their right hand. I couldn’t wait to achieve this feat. Every day, whenever I had free time, I would sit down and write and write and write for hours together. The entire exercise had a debilitating effect on my vocals. My power of speech slowed down…I began to stammer. Being a passionate talker, I took notice of the imperfection in no time. I had no option but to quit… :(.
 
Within a day or two, the stammering disappeared. This further confirmed its causal action. I knew I had to abandon the exercise completely. I was far too terrified to continue.
 
 
 
 
There are people who tell me that you try to show off, try to stand out, you make up things etc. etc…. maybe I do. I NEVER ask you to believe me just as I never asked you to read through this lengthy article. But just in case you are thinking of trying out something very similar to forced ambidexterity, please do consult me. I will be more than happy to help you.
 
It has been more than 2 years since I dropped practising ambidexterity.How much of it do I still retain?…Well, I can still write on a whiteboard with both hands equally well, the superb recording power is still intact and even after 2 years and 3 months to be precise, I still pass both the tests for ambidexterity – the both-sided tongue flip test and the one-eye closed reading test. How credible are these tests I can’t say…but these seem to be the only ones we have right now.
 
 
If you want to know more about me and/or ambidexterity in detail, feel free to contact me via mail or post.

Kollege Karma – II

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 Hey guys!

        I hope you enjoyed my first version of Kollege Karma. Here comes an addition to it.Read on…

She’s out of my league.

Mission: How to make the coolest girl of your class, your girlfriend?

Pre-requisites: She should have a close female friend; you should be smarter than her female friend IN ALL ASPECTS.

Karma: Don’t go for her. Instead make friends with her close friend. During all your group meetings never ever give YOUR GIRL the attention she craves for. A point will come when she will compete with her friend to get your attention and even more. Wait till that point. The more delayed it is, the better.

Advantages: Through this Karma you’ll get a great friend and a girlfriend. Dual benefit. And just in case you spoil the Karma midway, still you’ll end up with an awesome friend.

E-Gurukul


Mission: Learn at least 1 thing online.

Karma: The e-learning could be as simple as to make pasta in white sauce to something as obtuse as quantum mechanics.

Suggestion: If you are an engineer, economics is a must. Follow this website http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/  if you are a dummy just like me. Apart from that, the teacher will keep you more than interested…:P.

Be the manager!


Mission: To bring out the manager in you.

Karma: Managing a simple aloo tikki stall in a small college fest also suffices. But try to have an experience of managing people (at least 3 in number).

Live carefree.


Karma: Love someone. Have a crush on him/her. Do stupid things in love, and enjoy paying the price OR reaping the reward of your antics.

Precaution: Don’t get sentimental. Practise love like table-tennis, badminton, cricket etc. Yes! Play it like a sport. You win OR lose doesn’t matter, you always become a better player. (Just picture this. You have a neck-to-neck tennis match with your friend cum opponent in the court. You lose. Do you crib about it? No you don’t.) I think I have made my point pretty clear with this example.

Lift-Jump prank!


Location: A fully operational superior quality lift.

Pre-requisites: The lift should be filled to n-1/n-2 capacity. (‘n’ is the maximum number of persons it can carry.)

Logic: When you jump, you exert a force equivalent to 2 times your weight during the impact. So that will make up for another 1 person’s weight hence the above requisite is a must!

Karma: When the lift is in motion (especially downwards), make ample room for yourself so that you can jump comfortably without tripping on anyone. Ensure that there is no heart patient or serious/non-desirable element (if you know what I mean) in the lift. Now jump madly! Not once…but 2-3 times to give the occupants the fright of their lives…:D.
Guys, just a small request. When you write back to me, kindly give a brief introduction of yourself, your background details, your current profile etc.. So that I can adequately and appropriately credit you at my blog.
I just love to hear from all of you. And yes, I go through every single word of yours (because I have all the time in the world for it…:P).


Kollege Karma – I

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This post in particular, may be useful for anyone going to college, planning to go to college or any other institution. It may also be useful to any boy/girl of any age.
Most of these karmas have been tried and tested. Still it’s never too bad to consider your parents/friends/enemies before taking any risk. Good luck and have fun!


The imaginary steer.

Location: When you are just about to halt your car besides a fancy girl in a fancier car. (Could be very near to a Stop Sign or Traffic Signal)

Karma: Lower your speed to around 10 kmph; approach her car FROM THE LEFT; look the fancy girl in the eye (this is done to seek her notice as well as distract her); without actually gripping your steering wheel make a wild steering action to YOUR RIGHT.

The Invalid Hi!

Location: Lecture Hall.

Karma: Position your MOST TRUSTWORTHY friend right behind the girl of your dreams. With the best and biggest of smiles wave a BIG HI! Her immediate response to your INVALID MOVE will clearly indicate the chances of your going out on a date with her that evening.

Tasty and Free.

Pre requisites: High self-confidence and superior role-play.

Location: Eateries your college students patronize OR have a Mess contract with.

Karma: Role play that you are your college’s mess secretary or senior mess member. Check out all the sweetmeats/pastries/desserts etc. Make an excuse that you have to shortlist some for the mess menu.

Precaution: Only taste them!

Scaring Shaaaabji.

Location: Security guard’s sleeping chair.

Pre requisites: A fake gun/any other fake weapon.

Karma: Sit quietly besides your sweet, innocent guard with your fake weapon. Poke him lightly at his chest. Scare the shit out of him. And then run for your life.

Shudh Desi Romance.

Location: Library (you should basically be sitting next to him/her AND ONLY YOU).

Karma: Sit to your partner’s right. When he/she is poring over his/her book, without your hand being noticed, tap softly on her left shoulder. She turns her neck. Peck her on the right cheek.

I’ll be back with more Kollege Karma very soon. If you have any cool and whacky ideas to share or post, feel free guys/gals. The stage is all yours!