Here goes another yr...

The last day of 2006. Personally, it’s been a long year for me. The year we’ve graduated. The year we had to say our goodbyes to our college. The year we all ‘grew up’ n started working. The year I had to face some of the toughest exams of my life. The year I said goodbye to a lot of my friends leaving this city. The year I was, for the first time in my life, jobless n felt jobless. It’s time to say goodbye to 2006.

It’s not just about remembering what happened in the previous year. It’s also about learning from those experiences.

It’s not just about counting down to midnight n cheering the arrival of the New Year. It’s also about being happy that you’re with the ppl u care about n celebrating the moment with them.

It’s not just about forwarding greetings and sms’s of New Year wishes to everybody in your phone book. It’s about remembering each one of them n sending them your wishes of a good year ahead.

It's not just about going out n spending money to celebrate the event. It's also bout making sure you're really having fun.

It’s not just about drinking n driving recklessly assuming it to be the way to have real fun. It’s also about coming back home safely to start a fresh year.

It’s not just about reading this post n getting back to your lives. It’s also about wishing me back !

Dennis., the innocent menace...

So., there's this kid., 4 yrs old. Naughty, active, running around the house n touching stuff he shouldn't be doing and touching stuff he should't be touching. All part of the learning process right ? Right.

Now, he goes into the balcony of the apartments where there are a whole lot of pigeons. He sees two pigeon eggs on an old cardboard box. He's never allowed to touch eggs at home coz he's just a kid. He sees the oppurtunity n gets them inside the house. Grandpa asks the kid what he's hiding in his hands. Kid refuses to show. Grandpa somehow manages to see. Kid gets tensed n crushes one egg in his hand. Grandma throws away the egg instead of putting it back where it belongs coz of the stupid notion that the pigeon won't accept it.

Two lives lost. All charecters from my family. Sad, very sad. N the worst part is that this incident is being told to everybody n has become a matter of discussion for family members n they end up laughing about how cute the kid is.

Kids are innocent alrite., what are parents for ?

Am I the bad guy !?

Is it really ever gonna be possible that a normal guy like me on any normal day, while walking on any normal road or while travelling on normal public transport like a train or a bus, sees a normal girl and give her a casual smile and get away without getting back a disgusted look and in some cases ., curses ? From my experience of 22 years.. I guess not.

Girls just have these pre-concieved notion that any guy who does that is trying to hit on her., or in our own style., trying to 'patafy' her. Please open your minds.... this 'line marofying' and 'patafying' is not on every guys mind. This is the best n worst case of stereotyping any group of people can ever face.

Here's my personal experience. Sick of riding my bike in the rush hour traffic, I recently travelled by a bus which was more stuffed than the lovely big kachoris that i get beside my house., which was when i realised that there's nothing more I love than ridin' my bike.

Anyways., I was sitting right in front of the backdoor and was just tired n bored sitting there. So I looked around and saw a girl way over in the front of the bus. She waved at me n pointed at her watch. I just kept a straight face n turned away. I'm a decent but curious guy., So I looked at her again n she smiled at me n I thought.. 'what the heck., I donno her., was she 4m my school ? college ? orkut ?.. na., i really don't know her'. I thought 4 a min n turned back n saw nobody who could possibly be communicating with her. Is this girl flirting with me in public !? Am I really that irresistable ? Coz I DO use AXE. But AXE effect all the way from the back of the bus to the front ? Wow ! Talk about value for money !

She kept staring at me continiously n me., somebody who's not used to being stared at by strange women was feeling uncomfy. But I kept a stiff face like I would when my dad would notice the 50 Rs note missing in his pocket and ask me about it. After a few stops with all this., the girl got down and I wanted to see what's the deal with her. So I started staring at her n then what happens, a good looking guy gets down from the bus n walks up to her beside the window i'm sitting at n says " I think we're pretty late for the movie, damn bus". The girl then whispers something to this guy n they both gimme the sickest look I ever got.

See what happens for being nice n not say anything back to her? Who started it !? This is just one of the many examples that I know where we guys have been misunderstood by the other now not-so-fairer sex.

There's one thing I wanna make clear. This is not meant to be a girl bashing post., not in any way. Just wanted to tell all the girls who have this 'impression' about guys being no good living beings that you have to bear with everyday. C'MON ! Open your minds n eyes about this ! There are good guys n not so good guys but it's also the same with girls. There are not so decent girls out there too n quite a lot of them ! You would want to stay away from 'bad ppl' not 'bad guys'. Next time a guy smiles at you, you need not necessarily smile back, but just take a moment before you curse him straightaway.

One Psychotic Rambling noticed...

Vulturo.. a blogger and a contributor at the popular Desipundit group blog has written a post on his blog titled "The Bane of Blogging". It's a good post., he's written about how 'crapblogging' is 'misusing' the resources of the blogging world. I understand that everybody's entitled to their opinion n he., to his.. but so do I.

I am not sure I will agree with his labelling of most of the personal blogs, if not all, as 'crapblogs'. That's a heavy label he's using for something that doesn't suit his personal taste. A blog is basically a journal written in reverse chronological order. Many blogs are about politics, technology, travel, fashion and some eclectic. But nobody ever defined it to be limited to just those. A journal can also be a diary and many bloggers use blogs for just that. isn't calling somebody's diary crap kind of rude ??? But hey.. I guess everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

To compare someone's personal journal as crap is almost like insulting their personal lives. Some people like to live their lives in the shadows., some like to share it with their close circle of friends and family and some like to put it online. Some find it comfortable to speak their hearts out on their blog as they don't have people around them that really listen to them. Some people blog expecting people to find other people with similar interests or lifestyles that they can relate to. Some people blog looking for advice or comfort in a stranger than none in their lives could offer. If personal interaction between bloggers and readers is silly or almost 'lowlife' as it sounds in this post., internet can get as cold and robotic as it can be. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

"Two or three paragraphs of text containing the above mentioned traits is bound to drive a guy like me crazy". That is enough to say that not everybody is a 'guy like him' n there are millions more who're not 'guys like him'. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

I agree that there are a few blogs which use too much of sms slang and other weird lingo. The majority don't. Even though the form of writing doesn't comply with all the rules of grammer and punctuation, it gets the point accross and without feeling like you've just been through a school textbook. Just like many of us don't like to speak formally to our friends as if to our boss or school principal, it is the same for blogs. Bloggers aren't really writing an english exam or care about anybody judging them for their grammer or punctuation. They just don't care. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

As far as comments go.. personal bloggers don't care about the comment count. If they find what they're waiting to hear in their comments., even if it's single digit comments, it makes their day. How ? Not everybody will understand. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

Not everybody is intellectually brilliant or can speak out on social issues with finnese. Not everybody searches the internet or the news papers on what has happened where and how is going to affect the Economy or social stability of the country or anything like that. Why ? May be it's boring, may be their interests lie somewhere else, may be they feel that that is a misuse of blogging resources. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

The looks.. all I can say is 'Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder'. That statement's enough to say that not everybody's opinion about something they see is the same. If someone idolizes a wrestler or an actor., he will like to pin up their pictures on their walls or their blogs., someone might just want to put accross their attitude on their blogs throught the layout and many readers understand that. Guess where that leaves the plain looking blogs. Nothing against them, but unless u're already very famous, readers wont spare a second in moving to another page. But hey.. everybody's entitled to their own opinion.

This is not a hate post or something that I want to throw back at the blogger because of the slight twiching in my brain that he caused me., if we can call that anger. It's because everybody's entitled to their own opinion n so do I.

Just another day... NOT

Early in the morning.., about 8 am., I was having a nice dream., a senti dream about ppl from my extended family who in reality lack senti emotions. As they say... most dreams are unreal ! Anyways., i was still in that dream when suddenly everything went blank and i saw sparks and then some sensation in my left hand. The prev nite I was up pretty late and didnt have the patience to clean up my bed., so i slept on a matress on the floor beside the door. When i wake up., i see the door crushing my finger ! Ooooouch ! Actually.. in my very own words., i said (or howled ) somethin like "Aaaoooooww... Aaarrrggghh !!". What a way to wake up !

