Hyderabadi Finally Gets It

No, he gets what's Corona, not the virus. Finally..

Panicking Non-Hyderabadi: (PN) Samajh mein aaya miya, kaiku ghar meich rehna bolre?

Hyderabadi (H): Hau, ab main baharich nahin nikaltun dekho. Magar ek baat samajh mein nahin aari, ghar mein baithke kya karna bolke..

PN: Kuchh bhi karo- taash khelo, saanp seedhi khelo,

H: Yeh bachhon ke kaamaan hain, main kaisa khel saktoon?

PN: Kitabaan padho.

H: Hai kahaan padhneku? Bookstoraan kabke band ho gaye-yeh Corona se bhot pehle!

PN: Hau, woh bhi sahi hai..to phir emailaan likho na?

H: Kisku likhun? Koi padhta aaj kal emailaan?

PN: Phir picture dekho koi bhi.

H: Hum logon ku bolne ki zaroorat hai? Sab dekh liya so hoon..

PN: Chai banake piyo phir har ghante mein..

H: Subah se aath cup pee liya na ab tak..

PN: Aisa? Phir to khana khaake so jao..khwaabaan aate achhe achhe..

H: Kya baat bole yaaro, pehle nahin bolna tha? Jaarun, kal milinge!

Yes, My Accent is Real- Book Review

You know Raj Koothrappalli. You don't? Of course you do, the Indian astrophysicist from Big Bang Theory, theTV show. Well, this is a book written by him. His real name is Kunal Nayyar, and he is from Delhi.

This book is worth a read, for many reasons.

1. He tells you how to woo girls, and sometimes succeed. 
2. He also tells you how to take rejection in auditions-not always sportingly!
3. He gives you many life lessons- such as, If it happens, good. If it doesn't, VERY GOOD.
4. He is funny.
5. He reiterates the value of chasing a dream, AND hard work to achieve it.
6. He recognises dignity of labour. He collected garbage, and washed toilets for a living. Of course, somewhat clean toilets, in the U.S.
7. He loves his parents, and even listens to their advice at times.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Disclaimer: I don't know him, and this is an independent review. I like reading memoirs these days. One of the boring ones was by Roger Moore, the Bond guy. This one's far more interesting.

The Science of Everyday Life-Book Review

Marty Jopson is the author. Apparently British, as he calls a biscuit a biscuit- and not a cookie. One of his most interesting takes is about the difference between a cake and a biscuit- if it turns hard when you leave it out in the open for a day or two, it is a cake; if it turns soggy, it's a biscuit.

Also, he explains  how an induction top works, in language that anybody (I) can understand. Also, the GPS and how its use for locating anyone (through your mobile phone) is based on Einstein's theories.

He's got a lot of stuff about food and drink (my favourite chapters), bathing and why it causes wrinkles if you dip too long in a tub, why teapots/kettles dribble and how you can stop it (applying butter to the spout can do it!).

Other interesting things as to how the ice being less dense than water is responsible for us being alive as a species on earth, and so on. Why we all dream, but only some of us remember them, why all sweat does not smell bad (deo customers will be able to 'defogg' themselves), why paint needs a quickly evaporating substance to be mixed in it- this also has something to do with the shape of coffee stains.

Well, some other interesting things to know- including simple ones such as how a refrigerator works, and why Alternating Current (A.C.) is used in transmitting electricity over long distances-and why Fall colours like Orange and Yellow and Red appear on tree leaves in colder climates like the U.S. Lots of humour in it too. Recommended.