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
Monday, October 1, 2007
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.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Polotical Whims and Fancies
"Mayawati to demolish premier sports complex in Lucknow"
That's how my day started..reading about another ridiculous act by our politicians. When there are a million productive things for our politicians to occupy themselves with, they still pursue such stupid and trivial things. Stupid because it defies all logic and common sense and is totally self serving.
Apparently Mayawati wants to pull down the Sports Complex and build a memorial for her mentor Kanshi Ram. What an idea !!! The sheer absurdity of this renders me speechless....these are our elected candidates....we put them there to work for us...what utter crap !!
Mayawati: If you want to build a memorial....please feel free to do so....spend your ill gotten crores to buy some land and commission some artisans to build a "larger than Statue of Liberty" of Kanshi Ram or Dr. Ambedkar....don't waste our money on it
That's how my day started..reading about another ridiculous act by our politicians. When there are a million productive things for our politicians to occupy themselves with, they still pursue such stupid and trivial things. Stupid because it defies all logic and common sense and is totally self serving.
Apparently Mayawati wants to pull down the Sports Complex and build a memorial for her mentor Kanshi Ram. What an idea !!! The sheer absurdity of this renders me speechless....these are our elected candidates....we put them there to work for us...what utter crap !!
Mayawati: If you want to build a memorial....please feel free to do so....spend your ill gotten crores to buy some land and commission some artisans to build a "larger than Statue of Liberty" of Kanshi Ram or Dr. Ambedkar....don't waste our money on it
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Gymming Pain
My arms are hurting, back is sore, neck isn't turning, calf is burning, chest is on fire.
Aftereffects of 1 day of josh in the gym.
Yes....Siby is sweating it out...and enduring the pain and lack of sleep as my gym partner had the brilliant idea of working out at 6:30 in the morning.
Gym management is full of sadistic b******s who enjoy watching you grunt and heave and make funny noises while you try to push a measly 5 kilo slab of iron around, with some Mr. Bulging Biceps who probably could bench press a baby elephant standing over you, smirking and watching condescendingly and saying " super" like a stuck record. How i wish i could punch him square in his face when he adds another 10 kilos to my 5 and then sit back enjoying the show. But then, i am going to gym to build, not break my body...so i just glare at him malevolently and grunt some more.
Girls have it so easy..just put some powder and lipstick and Lo...Behold...HOT GIRL...not like us poor guys who have to sweat it out for their benefit. I wish..........
Aftereffects of 1 day of josh in the gym.
Yes....Siby is sweating it out...and enduring the pain and lack of sleep as my gym partner had the brilliant idea of working out at 6:30 in the morning.
Gym management is full of sadistic b******s who enjoy watching you grunt and heave and make funny noises while you try to push a measly 5 kilo slab of iron around, with some Mr. Bulging Biceps who probably could bench press a baby elephant standing over you, smirking and watching condescendingly and saying " super" like a stuck record. How i wish i could punch him square in his face when he adds another 10 kilos to my 5 and then sit back enjoying the show. But then, i am going to gym to build, not break my body...so i just glare at him malevolently and grunt some more.
Girls have it so easy..just put some powder and lipstick and Lo...Behold...HOT GIRL...not like us poor guys who have to sweat it out for their benefit. I wish..........
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Revenge of the Cat
After living in style at the company guest house for a couple of weeks...and going through the painful house hunting stage where we and the broker took turns driving each other mad, we finally settled on a warm 3 BHK row house in Baner.
Along with the furnishings and other fittings, we got the owner's pet cat free in the deal. Now this cat is really crazy...the moment you open the door, she darts in and then refuses to get out of the house....will constantly mew and mew and mew....beg for food...do the Puss in Boots act ...sleep on our couch and get in our way..she even managed to trip us over a few times.
She has no respect for us and doesn't get out of the house when we tell her to..hiding in the most remote nooks and corners of the house when we try to throw her out. So we decided to take firm action.
She usually waits just outside the door... waiting for us to open the door so that she can dart in. So yesterday,i just stepped out..sugar talked her into my arms and then launched her into the garden. After a couple of high velocity- high altitude launches, she understood that there was no way i was gonna take her inside..so she struck back. When we came back from work...our waste bin looked like it had been hit by lightning..everything scattered around the front yard and torn to shreds.
WAR !!!!
Today's launch specs:
Expected time: somewhere between 9pm -10pm
Launch Velocity: more than 11.6 km/sec
Payload: 1 stupid cat
Launch will be captured on video for posterity
Along with the furnishings and other fittings, we got the owner's pet cat free in the deal. Now this cat is really crazy...the moment you open the door, she darts in and then refuses to get out of the house....will constantly mew and mew and mew....beg for food...do the Puss in Boots act ...sleep on our couch and get in our way..she even managed to trip us over a few times.
She has no respect for us and doesn't get out of the house when we tell her to..hiding in the most remote nooks and corners of the house when we try to throw her out. So we decided to take firm action.
She usually waits just outside the door... waiting for us to open the door so that she can dart in. So yesterday,i just stepped out..sugar talked her into my arms and then launched her into the garden. After a couple of high velocity- high altitude launches, she understood that there was no way i was gonna take her inside..so she struck back. When we came back from work...our waste bin looked like it had been hit by lightning..everything scattered around the front yard and torn to shreds.
WAR !!!!
Today's launch specs:
Expected time: somewhere between 9pm -10pm
Launch Velocity: more than 11.6 km/sec
Payload: 1 stupid cat
Launch will be captured on video for posterity
Monday, July 2, 2007
Dont know what to call this
What pains me the most is to see a person who has so much potential just lose it all, lose focus, drive, energy, ambition….hope. I just hate feeling that sense of resignation..the passive acceptance of “fate”…
We can never take full credit for what we are…we are what we are cos of the influence of millions of things, family..friends…location..accident of birth…and our own effort is but a minuscule part of what it took to shape us to our present state. I feel so frustrated to see close friends just waste away their entire future....maybe they didn’t get the right kind of support at the right time... all of us have had moments of despair, when we think all is lost..and then ..someone pulls us through..maybe they didn’t have that someone.
Whatever it might be, hope is never lost…we have to realize that there is always another chance…what is life without struggle? May God give her strength and the spirit to fight on!
We can never take full credit for what we are…we are what we are cos of the influence of millions of things, family..friends…location..accident of birth…and our own effort is but a minuscule part of what it took to shape us to our present state. I feel so frustrated to see close friends just waste away their entire future....maybe they didn’t get the right kind of support at the right time... all of us have had moments of despair, when we think all is lost..and then ..someone pulls us through..maybe they didn’t have that someone.
Whatever it might be, hope is never lost…we have to realize that there is always another chance…what is life without struggle? May God give her strength and the spirit to fight on!
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