A Glimpse@Dibrugarh

A small little City,
In some corner,
Trim and proper.

City of Tea Gardens,
Wherever you go,
The aroma follows.

Land of Brahmaputra,
Mighty and fierce,
Always flowing with pride.

Earth is wet,
Thanks to Rain God,
Totally unpredictable.

Always connected,
Via various modes,
Can never get lost.

Community of all,
Co-exist in harmony,
Inspite all chaos.

Gurukul or University,
Abundance of Knowledge,
Still to be explored.

Lots to prove,
But not far behind,
With plenty to look AHEAD.

Comparisons@Moon

We say "Chanda Mama" and at the same time we sing "Chand sa roshan chehra..." haven't ever understood the funda behind this...wondering!!! Hmmmm

News@Life Partners

Past few months have been all about people (especially friends) coming together…… coming together as life partners….soul mates…. Finally deciding to be one…. Some waited for family approvals and few for something else…. But things as of now progressing on a happy note… good to hear such news every now and then…. They are shocking at times…. totally unexpected…some obvious and some already known. Overall, good and pleasant surprises… hmmmm and some really need to hurry up and find their partners...as age is no more on their side...hehehehe

P.S.: Next year is going to be the year of engagements….AR and I will keep clapping………hhehehehe

We@Selfish

Selfish is an extremely difficult word to interpret…. It totally depends on an Individual….or how you perceive it…

Is it the situation that makes people selfish or is it forceful or it’s by choice...?

What is the adjective selfish is it about:-

- Totally getting blinded in order to achieve one’s desires.

- Is it that we neglect others for our own benefits?

- Just respecting one’s own wishes and ignoring the others’.

- Taking help from others and then forgetting it.

- Be chooooo…sweet when you need help…..

- Always being nice to people so that you can get help when in need, is this selfishness….or you deserve it.

- Why help somebody? So that you can expect help in turn…is this selfishness?

- What do you do, when you are in a tight spot, act selfish or think about the one on the other side.

- To do things in the manner, those suit you the best…and overlook others. But what’s harm in getting things your way….. Is this selfishness…?

- You like being with someone, for your emotional needs….isn’t that selfish….

- What’s the harm being selfish to achieve what you dreamt of, what you craved for the most?

- Isn’t it insecurity of something that makes you selfish…

So much of contradictions….so many conflicting thoughts...so many connotations…..

Till what extent can you call, “it’s a selfish act…?” What’s the degree of selfishness?

How does one create a border line…. There is a very thin line…..though some acts are obvious but some very difficult to decide… can some be called conditional….???

I think the above all is very confusing, still wondering how to define THE ADJECTIVE.

Thought@Day

Fastest@Restaurant

Yesterday, after we decided to go for dinner very late in the night, around 10.35 pm, we were very doubtful of getting any place that would serve us at this time…. But we still decided to go out and give it a try…. We went to a place called KUND…. But the waiting was too much, we still waited for sometime, finally gave up. Decided to go home as we were sure we won’t get food any where at this moment… On the way back home, we came across the restaurant called VILLAGE and decided to give another try as we were totally not in a mood to eat at home….

We went up and asked the manager if it was still open…. It was almost 11, the closing time for all the community places in Bangalore (its sad …….). The manager was not sure that if they could allow us and then he said you people have to leave by 11.15. I was like “dinner in 15 mins”…. The manager asked us to order fast and eat even faster… and we replied with “you have to serve fast”… They were like No Problem.

We went and set….and in 25 minutes we were through with the dinner……with ordering, eating and paying…….the fastest meal in a restaurant I ever had…… yuuuuummmmm...

Review@Aaja Nachle

Return of the Queen of Bollywood…..The hype, the aura behind it has been just remarkable. Any TV channel you surf, any newspaper you read, radio stations, websites…all chanting about The Million Dollar Smile Diva….of the Indian Film Industry. Her come back to the Hindi cinema almost after 7 years……has taken the Indian citizens by storm…. Everyone, movie lovers across almost all age groups have been waiting for her return to cinema, like never before….

And after I saw the movie, I can say she didn’t let down anyone…. She looked outstandingly gorgeous as ever except few places where you could make out her wrinkles…. And her daaaancing was just better than ever before…. The thing that was really weird was when she gets the sets; daaaancers and everything arranged in a day’s time….for her comeback show at Shamli….

The movie is a typical, happy go lucky type…. Every bad thing is followed by a good thing…. Following the philosophy of life….. Though the plot is very predictable but the innocence in the movie made it nice….all the characters looked very natural…..though everyones’ full potential was not explored.

The Dance was amazing in the movie…. The end performance was just brilliant..... The theatre look that they have portrayed is really nice…..

Overall the movie is pleasant and worth watching……..

P.S.: And coincidently I went with a friend whose name was Shamli too….. hhehehe

Diwali@Bangalore

One more Diwali for me away from Home…….nothing new for me now…..had been Home only for 3-4 Diwalis in last 9 years……so its ok….but still fail not to miss Home….I am sure anyone will miss home on this festive occasion.

This is my 1^st Diwali in South India…..so wished people in South India style…on 8^th itself….as it’s celebrated here on this day…Unlike rest of the country….The enthusiasm in local crowd is no where close to the crowd in the rest of the country….and it’s very understandable as it’s not the foremost festival down here….

On the day of Dhanteras we had a small gathering in the office….. I and Ms. NS were late to reach as we were not really excited about it but after reaching there, we realized it was more or less over….people were exchanging diyas and wishing each other Happy Diwali. There was an anchor hosting the function, she announced best dressed people ….It was funny but ok….Sweets was served….and gifts distributed…we ended up getting two candles with company’s Logo on it…hehehe….

As I was bored….and missing being with family…..I decided to go to Mr. PM’s place to do some timepass…. distract myself from the feeling of nostalgia once again….. And thank God I went there….Had a good time…. With Mr. PM, Mr. NR (PM’s friend), Ms. NS…… did Puja, had really good home food and loads of sweets (But still impossible for me to put on a little weight) hmmm…… We all went out for some masti, to get a feel of the festive aura around……. Disappointingly….hardly anything was festive….. But as soon as we reached Brigade Road…..I was happy to see the entire street lit up with lights….looked really nice, finally somewhere someone is enthusiastic!!! Cheers

On Thursday we decided to celebrate Diwali@home, South Indian Style…hehehe and also Ms. PP was leaving on Friday for home….so decided to lit up the balconies of our flat with lights, diyas and candles….went shopping for crackers and sweets also….. Lights were put up by Ms. PP and Mr. AD on Thursday itself…. We all lit the balconies, it was great fun……for a moment felt like home but very next second was like “I wish I was home”….. Over all it was good fun………we had sweets, loads of them. Thanks to Mr. AD and Ms. PP….I had a nice time…..After that went to Jalsa for dinner with friends, a very good place……worth going and then were off to CCD for a sip of coffee…. The evening went quite fine….only disappointment was Sachin getting out on 99 and Team India losing the match….

