Revised Rating: Deepika Padukone...revised to 5/10
Reason for Revised Rating: Poor taste in men
Current Status of DP: Blacklisted
Current Hot Chick: Position Open...
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Name Trouble
Now...i understand that all of us are Global citizens....Indians at heart....no regional attachment to a large extent..and we are proud of this fact..Smug in saying.."i belong to Kerala...but then..i have never stayed there..."
How many of us think its cool to say..." well..i understand Malayalam..but cant read or write in it"?? Most of us take it as a indication of how modern/smart/above all we are..
But then this attitude can come back to bite you on the rear end...like it did to me..
I was filling my forms for US Visa...and in the usual style..had just 10 mins left to submission time when i saw a blank saying " Please fill your name in your native tongue"!!
"Holy Crap!!" i said to myself. I didn't have a clue how to write Siby Mathew.
So i ran frantically around the office, shouting for all Mallu's to gather around and help me write my name. All this wild running and shouting resulted in 3 Mallu's in a huddle trying to draw circles on a page and telling me that this mess that looked like miniature elephants with their tails twisted around could possibly be my name!
Bloody idiots....don't even know how to write in Malayalam.....shame on them,...had i been their manager, would have definitely screwed them in the annual appraisals...
Anyway...during the course of my aforementioned frantic running around and histrionics, i had spotted a cute new chick on the floor silently smiling to herself. The eternal optimist & opportunist that i am, i asked her if she was one of my kind...and Yippee!! she was !! so we managed to pen down "Siby Ma" in Malayalam with her help...but then got stumped with the "thew"...after some frantic calls home and instructions to draw weird circles and loops and curves from my bewildered parents....we finally decided that this is what my name in Malayalam should look like!
I hope the US consulate does not have Malayalees checking my form!!
How many of us think its cool to say..." well..i understand Malayalam..but cant read or write in it"?? Most of us take it as a indication of how modern/smart/above all we are..
But then this attitude can come back to bite you on the rear end...like it did to me..
I was filling my forms for US Visa...and in the usual style..had just 10 mins left to submission time when i saw a blank saying " Please fill your name in your native tongue"!!
"Holy Crap!!" i said to myself. I didn't have a clue how to write Siby Mathew.
So i ran frantically around the office, shouting for all Mallu's to gather around and help me write my name. All this wild running and shouting resulted in 3 Mallu's in a huddle trying to draw circles on a page and telling me that this mess that looked like miniature elephants with their tails twisted around could possibly be my name!
Bloody idiots....don't even know how to write in Malayalam.....shame on them,...had i been their manager, would have definitely screwed them in the annual appraisals...
Anyway...during the course of my aforementioned frantic running around and histrionics, i had spotted a cute new chick on the floor silently smiling to herself. The eternal optimist & opportunist that i am, i asked her if she was one of my kind...and Yippee!! she was !! so we managed to pen down "Siby Ma" in Malayalam with her help...but then got stumped with the "thew"...after some frantic calls home and instructions to draw weird circles and loops and curves from my bewildered parents....we finally decided that this is what my name in Malayalam should look like!
I hope the US consulate does not have Malayalees checking my form!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Wine Appreciation
Wine....the drink of the classy ones..the cool ones...the studs..and so...Lallan, Minzy , Gupta and Yours Truly proceeded to a wine appreciation and tasting event one bright Sunday afternoon. Our GRAND entry, sandwiched 4 in an auto, created quite a stir in the refined environs...all full of bada bada gaddi's and gaddiwale in hats and shades. But then...screw them...we had paid for our ticket just as they had!!!
As Da would have said....."FIC"
We had some starting trouble...you see..not knowing the wines....not knowing what to ask for..but then Lallan got the ball rolling with his "Livewire" act...and go getter attitude..making the guys at the counter clean his glass after every sip of some wine...and spitting and pouring away the contents every now and then..a true blue pro.
12 noon – 1 pm ( 20 odd samples): We started off well….listened to the session on wine appreciation and did all the right things…like swirling the wine, sniffing at it a lil and taking a small sip and trying to identify the walnut, pineapple, oak, orangy..fruity…and other flavors….
Gupta had not had any breakfast, so he started gobbling the complimentary bread given along with the wine. Lallan drank cos he thought wine was non alcoholic….after tasting about 10-15 wines, he started feeling funny and that's when we told him the truth. He stopped drinking and started cribbing about how hungry he was.
1pm- 3 pm( 50 odd samples): That was only for the 1st hr and about 20 odd samples..then we stopped tasting and just started drinking…. Minzy tried to show off his newly acquired knowledge on wines ( post the appreciation session) by loudly commenting on the texture and body of wines while in the earshot of some hot chicks. We loudly commented about his Insurance Salesman job :) I also won a bottle of white wine "Chenin Blanc" in the raffle. I was made to stand on the stage and give a thank you speech…which I did in "high spirits'. Was kicked off in a hurry.
