Thanks to Nishu

Thanks to Mr. Nishant Kumar for inspiring me to write at 4 in the morning. They say, history repeats itself. So the 1 month gap between posts is still there. Weird but life comes full circle every 30 days or so. As always, time is flying but I am stationary. Rarely do I go 2 college. Hence, majority of the time is spent on some mattress or the other in a “faad” flat in Vile Parle(W) finishing “imdb” religiously or watching something or the other on the idiot box or of course, sleeping. Thodi bahut outdoor activity bhi ho jaati hai..gym rocks.

Frankly, u need not wait for “3 Idiots” to release. There are “2 Idiots” in a place in Vile Parle(W) who are equivalent to 4 actually and can drive any sane person nuts. But they can entertain and give joy to people at the same time. Some incidents are truly etched in people’s memories. Infact, to such an extent that whenever there is a chat about the “2 Idiots”, some people bring up those famous incidents. They have analysed those instances better than their case studies.

Went to Delhi 2 weeks back thanks to the swine flu scare. Was quite excited to go back home but got bored eventually because of the huge 11 day break thanks to bunking and Mr. Rohan Mahajan. People change in no time these days and the way they see situations and what they talk about more changes. That’s what I observed on Sunday night. When you meet your great friends after a few months, you talk about all the interesting events in your world and the world outside. But you end up talking about serious and senti stuff which has never been discussed. So much so, that it could go on for ages if time n parents permit!! Ultimately, you end up saying.. chal yaar chalte hain, bahut senti ho gaye. Kaafi late bhi ho gaya hai.

Saw Kaminey twice.. on 15 Aug and 25 Aug. 1^st time okayish lagi but 2^nd time, blown away. The reviews were so good that even if the theatre would be full of swine flu patients, I’d go n watch it. Was anyway eagerly waiting for this flick and Shahid to enter the next level and Vishal Bhardwaj to continue his excellent track record. So, when the 1^st outing got over, people around me made a mockery of the flick and the characters seemed like caricatures. But, I was not disappointed. “Dhan Te Nan” still occupied 1 hour of my daily schedule. Maybe the expectations were a bit too high after Omkara. But understood the intelligent parts of the film the 2^nd time and liked it more. Best film of the year so far closely followed by “Luck by Chance”.

All in all, the Delhi trip was full of imdb, cinema halls n sleeping. Oh haan, finally the Ashes series is done n dusted with n I am happy to know that the Poms have defeated the Kangaroos, rather blasted them except the 3 days at Headingley. Flintoff goes out on a high and Harmison has hopefully made a comeback. Ponting is suffering from internal bleeding other than the jaw of course!!

So, this Mumbai trip will go on for another 1.5 months or so. And as usual, I just know how to cook boiled eggs, maggi n milk!! As people around tell me, I don’t know anything about cooking but the problem is I don’t wanna learn anything. So, I am happy to be treated by my flatmates daily n I gladly do whatever little is expected from me.

Comeback

Its been ages since I last posted. Been in Mumbai for the past 3.5 weeks n time is flying.. can't even remember what I did yesterday. Woh kehte hain.. all work n no play makes Jack a dull boy.. main kehta hoon.. all play n no work makes me a lively boy. That's what the routine has been like for the past 3.5 weeks. People are amazed 2 see my time-killing skills n methods. And I am amazed when I find out that this has been going on for soooo.. long.
I wanna be Sachin Tendulkar, Rocky Balboa, Farhan Akhtar n so on n so forth, all in the same birth. So the point is dream endlessly in life. One friend of mine mentioned top 15 romantic english flicks in his blog sometime back. Religiously finishing the list these days. I liked Notting Hill n Sleepless in Seattle most. Ideal stories in my book.
Other than that, the English are tearing apart the Aussies. I wish this lasts for another month.
Turned 23 last week. Some people say the years have started 2 fly now n some wonder if some of my patent traits will ever go away. But I am confident everything should shape up well by the time I am 24. Learned hell of a lot in the past 1 year n the process should continue in the next 10 months atleast.
No hostel anymore now. I used 2 be quite excited about staying in a flat with the basic necessities(!!) very much there. But on the whole, hostel was better I feel. Anyways, flat bhi mast hai n getting along fine. Btw necessities meant the "idiot box". That's what makes me an idiot maybe but just can't live without it.
In no mood to continue now.. milte hain break ke baad