Friday, the Official Diwali Day except in the south part of the country… Had office but had already decided to bunk so got up late….. Had no plans for the day… No one to look forward to have a nice time as Ms. PP had already left for home in the morning and Mr. AD had plans to go to his relatives…. With me no where to go, decided to do nothing….. In the afternoon had a bath, and then wore a Kurta and my new watch to give myself a feel of the traditions…. Try to feel something…..hmmm. Then had lunch and decided to sleep again……

Got up …..Not at all excited about the evening…. Lit some candles as a formality….to feel nice again….but no sparkle …. Then wanted to recharge my phone to wish people back home, but had no money…..so stepped out of the home for the 1^st time in the day. On my way to ATM called up Mr. SS and decided to go to Garuda Mall, do some time pass and feel nice…. Reached to see almost everything was shutting down as it was Diwali, roamed around the place….just couldn’t decide what to do…..roam like lukkhas…. Had dinner at food court…and came back home….. Then watched TV and surfed net……. The bottom line is that had a very dull and boring Day….A Day not really worth remembering……

Dinner@Jalsa

Yesterday we went to a place called JALSA for dinner……on Outer Ring Road in Bangalore…..

We had planned to go somewhere else….but thanks to PP we got a chance to try a new place….

Saw the place from outside and we all were like should we go back……It looked quite a place from outside…..must be a 5 star restaurant???…… The thought that struck us was why they don’t put up menu card right on the entrance so that we don’t get embarrassed. You know what I mean…. Hehehee

But we all decided to go in and give it a try…and if it was too expensive we will revert back to our original plans….

And as soon as we entered….. “The Ambience”….F***…..we were like “Bus hogaya aaj to, Lag gaya aacha khasa chuna…..” We were guided to the place of dinning…before we could think. So we decided to check the menu card before taking any decision.

And to our surprise……it was not bad.

The thing that has to be discussed is about the Ambience of the Restaurant… leaving everything aside…... A treat for your eyes.

The place has been set in Mughal Era it seems…. I think I don’t need to describe, pictures are self descriptive…..

Really liked the whole decor….….everything was just too good…music, service, and food added to the whole experience which was just GREAT! I will advice all to visit there atleast once, it’s totally worth it…

Scary@Chikmaglur

A Weekend Getaway to Chikmaglur and its nearby hilly areas.....

Friends and PM managed to make a successful plan to visit this place..... my colleagues and I were last minute additions as we had planned for Pondicherry....but didn't work out.....So decided to pile on PM and friends as we were desperate for a holiday.....

This was one of the very good trips I had in recent times..... Though it was full of anxious moments......

1. The Bus Ride to Mulayanagiri: Curvy, narrow and scary roads…
2. The Bus Ride to Kemmangundi: Night time, all dark, strange noises….
3. The Dinner at Kemmangundi: Shabby restaurant, too scared to eat ….but no choice….
4. The Cottage: Seemed like a haunted house, nobody ever lived there other than insects and ghosts may be…
5. The Night in the Cottage: Strange noises again…..couldn’t sleep the whole night….
6. Trekking to Z- point: Scary Mountains and country of leeches, leeches sucking blood all the way without even us realizing it….

But overall a very good experience even with all the above moments…… infact it made the trip very adventurous……hmmmm…. Waiting for another trip like this…..

Hunting@PG

Bangalore has been my 1st occasion where I have gone hunting for PG….

Initially after a bit of struggle found an ok PG…..which was walking distance from the office….so was ok….

But without a proper notice was asked to vacate the PG one morning….and I packed my stuff in record time of 10 mins……hahahmmmm

But now with no where to go….tension was building on me to find a PG asap…

But it was Monday and didn’t have the time to go for a hunt…so spoke to the office people and asked them to arrange for guest house…and really kind of them that they allowed me to stay in the guest house for 5 days……Was a bit relaxed now but hunting was not over by any means….

So everyday after office would go for PG hunt….but in vain…rains spoiled it…..so as the end of 5 days was approaching I was getting paranoid….. “PG kab milega”

At the end of 5 days with no where to go still, asked for an extension at the guest house…and thank god…was granted permission…but only till Sunday…

So started hunting desperately on Saturday morning onwards…..calling N numbers of PG…..to hear all these….

“Where the hell did you get the number from”
“Wrong number”
“We have closed”
“Not available”
“No PG anymore”
“U need it for your son”
“Come next month”
“What is your budget?”
“Are you single?”
"Kab chahiye?"
"Come and book for later"

And many more…..just went crazy….calling and visiting PGs….it was totally maddening…and can’t even describe the some of the PGs…..ufff…….

(P.S.: Thanks to MK and her friends that finally got a chaat to stay under for next few months…before another stint for PG hunt starts…..)

Reminder@Home

Out of office,
On way back,
Walking along.

Felt slight drizzle,
Wishing it could hold,
Till I reach home.

Began the run,
But all in vain,
Caught in the rain.

Waiting to stop,
Under the top,
Hopping from one to other.

Only minutes away,
But couldn’t move,
Was getting late.

Decided to go for it,
Packed stuff in plastic,
Sprinted back home.

Got drenched,
All dripping,
Reminded of back home.

When it falls,
Unpredictable, unstoppable,
At no one’s mercy,
Keeping all stranded.

First@Titan

Yesterday was my 1st official dinner at TITAN, it was a get together for the IBD (International Business Division) Team at Titan for the farewell of its head and another colleague (They getting on to some new project....)

We....the newly joined ones were a bit excited, skeptical of how the party would be like and also shy as we hardly knew anyone there (though we knew them by face.....hmmm)

The party was interesting in the beginning.....(Titan too have a funda of ragging... hahahmm) But we escaped....!!!

We got introduced to few people....the environment was very friendly and people were constantly talking about work and all........HUH

Some were in the 7th heaven after their share of drinks and all......but all in control.

But then the official farewell started and now was the time to give speeches.....and the speeches at start were decent.....but later it become so boring....all repeatative.....HUH! May be for us for sure as we didnt know the people at all.....but I think others must have enjoyed.

We were so bored but the best part of the night was the CAKE....it was like heaven, one of the best cakes I have ever had......too good....yummmm

Thatz it.....waiting for a better dinner/party in the future.....@TITAN

Auto@Thugs

Auto walas....here in bangalore are no less then ones in delhi.......

Today I suffered from the hands of a "Auto Thug" here......

I got down from the auto...gave the auto wala...Rs. 100, was waiting for the change....and was on phone....Auto Wala said " side karke deta hu" ...bloody he just ran away with his auto without giving change.......**** man.....I was so bloody frustrated.......I cursed him from bottom of my heart.....It was not about the money.....but the way he cheated.....

After this incident I have decided that I will never be genorous to these people till i can...swear on hmmmm.....

P.S.: And language problem here in bangalore....HUH....and no hard feelings for bangalore city...and no offence....

Update Back@Campus

thought Back@Campus...
would be Fun....
initial few days were Good...
but soon became Decent...
now its Worse...
so Bored here...
insti Closed...
can't see a Soul...
all Back to room...
by Eleven...
hostel is Dead...
can Hear pin dropping...
no one to Play...
no tv to Watch...
feels like a graveyard...
but me still dip Hunting...

P.S.: only good thing, seeing batch mates coming back...

???@???

Unknown to Known...
Stranger to Friend...
Never to Forever...
Badman to Bestman...
Adjustment to Acceptance...
Dare to Truth...
Impossible to Possible...

P.S.: but Hatred continues...

