Pop!

Confusion *

2010-03-15T19:07:00.003+05:30

How on earth does one write about it? No...seriously! Like there aren't enough confusing things already! The IPL, for example!! How exactly does one decide which team to support? First of all, they're all Indian teams. To add to that, one team has an ex-captain who the entire country is emotionally attached to, another team has the best spinner the country has produced, yet another one has the most destructive batsman there is...and then one team has God himself. So one spends the whole 3 hours watching the match in nail biting excitement and ends up not knowing whether to be happy for the team that won or sad for the team that didn't!

And then there are the unavoidable commercials between overs. What exactly are you trying to sell, good sir? And why are they carrying away a packet of fast food on a stretcher!? And why....WHY would you want to rub salt in the wounds of an already confused mind?!

One could talk to some less confused friends to understand the ads...but only if the cell phone plans weren't so confusing! Different rates for calls to landlines and cellphones, local numbers and STD numbers, subscribers of the same service provider and different service provider, and different rates for day calls and night calls!! ... and then there are scores of SMS schemes! God help us!

Wait...which god?!

The proverb does say curiosity killed the cat, but with how things are, it seems very likely that confusion killed the cat – and then confused people into believing that curiosity did it. Whatever it may be, this cat is certainly going to die of confusion.

x__x

(* Another HomeWork. ;) )

Stupidity..*

2010-03-05T11:43:00.001+05:30

...is pretty easy to come by. There's an example right in front of you – my trying to write about it. In my defence I'd like to say, arguing about the topic with the teacher wasn't an option. So, i might as well get on with writing about it. Because not writing would be...well, stupid more than anything else. Though I could use my being human as an excuse for acting stupid and not writing this. Because being human makes me as immune to stupidity as Windows is to viruses. I've noticed people worry more about the viruses than about their own stupidity. Seeing how important a part of life technology has become (seriously, imagine a day without updating your tweets!), it seems valid to worry about them more. It's stupid actually – being so dependent on technology – don't you think? And it's surprising how something can sound logical and stupid at the same time. Goes to show how versatile stupidity can be! It's like an eerie force that is constantly looking for ways to express itself. And humans seem to be soft targets too. The great Albert Einstein put it beautifully when he said that there were two things that were infinite – the universe and human stupidity and he wasn't too sure about the former. A seriously intelligent remark. But intelligence is the opposite of stupidity. So stupidity can actually pull intelligence to it's side. I leave you with that scary thought. Hail Stupidity.

(* ...err... just something I was given to write on.)

Hmm??

2009-11-16T19:17:00.000+05:30

Am i versatile ? Or am i clueless ?

Ye Gyaan bhi kabhi Gobbledygook tha

2009-11-12T23:16:00.005+05:30

I have been meaning to write for a while now. But translating gobbledygook into englees.. well, it's tough! But do you see me giving up? No. Of course, when you see me give up, you probably won't see me (give up).

Ok, coming to the pointlessness ... I'm just trying to put my thoughts into perspective here.. and i accept that i fall prey to what i'm against too ..but i don't quite understand why people try to explain their art...and why other people are suckers for the explanation. The work will speak for itself (and probably make people speak about it too) if it is good. And if it isn't, the explanations just make it annoying. Why would one want to back up a below average piece of art...or even a truely brilliant piece for that matter... with fancy words? Any kind of visual art has several meanings...probably as many as the number of people who see it. A few words from the artist to lead the audience to his general thoughts are ok..but confining the creation to a particular idea only does gross injustice to it.

The same logic would apply (almost as strictly) when this is viewed the other way round. Making up for bad writing with a picture flicked off the net...or using a picture to add on to an already great work. Why fix a picture in the minds of the readers when they can otherwise draw much more beautiful and more fluid pictures in their minds with those words alone?

When i see or read something it becomes mine - in the sense that i can choose to view it in any form i like... and draw my own conclusions...or just ponder over it aimlessly...that is, in either case, exercise my mind.

If both mediums are used together, they inhibit the viewer's creativity...and one of them, therefore, is redundant.

Redundant creativity - now that's a scary thought!

I am done for the day. Good night !

Times and me

2009-09-28T23:01:00.003+05:30

Memories! Amazing how they can just jump up and get into action at a fraction of a moment's notice.

I read a quote and was instantly transported to a time 8 years ago ..(damn! that makes me feel old)...when I thought i knew Life...!! It makes me laugh at how different my views are now! I may or may not laugh at myself when i look back on this time years later ... but if i could meet the old me right now, I'd ruffle my hair and say, "Chill, kid." :)

(Unrelated. Serious. But just for fun)
Life isn't necessarily complicated but it'd still be a lot simpler if we could stick out our thumb, towel in hand, and hitch a ride to outer space. It'll all be good then...except for the Vogon poetry ;)

Cheers!

Sometimes

2009-09-24T19:04:00.003+05:30

Sometimes i feel i have very strong feelings about things ... but usually it is just the coffee.

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I somehow managed to miss wishing you in the last post.

HAPPY NAVRTRA !! :D

Aey Haaalo !!! :D

Right now, i'm totally in love with this bhajan

Dear People-who-use-swear-words,

2009-09-23T20:38:00.004+05:30

Dear People-who-use-swear-words,

How do you do it?
Usually, the worst I can bring myself to say is "Damn", or "Saali Makdi" in Channel V Bai ishtyle.

Who woe is me?

2009-09-04T12:21:00.004+05:30

I am not my Identity. I am Myself !

Therefore, woe is not me.

:)

Note to self: think this over.

Tagao

2009-08-26T18:28:00.004+05:30

THIS BLOG IS ALIVE !

I had nothing to write about in a long long time. Then, along came a tag ! :D

I was tagged on Flickr and had to post a photo of myself and write 10 things about myself. I've done something like that here before but I'll do it again anyway. Because repeat telecasts can be Good.

1. I am a girl. (i dont think many people on flickr knew that until recently)

2. I love comics! :D

3. I bite my nails. :-/

4. While writing, i think i scratch off things more frequently than an average person. (Now, even my picture has scratches.)

5. I am very particular about the order of tabs in my browser. It's like a recently developed OCD-thing.

6. My latest craze is street photography!

7. I wish i knew some photography enthusiasts so we could make a club-thing and go photographing.

8. I love quotes. ["Reality is for people who are out of touch with comics"]

9. Though blabbering about myself comes naturally to me, writing 10 things is turning out to be difficult!

10. Tenth point at last! I know i can think of something !! I know i can .. wait! ... bah, forget it.

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Ok. The latest goings on are:

# I've made a blog on tumblr for photographs. In case you're interested, you can subscribe to it/add it to your blogroll.

# I had two colourful shiney beetles as pets a while back. Had to let them go coz they metamorphosised (not sure if that's the word. what is?) into bigger green forms with wings.
(i'd seen these green forms earlier but until the metamorphosis happened, i used to think that they're a different species.)

# I talk to Gutur like he's a person and understands human language...even though pokes me with his beak and he flies back to his perch-thing everytime i do that. I also sing songs to him.

