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I was talking with my seniors about the IPL, and like me, the usual buzz after a usual international match... simply wasn't there..
It was strange, because even the most ardent of fans, Narn, wasn't interested. To explain it, I am finding it difficult. It may have taken over all back home, not here though. Or is it just amongst a close limited group I know of....
Anyway, from whatever clips I have seen of the matches, the bowlers stand to learn a lot; but the batsmen will lose their techniques, looking to play every single shot for maximum runs. That is why I am praying for the tournament to be a failure.. which, by all indications, is not happening.
All pundits are predicting the end of Test cricket and ODIs, leading to the destruction of the 'true' nature of the game - the beauty, elegance and style of a batsman in full flow. The epic battle between bat and ball.. all but disappears.
The IPL is being equated to the EPL and the other football leagues; looks like cricket might fall prey to the same fate plaguing football - players ignoring national duties because of the money involved.
My suggestion is to keep all the games as filler games - to be played when there are no other tours going on - and involve more domestic players and keep a cap on international players to keep it really Indian.
And now to the really funny parts of the IPL - a team named after film stars(Knight Riders, notwithstanding Kolkata starts with K too), a team bearing a strong liquor link (Royal Challengers - not too good for those Social activists), Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman, all classy, well known-slow pokes, asked to open... that very thought makes you squirm with irony.
There is still a long and curious future awaits the future of IPL - the legality of it's rival ICL, ICC's approval and accomodation inside the calendar of both, an English T20 league, an Australian counter league(?).... But, the million-dollar question will be the impact on cricket-as-we-know-it.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
What not to blog
I had always wanted to write a post about employers looking at their employee's social lives to find out more about them, but Bhaktha beat me to it by writing a column in The Hindu.
That was a very 'official' column; identifying what to blog and what not to is difficult.
I have developed a very simple yet effective method to censor your own writing:
"Imagine the following persons reading your blogs: Your parents, your employer, your professor and your immediate friends."
Once you think of this, it will be easier to write or trash about that incident you always wanted to. I say this because my friends have written posts about their companies, managers, profs, rants on friends... In fact the last post was taken down in a matter of hours by that person. Hence, a simple check, to determine if any of these persons will be offended, should always be done.
I read somewhere that a Google employee had written a critical piece about his employer in his blog, albeit in a comical manner, but if I remember he lost his job. So it is always better to leave out 'sensitive' matter in blogs. As always, 'Prevention is better than cure'. If your superiors might billow steam, just don't write about it.
Instead, if you really want to write about them, there is a simple solution, used for ages: it's called a Diary. Maintaining one is definitely better. If you still want to claim your blog as a diary, keep it anonymous, without including any personal details. The difference between the two is that noone will know you maintain a Diary/the contents of the Diary, and if someone reads your anonymous blog, they won't know who/what you are talking about.
There have been many instances of persons using their online public profiles as their Diary, but it is in fact doing just the opposite: making your feelings/babble public for THE WHOLE WORLD to see.
Dear friends, I hope you read this and make amends.
That was a very 'official' column; identifying what to blog and what not to is difficult.
I have developed a very simple yet effective method to censor your own writing:
"Imagine the following persons reading your blogs: Your parents, your employer, your professor and your immediate friends."
Once you think of this, it will be easier to write or trash about that incident you always wanted to. I say this because my friends have written posts about their companies, managers, profs, rants on friends... In fact the last post was taken down in a matter of hours by that person. Hence, a simple check, to determine if any of these persons will be offended, should always be done.
I read somewhere that a Google employee had written a critical piece about his employer in his blog, albeit in a comical manner, but if I remember he lost his job. So it is always better to leave out 'sensitive' matter in blogs. As always, 'Prevention is better than cure'. If your superiors might billow steam, just don't write about it.
Instead, if you really want to write about them, there is a simple solution, used for ages: it's called a Diary. Maintaining one is definitely better. If you still want to claim your blog as a diary, keep it anonymous, without including any personal details. The difference between the two is that noone will know you maintain a Diary/the contents of the Diary, and if someone reads your anonymous blog, they won't know who/what you are talking about.
There have been many instances of persons using their online public profiles as their Diary, but it is in fact doing just the opposite: making your feelings/babble public for THE WHOLE WORLD to see.
Dear friends, I hope you read this and make amends.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
My takes - Peak Oil Crisis and the Energy policy
Peak Oil
I was listening to a talk on the Peak Oil Crisis, there are a few points I must share too. These are not points I have come up with, but I have read/heard over time.