As always, its way past midnight and I feel like writing something. Phir blog check kiya and I found something peculiar. I post almost once every 30 days and coincidentally, its been 30 days since I last posted.
So after 12 April 2009, my life has been quite eventful. Seen 35 or so IPL matches, around 30 “English” flicks, a very few “hindi” flicks, slept for 9 hrs. or so regularly everyday, constantly played with the remote control, caught up with NSIT gang.. on the whole total aish. Many creatures on this planet would find this beyond them but only a handful can feel the pleasure/joy of these activities. A couple of months back my post would have read “around 30 hindi flicks, a very few English flicks”. That’s something I have changed and I am thoroughly enjoying the change. Woh kehte hain na, change is important.
Change word pe focus hai toh I have been told recently that I have changed in the past 1 year.. for good as well as bad. Good toh expected tha coz kuch log hote hi aise hain but bad wasn’t expected. Not trying to boast actually coz the case where I am being described bad was not entirely in my control. I ran out of patience, control, senses and every damn thing and was hence clueless about what to do. So did what I felt was right.
Moving on, internship was to start from May 4 but has been delayed by a week or so because of late developments in the upcoming project. So back to vela mode. Suddenly I felt like trying to get a corporate project, tried thoda bahut but nothing worked out. Was casually talking to a friend about it and he bluntly asked me, “What were you doing in Delhi for a month?” I casually replied “Relaxing”. He hit the nail on the head and said “What were you doing for the past 3 months?” Clean bowled.
Life ki yehi tragedy hai.. kuch karne ka mood nahin and jab mood banta hai, nothing seems possible. As a result, just enjoy the present and tension sirf exam se pehle lene ka. 2 months from now, I’d be staying in a flat and not in the dreaded hostel. Dreaded because of the conditions and facilities there. But even then, it was a great time being a hosteller with people around you forever. Though, during class hours, many are not there but a couple of “krantikaaris” are there to give you company. You feel proud being a krantikaari. Vaise krantikaari se yaad aaya a few days back, a krantikaari turned a year older and other than wishing him a happy birthday, what struck me was to tell him to keep this spirit going!! Mast life hai and I am confident this dream would go on for atleast 1 more year.
Will turn 23 in a couple of months but my life and habits, everything look similar to a 16 or 18 year old. One friend tells me that I live in a dreamworld but others tell me to enjoy this dreamworld I have seen for the first time at the age of 22 and time and circumstances will make me mature and capable to tackle challenges in life when I start working etc. After all, one learns from experiences in life and my sharp memory helps me remember the ones I have encountered earlier.
And not to forget, went to Rishikesh with NSIT ppl. And the trip was good. Rafting toh pehle ki hui thi but was still enjoyable because of the duration and a couple of new adventures along the way. Camping for the first time was fun but could have enjoyed more if all my closest buddies would have been there. People got to notice my sleeping “talent” during the journey.
Ab cricket ki baat karte hain. I badly want Mumbai Indians to win IPL but reaching the semis is a big challenge at the moment. The match against Punjab tomorrow is very crucial/a virtual quarter-final I feel. But inspite of that, I have enjoyed the entertainment provided by other teams as well. JP Duminy, Yusuf Pathan, Gilly, Roy, Sachin(in parts), Jayasuriya, Hayden, Raina, De Villiers, Dwayne Smith and a few more have been a treat to watch. Buck up Mumbai.. Duniya Hila Denge Hum!
Don’t even remember now where I started and have been typing continuously for the past 40 minutes or so. The body has started aching after such a lot of effort. Milte hain break ke baad..