# I use lines like "The coffee is feeling happy" inbetween a normal conversation.

Have i turned into a full fledged weirdo?
Go comment. Please.

Can I watch TV blindly?

2009-07-10T16:58:00.003+05:30

tell tell ... ?

This language is weird !

Things with wings...

2009-07-03T20:36:00.007+05:30

... are fluttering in my life just now.

#1 There are tiny ochre-y coloured butterflies in my pseudo-garden which are fast, and hard to photograph. A few days back it had rained heavily ... and after that, i caught these tiny wonders sitting very peacefully on the purple wild flowers, sucking nectar. I went really close to them and they didn't seem to mind me or my camera at all ! Got some really cool shots of them :) You can see them HERE.

#2 I now have a pigeon in my life... Exactly how it came to us is a long story and so shall be skipped. The important thing is...it's a pigeon with an attitude. And why not? After all, it's a real live Masakali pigeon! (Picture) ...and he's beautiful. (Dad thinks it's a 'he') We're planning on calling him "Gutur" .. like in "guturgoo". He's all white and fluffy and can't fly much. I thought he couldn't fly at all until i found him sitting on my table and looking at me from above after I gave up looking for him under my bed! Teeheehee.
Now the problem is, we also have a cat. He doesn't stay with us, but visits us as many times a day as he feels hungry. And a pigeon ... would be a good meal. ... which means I have to be extra cautious and remember to shut the door everytime i leave the room. (Ahem. Won't be a problem. Elephant never forgets.)

In other news, I finally watched Kung fu Panda. If you haven't, DO! Go! Now!

2009-06-27T12:15:00.007+05:30

Ever noticed how we need something in order not to need other things? ... how dependent we are on one thing so we wouldn't have to depend on other things?

How does that make sense? (and why does it work that way?)

Am i making sense?
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UPDATE:
Readers!
hi! could you address the more important question of how and why it works that way rather than just agreeing that i did after all make sense when i wrote this? Much as a like being flattered, i'd rather know other people's theories/opininons on this.
Thanks!
Cheers!

Ting tididi ding ting ting ting Tsshhhhh !!!

2009-06-09T22:04:00.004+05:30

2009-06-05T22:15:00.004+05:30

Quotations.
Internet.
Questions.
Idiocy.

my relationship with these is defined by one word.

Excess.

"....still, the thing to do is to keep on being happy while you can." - P.G.Wodehouse

Awesome ...

2009-06-02T23:24:00.004+05:30

.... and getting awesomer by the minute! I mean this in the context of photography.

(POST FOR JUNE 1ST)

What i think i actually mean .... is that I'm THOROUGLY ENJOYING all the time that i'm spending with my camera these days. All the trials, errors, blunders, disasters... and the rare good shots! I'm learning new things with every shot ... or so i'd like to believe. ;)

An importing thing i learned, which helped solve a lot of problems, was the importance of natural light. Its so much easier to take pictures outdoors. Especially since it also solves the problem of shaky hands.

Just now, since i'm mostly at home, i have to be content with taking macro shots of the phool-patti around... Sometimes portraits too, which i totally suck at. (Tinni takes awesome portraits.) But its fun to do marco shots and i think i'm getting better at them!

I've been going to our farm house/factory frequently. There's a lot of nature photography to do there, again mostly macro in my case. But it is a lot of fun. At this time of the year, its pretty bright even at 5p.m. and its almost the perfect time for photography.
Oh! i saw i real live snake there today! It was small. 1.5-2 feet only. But the lady who works there said it's poisonous. She said they call it 'harharia saanp'.

This month, i'm planning to take as many photos as i can and upload at least 3 photos a week on my Flickr and Deviantart accounts. If you happen to see them, do give me your views - i appreciate criticism!

Btw, there are loads of people with unbelievable amount of talent on these sites. It's a real honour to see their work ... and learn from it .. coz copying them is just not possible... real geniuses!!

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Enough about this now. Time for a celebration. Go get me one. Coz i got another awaaarrrdd ! :D Thanks Mads for this one ! :D

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That's it from me for now.
Until next time ....

2009-05-13T15:45:00.007+05:30

Exams over !! Phew !

College is over now . . . and I'm having a super-duper time with my aunt, sis, and niece, Reema -- one hyper 4 year old!

This is her on the trampoline.

This cute kid has all the qualities to make it big in the music industry. Makes her own music and lyrics.

Here's a masterpiece from her -- "tu meri hathodi pyaas pyaas, tu aa gai mann ko raas raas..."
:)

We went out for dinner yesterday. There . . .
Reema ( to the waiter) : Excuse me, mujhe straws chahiye.
(to us) : Main itne saare straws loongi ki 'excuse me' ke paas se saare khatam ho jayenge.
---- Yes, she thinks waiters are called 'excuse me' !!

Happy Mothe.....

2009-05-11T00:09:00.003+05:30

... as if we need a special 'day' to celebrate them!

oh, what the hell, I'll say it anyway..

:D

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BTW, if you could tell me what, according to you, the secret of success is, it'd be great.

ciao!

2009-04-09T20:02:00.002+05:30

Once in a while it feels good to lose yourself in the crowd.

. . . it is liberating.

2009-04-02T20:42:00.001+05:30

It's not really pain if it's a throat ache from talking to your friend for too long.

:)

Dear God(s)

2009-03-25T23:53:00.003+05:30

Please . . . even it means getting bitten by the same bugs all over again . . . please, can I have my childhood back? :)

Pretty please?

:)

Pardon The Vulgarity

2009-03-22T11:22:00.005+05:30

This used to be my favourite song.

Its a song I listened to endlessly as a kid. . . Tried to copy those electric shock like dance moves to perfection. . . And sang along too. Of course without understanding the lyrics.

And I'm so glad I didn't. ;)

This isn't the gutar-gutar, mirchi-lagi variety. Nor the Sutta, Mini-skirt (ugh!) type.

It is a class apart.
An absolutely new level of insanity, vulgarity, and nonsense - weaved into deep, beautiful words.
And one of the few childhood faves that continues to remain on the favourites list even now, as an *ahem* adult.

Ladies and gentlemen!! Presenting..!!! THE song...

Muqabala SubhanAllah Laila oho laila

apna kafila
jab pyaar se chala
logon ka dil jala
yaaron ka dil mila
mohobbat ka yehi silsila (oley o!)

Muqala Muqabala laila oho laia
Muqabala SubhanAllah Laila oho laila

Jurassic Park mein sundar se jodey
jazz music gaye milke
Picasso ki painting mera peecha pakad ke
texas mein nach mil ke

cowboy dekhe mujhe
playboy chayre mujhe
sex mere tan mein ho
mix mere mann mein ho

pop music jaisi laila
strawberry jaise ankhen
love story ban jaane de
kick thodi chadh jaane de
hoton pey sab ke dil ka tarana hai

Muqala Muqabala laila oho laia
Muqabala SubhanAllah Laila oho laila

bandooken taan kar goli chalane se
pyaar kabhi marta hai kya
machli pakadne ka jaal bechhane se
amber ke tare phaste kya

bhukamp aaye to kyaa
bhumi fatt jayee to kya aasmaan jhukta nahin
pyaar kabhi rukta nahi
o mere pyaari maina pyaar ke do baatein karle
tera mera hoga sangam
jhoom jhoom nache gaye
khushiya humari saagar se leheraye

Muqala Muqabala laila oh ho laia
Muqabala SubhanAllah Laila oh ho laila

Quote

2009-03-19T22:09:00.002+05:30

Learn to live on . . .

