माज्ही गाडी उचलली ... नालायक लोक॥



scene - u get off ur bike, park it on d kerb, and go to buy medicines...u look away 4 two minutes...ur bike disappears, from right under ur arse.



facts - traffic police "agents" have jus attacked u, and wit mind numbing precision and speed, they hav jus targeted ur bike as their fodder for 200 bucks or so...



i mean, god damnit! u don even know when it got lifted...

so i was targeted yesterday...



i am totally used 2 such a scenario...so acted all cool...went 2 d place where d bike is supposed 2 b taken...which is, thankfully, or otherwise, very near my house...and walking distance from where it was lifted...



so, i go there, and ask d gunda in charge, as to when did d van leave 4m d "collection centre"...(आपल्याला गाड़ी collect करायला ...त्यांना currency notes)... yes, gunda. त्यांना uniform etc formalities लागू नसतात ... :P आणि बरेचदा माला खरच doubt येतो..हा पोलिस वाला आहे, का गुंडा राज? ;)



so i get to know, "गाड़ी आत्ताच गेलिये बघ...तास भर तरी लागेल..."

wtf! one hour? काय पूर्ण पुण्यात उचलायला जातात की काय गाड्या?



mercifully, d van showed up 40 minutes later....which were spent by me tryin 2 read mails, and chatting wit ppl....wit d already escalated mobile bill, i thought i might also spend on d good ol' gprs too... ;)



then comes the real skill...u gotta b really deft n intelligent...in my case, i carry a color xerox of my licence, lest d original get torn n mutilated in my wallet...and my PUC has expired 3 yrs back, n i stil carry d same chit around...and d idiots NeVeR notice. (touchwood)

so, here's how it goes.. >>



Me : बोला साहेब...किती देऊ?

collection Gunda : licence आणि PUC दाखवा ..



i give him reqd. docu's..



CG : अरे, "ला यसन" originial नाहीये...

me: original हां आहे मी इथेच राहतो...घेउन येतो...

CG: नको नको...२५० काढ...

me : कशाला साहेब...घेउन येतो मी...

CG : कशाला time खोटी करतोस साला...२५० दे आणि निघ...no parking च fine घेतोए में फक्त...





and dis is how i run away, when d actual fine to be levied on me should ahve bin anything in d vicinity of Rs.800 - 1200...

not dat m complainin...but m jus amused at how d police station has started its own "collection centre"...



i mean, u shud see these guys....now they are all hi-tech....got digi cams 2 prove they hav lifted d bike from a no parkin area only....and de dont fall short of shifting d bike a bit before takin d pic,,,,jus dat little bit beyond d "line" on d road... :P



and u shud jus see d way they start running when de see a wrongly parked bike...tom runnin behind jerry? naah.... coyote behind road runner? nopes...

a tiger / lioness runnin behind its prey....yeah...da's more like it....or maybe like an eagle swooping down on its unsuspecting prey...



i mean, i am nt holdin a grudge against them personally...tiz deir job...and de wanna do it wit full "faith and integrity" both things being directed towards d "बिना receipt k receipts.." ;)

and the shop opens at 6 a.m....yes. 6 a.m...i walk down dat very street to my gym....believ me..
and tiz open till 11 p.m.

this is one "shop" dat none likes 2 go for any reason, m sure..... :P

hope....

watching kung-fu panda...i just realised, dat hope, is wat we live on....wat we yearn for....and wat we cherish...

was seeing it for d n'th time,,,and a friend of mine asked me, why DO you see it so many times? how is it different from other underdog stories....why is it such a huge hit?

my answer - cuz it gives Hope...

everyone of us is a "po" in some way or another...and we all seek to change that by finding our own master and answers to our questions...for each, the master comes in a different form....need not necessarily be the same....