Screw@Cake

Today went for dinner to 'Upper Crust' with friends.....Ordered for a 'Mamma Mia' sizzler.....
Was eating it and suddenly found a screw in my food.... complained to the manager......he said he will replace it. We were like 'let it be'! He was sorry and said that we can order for a dessert or something....we were then not able to decide what to order.....we decided on a cake...and called the manager again....told him we would like to have a cake....we all got excited and when we got it, to our disappointment it was just a slice of cake.....bloody!!! And idiots added the price of the slizzer in the bill.....but we finally got it deducted from the bill.....

Thank god I am still alive....( to manys' disappointment though....hahah)

Back@Campus

It’s good to be back on campus……

Getting up late…
Struggling to reach the mess on time…
To sit in BMW for a cup of Chai
(Ms. AR missing you…come back fast...)
Interacting with the Fachhus…
(Ms. TFC your absence is felt here…)
Loitering on campus to find familiar faces…
To sit in AC to avoid terribly humid climate…
(Missing AV room…)
Chatting with people to find the latest gossips…
(Where are you Mr. AK and Ms. NM…?)
Dozing off in KMC…
(Missing Mr. AM’s snores…)
Sleeping in the AUDI…
Feels free and relax, seeing the juniors working…
(Thank God we over with this phase…)
Arguing on dinner destination…
Walking back to the flat scared of dogs on the way…
(Ms. PK is no more scared…)
Good to see people coming back…
Seeing off people headed for their goals…
And myself hunting for a DIP…

Phobia@Snakes

Oh man.....snakes.....One thing I am really really scared of...in life. Even its mention gives me goose bumps...

Today I was fast asleep in the morning and it was around 4.30 am.....when my mother woke me up and told me to come out of the room......I thought it must be around 8 am or something and she had something exciting to show.....BUT...........

She told that there is a snake in your room....and we saw it and now can't find it....... I got totally paranoid and just disappeared from there and went to the other room to sleep..... And entered my room only when got a confirmation that snake was gone......

P.S.: Once I saw snakes in my dreams and I jumped in my sleep totally scared......And ask Ms. RK to know about my phobia@snakes.....

Life@8years

Today (08.06.2007)….is exactly eight years since I had embarked on my journey from Dibrugarh to Delhi with a hope to find a new life, to reach new horizons, to face the unknown challenges… and many more……

And today exactly (coincidently) after 8 years I am back home (only for a vacation… though)…. after almost completing my education….

These 8 years have given me scores of experiences; have gone through countless incidents… It has been a journey full of emotions….. happyness, sorrows, depressions, elations, love, hate, frustrations, satisfactions, success, failures and the list goes on…..But each of these emotions has given me something to learn from…..

I thank GOD and my parents (once I deeply regretted why I left Dibrugarh…) for giving me the opportunity to go out of a small town to a mysterious world… otherwise I would have never got a chance to experience what I have in these eventful 8 years of my life….

Missing@SHIAMAK

Dancing at SHIAMAK….. One of the things I did with total determination and was really passionate about it….

I was enjoying it and was moving ahead in it……but then NID happened….and I had to leave SHIAMAK in between to join NID…. ( kuch paane ke liye kuch khona padta…)

Thought Ahmedabad will have SHIAMAK and will join again…but I was disappointed…and therefore mailed SHIAMAK himself requesting him to think about opening a center in Ahmedabad….

And after 2 years when I have left Ahmedabad…they have finally opened a center (I don’t think it’s because of my mail…hhahha...) this is what you call Destiny…..

Whenever I see Shimak students performing on the stage on television…. or a student in a Shiamak t-shirt or infact any news on his Dance Troops….I really miss not being a part of SHIAMAK anymore….and see no scope in future to be back again……

Minutes@Train Meeting

On my journey from ahmedabad to delhi, I met few people in the train.....who were highly educated and big personalities......They all were having big talks but i kept myself out of it......and acted like a silent listener....

One was ex PA to the Honorable Railway Minister, one was a big BusinessMan in Ahmd, one was management consultant to Lintas, Nicholas etc...and one was studying at PGI, Chandigarh...so one can imagine the intense discussion they must have had...

And here are the minutes of the meeting:

1. To open a helpline service on How to leave INDIA.
2. Have reservation in Upper Class.
3. Withdraw from the system and be least bothered.
4. Government has all the power and one can do nothing.
5. Don't tell me about the problems of the country(we discuss that all the time), but tell me 5 things you can do.
6. Always pray to the person whom you look upto, has the qualties you want to posses.... things will be all fine....
7. Do the best and try to be AN ICON in your field.
8. There are 3 types of targets: Immediate, Intermediate and Final and all should go hand in hand.

P.S.: rest I dont remember and ya PA was very irritating.....

@The Last Supper

Saturday: No Dinner Night in the Mess…..a reason to escape from the monotony of the campus and from the same boring food of the mess day after day…. (It’s not that boring Mr. AM)… Every alternate Saturday’s use to be no dinner night and that would give all of us a reason to get together and go out for dinner…..more than dinner a reason to go out and enjoy the outside world (as we people are so stuck within the campus…Mr. A I agree with you we should have gone out more often….)

During these vacations, we all staying to back to complete our pending work and the mess closed over the vacations, we had no option but to go out for dinner almost everyday though we ordered for Dabbas at times….( at times..."Thank God mess is closed")

Eating out in the city of Ahmedabad…. Has been a great experience. Starting from finding a place where to go, asking seniors for suggestions, and then arguing on where to go considering everybody’s preferences or the majority…. Last minute changes of plans, getting decked up for some special dinners, waiting in a long queue to have food at our favorite places (Especially Curries)… Managing the Gujju crowd (No offence) and many more things….

Eating out at dinner has been special for each one of us (I think so…) Enjoying the delicious cuisines of Manik Chowk, Gujju food of Vishala and Green House, Salads at Celladeatry and US Pizza, Burgers at McDonalds, South Indian at ShreeDarshani and Sankalp…..and many more and above all our favorite Amardeep (Homely food and cheap, best option during vacation).

Enjoying the numerous cuisines has always been there, but over and above it has been more about the time we spend together over the dining table… All the gossips, chit chats, *****ing about the people on the next table, commenting on people around, acting like total fools, creating nuisance and a lot more….. All these gave us a peace of mind, a reason to relax, bring our dead cells back to life, and see the world outside (Bored of looking at the same faces everyday in the mess)….

It’s almost 2 years that I have been here in this city of Amdavad….the number of times I have gone out to eat has been uncountable… (Hardly went out in my previous college).

Have enjoyed most of the times…..has been a great experience…an experience that is worth remembering for life... (We still giggle over most of our outings….)

And finally yesterday was my Last Supper with my friends (missed who all were not there) here in Ahmedabad… Last Supper before I depart from my lovely lovely friends, into a new world….the world which is cruel, where each one of us, ready to kill the other to move forward in life… (Even just a thought of this gives me shivers. . .). Don’t know when I will get another chance to have dinner with these friends…. (Hopefully soon on Ms. P’s wedding)….I will take this opportunity to thank each one who was part of those wonderful outings…Thank you all for being there….