Or.

Learn! . . . and Live !!

"Part of us is always the observer, and no matter what, it observes. It watches us. It does not care if we are happy or unhappy, if we are sick or well, if we live or die. It’s only job is to sit there on our shoulder and pass judgment on whether we are worthwhile human beings."
- Richard Bach ( The Bridge Across Forever )

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Just something i was thinking about.

My Pulsar and Ferrari

2009-02-25T00:48:00.003+05:30

( Some people might find this gross. You have been warned )

I have a nature/animal loving family. There's always been at least one dog in the family since my father was little... and even before that.

Incidentally, most of them have either been called Bobby, Blaxie, Major ... or ..(very surprisingly) Kitty!!

Though dogs certainly have been the most popular pets, there have been pet cats [even wild ones ;)], birds, fish and loads of other animals too.

I've even seen my dad stroke and pet a frog!! And it didn't seem to mind in the least. :)

Also, since we've spent a lot of time in our village where there are all kinds of creatures, we're pretty used to being bitten by insects and not minding them. So it's weird (and amusing) when my friends go eeeek!, aarrghh!!, bhaagooo!! on spotting even the tiniest of insects.

This monsoon, some tiny snails managed to sneak into the house. This got me all excited ... and .. a lightning bolt of an idea struck me -- maybe they could be my pets? :D

So i got small box which had earlier contained chocolates, washed it clean, put pieces of some green veggies, put a small piece of chalk inside (in case they need calcium) and their home was ready! And then i put 2 snails in the box - the biggest and the smallest one.

...and they got names too!

This tiny one was call Ferrari

... and this one, Pulsar. (Pardon the bad photography. They're taken in bad light :-\)

Can't tell how proud i was of doing this ... my own pet snails!

Err... secretly, i also wanted to see if Pulsar would eat Ferrari. It didn't. :P

In fact they didn't do much. Eat-Sleep-Poop-Repeat was all they did.

Even so, except when i had to clean their box - which was every alternate day - i enjoyed their company :) ... and with all those nutritious green veggies, and my love and care, they grew too!

But damnit! All good/bad/creepy/slimy/gross things come to an end. No, they didn't die, silly! Winter was approaching...and i couldn't keep them without proper 'infrastructure' to keep them warm. I had to let them go to find a nice place to hibernate. Must say, even after 3 months of *ahem* love and care, the farewell wasn't quite teary-eyed enough. Hmm ... I wonder why...

We adopted a street pup recently and haven't named him yet. Can you suggest some good names? Oh, wait! Maybe we should name him Bobby? ... or Blaxie.. or Major??

PS: ... or FURarri ?? lol. :P

This explains it !

2009-01-29T18:31:00.002+05:30

You can't possibly keep your word after you've given it !

Question

2009-01-24T22:46:00.003+05:30

What matters? ...at the very end?

..or is it all pointless?

Tag, Award, Life, Awesomeness

2009-01-21T18:54:00.004+05:30

Tagged after a looong time! Thanks Mads. :)

1. What does your user name mean?
HP !! ...are my initials. Initials don't mean anything ...but since i share my initials with Harry Potter's, people love them! :P

2. Elaborate on your user photo.
Taken by dad ..when i was in class 10. (aah! those awesome days!)

3. How many comments do you have?
A total of 701 !! Whoa! I didn't realise i had so many!

4. What's your current relationship status?
Single!

5. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Red t-shirt, yellow pyjamas, green n orange sweater. Yes. I happen to like colours.

6. What is your current problem?
None! :D

7. What do you love the most?
just now... my new digital watch :)

8. What makes you most happy?
Friends, school, books, comics, internet.

9. Are you musically inclined?
I'd like to say yes but i'm not too sure.

10. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
Enjoy it while i can ;)

11. If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
Nothing !!

12. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
Either a dog or a bird

13. Ever had a near-death experience?
No. touch wood!

14. Name an obvious quality you have
Humility - muhahahahha !!

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Masakali matakali !!

16. Are you happy today?
hmmm...good question!

17. Who will cut and paste this first?
Pata nai !

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you
one of my classmates.

19. Do you have a secret crush on someone?
Nope.

20. Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
Yup!

21. Have you ever been in a fight?
Fight...like how?

22. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
In a group. yes.

23. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex?
Whether they're wearing specs or not. :P

24. What's your biggest mistake?
ahem.. "He who never made a mistake never made a discovery."

25. Say something totally random about you.
I bite my nails

26. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
No. But apparently Falguni Pathak looks like me.. *bleah*

27. Are you comfortable with your height?
A few more inches would be ok.

28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
Nothing! :D

29. What are your favourite smells?
The smell of mitti after it has rained..!

30. What's something that really annoys you?
kich-kich ! uff !!

31. What's something you really like?
Food, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. , Calvin & Hobbes...and all the other awesome comics.

32. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
No.

33. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Stayed up till 5:15 in the morning while making a video. great funn!

34. Have you ever been rushed to the emergency room?
No. touch wood!
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Yet again I was successful in misguiding people into believing that i'm awesome.

Another award !! Hurray !! Thanks Vinisha! :)

The rules are :

* The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervade amongst different cultures and beliefs.
* The Blog contents inspire; strive to encourage and offer solutions.
* There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Cultures and Sciences and Beliefs. (..am slightly confused about this one)
* The Blog is refreshing and creative.
* The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.

The Blogger who receives this award will need to follow the following steps :

1. Create a post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige award.
2. Display the award conditions on the post.
3. Write a short article about what this blog has thus far achieved - preferably citing a post to support.
4. The blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award conditions.
5. The blogger must display the Award on their blog.

The blog has achieved 701 comments and 3 awards from 6 people...and some awesome blog-friends!

I TAG EVERYONE !! (but choose to keep the award to myself)

Overheard today

2009-01-07T20:01:00.004+05:30

Vodafone to ab Hutch ban gaya hai na?

*ROFL*

Change has come?

2009-01-07T00:10:00.003+05:30

When i meet old school friends whom i haven't met for long, usually the first thing they say is: "HP! You haven't changed at all!"
--- Err... why exactly would i want to?

You've got to be the change you want to see in the world.

But you've also got to be the unchanged when you don't want things to change.

There will be awkward moments even with the bestest of friends. The thing to do is talk like you've never been apart...like nothing's changed..

..and nothing will change... unless it is for the better!!

HURRAAYYY !!