The rest of the day's the usual.. blah blah blah ( not worth mention here )., but in the evening., I planned to go to the newly opened McDonalds with my friends and as usual our plan got delayed by about 2 hours. Finally we made it there and we tried out stuff like a Veggie burger (that looked like it was beaten up)., paneer Mcpuff( almost suicidal crumbly)., Coke n an icecream ( yummy ). After we gobbled up all of that.. i'd still give my vote to my regular eat-out place. But ye., the coke n icecream were good !

I had to drop off a college application before 9 in the night and I reached the courier at 9:15.. the good guys there still accepted it and after thanking them I came home. Wiping out my sweat in the elevator., i check my pocket n what do I see.. the Demand Draft that's supposed to be in the envelope is in my back pocket ! No magic tricks here... it was just silly me ! I rushed back n put the DD back in the envelope n had my dinner n rest in peace... i mean.., umm.., slept well.

High Season for weddings...,

36000 weddings to take place on one day this december in Delhi !!! This new's has been all over the net.. different sites report different dates ( all sundays though ) .. different numbers but this is the most popular. Whatever the number.. it's a titanic number of wedding celebrations !

It's simple maths., 36000 weddings = 72000 people ! That multiplied by atleast a minimum of 100 guests each ( and max can reach upto anywhere )., 36000 multiplied by tens of kilos of food adds upto lakhs of kilos of food cooked on that occassion. Not sure if Delhi has so many pandits and mandaps. I wonder if people would like to share ? Tons of flowers and decorations.., thousands worth of gifts., roads full with baarats., the atmosphere filled with the sound of crackers and the aroma of cooked food and the perfumes of guests and relatives.

This is one mega celebration for delhi ! Sad that I don't know even one of those 36000 couples ! Damn ! Missed out on some good food ... but anyways., wish them all a happy married life ! One can only imagine the love in the air in delhi on the first night ! Phew !

The news.

7 Reasons Why Personal Blogs Rock

Darren Rowse from Problogger ( one of my fav blogs ) has this post on his blog. It's more about 'how personal blogging in his intial years has helped him become a better pro-blogger now', than on 'why personal blogs rock'. But still, he's got good 7 points that i totally agree on.

The seven points being :
1. teach you the skills of blogging
2. familiarize you with the tools of blogging
3. help you work out how much time you have
4. help you work out if you can sustain blogging for the long term
5. give you a taste of blogging ‘culture’
6. help you define a niche
7. help you find a readership

One can also look at the above points this way., u can kind of do a self analysis of how much u've developed since u've started blogging and also how much longer can u keep going by asking urselves questions related to the above 7 points. If you seem to be getting positive answers for all those and if u can tell yourself that you are really enjoying blogging and not doing it just 4 the heck of it..,then u got good news.. u still got a long way to go before you think of shutting down your blog !

Here are also a few good posts that i'd like to share with you guys...

• 10 + 9 Ways to Find Great Post Ideas for Your Blog
• 10 Things Every Reader Wants from a Writer
• A Guide to writing good email…. and blog posts?

and so on.....

You can read lots more here .

Yeh.., please come in... feel free to look around...

That is wat we said to a thief. Yup ! A thief. I dont remember the exact date... but I guess it was on the 27th of November and it was just like any other day. Lazy., warm and boring. The bell rings and I open the door and there's this tall., fair., nicely dressed guy outside who introduces himself as a plumber working on some work and looking 4 a few extra rupess. I thought that guy must be a model even with that tool in hand.

I go inside to ask my parents if they called the plumber n the guy walks in behind me n doesnt stop even when i ask him to. Then I have to size him up ( I'm 6 feet tall... thank u ) n ask him to stop there., but he's already inside. My parents are unaware of this n come out to find out wat's going on.

My dad's excited that a plumber has walked in on his own coz there r some taps that need repair n he shows him the taps and the audacity of the bastard that he walks into the two bedrooms., checks out everything n says that he mistook them for bathrooms. Does anybody have 4 bathrooms in the house !? I had my doubts on him from the moment i saw the wrench in his hand... but my dad immediately took out money 4m his pocket n pays him ! Even b4 he did the work. The thief promises to come back with the required material but obviously he never did. we later know that he's got away with money from about 6 apartments in our building.

Y I am writing this is coz of the following two reasons. One.. coz this is my blog and second I wanna warn you of such situations where u shudnt trust just anybody coz if we weren't all at home then and considering the fact that he was a strong guy with a wrench in his hand things could have got a lot worse. When things are so bad that u can't trust ppl u know a 100 %.. u gotto be extra careful with ppl u donno.

I'm sure many of u must have seen these already ... these pics have been makin rounds in the mails 4 quite sometime.., here are two of my fav ones....

Fame X better than Fame-ex (gurukul) ???

Lately, the Net, exams and friends have taken up all my time. Believe me.. the answer u'll get from me if u ask me 'Wassup?' will be "nothing much here...". Life's not boring but not much flavour in it rite now. Anyways, I read the paper regularly nowadays n there was an article bout a new show that caught my eye. FAME X (sequel to Fame Gurukul). WOW... nice name... i thought. N wat do I see in the related pic ? Panel of judges that include Nikhil Chinnappa of MTV., Daler Mehndi Prince (or is it king??!!) of Bhangra and Ganesh Hegde., the choreographer turned singer (or the other way around).

The theme of the show was to pick out ppl who have the X factor in them and mould them into real performers. N who'd do that ? Euphoria's Palash Sen and Singer Sowmya Rao. I again went WOW ! This must be one heck of a show. If Palash is pickin out ppl.. they must b really good already. I saw my first episode 2day... hmm......

I am no gr8 singer... but I've grown up in a musical family and I know a good singer when I see one. Half the performers on the show 2day... I have no clue whey they got picked. Most of them were trying to catch their breath while singing n dancing at the same time. Even those who were the saving grace of the show had the same problem. It's too early to remember everybody by their names but I already got a few favs and if all goes as it should they should make it to the finals.

Anyways no complains as of now coz the theme of the show's to 'mould' these guys with 'X factor' into proper performers. Looking at all the talent on the other side of the show., in the judges seat.., there could be pleasant surprises in the coming weeks. Lets wait n watch. Lemme do some free publicity for them. Gladly.. I couldn't see any public voting till now. Yipeee !!!

Watch FAME X ...x...x...x..(echo) on Sab TV. I donno when it airs... check out the schedule 4 urselves plz.

Help me unriddle this riddle..

Here's a riddle that I got fwd'd to me by sms for the second time and everytime I look at it., the veins in my head start to throb. I haven't been able to make out wat the answer is... so I'll take ur help. Try if u can work this out.

_H_T_ _ _I_ _ME_

* I'm a 13 letter word
* Doctors hate me
* Fishermen like me
* Kids love to eat me

Who/What am I ???

UPDATE: Guess everybody except me knows the answer. It's CHATHURINGMES. My vocab sucks. I should have remembered that word when they taught me in my Ist standard. Damn !!!

Movie of the King of love stories....failed ones...

“Bhagwan ka screenplay bhi aajab hai, kabhi kaisi ko mukambal jaan nahi milta, you witness the agonies of tragic love stories, you witeness existes of imortal love stories, its time you witness mine…”

No.., not mine silly ! I don't even have a love story leave alone immortal ones. The guy who said that is the guy who's got innumerable failed love stories., makes good music., sings ok., loves caps and hates the barber or the blade. Yes., it's Mr.............. Himesh Reshammiya. We all love him don't we ? Atleast for making it so easy for us to pass comments about his look or his failed love story videos.

I don't hate him. I'm a critic. A good critic appreciates somebody for something he's good at and criticizes him for something......, he's not good at. I've already written a post about him when suddenly everybody was anti-Himesh. Not coz he's my fav but coz most of those who made fun of him enjoyed his music. That's the height of hypocracy. He simply makes good music., has really good lyrics in his songs and good looking women in his videos. Other than that I have nothin else to think about him without immediately switching to another topic.