Writing another post well past midnight. Dunno why but this has been a regular feature now. Maybe because there’s nothing to do late in the night, nowhere to go or even feeling bored. First 2 trimesters passed by very easily. 3rd trimester hasn’t been that easy going actually. The activities, timepass and otherwise, seem boring now. Ghar jaane ka bahut mann karta hai. Chote ko mila bhi nahin for 9 months but should meet him in the coming weeks. 2.5 weeks and 1 year of MBA gone. Pata hi nahi chala how time flew.
I landed in Mumbai on 22nd June and it seems that day passed by recently. A lot has happened in the past 268 days but let’s wrap up with the activities this trimester. Apart from sleeping, watching movies, lovely dinners!!, attending boring lectures, finally there were some trips. Left for Kanpur on 18th February for roomies’ parents’ 25th anniversary function on 19th Feb. Stayed in Kanpur on 20th Feb and left for Allahabad on 21st Feb. Wrapped up Allahabad in just a few hours. Went to Sangam with bhai log. Had a whale of a time there. Quickly visited Anand Bhawan (Chacha Nehru’s house), Chandrashekhar Azad Park, Allahabad University(beautiful!!), a couple of lovely temples. Had cheap n awesome roadside food as well. Back to Kanpur, saw Green Park Stadium, sat alongside River Ganga and attended a lovely function. Travelling throughout the trip was painful actually. Spent around 2 days in the train overall. And who can forget the trip from Kanpur to Allahabad..for 3 hours, sitting in the small passage between coaches. That too, around 10 people in that small passage. Life mein bahut kuch dekhne padta hai n rather dekhna chahiye. Life is a great leveller. U travel by air one day n travel like this another day.
Back to Mumbai on 23rd Feb but got bored very quickly. So went to Alibaug for a day. Trip mast thi. Decided to go there at 2 in the night and left at 3am. On the way, went 15 kms past Alibagh before realising it and decided to go to Lonavala. By the way, went with apne bhai log and Neeraj’s school friends by car. They took the pain of driving all night and I had the luxury of being fast asleep lying on the driver. Mast scene tha. Wanted to visit a particular fort in Lonavala(naam yaad nahin) but after reaching Lonavala, we realised we couldn’t go there. So went back to Alibaug and after driving for 6 hours, we finally reached Alibaug. But kismet dekho, everybody was damn sleepy and it was too hot to go to the beach. So left for Mumbai in the afternoon. But enjoyed the road trip and the comedy of errors in the trip. It was a welcome change to the daily boring routine. And enjoyed the lovely scenery all around as well. Some great sight-seeing nevertheless.
Its March 17 and after 16 days, I am a free bird waiting to fly. Eager to meet Delhi people but having a great time with the guys in Mumbai. The late night trips to search places where we can eat something, photo sessions in Firangi Dhaba(awesome place) and Bandra Bandstand, sleeping till noon, niteout maarna to watch Ind-NZ matches, its been fun. And ya, participated in the Dance Competition in Euphoria other than being a volunteer. Don’t know what made me try it but was a great experience. Blunders were committed no doubt but there was a lot of effort and guts involved in the whole process. We were the 2nd group out of the 5 competing to perform and looking at the professionalism and intensity of the 1st group, we were damn nervous. After going on stage, looking at 100 odd people shouting at the top of their voices and expecting something great, my face went blank for the first few seconds. But we guys participated for enjoyment and managed to entertain the crowd. The judges enjoyed the performance as well. That was enough for us.
Flicks yaad aayi suddenly. Saw Dev D, Delhi 6, Billu, Gulaal, Stoneman Murders and 13B after the last post. The horror flicks were good. DevD was fine but not great. Gulaal was a good experience..movie as well as seeing Hrithik Roshan during the interval. Billu and Delhi 6 were very disappointing. After RDB, I thought Mr. Mehra would deliver something special and the theme of the film being Delhi, I had high hopes from him. But Masakalli was a treat to hear and watch. A couple of other songs were good as well. Sonam bahut pyaari lag rahi thi and pataane ki koshish karenge 4 sure!!
Aur kuch yaad nahin aa raha. To be continued..

Neend nahin aa rahi..