2009-01-01T21:02:00.000+05:30

(Yes, yes. Thanks! Happy new year to you too! And hurray for the new year. But this isn't what the happiness is about. Its about.. well, read on!)

I met Somi - my funniest supperfriend. The one Tinni has written about over here. Stayed at her place for 3 days....and it was SO much funnn! Also because I've been lucky to have friends whose mums make the yummiest food... and because she took me to a bookstore despite her hatred for all kinds of books ;) [I bought a Garfield book too]

We met after a year! And yet it felt so normal... Of course it would... Richard Bach wrote in Jonathan Livingston Seagull: "Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?" -- i do believe that friends are always together in spirit.

Other superfriends are here for their holidays. Three of us spent New Year's Eve together. We've been doing this since Class X. Its almost like a tradition now. The funny thing this time was, we almost didn't realise how close it was to midnight - and didn't count down at all. So busy catching up you see. :P

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The good things aren't over yet! I have awesome friends on the blogosphere too.

I got awarded yet again! Thanks Aayushi! I love all things Abstract. :D

And Divya (Happy Belated Birthday to her!) tagged me - but i've done this one already. Twice. But thanks for remembering me! :D (And sorry for not being able to wish you earlier. Wasn't in town. Hope you had a great time. Yet to read the post. The cake looks yummy!)

Signing off now. Hopefully, there'll be more happiness to report this year.
Ciao !

Ho! Ho! Ho!

2008-12-25T15:02:00.004+05:30

What did Santa give you?

He gave me a sleepy friend.

So now i have her laptop all to myself.

And that's a perfect gift for an addict like me.

The best things in life are free. :))

I Love the Whole World :D

2008-12-20T10:54:00.003+05:30

Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh?
Astronaut 2: Nope.
Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to...
Astronaut 2: Break into song?
Astronaut 1: Yep.
I love the mountains,
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when great whites fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

I love the oceans
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast
I love Egyptian kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

I love tornadoes
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade)
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And just now, I especially love Discovery for making this video.

Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

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PS: Urv gave me this award. Thanks buddy.

Another reason to go Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da !!

I LOVE THE WHOLE WORLD! :D

Re: Award Ceremony

2008-12-16T13:26:00.008+05:30

Yes, i'm a dimwit. I am.

I somehow managed to miss out on reading the description of the award on Vinisha's blog - which lead to all the confusion...and selfishness..with me keeping the award for myself. Not that i'm not selfish otherwise..but since i have the excuse of being stupid, i'll use it.

SO... here's the description!

"Blogs that receive this award are 'exceeding charming'. This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated."

Thanks a LOT, Vinisha! Means a lot to know i come across as friendly. Some people tell me i'm arrogant - which is ok..coz i am. But i'm improving, right? - All those who want to say 'no'.. go ahead and say it..so i'll know i have to work harder at pretending.

And i want to award Tinni, Mayuri, Farah, Lala, Urv, Pseudo Intellectual, Peter and Bhai with Chai.

CONGRATULATIONS !!! :D

Sorry for the absolute dumb stupidity, people.

In my defence, Gandhiji once said, "Hate the stupidity, not the stupid." - Tathastu. :)

PS: And to Abhinav. Because he was crying. :P

Reality....

2008-12-12T12:49:00.006+05:30

...isn't my cup of tea.

Really.

On Flickr

PS: Except for this kind of reality

I got awarded by Vinisha ! Thanks!
I'm supposed to pass it on to 8 other people. But, uh, i don't know what it says !! So I'm keeping it with myself. :P

Exams over!

2008-12-07T23:55:00.003+05:30

Thanks god! .. or rather, Thank Gods!!

One full college-less month. Yayy! With friends, and family, and books, and quotes, and flickr and deviantArt, and my beloved camera. One full month of not letting go of the computer, of learning new things, and of (finally!) writing in my diary.

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(Edited to cut the crap)

There has to be a way of getting out the mess we've created for ourselves. And we have to find that way...soon. Oh, and if we can manage to get over our ever abiding its-not-my-job attitude, maybe together we could go along that way too? Sound ok?

Sometimes, friends forget.

2008-11-25T12:51:00.003+05:30

They don't mean to. Heck, they don't even realise it! But they do. Learning to live without them is one option. Reaching out is an option too...

...and I'm a pro at it!

:D

And the CAT jumped over the moon

2008-11-20T23:27:00.002+05:30

....ok! i know its 'cow' and not 'cat' that jumped over the moon.. i was just trying to make a dramatic comeback.

I was confident - having wasted my time getting addicted to facebook, google, blogs, comics and all the other stuff there on the internet - that i wouldn't do well, so kept telling mum not to worry. But meri baat to koi sunta hi nai hai! So she did worry.. and prayed.. and asked a whole lot of other people to pray for me too... They say faith in god can move the mountains. So i took a chance and attempted some maths questions. Turns out this god guy does exist. ;)

This may sound weird.. but I enjoyed taking this exam. Firstly, because the person who was supposed to sit beside me bunked it. And i had the whole bench to myself. hah! Secondly, because the English section was a lot of fun. At one point several people started staring at me coz... err.. i laughed aloud on reading a funny line in the comprehension passage. :P I do that a lot. Another fun thing was that in the morning, Tinni kept calling every 15 minutes or so and singing "Smelly Cat" - and better than Pheobe could ever sing! She's my favourite singer, you know. Tinni. Not Pheobe.

So, thanks for all the wishes people! It was fun. And having fun is more important than getting marks, right?

PS : Smelly cat didn't kill me. What a waste of bravery and holding-my-breath it would be if i survived cat only to be killed by Bhai with chai coz i changed the template.
Aye Chhotu, 2 chai!

Maza aya!

2008-11-08T21:32:00.004+05:30

Thank you PETER !! for this funky award ! I'm overwhelmed !

and thanks MADS ! for including me in the poem! yayy !!

Thanks a lot guys! I needed cheering up coz smelly-CAT is just a week away.
Thanks! :D :D

PS: All the best to everyone taking that stinky exam this year....and don't forget to wish me!
see yall on the other side...err...if the smell doesn't suffocate me.

Temporary

2008-11-02T19:55:00.005+05:30

When confronted with a strong argument that you can't counter, the best thing to say is... "So what?!!?"

I have all the answers

2008-10-29T22:05:00.005+05:30

Another Q/A tag! From Trinaa this time. Some questions are repeated from the previous tag. So I haven't answered them again. Head to the older tag post if curiosity gets the better of you. :)

1. What have you realized recently?
That i'm awesome! And..err... sick of self love.

2. Have you given your first kiss away?
No.

3. If you were to be stranded on a deserted island, who are the 11 blog buddies you would take?
The first 11 people to comment on my previous post :P

4. Where is the place you want to go the most?
Virana

5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
Question repeated

6. Do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?
Seeing is believing. Ok! i don't get this question!

7. What are you afraid of losing the most now?
Losing people

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Question repeated

9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
No.