Now he's coming out with a movie !!!??? Woah ! Now how much excitement ( both good n bad ) will that stir up !? ;) I personally love the video of the promo though. Very proffessionally shot., no silly dances., good cinematography with the camera flying accross the scene in almost every shot. Beauty ! I couldn't make out the story though., coz first there are short glimpses of all the previous videos of his and then shows two other girls., one Indian and one blonde.

Now when he said the above line I was impressed coz it sounded a lil classy. But i'm wondering which story is he going to share with us that is his 'real love story'? The most shocking part of the video is the end in which he takes off this cap and puts in the table !!?? Is he really gonna take it off ? I mean... REALLY !!?? Guess we gotto wait about 7 months to July 2007 to find out ! I know u don want to.., but atleast 4 the cap mystery rite ???

Image source : http://himesh-reshammiya.com

Friends.., beware...

I've recently been getting lots of invitations from online friendship communites such as Tagged., Gazzag., Multiply etc. Funny that my friends don't seem to remember sending me an invitation. I wonder why..... U know why ? Coz they didnt !

Everytime I try to be a nice friend and accept the invitation from one of such communities., wat do I see ? They want my yahoo ID and password ! How silly is that !? I mean... C'moooon !! I never gave my yahoo password to even my best friend., y the hell would I give it to some new community ? N wat I don't get it is there are ppl who do that., give away that secret important info ! THAT's UR DAMN EMAIL AND PASSWORD !!! Can u imagine them looking into ur mails and monitor ur chat? I'm not saying they do., but they could if they wanted to., coz U let them into ur house !

For now., i think they simply are getting emails of friends from either the yahoo messenger or address book or emails and forwarding everybody their invitations on behalf of you. Very sweet of them, isn't it ? Obviously not coz we still don't know what other 'favours' they're doing with our secret information and the emails of our friends.

Here are a few personal tips from me:

* If you get an invitation without ur friend remembering sending u one., better stay away from it. Best choice would be to check that mail and hit the delete button. U n ur friend will still be in touch, so worry not.
* Any community or site that needs you to register with ur email ID as ur main ID for that particular site., make sure that u give a password that is different from that of ur email.
* Choose ur online community wisely. First of all u don't need to be in one. Even if u want to., chose one that's already popular and is known to be free of spam ( from the community itself ).
* After u get into a community be very careful with how much of ur personal profile or information u wish to share with ur friends or even with the whole wide world. Never be in denial that nothing wrong could ever happen to u. It just could.

After all that said, my friends, I hope that this post leaves u all wiser, safer and happier. Njoy ur life !

Mayabazaar in CA...

To all My telugu friends in the US of A and also anybody else who like watching telugu movies there.., I got a good news 4 all of you. My friend Uday bought the screening rights for the new Telugu Movie Mayabazaar in the bay area region and will be screening the movie at Ubiquitous Sagar’s Park Theatre location in Fremont,, California from the 23rd to 31st of November.

Here's some info about this movie from him:

Talking about the technical crew of the movie , one of the main highlights
is the director - Mohanakrishna Indraganti. His venturesome first movie,
‘Grahanam’, a gripping silver screen version of the famous Telugu writer Chalam, won him a national award but left him craving for
limelight. This time, he is back with B.Satyanarayana, producer of Missamma
fame, to make a feel-good entertainer with a subtle message! The movie is racing towards
theaters on November 15th and the industry insider talk rates it as something
with a potential to become one of the top four telugu movies for 2006 and join
the ranks of Bommarillu !

Image source: Idlebrain

For more information Visit this page. Pass on the info to anybody who u think will be happy with that.

Dear Orkut..,

Hi,

Those are some really nice suggestions up there ( click here )that can take orkut to a new, higher level and add to its popularity among its users. As much fun as orkut already is., the growing number of abusers is obviously evidence of ppl who lack moral ethics and will stoop down so low as to create fake profiles or hate communities.

The open registration that orkut has started is a bad step in helping these losers vandalise other users even more easily. I know some people mite not agree with me, but think about it, wat place does a stranger have in a community where he has no friends (to invited him to) ? Orkut was Nice and relatively safer when it was a restricted community open only through invitations.

I have a suggestion for you. I think people who join orkut even through invitation must be approved by a certain minimum number or friends so as to qualify to fully become a member. Also like in a few other online communites., they should be allowed to veiw profiles of those only in their network upto a decent number of levels in between them.

This could be a little in the way of people meeting new friends or dates, but will help a long way in reducing the number of abusers and keep their work in check.

Thank you
KK

Somebody gimme a car !!!!

Hell on earth. Everybody knows wat I'm talking about. It's no movie. I'm not talking about Afghanistan or Iraq. I'm not talking about Indo-pak border. It's a part of our lives that we cannot escape and have to face its wrath everytime we're out of the house. I'm talking about Indian roads.

They look more like a warzone than "a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface , made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., " like the dictionary says. Here, in my city they are so bad with so many potholes that I sometimes feel like they didnt actually lay down the road but just threw around the asphalt on the way and let it set on its own. I will do a photopost on Indian roads soon.

It's difficult to drive for even a stretch of a hundred metres without being lifted up off ur bike by some pothole or so called 'speed breakers'. They shud call them back breakers., coz that's wat they did to me. If you've been following this blog for sometime., u'd know that I got operated upon coz of a 'slipped disk'. The new pain-in-the-ass helmet rule also sucks coz not only is it stupid (coz there is a good chance u will die being on the receiving end of an accident on the road even with ur helmet on) but it also causes hair loss ! I don wanna be bald before I get married ! There's also the issue of pollution.

So if u are a kind hearted person with deep pockets and enuf change to spare., please do donate me a car., however old it is. U can leave me ur business card in the comments section and I will contact u. I'm serious...., so u be too :)

Bolo na : the lyrics

I've recently been gettin a lot of searches linkin to my blog expecting to find info about Sona Mahapatra's album and the lyrics of the song 'Bolo Na'. I already gave my info bout that in a previous post. I couldn't find the lyrics anywhere too so I typed it all out for all those music lovers. This is one of those songs that u wish u knew Hindi to understand what it means. I can almost say this songs means somethin to me personally. No more details about this part though.., here are the lyrics..
(There mite be a few errors., i'm also human ! Plz do send me the corrections if any)



Bolo na Kya hua.. humko ye kya hua..
Hui aisi baath kya..
Bolo bolo na..

Thumne maana bura.. mere kis baath ka..
Maine kuch hain kaha..
Bolo bolo na..

Thune bhi., Maine bhi., Badla kyun raastha..?

Bolo, bolo, hain baath kya?
Bolo na., Bolo na.,
Hum dono mein hain baath kya?
Bolo na., Bolo na.,


Yun toothne ki., sab chootne ki..
Vajeh hi nahi thi bachi..
Hum dono mein., kaisi thi chupne ki.,
Jageh hi nahi thi bachi.,

Phir mein chup kyu hui.. phir thu chup kyu hua..
aisa kuch kyo hua..
Bolo bolo na..
Chote se baath ne., roka hain raastha..
he he hain baath kya..
bolo bolo na..

Thune bhi....................
...............Bolo na..


Ek doosre ko., sab kehne ki.,
chaahath ko kya ho gaya..
Baathein hawa mein.., udane ki apni.,
himmath ko kya ho gaya..

Woh himmath kya hui.. woh chaahath kya hui..
woh fithrath kya hui..
Bolo bolo na..,
Kaisi thi baath ko., dil pe kyun le liya.,
He he hain baath kya..
bolo bolo na..

Thune bhi....................
...............Bolo na..

Just a small break..

I'm just here., takin a break from my preparation., munching away at an chocolate icecream cone. I donno y., Cornetto feels smaller nowadays., or is it me who's grown bigger ??? Hmm.., prob'ly both.

