Are u the right person at the right place at the right time?

It has started pouring here heavily. Rains do give a feeling of romance but such heavy rains wash off all the to-do-in-this-rain love moments. Last Sunday’s newsppr supplement had awesome pics. To start off with, the main page had Madhuri n Penelope in almost full page pics for some new movie stuff. But, wht caught my attention was an apt Kerela State Tourism Dept’s ad which had a couple alongside the amazing backwaters in rain n the line was even more beautiful.
Sometimes, it needs water to rekindle the fire

Such is the beauty of rains even if I hate the water logged streets n vehicles which rush past splashing tht water when I forget my raincoat.

To enjoy the rains or this season, ppl here usually head towards Tamhini, Lonavala or Matheran. But, I don’t know whose brainchild it was (m sure he/she is a child with no brain) it has been decided to go to Ganpatipule. This place has a bad reputation of ppl dying in the waters coz even though it has one of the most attractive sea lines; it has probably seen the worst rage of sea. I tried to search how many deaths take place there annually but couldn’t get a count.** So in this rainfall we are going to be the right persons at the wrong place at a very very wrong time. We are leaving tonight around 11 n then will be back on Monday afternoon. Though we will be taking utmost care, pray for our safety :)

**While searching for the count I stumbled upon a pdf file which is actually an annual report for the yrs 04-05 of the Ministry of Defence. Annual report is a public property?? And the one, which has probably info on all testings carried out n warnings on security threats?? Definitely NOT! But, it has some amazing pics of Sukhoi n a plane formation (last page)

Da Vinci code lived upto my expectations but the role of Tom Hanks didn’t. I found the character of Silas more powerful in terms of acting n portrayal. The grp had both, ppl who had read the book n those who hadn’t. All those who didn’t read the book found it interesting, while others (me including) felt tht we were seeing the book come to life. It was almost page to page n word to word narration. So as Cheesy Termite said, it really gave life to the reader’s imagination.

Sean n Dave, I got hold of the 1st season of 24. Now, just have to take out time to watch it.

Since I had mentioned tht I will be telling ‘bout the testicles incident, here it goes. You can skip this portion if u want n jump directly to the comments section.

We guys keep on solving puzzles n crosswords here. A couple of weeks back when we were solving a crossword, the clue was ‘Organs which an ENT removes when a person has acute throat infection’. A colleague asked me wht it was n I thought he was kidding so I jokingly said testicles n pointed to a guy (who had a tonsillitis operation a few weeks back) to say tht he had his removed by surgery. Now, to my utter surprise this guy went n started typing testicles in the provided space. When the words exceeded the blocks, he gave it a thought n glared back at me suddenly remembering wht was meant to be typed there. But, I had thought he would go upto the other colleague n ask whether it hurts during removing testicles :D

Catch u all on Monday nite or next morning.. have a gr8 weekend n keep smiling.

The Gods must be Crazy

This is a season of disclaimer n delays so even if I also want to put disclaimers to my delayed tag.
DISCLAIMERS:
1. I was not suffering frm a writer’s block. Work and this tag kept me busy, hence the late update. Doing a tag is one way of coming out of writer’s block but m not suffering it now also, so this is just a tag.
2. This is going to be a long tag.
3. Some of the written stuff might be not suitable for (im)mature audience. If any doubts on u being mature/immature pls revert back to me.
4. Take your own time to read it coz I have taken my time to do it. Almost took 2 mths to start it after being tagged n wrote it over a period of 3-4 days.
5. This is the last tag of the season n I don’t know when the new season will commence. But, don’t get senti like u r watching last episode of the last season of FRIENDS. We can go for a coffee after tht at the usual place.
With so many disclaimers I think there shld be a new ‘disclaimer tag’ .. anyone with some nice ideas on it plz come forward to share.

Well the disclaimer portion and an A stamp hypes the movie n also the tag.According to Shreidhar (so now u know whom to blame), I have to list down 5 crazy things I want to do or would like to do n then rate them on a Crazymeter on a scale of 1-10. For me it is difficult to write down crazy things coz m totally sane. But comparatively the rating part will be easier coz I practice a lot of tht on sites like Hot or Not.. u haven’t done tht yet?? Gosh u r missing all the fun... try it out sometimes coz its fullto tp. Okk.. now coming back on track, the rating shld be 10/10 for everything below according to me but lets see if tht turns out to be crazy or not.

Ring ding ding ding d-ding baa aramba baa baa barooumba
Wh-Wha-Whats going on-on
Ding ding
Lets do the crazy froogg

(If u r confused go here)

1 How exciting it must be to fly in air n even better when u r on a bike. I was always awed by watching the way the extreme sports bike riders did their stunts on their sleek n sexy machines. Games like GTA Vice City help me to satisfy the urge to fly high on a bike without caring for loss of life n property. But, the real fun will be in real life. It will be really awesome when u get to lift ur bike frm the ground defying the concept of gravity. Then in mid-air u leave ur seating position n let go off the bike’s handle. Both legs dangling behind, only fingers clutching the bike u balance urself so perfectly tht even a Falcon will envy u. Then comes the main part of getting back on the bike. Cautiously, u put urself on the bike taking care not to smash the testicles** against the petrol tank n then land on the ground on both wheels without smashing ur head. Ride of the life!!

Rating: 10/10

Pic courtesy: AcclaimImages

**testicles incidence in another random post coz this post is getting long

2 Regulars on :::Its MY Space::: know my ‘deep affection’ for movies n esp those movies which r super duper flop. So, atleast I won’t be surprised to find myself directing movies a few years down the lane. To start off with I can come out with ‘Why movies flop’ n if tht flops u r sure to find a review here. Then I can remake it by rechristening it as ‘How to make a hit movie’ n tht I bet will be a huge hit all over. If at all the movie doesn’t work then I can always turn to the thriving Bhojpuri film industry or make C grade movies like Pyaasi Chudail or Reshma ki Jawaani. All blog readers will get complimentary tickets for all the premiere shows alongwith free popcorn n drinks. If u say No to the offer be sure tht it will be the craziest day of ur life n probably the last too *wicked grin*

Rating: I have a strong feeling tht I might make a movie so this gets 8/10

Pic courtesy: Fodey n Gangadhar (ignore date coz its not certain)

3 I want to strike out completely my innocuous image. Once my frnd’s classmate had single-handedly taken down a group of 7 guys in a café. We both were standing at a safe distance frm the fighting crowd n were like “Gosh!! Wht was tht??” after he won. Since tht day I also have felt the urge to go out on the street n pin down a big grp of bullies n after beating the shit out of them stand tall flexing my toned biceps (???). So m waiting for tht big opportunity to showcase my strength.

Rating: 9/10 .. n if I really beat someone then 10/10

4 Cricket n me have been friends for a long time but only on TV. Watching cricket is the only thing I can do well. I don’t know why I m still not able to bowl n bat. Fielding is an area where to some extent I m better. Recently my company had inter-dept cricket tournament. I was also a team member but non-playing member. My job was to swear n shout at players who did not play well n then show appropriate finger at appropriate moments to the opposing team. So I think I was the COACH. It will be a crazy dream for me to represent some country in cricket (not India coz they are already losing). Did I forget to tell tht I want a place in the team as an all-rounder?
Rating: 10/10

Pic courtesy: Mayur, Anuja n Vaibhav


5 Everyone wants to see their name/photo published in a reputed newspaper or magazine. Since childhood I have dreamt of my pic being published in the ppr (not under the WANTED list ofcourse). About the name part, I have already written a couple of letters to editor n they have got published too, so this has been taken care of. Now going ahead, I would like to see my pic being used on some currency note of any country. If the presidents n minters of all countries r listening then u can contact me offline n we will decide upon the terms for the deal. I bet this currency will put all others behind n might be like 1 Sudz = 40 Euros (so tht it surpasses the Kuwaiti Dinar too). Numismatologists around the world are gonna have a boom time collecting this note :D
Rating: 10/10

Pic courtesy: Vikram n FunPhotor

Ppl who are blessed to do this crazy tag:
Sean, Dave n Vaibhav (now no complaints tht there r less tags around)
Navdeep (punishment for shouting Update in the last post)
Arzoon (only person to justify the crazy tag)
Yashita (-have- to tag u :D)
The set of 4 is complete but others who might be interested in doing it...
Harsh n Parag ... sorry but u r the original tag heroes
Kavita, Neha, Keshi, Elaine, Ishita, Sunila, Gangadhar, Archana :)
Raj, Shantanu, Pinks, Preeti, Arvind ... pls update ur blogs

Virus, Ananya n Anup K for the new-comers welcome tag :)

Anybody else willing to do it is most welcome...

B-L-O-C-K-E-D!

Have u ever faced writer’s block? Don’t worry even if the answer is yes coz it is not a disease but many writers undergo maybe due to thought blockage or other work pressures. Kathy is facing it now, while Shreidhar came out of it recently. I remember Deepa had too written she had one sometime back. But this does not last long (thts the gud part) n the blogger comes back with a bang. But, really sometimes it is just difficult to pen down something very effortlessly n yet come out with the best. Some bloggers, I feel, like Keshi, Zoonie n Sayesha never suffer frm this syndrome (unlucky fellas :D). But, as Sean said tht it is not easy to come up with a post daily, it is hard to avoid a writer's block too.

But wht do ppl do when they r facing with a problem of saturation of thoughts? I m listing some points to start with n u r invited to contribute to the list...

1. Do a tag - This is the best way to overcome a writer’s block. Some bloggers only do tags n write a ‘different’ post sometimes so theirs might be an anti-writers block wing but tags can be funny n do provide a break frm the usual stuff. I hate doing tags but it’s a gud break for the readers atleast frm my mundane stuff.

2. Copy-paste from a mail forward frm the hundreds of spams we get daily. Though some such posts might be funny some sick ppl go on further to say tht “I was sitting in the toilet when this struck me, so I wrote it down”. Damn them... i mean toilets r the best place to come up with gud thoughts but i hate plagiarism

3. Take some random tests in the blog world. The word ‘tests’ frightens me so I never attempted any of those but the subjects/titles of these r hilarious. Yashita had a nice post on listing such tests sometime back. With Zoonie coming up with some more tests stuff, these r gonna be a sure hit among bloggers.

or some write such post on writer’s block itself... he he he ... nah!! :))

Mother’s day + Random Part II

Is it Mother's day or Mothers' day? Anyways, hope all the mothers had a wonderful time on Mother’s day. Thnx to the posts on Mother’s day n the continuous bombardment of Radio Mirchi to declare the modern Mother India, I could remember it. Made it a point to clean up the mess in the house n then keep all things back in place. It was really tough time on Sunday morning sorting out old newspprs n the mails which had got mixed up which included some wedding cards mom is supposed to attend the coming week. Luckily got it all arranged n then got a greeting card coz the florist had closed the shutters due to the heat. Went to the airport to pick up mom.** Back home ppl started pouring in to enroll their students for the tuitions for next year. The new gen parents r a big anxious lot n always in tension for their kids. My parents also might have worried for me but not definitely when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade. A mother of a kid in 2nd grade was like her son was gonna sit for an engg exam the next day. I actually wanted to say to her tht it’s Mothers’ day so just relax. Mom was happy with the state of the home (ofcourse I didn’t say tht all was done in one day) n then the card n a warm hug brought up tht smile which certified all the work put in was worth it.

**Was completely floored seeing the air hostesses frm Kingfisher Airlines. Long live the breed of Vijay Mallya. Fortunately mom was caught with the slow baggage checking line tht I had a gud amount of time ogling at the silky legs in red skirts. But as they (not the hostesses) say in hindi, Dil bhar gaya lekin niyat nahi bhari

I got really really angry today afternoon. Some ppl don’t understand tht even after the timepass we do here we still have to work n complete it before the scheduled deadlines. Had to give it bad to 2-3 guys n gals here. It worked well coz within next 2-3 hours we were almost done with wht was lagging far behind. Later cracked a couple of jokes in the coffee break n peace prevailed.

A few days back a country banned kissing in public places. Does tht mean the kissing in private places is fine? (no pun intended :D)

The Japanese language expert we have here has finished her project (she is Indian n not Japanese). So we r now being trained in Japanese basic language n their customs n traditions. Dont know if we will be taught Kanjis but right now its basic phonetics. Completed greetings part till now. Wht i find weird is they bow many times n everytime when they greet. So we had session when we had to write n enact a conversation. Me n the guy who paired up did the best coz we knew nothing. We only spent the time bowing coz while bowing we could not read wht we had written n when we were not bowing hardly we could pronounce the words. It was a laughter riot.

I m working on a new template for this blog. So if i maintain the fantastic speed at which m progressing this space will have a new look within next 2-3 months.

Probably some of u got confused by the pics of the trip. Tht blog is where i post all pics so wht u saw there at the almost end were frm the previous outings. The recent ones ended at the sleepy ones in bus.

Will reply to comments on both blogs tomo...

Pics are uploaded..

Was caught in client visits, work, orkut, mssngr n blog reading tht forgot to write n upload the pics :D So after giving tht pathetic excuse just want to say tht have uploaded the pics on the pics blog. Many pics went under the censor board’s scissors due to some smarty-pants in our grp. But have managed to upload quite a big no. of pics this time.

If u r new here, had gone to Nagaon n Kihim beaches. These are on the Konkan strip on the western side of India (along the Arabian Sea). Had a horrible time booking a place to stay in 2 days before leaving from here. Since it was May Day n a Sunday alongwith ppl had booked almost everything we knew of. One lady went on for 20 mins explaining me how to plan ahead of any trip so as to avoid trouble of finding a place to live in. She also said .. no wait .. in fact she bet tht we would fail to find a place to stay. I shld search her number again n let her know tht we did find (though the food was horrible there) a gud place to halt. Kihim beach is a bit rocky, many suffered cuts on their legs while swimming. So instead plan for Nagaon coz it is beautiful. The beach is clean (though the path upto the beach is littered) and the main thing is the water level doesn’t drop down for a long distance. So ppl like me who don’t know swimming .. I mean who think tht swimming is best if limited for creatures like fishes.. shld check out this place for sure. Konkan in this season is sweaty n horrible but both these places were far off frm such conditions. In fact Pune is getting hotter coz the mercury crossed 40 a couple of days ago.

Bloggers-to-heart cant stay away frm blogging. ROS n Gangadhar proved tht a few weeks ago. Also ppl taking a short break r back in action. Dave came back fearing the wrath of A/B while Puneet too came back after a short (??) break. Gud to see ppl who r in contact thro blogs back in the blogsville.

To everything there is a season

And a time for every purpose under heaven
Turn Turn Turn!!!

10th May 2006 will surely go down as one of the most memorable day in my life.

Random... but not rants :)

Had a post ready in mind but couldn’t write it down coz was caught in work after the 2 day break. Anyways... so instead I thought to combine tht post (cut it short) and some other things which have been going on in my mind since last week.

Before going to the trip had gone for a hair cut. Yeah I do remember my promise to grow it long but since I was heading for the beach, the salty sea water takes its toll on the hair. Thts why had gone for trimming it a little bit :) I have had the same barber for say around 8-9 yrs now. But tht day I came to know tht he left tht place. The new man who took his place was huge. He was like around 6’4 n a very well built man with a smirk on his face which seemed to convey “Here comes my prey”. Instantly I remembered the David n Goliath story. But he did his job well. Usually I immerse myself in some glossy mag but tht day they had only the newspaper. So was browsing thro and noticed tht almost all news were of bloodshed, terrorism n animosity.
I was wondering and thanking God tht we are leading a peaceful life here while the neighbouring nations are burning in heat waves of terrorist attacks and political ambitions. Nepal is having their share of Maoist attacks while Srilanka is reeling under LTTE regime. Even our own state Gujarat is currently under tension following the communal violences. A pretty decent politician (as compared to others) was shot by his own brother n he succumbed to the injuries yesterday. Why do press photographers click pics instead of helping the victims? The ‘famous’ Godhra train massacre pic of a man crying for help in tht train n his whole body bathed in a blood fetches a prize for the photographer. According to me this is real bullshit!
Its all gory in the front pages of newspprs. Not anything worth reading on the last sports page either. Tendulkar is out of action for his injuries n misses important matches while Wayne Rooney gets injured n seems to skip the soccer World Cup starting next month. How come players suffer injuries bang ahead of a major event?

Why does a coin always have two sides? Does technologically being advanced means invasion of privacy? (I m not seeking answers here but just venting out stuff)

Enough of heavy stuff...
I don’t know how many will like this link, but I found it funny. NOTE: Discretion to watch it is always urs’ :) Check tht no one is peering over ur shoulders :D. I m wondering if we could have her here, i would go for trimming every morning ;)

Btw, does anyone know the inventor of washing machine? Or who first made Maggi noodles? If u do, pls convey my thnx to them.

My trip was gud… though short enjoyed it a lot. This time almost all guys were juniors n some of them were not knowing anybody else frm the group. But, gelled well n made the most out of the time. Went to 2 beaches, Nagaon n Kihim (both near Alibaug). Will upload some of the pics on the other blog in next few days.

Manny & Diego would have been better...

Scene 1: My cubicle (officially closing time)
Frnd: Lets go to see Ice Age 2 today
Me: I haven’t seen the 1st one... is it linked?
Frnd: Even I haven’t seen ... lets check out. I HAVE to watch something today... totally worked out
Me: Hmmm... ok... can u go ahead n book the seats? I have a couple of issues to be sorted out with the client
Frnd: No probs... be there atleast 15-20 min before

Scene 2: Cafeteria (3 of them already there)
Me: Atlast finished off tht mails early today. Got the tickets?
Frnd: No
Me: Wht?? Then why are we sitting here?
2nd frnd: We r waiting to watch a movie
Me: No ways I m waiting 2 hrs here for the next show
Frnd: We r watching the show which begins in 20 mins
Me: But I saw outside tht Ice Age was only on Screen 2
Frnd: Yeah.. we are watching Pyare Mohan coz Ice Age 2 was already sold out
Me: WTH?? Does tht cake contain extra nuts?

Enrique (sorry Vaibhav :D) crooned for his gal “I'm ur man”. Similarly the lead (???) actors for this movie must have sung for the director “U r our man”. Otherwise who would have given these guys leading roles? But it suits them.. dumb roles for equally dumb ppl in a pathetic story. Actually it is not dumb but it is deaf n blind here. One of the two guys is deaf (Vivek) n the other is blind (Fardeen). Two sisters (Amrita n Esha) meet them accidentally n the guys fall in love with them. But the gals want a ‘fully functional man’ in their lives so they go abroad where they get wrongly accused of a murder. Meanwhile an underworld don (Boman) is trying to kill them. The heroes take off to tht location to rescue the gals. There they fight with cops as well as goons (they r deaf n blind so it is applaudable). Finally after much chasing n tear jerking scenes all the goons r killed, don is arrested n cops let the foursome scot-free. Now the gals understand the love of the deaf-n-blind saviours. Awesome!!

No need to comment on the ‘acting’ of anybody in it. Music is pathetic. There is no item song to atleast say Chalo paisa kuch toh vasool hua, so guys stay far away frm this. This would have been a superhit if Indra Kumar had released it 15-20 yrs ago. The tastes are changing dude... GROW UP!!

Yashita will be a merrier gal now in the midst of her exams after this :P

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I have a holiday on Monday on account of Labour Day or Maharashtra Day. Whtevr the pretext be the main thing is tht it is a holiday :). So heading out of Pune for 2 days. Will meet u all on Tuesday. Till then tk care.. Jai kaamgaar aani Jai Maharashtra :D

Home Alone 8

The number 8 does signify something but the main point is tht m home alone again. Mom finished off with the exams of her tuition kids n she merrily boarded the flight last week to Dad’s place.

The first week is like a bird just let free out of the cage (hope my mom doesn’t reach this page), then the next week the worms available outside the nest taste the best n night-outs with other feathered frnds, later the wings get a bit tired n the bird starts ordering the worms by home delivery n staying home awake all night (whoevr said the early bird catches the worm). But, the last week is the worst with the bird trying to make the nest look neat n tidy as was earlier.
I know the analogy was bad but still… :)

Oops again the worm… anyways I hate to get up early morning. Being alone gives me the right to stay in bed as long as I wish. I still remember tht day back 2-3 yrs when I had slept till 12:30 noon, got up n did a few necessary things n slept again till evening. Heaven!!!

Now tht I m working I have to be up till 9:30 but these days I m not made to hear this

The only person to disturb my peaceful sleep is the milk delivery man. Umpteen times I have told him to drop the milk bag inside the outer gate n just leave but either he is a dumbo or he is smart to pester me (I put my money on tht) tht he continuously rings the doorbell until I get up n pick it up. Otherwise the mornings r peaceful here.

Another thing is tht I cant stay awake late when mom is around. Though I manage everyday till 1-1:30 after tht I have to coz first the voice is like
Sudeep, u haven’t slept yet? I ignore it by putting earphones but the damn left ear piece has broken so I get to hear tht too
Then it goes like STILL awake? U don’t want to go to office tomorrow? n if u think tht saying No I can get away u r either very innocent or very stupid (this time I put my money here :D)

The final call is GO TO SLEEP!!! Turn off those damn lights n there is just no reaction frm my side but a meek surrender

But now I can stay up till my eyelids get closed by gravitational force. Engineering was fun atleast in this aspect. ‘Night maarne’ was the best concept ever introduced n now even though I like to be out of the engg college I surely miss this thing. So now watching movies till late n tht too without headphones is bliss.

I watched 40 year old virgin, Bourne Identity, Basic Instinct (for the first time in one sitting only) n started with Entrapment (all DivX prints so watching it again). Btw, is Memoirs of Geisha a silent movie? I know it isn’t but then why mine doesn’t have a sound?


But then staying up late night has its disadvantages too. Earlier I could make a feeble attempt for staying home next morning (though I couldn’t do so)

Now have to work out new ideas to tell my Project Manager why I m late. He has turned smart enough to understand the real meaning of I come late to office but I make up by leaving early. The routine excuses seem to be a tad too boring. I m still alive but it is getting difficult...

The conference calls with clients n meetings with seniors r the best place where I can doze off. Thnx to my colleagues who take down the minutes of meetings I can comfortably take a quick nap.

Staying alone endows a person to be creative and put his/her (unused) skills to test. I m eating in hotels now n the first few days it satisfied my taste buds but then it seems the same everytime I eat n anything I eat. So last nite I decided to cook a meal for myself.

Armed with a few recipes frm my dear frnds living abroad (I seriously doubt whether they gave it out of love or were playing a prank), I went home. To my surprise/dismay I didn’t have the important items mentioned in the ingredients section of the recipe. Had to settle with plain dal-chawal (rice n curry) along with some fried papad. The taste was ok
Varanat panni jyast zhala hota pan chav bari hoti. Purna sampvava laglach karan swataha banavla hota na... he he. Muddam marathit lihila aahe... kuni translate karu naka... dhanyawaad :D

I m missing aam-ras *sobs*. Anyone willing to supply?

It’s just one week she has left but the house is in total mess. Clothes n pprs lying around, towel thrown on the chair in hurry while leaving for office.. phew!! My study area (where I never studied) is always like tht n I luv it tht way. I find it easier to find things lying in mess rather than neatly stacked. So the cleaning process will begin a few days b4 mom will be arriving. Have already put a reminder for tht in my cell.
Lekin tab tak ghar ka saara kaam mujhe hi karni padta hain... safai bhi... shopping bhi

The real test is when mom arrives n I have to switch back to the normal mode.

n not only the cleanliness part but each n every thing...

Till mom is away all neighbours r very very friendly. No one complains anything if I play loud music thro’ the nite or call frnds over n cheer the teams (did tht during World Cup), But, as soon as mom is home these sweet neighbours turn into bitter enemies of mine. Calls start pouring in...

Note: I m innocent :D

But then if mom is angry I have to see if I can get away by pleasing dad atleast. It is hard to convince him but when my ‘would-be-lawyer’ frnds ditch me, I have to seek his help.

Inspite of these few uphill tasks, I luv the weeks of freedom. I have all the freedom I want yet this freedom gives a new high (old is not dope). So m enjoying these few weeks till I return back to my ‘normal-sweet-human-being mode’. Till then everyday is Saturday :))

I always wonder why my home is never attacked when I m Home Alone. Damn, there is no adventure in my life. If any thief is reading this pls consider urself invited. I bought a big bottle of Pepsi last nite ... khub jamega rang jab mil baithenge 3 yaar :)

Ok fine, now... Sing With Me - Aerosmith

Vaibhav had tagged me for listing 7 songs I m into now. I was trying hard to avoid it but since he had mentioned earlier tht he is a deranged nechrophile serial-killer, so cant take the risk…. n especially when he lives just 3 hour drive frm here.

Wht I do everyday is tht before starting my work, I just select songs depending on the mood I m in. Had mentioned some earlier but listing it here again... so it is more like listing my playlists rather than only 7 songs.

NOTE: I m bad at mathematics, so if the number exceeds or falls short, pls feel free to blame my maths teacher

Hindi

1. New songs: Almost all the songs frm the new movies like Rang De Basanti, Bluffmaster, Aksar, Chocolate, Garam Masala n Shamur album
mauka yeh hasin mile na kal mile yaha
gale lag ja tu meri jaan ab na sataa

aashiq hu mujhe aashiqui ka lene de mazaa

2. Euphoria: One of my fav bands and their songs always find place in my playlist, be it Maaeri, Phir Dhoom, Aana Meri Gully or my most fav Ab Na Jaa
Aankhein band karlu jo main dekhu bas tumhe
Khwabon mein hi keh sakta hu apna tumhe
Rehne de mera yeh wehem pe hi yakeen Na jaa abhi...

3. Kunal Ganjawala: Not specifically I listen to his songs but some of his songs which always are n will be there in my list are Chodo na mujhe yuh bekarar sa and Bheege hoth tere

4. Remix: I luv watching remix videos :D but I luv listening to Aaja piya tohe pyaar du, Dhagala lagli kala, Nisha jaanejaan, Aise na mujhe tum dekho, Bheegi bheegi raaton mein by Hariharan, Bachke rehna re baba n some more

5. Bombay Vikings: Kya Soorat hain made me like this band/man n then Kabhi phool dena made me fall into luv with the voice n the rhythm.
Kya soorat hain kya soorat hai kya soorat hain
Baby no one so sexy In the whole galaxy
You make my heart go beating harder
Kya soorat hai kya soorat hai kya soorat hai
Baby I don't know what it would do One real hot kiss from you

I might go crazy might get smarter

6. Miscellaneous songs like Subhan allah frm Fanaa, Ek look ek look frm Aryan, Doob jaana re frm Main Meri Patni aur woh, Ishq di galli frm No Entry, Dooba dooba by Silk Route, Aao na frm Kyun Ho Gaya na, Jaadu hain nasha hain frm Jism, Sajna ve Sajna frm Chameli n Naam ada likhna frm Yahaan.

English (angrezi bhajan)

1. If I had written only 7 songs it might have been all Enrique’s songs. Thts why this long n detailed list. I simply luv his songs … n the ladies in the videos too. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elsa Benitez, Anna.. hmmm … I know we r on song list.
Let it be his Addicted
Maybe I'm addicted,
I'm out of control,
but you're the drug
that keeps me from dying
or You are my no. 1
I've even seen miracles
I've felt the pain disappear
But still haven't seen anything
That amazes me quite like you do
then take Hero, One Night Stand, Escape, She be the One, California Calling, Not in Love or I have loved u
I have always loved you
There's never been anyone else
I knew you before I knew myself
Oh my baby, I have always loved you

2. Hotel California is one song tht amazes me each n every time I listen to it.

3. Bryan Adams with his Summer of 69 n Everything I do
There's no love - like your love
And no other - could give more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way

4. Eminem’s Lose Yourself and sometimes My name is crazy too
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment

Would you capture it or just let it slip?

5. Music pieces like title track of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly n For a Few Dollars More, Fable, Love Island by Fatboy Slim

6. I need some sleep by Eels, A little less conversation by Elvis, Chocolate and Slow by Kylie, Turn Turn Turn frm Forrest Gump
If love were liquid it would drown me in a placeless place refine me,

in a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

7. I m not a hard music fan but after watching the WRC video I have fallen in luv with In the End by Limp Bizkit Linkin Park (sorry Vaibhav n Deepa)

Old is gold

1. I wasn’t aware tht many songs I hear had the mention of ‘eyes’ in them. The list here starts with Jaaneman Jaaneman tere do nayan, Aapki aankhon mein mehake se hue kuch raaz hain, In aankhon ki masti mein n Aankhon hi aankhon mein ishara ho gaya

2. Phoolon ke rang se frm Prem Pujari
chotta safar ho lamba safar ho suni dagar ho ya mela

yaad tu aaye mann ho jaaye bhid ke bich akela

3. Item gals r in galore nowadays but can’t forget Helen’s cabaret numbers like Piya tu ab toh aaja n Oh haseena zulfowali jaanejahan

4. Amol Palekar has got the best songs sung for him till now. Be it frm Golmaal, Chotisi Baat, Gharonda or Baaton baaton mein

5. Ek ajnabee haseena se yuh mulaqat ho gayi is one of the songs I luv to listen over n over
woh achanak aa gayi yuh nazar ke saamne

jaise nikal aaya ghata se chaand

6. Meet na mila re mann ka
chain nahi bahar chain nahi ghar mein

Mann mera dharti par aur kabhi ambar mein

7. Izazat movie’s this song is also a must in the playlist
Mera kuch saaman tumhare paas pada hain
saawan ke kuch bhige-bhige din rakhe hain
aur mere ek khat mein lipti raat padi hain

woh raat buzha do mera woh saaman lauta do

Marathi

Either I don’t have taste in marathi songs or there is nothing better i get to hear than Kase sartil saye, Mann talyat manaat, Deva mala roz ek apghaat kar n Sarri var sar.

Pheeewwww… I got bored n tired writing this huge n bet u too got bored too reading it. Don’t worry next time will try to make it more long :))

Whoevr wants to list theirs' is welcome.

Yeh andar ki baat hain....

EDITED....

I know u must be wondering where my investigative team vanished after tht ‘Aksar’ expose story. Some reports were going around tht I wasn’t paying them well, but the truth is tht the guys n gals were on a very covert mission so everything was hush-shush. Now they r back... not with a bang though. Here r some of the unearthed things... mind u this is just the tip of an iceberg. More skeletons will be tumbling outta the closet soon...

Last month 3 models carelessly slipped their garments on the ramp during Lakme India Fashion Week. Many ppl think tht it was a careless slip n the designer’s fault. But, personal interviews with the beautiful gals have revealed tht this is not the truth.
Carol, the choco-coloured skin model whose top came off, says tht “We models r not getting enough attention nowadays. Celebrities sitting in the first row n cricketers walking the ramp are hogging the limelight. As if Indian cricketers weren’t enough this time they got Brian Lara to strut around. I m damn sure tht anyone would prefer having Death-by-Chocolate over Black Forest”
Gauhar who zipped off in front off the audience stated tht “Sajid is nowadays too busy with his co-anchor Suresh Menon. So I have to draw his attention by doing this.. Sab kuch kar sakti hu”

Ujwala’s gown came off accidentally n since then she has gone undergown… I mean underground. Her comments will be revealed later.

Sean n myself r eagerly awaiting the sequel of the movie Dhoom which features Aishwarya Rai whizzing on sexy bikes. Meanwhile the sequel to another movie Koi Mil Gaya is gonna be released soon under the name of Krrishh (sorry if the number of r n h are incorrect). Koi Mil Gaya was the Bollywood inspiration of Spielberg’s ET. It is reported tht the lead actor Hrithik has been bestowed with super-powers in the sequel. Wht I would be interested in watching is tht if the alien has been given xtra powers this time. In the last movie he used sunlight for his powers n it was reported tht his galfrnd complained to the director tht he couldn’t perform at night. Now this is wht is called as movie promotion.

Reports are flying in tht Swami Ramdev Maharaj has sued Himesh Reshmiya for using his nasal breathing techniques to rake in moolah. Himesh has agreed for an out-of-court settlement n even singing a couple of songs in Ramdev’s yoga sessions. Keep watching this space for more updates on this.

Inspite of our earnest requests, we couldn’t get through the security cordon around Medha Patkar’s residence to interview her. She is currently on a hunger strike for the benefit of the villagers. When the security guards saw tht we weren’t budging they put up a placard in front of the gate which read “Hunger Strike to continue After Lunch-break”. Don’t worry we are trying to bring u the latest buzz on it.

Note: The author hasn't used fake names to protect identity of ppl :D

Humble appeal: The author is fully aware tht all persons mentioned r doing social service in their own way possible. Yet, if anyone is hurt dont mention it ... n not at all on their own blogs... n pls dont quit blogging for this.

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EDIT:

Last night I got threatening calls from Dubai to erase out some of the names. But, till now u might be aware tht along with being innocent I m quite strong too :D. So, instead of deleting names I m adding another story to prove tht keyboard is mightier than the phone call.

Ekta K has been reported missing since 2 days. She had thrown a gala party to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision lifting off the ban on dance bars. No, u pervert mind, she doesn't dance in any. But, since now the male fraternity will be back in the bars, her teary-soaps will have better TRPs' thnx to the ladies back at home. The Page 3 celebrities who attended the bash confirmed on condition of anonymity tht Ekta had gone 'wild' in tht party. Latest reports indicate tht she was spotted wearing a tikka n saffron clothes printed with 'I luv Supreme Court'. If any male spots her pls dont disclose the location to anybody. If any female who watches her soaps may drop an email to Maneka G at manekag@IReallyLuvAnimals.com

Have a gr8 weekend folks!!

Germans r nailed... now French r next

I work in a company which develops n tests softwares used in the mechanical engg. industry. But, the language we work on is not English but we deal with German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish n many such other lang. I have no idea whether those ppl really use these softwares… but still we get paid so they must be.

After a gruelling 3 week release testing phase my team finally released the German language version for the software we are working on. Along with us, other teams working on different softwares too released their products. So, our group (now ‘growing smaller’ as days pass coz of ppl leaving for other bigger companies) decided to go out to eat after work. Now, the client offices are based in Singapore, Switzerland and US. The client contact mails us “Thnx for ur hard work and co-operation .. blah blah.. Now I will go home and have a big pizza n some beer today. U too enjoy urselves!”

Now did he ever mention us to do the same? But still some of us decided tht we will also have pizza n tht too at the busiest outlet of Pizza Hut. No beer for us… we r still innocent kids u see. Others (including me) were reluctant coz we were already hungry n the thought itself of waiting for a table n then for the pizza was not music to ears n stomach. Yet, we succumbed to the pressure n headed for the pizzeria. Luckily we got a table soon but the pizza arrived very very late. How come if the home delivery guy does not come in 30 minutes then we get the pizza free but here waiting for 1 hour yields nothing? The pizza wasn’t gud either. Actually, being a veggie I m left with no variety to choose from, so now it tastes the same everytime. I think I make better pizza back at home than wht we ate tht day. Anyways, time well spent with frnds over anything is always nice.

Now after releasing German we didn’t opt for Sauerkraut, but went for Italian pizza we might go for Japanese Sekihan when we are out with the upcoming French version :D

This is a pic of my whiteboard. Wht u can see here below the English name, is my name written in Japanese. This was written when I was working on a Japanese lang project. I couldn’t write it properly due to the curves so the language expert we have here wrote it for me. It is weird tht the Japs don’t have a ‘p’ ending so this reads as ‘Sudeepu’ n not Sudeep. Now the weirder (n smarter) thing is tht this is infact a combination of my real name n my pet name**. Ain’t the Japs a smart bunch of ppl?

If u want to translate urs’ go to the last section in the right sidebar… let me know if it works coz I had to edit a lot to put it in. The lady in the pic got edited too… he he

**For the innocent ppl… pet name means the one which folks at home call u outta love. It doesn’t mean the name of my pet

Baby, I just wanna die in your arms - Shayne Ward

If babez is reading this then I just wanna be in ur arms n not at all die. It is just a line frm a song.

Thnx to Ishita for this ‘wonderful’ tag to list down 5 things I want to do b4 I die. I know tht wht I want to do I will do, so here I m listing things I want to do but might not get to do. The reasons r anything ranging frm fear, monetary....

1. Bungee jumping

I m not scared of heights but the thought of jumping frm above really scares me. The BASE jumping concept is amazing but I don’t think I can jump off even though I might tie a rope n reach the top. I think this fear is due to an incident in childhood when my swimming instructor had made me jump off frm the 2nd storey of the office building into the pool.

Now this pic looks gr8 but I bet it will be hell scary to try it out with so many ppl looking like a line of ants.

Another thing I want to try out is a wheelie on the bike (front tyre up). A recent minor accident has made me think not to go for it but still I think I might do it.

2. Antarctica

Want to go there n stay for 1 week. I have read/heard tht there is 6 mths of sunlight n 6 mths of darkness there (correct me if m wrong). So the one week would be arranged such tht 3 days fall in darkness n the remaining 4 in light. This place keeps attracting me more everytime I watch the awesome documentaries on Nat Geo & Discovery.
A trip all over the world also is a gr8 idea.

3. Tattoos n body-piercings

I have 13 stitches all over my body (courtesy playing), but the thought of a tattoo or a piercing (gosh!! playing with body organs) sends a chill down my spine. I also shiver watching a gal putting kajal (kohl) in her eyes or even putting a ear-ring. I had decided to go for a tattoo in Goa last year, but couldn’t muster enuf strength to go in the shack. Might be next time… lets see. Will definitely update here if I manage to have one. I am definitely not into piercing as well. Rings dangling from ears, eyebrows, chin, lips, nose, tongue n belly button r eeewww to me n definitely not the ones tht increase sex-appeal. A big NO!!

I m willing to take 13 more stitches but no ways a piercing.

4. Hairy tale (not hairy tail)

Thnx to my school rules we guys had to keep our hair short otherwise the teachers used to tie our hair n tht too by taking a hair-band frm the gals in the class and then the guys were made to go in every class to show wht a sin they had committed by not trimming their hair. Now it makes me laugh but at tht time it was a dishonour kinda feeling. Luckily I never faced it but since then I kept my hair short. But now I want to grow them long, not very long but like.... mmmmm... Carlos Moya or Kunal Kapoor.
Now here the problem is tht some ppl (including my mom) don’t want me to grow my locks coz they think it doesn't look gud. Now who wanted it for looking gud? Bald is also beautiful (Natalie Portman) but still I want to grow it long.

5.

Now I m outta ideas n u can blame the ppl who were begging for a quick update on the blog. So I will just write here tht b4 dying I want to meet all the ppl listed on the sidebar under Blogging Fraternity. Also a big convention of all of us in … Antarctica (killing 2 birds with one stone). I know this wont be possible… might be due to monetary reasons (hope so not due to fear factor of meeting u .. lol) … but still I m not losing hope. After all Hope is wht the world is surviving on … right Keshi?

Does anyone know which hand do we have to raise while taking an oath? Right or left? Ok... will raise both hands... I promise tht I will strive to overcome all the difficulties and leave no stone unturned to achieve these 5 things in my life. Now I will take a printout of this and paste it on the ceiling space right above my bed so tht I always remember to act on it.

btw, this reminds me of one of my frnd who had Anna Kournikova's poster (frm the SI mag frm the library) right over his bed. I m still wondering how he managed to doze off... some ppl r really weird.

Regarding tagging other ppl:

I m very disappointed tht last time many of u didn’t do the ‘nicest tag in the blogging history’... he he he... n some of u even insulted it.... ggrrrr, so I was planning not to tag anyone but let u decide if u want to go for it. But still,

Keshi :))

Elaine (to have something to read rather than crosses)

Preeti (tags mein majaa aata hain… toh bhugto)
Shantanu (can we have an update on ur blog)

If someone else wants to take it up he/she is more than welcome. Pheww… now just 2 tags to go… Sridhar n Vaibhav… be patient :))

Happy New Year… colourful one tht too

Surprised by the title? Well, yesterday was the first day of the New Year according to the Hindu calendar. So,

Gudi padawya nimitta saglyana hardik shubhechahe varsha aapanas such-samruddhi aani bharbharatiche jaavo

These greetings r so cliched. Anyways..

Since this is traditionally celebrated we don’t have the new year parties n all at this time :((. But the best thing was tht I got a holiday frm work. It was really a welcome break frm the workload n esp after the leave on Holi was cancelled. We all were expecting tht it would be a working day but a mail frm the client wishing Happy Holiday tomorrow was enough for us n noone replied to the client even Thanks fearing it might backfire.. lol. Maharashtrians put up a long pole which is decorated outside their homes. I really don’t know wht does this signify. If someone knows here, pls share it with us or otherwise thts the main reason why Google came into existence

All in all a gr8 day to be at home… woke up leisurely n lazed around the whole day. Watched TV in the afternoon after a long long time, though there was nothing to watch as such. Started reading a book, helped mom in putting up washed curtains around the house, went for a ride in frnd’s new car… Gosh!! So much work off-office too.

Btw, for ur information CNBC TV 18 is a stock-market news channel which provides information about the Sensex (now don’t get this wrong either). So, don’t sit glued to ur TV sets n waste 1 hour expecting, even if the name might seem to suggest something else. Though tht 1 hour was bearable coz of the Bong newsreader. She was earlier on Headlines Today n I was wondering till yesterday why she suddenly left tht channel. Does anyone (read guys) remember her name? I think it was like Mitali or something…

This is called painting the town red… blue, green, yellow n all other colours too

Few more pics

In the company, we had blocked the Exit n smeared colours on those who tried to sneak away. Almost a fortnight has passed since then but the scratches n rashes on my face r not leaving. But, who the hell cares after having a blast :))

The fastest tag ever :-)

I was working on Ishita’s tag for the 5 things I want to do b4 I die… then I saw this tag by Kathy n as I was reading the questions n her answers, felt tht I shld also post this n postpone my death wish-list. Perhaps this is the fastest tag completion frm my side (r u hearing Yashita? :D)
So here goes the questions n the answers…


1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4

I m sitting in office so don’t have any book here… not even technical.
Might put something here frm my home where I have books lying over… though will have to measure up which book is lying more close

EDIT: "The President had red cheeks and was looking at me" - Papillon

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.

ouch… hit the sides of my cubicle

3. What is the last thing you watched on tv?

Chuppa Rustam...

Btw, can I lower my hand? It is difficult typing with one hand

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?

6:48:13 PM

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?

6:48:15PM :))

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

I can hear everything but can’t hear the computer…
If it is ‘bout music on computer m listening to One Nite Stand - Enrique

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

In the afternoon to pay my mobile bill

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?

The clock… how much time do I have to wait more here


Helllooo…. My hand is paining.. pllsss lemme lower it

9. What are you wearing?

Clothes ofcourse… I cant run around sticking leaves covering the appropriate parts coz then I will be scared of goats

10. Did you dream last night?

I dream every nite…

11. When did you last laugh?

Anyone remembers the ‘Kismi’ gal in my office… we both were discussing something n we burst out laffing

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?.

Nothing here..
If I would have been posting this frm home then it would be…. mmm… a Ganesha frame, a bring-luck-to-ur-house wall-hanging frm Ladakh (the Ladakhis got more lucky I guess) n assorted collection of greeting cards over my study corner

13. Seen anything weird lately?

yeah… saw myself in the mirror


Thts enuf…. I m using my both hands now

14. What do you think of this quiz?

Honed my GK, improved my outlook towards life and this will bring discipline into my life
*WIPES OFF TEARS IN SATISFACTION* (with both hands)

15. What is the last film you saw?

Maalamal Weekly in theatre, Crash on pc n Andaz Apna Apna on TV

EDIT: Being Cyrus in theatre

16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?

I think it shld be “wht I wouldn’t buy”… btw I want the copyright of the book titled “How to become a multi-millionaire overnite” priced at 1 million bucks apiece :)

17. Tell me something about you that i dunno.

Who is ‘me’ here… make it clear… then I might tell

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

Change the sleeping times…

19. Do you like to dance?

Yesss…

20. George bush.

Dancing with him?? NOO!!

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

I will have to consult my better-half for tht.. coz cant decide tht alone

22. Imagine yout first child is a boy, what do you call him?

Same here… but how ‘bout Sudeep Part II .. sounds cool to me

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

With those millions, I can :))

24.What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?

I want him to say Hi.. but I think he will say Ohh GOD!! YOU!! I m going to stay on earth now
Btw, will I forget my access card there too?

25. 4 people who must also do this meme in their journal.

The permanent set of tag-holders Parag, AnonymousBlogger, Harshal n Wasim
The tag-lovers Kavita, Neha, Deepa, Ujwal n Arzoon
The revenge of the tag Yashita, Ishita, Ritu, Sridhar, Vaibhav
The tag to make ppl to update their blogs Ajay S, Ajay A, Preeti, Raj
The newcomers tag Neetika, Ana, Tarun, The Gal who sold the World (wazz ur name?), Pinks, Aizwaikcha, Mayur T
The rest have been reserved for others to tag :D

Thts it folks... have a gr8 weekend

Game..Set..Match

I don’t like waking up early in the morning but for the past 3 months or so I am up early on Sundays’ to catch up with some tennis practice. The Sunday mornings now start off with around 2 hours of play and then breakfast at Vaishali*. But, today my cell battery died off n the alarm failed to wake me up. Last Sunday an incident took place which I wanted to share but didn’t get time to write it down.

Let me start off frm the very start. It has been around 1 year (1 yr n 4 days to be precise) in this software/IT industry. Apart from the salary, I haven’t still figured out what this industry has given me till date. But it has taken a lot of things away from me and one of the main things is my daily 2 hrs dose of playing. Earlier I used to play some game or go jogging on the nearby hills. But, nowadays don’t get to go home early enough to be on the ground. Many of my frnds also experienced this and frm there came up the idea to play tennis atleast every Sunday morning.

We were quite sure tht it would be difficult to keep our balls within the court after being out of practice (tennis balls u pervert!) but were not aware tht the most painful task will be finding a court to play. ALL courts in Pune have been booked for ALL the coming Sundays’ for the whole year. So the only court tht was available was the one near MIT college, the same one where I used to take training a few years back. But it is now in a horrible state coz the owner has stopped coaching (I don’t know why he used to coach with the income he already had/still has**). Then one of the grp members came up with the idea to play on the court of a residential building which is in the vicinity.

The high-rise apartment which we chose has around 12-14 wings of buildings n each wing having around 40 homes. Visitors are not allowed to use any of the facilities and yet we went on to give a try if we could go n play there. The first time the security guards had tried to stop us at the gate but we quickly made a dash inside on the bikes and no one asked us anything within the premises. The best (for visitors like us) and worst (for residents) thing is tht being in such a huge complex ppl don’t know who is staying in the adjacent house. From tht Sunday we have been playing there and now sometimes even the security guard throws a salaam (salutes) at us when we enter the building.

Tht was indeed a long start n after boring u for 3 paragraphs I will now come to the incident :)). We were busy playing last Sunday and Kunal was sitting (we are 5 guys) on a bench (a new addition near the court tht day) when an elderly gentleman walked into the gate (the court has a small entry gate too). All of us thought tht this man has identified us as outsiders and will soon rebuke us for playing there. The gentleman came n sat besides Kunal n ..

Man: Gud morning!

Kunal: ehhh… Hello Uncle!
Man: Isn’t this bench a gud thing done this week

Kunal: Yeah! We were just talking ‘bout tht. It is one of the better things to happen in our society this week.

(as if we stay there n wait for gud things to happen in the society)
Man: I used to see u guys playing and thought tht there shld be a bench too so tht u don’t have to stand.
Kunal: (innocent smile) Tht was so thoughtful of you.
Man: After u all finish playing can u go to the society office n tell them tht due to Mr. (his name)’s efforts we got a bench to sit on.
(as if being on bench in company was not enough)
Kunal: Yes, sure.
Man: I m also standing for our society’s Secretary post election next month. I hope all ur families will vote for me.
(making us sit he will stand for sure)
Kunal: Of course! No doubt in it.
(will bring more frnds to vote if u want)

Sensing this we all showed him a thumbs-up sign from the court and the man beamed as if he just won a landslide victory in the elections. We do hope he wins so tht we have a strong backing to continue playing there.

Frankly speaking sometimes I do feel a pang of guilt for barging into the restricted premises n sometimes even fear at the thought of being caught but still the wish to play and seeing the cutie watching frm the 3rd floor of ‘H’ wing is wht makes me wake up early every Sunday and pick up my racquet.

* Since it is ‘at’ and not ‘with’ it’s a food-joint n not the gal frm my school

** My coach has leased the land where this same hotel Vaishali stands on and along with tht the land covering Rupali Hotel and the adjacent Iceberg ice-cream parlour too. It is like owning hens laying a golden egg everyday n no scare of bird-flu either coz u don’t kill the hen nor eat the egg.

Take it sportingly :)

South African team celebrating

12th March 2006 will definitely be written in Golden letters in sports history n I was lucky enough to be a witness to tht. South Africa beat the world champions Australia in the final one-day cricket match to clinch the series 3-2. Tht itself is big n wht makes it bigger is the score they chased. Australia had put on 434 runs on the scoreboard n such a huge score is unassailable in all terms of cricket. But, the SAFs’ proved it wrong n came up with 438 which included a scintillating display of strokeplay n superb catches. I m not gud at match analysis, so if u want to read a in-depth analysis visit Tarun’s blog. I m sure he will write on it (or might have already published it). Read Harshal’s blog for Formula 1 scenario. He has a gud post on the new championship race with info on all teams. Yesterday’s race confirmed Renault’s emerging domination but Schumi’s fans r happy to see the Red colour back on the podium.

Sunday was overall a gr8 day for sports lovers. Aust-SA cricket one-day match, F1 season’s first race, Arsenal-Liverpool showdown n India-England Test match… one should have a TV showroom to see all this at one time. Doordarshan (DD), our government channel proved once again tht it is very pathetic to watch. Has anyone watched ‘Aankhein’ on DD? Might be more bashing on this some other day. But, when it comes to showing highlights DD does not know the difference between highlights and live match. TV audience wants to see how wickets fell and how the batsmen blasted the bowlers. They don’t expect to see how a captain sets his field and how a batsman waits for the 12th man to bring him a spare pair of gloves.

Rahul Dravid (India’s captain) is setting the field according to bowler Irfan Pathan’s need. DD zooms in the camera on both of them get close to decide on whom to set on which position. The conversation caught is courtesy lip-reading skills…

IP: It is hot today.
RD: (eyeing suspiciously) Were u watching Brokeback Mountain last night in the hotel when rest of us were busy watching dancers in the strip-club?
IP: Stupid! I am talking about the atmosphere. I was practising on bowling last nite. Wht ‘bout the fielding strategy?
RD: I don’t think we will need it. Look at both the batsmen. They are not gonna keep their eyes on the ball u bowl.
IP: Wht makes u think like tht?
RD: The batsmen r staring at our wicketkeeper Dhoni. They think tht we have a gal as wicketkeeper. Long hair is definitely beneficial to the team.
IP: (sad smile) Yeah! Girls r going crazy ‘bout his locks. I seem to have lost the title of Most Eligible Bachelor to him. U know after the incident of the 2 gals who had come to my house for marrying me, no one has yet knocked my door. Even the count of fan mails has fallen down. Parthiv (ex-wicketkeeper) was better. He even carried our entire luggage and we could hit him in frustration when we used to lose a match.
RD: I m still wondering why the gals who had come to ur house did not …
IP: (cuts him off) Are Harbhajan and Laxman again fighting?
RD: Where? I can’t see them. My eye-sight is getting weaker day by day. I had told my parents tht I wanted to marry an ophthalmologist but they forced me to marry a General Practitioner.
IP: (points in tht dirn) There… they r fighting ever since tht Ganguly issue raked up.
RD: Hmmm… Greg (coach) is a dumbo. Ganguly is earning so much through advertisements and might feature in some movies also. Yet Greg said tht Ganguly wanted to remain captain for financial reasons.
IP: I am wondering wht will happen of all the established players if Greg keeps on experimenting the team n bringing in new faces.
RD: Thts why I have started to play fast nowadays. Wasim Jaffer plays even slower than me. When I play along with Wasim, I feel like I m Dhoni blasting the bowlers at the rate of 2 runs per over. Time to re-read Who Moved My Cheese?
IP: Hmmm… U know why I didn’t come to the strip-club yesterday. I was busy teaching ‘Bhangra’ to Greg. He said he didn’t look gud in the news channels last time doing the bhangra jig.
RD: But wht has to do with ur bowling?
IP: Not with bowling but it has to do with my place in the team. Munaf Patel also bowls pretty well.
RD: Ohh!! I forgot tht newbie.
IP: Shall we send Kumble near the boundary line?
RD: Yeah.. we will give him rest till he retires.
IP: I think he will quit now after reaching the 500 wickets landmark.
RD: Why are the batsmen not asking for bad light? I want to finish off this soon n want to catch with the next episode of Takeshi’s Castle on POGO.
IP: But, it is shown again at 11 in the night.

RD: But at tht time I have to see Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. I luv Ekta Kapoor’s soaps.
Irfan faints on hearing this n DD takes a commercial break reminding us tht it is time to switch channels.

The above is not intended to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Not of gals who r crazy ‘bout cricketers n guys crazy ‘bout the game of cricket n ofcourse espescially not of DD lovers. :))

Schindler's List!

Yashita tagged me few days back (few is ok I suppose :p) to list the 20 things I hate. “Hate” for me is a step higher than “dislike”. If this had been stuff I dislike then it would have been much easier to list it down.. but don’t know if I can reach 20 on the hate list.

1. Like charity let’s begin hatred from home. I hate myself for reasons better known to me n even those ppl who ask ‘bout those or know ‘bout them.

2. I hate ppl who don’t have traffic sense. I will club these…
I hate-
i. ppl who don’t follow traffic rules n cause accidents
ii. ppl who drive slowly in the middle of the road
iii. women on 2-wheelers who apply brake by rubbing their feet on the road as if they r skiing.
iv. ppl who honk unnecessarily.
v. pedestrians who walk in the middle of the road as if the vehicles will pass through them as seen in some C grade horror flick

vi. to get stuck in traffic esp between the Kothrud flyover n Law College road when I m going to office in morning.

3. I hate to see little children begging at traffic signals n other places n even those chidren-rights activists who don’t do anything for this.

4. I hate punctual ppl. I mean 10-15 min late is not at all late n late coming might start only after around 40-45 min.

5. I hate ppl who don’t smile. Fine u can’t laugh but atleast a smile…

6. I hate ppl who expect too much frm their opposite sex.

7. I hate Google when searching for Sudeep Sharma places me second n gives some Nepali movie hero by the same name the first place. Now, ppl r using my name to make it big in the filmdom… n tht too in Nepal. Thts the height of plagiarism… he he he

8. I hate when Bollywood releases gud movies n I don’t have any bad movies to write about :))

9. I hate the judicial system (police + court) when it doesn’t arrest n jail Salman Khan after he shoots black-bucks n mows down ppl with his SUV n after arresting him after ages they let him out on bail. Also, when killers roam free after the witnesses turn hostile (read made hostile) in Jessica Lal murder case.

10. I hate the political system for not bringing forth young and educated leaders n instead giving important portfolios to stupid, illiterate n corrupt politicians. This scene is slowly changing n m happy ‘bout it.

11. (Even after the hating the systems) I hate ppl who don’t have pride for their own nation n even those ppl who don’t respect other nations.

12. I hate drunkards n even more if they start puking. I hate ppl who kill themselves n others after driving in an inebriated state. This esp after a recent episode when an acquaintance killed his galfrnd after smashing his car against a traffic island. Why can’t ppl understand tht alongwith freedom there also comes a sense of responsibility.

13. I hate smokers too n esp the younger gen who thinks tht smoking is cool (or kewl)

14. I hate eve-teasers. Whistling is so demeaning to beauty.

NOTE: Looking at beautiful faces is not eve-teasing

15. I hate when I search my fav wllppr sites for hours n don’t find any gud enough to download.

16. I hate ppl who cheat in sports.

17. I hate simpletons. No fun in talking with them.. need some smart ppl so tht it is a pleasure whipping their smart-asses (literally only for dames n if they allow..lol)

18. I hate it when I don’t get enough time to check mails, blogs etc

19. I hate to agree tht I m tired at the end of day n can’t think of one more point to make it 20. Ending it here itself...

For the part of tagging, all those who feature in the list on the sidebar are tagged the only exception being the ones who r striked out n those who have already done the tag.

Sorry for being out of here for last 2 days, but had lots of work to take care of. Will be writing n visiting as time permits. :))

Beware of the (D)evil

U must have heard about Mahatma Gandhi’s 3 monkeys… if not then google n read ‘bout them first. Then see this…. n ltrz see the modified version :)))

In our company we have a monthly picture competition… so the monkey got the prize for the Sexiest Creature Alive on Earth (same on the lines of Sexiest Man/Woman Alive)… ppl here are deciding the monkey’s sex n will be putting him as a nominee for the next year in the appropriate sexion… section I meant.

I won the award in the Best Idea category… n the prize consists of an half hour leave from office between 1:00 to 2:00 pm (our lunch break time) n a cash award of 100 bucks which will be taxable n deducted at source.

The photographer just lost out coz he forgot to set the red-eye setting …. though we had almost convinced the judges tht those were the special effects. The photographer is now very depressed coz his future in this software industry rested on tht pic (u see we do this here n don't work). So only for him we r planning to put this again in the next month’s event by renaming it as Red-eyed Baboons coz we can’t put in Red-assed Baboons**

Meanwhile other pics frm the outing

**I swear I read tht on some site n never went behind a baboon to verify tht :-)