Its 3.45am and still not feeling sleepy. Timepass ka formula hai blog + foot tapping numbers. Sabse pehle yaad aaya.. saw Luck By Chance on Saturday night. Good film but not great. Maybe very high expectations from this flick make it just good and not great. “Rock On” is one of my favourite films ever and I was awestruck by Farhan Akhtar’s talent. Was hoping to see something really special this time and the rave reviews LBC got made me very anxious to watch it asap. Anyway, every Bollywood fan should watch it. One dialogue of SRK was among the high points of the film: When you achieve something, remember those who were with you when you were nobody. This applies not just to success but to friendships as well.
Staying in a hostel (not co-ed!) is a completely different experience from staying at home. Guys here become your friends, brothers, parents, advisors. These networks are important in life and very precious. You cherish the moments spent with near and dear ones and you sometimes tend to realise the importance of people after you graduate from your institute. 6 June 2008 was my last day as an NSITian and thoda senti hua last day pe. Ye alag baat hai that some people thought there was an entirely different reason altogether.. weird reason rather (kuch split hone ka!!). Aaj bhi Chotu (Rohan) yaad aata hai (after 224 days in Mumbai). Haven’t seen him for 7.5 months but this is the power of friendship rather brotherhood according to me. Back to SRK’s dialogue, see how true it is.. whoever I may be in the future, wherever I may be, I won’t forget those who have known me in the past. When you are together and that too for a long time (3.5 years), you tend to take each other for granted at times or even get bored of each other. Only after you separate and go to a new place and try to adjust with the atmosphere, people etc. You realise how important your near and dear ones are for you. The case I mentioned above has been of great friendship for 4 years now. Thode weird case bhi hote hain. Imagine introducing yourself to someone on the day you pass out of the institute (what’s the point any1 wud be saying). Then staying in different cities in the future but guess what, even then you are gud friends. Hadh hai yaar, same class mein rahe for so long but kabhi intro. bhi nahi karaaya and suddenly, there is something (rather a lot) created out of nowhere.
I am not in touch with quite a few school friends but even after so many years, when you meet someone or chat with someone, you feel gud. But this time around, I am doing a good job. Still in touch with quite a few people and I meet them when I go to Delhi. The late realisation funda (explained earlier) is slowly vanishing. Jab mood mein hote hain, people (myself included) do realise and make the other person know how important that person is. This is something different in hostel life. Maybe because you spend hours, days, months non-stop with the same bunch of people.
Word count says 620. Started at 3.45am and the time is 5.10am Haven’t been awake for so long in dunno how many years especially not for studies. Gotta rush now. Likhte likhte pata nahi kahan chala jaata hoon. To be continued..

Rising from the ashes..

Writing after exactly one and a half months. Life seems to be a roller-coaster at times. At some point of time, the dull phase creeps in as well. Continuity maintain karte hue, let’s start from December 4(the date I wrote my last post). Don’t remember what I was upto that day. Though I am quite good at remembering significant dates, can be significant in any respect. The end term exams started from Dec. 17 and ghar jaane ka bumper mood tha. Dunno why but don’t miss home usually, exams aate hi something crazy happens in my system. Those were hectic days but I would find solace by just counting the number of days till I reach home. Finally, it was Dec.22 and exams got over. Had the extra pressure of doing well this time around and things were looking good till the last exam, the dreaded subject, Financial Analytics. Teachers itne mast the that I’d look at one guy(Prof.) and keep on laughing and smiling for 90 minutes. He never asked me y I was giggling. Another guy allowed us to watch movies in class. Imagine watching Andaz Apna Apna or DDLJ in a B-school classroom. Aisi kismat baar-baar nahin milti.
Reached home on 24th morning and was reminded by Aamir Khan posters, “Remember December 25.” Was eagerly waiting for his next flick to release. Mom ka birthday bhi tha on 25th and the holidays would have started with a bang but for the dreaded thigh problem which had been troubling me for 10 days. Doctor ne sahi praise kiya, kitna bahadur ladka hai..Nepal mein born hona chahiye tha. But was in deep pain before and after the operation. December 25 ka band baj gaya. Arun and Omesh aaye hue the and was to meet both of them after 5-6 months. So didn’t care much about the thigh and met college friends quite regularly. We used to meet up at our “adda” Rajouri Garden and spend time like we used to sometime back. It was amazing, those moments of each others’ company, pulling each others’ leg. Arun left Delhi on 31st and Omesh arrived on 31st. So met the whole college gang on 1st. Couldn’t have asked for a better start to the New Year. Sitting in Central Park and discussing our lives, current and past moments and recalling the hilarious ones was like music to the ears. At home, the atmosphere was good but my weight problems seemed to be a cause for concern. Loved the Delhi winter and strangely, got bored of it pretty quickly. Had non veg. Food almost everyday and must say that itna achcha and variety ka non veg. Nahin khaaya hoga for the past 22 years. Good for my health as well. A couple of my NM friends visited Delhi for the 1st time and we made plans of going to the best locations in Delhi but felt sorry for those guys. My foot didn’t allow me to move around. On the whole, the trip was good but not great. Wasn’t quite saturated staying in Mumbai and after just 2 months, didn’t feel like going back home. The thigh problem and the pathetic weather were definitely unwanted. The last two days at home were quite bad. Just before the vacations end, there’s always something weird happening which spoils the memories of the break.
Got back to Mumbai on 5th evening and life quickly got back to normal. I came to Mumbai 210 days back and still haven’t met the two gods, Aamir Khan and Sachin Tendulkar. By the way, saw Madhuri Dixit a few days back. Very pretty and that awesome smile is still very much there. Shabana Azmi, Imran Khan, Sanjay Gupta and Goldie Behl were also present. Goldie ji Sonali Bendre ko saath nahin laaye. Dil khush ho jaata if woh aati. Anyway, Anushka(the girl opposite SRK in his latest flick) and Asin ne dil khush kar diya. Dono bahut cute hain. Now, eagerly waiting to see Farhan Akhtar on the screen on 30th Jan. Looks promising yet again and I am sure, I’d love the film. Just before writing this blog, was watching “Rock On” in fast forward mode and the film was a treat to watch.
Back to real life, life ka agenda hai atleast one movie a day with bhai log, padai ki tension nahin lene ka. The late night gossip sessions are as entertaining as ever and I was in great form on 15th January. Why I mention this is because compliment mila tha ek senior citizen se and should respect his thoughts. Classes are damn boring and thode se teachers strict types hain. So no pangas and proxies this time. Just two weeks into the Trimester and bunk karna abhi se start kar diya. Class chal rahi hai but hostel mein matinee show chal raha hai, Omkara. Mast life hai yaar. Weekends are spent by just watching movies and sleeping. Jab saturate hue toh socha kuch likh lete hain.
Ab kuch khaas nahin hai to write, so going to call it a day now. Thodi boring post hai I know but tried to make up in the latter part of the post.