P.S.: Thanks all for coming for dinner yesterday……and making it a reason for me to write a post….hahahahaha

Touched@Converter

I was totally taken aback today….when Mr. P gifted me a converter for my laptop charger for which I have been struggling…. It was totally unexpected…… Thanks a ton Mr. P…. I was really touched and impressed……..

Bappi@Pappi

Today was Bappi’s Day….. And she made our (LAD+others) day too….with her great cooking skills…..she made awesome parathas…. paneer and gobi….best of parathas you can have…… seriously mouth watering……. I was so impressed with her that got senti and all….and fed her food with my hand…… (Lucky GAL)….

And I was so touched by her……that I gave her a kiss…….on her cheeks…..Now I had to give her something in return for the delicious parathas… so made TEA for her……and now it was her turn to get impressed…… and she did….. And I got a kiss in return….hahaha……

P.S.: Thanks all.....for contributing and making it a memorable saturday afternoon....

Metro@Shampoo

People lost things, loved ones and many more in the movie:- Life in a Metro'....thank god i just lost my shampoo bottle.......hahahahhaha

Me@Dabba

‘Dabba’….it has been the savior for us all these days….our stay back phase at the institute…. Lunch or Dinner, invariably we have the Dabba……

Before moving out of home 8 years ago……had never heard about the concept of dabba….. Then in Delhi did hear about it but never had a chance to have it….. Then came to know about the Dabba Walas in Mumbai……the way they have been functioning for so so many years so efficiently and have been a topic of case study in many management institutes across the globe…

So thought, when will I get a chance to have the dabba??? ­The day was here….my training in Mumbai last year gave me an opportunity to have the dabba finally…

The very strange thing about these dabbas are that…… two people generally share one dabba… and then after having it your tummy is still not full…and if you try to have the whole it becomes a little too much….. So prefer sharing then over eating…….

And sharing dabba helps you build a kind of bonding with the one whom you are sharing…. because one generally shares the dabba with the same person everyday… at least here in the institute…so we call people as dabba partners…hahahaha

But it can get boring to share with the same person day after day…. So good to have it with somebody else once in a while….and I got this chance today after I was ditched by 2 of my friends…..

So it’s all about serendipity once again……. Hahahha…..

Stunned@Cobbler

Today I had given a bag for repair to a cobbler….he said, he will take 30 minutes to do it…So I came back and went after ½ hour….But when I reached, he still hadn’t completed it…I got pissed….but when I saw him working with one hand and his feet (his other hand was not fit to work with), I was stunned, my heart melted like an ice cream… I couldn’t utter a word…. I patiently waited for him to complete it….and when he gave the bag, the quality of stitching was not good….but I had no words to say…So I gladly accepted the bag…….and returned……still astonished….

Thought@Today

"Never wait for the other person to speak up, go ahead and do the needful".

Thought@Today

"A single incident can change the whole perspective of how people look at you".

Lonely@Crowd

One can be lonely even amidst numerous people. They may be your friends, acquaintances and many more, but you still may feel like a loner. May be someone you want in the crowd is not present. Or even if someone is there you can still feel the same, because you’re in the crowd and can’t savor comfort. So you budge out of the crowd to feel at ease. But when out, and if the one you want alongside, is not there… you yet again feel like a loner.

P.S.: So try to adjust and rejoice in everyone’s company… (Easier said than done though…)

Eating@Survival

Eating food just to survive.......bare minimum, so that can live life.....

Behavior@Situation

Situations can make you act in a certain way…….so that things can be handled…… One situation can make you act in a certain way and the other altogether in a different manner….. And if both the situations happen to arise at the same time….behavior related to one should not sway the other…..but if the influence can’t be controlled, its fairly natural….. One should put in a sincere effort to make sure that one doesn’t stir the other……

Heartbeat@Possession

Today for a second, my heart was beating at the rate of knots......as I thought I had lost my priced possession once again....but thank god......love behind it saved it from absconding.......

Dhakkan@Dhadkan

Paani Puri to ek bahana hain,

Duniya ki sabse sundar ladki ke saath jaane ka…

Paani Puri mein kya rakha hain,

Yeh to sukha hain, paani ke bina baijaan,

Par yeh ladki apne mein hi hain kamaal….

Paani puri ke liye line mein lagna padta hain,

Par yeh sundari to line marne layak hain…

Paani puri, kabhi khathaa, kabhi meetha,

Yeh ladki to sabhi ka milap hain…

Paani puri to ek bahana hain,

Enke saath samay bitaane ka…

Finally@Over

Finally we are over with our final course @NID…..on Brand Management…..finally!!!

After so much of fuss over the course timings and stuff……whether it should be before jury, after jury….later on…….when will be the faculty available? When will we all be around…….at the same time…….?? But we finally managed to have it……with all here except one (missed you N)……

Over 2 years we had so many modules……design drawing, form, material exploration, SLA, open elective, entrepreneurship, retail, …..Mini projects, major projects etc etc…

Each course was different……. Some courses were quite successful……some were ok…and some disaster…….. Especially the major project 1 and 2(for which we have to stay back now….shit man….)

Some courses I enjoyed and some I hated……. Some I slept through…… One I hardly attended…. I liked some faculty; some were okay and hated one and still do……

All the extra curricular activities like monsoon fiestas, various festivals, salsa classes…..all have been great great fun………..and ID winning the MF 2006 was great moment for ID as a whole and for me as I wanted to end my last MF on a winning note…..

Overall 2 years here have been enriching…..have gained a lot but have lost a few…..
Still don’t regret coming here……….always wanted to be here…was my dream to be at this place…….tried at UG level, failed miserably…. Then thought will give it a shot at PG level…and thank God got through at the 1^st attempt…….. I think that was one of the best moments I ever had when I heard the news that “your name is there on the list”…. I was in the train on my way back to Delhi after giving the interview…..was absolutely elated for few moments, couldn’t believe it but soon came back to reality………

Then came here and spent some of the best moments of my life….met some great personalities….some great people….have made some really good friends ( I hope)…..and had many ups and downs, many personal problems as my class mates call it….. This place has thought me many things…..but don’t know how much I will be able to implement in my life ahead…….

The last 2 years have flown like ‘The peregrine’ (fastest bird) before I could realize……. I wish I could relive this 2 years again……..but I think it’s the time to look ahead…..exicted but scared...

Who@She

Who is She…?

Is she the one who cares for you…?

Is she the one who snaps at you…?

Is she the one who bears your mood swings…?

Is she the one who is ready to come with you anytime…?

Is she the one who shares her joy and sorrows…?

Is she the one who trusts you blindly…?

Is she the one who tolerates all your non sense…?

Is she the one who respects your feelings…?

Is she the one who is never sarcastic…?

Is she the one who is always there to listen to your stories…?

Is she the one who matches footsteps while walking…?

Is she the one who dances with you…?

Is she the one who makes you eat when you not well…?

Is she the one who makes you feel good about urself…?

Is she the one…?

AHahahhahHA

Possessive@Anything

Possessive………what is it??? Being possessive about things which you own or is it being possessive about things you don’t have……I think its both….

Possessiveness about things, work, one’s possessions…..it can be about relationships (which you do not own)…… Possessive is the word which can have both its pros and cons…..Depends from individual to individual….

