The phone-person in me is a changed creature since my sabbatical from work and studies. I answer calls, press the call button more often, give missed calls, check my inbox, send replies (when it's not a forward) and so on. My friends are pleasantly shocked and terribly surprised at this turn of events. One of them is so excited that I returned her missed-call, a month after it was sent (quite soon, by my standards), that she keeps sending me these messages about life, love, truth etc. I enjoy jokes but philosophical ones, that too….I am clueless about her hidden agenda behind sending me scary messages that begin with CAPS, like:
FACT OF LIFE
Life sometimes becomes so selfish that it wants everything.
And while trying for everything we miss something that is worth everything.
The first three words ought to be accompanied by thunderbolt. I was woken by the message alert at about 7.30 in the morning while I was sleeping peacefully. All I wanted was to sleep and thanks to this something-everything message, I lost everything.
Now, here’s another gem
REALITY OF LIFE
Each of us will forget everyone when we have someone with us
&
Each of us will remember everyone when we have no one with us
Seriously, what is she trying to tell me? May be I should just forget both everyone and no one.
and another…
CUTE TRUTH
The person who tries to keep everyone happy and always cares for everyone is always the loneliest person….strange but true!!!!
True. It is definitely strange…but TRUE???? Anyone care to tell me how it even qualifies to be cute let alone being the TRUTH?
yet another one...
LESSON FOR LIFE
Never be like the hand that crushes the flower…but be like the crushed flower which leaves fragrance in the hand that crushed it!
Yeah right. Just the kind of message that motivates you to crush the phone.
Come to think of it, you have to put up with all this plus the annoying service messages!
Sardars are history. Tintumon is passé. Duttumon, Dundumol and Sasimon and some other Mols and Mons are swiftly finding their way into inboxes. I love Tintumon jokes. Rather, loved. Unlike sardar jokes where humor lies in the sardar’s stupidity, Tintumon is known for his smartness and spontaneity. That bindaas LKG chap even has a website! But of late, Tintumon jokes make me want to throw up. Firstly, there’s an overdose, secondly, imagine the UKG boy (of course, he’s promoted now) having illicit affairs, getting his LKG girlfriend pregnant and stuff? And that’s supposed to be funny.
I really want a chance to get back at my loyal friend who never fails to send a message every five minutes. Some one please tell me about the best ‘free sms’ package offers. I am definitely not wasting money on this! Before my classes commence, I want to chun chun ke reply to her mind-boggling truths and facts about life, Dharam paaji style.
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I have dropped my mobile a few times trying to check the message when it beeps at all the wrong times! Then I have felt like thrashing it on the floor, when I read such Gyaan. Nicey Nicey post.
At last someone spoke my mind...aaah
I hate forwarded msgs. Nowadays with no offence to the sender, i recieve and instantly delete those msgs :D
It really pisses me off -_-
nice post =]
Mind boggling you are right some of those sms's are. And especially like a few you mentioned which one reads and goes 'what did I do?'
One seriously starts thinking that this person is trying to say something to me..
More annoying are those sardar jokes messages. The philosophical ones I delete without even opening. But when I see "Ek baar ek sardar..." line I just have to read the SMS. But when I do, I regret my decision. Great post!
haha..lol!
nice :)
Loved it man...I doesnt even think twice on the 'wise' smses
I just love the jokes. The sardars are on a wane and Tintumon rocksss...but sadly my non mallu friends cant enjoy them
i have a sim which gives me free local smses after the first two
i recharged to get 4400 local and nationa free every month. and i send smses like mad.
And I piss off my poor frnds by sending 8 smses per day!!!
Great post. Yes, not only smses but I get so many of these 'facts of life' in my inbox. Really bugging! I am game for jokes any time. There are online sites, do a google search which allow you to send free smses. There are other places where you have to buy bulk smses at really low rates like 3 paise per sms or something. Again, google it.
Earlier, it was Nambuthiri jokes, then it became Sardarji jokes...but Tintumon is totally a creation of cell phone world. Nambuthiri jokes could not make it to the mobile world..
How come I don't know about Tintumon jokes? :\ Waitt, they're not in English, right? :D
And yes, those highly philosophical shit wants me to kill the people who fwd them :|
Funny read :-)
Love sardarji and tintumon jokes, but some turn out to be disgusting enough to spoil the time.
