Why I hate abbreviated SMS's

SMS - Short Message Service (SMS) is a communication service standardized in the GSM mobile communication system, using standardized communications protocols allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. Like all complicated definitions for the simplest, "take- it- for- granted" things in life, Wikipedia baffles me with this complicated definition for every youth's birthright - SMS. Well, now that I've got the satisfaction of atleast knowing the "definition" (*duh!*) , I'll get into what really drives me crazy when it comes to an "abbreviated SMS lingo". Let me cite my frustration with an example.
SMS-er 1 : Hi
SMS-er 2 : Hi!
SMS-er 1 : Wassup?
SMS-er 2: Ntn ...
SMS-er 1 : Huh! Ok ttyl
SMS-er 2: k...





SMS-er 3 : hey you know what! You'll go crazy if I tell you this.. I 've got an admit in "!@!#!$%%%#@%" [ Translated as an "A" Grade University] with assistantship...!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) [ Author's note : The poor soul would have flooded the msg with 10 smilies expecting something more than a mere "monosyllable" from a close buddy - SMSer-4 and here's what she gets]

SMS-er 4 : K...


With the help of the SMS-er's 1,2,3,4 I guess I have made my point. These are conversations which have happened in everyone's life.. But why do I find it hard to digest ? Wait a minute...! I guess I din't complete the picture.. The frustration about the above messages is not about the insensitive feeling of SMS-er 4 nor the aloofness of SMS-er 2 ! It's got more to do with the phenomenal reason for this post - The Abbreviated SMS's. Particularly from SMS-er 4 . The K followed by three dots - meant to represent Okay. Well..as a lover of the language, I wish the SMS-er had spent some time for adding an O, cutting short on the dots ! ! To get it straight, OK is itself a short form, an SMS lingo for Okay... But the abbreviation for this lingo which already is a short form drives me nuts. Thou shalst argue that that's what SMS's are for...To make communication simple and faster. But my plight is that sometimes the "K" sounds ruder than it was meant to be... It is quite understandable that the SMS-er is in a wreck with no time for typing long replies. Still, if there was time to type in three dots in a row, then there should've been time for an "O" ... Even more funnier is the ones who reply with "OK k"... These are the ones who have mixed feelings about this entire "lingo" scenario. Poor ones they are..They can't pick between the two and hence end up making the reply a combination of both the forms of OKAY... :) A ratiocinated person would think "OKAY" alone would've conveyed the message ... :) Well...that's all I got to say about the secondary abbreviations which might not be of grave importance in comparison to the other gruesome things which rule the world... But to reach the big ones, you got to start from the small ones..My plight is one such... :) I'm trying to make this world a better place by starting at something which is of least importance or even worse not even acknowledged by any... Now..I know your laughing or "rotfl" ...Hahaha ...wipe that smile off your face and leave a comment! :) :) :)

The very bored and scared of getting into "writer's block" Sowmya signs off now..
Adieu!
TTYL ;) :) :) ;) :p

Note : For those divine beings who couldn't catch up with TTYL ...its the "abbreviation" for "talk to you later" ... ! :) :) :) :)

Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits...The rebels....The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.

They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They invent...They imagine...They heal.
They explore...They create...They inspire.

They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.
( And I say - Hear! Hear! ;) )

- "Think Different" , Apple Computers

Juno scores 10 on 10

The very first time I heard the name "Juno" , I thought it sounded very unique. It was Dominica who suggested  this movie. I have this habbit of asking people to shut up when they start discussing a movie I haven't seen. Just my way of preventing them from blurting out the "entire story in 4 lines"... Hence I was thrusted with just a gist of the movie. The story revolves around a teenager who gets pregnant and its all about how she faces it. The moment I heard this, I labelled it a "must-watch" movie. I wasn't surprised when Domi told me that this movie has won the Academy award for Best original screenplay in '07 and has earned three Oscar nominations. Expecting a very serious and emotionally challenging movie in store, I settled down with a cup of coffee, propped comfortably on a cushion. The title soundtrack was really different and it somehow seemed to challenge my thoughts of the movie to be an emotional roller-coaster. Sixteen year old Juno discovers that she is pregnant with a child fathered by her friend and admirer Paulie Bleeker. She decides to confess to her parents about her unplanned pregnancy. Unlike "our movies", her parents take it well and agree to her decision of giving the child for adoption. The best thing about the movie is that "it proved me wrong" all the way till the end. It was unexpectedly funny and it had a feeling of wry humour which I thoroughly enjoyed. The dialogues were amazing. Every character had its own "punch" . The movie dealt with complicated things like Pregnancy and Abortion in the most sophisticated way possible, like it was "child's play"! The scene where Juno tries approaching an abortion centre where she meets one of her classmates holding placards against abortion was touching. Juno then decides to find a decent couple for her child. Aided by her friend, Leah, she finds an advertisement in "Pennysaver" where she comes to know of one such decent couple - Mark and Vanessa. Another brilliantly shot scene in the movie is the one at the mall where Vanessa experiences or rather  feels the baby in Juno's womb. It again came as a surprise to me that everyone around were good people. There was not a hint of "villainism", "emotional mockery" or anything which happens in any other "sentiment" portraying movie. All the roles had their say, well characterised with extremely witty lines. Juno has a stepmom, she is pregnant, goes to school covering her "planet" (that's how she calls it) with a normal T-shirt, looking extremely odd and out of place. But this package didn't have the "step-mom cruelty", the "peer pressure", "raw comments" or anything that would bring your eyebrows together. That is something I had to appreciate in the movie. It was portrayed in the best of spirits and it felt more like a happy go-lucky sort of movie to me. No raw sentiments or emotional rigmarole and somehow, even if I accepted defeat in the end, it gave me the satisfaction of having spent my time on a good movie. Paulie Bleeker makes you wonder how he had the guts to actually do it. Well, from the looks of him in the movie, he is portayed as a shy person who romances with his books and goes running every morning wearing a skimpy outfit. He is so kiddish and contrasts Juno's bold feminist character. The chemistry they shared (did they?) was a real point blank statement complementing the line "L o v e simply is ..." On the whole, though I saw it pretty late, I'm glad I saw it atleast now. It does leave an impact on you - good one or bad one is left to your judgement but you better watch it. It's worth the risk...Trust me ! :)