It’s good to be possessive about things to an extent so that you can take care of things in a better way…as you consider it close to yourself….. But too much of it can lead to a problem….as it happens with kids generally…….they are possessive about their parents, toys and almost everything…..and if you take their possessions away from them….they cry……L

Things are still ok…….but being possessive about relationships can be very critical, excessive possessiveness can lead to crisis…….

How can one quantify possessiveness……. Where can you set the limit…..? No idea…

Packing@Room

Finally the day is here when we have to pack our stuff and vacate the hostel...... asap

So I started packing yesterday…….but with great difficulty as I was very very lazy to do it and moreover feeling awful of leaving the hostel for the last time….. And thus end of my life as a student (To a great extent…)

1^st of all I was having a phobia against this word “Packing”……. “Sooo much too pack….” Started off quite well……packed 2 suitcases….one trunk in no time….so was really happy….. “Good Start”….but slowly I was losing on the pace as I was really tired and…..didn’t know what next….started again……packed 2 bags, with great difficulty….but nevertheless was happy with the outcome….

Then slowly and gradually as I was putting things in the bags…..I was not able to decide…..what to keep and what to discard…. Thinking that if I discard it now and by chance if I need it in future, I will regret it…..so it was getting really annoying to decide….Acted like a true Libran, very indecisive…..once again…..

It has been almost 8 years since I have been out of home……staying away….so over these years have accumulated so so many possessions…. that its not even funny….All through these 8 years have developed some kind of superstitions with some of the belongings…….but this list of belongings has become too long and heavy…..some things have a great emotional attachment and some I just can’t dispose of for some unknown reason…..just don’t feel like…..

When I have to decide what things I have to discard….. I am finding it terrible…. I just can’t get rid of things….. Many things have a special place in the heart…. Which I just can’t prioritize, this has made my job even tougher….. and if I try to do that I feel guilty of not giving importance to all my possessions…. possessions (include gifts, collectibles etc) How can I throw off some body’s gift or anything which has been given to me with so much love (not sure..), collectibles…which I have collected over the years and kept to great care… Basically it has been a really tough job for me to decide……. So because of the uncertain mental state I have packed almost everything thus making my luggage once again very heavy…

Seriously it is a night mare to make a choice on what to carry physically and what to carry as just memories….

Shoot@TeaSet

Today was the day….when everything had to go wrong…..hahhaa

1^st of all I got up late for the shoot…. (Product shoot for my assignment)…. and then
things were not arranged….so my friend and I went to one of my friends place to get some materials for the shoot….. Got few…. But not satisfactory…

Came back…..started the hunt for better ones… got a ceramic bowl…..which we thought would be good…. And while cleaning………it broke…..shit man!!!

Again we set on the search for an alternative….. Went to a shop on campus….. After convincing the sales person got a bowl…… (To be returned in half an hour).

Went back to the shooting site….. Where there was another requirement…for a table mat…. So came back to the same shop …and thankfully got it…. (Again to be returned asap)…

So we were shooting for my product…… and things were going well….. But suddenly heard a breaking noise…… and to my deepest fear…….it was the bowl with cheese that I borrowed from the shop………. ‘I am gone’….this was thought that came instantly… freaked out….. Don’t know what to do…. But some how…. I was better than before…. meaning was able to handle the situation more calmly….then I would have generally done….. A bit scared went to the shop with my friend (thanks RK) to let the sales person know what happened with the bowl…..

When I told her that ‘it’s broken’ and her reaction was ‘what’…. And my reply was…. ‘I will buy the whole set’…..what else can I do…. She felt bad for me…..and was very sweet….and she thought if there could be any alternative to help me out…. But she had no choice and I had to buy the Tea Set which cost me a bomb…… but no option again….and then thought of sending it home…and will ask mother to keep it for my wedding…hahahahhahaha…..

After this incident every step I took today….was filled with caution and fear of something going wrong again….Today I acted calmly may be because ‘Today’ I could afford to buy the TeaSet……but if I couldn’t have…I have no idea what would have been the situation like….. After the incident still went back to the shop to borrow some CDs for the shoot…… (Every moment I was scared of breaking the CDs this time…but fortunately…CDs were returned in one piece)….. And yes people around had there share of fun….

P.S.: Thanks a ton SS for all the patience and giving your valuable time……

Thought@Tonight

"Speak when you are angry and you
will make the best speech you will
ever regret."

Ambrose Bierce

Someone@Someone

Someone met someone……by chance...
Or call it a destiny…..
Never thought they would be together….
But fate brought them together…
To live a life….
Enjoy every bit of it as one…
Deal with all the ups and downs….
Highs and lows………
Get upset at the stupid of things….
And then try….
To make each other happy…..
Fighting all the time….
Still manage to be together…
Having their share of fun…
With giggles……hi5s
Trying to make…
Each other comfortable…
In unwanted situations…
Sharing everything…
To feel secured….
Time passes by still unsure…
About the future….

Hobby@Jewels

The day before yesterday my friend (MK) and I decided to make the best use of our hobbies and make some money out of it……So we decided to make some hand made jewellery and sell it to people in the institute and if it doesn’t sell we can look for our customers elsewhere…..

Both of us were really excited about the whole idea….more than me my friend was more keyed up……but overall we both were thrilled with this plan…

So yesterday we decided to sit for few hours in the night after dinner and make as many pieces of jewellery as we could…… and then put them on sale….

So we went to a nearby shop to hunt for some raw material and make an addition to our already existing collection of raw materials which includes beads, shells and many more things…. While buying the stuff we thought that we should hopefully be able to recover the money we were investing….and if we made some profit then on…..then may be treat ourselves to dinner or something….

Yesterday night after dinner we set down in AM’s room (thanks a ton for the help man…) and we started off on this venture…… with all enthusiasm and encouragement from each other plus AM….(thanks once again man…..)…and by 4 in the morning we were able to come up with many many pieces…….which included some value addition to the old ones……then we set down to do the pricing and then just hoped that it sold…..

Today after all the confusion and chaos….we were finally on sale in the evening in our studio and thanks to my classmates especially (AR, NS, RK…) we got an overwhelming response…. . and pieces were picked from the counter at the speed of knots ( few still left)…. And both of us got really happy with the outcome… and thus we were elated with our 1^st ever endeavour… and hoping to have many more such ventures………in future……..

(P.S.: Thanks all who bought the exclusive jewellery…..hahahahhaha)

Genuine@All

Genuine…… What is this word all about…..? Original, authentic, true, honest…..?????

Today in this world it’s very difficult to figure out what is genuine and what is not……

Things are so perfectly imitated that…..it’s almost impossible to find out the difference between what’s original and what is fake…. One can find an exact replica of a branded stuff right on the road side…. infact right outside the store itself…. It’s just mind blowing…. U can see one wearing a Versace for Rs.100 for which you had spent a bomb to buy it from the store…. Isn’t it frustrating???

Politicians…… I think almost all the Indian politicians are not genuine….. But how can I say that…..may be they are genuine….. but I am sure….their track record will prove that there are totally unreal….. Some who come in the scene with a honest heart….. most of the times…..are forced to become fake…… they have to surrender under the pressure….. to cope up with the dirty scenario that prevails…. And I think its not only Indian politics but all the other nations must be facing it…. Genuinely they want to come to power to make a difference or they are here to continue the corruption????

