To My Sister..

Dear Sis,
M writing to you for the first time in my life.. Have thought about it many times, but never actually sat down to do it..

I'm writing cuz I miss you..

I miss that first smile of yours that I couldn't see.. And the first steps of a younger sibling that would've filled my heart with pride..

I miss that first fight we would've had.. And that anger I would've felt on thinking mom-dad love you more than me..

I miss that stuff I would've taught you from whatever little I knew.. And the jokes we would've shared that only you n I would've "got"..

I miss the times I would've taken you to school with me.. And the days I would've been your" hero" and "saviour ".. no matter how small the" battle"..

I miss the dadagiri I would've done.. And the shower of unsolicited love that would make you go" awww" n me go "oh shut up you idiot" ;)

I miss the things we would've shared.. N fights for the things we didn't want to share!

To have that someone whom you can tell any and every thing.. And be the listening ear for their "things I can't tell ANYONE else"...

To have a beautiful forehead to kiss.. And to have someone who always looks at me for protection.. Inspiration.. And love...

To be that overprotective brother who'll break the legs of any guy who even looks at you.. And that same brother fighting the world to unite you with the one you truly love...

To have that sister to talk about my whole crazy day.. And listen to her" issues" without making a face (oh come on! THAT is your problem??)

And I miss that meaningless camaraderie that has so deep a meaning, that no one can measure it...

But you know what hurts me the most?

Not getting to see you even once in my life.. Not knowing you ever existed... Going through life feeling alone..

And suddenly one day *finding out*..

That you were still-born.

- Your Lonely Brother (who misses you a LOT)

An Urban Guy's Letter

So, i read this blog post and started thinking...

This mentality that she was writing about, is seen everywhere in India..it is a real nuisance, and i don't disagree with the thoughts.

But....

I don't know why those men, who are not a part of that "flock", are never mentioned!

There ARE men who are chivalrous. There ARE men who respect women. There ARE men, who don't start staring at girls in mini skirts/shorts/whatever it is you think attracts those kind of "looks".

Don't get me wrong, i have nothing against whatever you girls want to wear..or don't...for one, i roam around in shorts in the whole city (not that i am a pretty sight :P ).




Then comes the point of "judging" women by their beauty.
Welcome to the dating scene. I have been told on my face, by girls, that i am not good looking enough.

Forget being judged, can u imagine someone doing that to your face? Only if you've gone through it, will you understand what it feels like.

So did i feel objectified? Depressed? Angry?

No, i took it as immaturity on the girls' part, and let it be.



Now you'll go ahead and say - "it isn't just the dating scene, we girls are judged everywhere"...I don't think this isn't true for men too...it's just that it isn't as obvious as is with girls. And dare i say, girls are better at not being overt about it.




And well, aren't you the ones that get help the most too?!!

If a girl is involved in an accident, a huge crowd gathers to help them. I fell from my bike once, and you know how many people came to help me, in a crowded square? None.

Again, i am not gonna make the mistake of generalizing things, but all i want to say is, you get many benefits too! Take the yin with the yang!




Then comes the "respect for feelings".

I would say it is safe to say, that it goes both ways.
We are portrayed as these emotion-less, hunks of meat, who simply don't have any feelings whatsoever...

When we break-up with someone, we just move on to the next "target". We don't even care to turn back, and take a second look..we use girls like sexual objects...and the list goes on.

So again, am i like, some sort of anomaly?

Cuz when i broke up, i was sad. Depressed. I kept trying to find what went wrong. Not for days or weeks, but months!

We DO have feelings...we DO care...we DO change for you!




We might not be scared to get out of our houses, but some of us do have parents who get worried if we get late.

Our parents don't like it  that we're dating someone or "getting some"...cuz after all, aren't our parents too, a part of this image-management system put up by "society"..?




Yes, there were times when we were considered the "Superior" sex..or the more powerful one, or whatever the crap it is that "society" believes in.


But in the end, it is the media (and to some extent, girls themselves, when they talk about it with a "feminist" bias) that is putting all of this in our brains...has been, for a long time...and will continue to do so...and you know why? Extremes matter..and rake in eyeballs.



Do you think a normal, peaceful shop-owner in Iraq would've made headlines? No, instead, this girl did. Because extremes "touch" the target audience..!

