That particular Call!!!

Yesterday (29th Jan 2009) afternoon, I got a very interesting call. It would not have been so interesting had it not been for the goof-up that the caller did. So I thought maybe its worth this blog!! The call was from ICICI bank. In the following conversation, TM is myself and BE is the Bank Executive. Brackets indicate what I thought.So here goes:

TM: Hello!

BE: Good Afternoon Sir

TM: Yes, good afternoon!

BE: Sir I am calling from ICICI bank.

TM: (Oh hell, one more crap call) Ok, what can I do for you?

BE: Sir, is this the home of Mr. Madhukar Munje?

TM: Yes certainly it is!

BE: Sir, may I talk to him?

TM: (Dude, you have screwed up big time) Well he is my grandfather and he expired four years ago.

BE: Oh I am sorry sir. This phone  number I guess is registered in his name?

TM: No it is not. It is registered in his son's name.

BE: Oh yes sir. Mr. Ananta Munje.

TM: Yes that's right.

BE: So sir am I speaking to Mr. Ananta Munje? 

TM: (Dude, I had told you that I am the GRANDSON of Mr. Madhukar Munje; not his SON!!!) No you are not. I am the son of Mr. Ananta Munje.

BE: Ok sir so when can he be contacted?

TM: (you should have kept the phone down fella!) What do you want to talk about?

BE: Sir I had some interesting loan schemes...

TM: But they were for my grandfather were they not? 

BE: No sir they were for Mr. Ananta Munje.

TM: (That's it buddy!! I am done with you.) Where did you get this number from? I don't think my father will be interested in the schemes you have. Thank you very much. Have a good day.

At this point, I disconnected the line just because my mobile phone started ringing!! I would have loved to take him to task for the next ten minutes (afterall, incoming is free guys!!!)

What do the movies teach you?

When you watch movies for the second time, you are familiar with the story line, the plot and the suspense. That's when the mind starts thinking about the lessons to be learned from the movies. When you pay attention, there are lots of lessons to be learned from the movies. One just needs to pay attention to what the director wants to convey. So let us start analyzing what the movies have to teach us by taking up the recent Will Smith starrer Hancock where Will Smith plays John Hancock (assumed name. Real name: No idea!!)

What does Hancock teach you?

1. All of us are born in pairs.

2. You are free to do whatever you want as long as you go solo.

3. While you are solo, you are as good as a superhero.

4. Once you find your “better half”, your powers start draining out.

5. Your “better half” or the proximity of your “better half” is the reason for the drain of your powers.

6. While you were solo, you could stop trains and take on machine gun bullets but now, a revolver is more than enough.

7. You don’t realize that you have lost your powers until it’s too late.

8. They don’t tell you the secrets until something drastic takes place.

9. The farther away you go from your “better half”, the faster you regain your lost powers.

10. While you are gone, they move on while you drink on.