Today in the world of consumerism…. Companies try all possible strategies, tricks, and tactics to lure the customers….. Do they genuinely want to satisfy the consumer needs? …Do they really want to make our lives better or it’s just to sell their products and make money….. Using all the marketing fundas to tempt the consumers….. But I hope all the companies….follow basic ethics….. (And yes no business can work with profit without manipulations)….. If the companies are some percent genuine…. in their attitude….. . I think it’s satisfactory…..

Now it’s the turn of Indian Cricket team….hahahahah…. are they genuine…..do they play for the country…. Or they are playing for themselves…. I think most of them play with a genuine heart…. With few exceptions… and if people say that they play for money… I think there is nothing wrong…. Obviously they have to earn their livelihood out of the sport… But I just wish that they don’t play at the cost of country…

What about relationships??? Relationships are the most confusing…. And most difficult to understand….. It’s really hard for me at least to figure out which is a genuine relationship…… What makes relationship real or reel…. Is it the circumstances… is it forced on you….?? Is it for someone’s happiness you turn fake….to make the other person happy….. Will you call it good or bad…. Don’t know exactly…. But I think one should try to be genuine almost all the time….in the sense….just not do things for ones happiness… till yes the situation is really critical….. Where you have no choice…. Because if you act fake now…. But later on if the person comes to know that you were not genuine….it may just hurt the person.. …really badly….. but ya again depends on the circumstances….if it’s a serious matter like love or friendship and other such important relationships.. please don’t be fake……(haahhahaaha….)

(P.S.: This genuine funda may apply to many more things….but this what I could think as of now….)

Me@Cricket

Cricket………It’s considered a religion in India……Billions follow it…..

Cricket has always been one of my favorite sports…… since childhood I have been a big cricket fan…..As far as I can remember the 1^st match I saw was of India vs Australia in the World Cup 1992…. And since then I have been regularly following cricket……. Over the years has become a huge cricket lover…… Could go to any extent to watch a cricket match….. Till date try to keep track of all the records, stats and figures, especially India…… Have gone through many high and lows……of Indian cricket……always kept faith in Indian team, if not this time next time they will surely do better….and if they had success, was hungry for more in future… I think this faith or believe of performing better next time has kept me interested in Indian Cricket till date….. And yes we had moments of glory…… and moments which are totally forgettable…..

Over the years have got my own set of favorite players……And Sachin Tendulkar has always been on the top of the list…. He is like god to me…. (I am sure I am not the only one)… He has always been the main reason for me to watch Indian cricket…. or I can say the game of cricket…. I totally admire this batting genius…. He had his ups and downs in his prolonged career… People, Experts, Cricket Gurus etc have said many things……about him….both good and bad….over the years….. There have been many instances when he has disappointed million fans of his….but I am sure more than disappointments he has brought cheers to billions of cricket fans in India and around the world…. He has also failed to deliver on big occasions many a times…… when India really desperately needed his services…. But I will always have a high regard for this batting maestro who is considered as one of the best batsmen of his Era…. (For me he is the best)… I can do anything to watch him play…… Till date whenever I watch him play….my heart is in my mouth….always….. I just want him to succeed (like all his fans) every time he walks on to the cricket ground….. And I am such a big admirer of him (you can call me a devotee of him)….that today he is the only reason why I watch Indian matches or infact cricket….. I hardly find any interest in the games of which he is not a part….

In his career he has achieved almost everything…..everything that one can dream about….. Today he holds almost all batting records….. has enough money that his next few generations can survive….. He has always been a favorite of all the media people, sponsors…… etc…. But I think in spite of having so much………..he always goes out on to the field…… with same zeal and enthusiasm….. Hungry for more…an appetite for success that can never be filled…..( people may not agree with me)…..

Respecting all this achievements, all his hard work….all his passion for the country….. the biggest black mark on his career would be…..not getting back the World Cup Trophy to the country…. One thing I am sure he would have always desperately wanted in his career…is to win the biggest prize in the World of cricket…….

Before the world cup 2007 started in the Caribbean few days back….. Tendulkar had played 4 World Cups…but with no success….. (Though as a batsman he had done wonders in the world cup)… He is almost 34…..and not sure if he will be playing the next world cup….He with Dravid, Kumble and Ganguly (even for them age is not on their side) surely desperately wanted to bring the cup back home….. Dream of holding the trophy…..in their hands…..

But….this dream was not to be realized….. After today’s defeat India are out of the World Cup and their dream of winning the cup is also shattered…. These 4 players have given so much to Indian Cricket (people may say whatever they want to)….deserved the title of world champions….. I feel really sorry for these cricketers….. Who most probably will retire with the black mark of not being the part of World Cup winning side….

And with this….. I think I will also take retirement from watching cricket….. I waited for 4 years like many others….hoping India will win this time….. but…… …About watching Tendulkar bat again….. I don’t know how I am going to resist it….but I think my cricket craziness will end once Sachin retires….. And I doubt if I will watch cricket ever again with the same enthusiasm…………..

(P.S.: I just hope that Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly play the next World Cup and bring laurels to India…..there is no harm in being optimistic……)

Fear@Close Ones

Fear……Everyone has their own fear in life……for some ‘it may be about earning money’…..for some ‘how are they going to survive’…..for some ‘it may be fear of some creature’….for some ‘it may be the uncertainties’……for some ‘fear of faculty’….for some ‘fear of juries’….for some ‘natural disaster’…for some ‘fear of your country losing in a match’….for some ‘GHOST’…. for some ‘etc etc etc’…..infact fears can be unlimited….. and it varies from person to person….…..some fears are momentarily and some are life long…..some can be forced upon….again it varies from individual to individual……

Even for me some of the above fears are applicable….. But the biggest fear that I have in life is of….. ‘Losing my close ones’… I think most of us have this fear…..as the main fear….in our life's…. I always get really scared when I think about it…..and when I see it happening with people around me I get goose bumps…....

Gossips@Aur Batao

This Blog named Aur Batao started with the objective of me writing about gossips and other interesting happenings in the campus…Even I was really excited about the whole aura that was created around this Blog…… ‘My Blog will be the most sought after one’. (hahahah… just joking) My classmates were all very excited about my gossips finally getting published and also me getting the much awaited respect and accolades… hehehheheee….. They all waited for my 1^st post to be published and all were expecting some kind of a bombardment of gossips, rumors and what not…..

But to everybody’s disappointment I came up with a post that was not original, didn’t have any tadka in it….. I found a perfect thing on Aur Batao…and that was ‘Aur Batao Syndrome’….and that’s what my Blog is all about (not sure… hmmm...)….and my 1^st post….

Now people waited in the hope that I will at least come up with some gossips this time….and some gossips that they haven’t heard from word of mouth…. After a long wait….they were let down again……I came up with a post about our trip and surprisingly it had no gossips in it again….ahahhahhaa…..

And since then none of my post had any kind of tittle-tattle…..and each passing day the posts are becoming more serious (this is what people say….) and ‘it doesn’t go with me at all’…..People want me to write funny and rumored filled stuff…..

However I have realized that gossips should not get published and it should always spread through word of mouth or like Chinese whispers and therefore making each rumor totally spiced up at the end of the round….hahahahaha….

Outing@Sunday

My outing with my friends on a Sunday……….evening….