First of all., there are veery few ppl like me who REALLY enjoying studying.. yes., it's true., but the weathers not cooperating. Hyderabad's been having bad off season rains lately. Coming to think of it., it's really amazing how a cyclone hundreds of kilometers off the shore can pick up water and send it all the way to a few hundreds of kilometers on this side of the shore., and not just drizzles., IT RAINS ! N when it rains., I just feel like sipping coffee., or watch tv or lie down n listen to music or anythin else 4 that matter except 4 studying.

If you've ever been in Hyderabad., you know how a small shower can do to a big city like this. Traffic Jam., power cuts n wat not ! U can actually tell wat's been goin on in ppl's homes coz all their freaking sewage is overflowing onto the road !

Hyderabad or any other city., listen to me., if it rains., stay in the comfort of ur home., fall back., get somethin hot to eat and just chill out !

Drive down memory highway....

What kind of guy would go back to the coll that has screwed him badly in his academics and put black mark on his otherwise decent resume, especially when he's graduated and has got nothing to with the coll ? ME ! Ye, Got friends goin to coll on some work in their car and there's still place for one, pretty cool weather here in Hyderabad from the last few days., promised my frnd I'd come and also had 2 or 3 friends that i promised to meet at coll., so., hell., y not go !?

In the begining I kind of felt reluctant to go inside coz rite now I'm not doing anythin worth tellin everybody, especially when a lot of my Jnrs had high hopes on what I wud b doin with my career. Then again, I thought to myself, does it really matter !? I mean., i'm not even an yr old passed out guy and I AM still workin towards a goal., so again., hell.., y not go !?

I was happy seeing many happy seing me. Feels good to be loved by so many doesnt it ? Met everybody I had to meet., visited the canteen., staircases., the loo and ground., all places of memories of coll days. Prob'ly would like to do it again., but I guess things like these lose their 'magic' if u keep doing it too often. So., I'll just live with the memories 4 now.

Try doing this., take a bunch of close friends and visit ur school or coll.., hate it or not., u'll feel good 4 sure.

2day is 2mrw’s yesterday..,

what we have 2day , we might not have 2mrw. But it does not mean that u gotto enjoy them like u donno if Kal Ho Na Ho. Live life 4 the moment, plan 4 the next and remember your past. Like Kishore Kumar once sang for Rajesh Khanna, “Zindagi ek safar hain suhana, Yaha kal kya ho, kisne jaana ?“, which is a beautiful song by the way. The next moment he’s no more. Not the best way to end a song eh? Hmm., anyways., the point i’m trying to put forward is the song is not about living life like there’s no tomorrow, it’s about Living it to the fullest. It’s not about pushing urself to the limit, it’s about extending ur limits. It’s about being the best you can. Of course not everybody has a Hema Malini sitting on the back seat, laughing, on the ride of our life, but do we really need her ? It can be a lil disturbing with a girl laughing like crazy on the backseat while driving., but ye., it’d be nice to have somebody ( esp of the opp sex ) share the fun of life with us. So., don’t live life like there’s no 2mrw., live 2day like it won’t be there 2mrw.

Sona is good 4 the ears...,

If u can listen to a Hindi song playing on my blog rite now and like it., then u got good taste., coz I like it too. It's by this new artist that I heard on MTV. Sona Mahapatra ( and her own band I guess ) has a self titled album 'Sona' out and it's really good, especially the music industry's flooded with Himesh., his mixes., old song remixes.., punjabi remixes. I got the album and I like most of the songs.

It's got 8 original songs and two remixes ( The fever's reached here too !) few of which are my real favourites and are always on my playlist. Kind of reminds me of the 1998-2003-4 era where I believe Indipop was at its best with albums of artists like KK, Shaan, Leslie Lewis, Lucky Ali n a few others. That's becoz the lyrics are simple and not just 'I love u., u love me' kind. They've got depth as in their meaning and a whole different feel in each song.

The hit single 'Bolo na', that's being aired on TV is a slow melody with a kind of alternate rock feel to it with really gr8 lyrics., somethin like I've never heard before and so is one of my fav. Another song is 'Sapne', the one u can listen to here which has a real gr8 message that 'its always imp to have dreams'. 'Aaja Ve' is another good fun teasy-romantic kinda song. This one has the Ram Sampath ( music composer for this album ) feel to it.

The best thing about this album is it really sounds like Indian Pop and not too westernized. If you enjoy good music and are too tired surfing channels for a good song to treat your ears to., switch off the tv and go get this album. By the way.., hope I dont get screwed or sued for putting the song here., but if u like the song., u really gotto buy the album.

Life now has become quite monotonous like the Great Serengeti Migration or the annual revolution of the planets around the sun or the courtship of wild animals., they've been that way 4 a long time., they go on n on n on., but not much has changed. I wake up, coffee, few more idlis to add to the millions I've had so far.,I study., I eat., I laze around., I try to study., I eat., I browse the net., the sun rises and the sun sets. Sometimes things happen that make my day., like a sudden rain on a hot summer day. Sometimes I cant wait 4 the rain, so I create my own.

2day I wanted to mobile blog. God bless my service provider for the 1 paise sms that I started sending 'sms blog posts' to my friends with a touch of rhyming words. God again bless my friends who were patient enuf to even comment ! I've got some cool friends ! Few didnt even want me to stop ! But all good things shud come to an end and so must this post. Never make ur friends feel alone as long as u're there 4 them., so whenever u're bored.., bug ur friends !

Seriousness is a necessary but not sufficient condition for a person to have discussion with. Interest is. Those who always speak seldom listen. U can take a horse to water., u cannot make it drink it. You cannot talk to somebody who doesnt want to listen.

Breakfast and lunch was tasty today., but dinner was a lil' heavy. Supply-demand also has an effect on the prices. That's y today's food was not only tasty., it was costlier than yesterday! Was not really a productive day. Spend most of my day outside idling away time. Travelling by bike is becoming a pain in the ass coz of the crappy hyderabadi traffic and roads that look like a warzone. But still the comfort of travelling on your own is better than the overcrowded public transport with those tiny seats. Long live my bike ! Somebody lend me some money so that I can get new shocks for it.

I slept pretty late yest., at around 2 am., not my first time but there were reasons. Was chattin with friends coz i cudnt sleep anyways coz of all the diwali celebrations going on till late into the night. Life doesnt stop 4 the sleep deprived. Had to get up early for a family event.

I'm kind of getting bored of family functions. Same old ppl who always ask me what I'm studying even if I answered that question on our previous meet just a week ago. Same traditional food. Uncles sitting around in groups and cracking jokes.,if they can be called jokes. I do laugh but coz they all are. Can't find anyone from my age grp., coz they all got permission to stay home n escape the boredom. I'm not so lucky. I don't hate family functions. I'm just too bored of them.

I can smell it.., the burning of gun powder and paper.., stronger than my AXE deo that I got on. I can hear it.., the crackle., blast ., whoosh., whistle of the crackers outside.., louder than the Fort Minor song I'm listening to in my imported HUGE studio headphones ! I almost lost my right ear thrice tonite while driving back home. It's here.... the festival of lights.... Diwali.

I wish all my blog readers.., the regular ones and the curious ones that have dropped by to check my blog out and even those that had no clue that they were coming here and also all my friends that I forced here to .... A Very Happy Diwali. May godess Lakshmi be happy with all the puja and maska that you offered and may she bless you with all the money u asked for along with the happiness., harmoney etc etc too. Hope you had a lot of calorie stuffed sweets and liked those three pairs of dresses that you bought for diwali when you actually wear just one.

Play safe with crackers. Rockets are for soaring high into the sky and not to aim at somebody like G-I-Joe n take their eye out. Bombs have a sole puspose in life., to self destruct and destroy. Dont throw them in the air with your hands. You are not a 1980's hero and those are not grape fruits that you will throw at the heroine's tummy.

Diwali or any of the tens of festivals we have in India have one thing in common. All family and friends comin together to catch up with each other and have some good fun. Crackers or no crackers., sweets or no sweets. Make sure you don't miss out on the fun part.

