Whistleblower

Whistleblower's musings... Then some trivia. Write to me at ranjanyumnam@gmail.com

Tuesday, June 08, 2004


There is a narcissist dwelling inside everyone who wants to be a cut above the rest. He craves to be appreciated, admired and if his ego is not fed, he feels unwanted, frustrated and worthless. That's why people go to expensive restaurants even if the food served there are as good (or horrible) as the homemade food of your mom or wife; that's why people waste a fortune on their marriage ceremony; that's why you splurge on that cellphone accessory that you can do without; that's why people upgrade thier cars everytime new models hit the road and so on. All these seem pointless. If you consider a human being's basic needs, they are very limited. For a man to live decently, he requires only 3 things: shelter, food, clothes; maybe in the modern days, you might add a vehicle, a phone and a computer.

Nope, I haven't forgot to tell you how important are one's physical looks to his sense of pride, and to some people that is the most crucial aspect of thier existence. An appearace freak can go to any length to look chic and sexy -- buy pricey designer clothes, get a tattoo done on the most happening part of her anatomy, dye her hair blue, expose her cleavage, pierce her navel, go for liposuction to lose weight, and what not. The latest trend on the beauty block is cosmetic surgery, and if you thought breast implant was the only miracle, think again. Name your problem part, there's just a perfect solution to bring it to glory and admiration, to kill your peers with envy.

But after you have gone the whole hog to acquire that killer look, how will you know that you are hot in the eyes of the people, preferably those belonging to opposite sex. No problem, no worries. Just visit this site www.hotornot.com, upload your most seductive photograph and wait.......Bingo, you will be rated by the world on a scale of 10 depending on how hot you look! This is a win-win thing; you don't have to meet the actual people (which can be quite embarassing) and you can obtain a few more brownie points by manipulating your pic (if you are really desperate to get a higher rating). But if you still get a lowly 2 point, just blame your photograph and take heart. Remember how beautiful you are as a person in flesh and blood. If not hot, you can still be a cool dude. All the best.