There was an article in The Hindu reproduced from the New York Times about 2 years back. It was a very introspective, and threw up a lot of interesting facts. The OPEC stated that the production of a country shall be a percentage of their reserves, which would means that the oil produced would be severely limited by a number. However, after this policy came out, many countries, especially in the Gulf, increased the estimates of the reserves they had overnight - without any scientific proof. What this essentially means, is that we don't actually know exactly how much oil there is in these countries, and, when it will run out.
Regarding Peak Oil, as the person mentioned, many oil fields have hit peak oil, which is basically that the oil produced from the oil field will not increase any more, due to lack of new oil finds. These include the ones in the North Sea(BP) and the American ones. The newest major oil fields are Venezuela and Africa. Strategic investments by China means that they are taking control of a lot of the African reserves, while Venezuela is constantly threatening USA with a boycott, constantly keeping them on tenterhooks. There is always news of new finds - the Orinoco belt in South America, off the Brazilian coast, the Arctic and the Antarctic - which we may soon turn to if need be.
Energy policy
There is a lot of hue and cry about China being the largest polluter, being the next largest consumer of oil and so on. India is also being 'accused' of being behind them in such statistics. But my point is, being the two largest countries by population, aren't we supposed to have such proportional usage? Well, the fact that we are increasing our rate of consumption at a time of crisis is also a valid argument, but with many parts of the country still lacking infrastructure and the benefits others enjoy, I feel we have every right to use necessary resources. On the one hand, we are taunted for having a backward society. On the other, we are rapped for consuming resources. Why?
The European Union recently announced measures to take 'action' on the world's largest polluters, read China and India, but we are simply providing facilities to our people. The finger in fact should be pointed at the major consumers, the US mainly, for 'using more than what is required'. Indoor temperature control, mass movement of goods, fuel inefficient vehicles(imagine - a 'normal' SUV has an engine capacity of 4 litres - in India that powers a truck).
In essence, rather than make comparisons by plainly quoting No.1 and No.2, the statistics need to factor in per capita consumption, economic development, current usage and the actual want for consumption. If such a chart is ever prepared(has it been?), India and China will be justified in their efforts.
India and China's energy policies
At the same time, our own energy policies are flawed - many elders would recollect that Beijing was a country of bicycles - very few cars - and now that trend has reversed. As with India, I read an article in the Frontline, that the current policy of the government, which is encouraging auto manufacturers, is wrong, as it puts more pressure on limited roads and subsidised oil, which has to be imported. It should be the opposite - investments should be made in public transport, simultaneously with heavy taxes on private transport - in an effort to push people to use more cheaper forms of transport. Hence instead of allowing a Tata Nano we should think about more metros, ways of including them in already existing infrastructure. From my previous post on the Tata Nano, I would like to quote:
This ultimately boils down to what every person should do to reduce energy consumption, or to be even more specific reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of energy. Dumping as little as we can, reusing as much as possible, recycling the best we can.... Writing is one, reading is one, thinking is one, doing things, is altogether different.
I was listening to a talk on the Peak Oil Crisis, there are a few points I must share too. These are not points I have come up with, but I have read/heard over time.
There was an article in The Hindu reproduced from the New York Times about 2 years back. It was a very introspective, and threw up a lot of interesting facts. The OPEC stated that the production of a country shall be a percentage of their reserves, which would means that the oil produced would be severely limited by a number. However, after this policy came out, many countries, especially in the Gulf, increased the estimates of the reserves they had overnight - without any scientific proof. What this essentially means, is that we don't actually know exactly how much oil there is in these countries, and, when it will run out.
Regarding Peak Oil, as the person mentioned, many oil fields have hit peak oil, which is basically that the oil produced from the oil field will not increase any more, due to lack of new oil finds. These include the ones in the North Sea(BP) and the American ones. The newest major oil fields are Venezuela and Africa. Strategic investments by China means that they are taking control of a lot of the African reserves, while Venezuela is constantly threatening USA with a boycott, constantly keeping them on tenterhooks. There is always news of new finds - the Orinoco belt in South America, off the Brazilian coast, the Arctic and the Antarctic - which we may soon turn to if need be.