It was a hot Sunday afternoon…..so we decided to go out in the evening….We all were having argument where to go…..everyone was bored…..

Finally we all decided to go out shopping….as the majority (girls) won in the voting….we guys had no other choice but to follow them….

So we all left the hostel and decided to go shopping to Pyramids as it was the nearest of all…..Pyramid was great except everything…..Again the girls made a plan and we had to follow….( never go shopping with girls…hahahaha) This time it was law garden and the girls had to shop for Garba…..I must say this place has beautiful hand crafted traditional stuff and all the girls were lured by it…..Here at Law Garden we had some street food….It was some south Indian…..I must say the street food at Ahmedabad is a quite a sight….you get all kind of food stuff here…….the streets are full of lariwalas and other stalls who sell fast food items, traditional stuff and many more things……its just a treat….for both the mouth and the eyes….if you have visited Ahmedabad and didn’t have street food you have done literally nothing in Ahmedabad…Oh the crowd on weekends is like a Mela. People from every walk of life can be seen on the roads munching….

Ok enough of food…..lets get back to the shopping…..We were now at Westside again on girls’ demand…I tell you these girls…..anyways….This time girls did pick up some stuff…..thank god….

If one has come to Westside how can you not visit Pantaloons…? (aakhir its Mondol’s pride) While coming back from the store we saw a Chaat wala right outside on the footpath….One of us said…. ‘Never had it here….how is it’….one said ‘you never had chaat here? How can it be possible….he is really good …..’ One uttered ‘let’s try it… I haven’t tried it also’… ‘Will it be hygienic, will it be safe to eat here….is he different from any other chaat wala….they all look the same….may be that’s why I never noticed him…’

‘Ok stop giving expert comments and let’s go for it’ ……everybody’s reaction was very impulsive…we all thronged the chaat wala. All were excited…..people 1^st checked the menu…. (Some people always try to act...) how can you expect a menu card here….. Anyways…the chaat wala sells bhel puri and sev puri. We ordered for both the items in equal quantity…..Each one of us wanted to try everything that was available….as today we were having street food after very very long…

The experience of having street food is a quite fun….and these kinds of chaat walas even more interesting as they move all over the city to fulfill your appetite…. These places form a very important part of food culture and people also accept it whole heartedly even though it’s not up to the mark with it comes to things other than taste… These hangouts become a very important chatting place for friends, people and others…

After we got the chaat we all sat down on the railing and started having it….it was yummm…..Over the chaat we started our conversation and girls started with their gossips….its fun but…..at times…. I think all these food stalls are favorite hang outs….people chat, discuss things may be it personal, or sports or anything…..daily news…gossips…..people spent quite a time over this……who says only lots can happen over coffee….I think loads can happen over chaat too….(hahha) The chaat, these hawkers serve are very quick and they make it right infront of you….so you are less skeptical about things…..May be the thing doesn’t seem very hygienic still we like it…..may be the way its prepared, the way its served……..Having chaat outside pantaloons is again different from having it somewhere else….infact all the street hawkers have something interesting to offer which make them popular in a particular area…. Pantaloon chaat wala is special as he is very personal and gives you a feeling as if you are very dear to him…. He will make sure that you are at total comfort while eating and will keep asking you whether you are liking it or not…..

After having the delicacy we left for the hostel and while on our way back we had only one thing to discuss about, that was …….The Chaat Wala……

P.S.: Hahahha...it was all hypothetical..............story i wrote for one of my projects....

Revolving@Few

Why does it happen at times that…..one’s life starts revolving around very few people…..you get affected by almost every action and behavior of those few people….and the way you interact with these few people decides how you intermingle with others who don’t fall in these few people category…...Life can either become beautiful or it may become a shell beyond which you are not interested or can’t see…....thus making you very isolated (this is what I feel) from the rest of the society….Some like it this way….and some don’t…....Some become so much at ease within this shell that they are not bothered about the rest and some try to avoid such situations but are not able to do it……and some are able to manage both situations, meaning the shell and the rest together (I am not sure about myself….as always confused)…And yes if you can manage both at the same time its really good….but if one gets affected the other also suffers, it can be either positive or negative......(It happens with me for sure, I don’t know about others)…….and people who can even handle this are just too good……

Memories@Holi

Today is HOLI eve…… and tomorrow HOLI. At the moment I am reminded of one of the most eventful days I had in my life….. Same day last year (Holi day)….

I can call that day of 2006 as one of the most memorable days I ever had till date in my life….till today the remembrance of the experience of that day brings my life to a halt….as bhang did it to me last year…..may be not….infact it did not bring my life to a halt….but helped me experience all three kaals at the same time…I could reflect my past…see my present……and imagine my future…..things were moving at the speed of sound….my brain was experiencing some kind of waves..(Can call it tsunami kind of waves….) totally devastating……I was scared….and regretted having bhang that day…..constantly uttering in my unconscious or conscious state (still don’t know….what state I was in) “why did I have bhang”…..

It all started with a glass of the deadly drink……..It was my 1st time….had a glass 1st but could get any sensation so went for another and then……….

Slowly and gradually…..it began to make an impact on me…….for sometime I was ok….saw others too….almost everyone was a bit high…some crying…some laughing, some in a stage of shock…it was a sight….funny but at the same time gave me goose bums……I was still ok…...but after I sat in the sun for few minutes I started losing it all……I decided to go back to the room….and on my way back I was caught by my friend…who figured out that I was gone…..he lifted me (it’s the easiest task possible) and after a few spins he threw me in the mud…..and that was the moment I thought I was totally out…..I got really really scared and psyched, only thing I could see was my room……wanted desperately to be in the room asap….as didn’t want to make a fool of myself (but don’t think I was able to do it)…reached room…..decided to have a bath……and again the bathing time was an experience of its own….falling water on my head made me go even crazier…….clogging water in the bathroom made me feel that I will get drowned….man its was terrifying…..felt extremely weak…couldn’t bathe properly…..but right now was not at all bothered about it….went to the room…and fell flat on the bed….tried sleeping……but couldn’t…..started getting chilling thoughts (“ I will jump from the 1st floor” ) and few more such ideas….now I was totally mind f***ed…

Called my friends and wanted everyone around me……as I was in the state where I could do anything…so wanted them to be around and save…..me….(thanks all for helping me out through it) It was really embarrassing for me but couldn’t help it….and totally helpless….. I was doing things knowingly…but couldn’t stop myself from doing it….I had fun….everyone had fun… (Especially A and P)… few got really irritated and angry with my behavior (no hard feelings, I can understand what you would have gone through)….and sorry to all whom I abused……After 3-4 hours of nautanki I went off to sleep……..thank god….

Till today we all discuss about each one’s experiences of the Bhang day….especially who all had it for 1st time….still laugh like anything on it….most of us regret having it…..but I am sure few of us are going to have it again tomorrow…..this is one incident (if new one is not better) I think each one (who experienced it) of us will narrate it to our grandchildren……..

Me@Nostalgia

I have been feeling really nostalgic for past few weeks…Recently I heard the song ‘PAL’ by KK again….and I have been in the mood of reminiscence ever since…..

The day is almost there when I will be out of college…..end of my education life….and then into the real world…..which I feel scared of at times.

