This is an actual ad on UK's popular Auto magazine..I Admire Steve's sense of humour..

One lazy Sunday morning..Ila & Nila are sitting in the living room..Ila is grilled to his laptop reading the latest headlines on Indian news sites. Nila is watching top ten movies on Sun TV. Nila after some time starts getting bored..
Nila: Hey..Enna pannaringa..
Ila: News parthu kittu irukenma..The Indo-US nuclear deal..angey sema ragalaiya irukku..Poonaiya madiyila kattikittu sagunum partha kathaiya..Communist kooda kuttani vetchukittu..Namma aalu thalladararu..
Nila: Hmm.. Hey namma konjam Tesco varaikkum poitu varalama? Konjam vettu shopping panna vendi irukku.. Please..
Ila: Gives a sigh and closes his laptop. Seri..pogalame..Give me 15 - 20 mins..Naan kulichu kelambidaren..Ok Va..
Nila: More than enough..Naan athukulla shopping list yosichu vetchudaren..

Ila goes in and starts shaving..Just when he applies the foam, his mobile rings..He rushes to take the call and figures out that its a wrong number..
Ila: Ada paavingala..Mobile phonelayum wrong number vanthu padutharaanga da.. Starts going in to start shaving..Encounters Nila at the entrance to the bathroom..
Ila: Ennama..Kadava marachukittu nikkarey..
Nila: Hey naan onnu ketkattuma..
Ila: He he.. solluma.. he he
Nila: Illai..Oru kutty aasai..
Ila: Enna solluma..
Nila: If you dont mind..Naan summa oru vatti unakku shave panni vidava? Please..
Ila: First thinks..Ada cha..and then further thinks..Ayyo Ithu enna vibareetha aasai.. But tells.. Err.Hmm..Ithukku poi yen ivvalavu kettu kittu.. Panni viden..

Jumps on the opportunity and starts the shaving from the left side..As the blade approaches the neck..

Nila: Hey..Ippo thaan enakku nyabagam vandhichu..This weekend..Debenhams la summer sale pottirukkanga..Evening poi parthuttu varalama..Appadiye romba naalatchu namma Punjabi Spice poi..We can have dinner there.. Enna solaringa..
Ila:(Stiffens)..Gives a feeble Hmm..
Nila: Atha yen etho military soldier mathiri stiffa vetchu kittu pathil sollaringa..
Ila: Cha Cha.. Appadi ellam onnum illai..Konjam stiffa vetchukitta unakku shave panna easya irukumla..thats why..

After 10 - 15 mins..Nila finally finishes her razor job..Ila gets up and has a look in the mirror..
Nila: Correcta pannitena..
Ila: Perfecta pannite ma..Infact inimey neeye enakku shave pannividu..he he
Nila: Hello..Etho oru naal summa pannivitta..Engala partha enna savarakari mathiri theriyutha?? Huh??

Next day at work..

Collegue: Enda..Ivalavu naala shave pannarey..Parthu panna mattey..
Ila:Yen?
Collegue:Munjila ore vetta irukke..
Ila: Illai..Puthu type of razor..Athu thaan..
Collegue: Parthu da..Pazhagatha razor vetchu shave panna ippadi thaan aagum.. Anyways arasiyalla ithu ellam sagajam appa..
Ila: !!!

Ila: Hi ma
Nila: Hello..
Ila: Engey ma irukke.
Nila: Hello..engala partha ungalukku eppadi theriyuthu?
Ila: Yeen maa..Whats wrong with my question?
Nila: Pinna.. 10 manikku phone panni engey irukke na enna artham? Engala partha rathiri nerathula oor suthura aal mathiri theriyutha?? Seri..Veetla thaan irukken..enna sollunga..
Ila: Summa unga area pakkam vanthen..Was wondering if we can meet?
Nila: Pannalame. It will take me 15 mins to get ready. Parava illaiya? How long will you take to come here? Also romba late ayiduchu..Romba dhooram vendam..seria?
Ila: Naanum athu thaan yosichen.. Hmm..Un room mate veetla irukala?
Nila: Illai.. inniku ava officela party. so lateaa than varuva. Yen ketkaringa? Kelviye seriya thonalaiye? Ethavathu edakoodama plan vetchu irukingala? Adi vizhum..
Ila: Aiyoo.. Appadi yellam onnum illai ma. Just wondering that i might feel a bit odd if she is around when i come.. Thats why..
Nila: Seri ava thaan illaiye..
Ila: Good. Vasathiya potchu.. I will come there in 10 mins.. Un veetu pakathula thaan irukken.

Ila reaches earlier than 10 mins..Nila opens the door.. Ila comes in and gives her a Hug..