Emotion sells.




To conclude, i am not saying that what you wrote was entirely wrong...or that such men don't exist at all...all i want to say is, we are doing something wrong, if we portray only one part of the reality.

And that it is not the Whole Truth.



I'm just sitting here, hoping that we will really get an "equal and just" society. Someday.



-An Average Urban Guy.

Just Breathe

i recently did an "Art of Living" course..after my parents did it and suggested me to do it too..

now, before you go all ballistic on me, and criticize me for being a herd-sheep, let me tell you, it was a very VERY nice experience...

it taught me some really nice things, and made me aware of myself...

and we were lucky to have attended the course conducted by a very able teacher, Mr.Hassan Tafti.

he is beyond doubt, a marvelous presenter and speaker...


and yesterday, a friend of mine came to me asking for advice on how to handle her inner self, and get this "chaos" sorted that resides in her...


so, SK came to me, and it came naturally to me, to tell her what to do, and how to do it...




for starters, the first step to changing yourself, is accepting that you need to change...accepting your own flaws, and identifying them...having a clear picture of what all it is, about yourself, that you feel needs to go...


for starters, the basic things taught in the AOL course, were -

1.accept people as they are.

2.Stop expecting.

3.Stop comparing.


now, accepting people might seem like an easy enough thing to do...but believe me, it is NOT.

and why isn't it easy?
one word - ego.


our ego comes in the way of our interactions, with people around us. our ego stops us from accepting people for what they are, as they are, unconditionally.

you try to change people. you try to make them think the way you do. you try to make them see your point of view...at times obsessively so....

but once you start accepting, then there is little scope for friction...there is very less about others that can affect you. there is little that can make you sad..or happy...


now you will think, why shouldn't i get happy if others make me so?

simple...because you become dependent on others' appreciation/approval....you become a "football" of people's opinions...and i don't think i need to elaborate why that is not recommended if you want your inner happiness and calm...





the second bit...

stop expecting.

the only person that you can expect from, is yourself. not your friends, not your peers, not even your family.

how this helps - you get one bit closer to not being a football...

it might seem odd, that you're becoming a football due to expectations, but give it a thought for a minute...

what happens when you expect?
either your expectations are met, or they aren't.

in the first scenario, you are happy because expectations were met, and indirectly, your happiness is with someone else...

in the second, it's pretty simple to see....your sadness lies in someone else's failure....

and isn't that stupid? like...if your son fails in an exam, you get sad...on some level, it might be acceptable to you to let this affect you...but isn't it wrong to let his sadness affect you? are you helping him in some way by doing that? is he going to suddenly clear the exam because you are sad? i think we know that answer. :)




thirdly, stop comparing.


let's begin with the definition of comparison, per se...


comparison is your ego trying to make someone/something look good, or bad....in other words, someone/something is either superior or inferior...

how does this affect you?

for starters, you compare everything/everyone with yourself...or your possessions...which should be immaterial to you...but you let it become a factor affecting you...


so how do we stop comparing?

simple - repeat the first step. acceptance. :)

if you accept people/things for what they are, as they are, the question of comparison doesn't arise in the first place!

your ego won't even know what hit it, and will be immaterial again! :)


now, don't get me wrong on the ego bit....ego, on the level of self-awareness, is a good thing. only when you let ego compare, does it become a problem...



these points sort of summarize the whole course...but summaries are not always good....i would suggest all of you to attend the course....experience it for yourself...and don't forget to thank me later... ;)






on another related point, i realised when SK asked me for advice, that one listens to advice only when one actively seeks it himself/herself....she said after our conversation, that her mom has been telling her the same things since a long time...but she never listened to it...or maybe she just couldn't accept those things...


i didn't say anything very different from what her mom used to say...or didn't give any "jaga-vegla gyaan", as we would say in marathi...


the only difference was, that she sought answers, when she spoke to me, and i happened to have the right ones....



try and seek answers....then you will crave problems, in order to test your ability to solve them... ;)



also, when faced with a problem, don't ask "why"...why me....why now....why not someone else...........but ask..."what can i do now"....

give this last one some thought....and let me know how you feel... :)

The Traveler

Well, i have been travelling through time a LOT.