By each passing day I am feeling more and more nostalgic…I have started listening music which evokes such feelings….every action I take I try to relate it to past…..yesterday itself when I was riding my friend’s bicycle….the days when I used to ride my cycle to school, to play TT, to take tuitions…..came to my mind………and in turn thought will I ever get such a chance again…..Another incident that happen yesterday…..really wanted to watch Filmfare awards choreographed by Shiamak…..but couldn’t see because of some unavoidable circumstances……this took me back to the times when I attended SDIPA classes in New Delhi….left it because had to come here…..again the thought that struck me was that will I ever get an opportunity again…….

Many things have happened in recent past….they would have all been just normal things….but as I could related some of them to what I went before ( as I am in the mood of reminiscence)…….these little things became a bit important and consequently reminding me of my past……

Feeling of nostalgia is no big deal and is a common phenomenon that everybody goes through at different stages of life………but for me it has been something more than this….never left so nostalgic ever before in my life……May be its because all the fun is going to come to an end, or may be because so called the golden days of life will soon be gone….and then shortly the time will come when I will have to shoulder responsibilities….another reason could be the friends…….love that my friends have showered on me here is not even funny…..I always had loads of friends….but here its something special…..have become so fond of some friends here ( I hope I am not sounding weird here) that I really can’t imagine the day when we will depart ( I will like to be in touch with all my friends here after I go)….and then how difficult it will become to be in touch and thought of.. ‘Will we ever share the same kind of friendship’ gives me a nerve breaking time……

Lost@YesterDay

Today I am feeling really lost........

Don’t know what my priorities are??
Wondering what is in for me in the future??
Thinking whom to trust or whom not to??
Do I make fool of myself all the time??
Do I deserve anything??
Am I on the right track??
Do others care for your Emotions and vice versa??
Who are unconditional: Friends or Family??
Am I scared??
Can I make it BIG??
What do I want from my life??
Basically where do I stand today??

quotes@yesterday

“Design is about context and context decides your lifestyles”

“Without abstraction there is no design”

“Design is also about serendipity”

“There are 3 kinds of people
1. Who Watch Things Happen.
2. Who Make Things Happen and
3. Who Wonder What Happened”.


By Anonymous

Design@???

Nature is balanced, every pro has its con, then why can’t design/ form/ shape be symmetrical. Why should designs forcefully, be always asymmetrical…..Just to be different? ? ? ……..me confused! ! !

Superficiality@Everything

Universally, the one thing that prevails …..Is Superficiality! ! !

What ever you see…..where ever go…..what ever one does…..everything seems to be Superficial…..

Who has made this word omnipresent…..who else….we ourselves……..

Today life starts with it…..the newspaper you read in the morning is all about glitz, money, politics, Page 3...what are these???…..form of superficial expressions….

The news channels, the TV shows, sports….. All revolves around this….superficiality is what sells today…and we the people are buying it rapidly……

Sports…which is considered to be the place where everything is real and no makeup…..is also a victim of this…..sportsmen….they play for their countries….but….media, respective sport boards have made it all a part of showbiz ( sportsmen are also influenced) and showbiz again is all about superficiality…..

People are becoming brand conscious, want to buy and wear branded stuff…..what are brands…..again superficial…..adding on extra cost….just for the name sake…. In most of the cases…..( I am also one who runs after brands…what hypocrisy ! ! !… hahaha)

Even when you go to a shop to buy something….the salesman also acts in an artificial manner just to sell stuff….trying to convince his customer that the product is good… (But here the superficiality is a part of trade….baniya hu na…..chale ga…)

Now it’s about relationships….most important than all the above…..today even relations have gone for a toss…. Most of the people are using each other…. (It was there earlier also…but now it’s growing like our GDP, I am sorry if I hurt anybody’s feelings)…. The term that is most appropriate here is Synthetic Engima….meaning putting on things just to impress, accepted by the environment…society …etc…again…..superficiality ….. rite ???

No one is spared I suppose, including me…all of us are the victims of this dreaded word…. And as this thing has become so prominent that…even though people who are honest and straight forward…..we are still suspicious…. And even we could be looked at with doubt……..

Backpack@Mumbai

As my friend calls it…..and she loves such kind of trips and I loved it too…….trips where you move around with your backpacks, belongings and therefore in action all the time….

The destination was Mumbai and we were there for just two days and wanted to have all the fun and explore Mumbai as much as we could in these 2 days……the weekend…

We visited more or less all different kinds of places….be it…..holy place of Haji Ali, be it shopping mall called Atria, Institute@JJ School of Arts and IIT, took a ride in Open Air Bus by Maharastra Tourism, saw the proud old heritage of Mumbai….which includes Gateway of India, University building, VT and Churchgate…..Kala Ghoda, Town Hall and many more……went on a ferryboat, 5 star hotel@Renaissance, also visited the Surf Excel Presents Times of India Kala Ghoda Arts Festival…..it was great fun….visited friends' places and went for a Marathi wedding (senior’s wedding) to complete the whole package…..

We traveled in almost all means of public transport in Mumbai of which local train was great fun (though have traveled in it earlier)….The pushing, the squeezing, the banging …..Was a great experience for all of us……especially for the 1st timers AK and NK……

We traveled right across the city of Mumbai….from thane, mulund to churchgate, VT….It was great to experience so much of Mumbai ……never expected, that we will be able to cover Mumbai to this extent in such a short span of time….the trip was worth million dollars…. hahahhaa…..total Paisa Wasool again…..

This was my 4th trip to Mumbai- The city that never sleeps….and was the best one ever and beats all my previous visits quite convincingly…….hurray…..( but missed few people…wished they were around)……

Fun@Horror

Today evening after almost the whole class was gone; me and my friend were getting really bored and were not able to make up our mind on what to do…..but after loads of brainstorming over a cup of coffee at chirag we decided to have a movie screening in my room….

As the screening was supposed to take place in my room, and girls were invited, I decided to catch hold of my roomy and together we transformed a shabby looking room into a more presentable one…. (Just to impress the girls…hahahaha).

After loads of difficulty and setting with the guard bhaiya we managed to get the girls into the room….where the movie called “Grudge 2” – A Horror Movie was to be screened…..We also arranged for some coke and chips to munch on during the screening…

To create an atmosphere we lighted few agarbattis, arranged for the speakers and turned off the lights ….Adjusted ourselves (four in total) on the bed with foodstuff and all ready to watch a scary horror flick….

The movie started……………………………………………………………………….....

The 1st thing we saw on the screen was some East Asian Language (I think it was Japanese) and what struck us was, “shit subtitles”……………“half the time will go reading them”….We were like “chalo koi baat nahi….hope the film is scary”….

After watching the movie for a while….we all were confused and were really trying hard to concentrate. But it was impossible as the story was completely confusing…."without any sar and paer"…..till this point in the film there had not been any scary moment at all….it was just fun and more fun…..total comedy….hahahahaha….ya with an exception of few good shots….

But we decided to carry on and thought the end would make up for the whole movie….hoping the end to be quite dhaasu…

But………………………….........you know what I mean………this has been one of the most creepy horror movie I have ever watched……really not scary at all…..total filmy, funny, gross, basically ehwwwww…….I know I should not comment in such a way and should respect one’s creation…but can’t help it..………..