tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post3572378660485576713..comments2024-03-25T15:49:59.208+05:30Comments on Preeti Shenoy's blog.: Oh, you're at home only.Preeti Shenoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626823872300694608noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-29653508612954801462011-05-07T12:37:47.230+05:302011-05-07T12:37:47.230+05:30A very nice post...explaining clearly what is happ...A very nice post...explaining clearly what is happening in day today life.I like the way you write in detail(u don't miss any )and you are my inspiration....I have started a blog-<br /> http://mysugarandspiceoflife.blogspot.com/.Please provide your reviews:-)I would be grateful:-)Thanks a lot!Manasvinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408833788163751407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-4242252531188762112011-03-29T00:08:24.382+05:302011-03-29T00:08:24.382+05:30:)):))Vibhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141076711311858202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-16881987165949899182011-03-13T17:07:18.010+05:302011-03-13T17:07:18.010+05:30the Door bell really bothers!! i know it pretty we...the Door bell really bothers!! i know it pretty well as my mom who is lot tired after all house hold chores ..tries to take a nap..some or the other comes and rings the door bell and if she doesnt go on the first ring they will bang the bolt of the iron gates surrounding the apartment...and the IMPATIENCE of our indians is very irritating...it seems in some countries in africa there is no honking at all..IN INDIA on roads u can only hear to the horns...and see the jaldbaazi of every one!! same is the door bell.. U GOTTA ANS AT THE FIRST RING..people dont wait hereAfshan Shaikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254121368798290377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-78102471816122444212011-03-12T17:25:16.027+05:302011-03-12T17:25:16.027+05:30Oo
mail soon :DOo<br />mail soon :DSucheta Tiwarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967049609309174392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-33636893807128534872011-03-12T01:32:27.132+05:302011-03-12T01:32:27.132+05:30Your post is hilarious!
In India, I lived in a h...Your post is hilarious! <br /><br />In India, I lived in a house, so instead of the doorbell, it was the clang of the gate opening, much to the annoyance of my mother. Now I live in the US, so the bells rings as a surprise but only once or twice a year, maybe even less. Friends come after calling ahead of time, their ringing of the bell is neither surprise nor annoyance. <br /><br />Your post brought another interesting thought to my mind - the use of "only" in Indian English to stress the subject. I started noticing this language trait only after coming to the US.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924969545445687925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-88482046683175329452011-03-11T11:34:18.544+05:302011-03-11T11:34:18.544+05:30Hmm, solitude & time of ur own , those i guess...Hmm, solitude & time of ur own , those i guess are the lifelines of an artist. And how, sometimes i take that for granted and dont value it enough..Shubhika Tanejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445044165228177485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-29370768083152481892011-03-11T10:32:14.156+05:302011-03-11T10:32:14.156+05:30Satish: I have no time to reply to your comment ba...Satish: I have no time to reply to your comment baby--doorbell is ringing :D<br /><br />Sheila: please come and live here for a few days..Bet you will want to run back :P<br /><br />Koffeereading:Thanks so much!<br /><br />Ruch: Thanks :)<br />Was just writing a funny post..purely a writing exercise :P :-)<br /><br />Shachi: ok :)<br /><br />Vidya: Thannks so much! I felt good about it too!<br /><br />Divya: Oh yes--it is indeed the taking for granted which irks.<br />Thanks for the compliments :)<br /><br />Ramesh: maadthini saar maadthini :)<br /><br />Sucheta: Had started replying to you here--then thought it would be better if i mailed. :P :) will mail sometime.<br /><br />SK:Thank you thank you!! Indeed it was merely a writing exercise..Glad you got that! Thanks for the other congrats too :) Does mean a lot.<br /><br />Aathira: it was broadcast yesterday..will put up recording/link.<br /><br />Life begins:It used to be like that for me too :)<br /><br />Sushma:Thanks a lot.It was indeed a writing exercise.<br /><br />Life N Spice; see comment above :))<br /><br />Ritu: See comment above :))<br /><br />Merrymusing: give him one kick from me :P :D<br /><br />Asha: thanks :)Preeti Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626823872300694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-41581252608938623642011-03-11T10:15:07.767+05:302011-03-11T10:15:07.767+05:30Suma: :-))))
Hari: I really liked that movie--yes...Suma: :-))))<br /><br />Hari: I really liked that movie--yes Jack Nicholson said it so well :) and love his comment too when that woman in the elevator comes gushing to him to compliment him about his writing.<br /><br />Sweta: They are fortunately not allowed in my complex :)<br /><br />Shilpa:Thanks :)<br /><br />Janes ire: yes--always!<br /><br />Jaanaki: i have given a key to my maid so she wont ring the bell ;-D<br /><br />Gopikaa: I have a doberman trained to attack. :-)))<br /><br />Pratima: Thanks! :-) Hope you go my text before u left from India.<br /><br />Prerna: It aint so bad :P was just satire :P :)<br /><br />Horizon: Thanks :)Preeti Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626823872300694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-37356547468532582062011-03-11T09:07:46.505+05:302011-03-11T09:07:46.505+05:30OH how i relate to this post!