Energy policy
There is a lot of hue and cry about China being the largest polluter, being the next largest consumer of oil and so on. India is also being 'accused' of being behind them in such statistics. But my point is, being the two largest countries by population, aren't we supposed to have such proportional usage? Well, the fact that we are increasing our rate of consumption at a time of crisis is also a valid argument, but with many parts of the country still lacking infrastructure and the benefits others enjoy, I feel we have every right to use necessary resources. On the one hand, we are taunted for having a backward society. On the other, we are rapped for consuming resources. Why?
The European Union recently announced measures to take 'action' on the world's largest polluters, read China and India, but we are simply providing facilities to our people. The finger in fact should be pointed at the major consumers, the US mainly, for 'using more than what is required'. Indoor temperature control, mass movement of goods, fuel inefficient vehicles(imagine - a 'normal' SUV has an engine capacity of 4 litres - in India that powers a truck).
In essence, rather than make comparisons by plainly quoting No.1 and No.2, the statistics need to factor in per capita consumption, economic development, current usage and the actual want for consumption. If such a chart is ever prepared(has it been?), India and China will be justified in their efforts.
India and China's energy policies
At the same time, our own energy policies are flawed - many elders would recollect that Beijing was a country of bicycles - very few cars - and now that trend has reversed. As with India, I read an article in the Frontline, that the current policy of the government, which is encouraging auto manufacturers, is wrong, as it puts more pressure on limited roads and subsidised oil, which has to be imported. It should be the opposite - investments should be made in public transport, simultaneously with heavy taxes on private transport - in an effort to push people to use more cheaper forms of transport. Hence instead of allowing a Tata Nano we should think about more metros, ways of including them in already existing infrastructure. From my previous post on the Tata Nano, I would like to quote:
A very simple example to quote, from my experience, is that in places like Erode, Salem and Namakkal, many businessmen travel a lot by bus - because there it is reliable, cheap and on time.Note that they can't afford it, but choose not to.
This ultimately boils down to what every person should do to reduce energy consumption, or to be even more specific reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of energy. Dumping as little as we can, reusing as much as possible, recycling the best we can.... Writing is one, reading is one, thinking is one, doing things, is altogether different.
Monday, April 14, 2008
The case of the sticky feeling
My eyes caught a customer getting a couple of small honey servings(given in sealed packages of 14g each) for her meal at McDonalds. I too wanted to taste honey, after a long time. I asked and got 3 packs. The come in plastic cups sealed in plastic, in packaging similar to the ones used for jelly, only tougher. I used one pack for my meal, and put the other two into the pocket of my snow jacket.
Now why I did that, instead of carrying it along in a separate paper bag, I don't know. It so happened that in my room as I was undressing I lost my footing and fell onto the jacket. I didn't realise anything because those packs seemed to be sealed well.
Fast forward to a few days later. Warmer weather meant I didn't wear that winter jacket, instead opting for a lighter jacket. I was in outside my lab, on a cold day wearing that jacket searching for my keys. I put my hand inside one of the pockets, there is a sticky feeling. Damn! Some of the honey had leaked and there was a sticky feeling inside that pocket. I kicked myself for keeping the honey there and took the packs out.
Fast forward a couple of days. Over the weekend I was mainly at home; didn't wear too much to wander around. I decided to head to the university for some work to be done, I put on the shirt, jeans, put my mob in one pocket of the jeans and the wallet in the other... wait a minute.. what's that sticky feeling?
Turns out I'd transferred the honey packs from my jacket pocket to my jeans pocket.
Now why I did that, instead of carrying it along in a separate paper bag, I don't know. It so happened that in my room as I was undressing I lost my footing and fell onto the jacket. I didn't realise anything because those packs seemed to be sealed well.
Fast forward to a few days later. Warmer weather meant I didn't wear that winter jacket, instead opting for a lighter jacket. I was in outside my lab, on a cold day wearing that jacket searching for my keys. I put my hand inside one of the pockets, there is a sticky feeling. Damn! Some of the honey had leaked and there was a sticky feeling inside that pocket. I kicked myself for keeping the honey there and took the packs out.
Fast forward a couple of days. Over the weekend I was mainly at home; didn't wear too much to wander around. I decided to head to the university for some work to be done, I put on the shirt, jeans, put my mob in one pocket of the jeans and the wallet in the other... wait a minute.. what's that sticky feeling?
Turns out I'd transferred the honey packs from my jacket pocket to my jeans pocket.
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) (1954)
I was surprised to say the least that one of the Nittians reviewed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa without including Seven Samurai. Mark my words, there can be no bigger mistake than this.
On the other hand, it reminded me to write that review I always wanted to before someone else does. Lucky me.