Nila: Enna romba seekiram vanthutinga..
Ila: Veetu pakathula thaan en friend veedu..i had come to see him.
Nila: You had never mentioned that you have a frind near my home till date? Entha street?
Ila: Athuva..Hmm..Seri..Athellam viduma..
Nila: (seeing a bag with banana). Athu enna Kaila? Ennai enna ponnu parkava vanthinga?
Ila: Illai maa.. Amma veetuku varumpothu vangindu vara sonna..
Nila: Parava illai nalla porupana payyan thaan..
Ila: seri seri.. Dinner mudinjatcha?
Nila: Inniku mathyanam bayangara heavy meal.. Sayankalam vera 2 biscuit sapiten.. so feeling very heavy? Will have some moor sadam? Neenga Sapitacha?
Ila: Not yet..
Nila: Yen ippadi starve pannaringa? Naan vena ethavathu cook pannarene? Shall i make bisi bela bath? we will have it together?
Ila: Vendam maa.. Dont strain yourself..Amma would have already made dinner for me.

Just then Ila's mobile rings.
Ila: Sollu ma..
Amma: Engey pa irukke?
Ila: Ippo thaan ma parking lot vanthen..Oru conf call irunthuchu..Athu thaan
Amma: Seri pa. Sekkiram aathuku vaa pa..Nalaikku amavasai..Vathyar vidikalambaraye vanduvar..Sekkiram ezhunthukanam pa..
Ila: Seri maa.. Sekkiram vanthudaren..
Amma: Athukunnu kanna pinnanu ottathey.. Valluvar kottam kitte Metro lorry karan ishtathukku varuvaan..jakirathai..
Ila: Ennama..Daily vara route thaaney..Kavalai padathey..
Ila hangs up..

Nila: Ada paavi..Ippadi poi sollaringaley..
Ila: Seri atha vidu..Un room mate varathukku innum time aguma? Naan vena athuvarikkum bore adikama irukka pesikittu irukattuma?
Nila: Athellam onnum venam..Neenga Kelambunga..Paavam Amma kaathukittu irupanga.. Ungalukku sapadu pottutu thaan avanga thoonga mudiyum.
Ila: Parava illaye..Mamiyar mela bayangara akkarai thaan..
Nila: Enakku akkarai illamala..Athu mattum illai.. Nalaikku naanum ippadi wait panna vendiathu irukkumla..
Ila: Seri seri..Naan kelambaren..
Nila: Seri naalaikku engey meet pannalam?
Ila: Oh no..Nalaikku oru mukkiyamana conf call irukku ma..
Nila: En kittave vaa.. Nalaikku unga office mate bachelor party thaane.. Last week sonningale..
Ila: Ayyo..That is cancelled ma. Sathiyama nalaikku conf call irukku..
Nila: Seri seri.. Nanga nambittom.. Veetukku kelambunga.. Paavam..Amma wait pannikittu irupanga..
Ila: Ennai thurantharathe velaiya potchu..

Nila gets a call..Attends and puts off shortly..

Nila: En roommate phone panna..Party mudinju autola vanthikittu irukka..She will be here any moment..So..Seekiram kelambina renduperkum nallathu..
Ila: Seri naan kelambaren. (keeps a sad face)
Nila: Illa pa.. If she comes home.. you will also feel odd.. En case athai vida kashtam.. Rathiri muzhukka ennai otti eduthuduva.. Moreover amma vera wait pannikittu irupanga illaya..Thats why i told..
Ila: Ok fine.. Bye.. Good night..
Nila: Hello.. Vettuku thaan poga sonnen.. Poitu sapitta appuram regulara pannara good night call??
Ila: Oh..Sorry ma..Naan marathey poiten.. Kandippa i will call you.. he he..

Comes closer to give her a hug..
Nila: Kelambunga..Ippadiye summa innum time thalla vendam..
Ila: Ok..see you..tata..
Just then ila's phone rings ..Its his mother again..Ila jumps on his bike and rushes..

With the smoking ban enforced in England roughly a month ago.. Much was the joys for the passive smokers like me. But a loophole in the law is being exploited by the smoking community out there.. The ban ststes that smoking shall be prohibited in public places that are enclosed. It has no holding on public places like the seating areas across the pub, cafe etc.

So in effect you find that the smokers now take it to the street literally.. Now in effect, while the pubs are smoke free the streets are filled with pubbers who also smoke and the other smoking crowd. Now in effect its a boon for the non-smoking pubbers but its made things worse for people like me wheo neither are pubbers nor smokers..

Makes me think, i am living in an Ashtray???

Back from a short vacation, was standing in the immigration queue at Heathrow. Noticed that now there is a prominent sign behind the desks of the immigration Officers that says "UK Border". This i believe is a step to inform the visitors that by passing through the gates, they are passing the UK border (which anyways was obvious). I could not really understand the hidden meaning of that though (if there is any).

What is interesting is that as i was waiting in the queue for immigration check at the port of entry, i noticed that the 2 officers who were in charge of the queue control were 2 Sardarjis. They were talking to each other in chaste punjabi. Much to my joy of seeing it, it just flashed in my mind - "Welcome to the new vibrant muti-cultural London, UK"