Thursday, August 21, 2008
2 hundred words
A two hundred word sentence, in one’s opinion, does not need a heading or an introduction because even though one is not going to be moving in a stream of consciousness format, there is not much scope to decide on a particular topic and write about it; except maybe one’s own thought about the very exercise that one had wished to be relegated to the pages of one’s English literature class notes and subsequent examinations where the norm for scoring more, as one had been told by the seniors, was content running into scores of pages -- something that one had to unlearn and then learn the art of simple and short sentences to meet the requirements of brevity, accuracy and speed in the journalism industry, where again one noticed, much to one’s discomfort, the agony of having to edit long-winded, mindless, sentences that spoke of the entire event that a reporter had been asked to cover for the day, which made one wonder why one had to learn to communicate to work in an industry that accommodated people like the one mentioned above, but then it’s a strange world and the journalism industry is a very much a part of it so one has to probably agree that it also has the right to be strange at times.
Friday, August 1, 2008
It happened one night (on sms)!
+91-98xxxxxxxx: How mean...you couldn't wait for me...Idiot...I was having a shower.
He: Hi! Who is this?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Sorry...Err..I mean exactly who is this?
He: I think u sent me the msg by mistake. Btw, am R.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Seems like you are some call centre guy! R! No offences..Nice name otherwise.
He: Not really. I am a journalist. What do you do?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Just a minute..What text..Which one did you get. Oh am so sorry.
He: Don't worry madam. I've already deleted the msg.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Recently joined a corporate at a position in the communications department. Which text did you get! I feel baffled...Whats happening.
He: I got a msg from you calling me an idiot for not waiting for you n that u were in the shower. That's when I responded.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: How do you know am a female!!
He: You called me an idiot. Only a woman can say that. A man would have added something before or after.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Journalist..Which publication or channel.
He: I am into sports. May I have your name please.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Oh That way...Well..am sorry.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Hello good morning. Anyone can use that word (idiot!) irrespective of their sex.
He: Am not a sexist, but a lot of my women friends use that word. Btw, what's your name?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Whats in a name..That which we call a rose would smell as sweet by any other name.
He: That's pretty Shakespearean. Lit student?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Graduated in journalism, Did pg in advertising and public relations. :-) did a lot of internships during college days with various media houses.
He: That's one thing in common. A journalism degree.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: See I guess no point telling my name. Am not a sporty person at all you must be so much into sporting..Guess, I won't get along.
He: Am not bothered about getting along. Am already committed.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: That's great take care.
He: You too. Cheers!
He: Hi! Who is this?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Sorry...Err..I mean exactly who is this?
He: I think u sent me the msg by mistake. Btw, am R.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Seems like you are some call centre guy! R! No offences..Nice name otherwise.
He: Not really. I am a journalist. What do you do?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Just a minute..What text..Which one did you get. Oh am so sorry.
He: Don't worry madam. I've already deleted the msg.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Recently joined a corporate at a position in the communications department. Which text did you get! I feel baffled...Whats happening.
He: I got a msg from you calling me an idiot for not waiting for you n that u were in the shower. That's when I responded.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: How do you know am a female!!
He: You called me an idiot. Only a woman can say that. A man would have added something before or after.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Journalist..Which publication or channel.
He: I am into sports. May I have your name please.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Oh That way...Well..am sorry.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Hello good morning. Anyone can use that word (idiot!) irrespective of their sex.
He: Am not a sexist, but a lot of my women friends use that word. Btw, what's your name?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Whats in a name..That which we call a rose would smell as sweet by any other name.
He: That's pretty Shakespearean. Lit student?
+91-98xxxxxxxx: Graduated in journalism, Did pg in advertising and public relations. :-) did a lot of internships during college days with various media houses.
He: That's one thing in common. A journalism degree.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: See I guess no point telling my name. Am not a sporty person at all you must be so much into sporting..Guess, I won't get along.
He: Am not bothered about getting along. Am already committed.
+91-98xxxxxxxx: That's great take care.
He: You too. Cheers!
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