Seven Samurai, most of us will know as the movie which influenced Sholay. I picked up the DVD at the County Library only because of that.
Hardly 10 minutes into the film, I knew this wasn't an ordinary film - there was a magical touch to the direction and the screenplay. I promptly Wikipedia'ed it - and lo - it features in many Top Ten lists as an all time great. I was really excited. Here was a film worthy of watching and an acclaimed one.
The first half is wonderful - the villagers convincing the samurais, their antics, Toshiro Munife's monkey-acting are so natural. The best of all is Takashi Shimura, the leader of the pack. His performance is par excellence, it flows so well taking the movie along with it.
The second half, like most movies, is slower than the first half. Nevertheless it makes for great viewing; the love story between the young samurai and the boy-like farmer's daughter is subtle; the night-scenes, very difficult to shoot in those days, are awesome. The ending is slightly tragic, like Sholay, and the final scenes with the mounds for the samurai brought tears to my eyes(no, not crocodile tears).
Overall, it is a film I would recommend to any movie buff. I did so to my friends, who reprimanded me for hyping it up - it so happened they got together and didn't progress beyondn the 30 minute mark. They don't have the taste of Shichinin no samurai.
Bottom line: Ultimate classic.
On the other hand, it reminded me to write that review I always wanted to before someone else does. Lucky me.
Seven Samurai, most of us will know as the movie which influenced Sholay. I picked up the DVD at the County Library only because of that.
Hardly 10 minutes into the film, I knew this wasn't an ordinary film - there was a magical touch to the direction and the screenplay. I promptly Wikipedia'ed it - and lo - it features in many Top Ten lists as an all time great. I was really excited. Here was a film worthy of watching and an acclaimed one.
The first half is wonderful - the villagers convincing the samurais, their antics, Toshiro Munife's monkey-acting are so natural. The best of all is Takashi Shimura, the leader of the pack. His performance is par excellence, it flows so well taking the movie along with it.
The second half, like most movies, is slower than the first half. Nevertheless it makes for great viewing; the love story between the young samurai and the boy-like farmer's daughter is subtle; the night-scenes, very difficult to shoot in those days, are awesome. The ending is slightly tragic, like Sholay, and the final scenes with the mounds for the samurai brought tears to my eyes(no, not crocodile tears).
Overall, it is a film I would recommend to any movie buff. I did so to my friends, who reprimanded me for hyping it up - it so happened they got together and didn't progress beyondn the 30 minute mark. They don't have the taste of Shichinin no samurai.
Bottom line: Ultimate classic.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Marr(y)-age
Had gone home durin 3rd year undergraduate college and was doing shopping when I see a person I know I have met before. Happened to be my classmate(business section) from class 11/12.
Me: Hey Neema.. How are you..
She: (taking a few seconds to recognise me) Hi Abhijith
Me: So where are you now(it was college time you see)
She: Eh I'm getting married next week (takes out an invitation and hands it to me) Please don't take it badly that I have to give this to you here, don't forget to come for the marriage. This is my mother,
Me: ?
She: I'm in a little hurry ok.. bye..
And off she went. The combined effect of a short meeting between classmates, an unexpected surprise and a sudden exit didn't play lightly on my mind. I was going to college. She was getting married. Hmmmm.... life is real funny.... I didn't know her that well(you see I wasn't on her original invitational list), so it wasn't that dramatic, but still it has an effect on your mind, that you have to be lucky to have people who want you to achieve rather than settle down once and for all... But for her... society might have been paramount... Life... is unique...
And talking about Ashwin Kanna's marriage, it's being touted as child marriage - that was some fun. He's a tiny guy, can be mistaken for a child, and is getting married when most of us(rest of us in college) are just settling down in our jobs/studies...
Me: Hey Neema.. How are you..
She: (taking a few seconds to recognise me) Hi Abhijith
Me: So where are you now(it was college time you see)
She: Eh I'm getting married next week (takes out an invitation and hands it to me) Please don't take it badly that I have to give this to you here, don't forget to come for the marriage. This is my mother,
Me: ?
She: I'm in a little hurry ok.. bye..
And off she went. The combined effect of a short meeting between classmates, an unexpected surprise and a sudden exit didn't play lightly on my mind. I was going to college. She was getting married. Hmmmm.... life is real funny.... I didn't know her that well(you see I wasn't on her original invitational list), so it wasn't that dramatic, but still it has an effect on your mind, that you have to be lucky to have people who want you to achieve rather than settle down once and for all... But for her... society might have been paramount... Life... is unique...
