Nothing gets you up and awake like the sweet sound of mosquitoes buzzing in your ear, or a bone chilling draft that even a thousand blankets couldn't stop. The process is so simple yet so lethal. A machine so simple, its a breeze!

Want to wake your kids? Want to trouble your siblings? Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you - The Blades of Perpetual Awakeness!

How it Works

Try it out TODAY!

Did it work? Did you wake up your blissfully sleeping sibling/child? Did you like this comic? Why not turn up the love and share?

Also, if you have nothing better to do check out my previous comics - Dogs and Cars , Prescription Writing 101

Ever wondered why dogs pee on cars?

Maybe this could be an answer...

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And I feel superheroes are victims of such situations too...

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]]> http://wewake.net/blog/2011/10/01/telekinesis-man/feed/ 6 http://wewake.net/blog/2011/09/16/remotes-and-mice/ http://wewake.net/blog/2011/09/16/remotes-and-mice/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:24:33 +0000 Wewake http://wewake.net/blog/?p=535 Common interface/input devices such as the remote take the brunt of our frustrations if things don't work. The pressure on a button is directly proportional to the importance of an event (such as a big name match in the EPL) and multiplied by the lack of battery power.

Add the computer mouse to this list.

My list has gone beyond remotes and mice to include PS2 controllers - especially when I play FIFA 10. Bastard Ronaldo running all over the place, making light of my defending abilities, tackle after tackle does nothing and he goes on to score! Many controllers have perished due to Ronaldo, and one of these days I am planning to sue FIFA 10, and Ronaldo for being too good.

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Also, if you missed the last week's post, you can go and visit it by clicking on this - Party Invitation

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This might happen more often than we think...

Enjoy the comic!

As always, if you liked this comic feel free to share it. I mean just take it and post it anywhere and everywhere you want to. If you really really liked it, you can always take a printout and post it on walls, telephone poles or make a t-shirt out of it.

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This is not relevant to the comic below. Enjoy!

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The unreliable nature of traffic in Pune has led to many high pressure situations (for instance a 30 minute drive once lasted an hour and a half). Such situations, coupled with my preference to drink a lot of water and car AC, often leaves me squirming in my seat. Public toilets are non-existent (and the ones that are, cannot be entered without a bio-hazard suit).

The next time you see a large guy peeing by the side of the road, its probably me.

I have made many presentations and have been a trainer too. I always try to bring humor to my presentations (if I can't use humor I go with shock and awe. Shock the audience with a revelation and then get an awe. If you get an awww, you might be in a Hello Kitty convention). An example:

This was a standard opening line when I trained my colleagues in the use of Microsoft PowerPoint. A lame play at words, but it still makes me chuckle. The trick is to make a memorable presentation - and laughter is a good way to go.

Have you cracked a joke at the start of your presentation? If yes, what was the joke?

If no, what would you like to say (something funny) at the start of a presentation?

Do comment.

Welcome to Festivities - the world's only F2F (festival to festival) magazine that brings you all the insights, news and trends. This week on Festivites, we have an exclusive interview with Santa Claus - the driving force behind Christmas Inc.

Festivities (F): Hello, Mr. Claus (SC) and thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us.

SC: Please call me Santa.

F: Very well. So Santa, tell us how does Christmas really work?

SC: Well, I don't want to get into the religious aspect of Christmas, but what I will get into is the moral aspects of it. Christmas encourages people to be good. And good behaviour is rewarded.

F: So good deeds get rewarded?

SC: Well, you are over simplyfing it. But, yes good people get presents from me and bad people get coal. Now, since coal is expensive, we have decided to give people on the naughty list a CD featuring songs by Himesh Reshammiya.

F: (gasp) Isn't that a bit too harsh?

SC: Well, yes. But we do need to drive a point across.

F: How does the logistics of Christmas work?

SC: Before I get into logistics, let me give you a brief outline on how we are structured. Considering we are operate in multi-national chimneys (MNC), we are increasingly operating on a 'Globalocal' model. The flagship brand still remains Christmas...

F: ...and you as brand ambassador?

SC: Yes. However, we have started creating localized identities in various parts of the world. Like Saint Nicholas, Kris Kingle, Father Christmas, etc. We basically developed a mother brand that supports a variety of sub-brands that address every possible demography, region and language.

F: So, would I be right in assuming that the logistics are tough to manage?

SC: Well, yes. We have had our production issues. However, since Jessica (Santa's wife) came on board as CTO (Cheif Toy Organizer) we have had fewer issues.

F: What about the overall environment in the North Pole?

SC: Yes, that has been a problem. Before Jessica joined us, the Christmas experience was undertaken entirely in the North Pole. However, considering there is not much to do except during season, we started having labour problems. Elves were getting high and emulating stunts from ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Strangely, they were copying ‘Gimli the dwarf’. So we had a period where our entire workforce used to sport beards and axes.

F: And also the North Pole shrinking.

SC: And the North Pole shrinking. When Jessica came on board, she suggested taking a hard look at our operations. We found that given the labour problems and the North Pole shrinking on account of global warming; it would be wise for us to outsource our operations. And we did.

F: So where have you outsourced?

SC: We have outsourced manufacturing of toys to China and support functions to India.

F: How is that working for you?

SC: Well with all outsourcing ventures, we did have our problems. Like one Christmas we had delivery issues and confusion at the vendor’s end. We got a shipload of babies and the Stork ended up with toy trains. Fortunately, the Stork and Christmas Inc. have been on good terms and we just exchanged lists. But, yes it has been a learning process for us and we feel more confident about outsourcing.

F: Where is Christmas Inc. headed in the coming years?

SC: Well we are looking at new markets, and India is at the top of our list. We feel it has strong potential and potency to embrace Christmas. We have started pushing it through a few partnerships in India. But, we have to still explore the market and understand it better to truly enter it in a big way.

F: What do you think are the biggest challenges while entering the Indian market?

SC: Well the biggest and most obvious is the lack of chimneys. We are still evaluating various mechanisms that will allow us to get as many people interested in the Christmas spirit. For example, we have established one mechanism which is getting our representatives interacting with people in malls, hotels, parties, etc.

F: Do you think the concept of ‘good list’ and ‘naughty list’ will spread in India? I mean if you look at any newspaper all you see are scams, corrupt politicians and generally bad people. How would you address this?

SC: Well, I will be honest with you. We had a major problem with our list management. When we outsourced our support functions to India, we had some problems with our vendor. There were some complex algorithms that needed to be built. These algorithms determine who is ‘good’ and who is ‘naughty’. For a few people, there were overwhelming scores on the BC parameters. Thus, the system went into an infinite loop and instead of punishing them, rewarded them.

F: May I ask who these people were?

SC: Well there are a lot, and we are rectifying the list by taking corrective steps. But it will take time. Typically this list consists of politicians, businessmen and a few governments. But we need to thank Kalmadi and his siphoning of the ‘Common Man’s Wealth’ that helped us spot the error in the first place. Since then we have sacked the vendor – who we suspect might have intentionally put the error and used it as a loophole to bypass our list algorithms.

F: Who was the vendor?

SC: (wry smile) Satyam.

F: Explains a lot…