it is nothing, but a totally funny, non-stop entertainment cartoon flick.....but damnit, tiz so damn good! and jus too funny... :D

and most of all, i see myself in it....as i m sure does everyone around me, who has seen it...
i see myself unable to clear an exam...unable 2 get dat promotion...fighting to earn that coveted title...struggle to be the "best" on various fields..at home..wit frenz..wit galz...or jus in LyF...and i find d "fat" in me comes in d way of it....wat i dont see, is that the size of a fighter does not matter...there IS NO secret ingredient, other than my belief in myself...my HoPe....

and hence, i find that there is no taaylung i cannot beat....it's all in my beleif....there is NO wooshi finger hold....only my belief in it....and wit my hope, and belief,i can make miracles happen....and i will....


hence i say to you bloggers, i am not a big fat panda, i am THE BiG FaT PanDa...

NjoY LyF! :D

nostalgia...

reading my older posts, i stumbled upon some fantastic writings by me (at least i think de r fantastic...dunno bout others' opinion. :P )

well, i had forgotten how to write....am feeling so inspired reading my own posts, that i am gonna start getting all philosophical again......

hehe..ok..ok..i wont... :P

but seriously....i havent written as good a post in quite a while...i used 2 get amused at how MD used 2 say, dat my writing inspires her...dint think of it much..jus thought she liked my way of writing...but today i found dat d content was also really interesting...in dis case, i am inspired by my own writing! ok. i am totally wierd. :P

but fact remains...i gotta keep finding d inspiration to write good stuff...made me feel so good, to read all of that...gotta thank you for that, MD... :D

n well, talkin 2 a friend, i realised dat life isnt all bout gettin what u want...or doin wat you want...or even doin n gettin wat ur parents want...tiz all bout finding stuff to do, that you can, and want to do...case being in point, my want to pursue my MBA...tiz not wat i wanna do, but CaN do...in a way...ya know? i CaN afford 2 experiment...i CaN fall back on my dad's ready-made business...i CaN get admission into ISB (not withstanding d work ex part of it)...i CaN afford it....then why not do it? i mean...i like ISB...have bin thinkin bout it....and i think putting it as a long term goal wont b a huge mistake...cuz i wil start working in a "bigger firm"...to get d requisite work-ex...so considering that i dont at all get into ISB...i will still have earned quite a lotta experience...and become "wiser"... :P (dat's seriously debatable....all o my frenz, mom n dad wil agree)

and all o dis if d result comes positive.....prayin 4 dat............

NjoY LyF! :D

finally got some gadgets on d blog!

inspiration being seeing a freind's blog, wit visitor data displayed... ;)

thanx man DI :)

now i also put in a gadget 2 display d NASA image of the day, and NatGeo image of d day....aint de amazin? :D

gonna spruce up d gud ol' blog.. :D

NjoY LyF bloggers! :D

so, today is a mixed feelings day...rather it was yesterday...but d carry forward of feelings is der.. ;) (i know..i know...too much accounts...c/f nahi lihila nasheeb!..feelings c/f etc.. :P )

so, first i get to learn, dat articleships dont count as work exp. in B schools...so i get damn depressed..think dat m doomed for lyf....nothing can be right anymore....i wont ever prosper in lyf...i wil be stuck in dis place forever..etc..etc..but thankfully, dat thought lasted jus for some time...then, as usual, d over-optimistic me took over...worst case scenario analysis happened, n i felt better.. :D

so, d change of plans wil be, get a job, work for a while, and then try n get into ISB....also keep backup plans ready, as ISB seems to b a tough nut 2 crack... ;)

n d good part....dat was too overwhelming... :D rather, good partS.. ;)

two things..

