Of ironies

1. I decided to study maths instead of biology once I realised(after reading the chapter on paddy pests) that I will never be able to remember names such as Leptocorisa Varicornis, Tryporisa Insertulous and Hispa Armizera for my life...and the irony is I still remember those 3 names, 10 years after reading about them.

2. I used to be very embarrased of my malnourished looks 7-8 years back, so I decided to put on some weight and even before I could thank the Almighty for being able to accomplish this, this old crush of mine suddenly bumps into me one day and exclaims "Oh, you have gained a lot of weight recently, you used to look so athletic back then!". I am still hoping she meant that as a compliment.

3. I don't know how many people are with me on his, but I am at my forgetful best when I am desperately trying not to forget a particular thing...as a result forgetting everything else apart from that particular thing or sometimes one particular aspect of that particular thing.
For example, i remember in college I used to ask my friends who has played the main character in Ben Hur. Initially, everyone (who knew)told me coolly that it's Charlton Heston but when i kept asking the same question over and over again, they got irritated and stopped answering my question. I got worried and focussed so much on not forgetting this name in future that one fine morning I woke up thinking, "who is this guy Charlton Heston and why am I always thinking of this name". I gave it a name too - "The Charlton Heston Syndrome".

4. Sometimes the persons I have missed the most were sitting next to me!

Of observations and realisations.

1. The reason most of the time people looking for their specs have them on is not that they are forgetful....it's the subconscious belief that looking for anything without wearing the glasses is fruitless anyway.

2. The reason Hulk-The Green Monster's trouser is never torn while his shirt is ripped into pieces, when he grows in size is not that his hips or legs do not expand at all in the process; that would look ridiculous....it is the complete trust of the directors of such movies on the dumbness of its viewers which makes it possible.

3. The reason people write "pun intended" is not that their gift of being naturally funny has assumed gargantuan proportions...it is because they don't have anything funny to say and hence don't want to let go of this opportunity to crack a joke.

4. I had no idea why a computer is called a "pee sea" until I saw "I pee: 192.168.0.1" on my screen one day.