10. List out 3 good points about the person who tagged you.
Patient, funny and a SUPER writer.

11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
A good sense of humour. :D

12. What type of people do you hate the most?
The unity-disrupting kind. Sorry, that's all i could think of just now.

13. What is the one thing you can't live without?
The internet. I'm addicted :P

14. If you have faults, would you rather the people around you point them out to you or would you rather they keep quiet?
If my friends point them out, its ok. If others do that, i'll probably accept if i am at fault...but i won't take it positively.

15. 404…question not found!!!
(Wah! Dekho hamari Tinni kitni tech-savvy ho gai hai!)

16. Are you a shop-a-holic or not?
Not.

17. Find a word to describe the person who tagged you.
Fraand

18. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
Oye! I'm perfect the way I am! (And didn't I tell you i was sick of self love?)

19. What’s the last shocking thing you've seen or heard?
Seen people entering a jam packed Upper Bazar area in cars. That too on Diwali! They must have lost their heads!

20. Would you rather have love but no money or money but no love?
I have no idea about either. So... 42!! Douglas Adams must be SO proud of me! :P

Hope Diwali was safe, fun and fattening for you!

X and Y

2008-10-17T16:12:00.006+05:30

If you think I'm a nice guy... you're wrong! I'm a nice girl ! That's right... I have two X-chromosomes. Oye u...yes u only! Kindly wipe that shocked expression off your face. :-\

Somehow people have had trouble believing this for as long as I can remember. I have vivid memory of the time when I'd gone to buy school shoes and the shopkeeper, after spending a good 15 minutes in the store room, came out with a pair of shoes. Size was mine; the shoe type though, was unfortunately male!!

As a kid I would wear only jeans n tees, had short hair, a cricket bat and ball in hand, and could forever be heard yelling "catcheeet!!" (this while playing with a bunch of boys). Actually I used to feel very proud if someone mistook me for a boy. You see, I was quite a tom boy. ;) On picnics, while the adults sat and... umm .. did whatever adults do on picnics, we, the bachcha party would wander off in a group to explore, climb trees, rocks, everything. I still take pride in the fact that I often managed to climb faster and higher than the boys my age - and then teased them.

Subtract the bunch of boys and the cricket bat. Add a few inches to the height, a few extra pounds and some more... and you've got...ME! Still with short hair, but not a tom boy any more. [This is where people who know me should keep shut..!] So, that's me people! A *ahem* normal and *ahem ahem* average 'girl' ... if you discount the fact that I was notoriously popular in school for not wearing a hairband!

PS: Doubts cleared? No?? Check my profile. It says "Female". And then go check Trinaa's posts and comments where she constantly talks about me with words like "she" and "her". That should do it.

:) :P :D

2008-10-08T22:49:00.004+05:30

Bro: :D
it is still raining here :P
me: :P
Bro: still school open !
me: oh ... yes ... how cruel of them
Bro: :D
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Bro: wassup ? :P
*some random crap here*
*after a long pause*
Bro: :D
me: kya ?
Bro: :P
Bro: status change karo !!!
me: done!
Bro: :D
Bro: :P what more ?
me: :P
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me: u there ?
Bro: :D
Bro: :P want a handful of viruses ?
me: nooooooooooooo !!! just recovered!
Bro: :D
me: damn you !! hahahha! :P
Bro: :P
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Bro: wassup ?
me: :P
Bro: :P
me: we talk in smileys .. hahahah !!
its fun :))
Bro: :P
:O
me: :-\
Bro: :(
me: :D
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Bro: hi
me: hmm
Bro: :D :D :D
me: :P
Bro: the return of :O
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Notice the extensive use of emoticons?? Lately, my brother and I have been having conversations like these. Most of them don't make sense. Courtesy TWO people with a mental age of 14 [;)] , but they're so much fun [:D]. Using smileys is a nice break from the usual i-am-fine-how-are-you conversations plus it requires minimal energy usage [:P]

Wishing you smiley conversations !! [:) :D :P]

Sawal-Jawab (Tag)

2008-10-03T12:14:00.005+05:30

Think Tank gave me an award!! Thanks a lot !!

... and Pseudo Intellectual tagged me !!!

The rules for the tag are:

RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

RULE #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
one tight slap!! (muhahahahaha)

2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
Family and friends together forever

3. Whose butt would you like to kick?
all of my friends' .. its fun :P

4. What would you do with a billion dollars?
Spend some – mostly on gadgets and books I guess, save the rest.

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Can I predict the future?

6. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?
:-/ … ??

7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
I don't like being asked questions I don't have the answers to. I'll go with 42 – whatever it means here.

8. If the person you secretly like is attached, what will you do?
Sigh, smile, and live...then smile some more. :)

9. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?
WORLD PEACE! (beauty pageants ki jai ho!)

10. What takes you down the fastest?
Incessant pessimism and fault finding.

11. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
Dunno… I'm relying on India TV's "parlay in 2012" news.

12. What's your fear?
Losing people.

13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
I've started reading her only recently and she sounds fun. :)

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
42?

15. What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
Hit snooze. And then my head goes "Another day, damn!!"

16. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously who will you pick?
The one with more money?

17. Would you give all in a relationship?
Nope.

18. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
Forgive maybe. Not forget. *mean grin*

19. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
Single. :))

20. List of 6 people to tag:
Lala
Trinaa
Mayz
Peter
Swati
Shashank

UPDATE !!

Sia tagged me with this one too. And some of the questions she has are different. So, i'm answering them here.

21. What would you do with a balloon?
Play with it. I have fond memories of being given big balloons every two days or so when i was little. I loved them! (I hope you're referring to the kind you blow your lungs out to inflate and not the kind you go up in.)

22. Which is more blessed: loving someone or kicking ass?
*ROFL, gets up, reads again, ROFL*
KICKING ASS !!!

23. Would you cheat in a relationship?
No.

24. Do you prefer being single or being single?
Being Single - the first one.

Thanks Sia. These were funn!! :D

Breaking Out

2008-09-29T22:15:00.004+05:30

I am a (proud) member of the debating society in my college and it happens to be the ONE place where we get to do something productive and, as the motto says, "break out" of our shells.

This weekend, we organized an event and it was a super hit! The response from the participants was overwhelming :) and the sponsors were glad that their money was put to good use ;) ... but most of all WE had the time of our lives :D . Planning, changing, sponsors, permissions, organising, t-shirts, sound systems, managing students, addressing queries, free food, frooti, and a fun-loving, joke-cracking society - they all fit together perfectly!

I thought I would never get to say this, but college isn't all that bad ;)

Of Crushes and Cakes

2008-09-29T00:13:00.004+05:30

What do two crazy friends do when they meet to celebrate a special someone's birthday?

a) bake a cake
b) have Maggi
c) cook
d) sigh over past/present/future crushes
e) all of the above

Happy Birthday Ranbir! (28-09-2008)
please marry my friend...please??

Inbetween Tags

2008-09-16T00:31:00.004+05:30

Done a hoard of tags... time to fit in a real post...address some "real" questions.