1. a very "dear" friend came over 2 my place...had dinner with us....and i couldnt help but dream...smile to myself...n feel calm n satisfied....so calm actually, dat i don even remember when i fell asleep...cuz i knew...dis is wat i m gonna see....some yrs down d line...when all d confusion will have cleared...when all issues will have sorted themselves out...when all d "obstacles" to seeing that picture wil have cleared...ah...i dream on... :D

2. FINALLY got my LCD.. :D SONY v series, 32 inch LCD.. :D man, it ROCKS! :D

n also finally got tata sky....d reception is too good...picture..sound quality...everything...

m sure i wil go home n sit for hours, trying to figure out all its menus etc.. :D

and then, i make some mistakes..dude, why don i understand, wat i say, might hurt others....jus don get it....m a bilaadee phool.. :P will try n b more carefull...

ya kno wat i think my problem is? i have bin thinking...n i might be wrong...but i always try to b all tyaagi n daanshur etc...when i am not all dat "all-encompassing" and understanding..and mature...agreed, i am a little bit good...but God? i simply am not! ;) n when it crosses my limits, i give out more anger n hurt, than all d love i gave...

should stop either of the two...cuz then nothing's established, and i bring things back 2 "jaise the" by my actions...

but i am damn happy on d t.v man! m so happy! :D

NjoY LyF bloggers! :D

a Tribute to Mumbai...and the 26/11 victims.

a 20 yr old....he's got a normal wrist-band thing, d kinds any college going, god-fearing kid wears...he has a blue back pack...and a dishevelled guy-next-door hair style....


what strikes you though, is the automatic machine gun in his hands...an ak-47...and blood smeared on his left cheek....and d glint in his eyes.........sends a chill down my spine each time i see the pic circulating on news channels..............................


wat was it? numb. d mind ceases to believe. my friend fears d guy standing next to me...seems like a normal guy...maybe he has a semi-automatic uzi in dat red back pack of his....i mean....u thought looks say a lot bout a person....do they?



may Karkare Sir's soul rest in peace. he was a noble man. was talkin wit a friend....he knew Karkare Sir personally. told me dat maybe now he knows how it must have felt to lose a near one in d blasts...or such acts of terrorism....he was not even related to Karkare Sir...he was his friend's father-in-law....but he knew that SouL...he knew him as a Person...a great Human....and he feels the loss so deeply....i wish all my strength be bestowed upon those whose near ones were lost in this act......cuz you cant even begin to fathom the impact such incidents must have on them....i pray for you to get all the strength....


wat kinda motivation...wat kinda thought process makes these assholes do this? i mean...are you pre-historic? or were you born in sewers? or were ur brains kept in deep freezer, and only one nerve activated - kill...?


if anyone has seen CST in peak hours, they will easily know how bad this incident would have been, had it taken place in peak hours....god forbid.
tiz a sea of people....and even normally, if u stand in d direction opposing the flow of people, u get dizzy if u r not used to it....so many millions.....d mind goes numb.

and when you imagine what musta happened even at that odd hour....cant imagine at all...the terror...the fear....and they were roaming around wielding those guns.....

talking with another friend...she told me there are really people like in the movie Fiza....and then there was the recent Amir. are they really so heartless and influential, that they can make someone perfectly normal, go mad, and do such ghastly deeds?


well, i hope someone jus doesn't go ahead, and bring about "A Wednesday"....cuz dat's in d making as i see it...and not one, but hundreds o wednesdays.....they better find ways to do so in the stronghold of these perpetrators who made these people what they are....and what they are doing.....how they think...how they behave....


some reports said dat some of the terrorists were tryin to negotiate...while others were against it...this itself shows dat de weren't there by will...not that anyone would be interested in any negotiations with them after what they have done...negotiate what? their own lives?


and all of this is happening cuz o India's "sahansheelta"..."samjutdarpana"..and all dat stupid shit.
i say give it out to these assholes. fuckin enter their homes, and kill them. who are these people?
are they even human?


on a more practical note - something needs to really be done....to secure d nation as a whole...have an inventory of all weapons present...control the flow of weapons coming from outside...make it darned difficult to get any kinda weapons...after all, why keep them anywhere but in the army? i m sure an automatic gun is not that easy to come by....or is it? i hope the authorities at least have a decent clue as to this question....

on a closing note....let's not forget this event...let it not get beyond our memories...let's remember this hurt, hatred, and maintain unity between us...do we really need such incidents to bring out our unity? cant we take preventive steps to avoid future occurences? cant we prevent such incidents? cant we citizens..civilians..be watchfull, and alert? cant we report suspicious activity, and get it resolved? we need to take action now. cuz time n again, authorities, their intelligence, has fallen short of the need. we should help them, and not keep cursing them for their incompetence.

