koto robi jolere, keba ankhi melere.

koto robi jolere, keba ankhi melere.

Ok, it was in Bangla, if you are curious to know what it meant, just ask! If you know Banlgla but still don't know what it means, you may ask, too, for we don't use that kind of Bangla in our everyday convesation.

All right, so I had my first Sunday off from work all summer. You would think that I would be delited to have some me, myself and I time. The problem is, I am extremely lethargic when I dont have work or school to keep me busy and when I just dont feel like hanging out with friends, I can't get my lazy butt off the lovely couch, which is situated about 10 feet away from a SONY VEGA TV. It's a big TV with cable, DVDs and stuff with remote controllers THAT WORK.

For good and bad reasons, I am wasting my time looking at the TV and yet not really paying attention. And I am watching the stuff that you get to watch even without cable, like Friends and Everybody loves Raymond re-runs. I don't know if any of you like Raymond, but this sitcom is extremely hilarious. This reminds me of all the Bangladeshi mothers-in-law that are NEVER happy with their daughters-in-law's cooking. Also the fact that these mothers-in-law always think "she ain't good enough for my son," or "she ain't taking care of my beloved son as much as she is supposed to." This is just hilarious. umm... why are men in every culture so cared for?

Oh oh oh... here is a part from a real life conversation between person A (the older cousin), person B (the younger cousin), person C (auntie 1) , and person D (auntie 2).

C: You are wearing a nice shalwar kameez (Indian/Bangladeshi outfit) (directing to A )
D: Her kameez is even prettier... (directing to B)
B: Thanks...(smile)
C: (directing to B) you should let her (meaning A) wear prettier dresses. Once she is married then you can look as pretty as you want.
D: Yeah, she needs to look prettier until she gets married.


So, if anyone is reading and somewhat familiar with the cultural crap of Bangladesh (when it gets down dealing with girls/women): do you see any problem with what the lady is saying to the girls? I found it EXTREMELY offensive. But, it makes me laugh to think that how women disrespect other women. If you don't see what the problem is in the conversation, leave a comment for further elaboration. Boy, don't I just love to watch these aunties trying to make random matchmaking and once you are married they want you to join their league in dissing their poor husbands! tsk tsk... but, it's funny.

All right, I need to get back to That 70's Show: one of my favorite sitcoms.