Dreams unlimited....

I dream of waking up with a sixpack abs and hair that John Stamos would envy.
I want to wake up to a day with no chores and a lot of friends to catch up and party with.
I dream of singing 'Tu Jahan' to my girlfriend.
I dream of having a girlfriend in the first place.
'Papa kehthey hain' is my song. I wanna live up to it.
Though I secretly wish to be the world's most popular person ( I donno 4 wat) ., I would be satisfied if meeting or talking to me would bring a smile to ppl's faces.
Frankly I cannot help everybody in the world., but I would do everything I can to see all my friends always smile.
Reaching the top position and staying there is prob'ly the toughest thing to do in any field., I wanna be the second best in everything I do.
Sometime in my life I wanna do something different from everybody else and want everybody to be proud of me for being good at that.
The best compliment I got would be "I trust you"., especially if that came from a girl.
I am waiting for some special girl to walk into my life and change it for ever.., for the better.
I really like to learn. I wish I get teachers that really like to teach.
I wanna be at a high position (second high) of a company and overhear my employees talk about me as if they worship me.
I really like to sing., I wish I had a better voice.
I am still waiting for my dream friends group with 2-3 guys and 2-3 girls who trust each other with their lives.., trust is the keyword.
I'm still waiting 4 a lot of things to happen.

I like to dream.., dreams give you things that you haven't got or don't get in ur real life. Dreams give you motivation and inspiration. Dreams dig out things hidden deep inside your mind that you weren't aware of. Dream as much as you can., enjoy your dreams., treasure them. Dream on, dream on, Dream until your dream come true ...,

Is it bad to be a lil selfish... ? I guess not ! I'm happy !

This is a long post and somethin's you prob'ly never thought u'll hear from me. This could change ppl's opinion bout me., but I'm true to my blog and to my friends. You deserve to know the real me but at the same time you gotto understand that I am not a cold hearted robot. I'm still the KK u know me as. I am still learning the meaning of life and I've learnt that not everything is or can be perfect. Life's not a fairy tale.. it's more like a horror movie with a lot of humour and a good ending.

Times change.., many things change with time., ppl around you change with time. Wat do you do ? Nature's provided you with the answer n it has worked for thousands of years. You evolve.., you adopt. I've been in that process for sometime now., knowingly or unknowingly I've been evolving. Mite sound a lil unscrupulous., but in today's world the evolution principle of 'survival of the fittest' has became really important and that is to live a lil selfishly.

Be generous and give something to others and they'll keep asking for more. Not just materialistic things but emotional stuff like your love and attention. Some ppl are never satisfied. Try to be a goodie-goodie and before you know they're the centre of your universe and ur life revolves around them. I'm not advising you against this.., just do it for those who really really deserve it.

As far as charity goes., I'm not an extremely generous guy but I'm not stingy or a penny pinching guy. I'm a practically generous guy. I say give away when you have just enough for yourself. Yes u can argue against it saying all nice stuff but hey... that's how I think.

I was very nice to everybody and NEVER lost my temper n wat do I get in return ? Ppl took advantage of the fact that there's nothing that would make me angry and I would just shut up at everything they do. They made me wait at meets., never listened to me., played some real cruel jokes with me., took me for granted in everything. Friends can have that liberty with me alrite but everything.., EVERYTHING has a limit. I've had enuf and I've evolved to the situation. I speak my mind out now. I express my anger., sadness., dissapointment and annoyance when and where I need to. Sure some sparks fly but there is no fire. They'd prob'ly feet a lil' bad., but so do I and the best part is that these kinds things don't happen again.

Did I help everybody who asked for help ? Yes, I did. Do I still do ? Well.., to most of them ! Those few who were excluded during the evolution process are 'takers' and not givers. I dont help others for something else in return. Least I can expect in return is appreciation. Don't even have to say thanks.., there are other ways of showing it. I know some ppl who after doing a lot for them shamelessly ask me what I did for them. They deserve a slap rite accross the face but my moral ethics hold me back. Gratitude is what seperates humans from chimps and those who don't have it should be picking fleas from others backs n eating bananas.

Friends.., good friends.., best friends. I never had these 'classifications' all my life.., untill recently. All my life I treated all my friends the same., the only diff being spending more time with a few than others., which I couldt really do much about. I treated everybody like my closefriends. God gave me this gift that ppl easily confide in me. I've always mistook that trust to be a sign of them being my close friends n it hit me hard when I knew it wasn't true. Call somebody your best friend and the other person sometimes doesnt even wanna talk or meet you coz their priority is somebody else., that could be one of the worst feeling you can have.

You get what you give .... as far as your love.,attention and care for somebody goes., I say give what you can get back. I've given too much attention and care to a few ppl. I don't regret it but it's sad that I didnt get back as much.

Live life ( jussssssst a lil selfishly) .... Love life ( a lot selfishly ) !!!

The hate award... or shud I say.. the award hate ?

I hate award shows.., especially the regional ones. I hate having to watch 10 or so award shows to award the same 6-7 movies that get nominated in all of them. I hate seeing all those 'classy' stars dance for a few extra bucks. I hate all the idea of putting (read wasting) all that money into making a silly show for one night. I hate the fact that the dancers are fooling us by wearing skin coloured tights under their short dresses. I hate the fact that most of the 'stars' dance like they're being forced to and still get ALL the attention and credit. I hate them for fooling us with fake cheering and clapping sounds when in reality all the uncles in the audience are busy drooling at the dancing girls., aunties are trying to stop uncles from doing that., youngsters busy on their mobiles and all the 'VIP stars' in the front telling each other that they can perform better than the guy on the stage. I hate the fact that it's more of a show than an awards ceremony. I hate the nominations : same singer/lyricist/composer being nominated more than once., sometimes 4 the same movie while other talents going unnoticed. I hate most of the results : the over hyped movies with all the big 'stars' bag most of the awards. I hate the choice of award presenter where an actor presents the award to a composer., a businessman to a director., a director to an actress., an actress to a singer ., etc etc. I hate the Indian audience : they clap as if somebody's got a gun to their back forcing them to clap. I hate it when I don't get to watch somethin else on TV coz somebody is watching an awards show.

'Ssup guys ???

Hellova !
'ssup wid u da? Watchu bin up2 da? I jus saw dis new trend goin on wid da yungstrs , da new lingo. Idz pretty pplr and many thnk itz kewl. It prb'ly is coz it savs tym skippin' alphabets in between. LOL ! Its mo popular wid da gals but us guyz kinda use it too. BTW i heard 4m mah frnz dat som skools in da US r considerin' usin' dis lingo as an official language coz da kids r mo used 2 dis n wul sav tym rytin' Xams dis way. Funny thinkin' dat dese kids wul grow up sayin' dere prayers and formal speeches in da gansta style. LMAO !

Ye, me use dis lingo too, but me don eat up half da wrds ! Da lazy ppl do it da best ! I say sumthin n they say kk.., n I'm lyk.., "ye.., wat ?U called me ?" ROTFLMAO ! S ! Dis has hppnd a lotta tyms. Some lazy bums don even say the 'k' twice, 1'ce wul suffice coz dere finger has 2 move all da way to da 'O' 4m da 'K'. k.., no prbs ., I get da point !