And talking about Ashwin Kanna's marriage, it's being touted as child marriage - that was some fun. He's a tiny guy, can be mistaken for a child, and is getting married when most of us(rest of us in college) are just settling down in our jobs/studies...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I was enjoying my Sub when..
I was enjoying my Sub when two girls came to the area, chose a secluded spot(the area was already quite empty because it was quite late) and started chatting. Just plain chatting. Facing each other, it seemed one was telling a story and the other was listening. One of them leans inward, indicating that the other had dropped her voice and she was really keen to listen in. The former was fidgeting with her mobile, must have been something of real interest and great detail. Suddenly a flush of memories: tales from around college which you would inch to hear, rumours, discussions, allegations, plots, new 'status' changes, links, sightings... That was some time.. To be frank, I was never in on most of them, getting only 'stale' news most of the time, blame part of it on lack of interest.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
What if Gmail goes paid?
What if Google starts charging for its services? Or for that matter if a Microsoft-Yahoo merger creates just 3 major players in the email/instant messaging/search industry(AOL being the other) leading to a situation most suitable to introduce paid services?
All industries go through the phases of acquisition/mergers/consolidations and then shoring up of prices. In fact, there was a time when online services almost went paid, with even Yahoo towing that line for its mail service, only to back off at the last moment(1998/99/2000 I guess). I remember seeing a newspaper ad announcing that they would still continue to be free to use. The logic was that new mail providers would keep coming up, so charging for mail will drive users to those that offer them free of charge. My friend who had an account with usa.net lost it, because he didn't want to pay for it, now usa.net is a 'professional' paid email service.
But Google was founded for that very cause, so to say - 'Don't be evil'... So it won't make sense if they do start demanding money for everything. I am slightly paranoid having lost my hotmail account once because of inactivity about 10 years back. Those were the days of the dialup and new kiosks. I clearly remember pledging to create one account on all major websites, having lost a few attachments and emails. Today those forwards are still doing the rounds making me feel like an idiot for cringing over the emails then.
As we associate ourselves increasingly to Orkut, Facebook, Myspace(the latter two which I don't use) and services provided by the conglomerates, there is an ever present danger of the unexpected happening. Many are already predicting the downfall of Google.
Whatever happens, I'm just not ready to lose my email account again.
All industries go through the phases of acquisition/mergers/consolidations and then shoring up of prices. In fact, there was a time when online services almost went paid, with even Yahoo towing that line for its mail service, only to back off at the last moment(1998/99/2000 I guess). I remember seeing a newspaper ad announcing that they would still continue to be free to use. The logic was that new mail providers would keep coming up, so charging for mail will drive users to those that offer them free of charge. My friend who had an account with usa.net lost it, because he didn't want to pay for it, now usa.net is a 'professional' paid email service.
But Google was founded for that very cause, so to say - 'Don't be evil'... So it won't make sense if they do start demanding money for everything. I am slightly paranoid having lost my hotmail account once because of inactivity about 10 years back. Those were the days of the dialup and new kiosks. I clearly remember pledging to create one account on all major websites, having lost a few attachments and emails. Today those forwards are still doing the rounds making me feel like an idiot for cringing over the emails then.
As we associate ourselves increasingly to Orkut, Facebook, Myspace(the latter two which I don't use) and services provided by the conglomerates, there is an ever present danger of the unexpected happening. Many are already predicting the downfall of Google.
Whatever happens, I'm just not ready to lose my email account again.
What of your online life when you are no more?
The untimely death of a couple of young bloggers got me thinking again. What will happen to your online social life after you are no more? Many of us are increasingly having multiple accounts on websites, own domains, making our presence felt to people who we know only as an alias.... Suddenly, without notice, if we were incapacitated in some form, who would take charge of them? First things first, hacking into mail accounts will be difficult, do you think it is feasible to contact the web host and convey to them that one of their customers is dead, and that they reveal the passwords? Who would they do it to? Why should they? Will it be any different from a con artist stealing your passwords? Rather than cheap mail passwords, I am mainly concerned about sites which are maintained by a single person or two people, which are tremendous sources of information, mostly blogs, like snopes.com.