3 pm- 5 pm( 30 "bada" samples): Sampling stopped and boozing started. By now, the people serving wine started recognizing us…so instead of small sample quantities, they started filling our glasses to the brim.
5:30 pm: Lallan drove me home…
Thankfully none of us were wearing IIM I stuff, so the IIM I name still stands untarnished :D
As Da would have said....."FIC"
We had some starting trouble...you see..not knowing the wines....not knowing what to ask for..but then Lallan got the ball rolling with his "Livewire" act...and go getter attitude..making the guys at the counter clean his glass after every sip of some wine...and spitting and pouring away the contents every now and then..a true blue pro.
12 noon – 1 pm ( 20 odd samples): We started off well….listened to the session on wine appreciation and did all the right things…like swirling the wine, sniffing at it a lil and taking a small sip and trying to identify the walnut, pineapple, oak, orangy..fruity…and other flavors….
Gupta had not had any breakfast, so he started gobbling the complimentary bread given along with the wine. Lallan drank cos he thought wine was non alcoholic….after tasting about 10-15 wines, he started feeling funny and that's when we told him the truth. He stopped drinking and started cribbing about how hungry he was.
1pm- 3 pm( 50 odd samples): That was only for the 1st hr and about 20 odd samples..then we stopped tasting and just started drinking…. Minzy tried to show off his newly acquired knowledge on wines ( post the appreciation session) by loudly commenting on the texture and body of wines while in the earshot of some hot chicks. We loudly commented about his Insurance Salesman job :) I also won a bottle of white wine "Chenin Blanc" in the raffle. I was made to stand on the stage and give a thank you speech…which I did in "high spirits'. Was kicked off in a hurry.
3 pm- 5 pm( 30 "bada" samples): Sampling stopped and boozing started. By now, the people serving wine started recognizing us…so instead of small sample quantities, they started filling our glasses to the brim.
5:30 pm: Lallan drove me home…
Thankfully none of us were wearing IIM I stuff, so the IIM I name still stands untarnished :D
Sunday, November 18, 2007
New Camera- 1st Snap
i know..i know....been away for long...and the only excuse is LAZYNESS ...
will be back...but for the time being..here is the 1st snap with my new camera
btw..thats not me :)
Monday, October 1, 2007
Moooooooombhai !!
Mumbai is awesome...if you have a lil money in pocket...an inclination to spend it ...and awesome frnds to help you do it !
I drove down with my flatmate...PP...in his new car...
One thing is for sure...E Boy has definitely NOT lost any of his E Quotient :)...apart from all the E Stuff he unloaded on me, he took me to this great place on Charni Road...its called Crystal...an old world, rustic, quaint lil place ....ghar ka khana types...bahut daba ke khaya.. The best thing about the place is the atmosphere...old wooden chairs...and tables that are about to fall apart.....old 40's 50's music blaring in the background from a set which must have been the in-thing during my great grand dad's school days...feels like a different world altogether...MUST VISIT place for sure..and it definitely doesn't burn a hole in your pocket :)
One should read Shantaram before going to Leopold's....helps you really appreciate it...i must say..it definitely lives up to its image...beer...girls...foriegners...girls....astronauts...girls....the place was awesome..
Some more E and that was the end of day 1 !
Day 2 started with Medu Vada Sambar.....then down to Bongo's and Bambi's house and a lil shopping gossipping gyan session with the kids..and then we proceeded to watch the Kingfisher Open Tennis Tournament,,,,was awesome watching a match in person..1st time i am doing that....and the crowd was good and smart and somewhat hot too :) 250 rupaiya vasool kar liya :)
and after another E Dose before i slept...my Bombay trip ended :)
Bombay is different...u get to the see the entire spectrum of humanity...the have's and the have not's..the palatial homes and the humble hovels..the rich and poor...and the thing is that one is forced to mix with them...that's where i think Mumbaites get their special character...they accept everyone...there is no separation of the classes...and u learn to accept everyone, from every walk of life..
Current music fav: Ajab si from Om Shanti Om
Current hot chick: Deepika Padukone
Current Book: Malgudi Days by R.k. Narayan
I drove down with my flatmate...PP...in his new car...
One thing is for sure...E Boy has definitely NOT lost any of his E Quotient :)...apart from all the E Stuff he unloaded on me, he took me to this great place on Charni Road...its called Crystal...an old world, rustic, quaint lil place ....ghar ka khana types...bahut daba ke khaya.. The best thing about the place is the atmosphere...old wooden chairs...and tables that are about to fall apart.....old 40's 50's music blaring in the background from a set which must have been the in-thing during my great grand dad's school days...feels like a different world altogether...MUST VISIT place for sure..and it definitely doesn't burn a hole in your pocket :)
One should read Shantaram before going to Leopold's....helps you really appreciate it...i must say..it definitely lives up to its image...beer...girls...foriegners...girls....astronauts...girls....the place was awesome..
Some more E and that was the end of day 1 !