"TV me kya ata hai? Sirf advertisement ata hai." (damn! they fooled me when they sold me the "TV")

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News Flash

2008-09-13T23:47:00.004+05:30

Blasts in Delhi. Several injured, dead. Let us "condemn" the blasts and get along with our goddamn lives..!

( Image Courtesy : http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841051,00.html )

Awards, Quotes and Tags

2008-09-09T16:36:00.012+05:30

I got an award! yayy !! I got an award !!! - from Mayuri and Trinaa, both of whom have written some fantastic things for me *beaming smile* :

Mayuri says: "she is one heck of a blogger..and like tinni...a complete whacko.!!..We do crazy things together and i absolutely love it!..Way to go HP...!!"

Trinaa says: "my bestest friend.. She is an awesome photographer and has a brilliant eye for details…and can summarize incidents in a shade of humour that I suspect she has probably invented herself ;D… Love you for all that hp.."

Guys, I'm overwhelmed. Thanks ! :)

... the award comes with some rules:

1. The winner may put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you received the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

I nominate (and tag with the Quotations Tag below):

Urv: An amazing blogger and a FRIENDS fanatic like me. He's disappeared for a while but hopefully should be back soon.

Mayuri: Don't call me stupid for giving it back to you. You deserve it - coz you're awesome.

Trinaa: Same goes for you. Thanks for being there for me - both on the internet and off it. :)

Stupidosaur: He writes hilarious stuff and has inspired me to post one of my own PJs.

Scriblers Inc: He's brilliant! I love the spooky stuff he writes.

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Trinaa tagged me again with The Quotations Tag where I have to write quotes from my favourite books.

(I have mentioned my obsession with quotes on a previous post. You have been warned.)

ATLAS SHRUGGED - Ayn Rand

1. Whatever we are, its we who move the world and its we who'll pull it through.

2. What greater wealth is there than to own your life and to spend it on growing?

3. I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

4. "Hi, Slug." - "Hi, Frisco."

THE FOUNTAINHEAD - Ayn Rand

1. I've taught you a great deal and nothing. No one can teach you anything, not at the core, at the source of it. What you're doing - its yours. I can give you the means, but the aim - the aim's your own.

2. Howard Roark built a temple to the human spirit. He saw man as strong, proud, clean, wise and fearless. He saw man as a heroic being. And he built a temple to that.

3. We never need to say anything to each other when we're together. This is for the time we won't be together. I love you.

CALVIN AND HOBBES - Bill Watterson

1. Valuable minutes are disappearing forever even as we speak!! We've got to have more fun !!

2. Each moment I should be able to say, "I'm having the time of my life right now!"

3. Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.

4. Moms and reasons are like oil and water

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - Douglas Adams

1. It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much - the wheel, New York, wars and so on - while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man - for precisely the same reasons.

2. Look, would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?

3. I think fish is nice, but then I think rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

4. All this way, all this trouble, all this not-lying-on-the-beach-having-a-wonderful-time, and for what?

5. "Out", he said. People who can supply that amount of firepower don't need to supply verbs as well.

Think Tank, if you don't mind, I'd like you to do the Quotes tag - coz i know you've read tens of thousands of books. Do it if you feel like. ;)
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PS: I have another tag due. But all in good time, my friends...all in good time. ;)

Teachers' Day...

2008-09-07T12:42:00.019+05:30

..came ... and went ... and nothing happened...!

Where were the celebrations?? We didn't even have the day off in college..! Maybe its not that shocking .. but I had forgotten that we don't get a holiday for Teachers' Day and was really getting excited about finally getting a holiday! :P

In school, we used to start practicing for the program several days in advance. It would be the class 9 students who organised a major part of the event - taking charge of the entire senior section – apart from class 10s who had their own special contribution. During our time in class 9, we chose the theme "Julius Caesar", which after all the twists and turns, became "Shakespeare in India" - a play that had all the characters of Julius Caesar, plus Kalidas, Shakuntala and Jankinath a.k.a. Jackey a.k.a. Trinaa !! The twist involved Brutus and Caesar falling in love with Shakuntala who was in love with Jackey, Calpurnia eloping with Marc Antony (played by yours truly), and Caesar waking from the dead and delivering killer Devdas dialogs. Some other 'killer' parts were: "Yes! My best friend, Julius Caesar!!" - Brutus' line inspired by the famous 'Friendly Wash Detergent' ad. (Do you remember it?)... and Calpurnia singing "Radha kaise na jale" on getting whiff of Caesar's love for Shakuntala.

Now that I think about it, it was almost a Bollywood masala flick with generous doses of heroes, heroines, love, jealousy, villains, wars, songs, 'inspirations' and awesomistic dialogs.

The spirit during that phase is truly memorable... - theme discussions. ideas. twists. actors. songs. dances. costumes. announcements. money. gifts. shorter classes. zero periods. the shed (the ultimate practise place). hushing up if we saw a teacher. whispering ideas when a teacher was around. fooling around. coming to school on off days for practice. dress rehearsals. staying back for decorating the hall. staff room. practice. practice. and more practice. things still messed up on the final day.... sigh .. how I missed all of this and much more...

oh wonderful school days ... I miss you ..!!

Dhaan...

2008-09-01T13:49:00.002+05:30

...kahan rehta hai tumhara ?

Question

2008-08-31T15:30:00.004+05:30

Does everyone do everything to become popular?

Happy Independence Day !! :D :D

2008-08-15T17:43:00.006+05:30

Was fooling around with some photos today... and realised I could make a flag with them ;)

Today, every car, bike, bicycle that I saw had a happily fluttering flag in front. Where do all these flags go after 2 days??

UPDATE: None of my brothers have received the Rakhis - which i mailed several days in advance. humph!! so what do i do? i send them this:what would i ever do without the internet..?? :)

Kya tha, kya se kya ho gaya-aa-aa

2008-08-04T19:57:00.004+05:30

Have you ever argued upon something you had absolutely no idea about and later had your point proved right? Its a nice feeling getting your (logically derived) point across and then proving it even though you hardly knew anything about the topic of discussion when it actually took place...no? [- no don’t answer just now! you'll know why I’m saying this after you've read the whole post.]

In school we had loads of fun. And not just loads. Loads and loads and loads and load and.... you get the idea, right?

So…yes. We had loads of fun. We enjoyed so much that I was totally convinced that that was the most fun anyone could ever have. And all this fun I 'blame' on the school and the friends I was with. No other place would have been as heavenly and no other friends as much fun. It was bliss!! Total unadulterated bliss!

Sometimes, in between this bliss, came people who said college life would be even more fun. This is what I argued against. "College life?? Fun?? without this school and these friends?? Nah, I don't believe you" – and this was when they gave a knowing smile and said: "You'll know when you go to college." – and this was where I would argue even more adamantly, with the same points, give up, and then start dreading the school leaving day.

The day finally came. And much as we didn’t want to, we were forced to pass-out…

Then there was a new school … and I passed out …both, in shock and, eventually, from the school. This school will require another post. Another time.