yeah, not the literal time travel...just in my head...and not just into the past...but into the future too...

and they both have a similarity...

both provide you different versions of events, if you change one small, but significant variable...and most of the times it is the timing of those events itself... :)

some past events have taught me something...and a few have been wasted...a few i shall cherish forever..and a few i have already begun to wipe...

the versions of tomorrow, though , are what i have been visiting oft repeatedly...

and you know what? surprise! surprise! i hate uncertainty :-/

who doesn't?

ok, there might be a few of you who will go, NO! i love spontaneity! i love being in the moment! i don't want to know for certain what i am gonna do tomorrow!

i am not talking about tmrw, literally, you dumbass! i am talking about the nearby..and not so nearby, future...

like the kind of lifestyle...the kind of life...and the kind of mannerisms i want...

for one thing, i am CRAVING for simplicity...somewhat akin to an obsession... I mean, i have HAD IT with complicated life...i do NOT want to be doing one hundred million things at a time! (in this context, anything more than 3 = one hundred million)

and even those 3 things that i AM doing, need not be done simultaneously...it should flow independent of each other, and not interweaving...that simply makes life worth horse shit. after he has cannibalized. Yes. :|

i don't want a bazillion friends...i don't want to go to a party every weekend...i want to enjoy life...one moment at a time...

yeah, so basically, i wanna plan what i am gonna do tmrw, so i can live in today.

seems legit! :P

but yeah, enough of the rambling :P

toodle-do :P

As i Mature...

As i mature...I've learned that you can't make someone love you.

All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in. :P

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes. X-(

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it. :O

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that you better have a big willy or huge boobs. ;)

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others.

They are more screwed up than you think...

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities. ;)

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take it's place. :P

I've learned that 99 of the time, when something isn't working in your house, one of the kids did it. :D

I've learned that the people you care most about in life, are taken from you too soon, and all the less important ones just never go away.. :(

On the Confusing Side of 25..

‎23-25 is not a nice age for a man.... 


your ex-gfs are getting married , 


Your career has just started, 


Elders treat you as unproven theorems, 


College guys feel that you are too old to have in their group... 


You seem to enjoy both cartoons and the news. 


You can no longer eat whatever you wish without putting on weight. 


You look like an ape if you don’t shave daily. 


You are not invited for weekend cricket matches . 


Every Aunty you meet asks “Shaadi kab kar rahe ho beta!!” 


while uncle asks “Career ka kya socha hai beta…”.. 








When the reality is that you are just riding the wave and going with the flow… 


You have all the confidence in the world but little achievements to show, 


You already have the first hand experience of life , 


You know that whatever you have been taught about the world in schools has been sheer 


waste of time. 


You can be denied a job even after passing the test and you could be given a job if you 


know someone placed high enough… 


Politics till now was a dirty word but now you feel it everywhere. 


You know now love is not that blind and that friendship has its terms and conditions. .


You know there is nothing for granted and free lunches are not free… 






Your overconfidence is now making way for....


 a humble conscience! :)

Tree-ally bad :(

The beautiful rubber tree...
from my balcony i always used to see...

in rains it looked like a majestic umbrella...
in the suns it used to provide shade like a good fella... :D

many a rainy days and evenings i spent...
looking at the raindrops fall off it's shoulders magnificent...

and it hid from prying neighbors...the door to my room...
now privacy has taken a sudden fall...and gone to it's doom..!! :O

for my beautiful green friend has been felled by the corporation...
no end i can see to my grieving...this empty sensation..!!

my friend was cut down...oh how he bled white blood...
tears came non stop...it was like a flood..!! :(

oh dear rubber tree...we won't forget thee...
in our minds and photos u will live for...eternity..!! :)

- dedicated to a rubber tree just outside my room balcony...which was felled today... :)

How to Ride a Bike in Pune - 01

Pune is notorious for it's "scarce" traffic...and the "wonderful" driving sense of it's citizens...and like any other almost-metro city, it retains the image very well.

So here are some pointers on how to drive / ride in the city...and live to tell about it! :P

1. Have a kickass bike..

Ok. Really? This is what u got? :|

more like >>>>

yeah! Now you are talking!