barely had we moved...OH how i relate to this post!<br /><br />barely had we moved in, the doorbell started ringing...after 4 years of living abroad, i had kinda forgotten that doors came with bells :P<br /><br />its either the guard wanting me to join the resident association or the maid wanting to know whether she can get someone to wash my car. and of course once the boys get home its always their friends wanting them to come down and play or someone wants water or...or......you get the picture...<br /><br />i loved the post. chuckling at Satish's comment too...<br /><br />both the times i logged in, the bell prevented me from commenting! :PaMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-18914711829483285862011-03-11T02:34:17.342+05:302011-03-11T02:34:17.342+05:30Makes me think of that dialogue from 'As good ...Makes me think of that dialogue from 'As good as it gets' when they come knocking at Jack Nicholson's door :)<br />"Never interrupt me, okay? Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home, and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body, and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're gonna faint - even then, don't come knocking."Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319075218500496722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-41939553059468091692011-03-10T14:02:48.817+05:302011-03-10T14:02:48.817+05:30Nice post preeti :D
but don't forget the sale&...Nice post preeti :D<br />but don't forget the sale's men who keep coming to sale the most useless stuffs...Swetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052612558619041346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-48444417211501988412011-03-10T11:53:31.981+05:302011-03-10T11:53:31.981+05:30LOL... This is my first comment on ur post... Even...LOL... This is my first comment on ur post... Even I have disconncted the doorbell as my baby will be sleeping... Nicely written...Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311580013578730259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-87949754333056313162011-03-10T11:47:42.083+05:302011-03-10T11:47:42.083+05:30Very funny post...I hate door bell ringers too...c...Very funny post...I hate door bell ringers too...cos as Murphy will have it, it rings just when I have put baby to bed :O)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151921645987232913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-13023236050179972542011-03-10T11:24:11.555+05:302011-03-10T11:24:11.555+05:30good one ! same is the case with my maid.. my room...good one ! same is the case with my maid.. my roommate leaves late to work.. so she comes at 2pm ! and now she 's asking for a copy of key so that she can come whenever she pleases !Jaanaki Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712695215428929871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-76631664754924511882011-03-10T09:40:44.599+05:302011-03-10T09:40:44.599+05:30Hahahah... A hilarious post. Acha preeti, lets pla...Hahahah... A hilarious post. Acha preeti, lets plan to meet some day. ma'am aap gar pe hi ho naah??? ;) :p :)Gopikaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347436787117645405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-52342980588855035752011-03-10T06:11:27.007+05:302011-03-10T06:11:27.007+05:30Nice post...very well expressed Preeti!! I can so ...Nice post...very well expressed Preeti!! I can so totally relate to this as I work from home too! It's like you have poured out the thoughts running behind my mind :) Loved the post!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134871319602864089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-41775515853371238202011-03-10T01:40:02.258+05:302011-03-10T01:40:02.258+05:30I can relate totally...u need to tel people "...I can relate totally...u need to tel people "I work from home"...you will still get derogatory looks, but you'll not be dismissed by a hand-wave. You see, 'working' means earning money to ppl<br /><br />As for other doorbell ringers, tell them u r not at home between this to this time. They will get a clue after a while...<br /><br />These worked for me when I was freelancing fulltime :) (which I am again starting shortly)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766075640378877456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-3320887008084763492011-03-09T23:35:16.980+05:302011-03-09T23:35:16.980+05:30LOL--good read...atleast we got a great read becau...LOL--good read...atleast we got a great read because of your inconvenience.Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221461325562876532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-72988768410319511442011-03-09T22:53:32.789+05:302011-03-09T22:53:32.789+05:30I hate being quoted without my permission. And whe...I hate being quoted without my permission. And when I figure 10th (last on the list) that's even worse. I do not ask you to wait for my couriers. I may ask you other things, I agree. As for the door bell I definitely don't ring it for fear that the puppy will come charging down and nip me in her excitement. Hmmmm Like the Indian Cricket team I need to do something to move up the pecking order. Probably bunk office, stand outside and ring the bell a few times acting like 1 to 8 (maybe 9 too). Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Will behave in future. SatishSatish Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263056523282998375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-33117337800102511692011-03-09T22:31:06.711+05:302011-03-09T22:31:06.711+05:30hilarious post! One thing I really miss living in ...hilarious post! One thing I really miss living in the U.S. is not hearing the door bell ring. Hmmm...I don't think I even know how it sounds...miss India for the friendly and unfriendly string of intruders..sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202210815880483144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-19785624725419011702011-03-09T22:00:26.489+05:302011-03-09T22:00:26.489+05:30Simply and superbly said ! Love it!Simply and superbly said ! Love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-81860874316551015232011-03-09T21:54:18.989+05:302011-03-09T21:54:18.989+05:30Hilarious post but how true ! When you tweeted abo...Hilarious post but how true ! When you tweeted about this I was sort of half expecting this post :)Tall Girl in Japan https://www.blogger.com/profile/14397227521970178132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-69460202872268657362011-03-09T21:29:06.170+05:302011-03-09T21:29:06.170+05:30I can so relate to this after my recent long stay ...I can so relate to this after my recent long stay in India....it used to annoy me a lot coz my hard earned (first break for so long after working for 10 years) time off was usually taken for granted.Shachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008713817905152623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-9691929854527705032011-03-09T21:25:03.175+05:302011-03-09T21:25:03.175+05:30Congrats, Preeti!
Interview on radio indigo!! Can...Congrats, Preeti! <br />Interview on radio indigo!! Can't wait!!Vidyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623641809133411931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36418670.post-44616422965038575652011-03-09T20:26:43.328+05:302011-03-09T20:26:43.328+05:30Oh I so identify with this situation.I have had to...Oh I so identify with this situation.I have had to say a stern NO when some well meaning friends ask--can you babysit our kid as we have to go out,you'll be at home only no?[the babysitting part I like,not the taken for granted attitude].<br /><br />Loved your second book..looking forward to the 3rd :)Divya Kuduahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697500855182293698noreply@blogger.com