tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174588762011-07-11T21:35:43.471-07:00Well..this is the start of my musings, a small glimpse into my life, more specifically my name...People are attached to their firsts, be it children, love or car.. And so am I, with this very first post..thats why i haven't added more to this link....Thursday's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636800105121270302noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458876.post-1128456283883122272005-10-04T12:45:00.000-07:002007-01-05T02:18:52.823-08:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'My name is Manikuntala Purkayastha',</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Excuse me?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Come again?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Im sorry but I dint get ur name...?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Manikun..wha???'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Is it ok if i call u Mani?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Is it the only name you've got?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'Okk.. so u r Mani Kuntala?'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'what Kuntala??'</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I shudder to remember the various pronunciations n interpretations n spellings of my 2nd name...so I'll not even go further down tht road...</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If u've ever asked me my name , n after my tellin u, u dint reply as any of the above.. or anything similar to the above.. then im pretty sure u were really not much interested in getting acquainted with me.. coz its not possible tht u got my name absolutely correct the first time i told u. :) </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Something Ive learned in my 22 years of earthly existence...</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Apart frm the 'n' interpretations of my name..... i also get very 'original' puns regardin the syllables ma-ni , off late interpretated as the root of all evil - 'money'. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sentences like ..</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'<em> Freshers shouldnt run after mani....(read money).. bcause mani can be attained later in life'</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">' Mani comes and mani goes'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">' I want mani and fame'</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">' Mani is wht mani does'</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>..............................................................</em>can't remember the rest at this moment.. n trust me.. there are a lot more...hehehhe</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">neway this was sumthing i felt like sharing in my very first blog..:):)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ANy other one liners u can think of.. feel free to tell me..</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hheheh ..</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i dont mind..</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17458876-112845628388312227?l=myriadmoments.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Thursday's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636800105121270302noreply@blogger.com24