2. Don't give a SHIT about other people on the road.

Act as if u own the road. And the footpath. And the dividers too. :P

3. Curse at least once every 4 minutes at a random rider/ driver...asking them if they think the road belongs to their father (s) :P

4. Get training in cross-country riding...it is a MUST , since u r driving on potholes, with some patches of roads in between.... 

5. Grow a kick-ass beard and have a constant angry look on your face. Somewhat like this >>

6. If any one cuts your path wrongly, give people the "rock" look...

Ok u might not have d muscles...but yeah...

7. now u will ask what bout d gals?

well my dear female readers...you have been granted unlimited power to accelerate / brake / turn / ram into other vehicles...as per your fancy. we have officially declared female drivers / riders in pune a "chalta-firta" accident zone. :P

since u have gotten the idea from the title, this is the first part of many in this series...

ur contributions on the topic of discussion are welcome ;)

NjoY LyF guys! :D

alone..

i like sitting alone in a crowded place...

makes me feel like being a part of something...

many unknown faces....and a few familiar i can trace...

sad, happy, confused, and a few faces loathing...

they wonder whether in loneliness i seek solace...

but what they don't know...is that inside me..there's nothing...

i sit alone in a crowded cafe many times...

enjoying the bliss of being able to breath...just being alive....

there are no dreams to compete...no need to compose beautiful rhymes...

no need to dance....not salsa...chacha...or jive...

i take each moment with a generous sprinkling of limes...

as everyone around me hurries like in a bee hive...

i like being with myself more than anyone else...

for i don't need to pretend...or change to become what someone else expects...

i stand alone, casting on passers-by wonderful spells...

trying to be that someone that everyone likes and respects...

in reality i am just taking in the sights, sounds and smells...

hoping i am not the geeky kid that everyone rejects...

i paint a picture with my brush that has really worn off...

i try and make it beautiful for those around me...

the worst thing is, that i am really afraid they will scoff...

make fun of my picture and try to change it to what they want to see...

and yet i keep trying...to fill this empty trough...

oh will you buy my picture...help me to be myself...set me free...?

i like sitting alone in a crowded place...

makes me feel like being a part of something...

i sit alone in a crowded cafe many times...

enjoying the bliss of being alive...just being alive....

i like being with myself more than anyone else...

for i don't need to pretend...or change to become what someone else expects...

i paint a picture with my brush that has really worn off...

i try and make it beautiful for those around me.................

NjoY LyF BloggerZ :)

Why is man such a territorial beast?

Why are their classifications based on which place someone comes from?

For that matter, there are quite a few territorial animals too...but they at least stick to their demarcated zone for claiming ownership over land...but we humans tend to go beyond the limits of land and territory.

We want to claim ownership on mannerisms...appearance...food that we cook...the way that we speak...

But then, in a way doesn't that lend us individuality too?

My question is, how far are we going to go to maintain this individuality...?

Also, how long can we survive in seclusion? We think we are self-sufficient as far as resources for survival are concerned...but has anyone tried to see the larger picture?

That if we want to be in existence for a longer period, we need to come together and take decisions.

The separation i am talking about is not the one based on religion / language / geography...

The territory that i want to unite, is the decisions taken as a human whole...i am talking about nuclear energy...i am talking about developing economical means of powering our world...renewable sources of energy...cuz in the long run, all other things will take a back seat...

Imagine a scenario where there is no fossil fuel to burn in ur vehicles...no sun to cover our heads, because the smog from the burnt out fossil fuels covers our skies in too thick a blanket to let it shine through...THEN talk to me about hindu-muslim...or any other religious factions for that matter...i would LoVe to debate on that then. :|

In our quest for current survival, we have almost completely forgotten to ensure that we can survive tomorrow also... :)

I for one, do not believe in reproduction, seeing as to how much all my “fellow” human beings are already doing in that regard...so, although i might not be planning to add to the horde of resource consumers, there are many more who will be...

what i am saying here...if am saying anything...is not something new...these very things have been said by many before me...

There needs to be a way to put in place a “chakra” or cycle of utilisation.

The resources we use, should be renewed...they should be put back in the environment...there should be a cycle of origin-growth-utilisation-development-origin..........

High time we did this people...