May the SouLs of those affected in Mumbai rest in peace...and May God give strength to those whose kith n kin were snatched away from them.

i close today's clog on a wary note.


God Bless.

a night of revelations.....


you never thought ppl were doing all sorta shit when in junior college..i mean...jeez! and yet they were...


a night of revelations has brought in its wake mny new disclosures....and yet they were not new in a way....


certain ppl...take advantage o their dominating position, give their free time to certain ppl, manipulate them, use them, and all o this with a specific goal in mind.....and ya know wat's d worst part? he gets wat he set off longing for, in d first place.....how i hate SD....never thought u were such an ass man....a real ass. :-|


and then there are those who will never learn....if only HRJ was able to be more mature.....dude....tu kuthlya kuthe pohochla astas......i hope u r able 2 grow now, and keep stupid stuff out of the way....grow with us man....don stay stuck behind....i wud hate you for doing it to yourself....and myself for not helping you get over it, and fot not showing you the right direction.....cuz afterall, wat r friends for.....i will try...real hard....repeatedly...till i succeed.


and then there was d wave-length match.....i mean, from the "ay" to d "zee"....how can two people think and react to situations in d exact same manner....how can we have d EXACT same way o treating situations...handling people....and yet be as disparate as can be.......SRD man....missed ya! we must have such talk-nights once every fortnight.....i will ensure we do...and so will you....

jus talkin bout random stuff....or even d most personal stuff....many things feel sorted out when you talk with an unbiased friend....a friend who understands you...and a friend who likes you for you...who has seen the good in you.....and who knows how to nurture the good in you....bring out your best.....knows how to deal with you....without you even having to say a word....and how you know with d same accuracy what to do, and how to be with him....d understanding...d maturity....d wave-length matching.....dude! let's become partners! ;) :D


sitting in that CCD....at 3 in the night....with the cold around you...some nice looking people to give you company...and some very pleasant individuals...jus giving a smile...and they make you feel so good...! was she looking at santosh? was she really letching at him? i think so. :P
and he says der was another one doin d same with me....ha ha.. :P mind games dude...mind games... ;D

for a recent discovery has tried to shatter d small amount of confidence i was beginning to have in my external appearance....not that i ever cared...but someone made me feel good about it....but then again took it back.....feels like i have been cheated...fooled into believing something wrong....and feel so bad about myself....or did it? did it ever matter to me? it never did...never will...cuz wat's inside matters so much more to me...dat d packing is just a part of d person...i mean, i had started liking wat i never did...not my kinda gal...in looks...but she is so amazing inside...such a gr8 person...and a wonderful human...i jus kicked out my biases and preferences...for i knew it was right..i know it is...i hope she sees it soon enough...for her sake...and mine too...cuz i still see the person that she is...wonderful and beautiful...


SRD has brought to my notice many new avenues and opportunities...he gave me a very clear and practical approach to my future plans...cuz i need to know for sure, dat wat i m planning to do, has a bearing on my long-term plans...even though i might say i wanna do s'thin cuz i want to, and can, i know inside...i wont ever go out on such a huge decision on a limb...although i DO know for sure, that FM is interesting, and i would like to work in it...i need 2 know for sure that wat i am doing is d right thing to do.....find d best way to do it...and find d best platform to help me do what i want to do....not just go outa d city cuz i wanna b away 4m d 2 individuals more engrossed in my life than myself....cuz de r afterall...d source...and i originate in them..