…and then I came to college. People would ask me “Which college?” – and I'd tell them – and they’d go – “Oooh !!” – If only they knew … I go “oooooh” to convey a very different emotion every day at 7a.m. when I realize I have to attend college again! Boring. (and an adverb for added emphasis) Terribly boring.

There are people in this college who call themselves “friends”. Outside, I smile a trying-to-approve smile, and nod... Inside, I’m mostly rolling on the floor, laughing… and at other times wishing they knew friendship as I know it – be rid of their wrong notion once and for all, and not embarrass themselves.

So we come back to my first point again. It’s a nice feeling when you are later proved right…no? NO ! – Not when your point is as depressing as mine.

The only satisfaction that I now have is that I can safely use my favorite sentence of four words. “I AM ALWAYS RIGHT”

PS: The good thing(s) about college will come in another post.

Something to do - Tag !

2008-08-03T16:23:00.005+05:30

Trinaa tagged me again ... this time with something which did not tire my brain ... at the same time teaching me a bit of photography ! :D

The rules are:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, and pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

The questions are:

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food? right now?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. What is your favorite drink?
7. What is your user name?
8. What is your dream vacation?
9. What is your favorite dessert?
10.What do you want to be when you grow up?
11. What do you love most in life?
12. What is one word that describes you?

I tag no one !! Coz the people i tagged earlier still haven't done that one. So i'm assuming they're not vela like me.

1. Millipede, 2. Maggi Maggi Maggi...., 3. Those were the days..., 4. Gizmo, 5. enrique-mtv2, 6. Smiling coffee, 7. Survivorman!, 8. Jumping into the new dimension (DSC_4769), 9. Very Berry Shrikhand, 10. Of Earth And Sea And The Oceans Free, 11. The desert Island 24 book challenge., 12. Cancerian

Crabby ... or not

2008-07-30T23:41:00.005+05:30

I was crabby today... snapped and yelled at a whole lot of people... the whole day ... who knew that all i needed to set my mood right was a small message from a close (far-away) friend ??

:)

:)

Image taken form: http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/

A Friend Told Me....

2008-07-23T20:35:00.000+05:30

Why don’t you try bungee jumping without a safety rope? It will do society a lot of good.

First Tag - Unspectacular Quirks

2008-07-21T21:19:00.001+05:30

Trinaa continues to keep her life simple while, very conveniently, making mine complicated with this tag.

Rules of the tag:
1. Link the person who tagged you (did)
2. Mention the rules on your blog (doing it now)
3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yours (don't want to. am i not too perfect for this?... Wait..did someone say 'no'?)
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them (don't even know those many bloggers. what a fix!)
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers' blog, letting them know that they have been tagged. (that will be easy :) )

So.. here goes..

1. I like quotations . . I like them to the point where they have become an obsession for me .. and annoyance for my friends. I write them everywhere...letters, diaries, black boards, note books, blogs, bits of paper...everywhere. And i also use them while talking. . . so much so that if i come up with an intelligent one liner (don't be shocked. it happens once in a while) my friends tell me to say something original for a change!! This reminds me, i know a quote to describe a quote-maniac like me : "She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit." - W. Somerset Maugham

2. I HAVE to cover books before a start reading them. Doesn't matter who the book belongs to. I even cover books borrowed from the library. Hows that for being possessive about books ?

3. I bite my nails. Four root canal treatments and strong advice from the doctor to be careful could not deter me.

4. I eat a lot . . . a lot...and mostly junk food - Maggi, chocolates... The crabbier i am, the more i (feel like) eat(ing). . . Sometimes i think i might have the Binge Eating Disorder. But i don't feel guilty about it later so i probably don't ;)

5. I have to carry a hankie whenever i leave home. Even if I'm only going to the stationery shop next door. Also, they have to be of a special size - not too big, not too small.

6. I crack loads of jokes, most of which come under the category of "trying-to-be-funny" and "poor". ( what? you knew this form my previous posts? )

I tag the only few blogging people i know (and thank Tinni for not tagging them first)
1. Aditya
2. Ankur Bhaiya
3. Farah
4. Mayuri
5 & 6. - any unfortunate fellow blogger who happens to chance upon my blog - or visits deliberately - hey you! you are tagged!

...until the next post... May the Force be with you. :)

College Reopened Today

2008-07-21T14:39:00.001+05:30

*yaaawwn...*
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*thud*
..
*zzzzz*

Phooo !

2008-07-20T12:40:00.001+05:30

Does anyone know what the freaking hell is going on ??

:O

2008-07-12T17:40:00.004+05:30

Dear Google,

I think it is plain rude to give a word verification like this one to a staunch vegetarian. I am offended. . .deeply.

TGFCH !

2008-07-09T17:05:00.006+05:30

Thank god for Calvin and Hobbes !

:)

UPDATE: Just now I'm feeling like this.

(Some people on the internet can read my mood. I wonder how... ??)

Shoe Shot

2008-06-30T15:39:00.009+05:30

As a part of our college curriculum, we have to join a company for a summer training program after the fourth semester....and i have joined this awesome office of Coal India Limited. Its campus is considered one of the best in Eastern India. Inside, everything is spic and span...and there is pin drop silence ... well most of the time... except when i walk! Yes yes, that's exactly what u read "when i walk". But don't get wrong impression! I might be "plump" but i don't go THUMP-THUMP when walking. i go Squeak-Squeak....damn shoes on marble floors! I tried walking slowly, tried walking on my heels - all it did was give me a funny walk and strained muscles. Tried walking on my toes next - that did reduce the noise - now its was squaek - squeak.. but how long could my poor toes take my wieght? i came home frustrated...put those unfaithful shoes in a box and vowed never to put them on again. The next day i wore a different pair and walked in to the office very confidently... and guess who walked in with me ?? SQUEEEK !! SQUEEEK!!!

damnit!

Do YOU read the BIG Blog ??

2008-06-27T20:06:00.006+05:30

When Amitabh Bachchan started a blog about 2 months back, the whole blogosphere came alive with this news. That big a person using this medium to voice his thoughts was certainly a big deal for all his blogospheric fans. I, for one, immediately subscribed to his feeds – BIG MISTAKE !!

The first post titled “My First Day on the Blog” was quickly followed by another one called “Day 2 on the blog” the very next day . . .and I wondered how he takes out time to write such long post from his “busy” schedule.

The next day, to my utter bewilderment, came another post, titled, yet again, “Day 3” ! ( He’s new, I thought. Will learn to put suitable titles on the posts. ) But on the same day, there were innumerable posts containing interviews to various newspapers, magazines, etc. ( Who reads those many posts on one day ?? . . . let alone write them ?? . . and I accept I didn’t read them . . but what was the point??)

And then came

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

.. you get the point

..Day 28

..(Man, this guy doesn’t need a break! . . . why?!!?)

..a new article every day – each one sending “much love” to the readers.

..and as if one post a day wasn’t enough, there were days with posts like Day 31, Day 31(i), Day 31(ii) !!