Because i ain't d one leaving behind offsprings...those who are, better stand up n listen :)

thus ends another random blog post :P :P

NjoY LyF bloggerzz :D

evil inSide

i am evil inside...

not that i look angelic, outside...

i think of devious revenge...

a methodic culmination..of those i wish to avenge...

a violet bloodied flame lies within...

broken souls...with no hopes against me to win...

the dark innards consume any light...

you don't want to be in this plight...

lacerated hands..bloodied by the kill...

a gash in the soul..i put for a thrill...

a flare becomes an inferno in a moment...

a simple glimpse of it...and the light will b bent...

for i am pure evil inside...

waiting to take you on a cadaverous ride...

^_^

\m/

Of Scooter Rides in the Rains.....

i recently rediscovered the FUN of riding a scooter...

which made me look like this >>

Whenever my dad goes out of town, i am the bali-ka-bakra for getting his scooter serviced and maintained etc..

i ALWAYS crib about this...

but what many ppl don't know, is that i secretly LOVE riding d Activa...

so why is it so much fun to ride?

for starters, NO CLUTCH / GEAR jhanjhat :P

i LoVe d freedom it gives you....u can ride with just one hand most of d time...

and it feels brilliant...

and with my recent (ahem) weight loss (cough-what weight loss-cough) it runs even faster...and it picks up speed also pretty nicely...what? i HAD lost 200 gms today morning ok...just before i consumed the 6-pack of ferrero rocher.... :P

and especially in the rains...it is BliSS to have a compartment to store ur jacket and other sensitive-to-water stuff...

and u can simply run into puddles...and splash water on by-goers :P

but the best part is, not having wet legs!

errr....stop thinking idiotic things u a$$%^@#S!! :P

so till i get this scooter, m gonna imagine i m on it only...

GOD save those whom i overtake etc... :P


until next time...

NjoY LyF bloggers!! :D

Here i Am

Here i AM...this is Me...

you wont get a better bargain in the Flea...

Here i am...it's just me and You...

Just shoot me now..or i'll throw my shoe..!!

It's a new World...it's a New Start..

wait m not so sure...but did u just Fart..??!!!

It's a new Day...it's a New Plan...

I wanna drive my neighbor's Maruti Van..!! :P

HeRe i aM....

Here we are...we've Just begun...

u better walk away....or later you'll have to Run...

Ya here we are...still goin strong...

i think i like Bryan Adam's Song... :D

Here i am ... next to you...

Don't you wish i wasn't ur brain goin thru...?? :P

Here i am...where m gonna stay...

This is the song on my mind....since morning today!!! :D

P.S. : Don't try to kill me....many more ppl wanna do the same right now :P and if you DO wanna do it...chalo bhai...line me lag jao...chalo... :P

~~ time travel ~~

i am fascinated by the fascination we humans have for time travel....

ok, before any of you jump to the conclusion i fear you are going to jump to, this post is NOT inspired by "acction repplay"...but by "Hot Tub Time Machine"...

so, as you should have read the reviews in d links above.....d bollywood take on time travel pretty much sucks...and hollywood wins hands down with it's take on an ever-intriguing concept....

so...that just got my thought wheels churning....

so....WHY are we SO intrigued by time travel?
take a look at a few genuine  attempts at making a time machine...and of course, the eventual failure at d same..

and then there are those who cant stop thinking about possibilities for their uses...

and this was just a slow lift.....caught by someone like me, with a good sense of humor... ;)

what? i DO have a good sense of humor ok? :P


so....i fail to understand the need to travel back in time!!

ok...ok...there were times when i wished i could go back and change ONE small thing....ok...maybe two....ummm...now that i think of it....3....no wait...4....5.....6....ahh...d list can go on.... ;)


but, i dont see why one would want to go back in time....future is justified....so u can make profits....ummm...actually,,,,even past can yield profits....

ANYWAY....the point being....

that time travel, as interesting as it might seem, except for some really tragic / life changing stuff, is pretty useless....to travel just for making money, i.e.


cant we dream about our needs....aspirations....hopes....and make them true now?

let's just start dreaming real hard....and working on those even harder...!!

cuz...as far as i know...i aint a scientist to build a time machine....and none that i know have built one...and even if they do, human tendency to be selfish comes in the way of time travel....

so...let's live today....not in yesterday...not for tomorrow....but IN today....FOR today..!!!


p.s. - pls share with me if u make a time machine... ;)


ah....yess....another pointless blog....