Itz also interestin' to C how da same gurls who send us a lovin' friendly kiss muuuaaaah modify that into a devilish laugh., muaahahahahaa ! when they kid with us. Me is one guy who rele cant talk much n 'wat else' r mah 2 fav words. Some gurls rele get pissed off wen i say that a lot, but hey.. dat's wot I'm lyk ! Hey., nature's call.., brb ;)

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I'm bak! So wots with all dis new lingo takin' ova da world ? IMO , itz 1 way of soundin' cool weder u r or not. As long as id's hurtin no one, id's perfectly fyn and fun too ! Just take care u don' overdo it. V all know dat U don' speak lyk dat in real lyf. U don' wanna b remembered as pamela anderson as she is for her overly too-too ..... smile !? BTW If u ve felt lyk dis post ws targetted @ u.., den I'm sowwiee .., NOT ! Don feel dat way coz almst everybody else feels d same way. Okies den, tym 4 me to crash., to hit the sack., to kip down., to sack out., to turn in ., hit the hay to crawl in ! G2G yaa ! Bye yaa !
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Welcome to the world of optimism..,

~Breakfast was boring.., but there's still lunch.
~None of my frnds mssg'd or called me today.., my closest ones mite come home 2mrw.
~Nothin interesting is on tv now.., my fav movie mite be on in an hour or so.
~It's too hot outside to go out.., evening could have the best weather I've ever seen.
~I didnt make it thru this interview.., the next employer could be the one who'd worship me.
~I've missed the bus.., the next one's on its way.
~I didnt win the lottery.., I'm gonna save a fortune learning from this experience.
~My good friend hurt me real bad.., time to find my real 'good friend'.
~My last exam was a 'failure'.., may be this is my 'stepping stone to success'.
~I didnt clear the entrance exam.., I'm destined for something better.
~My girlfriend's cheating behind my back.., good for her that she found her true love n good for me coz I know of this.
~My dad thinks I'm good for 'nothing'.., he doesnt know I'm the best at 'something'.
~I'm loosing a lot of my hair.., bald is prob'ly 'my look'.
~I love music but I got a bad voice.., guitar is prob'ly where I ROCK !
~Small nations are going nuclear.., rest of the world is uniting to stop them.., UNITING.
~Terrorists are creating havoc.., govt's are FINALLY doing something about them.

The left half of every line are not really my problems.., but the right half is how I would look at them. Crying., sulking or complaining don't solve problems., they create new ones. If this has excited even one nerve cell in ur brain., I welcome you to the world of optimism., I welcome you to my world....,

Sunday Brunch(es)...,

Alrite., every sunday's routine., I get up sleepy., go to exam with high hopes., sleep kicks in as soon as i start the exam., i fite it., exam questions fite me., i start pulling my hair., rub my eyes., bite my pencil., look around for ppl pathetic with looks., nobody shows their true emotions., scares me even more., go back to the paper n try to make a gr8 come back., fail miserable in that., suddenly time's up., go out to check the answers and first four out of five are wrong and I close the paper and pack it up safely in my bag and we all shamelessly go to have our tasty lunch as if we're celebrating an achievement.

After that.., was somethin diff from routine. I'm out the rest of the day eating n eating. Funny and kind of humiliating part was that I went to the same place twice with the same clothes on. I was expecting the guy at the door to say "Welcome sir.., again" !

So., enuf talk., here's just half of wat we had today and half of 'we'. Click for larger., yummier pics.

Guys Rule ! I mean., Guy's Rules...

The Guys' Rules .

A guy who had taken the time to write down the Guy's rules has inspired me to write down some here too and these are some points that i wanted to put on my blog for quite sometime. We always hear “the rules "From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules!Please note.. These are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers. Ask for what you want.Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work!Strong hints do not work!Obvious hints do not work!Just say it!

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do and we do it good. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago cannot be used in an argument. The validity of all comments expire after 7 Days.

1. If you think you're fat, may b u are.Can't and don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we obviously meant the other one. It's true.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already wat's best then plz follow suit. Simple !

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see only colors, not shades. Peach or onion pink or Lavender, for examples, are flora and fauna, not colors.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched.We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle. So don't lie to us.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine.., Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as football, video games, or bikes.

1. You have enough clothes. Yes, u do. You have too many shoes. Yes again, u do.

1. I am in shape and Round IS a shape!

1. I do not talk double talk., if I said somethin., I said exactly wat it means. Don't dig too deep for double meanings.

1. I am a frank guy, sweet talk is not what I pretend., it is comes naturally to me.

1. I too, cannot read minds. If you want a point to get accross to me., just TELL ME ! No hints or signs.

1. I do not take care of the entire bill when we go out, unless we're on a romantic date or it's my treat.

1. I do not talk much and I've been like that all my life and I like being like that. So don't expect the unexpected from me.

1. When we like some girl., we like them coz they ALSO look good., not ONLY coz they look good.

1. Don't stereotype men coz of a few rascals that u've encountered., no one is perfect and not everybody is the same.

I know i'm gonna very sweet comments on this from girls., but this is wat I want to say to all the girls I know and many guys wud like to do the same to the girls they know. There's one point to remember here., wat u see is wat u get., the above stuff is very frankly said., but we mean it and inspite of all that., we're not bad ppl.

Got problems...? Welcome to the club !!

Yes my friend., there's a club and the not-so-secretive undenaible fact is that everyone of us is a member. Let's call it the 'I got problems club'. Memebership's free and entry for everybody., irrespective of caste, creed, sex, age, height, weight, deaf, dumb, hot-or-not., doesn't matter., is from the front door. Now., wat differentiates one from the other are our membership levels.

'Whiner' status : These are the regular faces at the club., cry about everything that's ever happened to them since their birth. Such ppl complain bout things from their chocolate milk not being chocolaty enuf., bout a hot summer day being hot., bout the sun not comin out of hiding on a cloudy day., bout a movie being bad coz the seats were not comfy enuf and the list goes on. If you are one of those who think that you're the most unfortunate person in the world coz ur dad gave u a bike with unlimited petrol., a cell phone whose bill can feed an entire middleclass family for a month but gives u a 100 bucks less allowance than your friend., then you're gonna feel like at home in this club.

Then there are the 'Dejected', the bummed-out ppl of the society who believe life's never been fair to them and punish themselves for everything that happens to them. Sad., gloomy., mopish., shabby and with dark circles around their eyes and an unshaven face., they're not that hard to find. They look like devdas from the movies minus the dhoti and in rare cases minus the liqour. Lost paro and lost everything in life is what they believe and can also be a lil suicidal at times. If you've lost somebody or something and buy the idea that life has no other goal., then welcome rite in !

The emotionally Demure are those who, like everyone of us have problems but don't complain. They talk about it to their closed ones., some looking for some kind of solution., some for help or support and some just to comfort and relieve their heart the burden of living with the problem. Ppl of this kind are relatively matured., know when to talk and when to cry and usually have good friends who listen to them. But still the signs of their troubled mind is not unnoticable.

Finally., the Nonchalant variety., carefree., happy and almost always cheerful to themselves and to others., no small problem will wipe 'the glow' off their faces and even during the worst times their cheerful disposition always sees the light of the next day without a scratch. They know how to deal with their problems and how to do it without complaining. They live life., love life and learn from it.

Pretty long post.. I know ! The main point of this post is that Life's all about choices., how you live your life now and how your life flows on in the future depends on whom among the above you choose to be. You got only one life., make it worth living., it's yours., no one will do it for you. Cheers !!!

Here's a new site that will help u "Find out what's going on in your town!". This kind of stuff is pretty handy when we need specific info bout our city/town. It's pretty new., catchin on pretty well i guess., I just thought I'd do free publicity 4 them coz the more active members there., the better it works. The coffeeclubs section has caught my attention., lets see if it's cool. Try it out., its free.

Lage raho Munnabhai... seriously !

There are prob'ly hundreds of posts with reviews about this movie., so., do we need another one ? NO we don't., I'm just here to give my take on this movie. Well., b4 the original munnabhai was out., I didnt even bother to watch the promos, ruling off this movie as just another typical tapori movie. Curiosity got the better of me and I did watch this movie and I'm glad I'm a curious guy.

The best part about this movie, or both the movies to me is the concept of using a mumbai bhai to teach us, 'the society' ., a few lessons that we usually wud yawn at or turn away 4m. Brilliant ! The first movie tries to teache so many small but important lessons like respecting every body as a human no matter what they are., trust and honesty with our loved ones., that every relation needs respect be it with family or friends., that it takes gutts to apologize and my fav : it doesnt hurt to bend the rules to get something really good that you want as long as you're not breaking them. Munnabhai can be really be turned into a sequence of movies to try n remind of ppl of these small lessons that make life a lil better !