The web is a relatively new phenomenon; since we are the second generation to use the web, it will be some time before a norm appears for our online 'assets' to be passed on to our peers/descendants. It looks like we will have to write a will now itself, so that our online life can be shared with whomever we want to. As of now most free websites usually do not pull down inactive accounts, but it is too soon to say that. To think of it, with something like 9 mail accounts and countless numerous other website passes, I will need to put all of it down somewhere so that it will be accessible only when required. But do we again need to reveal our mail contents? What use will it be? Are all these considered assets worthy of some value?
Not to forget the contents of the laptop/cellphones.
On the one hand, it is interesting to watch how protocol will work itself out regarding passwords and stuff; on the other it is scary that it will one day happen to you. The day your peers realise that not only has an online presence died, but also.........
The web is a relatively new phenomenon; since we are the second generation to use the web, it will be some time before a norm appears for our online 'assets' to be passed on to our peers/descendants. It looks like we will have to write a will now itself, so that our online life can be shared with whomever we want to. As of now most free websites usually do not pull down inactive accounts, but it is too soon to say that. To think of it, with something like 9 mail accounts and countless numerous other website passes, I will need to put all of it down somewhere so that it will be accessible only when required. But do we again need to reveal our mail contents? What use will it be? Are all these considered assets worthy of some value?
Not to forget the contents of the laptop/cellphones.
On the one hand, it is interesting to watch how protocol will work itself out regarding passwords and stuff; on the other it is scary that it will one day happen to you. The day your peers realise that not only has an online presence died, but also.........
Friday, April 4, 2008
The case of the missing click-pencil and pen
First to the missing pencil.
It so happens that unlike in college I wear tshirts and jeans, so that means no front pockets and I have to keep my pen and click pencil in my jeans pocket. Hence, every time I sit and cross my legs the pen and pencil are under tremendous stress, which may cause the pencil to penetrate the pocket and make a hole at the 'sharp' end of the pocket.
One fine morning (I happened to leave early) I got ready, put the pen and pencil in my pockets and walked off to college. Halfway through I put my hands into my pocket and find the pencil missing. Conclusion ----> it has fallen through the hole. So I switch the pen to the other pocket and decide to retrace my path to find that pencil. Now that pencil is special because it is a Reynolds side-click thin lead pencil, and though click pencils are available here I didn't want to go shopping for a side-click one. Off I go retracing my steps, crossing the road, right back home. No avail. Assumption---> someone must have kept it for themselves. With a heavy heart I head back to college.
Then I start thinking, if it had passed through a miniscule hole, it had to go down my pants, made its presence felt around my socks and then made a clunk noise when it fell to the ground. Nothing of that sort happened. Guess----> it must be at the bottom of my pants, just above my shoes. And that is where it was. The point is, since these are jeans, they make a closed tight fit around my shoes, so there was no way they would have fallen through. Thank God.
Now for the missing pen. Couple of days later, my pen went missing: I put my hands into my pocket, but the pen isn't there. It wasn't there at the bottom of my pants, I didn't want to go back all the way looking for the damn pen, so I let it go and managed the day with just the pencil. Turns out I had left the pen at home.
It so happens that unlike in college I wear tshirts and jeans, so that means no front pockets and I have to keep my pen and click pencil in my jeans pocket. Hence, every time I sit and cross my legs the pen and pencil are under tremendous stress, which may cause the pencil to penetrate the pocket and make a hole at the 'sharp' end of the pocket.
One fine morning (I happened to leave early) I got ready, put the pen and pencil in my pockets and walked off to college. Halfway through I put my hands into my pocket and find the pencil missing. Conclusion ----> it has fallen through the hole. So I switch the pen to the other pocket and decide to retrace my path to find that pencil. Now that pencil is special because it is a Reynolds side-click thin lead pencil, and though click pencils are available here I didn't want to go shopping for a side-click one. Off I go retracing my steps, crossing the road, right back home. No avail. Assumption---> someone must have kept it for themselves. With a heavy heart I head back to college.
Then I start thinking, if it had passed through a miniscule hole, it had to go down my pants, made its presence felt around my socks and then made a clunk noise when it fell to the ground. Nothing of that sort happened. Guess----> it must be at the bottom of my pants, just above my shoes. And that is where it was. The point is, since these are jeans, they make a closed tight fit around my shoes, so there was no way they would have fallen through. Thank God.
Now for the missing pen. Couple of days later, my pen went missing: I put my hands into my pocket, but the pen isn't there. It wasn't there at the bottom of my pants, I didn't want to go back all the way looking for the damn pen, so I let it go and managed the day with just the pencil. Turns out I had left the pen at home.
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