Mission FUCKIN' Accomplished! :P


NjoY LyF Bloggerzzzzzzzz :D

Saw Rajniti finally, on Saturday night with two other ppl who had been spared the torture yet, and were eager to undergo some penance for their sins...

here are a few observations in the movie -

1. Either the guys were super-fertile...or the gals were from Species (remember? - "i can feel life") - do it one time, and they're preggy. :-|

2. If so many lives were taken in each election, i vouch for more elections...monthly elections even....population control method :D

3. All d guys were trying to kiss Ranbir Kapoor...seriously....the display of macho lowe was too much....but only his Dad managed to do so, @ d Airport...and then died. :-|

4. Nana Patekar must've paid a helluva amount in the production....he's not holding any post...he's simply an advisor...still everywhere, he is seen sitting on a chair higher than everyone else....wtf was he doing?? :P

5. Ajay Devgan was having either the loosies or piles while shooting for his first kabaddi scene....i mean...he was walking WIERDLY. and walking...not running or jumping.... :O u have to see it to understand what i m saying... :P

6. Ranbir Kapoor has consistently lost weight through the movie... :O

7. Kat's character is d stupidest in the movie..(mind you, also d hottest nevertheless)...and i simply can't fathom being a football, jo kick maare, us direction me chali gayi...way to go, for a Chief Minister i'd say :-|

8. WHY did they kill d hot firang chick? :( dayyam :(

9. When the car blasts apart, killing Arjun Rampal and Sarah Thompson, the whole bloody Merc is in chars, but the bodies of Arjun and Sarah are intact....save for a few burn marks... :O

10. Arjun Rampal can ACT. kudos to his performance.... :)

well, that and a few other things...but this is enough for now...

NjoY LyF people! :D

what happens when the moon changes a phase?
it might be a full moon or new moon..

so,today's topic is a bit eerie...and interesting....lunacy...
came to me, cuz today is a full moon...and was witness to a really wierd incident...

so,  what exactly is lunacy?

the state where the mind is affected by the cycles of the moon...or simply people that are affected by the moon.

some instances of lunacy can be seen on the roads...yes, Road Rage increases during these phases...people who normally drive carefully, will start driving like maniacs in off road rallies (though one could argue that Indian roads ARE somewhat like participating in a cross-country, given their condition :P )
also, there will be people who get splitting , inexplicable headaches during full / new moon..

so, what is this phenomena actually?

some say that it is a psychological thing, where we have been told for years that the lunar cycles have an effect on humans..and their behaviour...and hence we sub-consciously, tend to make the same mistakes...tend to act wierdly...or simply conk off in some extreme cases.... ;)
i mean, i have really seen people act wierdly...and that's not just a few scattered incidents...but consistently...

i wasn't a beleiver in this , until my grandpa, a renowned homeopathic Doctor, gave me some medicines to be taken "just before you sleep, for three days after the full moon"
now, before u jump to conclusions, the medicines were not given as a cure for my "pj"s or any of d idioticities i keep indulging in... ;) :P

i was intrigued, and asked for an explanation...
according to him, just like the gravitational pull of the moon causes tides, apparently our "lighter" bodies during a full moon, tend to respond to medication faster and better during the full moon...

but hey, isn't it just the reflection of sun rays from the moon surface that causes the lunar phases?

well, the "white light " emanating from the lunar surface, has some sort of healing effect on human bodies....just like in some cases of vitamin deficiencies, people are told to soak in the early morning sun... ( can't remember which vitamin for the life of me :P )
and i was like...."hmmmmm"...for over an hour... :P

and then , there are those who don't beleive in this "crap"...

but then , i'd say...believe people....BELIEVE!

cuz...after all...aren't a lot of our lives based on faith?

Njoy LyF bloggers!! :D

!!!beautiful clouds!!!

clouds come-a-calling...
lightening and thunder rolling...

now comes the heavy rain...
to take away all of summer's pain...

with joy the heart leaps and happily dances...
towards the sky, on each step, the mind gleefully glances...

birds suddenly get into a frenzied hurry...to clear the branches of their homes...
a young fowl...confused with all the sudden flurry...alone on the streets roams...

crash! boom!! the clouds bring down their weight..
the raindrops dance and splash...in a heavenly gait..

youngsters laugh , dance and enjoy...
the grey haired simply smile...and sigh...

and there, in the midst of all this...
your humble aquaguy finds bliss...!!