This again continued for a while until tragedy struck – the real pain in the you-know-where – mobile blogging !! (AAARRGHH !!) Random updates of what he was doing, profuse apologies for not posting, and of course, “MUCH LOVE” and its wagging tail, were posted every 2 hours.

“Rushing to airport. Apologies blog partially written. Dozed off. Will complete on set in Mumbai. Love and more.”

“Finally in Mehboob. ! Rushing with wig and make up . . . And then convert to the Genie for Aladin. . Love”

“ In the loo for morning potty . . . constipated.”

(Ok..ok..i made up that last one . . .)

Then again, there was a recent post that contained the names of everyone who had commented – in alphabetical order!! You won’t believe me but my computer actually hung while attempting to open that page. Even machines are protesting now. . . humans lost their patience long back . . .

If I remember correctly, Mr.Bachchan once claimed to be a great fan of Aamir Khan. Well Mr.B, you certainly haven’t noticed how often he blogs. His readers actually WAIT for his next post. In your case, sir, we are waiting for a teeny weeny little pause in your never ending blogging spree. We all love you Bachchan ji, but we don’t . . . I repeat, DON’T want minute by minute updates!

As soon as I post this, I’m going to head to my Google Reader to unsubscribe from his blog. I’d rather be content with news articles like these:

(PS: Apologies to anyone out there reading, for the delay in posting. And yes, much love.)

A hilarious trip (if u understand what i mean)

2008-06-18T20:22:00.011+05:30

My recently concluded road trip across Gujarat and Rajasthan taught me a lot - how different their language is from ours, their special embroidery, some bits about their culture, what (yummy) food they have, how they live in the scorching heat...how to differentiate between a Gujarati and a Rajasthani, etc. etc. I sure would have loved to write all about it but a certain friend of mine writes so awesomely well that i have an inferiority complex now. So instead, i'm leaving you photos of all the funny things i saw...

writing on the wall :P

not cloak mind you

this sign reads "Cheak Post"

AC non AC Rooms & Holl !!

ZEROX !

yes, they do have Child Beer

this museum certainly had the "other many attrections"!

did you get it NOW ??

( if you want to be able to take photos from your phone, make sure you don't have a Nokia 5700 )

On Father's Day

2008-06-15T19:49:00.003+05:30

I took a sip from Dad's drink and said : I'm going to become a drunkard when i grow up.
Dad smirked and said : At least you will become something!

He got a Father's day present today...not from me tho. His paintings somehow got printed in today's newspaper.

In case you don't know him yet, here are the links to his sites:

1. http://rajivpathak.googlepages.com

2. http://rajulog.deviantart.com

if you're born, its too late (??)

2008-05-11T08:13:00.008+05:30

some time back, i was thinking how much my life has changed. how much i have changed... and how much apparently better off, but actually worse off i am from what i used to be.
but then (the great optimist that i am) it dawned upon me that there are so many people whose lives change drastically... within moments.. for the worse.. through absolutely no fault of their own. and then, as the case always is with life, they have to accept it...for a while at least, before they can start to struggle all over again with the risk of losin it all. and i realised, that compared to them im so much better off - even with my tooth aches. (that is saying a lot, mind you!). i'm with my family - tho i miss some people a lot. and still in touch with almost everyone that i wanted to be in touch with - all my friends :). (thank you Airtel for lowering STD rates!) we meet up as often as we can for whatever little time and compensate for the fun we could have had but did not during the rest of the year spent apart... and are just HAPPY for those few moments.
all this essentially sums up my life as quite a good one comparatively, doesnt it ? hmm... yeah.

but then again (the typical crab that i am) i wondered, is life comparative?? is it like a CAT - where your percentile depends on how much better or worse several thousand other candidates perform? is my happiness proportional to the misery of other people? do other people have to suffer for me to be 'happy' ? is happiness scarce? - small unequal shares to be distributed among everyone? (i got a bigger piece, yay!) is it not absolute ? and whatever happened to karma ?!?

i've been a good kid - i got presents from Santa every year till i believed in him. and even now, tho im crazy a lot of times, i'm sure Santa would still put me on the "nice" list.
so, what have i done to deserve all these changes? what have i done to grow up so soon, turn 18 ?? and more importantly, WHAT have i done to deserve turnin twenty this year ??!??! (couldnt it be TwenTEEN ??!! please God(s), pleeeez !!)
no, i am not going to take 'i was BORN' as an answer… even if i do, what about the happiness problem ?

Careful. We don't want to learn from this.*

2008-04-20T20:38:00.022+05:30

"make new friends, but don't forget old,
new is silver, old is gold."

how many times have we come across this quote? several times? and yet, how much attention have we actually paid to it? maybe, for the first time - yes.. it did make sense. after that it became common.. innumerable text msgs, emails, scraps, from new friends, even unknown people, saying the same thing... a few words added / replaced dont make a difference to the essence of the lines. we came across them frequently enough to stop taking pains to even read the second line. it was enough for us to know that we'd read it once. "we know what it says, why bother?" very true...

but then we forgot the idea of Old being Gold.
the philosophy of "why bother?" became much easier to follow....

*( Careful. We don't want to learn from this. - Calvin & Hobbes )

Knights' night

2008-04-18T23:27:00.002+05:30

as the hour hand inched towards the 7 o clock mark, i was wondering if IPL would be anything more than an over hyped, money generating tournament. turns out it WAS all that - with a good amount of cricket ! there was a total of over 300 runs scored ! two-thirds of that being scored by the winning team... and never-seen-before economy rates of under 3 per over. whoever said that was impossible in a T20 game ?!?

the opening ceremony was among the most brilliant ones i have seen with Ravi Shastri surpassing his own brilliance as commentator and host.

as the match progressed, it was clear that the only thing that had gone in favour of the Bangalore Royal Challengers was the toss. from there, the Kolkata Knight Riders had it all their way.

Being put to bat by the captain of Royal Challengers, Rahul Dravid, the Knights made the highest total in a T20 match, for the loss of only 3 wickets as Brendon Mccullum showered the ecstatic crowd with 13 sixes, scoring a massive 158 - the highest individual score in a T20 game.
in reply, the Challengers barely managed to make 80 odd runs, almost a fourth of which were scored as extras.

the knight riders, despite the extras and mis fields, made a brilliant performance as Dada lead from the front taking a few wickets himself. Shah Rukh Khan and his bollywood brigade did their part in cheering the team... without them IPL would be .. ICL !!

the first match of the tournament was a great watch but the other teams sure have a very high standard to live up to ! and crowds - storming the stadium, roaring for more action - don't make it any easier.

i wonder why all big tournaments take place when i have exams!!...and why a great shah rukh khan fan dint go to see the match.... goes to show that some things never change .. and some other things.. well, they change even if u've never thought they could...

PS: i hated how MAX showed ads as soon as the over got over !!.. not even letting the commentator finish his sentence ! tsk tsk..

Finally !

2008-04-18T23:03:00.000+05:30

after much contemplation...finally! a blog !
and i decide to call it Pop - after the wonderful sound hydrogen makes while burning.