Gandhi's principles would be.., i donno, wat's the word..,a misfit perhaps ., in today's world. It prob'ly not as efficient at getting things done as in the movie., but atleast everybody feels it's pssbl after watchin the movie. Now., that., is putting to good use the power of movie magic and popularity and admiration the stars hav from the public. Sounds a lil' crazy but I guess if anybody or anything has the power to get some common sense or nonsense into somebody's head., it's the movies !

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Hmm....

Last nite was Rohit's Bday dinner and it was just us three ., the trinity and another friend Roopi. Yest was lot of fun coz instead of havin to rush on time we were allowed to come late coz of a few reasons. It is a good place with usually good food BUT yesterday. But still., we had lots of food., lots of laughing , a few serious discussions., and some tasty icecream., now THAT's fun !

Boy ! Is stayin away 4m the net hard or wat !? I'm here blogging., so obviously am not doing a good job at it. Well., the internet has soo been a part of my life that there's no way i'm gonna totally quit it.., no way ! I hav other more imp commitments rite now than just stay online., listen to music and keep askin my friends the two same old boring words " What else?". When there's nothin else., i'd rather go do somethin more imp rite ? With that said., i shud probably be getting back to my work. You hav fun., while I slog on my books. I'll have my time too..., soon

Gandhigiri ? Really ?

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was and is popularly known around the world as Mahatma 4 a reason., not coz he got the title., coz he deserves it. Now you must b thinking my inspiration to write about him must be the new bollywood movie. Well., partly true. One of my friends asked me my opinion bout gandhi's relevance in today's world., for his mag that is. That made me think., and when I think., I write.

As another bollywood flick states ( brilliantly), "There are two primary choices in life- to accept conditions as they exist or accept to take the responsibility for changing them". I believe there's atleast one man born in/for every era ., just to do the latter. Gandhi did just that. His revolutionary ( ironic term here ) new approach to winning Swaraj or an independent India became one of the most popular philosophies in freedom struggle worldwide.., the non-violent disobedience movement. Why ? Coz it worked against the mighty British empire !

Of couse he's had his share of controversies., laks of ppl died in their struggle for independence tryin to fight off british batons only with slogans., not much of a defence rite? Gandhi still stuck to his principles and of course got what he and the whole of India wanted., but at what price? Gandhi is also blamed for being mum when India split into two., resultin in Hindu Vs Muslim fights and also for not saving Bhagat Singh and his comrades when he cud have done so.

So what is Gandhi's relevance in today's world. Wud Gandhi get all that respect and following that he got back then ? It's hard to say.., India then, had one important reason to unite to follow and believe in him and his not-so-flawless philosophy that we now don't.,an Independent India. He mite probably earn everyone's respect., may be for his almost ascetic and independent lifestyle., his commitment and faith in truth and non-violence., but how many would follow Ahimsa in today's world.

Ahimsa and Gandhigiri would be totally out of place in today's world coz there are enuf bad ppl out there to screw u royally if you act nice with them. Showing your other cheek when one is slapped will just get both of them red n swollen. Be nice to ppl who're not the same to u and they will pounce on you like vultures and strip every bit of dignity and 'niceness' off of you. After the dinosaurs., if anything are extinct today., they're guilt and conscience. Ppl., atleast in India are already dealing with problems as patiently as pssbl n what do they get in the wait for justice ? Nothing much ., just their faces wrinkling and their hair greying. I'm not preaching violence here but u just cannot get anything done without raising your voice. Today's major problems would be environmental or financial problems or terrorism or political power struggle not against an outsider but within our country. With all due respect to his policies., they just don't have a place in today's world. We all know it., India today is not like India yesterday., but the least we can do is learn a few things from a man who changed the tomorrow of yester-India.

I'll start off this post with a line very regular in my blog.. What A Day !!! Spendin so many.., soooo many days at home., wanted to be out of the house as long as i could., today. So., began my mission. Soon., it was the time i'd been dreading for quite sometime now.., time 4 me to cook !! Bless my lucky stars.., if there are somethin like that.., my neighbour cooked me some good stuff. 4get the stars., bless her !

After lunch, me n a friend Roopesh started 4 a movie ., Hyderbadi Nawabs., a flick about interesting local hyderabadi charecters., a sequel to a prev., better movie The Angrez. This is y i lost hope in sequels. They shud be made by ppl who can make them., not by those who want to make them. Some good food money down the Hyderabadi drain. Then we had lunch in one of those places when you fork out more money on one item than I paid for my notebooks for a whole year in school. Well., anythin for a good time out., so., we had a tasty hot greasy pizza and got out.

We were not satisfied., yeh dil mange more and yeh tummy mange even more ! It gets cold., it starts raining and we were short of money., but all these don't deter two determined hungry young men ! We decide to fight nature and follow man's oldest instincts : hunger ! The rain starts pouring down harder n harder but we drive our way thru and finally make it to the desination : The Ice Cream Parlour.

I always found it interestin hearin ppl say they like to have icecream when it rains., wanted to try out how it feels. It feels silly ! YE ! My tounge's frozen and I have to speak like i have a slipper in my mouth instead of a toungue and slowly I get that brainfreeze in my head. That's the last time i'm doing that ! After coming back to normal.,we did some shopping and headed our own ways., with the rain still lashing on. Then I have more places to go to and I get soaked in the rain for whole 3 hours ! I was so wet., I carried water from one part of the city to another., speak of efficient water transportation system ! I'm back home., wet., cold., tired and hungry. I cook up some hottt dinner., hog on it and am here blogging about it. Wat a day ! Isn't it ???

In the line of duty...er.. hobby !!??

Many ppl ask me what my hobbies are., expecting me to say stamp collection., sports ., music or something. The reaction I get when I telll them my hobby is ., "whaat !? U !? " ., "How odd !" .. "Oh ! that's interesting!". Can't a guy like to cook !!!???

That's true,. you heard me right , I like to cook. N i'll tell u why that's my hobby and my most fav one. With all respect to the other hobbies such as collecting stuff., reading books., etc I personally don't find any enthu in doing things that give you back something. Oh yes., u can say they give u joy. But creative hobbies such as making stuff with your hands give you Joy AND something that you can proudly call your creation and in my case you proud creation treats your tastebuds and also satisfies your hunger ! Now., isn't THAT Joy !? ;)

But again., as with everything else in life., this has its own pros and cons. The best part about being able to being cook is that in a way., I'm independant., unlike many ppl who can't cook., I can cook myself stuff that I like ., the way i like it and if not in the mood to share., hog on it all by myself !! N ye., when I do share it with my family or friends., contrary to the popular jokes cracked on me., everybody's who's tasted my cooking is happy and healthy and proud to have known me . ;)

As I learned from the movie Spiderman., our own powers are sometimes our worst curses. My dad's liked my 'cuisine' so much that whenever my mom's not in the house for more than a day., guess who takes her place in the kitchen !? C'mon., its not so hard., guess ! Yeahhh., ME !! :(
It almost becomes like my duty coz nobody else has that talent. So., when hobby turns into duty., it can be a real pain., coz I can't deny I don't know how to cook., at the same time I cant keep up with the silliness coz sometimes I have to come back home early from my friends for freaking cooking for the family ! I feel like a housewife ! Crazy !!

But I guess it's hard for me to say no to my family., I just wish they understood and get a freakin cook ! or go buy us some food. It's my hobby damn it., not my duty !!!

In honour of the Legendary Crocodile Hunter.,

The word hunter is ironic in this iconic personality's popular screen name. Steve Irwin, popularly known as The Crocodile Hunter was anything but that. He was a really passionate envinormentalist, u can deffinetely know that, watching his TV shows. I grew up watching this man. I love him so much coz I share some of his immense love for wildlife. He was as an icon and a legend as a tv personality as well as in wildlife conservation. I even thought of taking up animal conservation as my career after watching him. He passed away on the 4th of September 2006, while filming for a documentary for kids on marine life. He was hit by a sting ray in his chest which hit him straight in the heart and he couldnt make it to the hospital.

I remember one show of his where he was performing a burial for one of his crocodiles and he was crying like it was one of his family members. It really showed that he was really about loving and saving wildlife and just not for the TV show. He's a genuinely a nice man, very funny, very charming and full of enthu and a really proud n happy father. I remember those episodes with his daughter Bindi. It's really really really sad.

It's like I lost a friend coz i used to watch him everyday on TV, laughed with him, shared sad moments with him. I could barely hold back my tears when I heard the news. I can only imagine wat his family and colleagues are going thru. He died doing wat he loved, but it still didnt had to happen. It's very sad that I just had the idea of mailing him about wat a big fan I was of him. Guess I can't do that now.,

He's one of the very few ppl i'd like to have as a role model. May his soul rest in peace, he's surely going to heaven for all he did for wildlife and for the nice man that he is. He spoke for those who couldnt speak. My thoughts and prayers go out for his family. Goodbye Steve. I'll always remember you.

22 Feb 1962 - 4 Sep 2006

My Blog's got a new haircut !!!

Hey ! Welcome to the renewed and revamped humble lil' blog of mine. Absolutely nothing against the old template but that template's been there for an year now and a few friends of mine wanted to see somethin different. So, i took out a few hours from my empty schedule and made this new template. I will accept the fact that the layout was from another template, but the colours, and all the graphics in this template have been fabricated by yours truly. Hope ya'all like the new look and you will still keep coming back like u've allways been. Any comments n compliments are welcome :)

Welcome to my life., just stay away 4m my space..,

Orkut is a place where ppl come to make new friends., find old ones., prob'ly even to look 4 love/relationship or for just plain timepass. I was doin all of that too yesterday nite., when a girl was chattin to me n we were just introducing ourselves and gettin to know each other. Then., a good old friend of mine dropped by my scrapbook. He should have chatted to me, but he started 'pulling my leg' (according to him) and cracked a joke on me for her. Fine. I'd care less. I'm not somebody who wud fight a good old friend for a new one., but this is not the first time he had done that., he needs to be taught a lesson.

So, I start arguing with him sayin that his joke had chased away the girl and he's to be blamed for it., I really didnt mean it but again., i had to get a point across to him. Then we had a war of words and punched each other with arguements. Though i saw that i had no valid reason left to argue, i never gave up and never lost the arguement. It was then that I realised that I was born to be a lawyer :P
I kept arguing with him and he was like, wat the hell's wrong with this guy !? Anyways., after the long arguement n discussion., the war ended abruptly and we both hit the sack about 2 hours after midnite.

The point that I wanted to get across to him was that, no matter how close you are to somebody, everybody has a personal space, a comfort zone that u should never encroach into. Encroaching into other's personal space leads to problems popularly known as being possesive in case of a boyfriend/girlfriend relation., being nosy in case of parents., being big-brotherly protective in case of siblings and sometimes frustruation in between friends. Even the most social animals like the elephants or lions will knock the heads off any family member that comes too close for comfort.

You may be the bestest of friends., the closest of siblings., lovers deep in love or the best parents ever., u still have to respect other's privacy and personal space. Got it Buddy ??? ;)

A young girl that blew me off my feet.,

I've just taken this liking to reading., reading everything., books., news., mind numbing business articles and editorials. So.., i just finished reading 'The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.
In the begining i was a lil hesitant to read that book coz of the name. I'm gonna read a girl's diary ? After being convinced by my sis., i took the book and started reading it. After a few pages I realised., this girl isn't a normal 13 year old girl. She was mentally more mature than many would be even at 15-16. She's more cheerful n lively than anyone I personally know. I just knew that this is obviously one person I'd love to know.

This real life story is from the World War II era. The time when the Nazis were mercilessly hunting down the jews and killing them by the millions. Anne frank., a 13 year old jewish girl , with her family and one more family, go into hiding inside a hidden annexe of their office which she later calls the 'Secret Annexe'. They stay there for two long painful years untill they're eventually found.

The diary starts from the 13th birthday of this extraordinary girl right untill 3 days beforeshe and her family are found. As you read this book., you start feeling as a part of the annexe., as she was talking to you., and slowly you kind of get attached to this young girl. It's really amazing how she manages to keep up her spirits even when she's stuck in the same place for two long years with people that are hard to stay with. Kudos to her.She's still in the process of discovering herself and still writin her diary and all of a sudden, its all over. Anyone who's got even an ounce of compassion in them will surely feel a prick in their heart when the book's over., just like I did.

This book is a must-read for those avid readers, and for even those who don't., this cud b a real nice book to start off with. I say this with all sincerety,. may her soul rest get some peace that she really deserved.

Look ! KK's lookin at me !! Wat the.......... !!!

I know ., i know everything. There are three kinds of ppl on this planet., guys., girls and with all respect, don wanna talk bout the third kind here now. I also know guys are attracted to girls n vice versa. I also know that it's just natural instinct to be attracted to somebody of the opposite sex ( woah ! I think that's the first time i used that word on my blog., i'm growin up !). I think few of u wudn't agree to the fact that we're attracted to someone coz we're programmed to. Attraction only leads u to somebody., it's upto ur heart to decide if u gonna stick around that somebody or move on.

I'm not really sure y I look at girls when they pass by. Now., dont get me wrong., i'm not some kinda roadside cheapo. I got a few doubts bout y i do that. Is it still that instinct thing ? Am i lonely lookin 4 a good friend ? or Am I so lonely that I check out some girl involuntarily? Or am I just lookin out 4 somebody familiar ? I really donno ., but obviously I don do it 4 wrong reasons. Wat can harm I do by just lookin?

So girls, if u even catch me lookin at u., trust me u got nothin to worry bout. I'm not a cheapo. If i know u., i'd prob'ly approach or say 'hi'. If my expressions look like I donno u., i'm prob'ly tryin very hard to remember u from some place and even then, if I keep lookin at u ., u can be sure that I donno u., but I probably like somethin bout u n am too shy to compliment u bout it. Remember., unlike many others., i dont stare., I just look :) coz unlike many others., I'm a good boy.

Rain cannot wash away my spirits.., may be my sleep..,

I was in another world, my dream world, dreaming about wat life would be like in the near future, I dream very close to reality, fantasy has no place in my life other than in movies. I'm woken up by my sister at half past 5 in the morning. She tells me I gotto drop her at her early morning class. Half awake, I carefully make my way to the bathroom to freshen up, careful not to hit anythin on the way. I come out, still not fully awake. I get ready in record time coz time doesnt wait for anyone. My sister's class does wait 4 everyone., coz its basically stuck inside the building, but time doesnt.

Not bothering to check the weather, I dress up in a very thin Tee shirt and a coat that basically offers no protection from cold or rain. I kick start my bike n rev up the throttle. As soon as I come out of my building, a blanket of cold air and en even colder water drizzling down hits me. I'm too sleepy to worry bout that now, i'm focussed on my mission to drop my sis at her class.

As I drive on,the breeze and the cold rain water cut through the flesh on my face and hands., atleast that how it feels. I got no protection for my eyes, which now, wanna go back to wat they were doing 10 mins ago, locked away in warmth and comfort of the eye-lids, resting after a whole day of strain. I manage to reach my destination on the slippery roads, through dangerous early mornin traffic and against the spine chilling cold breeze.

The rain gets thicker on my way back home. My fingers start to freeze and my palm turns pale white. My eyes are barely open n I almost drive with my eyes closed, coz i know that road like i know.., hmm., that road. I manage to reach home without any incidents or accidents. Blood starts flowing back to my face n palms as soon I reach the warmth of the indoors. Coz my hands are numb, I have to get them warmed up to write this down. No., I dont stay in Alaska or Siberia., but when yesterday was sweating hot and 2day's like this., that's exactly how it feels in my head.