Tuesday 30 November 2010

B+

B+


By Dammam Bala



Friends, this is rainy season in Tamil Nadu. It all started with tropical

depression JAL and followed by heavy rain and subsequent floods in the south.

Its our usual complaint that Cauvery is dry due to Karnataka's denial, Mettur

dam could not be opened for irrigation and all. For a change, it was different

news in TV this time. They said people are happy to see the Sun after a week,

especially the road side merchants.



When it comes to clouds, they are often attributed as a metaphor for confusion

or unclear situation. They call as war clouds, a cloud of worries etc. For an

optimist, the cloud is a natural umbrella against scorching sun. It is god

driven `metro water lorry without wheels. His motto is `Be positive' in his

outlook towards all happenings or at least to look into the positive side of

every incidence.



This can be put in short as B+. As usual, I pondered over this B+ and got some

strange connection over words, they entirely change meaning with B+. This is

totally an uncontrolled thought sequence and I thought of penning it down for

your glance.



B1. Most of us keep complaining that whatever we have is less. Say less money,

less resources, less support or mostly in common very less time at our disposal

(as if Hon. Man Mohan Singh or Obama have 48 hours a day as a special grant!) Is

there any way to make this less as more? There is!



Less + B = B + Less = Bless (ing in disguise) !!





B2. Day and night, dawn and dusk, dark and bright, dry and wet, high and low

time we all have. Are you feeling low? Don't worry, you have Vitamin B for your

rescue!



Low + B = B + low = Blow (it over)!!



B3. Remember paper roast? The dosa that is wafer thin and those varieties of

salivating chutneys! Not only to read, but also to eat with the magical additive

B…



Read + B = B + Read = Bread(mummy, mummy modern bread!!)



B4. Is life taking you for a ride on those sinusoidal roller coasters?? Here is

the remedy in B..



Ride + B = B + Ride = Bride (yourself or for you, gender dependent)!!



B5. Well known ring.. the wedding ring.. is it giving suffering to you? No

problem, beat it with B…



Ring + B = B + Ring = Bring (happiness from inside out)!!



B6. Life is a puzzle. Let's solve it meticulously. Look for the missing links

and put the Bead B in its place..



Link + B = B + Link = Blink (ing is a sign of life, right?!)





B7. Life is utter waste.. says a pessimist. Open your mouth and utter any word

and I will kill you using it as a weapon against you, says your boss. Is there

any way to make this utter, a bit better? B complex can help…



Utter + B = B + Utter = Butter (your boss at home at least :-)



B8. Feel you lack something, add B…

Lack+B = B+ Lack = Black (is beautiful, white is waste)



B9. Can't figure out what IT is? Soak it in B..

It + B = B + It = Bit (by bit things will become clear!)



B10. Ever feel ill? It is to B or not to B situation?

Ill + B = B + ill = Bill (doctor's bill as well as US $ bill.. equally

expensive)



Some more…



B11. And + B = B + And = Band( listen or face the music)

B12. At + B = B + At = Bat (man or Batsman, the choice is yours

B13. Estimate + B = B + Estimate = Bestimate (a new English word coined by me

:-)



Finally,

B14. Alas, we never say in any situation, since the equation goes as

Alas + B = B + Alas = Bala's



My spate of discoveries and inventions on B+ end here (temporarily at least!)