ISB seems to be the best option right now...analysed my alternatives....considering the market condition..demand-supply scenario...and the economy...UK is a good option...lenient work norms...conducive environment...but all of this, only if i can get into d best...Harvard or the like...cuz i don want anything but the best....but, as SRD pointed out, ISB is d strongest contender...he made me realise, dat i should check out my capability, and the probability of me getting in there....cuz once i do, der's nothin stopping me....

and the hotel is prominent on everybody's mind...to put a long story short, ppl r dyin 2 get into d business...u jus need 2 choose, mix-n-match from those available, and get ur team ready...and jus jump in!

wish to consume * ahem * now...dyin to.....bin longing for it 4 quite a while now.....i hope i get to, wit d KNP group.... ;D
i hope AAB makes a good plan....or else i am gonna ditch em, and go with KNP guys...at least i will satisfy my urge with them....cuz i really need to....since a long time..... hee hee.. :D

well...many more posts forthcoming from me now....

NjoY LyF bloggers!
cheers n ciao! :D

how do i start today...?
(original post...didnt know the draft was saved...well...gotta increase number o posts dont i? so publishing this one too.... :D )


never felt such a confusing amount of myriad feelings overwhelming me...



why isnt there a fear? why this coolness surrounding my psyche? what is it bout this.....that makes me not worry bout anythin?



yea...tiz logical...everything seems to be done with a certain amount of certainty in me...i just cant explain this today....



there's this fear of being able to bear the responsibility......and then there's also this confidence...that i can do it....i am meant to....and i wont falter.....



nothing is seeming as a deja vu now....everythin a new experience...new emotions...and new ways being learnt...new acquaintances....(yea..cuz i dunno wat to call dis rite now)..and some sort of uncontrollable bond...not meant to be in my control....neither's control here.....



and then there is the happiness of a friend returning... :D

dude.......:D \m/ B-)

i mean....the excitement.....we have bin talkin on messengers for more than 6 months i guess....will he have changed...will his demeanour have twisted..towards more warmth...or will he stil be the same ol cool dude?

what i DO know for sure is, ma best bud's coming back.....and i cant wait to see him! :D

(jus wish cud go for d "welcome-bac-pick-up" to mumbai.. :O )



but as we already "logically" decided...tiz better to meet here, than jago fy unnecessarily, and shit wit ma schedule and him not bein upto it also....most probs....but guess jet lag's not an issue-wasn't last time- with SuperMan.. :P



but am i scared...really? ya kno wat...i aint thinkin...let it be with the heart dis time.....and have faith....and open up....time i got out o d shell...high time....and not for any aira-gaira...soulmates arent easy to come by.....as is envisioned in Many Souls, Many Masters...[yea saw..i remembered d name today.. ;) ]..by Brian Weiss.. :D



m sure this time i aint gonna fall....neither will you.....we'll hold each other tight...and try to squeeze d livin lights outa each other.. ;) :D

NjoY LyF!!! :D

just 10 blog entries in 2008? :O
dude! wat m i doin! :Oi mean..yea..study is important n all...but...dude!! gotta post more! i mean...cant break ma track record of at least 20 posts since i started writing, can i? No SiR!
gonna post more now... :D

alone..... singled out..... solitary...... without friends...... without love..... but with an aim....that looks unachievable..... but proven time and again to be possible..... with old friends..... and new..... sweet stuff..... some bitterness..... living our own lives..... some give some importance...... and others don't..... some act as if they are giving importance..... but to them their own happiness, and self actualisations matter more..... and while this goes on..we think...some don't...others do too much...... but why is everyone moving apart....? do i give less effort to my relations....or is it just that my life's meant to be a roller coaster of movin on wit relations.....? friends.... love.... enemies..... compatriots...... all move on.... and i remain behind..... with the memories, and times 2 cherish...some to forget....others to make my heart weak......and life goes on.....
will this ever end? the aimless feeling...the sense of moving towards a goal that keeps running away from me.....and working towards such a huge and difficult wave.....makin my surf-board wobble precariously..... makin me lose sight of things other than the present....cant think of the future....cuz i dunno who will be there.... for i have become like a tourist vehicle...i meet new people..they take me for long drives...and then, when their time is up, they get out....leaving me to live my own, miserable, lonely life.....

but life goes on............................................................................................................................