Aise hi likh diya..

Blogging is driven more by instinct than planning. Suddenly there is something that one observes or something that touches you that u want to make note of it. Life has a certain degree of monotony which sometimes doesn’t bother and sometimes makes u feel restless. These days are passing like any other day over the past five months. Its the workload that varies from day-to-day. I heard someone saying that a manager’s job is to get the work done in time in whichever way one likes and not getting into the intricacies n technicalities of the assignments making the job look like a research project. It is actually a good point however foolish it may sound to the sincere n hardworking souls on earth. Infact, this logic helps me to get past the hectic days with ease n a smile on my face. People discuss that ye week bahut hectic hai..I sumtimes feel kya hectic, sab ho jayega.
The tone of this post is quite formal compared to the earlier posts. I remember applauding a friend of mine for writing superb posts..formal n informal at the same time. He can write on an informal n casual topic using awesome vocab which makes the post a delight to read. But another friend of mine told me that writing in Hinglish has its own charm n I agree with her. Friends ke viewpoints mention karte hue yaad aaya that background mein song bhi friend ka hi hai..Tu hi toh meri dost hai. Btw someone asked me ye gaana main kisko dedicate karoonga n I foolishly said kisi bhi friend ko. Then I realised that gender is an issue in the lyrics and in the context, the song has a different meaning altogether. Some replies of mine have been very silly to be honest n some people feel like bashing me up for such stupid replies but some such moments make the atmosphere light. Koi smile karke bachcha kehta hai toh koi bahut irritate ho jaata hai but kya karoon, this is an inherent part of me. Song ki baat hui toh yaad aaya that saw d film today..would rate it between average n good. The plot was really good but the people involved could have done a better job. Katrina is a goddess no doubt n Salman looked really dashing. I rate him as the most handsome Khan in the industry n body wise, next to Hrithik. On the whole, the day was a very normal day but the night show was an attraction followed by the late night dinner. Going out for dinner with friends has been very frequent over the past few months and we went to a place where we’ve gone umpteen number of times. But the kind of conversation is something that is worth remembering sometimes. The bonding with people here plays a major role. