RAUL's WALL

Post 30

2011-09-05T03:34:00.000-07:00

30th has come and gone and so have my blogging days. I've still got loads of free time but somehow my urge of writing has disappeared. AM started a new blog today and this prompted me to come back to my page and stare at the ruins.

Dunno when will I write again but seems it'll be soon.

Btw, I still support Liverpool and listen to Floyd daily. Some things never change !!!!

29

2010-02-01T11:20:00.001-08:00

Yeah I have surpassed this figure too. Just one away from the milestone 30.

In the last 6 years of courtship this was my first birthday with my wife and she made sure I had a good one. Since it was a weekday we invited a whole bunch of my friends to our place. Surprisingly it is the same bunch who was with me when I celebrated my 26th birthday in Hyderabad. All of them are here in London now and it is really good to see them every now and then.

By the way I've got a drinking schedule these days. This month I can drink on 12th, 16th and 26th. Since I've been a bad boy lately and have taken every opportunity to celebrate and raise a toast(or a few actually) I've been put on this schedule by none other than "you know who".

Liverpool have returned to winning ways again. Such a relief. They(We) are targeting 4th place. I'll be so glad if we get there and are in the champions league next year. On a more cynical note I wish they do not finish in top 4 so that we can sack the stupid stupid manager who has made so many mistakes this season. Next game is against Everton and that sure will be a cracker !!!

January

2010-01-22T04:16:00.000-08:00

I don't know what has happened but I have been away from blogging for almost an year now. Used to love blogging and had made big promises to continue this even after all the changes that were happening to my life. But I could not. I miss this space sometimes, I have so much to write but I've been a lazy bastard.

I've read on a blog that "Why does marriage change people so much that they stop blogging" and I am a live example of the comment. I think its just the changes in you life that prevent you from doing some things and one needs some time to adjust to the new life and I am loving it.

Maybe now I am a bit settled and there is calmness in my life again after a very very hectic one year, I can get back to what I like. Initial target is to write something every week.

ps: I am still keeping my promise to support Liverpool and watching every movie that comes out :)

28....

2009-01-28T07:45:00.000-08:00

...years old now....

I remember when I was a kid, well, not a kid but maybe like 23-24, god am so old now :(. Okay okay, so when I was young I used to tell my parents that I don't want to get married before 28. The reason was that my dad was 28 when he got married. My parents used to get angry and say that Beta you have been earning for almost 4 years now so its time to settle.

Come 2007 and this whole dialouge started in the opposite way...I was still 26 and I told my parents that I want to get married now and my parents said NO you cannot because we will find a girl for you and you cannot get married to a girl of your choice !!!

Well, gladly, its all sorted now. I am 28 and getting married next month. Bachpan ke sapne kabhi na kabhi to sach hote hi hain. Thankfully my dad was not 30 when he got married otherwise I would have been fighting with my parents for 2 more years ...

Just one more week

2009-01-25T03:31:00.000-08:00

....before I go back to India to get hitched....

So I've decided to celebrate my last weekend in style. Have invited 28 of my friends and colleagues to a pub in town next Friday. Most of my colleagues are heavyweights in liquor arena so the evening looks to be a long one.

Shopping has almost come to an end...and I've banned Swechchha from shopping any further....she is a major shopping freak. Ab job ki hi guarantee nahi hai after 6 months and she has shopped enough for the next 5 years !!! So no more shopping until she comes here.

My parents are funny. They always refer to Swechchha as 'Bahu'. Itna bhi hindi soaps nahi dekhte hain wo log but still...Called up dad yesterday and he told that mummy has gone to get some stuff for bahu...eeekkksssssssssssssss....

New year comes with...

2009-01-22T09:53:00.000-08:00

...a new life., new responsibilites, new flat and a new lifestyle.

You may ask why ? Bhai, shaadi jo ho rahi hai....Yesssssssssssss

16th Feb is the day, in Udaipur, our hometown. Been busy all this while, infact for the past year and half, trying to convince my parents that she is the best thing that could ever happen to me. Finally unhone apne bacche ke dil ki baat suni(this line straight out from a hindi soap)

So yeah, its all changing finally.

More updates soon....really soon !!!

Zinda

2008-08-02T02:03:00.000-07:00

Somehow I cannot stop listening to this song.

बजाए प्यार की शबनम मेरे गुलिस्तां में
बरसते रहते हैं हर सिम्ट मौत के साए
स्याहियों से उलझ पडती है मेरी आँखें
कोई नहीं .... कोई भी नहीं जो बतलाए
मैं कितनी देर उजालों की राह देखूँगा
कोई नहीं ... है कोई भी नहीं
न पास न दूर
एक प्यार है
दिल की धड़कन
अपनी चाहत का जो एलान किए जाती है
ज़िन्दगी है जो जिए जाती है
खून के धूँट पिए जाती है
ख्वाब आँखों से सिए जाती है

4+

2008-07-04T02:42:00.000-07:00

Realized after reading Shradha's blog, that I've been on the blogosphere for over 4 years now.

I plan to write till I retire(55) and after that I'll host a party on June 16th(each year) where I will read out few lines from my truly inspiring(:D) posts !!!

You all are invitied for the first party on 16th June, 2036

Brewery

2008-06-27T02:27:00.000-07:00

One old alcoholic has given me an idea to start a Brewery !!!

Dude, my parents still think that I do not drink. They have been tolerating me for almost 27 years now. This new startup of mine will boost their intention to kick me out of their house(I don't live with them anymore and hence 'their house')

Today

2008-06-26T01:46:00.000-07:00

26/06/2008

0415: Landlord's kid started crying. I woke up and could not sleep for another 15 mins. Amazingly it was very bright outside at that time.

0630: Landlord dropped the shower handle in the tub. Grrrrrrrrr

0715: Woke up on my own for the first time. Decided to sleep for another 15 mins

0759: Still sleeping

0800: Panic alarm started ringing. I was immediately brushing.

0845: Was ready to leave for work but realized that I need to eat something. Started making bhurji and toasts.

0910: Left for office. My office is a 4 min walk from my place.

0915: Reached office 15 mins late for the 4th successive day.

0930: After speaking to everyone about yesterdays game(turkey lost 3-2) went in the kitchen to make tea(I have masala teabags stored in the office)

1002: Just finished tea and this post.

I've to work now

1100: Another tea after working for 58 mins

1130: Discussion on what to have for lunch

1230: Out for lunch

1330: Back in office and straight to desk

1500: Head for a meeting

1502: Sleepy

3-2

2008-06-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

Was in a pub yesterday watching germany beat portugal. Little disappointing to see portugal lose.

Had to fight with SS to go to watch the match. And I know she must have cursed because the big screen at the pub broke down right before the game. So had to miss the initial 10 mins and go to another pub. Came out drunk as usual and had an entire large kebab by myself. I could tell in the morning that it was very spicy !!!

I solved the Rubik's cube again last night. I used to do it in 4 mins when I was in college. But now it takes a good 10 mins. I want to beat that time again.

I am bored again with my work. Need to do something interesting. PLEASE can you guys suggest some alternative work for me. Some options I have in mind

Chef
Farmer
Police Officer
Supermarket Worker
Truck Driver
Grocery Shop Owner(will sell fruits and juices as well)

So...where am I ?

2008-06-15T01:32:00.000-07:00

Still alive was my last message...I still am ...

Geographically in London...10 months now and I still am not liking this place....weather is the major reason for this...its sunny here today but 80% of the time is gloomy....

Europe is much better....and prettier....and much friendlier....and cheaper....My travelling is on big time...belgium,france, italy, switzerland and finland...and now left with no money to travel !!!

The only good part here is my team...Its good to be the only non-british person in the entire company...everyone is curious and equally good to you :)

My latest quest(serious this time) is to give Civil Services exam next year...I've told my boss about this and he has assured me ample free time to get on with this....And since I'll be hitting 30 in couple of years I can give the exam only twice...I need to crack this in 2 attempts...

I think I should be regular with this space from now on....I've become too lazy these days...I religiously read other blogs but somehow cannot comment or write my own...

Last post was written after 7 months...The next one, hopefully, will come sooner than that

ps: I've learned how to drink

Main zinda hoon...abhi tak !!!

2008-06-13T01:24:00.000-07:00

Some major issues with life...Will be back as soon as I can !!!

And the winner is...

2007-11-22T13:07:00.000-08:00

Ken Dod's Dad's Dog's Dead

Our team name at the wednesday quiz night. We won by 3 points and got a free pass for next week's quiz. The pub is not a great place but then the quiz-night makes it fun.

Got majorly intoxicated during and after the quiz. It's fun being out with 40 ppl from your company and then you actually see them in their real self.

After the quiz I managed to stumble towards the tube. I was at the Hampstead station for the first time and I took the stairs to get down to the platform. The staircase itself was a very narrow winding one and so I had to get down really slow to avoid tumbling down. After climbing down for almost 4 mins I realized that the stairs are not ending at all and thats when I had a brief panic attack. I could hear the tube going down below and at the same time I thought that I have taken a wrong staircase and this will lead me to one of those dark and smelly tunnels. Fortunately after 2-3 more mins, to my relief, reached the platform and got on the tube.

Today evening when I curiously googled about the "Hampstead tube station stairs", I got the following info on Wikipedia.

The station platforms are the deepest London Underground station, at 58.5 metres or 192 feet below ground level, in the Guinness Book of Records, the 'deepest station in the world'. It has the deepest lift shaft on the Underground at 181 feet deep. The station is serviced by lifts and there is also a spiral emergency staircase, made up of 300 steps.

I want to go there once more and count the steps myself.

Maybe next weekend !!!

I can smell it

2007-11-15T13:04:00.000-08:00

Hickkkkk

You know what :)

After a surprising sober weekend, I am up for a nice turbulent and hazy weekend. Last week due to diwali and then a trip to some over-hyped castle, there was not enough(!) time to drink. I'll come up with the castle story later on.

Couple of friends were at my place last weekend and after a round of some vodka(I never said I did not drink) we decided to play Monopoly. As a kid I used to love this game, though I still owe millions(perhaps billions) to my opponents :D. We went to the nearest shop and bought a brand new electronic Monopoly. There is no banker in this game, instead we get 6 credit cards and one swiping machine. The machine has 2 slots in which you can swipe 2 cards and give or take money. Its fun. We played for almost 4 hours and as usual I ended up being the first one to go bankrupt. The credit card thingie is the best part. Its amazing how small small innovations can turn a slow game to a pretty fast paced game.

Yeah now the castle trip. We drove to Windsor Castle on saturday. Its supposed to be one of the best castles around. Its rubbish. No doubt, it's very well maintained and beautifully decorated. But thats it. I have seen much more bigger, royal and better forts and palaces in India and they're lovely. This one is a bit too commercialized. But overall the trip was good. Lovely drive and great food and then, ofcourse, the Monopoly.

Am meeting up with an old friend tomorrow. I haven't seen him for over 9 years now. Hopefully my work allows me to leave early.

The main topic at work was on why we do have 2 high and 2 low tides each day. The first one is easy to guess - because of the moon's gravitational pull. Am curious about the second. I read about it long time back but just cannot remember it. I know I can find the answer on google but then its not fun. I will think about it during the weekend and who knows with couple of beers down I can suddenly get the answer. Otherwise i'll search for it on Monday evening !!!

And am back..

2007-11-13T13:58:00.000-08:00

After a fucking long time though...I dunno when my last post was !!!

Been busy, very busy. Naah, not joking. Moved to UK...the land of soccer.

Time flies...very fast. Took me a while to decide whether I should leave India or not. Believe me it takes a lot to leave the comfortable life I had in India to move to this cold and wet country.
Moved here in August. 3 months have gone by and I still miss India. I hope this continues so that my plan of coming back home materializes(have to move back within 5 years)

Hunted for a job during the initial 2 weeks. Yeah, I came here without any job. Have taken up a nice job in London(extreme north) and took up a place near the office.

Life here is strange. For one its very very slower than India. Everyone works, moves slowly. No concept of flexible timings(I miss this part the most). People are very pretentious. I guess they have this feeling of superiority for no goddamn reason.

Most of my time at home goes in cooking, cleaning and ironing. Weekends are definitely alcohol fuelled and last one was no exception. Had some very neat swiss vodka and loads of beer.

Am back in India for 10 days during xmas. Really really looking forward to that trip. In the meantime I promise to be regular here like before. Keep tuned for some more updates in couple of days.

Cigs, Joints, Bottles.....People flying around....

2007-06-04T22:33:00.000-07:00

At the show...yeah literally...
Even though I did not take anything other than alcohol, by the time the concert ended even I was high on the smoke. It was all around us.....

Great evening. Started sharp at 8 and finished exactly at 10. Those folks are really great performers especially Joe Perry. Awesome guitarist.

We took the "blue" tickets and were lucky to be stationed at only 20 ft from the stage. Had couple of fistfights also in the process of getting there !!!

Saw Shrek-3. And I did not like it at all :( But the beer and food after the movie was great. Had apple flavoured vodka for the first time.

Trip was hectic, like always. Went to the soccer field today morning after ages. I am happy that I still can kick the ball pretty well. Aim is to get back in the team by this month end so that I can play in the tournament.

Goaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

And I don't wanna miss a thing...

2007-05-31T01:43:00.000-07:00

Yeah....going for the Aerosmith concert

Leaving today only as there were no tickets available for tomorrow. Plus my boss is not around. Plus not much work :)

Have started jogging again after taking almost a month off. Feels good. Especially when you crash at around 10 PM and wake up at 8 AM. Soccer practice too is starting from monday. Got some tourney coming up next month. I hope it rains before that otherwise it'll be a disaster to play in the sun !!!

POTC and Shrek3 releasing this week (yeah yeah..releasing in India). Hope I get the tickets....

Am pretty excited....3 days of partying, wine, movies !!! Hicccckkkkk.....

Ohh Look...Who's Back !!!

2007-05-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello :)

Was chatting with RP today morning and she inspired me to post something again..after a long time...

Its been really long I've posted something...maybe over 6 months....Been busy, lazy, hazy and out of sorts.....And yeah still not married. Yayyyyy !!!

Soccer season is over...Well almost...Spanish League still is hot...very hot to be precise....

Have been watching a lot of movies lately..Saw "Cheeni Kam" yesterday and i liked it..."Shooter" and "Mr Bean" will follow this week at my beloved Sterling. Oh i love this theatre....

Looking for a change now. Its been 3.5 years since I gave an interview. Time for the formals to come out. Want to move out from Hyd now...maybe some place close to my home.

Went to a resort yesterday and came back fully sun burnt. Had fun. 3 hours in pool. Plus 5 more hours in sun playing all sorts of games.

Am off to b'lore this weekend for the Aerosmith concert. Hope it'll be good. Will upload some pics once am back....

Back from the dead....

2006-11-14T19:30:00.000-08:00

Yeah been dead for some while. Been travelling and holidaying for over 2-3 months now. Now back to work and yeah back to blogger...

Had an amazing diwali vacation. Full 19 days off from work. Met my little niece Angel. She's really a darling. She's just 3 months old and still finds hard to recognize people except, of course, her mom. But by the time I was about to leave udaipur Angel started recognizing me also. Gives me one little idiotic smile that am totally fida on.

SKC, SD and Gary came over to Udaipur just after diwali. Had a gala time there. Went to palaces, resorts, boat riding and loads of other places. Then my real trip started.

Udaipur-Delhi-Mathura-Almost Agra-Delhi-Amritar-Delhi-Hyderabad(finally). One hell of a week. Was totally exhausted when I reached Hyderabad. Couple of friends from IIT are here in hyd these days so the party is still not over. Went to "Little Italy" yesterday. Nice place and really good food(italian ofcourse)....

Liverpool lost to Arsenal over the weekend :( The way they played they deserved the 3-0 bashing. England-Holland match tonight. Waiting for some Rooney/Gerrard magic
I'll visit everyone's blog today and check out on them.

A trip long awaited !!!

2006-10-04T21:32:00.000-07:00

Finally went to Dandeli/Gokarna !!! Wonderful trip. Let the pics talk this time...

Hair...

2006-09-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

I had my hair cut really short this friday :)

Considering that I havn't had a proper haircut for the past 1 year this new look is totally confusing. Even for myself.

The watchie too asked me for my i-card. And after a while he said "Are sir aap...kya ho gaya"...My team was in shock. Infact my entire floor. Everyone looked at me twice before nervously saying hi. Met AGB on the road on sat. I walked to him and it took him almost 5 secs to recognize me. He has gone through this earlier and he said that only after some time i'll realize that long hair were good.

Best part was one of the managers who came to my desk. He had something to discuss with me. He came looked at me and went away :D. Only to realize after some time that it was indeed me and then he came back.

My parents would be the happiest people now. They were behind me to get my hair cut 'cause they were worried that I won't get a suitable girl for marriage with that untidy look :D.

Only time will tell....

Back home...

2006-09-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

Came back monday night. So so glad to be back home...

Have my football tournament this weekend. My team is in the 2nd round :). Played yesterday and hurt my jaw badly. Not even able to eat properly.

Things are not looking very good at office. Had a long discussion/argument with boss. Will talk to him again today and then think what to do. Sala itna to kabhi nahi socha jitna last 5-6 din main hua hai....somehow I cannot take a decision.

Planning to take 2 weeks off during diwali. Will be fun to play with the little kid.

Angel

2006-09-05T11:55:00.000-07:00

Yeah thats what Jiju-Di have officially name the baby...Look at her...she's absolutely cute...

LA...

2006-08-29T15:37:00.000-07:00

LA trip was awesome. Great beaches, better crowd than SF/Bayarea and great sunny weather. Seems the phrase "sun and sand" came from there only. Went to Universal, Kodak, Hollywood mountain...

The best thing is the first pic I took. Check it out. This was taken at the same pier where Tom Hanks ends his marathon in Forrest Gump. Awesome experience though I don't eat shrimps...

Next day it was all hollywood. Went to Kodak theatre where the oscars are held and also went to "Walk of Fame". I even took a pic with Darth Vader. Also went to the mountain where the Hollywood sign is there. But they don't actually allow anyone to go to that mountain. So people go to the nearby hill and since all of them are connected we still call it Mount Hollywood...

Went to Venice and Malibu beaches next day. Great beaches and amazing weather. And loads of weird people at the Flea Market.....

Ju Ass of A

2006-08-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

Went to SF last weekend..nice place...check out the Golden Gate bridge pic...its huge..Also check out my office building...pretty neat...took it while driving..

My hotel is awesome. Right next to a small lake where a lot of canadian geese swim. They are a big pain. The keep on dirtying the aread with "you know what" and they come right outside your door and starting making noise.

Oh haan, my football team in India is the runner up in the first tournament of the season. We lost to HSBC. 1-0. Bad. But i'll be there for the next tournament starting in sept.

Going to LA this weekend and then to Seattle the week after. It'll be fun I suppose...

Am a MAMU now...

2006-08-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

Yippieeeeee...
My sis gave birth to a baby girl yesterday afternoon....
abhi officially mamu ban gaya hoon...
They're having so much fun at home and me just sitting here and working :(

Jiju and I have decided that we'll give the baby a non-indian name...something like Catherine, Jennifer or Nicole...

I'll upload the pics of the kid once I get it...abhi am too happy to say anything....

:) :) :)

Where is the food....

2006-08-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Finally am here in SFO...awesome place...especially roads and weather....always sunny and cool...

Reached here on thursday evening...yeah the same the when there was a major scare at the UK airport...my flight was delayed in hong kong and the ppl there almost strip searched everyone...took all the lotions out and placed them in a separate plastic bag...i had like 7 items...

flight was ok ok...totally cramped for a 18 hr flight from s'pore to sfo....I drank some 6 glasses of wine and then watched a movie...guess which one..."Rang De Basanti"...and after watching it I got so emotional that I drank 3 more glasses until the pilot said "Please tie you seat belts..we are reaching s'pore" and they stopped serving alcohol....

AT came to pick me up at the airport...and then he took me to dennys at 1 AM. Next night it was barbeque and wine party. drank a lot agian and then 5-6 of us watched "Dil Chahta Hai". Great fun man...

Went for bowling and poker the next day...and I won 17 $...not bad for a guy who was playing for the first time...and then rented a car on monday...its a nice car ....my manager will get a shock when we sees the bill :)

The place is good but then its very lonely...I mean I have friends but then sometime do get lonely...the problem is I can't make a phonecall and talk to anyone I want....its fucking expensive to make a call to India...some 7 $ per min from my hotel....so only thing I can do is to get connected to net and send emails...totally sucks...

abhi 4 din hi hue hain and yeah haal hai...3o days more to go :)....just 30....

time for some work now....came very late to office today....

Time to kick some balls...

2006-08-03T20:29:00.000-07:00

Updates: Saturday's matches were cancelled due to heavy rains. Had two matches on sunday. Won 1 and drew the other. And guess guess who scored...:D :D

Simply pouring...Boo i've now sent a truckload of caties and dogies !!!

And my maid is not coming :( Thought of making her wash all my clothes for the trip next week...abhi sala mujhe hi wash karna padega...which powder to use btw ?

Came early to the office today...8.15...and hardly I see any living soul around..
since our office does not keep dead ones,above statement means that there is no one around except one or two early birds...Am going mad now...

S is coming here on tuesday to see me off :D...waise what see off...she is going back before I leave..so two days total partying and drinking...

Haan I've decided that in US I won't drink more that 4 beers per day...warna it'll be difficult to accomodate that in the grocery bill :D :D. Loads of plans for roaming around in US...but all depends on the workload there..

I have to play in a footer tournament tomorrow...4 matches over the weekend...but i'll miss the semis and final 'cause its on the next weekend...my team will surely miss me :)...i'll upload the snaps once the matches are over...check out the team pic of the last time...and guess where is me :)

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree !!!

2006-07-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

Updates: I got the song...awesome...its by Fools Garden...And i've changed the pub name...

Awesome song...strangely I don't recollect listening to this earlier...Went to ~~"One Flight Down"~~ "Easy Rider" sometime back and there everyone except me was singing this song...

Been busy...very busy lately...Football has again become the no.1 job for me...then comes work and then planning for the trip in August....

Have been talking to a lot of frds in US lately...its nice...and they all want me to come to their place when I am there...not possible...After all bhai kaam karne jaa raha hoon main....

My sis is at home(udaipur) these days...Everyone is having a gala time there...parties, functions, site-seeing. My dad never misses a chance to tease me about food. Every now and then when we talk he say he has this sweet, that sweet. Especially "Malpua"...I just love this sweet...Dunno what do you call this in English...

I has started raining again...Yesterday night it rained cats and dogs(Boo yeah I've sent 2 cats and 4 dogs to Delhi...pick them up ) The worst part is that no soccer for us today 'cause the field would be totally submerged. I'll have to do something else after 5.15 PM. Maybe music or a novel at the nearest coffee shop...

Have been drinking reguarly for the past 6 days now...some event, party, celebration...aaj bhi kahin jana hai...Hiccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

EPL is starting on 18the august. I really want Liverpool and Newcastle to start firing from the first day cause they both are really very slow starters. Spanish League would be good too, especially the players Real has now. But then they always were full of galacticos.

And haan I saw that blue-green eyed girl again. Looking totally cool as ever. I know S would be furious on reading this but then I just can't stop admiring cute people :)

Waiting for the trip

2006-07-12T22:01:00.000-07:00

Totally excited about the trip to US...would be going to SFO, LA, Vegas, NY and a whole lot of other places :) Been busy all this while finishing the work so that I don't have to work a lot there in US. Almost done.

Saw Superman and Krishh last week. And I would really vote Krishh over Superman. Superman is a total letdown. Especially that silly Louis Lane...ewwwwwww

Have started soccer practice again. We have a tournament on 29th July. I just can't run anymore :(. Need to keep practicing before I get selected for the team. Imagine the captain of last time not selected this time. What a shame :D :D

I also learnt how to add smileys while scrapping on orkut [:D].

EPL is starting on August 18(or 19th). Would be fun this time. With Sheva and Ballack coming to Chelsea I guess no one can stop them. Hope Liverpool comes second atleast.....

Tagged...

2006-07-02T11:33:00.000-07:00

I am thinking about...
My hometown. Udaipur. I heard that it rained there today. I miss the lakes.

I said...
I am getting mad(about 1 hr back). And its really true.

I want to...
Just sleep for 15 straight hours and not go to office tomorrow.

I wish...
To see England lift a major soccer trophy once in my lifetime.

I hear…
Rain falling outside. The wind making noise. Awesome

I wonder...
Why life is always not so good.

I regret...
Not keeping contact with certain people in life. Am bad at it.

I am...
living just for football. Maybe I should move to Europe soon.

I dance...
When I get really high or when there is a large group with me.

I sing...
Again, when I get high. And I sing well :):)

I cry...
When I miss my parents or some very close friend leaves me.

I am not always...
in a good mood. I have loads of bad mood days.

I make with my hands...
loads of idiotic scetches that only I am able to understand(sometimes)

I write...
what I feel like. Totally nonsense most of the time !!!

I confuse...
NOs for YESes a lot of times ;)

I need...
my girlfriend right now. She's very very far...

Lemme tag couple of people..
Swechchha
Tarun
Shradha
Guns
Swathi
Boo you were tagged even before me...

Mad...

2006-07-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

Yes that's what I am becoming these days...I mean literally. People close to me will say am already a mad man but then this time am feeling it too.

Have become a total workoholic in the past 1.5-2 months. I myself don't know why. Its like 12-13 hrs in the office. All 5 days of the week. Infact I missed Holland-Argentina match 'cause I was in the office slogging my ass off.

Days have become so bloody short. Its like going to office and then just staying there until my body and mind becomes too too tired to carry on. Guess I need a holiday. But then I just had 3 great weekends in B'lore, Delhi and Udaipur.

So i've concluded that I've gone bonkers. Maybe the US trip will cool me down. Am going there in august. Really look for that.

I was totally gutted last night when England crashed out on penalties. Steven Gerrard, of all the people, missed a penalty. How could he ? I've never seen Beckham cry no matter what...Heard that he has resigned as the captain...

Zizou magic is on its peak once again. That guy never ceases to suprise. Awesome. I now just wish that France win again. Perfect farewell for an incredible footballer.

Last night some cops came to our place while we were watching the Brazil-France match. Reason: My friends had parked their bike outside the main gate and the main gate was open. They just need a reason to trouble us.

Di has come back from dubai. I guess the delivery would be in august-september. I hope i don't miss that :(

I missed blogging. Missed fellow bloggers. I'll try to comment on everyone's page. Maybe now only.

The good times are over

2006-06-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

Back from Delhi...and in office :(
Had a great great time in delhi. Met loads of old pals. Was nice.

Staying at one the best hotels in delhi was fun. They really pamper you. Eat this. Eat that. Drink this. Drink that. Hiccccccckkkkkkkk..... :D

Met Boo at her office. She's really cute and nice and all enthu. Full of ambitions and hopes. God bless her.

Brazil won yesterday. Still not convincing. But they are in next round. And what the hell went wrong with France. Stupid stupid goal to concede. I guess they'll not make it to the second round and if so they I guess the world saw the last of Zidane 'cause he is suspended for the next match. I wanted this guy to go out on a high :( :(

Have to work from today. Haven't done so for the past 5-6 days. But then am feeling refreshed now. Guess had to take a break from office. Blore, Udaipur and Delhi trip did the trick. Pune seems doubtful this weekend.

And haan got the visa stamped :) :)

Hey folks

2006-06-14T04:52:00.000-07:00

Been travelling a lot...Blore, Ahemdabad, Udaipur and couple of villages near my home town...Totally tired...Came to Hyd yesterday and now going to Delhi tomorrow. Then to mumbai/pune next weekend and then back to Blore...

I hate to travel alone especially when am coming back to Hyd. While going its the excitement to meet people that keeps me smiling. Aate waqt sala no enthu.

While coming back from Ahemdabad met a super super hot girl on the flight. I had to carry her suitcase 'cause it was damn heavy and she carried my small bag. For the first time in my life I did not ask a girl's name even though we spoke a lot. Moreover she was a major soccer fan. She is like that "blue-green" eyes girl in the building next to mine. But then it'll go down in the memory as a short and nice time I had.

Delhi trip would be great I guess. It should be. Would be meeting GR and RG. Both of them were at oracle with me and my best frds. Mickey even is meeting the cute 'lil girl in delhi :) :)

Parents are superchill on the marriage front. That was the best part of this trip to home. And I had loads and loads of fun in the shaadi. Met a whole lot of people after some 4-5 years. Good good.

How have you all been. Please please scribble something so that i'll read it from delhi. Have a nice weekend !!!

Man I aint getting nowhere just sitting in a dump like this...

2006-05-31T15:58:00.000-07:00

Yeah the title is borrowed. But thats exactly my situation right now. Its bloody 4.30 in the morning and am still in office :(

But its good to sit all alone in office and listen to songs with no headphones and with max volume. Just finished with "Dancing in the Dark" and now "Light My Fire" has started. Totally cool song.....

Would be leaving for blore on thursday night. I hope the weekend is good. This week was a total killer.

Some more pics continuing from the earlier series....the first one is my fav. Even Ronaldinho does the same when he scores a goal :) :) The other pic has Golconda Fort in the background.....

Abhi the song is "Locomotive Breath". Another cool one....England won last night 3-1. They(We) defeated Hungary. And guess who scored. Steven Gerrard. "Footer Non Enthu" people must remember this name as he'll be one who'll shine this year. For sure. For sure...
Even France won. Henry scored. Bad part is that Edmilson(Brazil) got injured and he is out of the world cup. Bad news for Brazil. Maybe good for Julio Baptista 'cause he might get a chance.

Its "Sultans of Swing" now. Perfect end to a not-so-perfect day.
God Bless Me.

Have a great weekend ppl. I know I will.....

10K and still counting...

2006-05-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

What??
The blog meter of course... Someone hit the 10K buzzer this weekend :)

Weekend was cool. It rained yesterday. And yeah I love rains. Went on a wild bike drive from some really unknown part of Hyd. And clicked loads of pics. Check 2 of 'em out.

Wanted to watch 'Fanaa' but then I got mixed reviews abt the movie. So watched "The Jacket" instead. Totally silly movie. But Keira Knightley looks hot as ever.
French Open has started. I wish this time Federer beats Nadal. I would love to see Nadal lose on a clay court. But its tough. Same with Hingis. She is definitely the comeback queen of this year.

Loads of travelling coming up. Blore next week. Then am going home after 2 weeks. For 3 days though. But am still excited. Then to delhi the week after. And then to pune after that. I just hope that its not very hot at all these places.

Heard a wierd news sometime back. Scientists have finally agreed on the fact that the Egg came first and then the chicken. Silly fellas. I mean they spent a lot of years on this research about
who came first. Kise farak padta hai. Main to dono hi khata hoon na :)

Things are not they used to be....

2006-05-22T20:56:00.000-07:00

I've been a lazy asshole for the past 2 weeks. Did nothing. Leave aside work at office, I spent these 15 days like I was some 70 years old and without any craving for life...
No icecreams...
No movie...
No blogging(this is the major one)...
No ogling at girls in the office opposite to mine....
No talking to parents daily....

Dunno why but abhi thodi der pahele suddenly it struck me ki what the hell am doing ? To jaldi jaldi maine sabhi ke blogs par scrap kiya and entered a lot of comments in the orkut scrapbook too :D :D....now am waiting for the reverse...

Going home in June...and yeah to Delhi too...
Boo are u listening ? I heard that the delho bloggers meet got cancelled :D :D
So keep the next one when am there

Have decided not to spend any of the weekend lazying around. But then this one was good too. I spent some 2.5 hrs in barista on sunday nite with couple of frds talking about the good ol' IIT days. That was fun....just remembering the names of people after 4 years is a good thing....
Oh haan, saturday went to SS's place for some lovely dinner. Met loads of new ppl and they all were fun. Good good good evening.....

I'll try to be regular from now...Loads of posts and lots of pics.....Check out this pic below...Me reaching for the flowers...This tree was too high :( :(

Where am I ?

2006-05-16T04:25:00.000-07:00

Yeah that's exactly everyone has been asking, mailing, posting, scrapping me.....

Been really fucked up over the past couple of weeks. Work at office, personal issues and this idiotic Hyderabadi summer. Its almost 43 degrees today :( :(

Went to a B'day party this friday. And I started again. I mean I got lil' bit drunk and started singing. Same old song "Wish You Were Here". TS always is with when am singing this. And this time also he did not capture me.

S'pore/Malaysia holiday seems pretty close now. Just have to finalize the date. Maybe just after the soccer world cup. Gonna be fun I guess.

Am alone in the house for the past week and half. My roomie has gone to somewhere in Himalayas. The last I heard of him was that they were stuck in some bad weather. It totally sucks to be alone in the house. And jab se chor ghar par aaye hain tab se every small sounds makes me sit up and grab that blade beneath my bed.

Liverpool won the FA cup. What a game. Just one sentence. Long live Steven Gerrard. Watch him in the world cup folks.

Am going to a friends place for dinner tonight. Only thing is that its me who'll be making all the dinner. Poor NS, PS and TS :) . RJ will have the last laugh.

Check out the pic below. Took when we went to the lake with the new cam...Awsome.....

Click(3)....Arsenal....Henry....Fowler....

2006-05-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

Click Click Click
Yeah thats what we did this weekend. Loads of pics from NS's new Nikon :) :).

Reached the lake at arnd 6.00 AM and then started taking crazy pics. Street dogs, buffalos, great danes, flowers, trees, pigeons, rising sun, water and ourselves. Wanted to click based on a theme but then we were too tired to do. Yeah we did not sleep the entire night. Just talking about life, college, old pals and current Indian economy, rising property prices, etc...etc....etc...

And yeah, i'll upload one "smiling" and "less crazier" pic of myself soon. Boo, Casa are you girls listening???

Arsenal
Yeah they won this time. So whats new some may ask ?
Well, it was the last game at Highbury 'cause Arsenal are moving to a new stadium from next season. 93 years of history at this stadium came to an end. And what an end it was. Arsenal won 4-2.

Henry
He is in devastating form. Scored a hatrick. That too when Arsenal were 2-1 down to Wigan. He is a simply great. Ronaldinho and company will have a tough task controlling him in the CL final.

Fowler
Scored again. 5th goal in 6 starts. This guy deserves a place in the liverpool squad next season. And people are talking of bringing him to the England side. With Rooney injured I guess he provied a good option up front.

31 more days to go before the greatest event to begin. Would be terrific and am all geared up.
Duniya Goal Hai....................

Me :)

2006-05-03T05:44:00.000-07:00

Taken during the impromptu photo shoot at anantagiri hills !!!
Have modified the earlier pic 'cause I guess I offended some Floyd lovers :P :P

Speechless....

2006-05-01T05:05:00.000-07:00

If they ever tell my story, let them say...
...I walked with giants.

Men rise and fall like the winter wheat...
...but these names will never die.

Let them say...
...I lived in the time of Hector...
...tamer of horses.

Let them say...
...I lived in the time of Achilles.

Whats up folks?

2006-04-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

Have been busy lately. Very busy. I mean if I come home late from the office then am actually working. And I hate it. Have started working on my resume. Need a change. But am really confused as to which place should I go. People say that my company is the best when I comes to work. Maybe i'll switch over to some other place and then come back again.

Delhi seems a nice place to go. With loads of friends there i'll surely have a good time. But the extreme weather really freaks me out. I can't live in that weather.
Pune comes next but then not many options there. Some small companies. But awesome party circuit. TS would know this :D :D :D
And I don't want to go to B'lore at any cost. I mean the place is good. Nice weather, great pubs but too too crowded.
I guess it's time for me to start looking out. I desparately want to move to Europe. Just for the football. Its the religion there. :) :)

Am really out of ideas this weekend. 3 full days off and I just want to stay at home and do nothing. Just eat, drink and watch football. Cooked for myself a proper meal after a long long time yesterday evening. And am happy to know that I still can cook good food.

Mom-Dad are irritating me now days. Every talk/move of theirs is related to getting me married. I'll someday snap and that'll be all. I asked mom the other day that can I marry a girl who is elder to me and she freaked out. My sis called me from dubai next day to ask whether I am seeing someone who is elder to me. He he....:D :D I guss I need to give them some more shocks and they'll won't bother me for some more time....

I hate this all. Sometimes I just want to distance myself from everyone I know. But I can't 'cause .....I can't. Some people would never be able to understand me and my parents are one of them...For them doing their duties is the prime target. They still think am a kid who cannot take his own decisions when it comes to marriage.

There was an attempted robbery at our place 4 days back. That son-of-a-bitch could not break open the lock. And the most funny part was that I was sleeping inside. I had locked the door for my flatmate and came in through the other door and slept. He he stupid thief. We got ourselves 3 hacksaw blades next morning and have kept them under our bed. The next time we catch that idiot we'll attack him with our razor edged blades.

Maro Sale Ko............................

Dham dham dham dhol baaje....

2006-04-23T10:25:00.000-07:00

What a blast!!!
Went to a colleague's marriage on sat nite and had absolute fun. That too without any drop of alcohol. Yayyyyyyyy !!!
Me, SKC and PF thought that since this marriage is going to be in hyd it'll be a pretty subdued affair. But it was not. We danced like for over an hour in the baarat. Too much tha yaar. Abhi tak pain ho raha hai.

Came back by 12.00 midnight and then played flash till 3.30 AM. With match-sticks as counters. Reached office at 4.30. Yeah 4.30 in the morning. Chill, not to work but for having yummy cappuccino. From the office there was a small bunch of photography enthu people going to some hills for morning shoot. We took AB's car and joined them.

What a drive. Never imagined that the area around hyd could be so so beautiful and green. And the early morning air was so so fucking cool. Took some great snaps near a lake and then at the mountains and then at a village. I'll upload them soon.

I was the center of a lot of photo shoots this time. yayyyyy. Just because, I guess, I was wearing my prized Liverpool T-shirt.

Came back by 9.30 and attacked Ohri's Jeeva. This place serves breakfast buffet and that too at just Rs 53.50 per head. Hogged, hogged and hogged for 45 mins and then came home and crashed. One of the best sleeps i've had in days.

Oh haan it was SS's b'day. Muaaahhhhh. Was talking to her for over an hour :) :) :)

This week is a killer. Loads of shits to clean up. And lots of other personal stuff to take care of.
And yeah i've started eating non-veg again. I know I was missing it for the past 13 months but then it was worth the wait. Have been living on chicken for the past one week now.

Time for me to go to office and ctrl-alt-del. I hate this combination now :(

Back from a fun filled trip :)

2006-04-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

Just one word - Wow

I can't stop dreaming about the place I went last weekend. Kemmengundi. Some 250 kms from B'lore in the middle of no where. High, very high. Surrounded by lush green forests and waterfalls. The place was freezing even at this time of the year.

The best pic of the trip was taken by ADP at some 5.35 in the morning. See it...awesome... the sky is so fucking blue !!!

We stayed in tents and the best part was that on the second night it rained heavily. All we could hear inside the tent was rain and thunder. Was creepy though !!!

The place is really scenic. Clouds floating beneath you, huge waterfalls and totally clean water. Its a place where one can go again for a short trip.

And as usual I was the joker in the camp. I need to be more serious now. Talk some sense in front of others.

Check out couple of other pics

There I go....On the road again !!!

2006-04-13T02:56:00.000-07:00

Logging off for the week. Will come back with loads of pics and a video(if possible)...

And yeah no strawberries this time, so I guess people won't hate me anymore for "akele akele" having them....

Sili Hawa Chhoo Gayi....
Sila Badan Chhil Gaya...
Neeli Nadi Ke Tale...
Peela sa Chaand Khil Gaya....

Awesome song. It rained cats and dogs yesterday !!!

Where is everyone...

2006-04-11T05:26:00.000-07:00

SS and Boo - The pic is for you girls...Sorry could not share the strawberries !!!

Only 2 comments for the last post :(
Where is everyone...Casa, Boo, Shradha, AGB, TS, SS, AV.....

Btw, did I tell you that I am going to Kemmengundi(somewhere in karnataka) this weekend...lots of hills and tea estates...

And plz thoda sa pain lekar comments karo na...
I know am acting like a kid but then aaj weather hi aisa hai...totally cool...cloudy and breezy...
Perfect for having a alphonso with fresh mango cuts at Baskin Robins...

Meter down...down down down down down.....

What?? No ice.....Fuck Off !!!

2006-04-06T02:20:00.000-07:00

Have been listening to "Aazmaale Aazmaale" from Taxi No. 9211 since morning. Awesome song. Superb Music. Great lyrics.

Trip to pune/mahabaleshwar(mbw) was great. Went to Panshet Dam and Singhgad Fort the first day on bikes. Pretty cool places. Singhgad Fort is awesome. Though the road leading up there is in shambles. We were up at the fort till 8. And then the worst happened. Both the bikes got punctured. Don't ask how we managed to come back down and till pune but it was sharp 12 'o clock midnight when we reached home.

Next day hired a car and drove off to mbw. Amazing drive people. And great sunset views. And it was damn cold at the top. Went for a walk in the market and all I could see was strawberries, mulberries and gooseberries. Had fresh strawberries in chilled cream. Sluurrrppp. Believe me folks the place is heaven for foodies like me. One can even get great gujju food.

The only sour part of the evening was the fight we had with one of the hotel waiters. He served us beer and smirnoff but wasn't willing to give us ice. And so the battle began. Eventually we left the place(without paying the bill for alcohol) and went to another place where there was ice :) :)

Next day was spent in going to various view points and mountain tops. Arthurs seat is a must for everyone. Really cool and windy. Went to the Table Top at panchgani. The locals boast it to be the second largest continous flat piece of land on a mountain in Asia. Behind, of course, after Tibet. The sheer size of the table top shook me. The best part was watching people play football on the top :) :)

Came back to pune by 9 in the evening and were in a club/farmhouse by 10.30. Great starters. Has some 4 large shots and then had neat bacardi in the car while roaming around pune till 4.00 in the morning. Totally sloshed out !!!

A great trip in the end that started with playing saanp-sidhi(snakes and ladders) in the train. I lost. The bloody snake at 31 bit me some 3-4 times in a single game. I hate that snake :(

This week seems strange. I just can't get time to sleep. Saw "Hostage" yesterday. Idiotic movie.

And yes, Barcelona won. "God" again scored. Yaayyyyyyy !!! Waiting for the Barca-Milan semis. And hopefully Arsenal-Barca finals :) :)

Amen....

Wroooom Wroooom ....

2006-04-03T00:12:00.000-07:00


Very Hungry	Hum Paanch

Pitch Black	Thats the sun

Yo people...am back...
Totally exhausted !!!

Would write more about the trip today or tomorrow and will upload the pics.

Boo - I had a whole lot of strawberries.. a LOT... Amazing !!!

I'll be back !!!

2006-03-29T02:11:00.000-08:00

Yo people !!! Am back normal again after the emotional last week :D :D.

Saw Being Cyrus on sunday. Good movie. But the best part was the signboards at PVR. Just look at them. Totally idiotic. :D :D

4 day long weekend. Off to mahabaleshwar and matheran.
I hope i'll get strawberries there :)

Oh haan market main ek naya PJ aaya hai. Totally deadly...Sunana hai? To yeh lo suno...
Three cockroaches were going on the road, suddenly one of them startedsinging the song -- AASHIQ BANAYA AAPNE. Few mins later, all the three cockroaches died......any idea why?????

Now Scroll down a bit, and then scroll up...this is just to make you people keep scrolling. The direction does not matter....

Answer: COZ the song is HIT......Yayyyyyyy !!!
Now now don't hit me or something. I liked it :) :)

And haan I want the complete songs of JJWS. Can anyone help me finding it. Pls Pls Pls....
Btw Arsenal won yesterday. That too against Juventus. That too 2-0. Awesome. The second leg would be cool !!!

The ringing of Division Bell has began....

2006-03-26T08:36:00.000-08:00

The title might sound familiar. Yeah I borrowed it from a song !!! But why am I writing about it? Lemme start from the scratch....

Then.....
Date: 9.00 PM, 26th Oct, 2003
Place: Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Event: Meeting Girish Rajan(Gary) over dinner at the guest house. Yeah for the first time am taking someone's name here on the post. Believe me, the guy deserves it.

The first impression of him was of an overprotected g6uy. A person who had lived his entire life in Delhi with his parents. No booze/smoke/late night outs and all the other 'bad' stuff I did. We were together in the initial training and then we hit off. Big time. Were flatmates for the next 29 months.

Now.....
Date: 2.00 AM, 25th March, 2006
Place: Hyderabad Airport
Event: Seeing off Gary. He moved back to Delhi. Better job. Good pay. His own house. His car. With his parents. Minus all of us here at Hyd.

We had a great last few days together. If I can say, "Had the time of my life". Total masti. Had to break my "no booze" promise. Just had beer. Was sad throughout the week. Friday was the saddest. Even my boss could make out from my face that something was wrong.
I know we'll meet again in life but then things would change.
.....No more alu/gobhi paranthas on sat/sun
.....No more guitar together(no matter how bad we played)
.....No more movies at Prasadz/PVR/Anand
.....No more sipping chai at the thela next to our house
.....And no more Holi/New Year/Runway 9 together

Sob Sob.....
I tried not to cry in front of Gary. I managed to do that. But as soon as he went to check in and the automatic gates closed I just burst. Nobody expected that. Not even myself. Its been some while I cried. I guess it was bound to happen. I din't even cry when my di got married.

And then it hit me. Everyone would leave. I mean most of the people in my gang are from Delhi or Mumbai or Bangalore. And they would always find a better job and move to their respective home towns. Even my other flatmate is from Amritsar and he too wants to move to Delhi.
Coming weeks would definitely hit me. Hard. Wo kahte hai na ki thoda time lagta hai adjust hone main. I was at home for most of the weekend. Doing nothing.

And I am becoming all senti now. But then for me its not the first such moment for me. A lot of friends have left. IIT wale, Bangalore wale and Hyderabad wale. But then there are some people who leave a real good legend behind them.

Gary is one of them !!!

Are hum bhi hain shahzaade gulfaam !!!

2006-03-22T21:19:00.000-08:00

Am all thrilled and ready to kill someone now.
Why? 'Cause I watched "Jo Jeeta Wo Sikandar" yesterday. This movie just fills you up with whole lot of energy and nerves. So things I need/want to do now:
1) Kick my guitar teacher left and right for not teaching me the correct notes of Pahla Nasha. We just discovered that some of the tunes are missing from our notebook.
2) Drop a bucket full of "fresh" cowdung on the cable guy.
3) Put the neighbour's dog into the septic tank for a day :) :)
4) Break the large glass wall in our office. Its some 6 floors high and would be fun to watch it crumbling down to pieces.
5) Want to make the fire extinguishers go on together. Would be great to work when wet ;)

Blore trip was great. Loads of fun as usual. Especially the mid-night buffet where people say I made an absolute joker of my self. I need to see the pics and video for the evidence.

Got my bonus today. Is there something smaller than a peanut ? I hate them. But I love my team. Totally confused what to do? Mood's spoilt for the day.

On the brighter side. Parties for the next 4 days starting from today. Would be totally wild.
Am feeling it already.....
Hickkkkkkk !!!!

Jaane Kyun Hamko Yaad Aye Wo....

2006-03-15T20:15:00.000-08:00

First of all, thanks to NST for making me hear this song...lovely...I've been listesing to this song everyday for the past 1 month now and still can't get enough of it. NST - your share in my disc has been been increased to 60 % now :D :D

Been slogging again. Did not even go for my evening jog cum birdwatching :( :(. Am sure the girls in the park would have missed me and TS.

And haan, Happy Holi folks. This was the best holi in hyd. Awesome. My ears and hands are still painted red and blue. But we did not have a holiday :(. So had to wrap the celebrations early and head to office. And no bhaang :( :(. I hate my office for not allowing us to celebrate in the campus. MFSOBs....

Going to Blore and then to mahabaleshwar the coming week. Would be fun !!! I hope its not too hot there.

Was going through my TP Archive today and found this. Btw TP is TimePass...
An elephant was in love with a she-elephant. But she-elephant went and got married to
some other elephant. So our elephant was very depressed One of his friends felt sorry for
him, and took him to a park to cheer him up. In the park, they sat on a see-saw. But...... the see-saw broke. Now, which song would our hero sing?????
See-saw ho ya dil ho, aakhir toot jaata hai!!!!!!!!!

Don't hit me...it was meant to be funny...
Anyways its tea time now....the Bourbons are waiting....

Press 0 to make your choice....Silly machine....

Whats Kooking ?

2006-03-11T23:42:00.000-08:00

Yeah thats the name of the place we went on friday night. Awesome sindhi and punjabi food. Had yummy Kadi-Chawal after so so long. Need to go there again sometime soon. And anyone who is in Hyd or is planning to come here have to go to this place.

Went for a long drive yesterday night. To the fort and then to Charminar. The place looks lovely in the night. Especially the old gate and walls surrounding the fort. AP wanted to take all of us to some "bhoot bangala" but then he forgot the way and after roaming in the old city for an hour we came back.

Saw "Maalamaal". Stupid. Senseless.

Had a fight with couple of local guys at eat-street(thats a lovely chaat center near the lake). Tempers were raised but then the girls in our group made those boys cool down....still good....

Went to PS 's place for early breakfast. Yeah 10 AM on sunday morning is damn damn early. But then the yummy yummy alu paranthas did the trick. Had 4 in a row. Now am all sleepy :(

Its Arsenal - Liverpool tonite. Also F1 season has starter. Schumi is in the pole and the second Ferrari is number 2. Though I still am passionate about Raikonnen and Montoya !!!

Coming week is a killer. Some issues to be cleaned up. Hope they finish off smoothly. Going to Blore for the weekend. That would be fun....so until next time
Wrooom wrooom wroom

Coming back to life...

2006-03-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

Yeah am back. How was the trip? Not good :(
Very very hectic and full of surprises...
Highlights
1) Lots of goodie goodies food(this had to be no.1)
2) Loads and loads of "rishte" for me :( Yeah they are bent on getting me married by this year end :((
3) Dad and Mom made me and di run away from home 'cause some stupid fella was coming with his daughter. This was the funniest. Me without a shirt driving in udaipur and di trying to hide behind me !!!
4) Me and my aunt(bhua) looking for pretty pretty girls in one of the marriages. I spotted few of them and bhua told me that by june end she'll give me all their names and address :) :)
5) Lots of driving around. Udaipur is simply breathtaking in the evenings and nights.
6) No drinks in udaipur for the first time. Am still on my 3 month "no booze" promise. Only 10 more weeks to go baby...
7) Mom liked the pearl set I gave her. And the TH watch was cool too(sorry Boo but I got this watch before we made our plans to rob the store)

In the end I was so tired that I wanted to come back to hyd. I even pre-poned my trip by a day so that I could come hyd on a saturday and just laze around throughout the weekend.

The days ahead are full of work and only work. But then important in some sense. And yeah Chelsea-Barcelona round 2 is coming on tuesday night. Pls pls watch it even if you don't know what football is. It'll be a thriller.

Ronaldinho - He is in "God Mode" again !!!

2006-02-22T20:59:00.000-08:00

So why am I saying so?
Because anyone who would have seen the match between Chelsea-Barcelona on wednesday night would say so !!! This man is totally cool. Awesome free kicks and equally breathtaking runs and dribbles. No wonder Barcelona has a $100 millon clause in his contract. This guy single handedly demolished Real Madrid last time. Yes "The Real Madrid" that boasts of having galacticos like no one else has. Little do they know that the "King" is still with Barcelona.

He is 25-26 and already a legend. Better than his other "R" compatriots Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Robinho !!! Though it'll take another world cup for him to reach the heights where another "R", Romario, sits....

What a pity that they are not showing La-Liga live on Espn-Star this season. Even a person who does not like watching football would become an ardent fan after watching this master play.

I remember watching "Sports Center" couple of days back when they were talking about this match. And they compared Joe Cole with Ronaldinho. Were they crazy to do this ? I say, "Hell Yes". Joe Cole is a novice when compared with him. Cannot take free kics at all.

Its a long time i've written about my first love, my passion. Football. So I thought lemme devote an entire post on it. I know not many people here would be interested in this but then I know some would be :) And with the world cup coming this june I hope to see many more people reading this post. Next match thats after a fortnight would be equally thrilling. And this time its in Nou Camp where the pitch is much much better. Rather I should say that there is a pitch and not a slushy, muddy ground.

Am going home tomorrow and I know it'll be tough to catch some live action there. 'Cause di really dislikes me watching football. Also, internet would be a limitation there. So cool. No office mails to check :) :)

My jogging+dieting is going on fine. Have lost an inch of tyres till now. Yayyyyyy. But 6 days at home would definitely bring the fat back. After all food in Rajasthan is full of "ghee". But then what the hell. Its a holiday time !!!

Am normal again

2006-02-16T21:12:00.000-08:00

Yeah, thats why am writing again !!!

How was the week? Don't ask...Shitty is the word...
Dunno where did all the work came from. Its been like this since the past 2 weeks now. I hate this. Time to look towards other frontiers :) :)
Some updates
1) Been running like hell all these days. Jogging baby jogging. Me and TS have been going to the KBR park since last monday. Yesterday complete 4.4 kms. Target is to make 5.5 by next tuesday !!!
2) Going home next weekend. Yippieeeee..... Di too is coming down this time.
3) Saw RDB again. Feel like seeing it for the 3rd time now.
4) Liverpool 1 - 0 Arsenal. Yesssssssssss. Finally WE beat the gunners. Its been almost 10 years since liverpool has finished top of Arsenal in the EPL. Maybe this is the year.
5) Lost my I-card. But the new one is pretty neat. And a nice pic this time.
6) They asked me what I am called by. I said my frds call me "Dopu". They refused to put this on the I-card :( . Whats in the bloody nickname?
7) V-day was normal except a surprise in the morning. A bouquet of lovely roses on the couch. Muaaaahhhh.

Thats all. Am so so tired now. And loads of plans for the weekend. But I just wanna rest and catch up with Liverpool - ManU. Cracker of a match it would be.

Some female got her kid in the office. She is cute, both of them I mean ;) but that kid is really cranky. Security should not allow kids on the weekdays.

And last but not the least. TGIF !!!
So until next time Take care fellas .....

Who we are?

2006-02-10T02:57:00.000-08:00

Day in and day out
I ask this question
To myself and to the people around
and to others who are on this ground

I ask them the same question
of which they seldom have a different answer
They say they're here for a cause
A cause that is controlled from the beyond
Oh how wrong they are
Because no one knows who we are

They say they are here for the masses
And they say they are here to smell the roses
Little they know that the masses move away
and the roses they smell always fade away
What remains behind is themselves
An identity they want to preserve as star
Always bright and full of hopes
Oh how wrong they are
Because no one knows who we are
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is my first poem ever.
I know it sounds stupid but this reflects my mood today.
And don't worry I won't bore you fellas with more poems. Its just once in a bluemoon kind of an activity.

i've decided to call everyone by their initials....

2006-02-08T00:44:00.000-08:00

here I am, on the road again
there I am, up on the stage
Lovely song. Very true(atleast for this week). Work just can't stop coming to my desk :(
Time to rob TH and Bose as planned by me and boo. Boo are you ready? There's a lot of free money calling !!!

Saw "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" yesterday night. A bit creepy. Especially the 3 AM funda. Luckily we had taken burgers and chips inside so most of the "horror time" was spent in munching. And yeah, yum yum Frankies from Tibbs !!!

Been listening to this song since morning. Infact since yesterday. Its on Casa's blog and its called "Punjab". Awesome. When I'll open my own disc someday NST would be the DJ there. Promise.

Hmmm what else? haan yaad aya... Am planning to watch RDB again this sunday at PVR. And I got these very cool pair of shoes yesterday from Lifestyle. Really cool. But the problem is that no one has noticed them yet. Maybe since am sitting on my desk since morning no one had the chance :(

And yeah i've finally fixed upon buying that TH watch for dad. Its cool and in my budget. I hope he likes it.

aur kya ? abhi tum sab log tell me wht u're all up to !!!

ps: the post title has nothing to do with what i wrote
Am i mad? yeah maybe !!!

2006-02-06T05:41:00.000-08:00

Hey folks...just been busy. Work(yeah am working for a change), parties and yes a lovely Zoo visit.

Friday saw "Rang De Basanti"..... am speechless !!!

Had the office party on saturday night. Surprisingly the party was way too cool. Good performances and then a wonderful DJ. I just can't seem to stop dancing these days. Again for 2.5 hrs. That too after having some 8-11 bottles of KF pints(the figure is not so accurate 'cause we just stopped counting after 8 bottles :d).

Zoo...a long pending thing. Finally over this sunday. Went there and had non-stop fun. Hyd zoo has a lion safari, tiger safari and bear safari. Too too cool. And there are couple of gigantic black rhinos. Mighty hippos. Chimps, Orangutans and Baboons. I felt like a kid again.

Met couple of folks from IIT. Total coincidence. One just outside CCD and one over lunch at a dhaba.

More writeup and pics from Zoo once this shit am into is cleaned.
Till then....Aye Sala !!!

2006-01-31T20:06:00.000-08:00

Its a week of color codes in the office. Monday was a Blue day and today its a Red day. Click on the pics for a better view

Home....Home Again !!!

2006-01-30T20:15:00.000-08:00

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
Its good to warm my bones beside the fire

No place like home. And even better when the place you live is called "The city of Lakes". Magnificient. Yeah am talking about Udaipur.

Couple of things about the city
Its not in middle of a desert. Yeah yeah I know its in Rajasthan(thar desert) but this place is far far from desert. Its in southern Rajasthan and probably the only city in Rajasthan having so so many small and big lakes. 3 of them right in middle on the city. And the city itself is very small. 20 mins flat you can cross the city. I guess not even 20 mins.

I happen to live probably the coolest place in the town. Right next to 2 of the lakes. And when the gates of the lakes are opened to flush out the excess water the entire volume flows just just in front of my house.

Question) So what else except lakes?
Answer) A lot. Palaces. Grand Palaces. Forts. Umpteen number of beautiful locales. Mt. Abu is just 3 hours away(this place goes sub zero in dece-jan).

I never appreciated the fact that I lived in Udaipur when I was there. I mean it was so so monotonous for me. But now I know. Its paradise.
Would be going there in March during holi. Am so so thrilled. Holi with parents/frds after some 8-9 years.

Dunno why I am so nostalgic today. Maybe because am listening to couple of very cool songs.
1) Wish you were here
2) Time
3) Brain Damage
4) Goodbye Blue Sky
5) Atom heart mother

You people have to listen to all these songs. Immediately. I guess I don't have to tell the band :). Boo, do I have to?

There and Back Again - A Bihari weds a Bong - I am Quarter Century Old

2006-01-27T22:14:00.000-08:00

The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say

This might be a very lengthy post 'cause am writing all about what I did and where I went during the past week. So go pee, grab a coffee and sight tightly.

First of all about L & T. Two of my very close friends(actually closer than close friends) got married in a lovely wedding ceremony. Never had so much fun. Two days of absolute thrill. I just can't explain all that here. You guys had to be there to witness the craziness.

The Shaadi was simply great. Me, NS and SS danced like crazy in the Baaraat. NST, MSG I danced from your side too. Non-stop for 2 hrs. All those crazy hindi songs that you'll always hear during marriages. From "Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi hai" to "Mundiyan to bach ke rahi". Well I took 3-4 large vodka shots just before the baaraat was about to start and it hit me at the exact moment it was supposed to hit. Finally L's brother made the baaraat move a little fast as we were stopping the band at every 10 mts. We left the baraat as soon its reached the wedding hall. Went to a friends place and changed into a nice cream colored chudidaar and then came back.

And then the fun started. It always feel great when 4 innocent guys are mobbed by around 15 girls. Why? Because we have L's jooti. Finally we gave up and those girls took aways the shoes. I still have scratch marks on my arm. Bhai, ladkiyan aapke peeche kabhi kabhi hi bhaagti hai !!!

We were awake till the "pheres". L & T went to T's place and we went to P's place. Next day was even better. A proper "suit" party. With a very nice bar and even better dance floor. Again danced for 2.5 hrs. Then all of us sat down for dinner. Cracked jokes for another hour and then left. Here comes the best part. 3 of us got into a friends Santro and drover around bhilai for almost 3-3.5 hrs. Had chai and pakodas at a roadside dhaba. Heaven.

Trip back was not much fun. Except the flag hoisting ceremony at bhilai railway station on 26th morning. Felt so so good taking part and singing the national anthem on a cold chilly thursday morning.

And yes it was my b'day on 27th. I know a lot of you missed wishing me, especially some people with whom I actually spoke on that day. But then someone told me sometime back that I should not expect much from others. True. So no regrets. Actually some of my relatives called up. Infact a lot of them. Jiju frm france, Di from Dubai, Sways, Mom-Dad from Udaipur, Bhaiya-Bhabhi from Jodhpur, Inu D-Jiju and cousins from Ahemdabad, couple of people whom I met in bhilai, RajJ, TS, Blore ppl, Pune, US. Infact my phone was ringing throughout the day. Went out for a lovely dinner with my flatmates. And crashed as soon as I came back home. Was too tired to do anything.

Well all in all, a great weekend. Unforgettable in every sense. Been listening to Floyd since morning. All I can say now is.....

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

The weekend got over on Saturday

2006-01-22T01:39:00.000-08:00

Yeah its a sunday and am busy slogging my ass off in office !!!
Most of my colleagues/friends/fellow bloggers must be surprised that instead of going to a movie/pub on a sunday what the hell am I doing here. And I can already hear GK/RG asking "Tum to aise na the Rahul, kya ho gaya hai tumhe? "

Well the workaholic inside me has started stirring up again after almost 3-4 months of laziness. Am I kidding? No. Well after waiting for months for things to happen for me I have decided to finish the bloody tasks by myself. Its a pain to see when events, that are important to me, would occur. So I thought why not go there and wipe 'em out once and for all. M*F* work. !!! I might sound a bit gory but I watched Zinda yesterday and these kinds on lines are bound to come out from within for couple of days. What the fuck!!!

Yesterday was fun. Ate all sorts of food. Did all sorts of things. Roamed all sorts of places.
Had nice idli/chai for breakfast. Then a lot of amrood(guava) for lunch. Yayyyy !!!! Pizza and Veg Dizzy Dog for evening snacks.Cappuchino and some cake. Coke and Popcorn. Poori and Chhole. Bread Butter and Maggi with tomato and onion in the end. And then couple of Toblerones to end it all.
Am exhausted now.

Am off to Bhilai on monday. Where is this place? I myself don't know except that it is in Chattisgarh and we go there via Nagpur. My really close friend's wedding. And am really to drink, dance and make merry there.

Next week this wall would be unattended. I hope you guys come and paint it sometimes for me.

Till then take care.

Oh yes I forgot.....Muaaahhhhhh !!!!

Am not talking much these days !!!

2006-01-16T20:55:00.000-08:00

Don't know why? But people around me are quite astonished by the fact that i've stopped speaking or rather i've started speaking very less.

Things have changed drastically since 1/1/6. Rather things have become much more clearer I should say. Everything seems centered around people I know and people I don't know. Or can I say around people whom I knew and yet I was not knowing them ?

Someone in IIT told me once that I must be really be careful in picking up friends. And I rubbished his observation. I guess I should have listened to him. It invariably happens that all the warnings given to us by others seem true only after some accident happens. And in my case couple of accidents.

Wo kahte hai na ki college ke friends are the one's you'll cherish your life long. True. Totally true. Even after not meeting them for 3 straight years they're really close to me. Am going to attend my really close friend's(2 of them) marriage next week. Would be meeting a couple of more old pals. Really looking forward for that. Baraat main dance kiye hue bahut time ho gaya hai yaar !!!

And in the meantime thanks to a lot of people for keeping me happy and full of energy
- Swe, L & T, NS, TS, Di
- Bloggers: msg, "new song teller", boo.....
- And my fishes(frodo, bilbo, gimli, aragon and legolas)

Saw a movie "Tokyo Story" on monday. Really good movie guys. And for all who have slight inclination towards movies this is a must. Watch that and maybe you'll realize why am acting this strangely.

Whats in the name ?

2006-01-12T21:16:00.000-08:00

Am so so bad at it...remembering names that is !!!
I mean i'll talk with the person and when he/she leaves i'll just struggle to remember the name.
And on the top of it people have same names !!!

For the past couple of months i've been meeting people having similar names. Once classic example is Ritu. For the past 23 yrs I did not know even a single girl named Ritu(except, of course, my sister). I used to tease her that she has a strange name when written in hindi(ऋतु) and how un-common it is. But I guess I was wrong. The last 3-4 months have seen me meeting 3 girls with the name Ritu. Man I am so so confused now.

Another one is Namrata. Man this is another name thats pretty closely assosiated with me. But suddenly there are so so many namrata's around. The best part is T's sister D whom I know for the past 3-4 months now suddenly tells me one day that her official name too is namrata. Damn !!!

Then there is Megha(medha you too are in the same category).
Its like suddenly there is a huge influx of people with similar names. This can't be real. Maybe I'm trapped in a world similar to "The Truman Show". Who knows ?

Another name(surname) is Tiwari. Ashutosh Tiwari, A N Tiwari, Ashish Tiwari, A K Tiwari and Srishti Tiwari. Why can't this name let go off me. But the good part is that all these names have a very good story behind them.

The last but not the least. My name. Its so bloody common. I guess in 1981 it wasn't that common so I can't blame my parents too. I've had umpteen number of problems due to my name ranging from getting wrongly caught by the police in the hostel, to getting the wrong table in a restraunt and latest fighting with a VP in my office due to some idiotic misunderstanding !!!

I hope none of you fellow bloggers have these common names to make me even more confused. And if you have then do tell me the nicknames also.

5 Movies in 2 Days - A little too much

2006-01-08T22:41:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I over do it. And now am feeling the effect.
Saw 5 movies this weekend.
Kung Fu Hustle
The Fog
15 Park Avenue
King Kong
Shaolin Soccer
Am all ready for action now. The last 3 were back to back. Sunday 8 PM till Monday morning 3.30 AM. Adding to this list 6 episodes of LOST. Man this series is just too good. Must watch one.

This week would be very busy. This is the "investment proof" week. We have to show the receipts of all the investments we've made over the year. And I don't have money for that now :( Luckily wednesday is a "chhutti" so i'll call my parents and arrange for some money !!!

Life suddenly has become strange. No its not because of my last post. Rather the events in the past 2 weeks. But then its interesting as usual. Full of fun and excitement. Talked with di today morning. Jiju has gone on month long europe tour and since di also has work she could not go. But the best part is that she has a week long holiday now. Some Sheikh passed away in Dubai and they have the full week off.

Have changed the pic again. This character *Mike Wazowski* never ceases to amaze me. The entire movie infact. Let me watch it again after lunch !!!

Some Football stuff: Liverpool won 5-3. That too after trailing 1-3. Man the recovery was just too good. Next is against Hotspurs. Mouthwatering !!!

Have been listening to this song "Sach mere yaar hai" from "Sagar". I actually am hearing it after some 4-5 years and have fallen in love with it.
सच मेरे यार है, बस वही प्यार है...जिसके बदले मे कोई तो प्यार दे...बाकी बेकार है यार मेरे...
AMAZING !!!

Friend - A very dubious word

2006-01-02T23:21:00.000-08:00

Well since it is my first post in 2006 so lemme wish you a very happy new year.
And how was the new year celebration? Just one word -- AMAZING. But thats a different story. Maybe i'll blog abt it sometime later.

This post is about something else. Just about the experiences in the past year and half or maybe two or three. Well time does not matter. I've been through a lot of ups and downs. A lot. Money, Work, Parents, GF(s). Though everything seems settling down and am pretty relaxed now, one thing that still hurts/annoys me is the way how people(rather friends) change so so abdruptly.

I've starting hating people when they say "Rahul, you are my best friend" or "You're a really really good friend" and afterwards they just disappear. I've never told anyone that they are my best friends because I don't need to. And people whom I can proudly call my friends know this. I mean its just an understanding you need to develop and not just shouting one day in a restraunt/pub in front of everyone else swearing that we'll be best frds for life and other crap.

The other day on 31st I went to a party. Saw AP there. And I was just damn surprised to find him there. All alone. And I just knew that he must've had a break off with his gf. I know this guys for over 2 yrs now and he was so so chilled out earlier. Full of enthu earlier. Ready to go out and play football, squash, cricket. But then he wasted his last year and half on someone who just took him away from his friends. He almost stopped talking to everyone. Just that we were on the same floor. But I really felt bad for him on 31st. I just can't ignore my friends for no matter what.

This is just one of the many incidents i've witnessed during my stay in Hyd. EP, SL, MK...umpteen number of examples. But then what are new years for. Resolutions. And seriously I need to be more selfish now. High time.Maybe time for me to become like others ? Ignore mode on !!!

I know this won't take me anywhere but atleast this way i'll have only good friends and...
-- Not people who talk to you depending on their mood or talk to you when they want some favour from you.
-- Not people who are just another entry in your cellphone.
-- Not people who don't call you on your b'day while they expect you to call them on their b'day and shout if you don't.

I know people learn from their mistakes and am just one of them. But I guess its a little bit too late for me to realize all this. But then they say, Better late than never.

BTW all these names(initials) I mention are for my memory only. So that down the line when I read all these posts I remember the person whom I was referring to. I can curse him/her then :) :)

Happy New Year ppl !!!

Legolas and Aragon

2005-12-27T20:17:00.000-08:00

Yeah these are the new names. Of whom ? The goldies, of course....
Since Frodo died and Bilbo is not in a good health for the past one week, I went to the shop and got 2 more gold fishes. And I tell you these two are much more active than the previous ones. So I gave them "men/elf" names. Those hobits were way way lethargic. Just like them.

Its was a weekend full of movies. People in hyd please please go and watch "The Angrez". Really cool movie and if u love "hyd hindi" then do make it a point to see it(@Skyline). A new Barista has opened acorss CCD in Jubilee Hills and its too too big. Larger than CCD. And am so so glad 'cause for me Barista always came above CCD(they suck...big time). Ask NS, an idiotic coffee on 25th midnight for 144 bucks....I hate them....rather Ussss Hatessss 'em

And yes, Liverpool won, AGAIN. Gerrard putting in a scorcher. What a strike. Though it was a shame to see liverpool fans booing off Michael Owen. I mean he must be a legend there by now. Next is the mersyside derby on wednesday night. Though its at 1.30 Am IST but I still am planning to watch it. AGB and Abdul are u reading this guys ? The next 6 days have 3 matches for us in store. Everton, West Brom and Bolton. It must be 9 more easy points for the Reds !!

Called up MK this xmas. I guess her husband(to be??) picked the phone. He gave an idiotic excuse that she is not at home. I wished him and her and he said that he'll tell her that I called. Anyways I won't be calling her again until her b'day. Tell you, some people are idiots. And he is one big M*F*S*(yeah yeah Abdul i know its your word but am taking this for now).

New year is on its way and my gang from bangalore is coming here. Have big plans to celebrate with them. And I know we'll have fun.
Rummm rummmm trrruuuuummmmmmmmmmmm

Ohh...Ahhh...Ouccchhhh

2005-12-22T20:27:00.000-08:00

Yeah thats me...screaming with pain with every move I make !!!
Every joint in my body is aching. Every muscle is sore. And i have no power left.

Reason ?
Have started playing football again. Its like almost 6 months now that i've kicked the ball. And from monday we're playing regularly. Just the sight of the football, field and my old football mates made me so so excited that I started playing with even doing the basic warmup. I am just just too over enthusiastic when it comes to football.

Result ?
I just can't work in office till the lunch. Its only after lunch that I am sane again. Had a meeting today morning with my boss at 8.30 AM. After 30 mins in the meeting he said, "Rahul, lets go and have a cup of coffee. It'll make u feel less sleepy" :((.....

Why can't I be little more controlled? SS always says this. And I know she'll laugh at my current state. But then I think its ok. I mean life(rather football life) is too short to worry about these pains. After all I need to practice to retain my position in the Soccer Team :) :)

Its a gift exchange day today followed by lunch outside. And am co-ordinating everything here. Its sucks to arrange everything but then I get to choose my fav. place for lunch :D :D :D.

Lots of movies and travelling lined up for the weekend. Hopes everything falls into place and without any funny incidents like last time.

Merry Xmas.

Updates from Hyd....Good, Bad and Sad.....

2005-12-19T03:13:00.000-08:00

First lemme reply to the comments to the last post

Abdul: Man I just love the idea. And what does this m*s* mean ?
Shradha: That dog is evil not us. And poor Abdul is just trying to help me. I tell you, that dog is surely possessed.
Figo: Yessess. Wes agrresssss. The Master also favours you.
Cowlick: That dog has expensive taste. He wouldn't budge for a country liquor. Bacardi is what is needs and by joe he'll get it. Big time.
Casa: I don't wanna piss of the neighbours for they have a very cute chick. Only because of this stupid dog I get to see her sometimes.
Alice: No am still alive. Just that weekend was so so busy. Let that dog bark for some more time.
Medha: Am back from the pub. Believe me guys, going to a pub on a monday afternoon is too too cool. Especially when you have to come back to office after that. Hickkkkkk

And now some weekend stuff.....
Some learnings:
0) Never ever trust employee club ppl for food arrangements. It sucks.
1) Microsoft is much much better than Oracle in throwing parties.
2) Kajra re Kajra re is the song thats still very hot in the party/pub circuit.
3) Anything and everything can happen even if the other girl comes with her bf to the dance floor.
4) You can shout all the expletives in the party thrown by Microsoft.
5) Cousins are not that innocent after all :) :)
6) Chelsea cannot be beaten in the league. :( :(. Same with Barca :) :)

Am exhausted. 3 days of non-stop partying/dancing/drinking and what not. Went to a bowling alley for the first time in my life. I never like indoor games. But this game sure did change this theory. And our team won. yayyyyyyy.

Because of all this busy schedule that stupid sonavabitch is still alive. Bad. Very Bad. That creature barked on me again today morning when I was standing outside my house on the road waiting for a friend who was supposed to give me a disk. And it barked on her too.....bahut ho gaya ab. I mean hadd hoti hai kutto ki bhi :D :D
Figo and Abdul, am counting on you guys to help me carry out this mission.

On the sad note, Frodo died last week. :( :(
So so suddenly. We guys went out for dinner and when we came back in the night he was floating dead in the bowl. Guess it caught some infection 'cause the color was all black and dark orange/brown.

Finally some soccer updates:
Chelsea - Barca in CL
Rumours of Real and Inter in a possible swap between Ronaldo and Adriano. Wow.
Ronaldinho openly admitting that he wants Henry and Lampard in Barca. X X X

Help me...

2005-12-14T20:39:00.000-08:00

Bow wow wow....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....Bow wow wow....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

This is all what I hear in the morning. That stupid neighbour's dog. He just can't keep quiet.
Was reading TOI today in the morning sun and suddenly Mister doggy came to the dividing wall and started barking. Man too much of a pain.

I need to end this suffering once and for all. Things i've thought of
1) Get a boxer/doberman and launch it towards that silly dog.
2) Give that dog a electric shock and maybe he'll start respecting me.
3) Feed him with bread soaked in bacardi. Can't imagine what'll happen afterwards :) :)

Can you guys give me better ideas/suggestions/phone numbers of agencies who can help me out?

Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee help me out........Pour in the ideas.......

I hate trainings...

2005-12-12T19:50:00.000-08:00

Grrrrrrrrrr
its my 2nd day in this idiotic training...and I a absolutely hating it...
another day to go and then i'll be free again...
but the worst part is the work thats getting accumulated over my desk....i mean we are supposed to do our normal work also with training...

AM NOT A ROBOT

huuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Rahul, Rahul and just Rahul

2005-12-10T03:51:00.000-08:00

Got this from Alice's blog.

Too Too Good
Some of the good ones....
Because Rahul is Complicated Enough.

Made In Scotland From Rahul.

If You Like A Lot Of Rahul On Your Biscuit, Join Our Club.

Rahul - Australian for Beer.

The Lion Goes from Rahul to Rahul.

We Don't Make Rahul. We Make Rahul Better.

Moms Like You Choose Rahul.

It's Shake 'n' Rahul, and I Helped.

Rahul Is Good For You.

A week full of.... Work :( :(

2005-12-08T01:03:00.000-08:00

News/Events
1) Manchester United could not qualify for the knock-out stages of Champions League :(
2) Liverpool holds Chelsea for a 0-0 draw, Again !!! Topped the group. I hope Chelsea gets Juve/Barca
3) A bear has chosen front porch of a house as its hibernation spot(somewhere in US: CNN)
4) A speedy santa(over 92 miles) gets a fine and suspension (Germany: Annanova)
5) Eminem and Kim planning to wed again(Wow!!! after all that happened ?? )

Me
1) Have to cook for myself this entire week. Its fun but lot of additional work !!!
2) Have been slogging like hell this full week. Have a demo again tomorrow. Hope its appreciated.
3) Mom-Dad are planning to come here for a week :) :)
4) Am already out of cash(its still 8th of the month for Gods sake !!!)
5) Have to travel a lot in coming months. Air Deccan jindabad

I hope things smoothen out for me as before. Lots of items are pending and the list on my desktop is ever growing. I wish I was on Pluto(days there are longer :D :D) !!!

What a mess...

2005-12-02T02:50:00.000-08:00

Its a very very lazy friday afternoon and I am in no mood to work :) :)

The day started with a bang. Lot of unwanted incidents.

Incident 1) Got up to find that I had to get my clothes from the "dhobi". I got on my bike and as soon as I went out of the house I heard a big splash. I had put my helmet behind the bike and forgot to put it on. And when the bike started with a jerk it fell down into a pothole(filled with what not). Ewwwwwwww.

Incident 2) Took my clothes from the "dhobi" and as soon I reached the main road the chief ministers motorcade came. Shit... 10 mins I had to wait there in the morning cold. And I was in my shorts/t-shirt.

Incident 3) I forgot my wallet back there at "dhobi's" shop. Grrrrrr. Had to go there again.

Incident 4) Saw the blue/green eyed girl after a long time. This incident made my day. I mean she is just so so stunning.

I guess thats more than enuf for me, that too on a friday morning.

But the afternoon is just too perfect. Meal at Pizza Hut. Burrrpppppp. Lovely weather. Patially cloudy(due to Cyclone Baaz ? ?). I just wanna watch some silly hindi movie. You know one of those govinda/paresh rawal types comedies.

I hope am out of the office by 6.30. My house desparately needs some cleaning/replenishment. And this time am gonna shop wisely(no strawberry facewash anymore).

5 things I want to do just now !!!

2005-11-30T02:45:00.000-08:00

Just came back from "Angeethi". Man, amazing food as always !!!!
I just want to:

1) Go home and sleep for 5 straight hours( i wish not alone!!!)
2) Before going home, go to CCD have a nice Mocha.
3) In between CCD and home, rent a nice Tom Hanks movie.
4) Kick the security person at the office. Grrrrrrrrrr
5) Need to pee. I hate the AC in the office. Its always so so cold here. I am the most frequent person to the loo.

Here I go.......

Fire shots - Never Again!!!

2005-11-27T20:06:00.000-08:00

Well its not like I won't have them ever again but just that I won't have 8 shots in a single night.

Awesome!!!

"Retro Night" at TDS on friday. Me and El met up after some 5-6 months and drinking was bound to occur. Gosh. Within 2 hrs we had all these idiotic/good shots plus a huge amount of bacardi down. Danced for sometime and then it hit. I mean it actually hit. Man we were so so drunk that we were hardly able to move around sanely. Sat in the lifestyle building for the next 1 hr cribbing/bitching about life and society.

After a long discussion she says....
El: Rahul I don't want to get married.
R: Even I don't want to !!!! I hate responsibilites...
El: Cool, we think alike. So lets get married to each other....
R: Smart !!!!

and a 5 min burst of laughter.

Then went to a hotel to have a cup of coffee. Sat there for half and hour with giving the order. Suddenly El says
El: Why the fuck are we sitting here. I hate coffee
R: Yeah true. Me too.

Dropping her back was the biggest challenge. The road was hazy and she was singing on the top of it. The ride back home was even hazier. Totally foggy I must say. I still don't remember the events after that. Just that I woke up in the morning and had no hangover absolutely.
Wow maybe the shots were magical.
I should have more of them this weekend.
Hicccckkkkkkkk !!!!!

Ronaldinho - The Barcelona Magician

2005-11-22T20:46:00.000-08:00

Long time i've written about my first love/passion. Yup thats Football. And a perfect time to write about a person whom many people regard as one of the finest players they've ever seen. I do not agree. He is THE BEST.
You would surely agree with me if you did see the Real Madrid-Barcelona "El Classico". Barca won 3-0. And what a victory. Even the faithfulls of "The Bernabau" were applauding Ronaldinho's herocis. His pace and control is just too much. I guess only Henry(Arsenal/France) can match it.
And then came yesterday's match. Though I did not see it but I was lucky to catch the highlights. Man this guy again was the Man of the Match. Simply breath-taking. Football never was so so fun. World cup too is coming next year.

They are speculating that Henry might join Barca next season. Imagine, just imagine Eto, Henry being fed by Ronaldinho. Man I just wish I was in Spain.

Just waiting for ESPN-STAR to resume the live La Liga games. Wonder why are they not airing them these days !!!

Someone please take this away from me

2005-11-21T21:56:00.000-08:00

Well another of my idiotic purchases.
Got this lovely looking, red colored, strawberry face-wash this weekend. Man, total waste of money. 45 bucks. I could have had an Alphonso icecream from Baskin Robins.
This facewash is good for nothing. So so sticky and it makes you smell like strawberries for atleast 10 mins. Yuccckkkkss. I had flies swarming all over me the first time I used it and went out.
I need to be more cautious in buying fancy products now.
Is anyone willing to take this from me? I can give it to you in 35 bucks !!!

Moon, Sky and Stars - Simply Magical

2005-11-18T00:48:00.000-08:00

They say that tides occur because the mighty oceans are being pulled by moon's gravity. Absolutely true. Well it not the only thing moon pulls. It has pulled me towards it. Amazing it is.
The past 6 days have been like i'm in a wonderland. Absolutely clear skies and eqaully amazing big, bright and beautiful moon. The pic above was taken by me from just outside my guitar class.
Since I was a kid I've had this strange fascination towards the sky. Especially the night sky(no one likes to stare at the sun during the day). I still remember the days when power cuts were very frequent and we used to sleep on the terrace. Me and my dad. And he used to show me all the tiny stars, big stars, bright stars and yes the most important of then The Pole Star. He even used to show me the satellites orbitting the earth and I never used to believe that they were satellites. Next morning in the school I promptly used to tell all my friends that I saw a shooting star and that too for a very long time('cause the satellites move at incredibily slow speed).
Our city is not lit very brightly during the nights and you can see a lot of stars. Go out from the city by around 5 kms or so and u'll be in heaven. Pitch black and great views. Especially if u're near one of the many lakes around.

Even today whenever I travel via a bus/train I just stare out towards the sky. I never ceases to amaze me. And then all the memories come back. Good, bad and all kinds of. No wonder most of my fav movies have the same theme. Star Wars, Apollo 13, Armaggedon, Titan AE(it was a cartoon flick).

Was listening to the song "Socha Na Tha" today morning. Absolutely love these lines
kabhi tanha baithe baithe yuhin, pal main hi main gum ho jaati thi
main bhi kahan main rahti thi, aksar main tum ho jaati thi
yeah ajab se khata, aur iski sazaa
yunh payenge socha na tha

A trip to Gurudwara

2005-11-16T20:43:00.000-08:00

Well the pic above is of "Charminar"...Long Story...
Me, T and P went to celebrate "Guru Nanak Jayanti" in a gurudwara yesterday night. The first conversaton we had when we all met
Me: So where are we going?
T: To a gurudwara somewhere in Abids?(thats some 15 kms away)
Me: Somewhere?
T: P knows the way?
P: Not me, my friend(who was not there) knows the way and she'll guide us there.
Me: So whats the occasion? Its "Guru Nanak Jayanti" right?
P: Huh...Its "Guru GovindSingh Jayanti" today!!!
Me and T thought for a while. Since P is a punjabi she may be right. But I remembered vaguely about my parents taching me when I was a kid that "If its in the winters then its "Guru Nanak Jayanti". So...
Me: No ways. It is "Guru Nanak Jayanti"...and am sure about it..
P: Looking everywhere accept in the front(she was driving)...Ohh shittt ...I didn't know !!!
We all couldn't stop but explode. After 2 mins:
P: Now where to go?
For heavens sake it was hardly 1 km we had travelled.
After almost an hour we reached the place we wanted to go. Avg speed= 15Kms/Hr and that too at 12.00 midnight.
Then comes the best part. We sat in the gurudwara for almost 1.5 hrs listening to the prayers. Me and T do not understand punjabi at all. So all we were doing was nodding. Since P was keen on sitting through the entire ceremony me and T went out to see old city. Wow. Its so so brightly lit and clean and open and traffic free in the night. Ended up reached "charminar" and it was looking fabulous in the night with the full moon above it.
Made couple of videos of the entire trip. Dark but hilarious.

Finally everything got over and we reached home at 4 in the morning. Not after having a bread-omelette from one of those road side "thela walas". Too too good at that hour of the night.
Work did suffer next morning 'cause of this night exploit but then who cares. Work still is not the number 1 priority for me!!!

Hurrayyyy...My cell can play mp3s.

2005-11-14T01:01:00.000-08:00

Woke up to "Here Comes The Sun" today morning. Amazing, considering the hazy weekend I had. Probably one of the best weekends in hyderabad till now. Wow.
Total fun. Especially saturday night. Went for go-karting. Reaching there itself was fun.
Drove my friends new Opel on friday night after drinking heavily. I think I drove pretty well and people did agree with me that night but next morning they changed their statement. They said I did not follow the lane rules and was not looking at the mirror while driving :D :D :D
Went to a dhaba after go-karting. Freezing cold.

Couple of questions are still un-answered though....

Why was there no beer on sunday afternoon ?
Friday night, saturday aftenoon, saturday night and sunday night. Beer all the time. I don't know what caused us to miss the pitcher on sunday morning. Went to CCD instead.

Why were we in the theatre till 10 mins after interval ?
Went to watch "shaadi no. 1". Torture. Everything was happening thrice. No it was not due to hangover or something but actually it was thrice.

Why didn't I know that my cell can play MP3s?
Its been more than a year I bought this moto. And only on sunday I realized that mp3s are possible on this. WOW. First song was "Wo Sikander Hi Dosto" from JJWS.

When would these days come back?
Pretty soon. Cause am off to mumbai on thursday. And the hazy days would be there again.

Well monday is back and as usual I got heaps of shit to clean up. And this week the heap is even bigger.
Its 3 in the afternoon and time for a small coffee break. Work can wait for 20 mins.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Morons !!!

2005-11-10T01:38:00.000-08:00

People do not think before doing any work they don't know about. Atleast ask someone who has the knowledge.The reception at our office has this funda of putting a quote every day. Its supposed to be inspiring.Look at today's quote(in the pic above).
It says"I was poor growing up. If I wasn't a boy I'd have nothing to play with - D. Rodney" What a quote. Morons!!!I mean I was totally shocked to see it. And not only me. Every other person. The poor security guy has no idea about whats hanging out there.
Some time back there was a quote from Jimi Hendrix. Man too much. I don't remember the quote but AGB says that it was funny too. I guess Mr. Hendrix would have been heavily doped then and must have muttered out something and the quote became an instant hit.
I guess it won't be long before we see a quote "Ooops I did it again - Brittany Spears"
I hope the day comes soon

14 Mb of pics in the account v#$@#^%

2005-11-08T23:17:00.000-08:00

I absolutely hate this. Checked my mail today morning and I had 7 mails from a friend. And each post was around 2 Mb in size. Gosh my mail client hanged like anything. Finally had to delete all the pics. Man too much. I still am irritated about it.
And since I started this lemme tell abt the things I hate....
1) Cable goes off during a football match. I just feel like torching the cable operators shop.
2) Waiting for a place to sit in a restraunt.
3) Sitting in the waiting room/lobby of airport.
4) Fighting for 2-3 bucks with the autowala. Someday i'll kill one of them :) :)
5) Cleaning up the mess I create after I cook.
6) When the attendent in the 3rd AC gives me a dirty pillow and says "sahab yahi bacha hai, lena hai to lo"
7) I hate to eat alone. I just can't. Its so so depressing.
8) Calls from banks asking me for loans etc etc. Can't we just send a virus into their system?
9) Work in office after 6.00 PM.
10) My maid switching off the fan to clean the room every morning. Can I kick her someday?

Return of the King....in Hyd :( :(

2005-11-06T21:22:00.000-08:00

Yeah thats me. So so sad and helpless and hungry.
Came back today and this place has started to suck right from t=0. I mean I was happy to meet gary, frodo, bilbo and gimli, to see my colleagues, the hot chick in the office :) :). But then home is home. Had 7 days of non stop fun and craziness. Did all the things that were possible. From playing guitar in my garden at 12.00 midnight to eating 6 meals a day. I must have gained atleast 3-4 kgs.

Diwali was great. Lots and lots of mithai and crackers. A lot. At the end we were so tired of all the bombs and rockets that we gave them away. Visited all the lakes I don't know how many times. They are simply great. Above is one of many pics i took from my cell. Having a coffee at 10 in the night near is lake is so much fun especially when its damn cold out there.

Am back in office today. And I still haven't started working. I got heaps of shit to clear up but just can't get the headstart. Too too afraid to take up work after one hell of a vacation. Guess i'll start after lunch and till then i'll go around meet people and have sweets. Oh yes I too got sweets. My favaourite "kaju roll". Ppl in hyd can contact me and for rest others i'll upload the pic of the sweets soon :D :D

This site has been frozen for a week - Administrator

2005-10-31T04:20:00.000-08:00

Chill, its not because of some *absurd* post or something. Its just that am on vacation I just can't find time. Relatives, cousins, friends and couple of ex's :D :D.
Journey back home was just amazing. Met couple of really interesting people ;) .Details in the next post.
Happy Diwali
Boooooom

Daal Baati - A dream in the rain

2005-10-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, wet again.
I guess there is something between me and the rains. I mean Mr. RxJ(that's me) takes his bike for a long ride and he is bound to get wet. Wet ? Not wet but drenched. Its almost november for God's sake and its still pouring.
SM's Bday and we(me, SM, AJ, A"AG"G, AG,SJ,RN) made plans a week back to go a rajasthani place by the name "Dhola ri Dhani". Its serves authenticate rajasthani food with awesome "daal baati". For people who don't know what a daal baati is check out this link. It started raining even before we reached. By the time we entered 75% wet. Had a good time in there until the dinner arrived. Ass#o!%$. No daal baati. And that idiotic person said that yesterday they had daal baati so its not on the menu today. Crestfallen. I mean I just love that dish man. Anyways am off to udaipur in another 3 days and there i'll get all what I want.
After dinner, usual gossip and after a small talk on the charpai we decided to leave. 2 mins on the road and someone opened the shower. Man, total chaos. And my glasses were the biggest obstacle. Maybe I should go for those glasses with wipers :) :). It kept on raining like that for almost an hour and by the time I reached my place even my undies were shivering. :D
In the end good fun. Driving in rains is always dangerous with those trucks/buses coming with high beams and open manholes waiting to swallow you but when you reach home safely you feel good. I felt good too. Nice dinner, nice paan, nice drive(o yeah!!!) .
Am sneezing since morning and even a D'Cold and a thick T-Shirt doesn't seem to help me. Time to ask the security fella to switch off the AC.
Achoooooooo.
God bless me.

Smoke on the water.....

2005-10-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

Finally !!!! I can play this song(not the full song though, just the initial part)
Learnt it yesterday in the class. And man, what thrill. Still needs a lot more practice.
Its my second angrezi song after "wish you were here".

Liverpool won the match :) and I couldn't see it live :(. Too late in the night and next morning was office. I wish I retire early so that I get to see all these matches.

Yesterday went to a shop near my place to get some long pending things for home. Knife, Odonil :D :D, Candles etc etc. The place I usually go is owned by this really mad person. He is damn irritating and always shouts if you don't give him change. Yesterday though it was a bit different. We took a knife from his store and gave him a Rs 100 note. And he ended up checking the note from all the angles to see whether it was a fake one or not. Man, I wanted to bury that knife into him. Such a pain in the ass. Why are people like this ?

Anyways its a friday and weekend would start right after lunch for me. No am not leaving office early but then I can't work at all on a friday afternoon. Have no plans for this weekend. Oh yes my cousin is giving me her b'day treat. And me and AGB have to go and get some small fish bowls for the fighters. And oh oh there is the guitar class on sunday. But no movies, no pubs and no shopping :( :(.

Next week am off to udaipur. Yesterday mum said that it gets really chilly in the evenings and nights there. I guess winter has finally come. Gosh I just love cold and chilly weather. Though i'll miss that "temperature less than 4-5 degree" period but still it'll be cool enuf for me to enjoy.

Finally the divison bell has tolled at our place. I mean I had to separate Frodo and Bilbo from Mr. Gimli. He was always behind them and biting and pushing both these poor goldies. Currently the situation is under control but I feel so so bad for gimli for keeping him secluded. Maybe I need to get a female for him. A blue colored one. Or some other bright color so that if the offsprings come up they'll be multicolered :) :)

Time for a coffee and then some music and then some work.

Weekends are fun...a full week is even better!!!

2005-10-17T02:58:00.000-07:00

What a week it was. Total fun.
In one word "Amazing"
In one line "Life never was so so interesting after IIT"

Went to Hampi first. Wow. What a place. For ppl who love travelling its a place that should be in top 10. Magnificient ruins. The place makes you want to go back in time and be at the place when all this was built and was still intact. Lovely temples. Huge temples. This place can be easily visited for a second time. And the fun would be highly amplified if you choose to travel on a bicycle. I guess 2 days are a little too less for this place. You need to spend atleast 4-5 days and see each and every corner of this ancient city.
Next came Bangalore. We wanted to go to pondichery but then it was raining like hell. So we though of staying there and visit couple of places nearby. Nandi Hills. Heaven. Its like you've come to a hill station. Great views especially sunrise and sunset. And its fucking cold out there. Got totally drenched while coming back and that was an adventure too. Next it was "Wonder La". Its boasted to be India's biggest amusement park and by joe...it is huge. Nerve recking rides and a very very cool wave maker. This place has a giant wheel on top of a tower that is 14 stories high. And the worst part is that you can see right through the cage floor. The view beneath my legs made me really sick. Its like you are flying. Literally. I surely put up the pic once I get it.
And then went to some place(Lemon Grass) and got totally sloshed. I don't remember much but ppl say I drove back all by myself. Yeah am still in single piece.
And yes, i took the bike upto 112 km/hr. No I wasn't drunk that time. Just a bit of over excitement.
2 more weeks in office and Udaipur comes next. Man am really waiting for this trip.
Wrrroooom Wrrrrooooommmm

Frodo, Bilbo and Gimli

2005-10-04T23:27:00.000-07:00

I just can't keep LOTR out of my memory. It's one book that has redefined the world of fantasy for me. So I named my 3 little ones after characters in LOTR(btw for the ppl from other world, LOTR=Lord Of The rings). And yes these little ones are 3 fishes.
It all happened on a lazy friday evening. AGB had this idea of buying a globe and some fishes and I followed him. Well I guess I did the right thing. Went to 3 shops before we could finalize on the globe size and fishes. I got 2 gold fish and a blue colored fighter. AGB took 2 black golds and a red fighter. We even took some plants, white sand and pebbles for them. For the first time in my life I had to pay for stones. Btw here goes the name list :
1) Gold Fish 1 = Frodo
2) Gold Fish 2 = Bilbo
3) Fighter = Gimli
Their first day, rather the first night, was great. All 3 of them looked highly confused especially Gimli. It was roaming around aimlessly. Fed them some food and thats when the fun started. Though Gimli was not eating at that time it wasn't allowing Frodo and Bilbo to eat. It just used to go and hit them from behind. Gimli is still doing the same but I guess Frodo and Bilbo are begining to enjoy that.
Its a great great fun to keep some pets. I now realize. Mom never allowed me to keep a dog at home. She used to say that she is fed up of having 2 pups(me and my sis) and she cannot afford one more :) :).
Holiday time is coming. Hampi, Blore, Pondichey, Udaipur, Mumbai and Kota. Gosh am so so excited. I hope my work won't bother me much. But then what kind of work is it that does not bother you ? ? Am already showing signs of retardation that too on a wednesday.
God help the ppl sitting next to me.
Here I come !!!!

A day without glasses

2005-09-29T21:52:00.000-07:00

I feel like shit. I gave my only pair of glasses to the optician.
Reason: My power spiked by 0.5.

Actually its cool. No work at office for me today. Have been listening to Dire Straits since morning. WOW. The guy at the shop told me to hand over the glasses during the weekend so that my office work would not suffer. But then who wants to spend the weekend sitting at home waiting for the new glasses :) :). Work can wait but not the weekend. I have a quiz to attend this evening. I hope they don't put in some visual questions :) :).
And yes, I can now play "Pahla Nashaa" completely and too on the first string. Gary you listening? Played this song for over 2 hrs yesterday nite. Amazing. My fingers are still paining. Feels so so good when any damn song sounds perfect from your guitar. My only wish is to play "November Rain" and "Knocking on Heaven's Door". The day am able to do so I don't know what happen to me. Man am waiting for that moment. But still a long long time to go. Liverpool-Chelsea was fun. Pity that Liverpool lost couple of penalty appeals. They're again meeting this sunday and boy, this time it'll be some game.
Sometimes I feel I still have to do a lot of things. Things I really wish to do or possess are:
1) Go to Laddakh/Leh sometime soon.
2) Visit Kailash-Mansarovar.
3) Sit in a MIG :) :)
4) Keep playing football till the time my legs say "no more".
5) MERC.
6) Bose home theatre.
7) All the episodes of ALIAS and 24.
8) I really hope I bump into MS someday. Would be fun to see her again :).
9) See all the 3 lakes in my hometown(udaipur) overflowing( i missed it this time :( )
10) Liverpool winning EPL. Return of the glory days.

I know its a lot to ask for but thats what life is for. You get what you dream of. Someday when I achieve all of this i'll post back. God that would be the day.

When would the rains leave me?

2005-09-26T02:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, again!!!
I have started hating rains now. I mean it's so so painful to sit in a theatre fully soaked. Its the 3rd time that I got wet while going for a movie. It was so cold and poor Mr. T shivering like anything. Btw, the movie was "The Longest Yard". Great fun. Typical Adam Sandler flick. Nelly was way too cool. And especially after watchng "The Interpreter" I desparately needed something light. Nicole Kidman is a total waste.
Time for some sports now:
F1-Its Fernando Alonso finally. I pity Kimi and Monotya. If only the cars supported them initially then the championship still would have been alive. Still the contructors championship is open. And with McLaren zooming out these days I bet its theirs.
Football-Boring weekend. I hate to see Chelsea winning. Arsenal, ManU and Liverpool were pathetic. Charlton seems to playing exciting footer these days. The big one is coming this wednesday. Chelsea-Liverpool. Champions League. I just hope that the @#$#@# cable operator airs the matches.

Was listening to some old songs this weekend. Repeated "Do dewaane shaher main" some 5-6 times. Amazing song. Great lyrics.

Rain, Tea and Dog

2005-09-21T02:07:00.000-07:00

It rained, again. I got drenched, again. My bad this time. Reached home without getting wet but I desparately wanted to have a cup of tea. I got some tea-masala from Udaipur this time so wanted to try that too. As soon as it stopped raining I went out but Mr. Murphy struck again. Went hardly 100 mts to a shop to get milk and by the time I came back I was dripping. Gosh, wet till my bones(obviouly every piece of cloth also).Then comes the best part. We were wondering that why the hell there is power at our place even when it is raining so heavily. Seems someone over-heard our conversation and suddenly it was all black. Except for my idiotic cell phone that keeps glowing every 30 secs. So had to make tea in candle light. That was fun too 'cause we could not find candles initially so used a torch instead. Some how tea was ready. Amazing. I guess the masala and the rain did the trick. We were still enjoying the tea when suddenly from nowhere a small pup came and starting yelping at our door. The next 1 hr went taking care of it. We dried it, gave it some milk and then made a nice little shelter(my towel and a bag). Even gave it a tennis ball to play with. Though he was more interested in the milk than the ball. Amazing pup. All golden. Check out the pic. Don't know where he went in the morning. I guess he must have found his mom somewhere. Its mid-week. And am already so so bored of work. But on the brighter side, friday is not too far :). With no more movies coming this weekend I don't know what to do. Plz suggest me something.

Weekend without a movie? Naah....

2005-09-19T01:06:00.000-07:00

Its a very very blue day. Monday, ofcourse. Piles of shit to clean up. And I just don't want to work. Its so so cool(and wet) outside. And especially after the weekend I had, am not in a condition to use my brain. Watched 4 movies on big screens(Ramji Londonwaley, James, Chocolate and Salaam Namaste) and a couple on small screen(Troy and Meet Joe Black). The 2 on the small screen cannot be blamed for my condition at all. I guess Chocolate and Salaam Namaste did the trick. I still am not able to digest 'em both. One was an ill-edited nuisance and the other a well-edited one. Thankfully T and G were with me to share the load.
Reaching Skyline on saturday was fun. It took us some 1.5 hrs to get there(after parking our bikes some 1 km from the theatre and walking all the way from there). Too much desperation for something so so meaningless.
Then sunday the show for "SN" was at 10.30 PM. Gosh it bored me till 1.30 :( :( .
The only respite during the weekend was football. Oh yes! I watched couple of matches too. ManU-Liverpool was a must watch. Good football. And I managed to catch up with Newcastle-Blackburn. What a match. After a long long time I saw a spirited Newcastle team. What do I say about Shearer? Truly great. Would be a shame to see him depart after this season.
Monday has come with its usual flavours. Work, training, a reminder to pay the phone bill and a lot to ponder about what all happened during the week. I guess this has become a routine.
Was listening to "Beautiful Girl", from INXS, this morning. Amazing music.
Stay with me......

Skyline/Sterling - Man I love these theatres !!!

2005-09-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

Saw "Ramji Londonwaley" last night. Idiotic movie, as expected. Went out to watch "Salaam Namaste" but then the last show at the theatre near our place was cancelled. Watching a movie on thursday takes a lot of planning(dinner frm Subway, Coffee & Chocolate doughnut frm CCD) so we thought that we wont go home without watching a flick. Went to prasads initially thinking that we could get tickets in any of the late night movies. Its always a house full there. Even batman begins was house full. So went to our old reliable place - Skyline.
This place never ceases to amaze me. No matter which movie you'll always get tickets there. Only once in two years I had to take tickets in black there and what a black. Rs 35 tickets in 50. Amazzzzing. Coming back to the movie. Truly stupid. Only thing I liked was the bihari accent. Reached home at around 1.00 and watched footer as usual. Borough vs Xantha(a team i've never heard of). Its Red Devils vs The Reds this weekend. Mindboggling. Searching for a pub that would show the match live. I guess Sundowner would but then they mostly concentrate on cricket. Gosh I hate cricket except Ashes. Truly stupendous.
Its a friday morning and the weekend magic is already spilling off. I hope this weekend too is gr8 like the last one or like the last-2-last one or like every other weekend.
Hickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Pluto - Isn't the name fascinating ?

2005-09-08T07:33:00.000-07:00

PLUTO - This name has been haunting me since my brain started remembering things. Have been hearing this name everywhere. Everywhere. Some of the questions that come to my mind on a weekly basis
1) How far is PLUTO?
2) How do I go to PLUTO?
3) Would I live longer if I go to PLUTO?
4) What is PLUTO ? How does it look?
5) Why is mickey always in limelight and poor PLUTO is confined to its den?
6) Why is it named PLUTO?
7) Are the actions done by PLUTO called PLUTONIUM?
8) If not then what the hell
9) PLATO - Some distant cousin?
Its been a long suffering but I guess time for truth has come. I know Gaurav would surely had given me some answers. Oh I miss those brainy algebric puzzles on my office desk. I hope that algebra guides me. Still neverland seems so so far...

I Am Mine

2005-09-07T07:40:00.000-07:00

Atlast my fingers are busy working again. Came back from home 2 weeks back and thought of writing the same day but work and some other diversions kept me away from my favorite time pass, after football of course.
Last weekend was in bangalore. Amazingggggg. Met a lot of ppl. Infact not a lot but still a substantial number. Is 15 a lot ? Boozing days are back. Had something to drink after a long long time. And gosh what fun. The place is called LOR - Legends of the Rock. Cool place and quite near to lambs and tin's place. Saw Iqbal. A must watch movie.
Work's going good. Today's a holiday. Infact every wednesday must be a holiday. It rained again today. Heavily. Listened to a lot of Pearl Jam this week. Some amazing tracks and great lyrics. Especially "I am mine". Some lines are really really cool....
The north is to south what the clock is to time
There's east and there's west and there's everywhere life
I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine
I'll try to be regular from now. And since EPL had started again in full flow i'll be writing a lot about it.
So till then take care.

HOME HOME HOME

2005-08-16T23:57:00.000-07:00

Ppl,
Am back. Actually am still in Udaipur. Amazing place. Never thought this part of Rajasthan could be so so beautiful. The full lakes, green mountains, deers and peacocks. AWESOME.
I'll upload some pics but not now since the speed is pretty much screwed up. Will be back in hyd on 22nd. Catch you all then.

Kapil Tyagi - Do you know him ?

2005-08-03T02:19:00.000-07:00

This post is truly intended to honour one of my closest friends. Ppl call him Tyagi. He is from the land of Tyagis aka Merrut. Met him at IIT and since then been bumping into him everywhere. Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore. His recent post has taken everyone in waves of laughter. The post says, Some blind faiths I(Mr. Tyagi) have:
1) I can never be a good TT player coz I cudn't find out what i lack.
2) World is gonna end with water. or else what are so many Oceans for ?
3) I am right-handed while my mind is lefty. God must be funny
4) Life is all about sex OR beer.That explains why some people have posters like "10 reasons why beer is better than a women" [I have a beer party tonite :-( ]
5) When we are asleep our mind works at 5/(8 x 60)th of its normal speed. I have never seen a dream lasting more than 5 minutes.
6) Time moves in quantum.The size of a delta equals the time it take for a nerve impulse to reach from eye to mind.
7) Darwin's theory has a flaw somewhere. I cudnt forget.
8) Thou shalt not trust.
9) Sometimes... shit happens....its unavoidable
10)Infinite series that converge to a value......what the hell....show it to me.

His daring adventures include fighting with a group of gundas alone(well he was drunk), drinking black dog with CM of Goa and talking crap(i still have the pic) changing 4 companies in 2 yrs(u'll be startled if you hear the names of the firms) and a lot more. Lambs and company at blore would be able to tell more about him.
In the meanwhile just keep visiting his page.