The "Shocking truth of life" kind of SMS - stupid to become the flower to be crushed; I don't think the fragrance will stay in those hands rather than the pungent smell of the sap inside!!
And!! Yeah there are sms packs unlimited for a month which I am subscribed (Aircel)
hi hi :-D
I guess Veena< sometimes the messages are really annoying but when you wait for "the message" everyday its worth every alert :))
lol!!
I know exactly how it feels..the free sms packages are the real culprits behind these gyaani messengers!! but you know, there are these CID smses which I simply adore :P they are so funny in a silly way :D
I can tolerate an old santa banta
PJ... but gyan...!!! sometimes it goes overboard :P
I am somehow not a fan of fwds and messages as these. Whats the motive behind it? Dont check them, just delete. It will stop after few days :-)
You will not beleive it but this menance of messages , I thought people would get discouraged sending them abroad.. to me .. But i get them all the time ..
and especially the ones which are like send this to 10 you will have luck else you wont.. Thats like playing with emotions :)
On my contract i get Unlimited txt messages I hardly use them, I Prefer to ring the person then sms..
Wonderful post. I often get games site sms and ample of emails which I never ever open as they may be spam. I love jokes specially santa banta. I liked your post and enjoyed very much.
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Thank God in this country these messages do not annoy
God what mind twisting messages you get!!
ROFL. Loved how you lost sleep bcoz of something everything message.
Dear, I missed the post altogether and so late. With the present timings, eyes are open but most of things don't register. It's too hectic.
Most of my friends are in their forties so i guess that's the reason i am unaware of such 'message-marathon'(missing all the fun)...the only weird message i got recently was "i really like many girls in your facebook friend list,please help me find one beautiful and sincere girl friend ".
hmmmmm....
Jyothi
I am relieved it happens to everyone!
Pixie
I ought to do that too....
budh.aah
Seriously, right?
The Double Inverted Commas
That's true. Some day I am going to murder Santa, Banta, Sardar and Tintumon!
AS
Glad it brought some laughs, though the messages almost killed me! ;)
Jon
My sympathies to your poor friends! ;)
Rachna
Yes, I am going to google it right away! :)
Tomz
Thank God for that! :D
Ananya
Yes, Tintumon is a creation by Malayalis around the world.
Kiran
Oh, so you are somewhat like my friend, forwarder! :p I hope your messages are not annoying :)
Sana
Huh? Kis 'the message' ke baare me bola ja raha hain? ;)
Neha
CID messages? I thought we had a overdose of them on Sony TV :p
Rajlakshmi
Yes, gyaan msgs are a total NO-NO!
Insignia
I am just doing that. But it doesn't seem to discourage my friends who are after my life!
Bikramjit
Ringing is anytime better than bakwaas gyaan. Somehow people don't say much nonsense when they are talking on the phone.
Babli
Thank you. Have posted comments on your post :)
Pesto Sauce
I envy you. I am turning green like your profile pic.
Sujata
You have no idea....
The Holy Lama
What's happening at your end lama? Everything ok at office?
Kavita
U r definitely not missing the fun. I bet you are one of those lucky ones! ;) But the message you mentioned, ahem...;)
I totally missed this post of yours until The Holy Lama casually mentioned it, today.
Enjoyed reading it. Totally understand how 'annoyed' you must have felt. Thank God there's a 'delete' button for such senseless something-everything-nothing 'gyan'.
When's our next reunion?
Probably the pearls of wisdom is found in msgs more than in books. And how! :P
I can so relate to this. Very irritating no? Definitely menace.
Sample this: "Loving a girl is hugging a cactus plant. The more you hug the more it pains."
Somebody save me please. :(
RGB
Hopefully, next weekend....:)
Karthik
How about sticking a cactus plant up the throat of the person who came up with this gem?
aiyo these forwards are nightmarish. find a good rate plan and start counter gyaan sms-athon. should be fun muhhahah..
and what about those messages which read, "send this to 20 people and see how your life changes" pppfftt..
loved this one...even i hate those annoying forwards...with claims of promises of true friendship from a person whom you met oly yesterday...o.0 !!! i delete them b4 even reading them!!
yeah; even i used to love T-Mon jokes. but not any more.
Here is one of my favs:
Teacher - Who killed the rat? Rewrite the same question using the word 'by'.
Tintu - By the by, who killed the rat?
Have a great day! :)
Sounds like a nice place, and I like the way you describe your teachers, especially the young one. I wish you good luck in school.
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