Day 2 started with Medu Vada Sambar.....then down to Bongo's and Bambi's house and a lil shopping gossipping gyan session with the kids..and then we proceeded to watch the Kingfisher Open Tennis Tournament,,,,was awesome watching a match in person..1st time i am doing that....and the crowd was good and smart and somewhat hot too :) 250 rupaiya vasool kar liya :)
and after another E Dose before i slept...my Bombay trip ended :)
Bombay is different...u get to the see the entire spectrum of humanity...the have's and the have not's..the palatial homes and the humble hovels..the rich and poor...and the thing is that one is forced to mix with them...that's where i think Mumbaites get their special character...they accept everyone...there is no separation of the classes...and u learn to accept everyone, from every walk of life..
Current music fav: Ajab si from Om Shanti Om
Current hot chick: Deepika Padukone
Current Book: Malgudi Days by R.k. Narayan
Sunday, August 12, 2007
The Movie Experience !
Chak de, India!!! ...AWESSSSSSSSOME...a must watch..i loved this movie, sooooooooo much, that i eneded up watching it twice over the weekend.
But this post is not gonna be a review of this movie...thats been aleady taken care of by critics. This post is about the movie experince, or rather, the lack of nowdays due to the multiplex culture.
I saw this movie at Inox 1st and then at a small place with just the one screen...WestEnd..the place where we watched all our movies during 1st and 2nd year engineering.
The experience was simply amazing....what the 150-200 rp ticket at a multiplex does, is screen the crowd, and put you in a theatre with the so called " refined and cultured" junta. But do u really wanna watch a movie like Chak De...silently sitting in your seat, clapping politely when Komal scores a goal, or do you wanna watch it at a place where people scream and jump in joy when there is a goal, catcalls and whistles all over as we see Sharukh get the better of everyone...a place which makes you feel as if you are a part of the script, a real, live spectator to a real, live hockey world cup final. The choice is yours..pay 250 bucks towatch it in a sterile envirnoment, or pay 60 bucks and mix with the masses & enjoy the movie .
But this post is not gonna be a review of this movie...thats been aleady taken care of by critics. This post is about the movie experince, or rather, the lack of nowdays due to the multiplex culture.
I saw this movie at Inox 1st and then at a small place with just the one screen...WestEnd..the place where we watched all our movies during 1st and 2nd year engineering.
The experience was simply amazing....what the 150-200 rp ticket at a multiplex does, is screen the crowd, and put you in a theatre with the so called " refined and cultured" junta. But do u really wanna watch a movie like Chak De...silently sitting in your seat, clapping politely when Komal scores a goal, or do you wanna watch it at a place where people scream and jump in joy when there is a goal, catcalls and whistles all over as we see Sharukh get the better of everyone...a place which makes you feel as if you are a part of the script, a real, live spectator to a real, live hockey world cup final. The choice is yours..pay 250 bucks towatch it in a sterile envirnoment, or pay 60 bucks and mix with the masses & enjoy the movie .
Monday, August 6, 2007
Ashes...........
I don't know what title to give this post...its not a obituary...its not a description of their lives...its just a little piece about two people who were part of my life
Neha and Nitesh, i cant claim to know you two very well...
Nitesh..you stayed on my floor...a couple of rooms away. A silent guy, we have had quite a few discussions about acads and life in college...and i remember how we drenched you with hot water during the first water fight we had with your batch. We were never close friends, but still, the bond that holds all of us together at IIM I still binds us. I wish such an unfortunate tragedy had never occurred..i wish i had gotten to know you better...but then...
I wish you are at peace....and i pray for your family to have the strength to bear your loss.
Neha..bubbly ..effervescent...mischievious...always taking my case about my singing skills after you once heard me screaming in my room..or imitating my dance moves....my first memory of you is at the morning PT class during your 1st month....you were a total " natakbaaz" even then...trying to wriggle your way out of PT, making all kinds of excuses. I was hoping to meet you when i came down for the Alumni meet...
Somethings are just not meant to be...but i am honored to have been part of your lives, having you guys as part of mine. You will be missed...but i know that you will always be part of the family we know as Planet I.
Neha and Nitesh, i cant claim to know you two very well...
Nitesh..you stayed on my floor...a couple of rooms away. A silent guy, we have had quite a few discussions about acads and life in college...and i remember how we drenched you with hot water during the first water fight we had with your batch. We were never close friends, but still, the bond that holds all of us together at IIM I still binds us. I wish such an unfortunate tragedy had never occurred..i wish i had gotten to know you better...but then...
I wish you are at peace....and i pray for your family to have the strength to bear your loss.
Neha..bubbly ..effervescent...mischievious...always taking my case about my singing skills after you once heard me screaming in my room..or imitating my dance moves....my first memory of you is at the morning PT class during your 1st month....you were a total " natakbaaz" even then...trying to wriggle your way out of PT, making all kinds of excuses. I was hoping to meet you when i came down for the Alumni meet...
Somethings are just not meant to be...but i am honored to have been part of your lives, having you guys as part of mine. You will be missed...but i know that you will always be part of the family we know as Planet I.
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