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...iPhone...to be or not to be...

Let's start from the very beginning....

i was introduced to the concept of Apple around the beginning of this decade...yes, i did not know Mac et all...

i had seen an apple store somewhere near Pune Station...and was totally impressed with the glam look...the beautiful products....and was wondering....what makes them special??

10 years down, after endless reviews being read, technical magazines surveyed, all online crap read....and i m still asking the same question. :-|

i mean....wtf is wrong with so many people?????? :O

and sadly, one of my close friends is such a person....he's what i like to call an "apple-shaker"....no, he doesn't groove to apple's iTunes (R).....rather, apple makes him shake...and break....

yeah break....cuz d poor guy is So torn right now, that i simply can't express enough sympathy....and simply cannot fathom what it would take to empathize with him... ;)

well, it all started with d iPhone....a phone, multimedia device, and an ipod, all together!! woo-hoo!

suck my grandma's dog's @$$ idiots. :-|

this, when we already had awesome products in the market...Sony Ericsson were already hitting it big time with their walkman phones, and nokia (the mass seller in India), was almost warming up to consumer needs, and believe it or not, changing according to it!!

so what made the iPhone a game-changer then? the touch screen.

and of course, in my personal opinion, touch screens are a bag o dino crap. i mean...nothin does it like physical keys....i prefer something like this >>

cuz...well...that's what i can afford for now :P

anyway, back to the topic on hand...

then came other touch screen phones, loads of music phones, and of course, the mobile phone camera wars...what, with some companies even going to the extent of 12 mp cameras...i mean....really? :O

but recently, when the iPhone finally, officially came to India, it came at a time, when the iPhone 3gs was already launched in the Americas...which reminds me of a funny incident...

we were at a party, where one of my friends introduced her amriki fiance-to-be to us...and suddenly the lights went off...i promptly took out my phone, and switched on the torch at the back...and d amriki dude was like....which phone is that? we dont get such phones in d US...only d stupid iPhones are good enough...!!

and i was lol'ing...and roflmao'ing....of course, all in my mind... :P

anyway, so there...i got evidence from an iPhone user, that they are only using them for lack of better options...

but i m sure this guy was totally misinformed....and ignorant....cuz there ARE a ZILLION other options!!!

and here i wanna publish my current favorite image >>

see the android tattoo? :D

oh crap.....not dis one....who put d pic of d GF in me comp :-|

i actually meant this one >>

oh yeah!!!

since the beginning, Google has impressed me...and always given us more and more innovations...(although i wouldn't say that about Google Maps ...cuz according to it, u are required to swim across the atlantic for going to Paris from the US East Coast :P )

but believe me, the Android system is.....ah...i won't go into that...that will be a separate post...right now we are on apple-shakin' ;)

so, yeah...once the iPhone 3gs DID come to India, within a month, Mr.Jobbs decided to launch iPhone 4. :-|

and now my friend is again caught in the age long debate....to buy or not to buy.. :-|

well,i'd say, go out, buy the latest android phone, cuz as it is, android phones are providing better facilities, ugrades, and with the given variety of manufacturers using this platform, we are sure, you will find the one that suits you...

but still some fools will line up for the iPhone...

and the question comes back to me....what makes the phones special??

and i conclude...the people who buy them are special...they need our love and support...and care...

cuz u gotta be really demented to buy an apple product people!!!

are you reading this???

DON'T BUY iPHONES...they suck!

*whew*

now that that's outta my system...i shall go and buy a nice new android....or at least ogle at one... ;)

and here's some oglin' stuff for ya'll mortals to worship>>

HTC Centurion (a work in progress....hopefully should hit markets by Q4)

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

HTC Hero

Motocalgary Android

Blackberry Bold (Not an android...but BB....it's a class apart...)

of course, none of these other than the Xperia have been launched in India...but neither has the iPhone 4gs...so who's complaining? we ALL are. :-|

till next time...

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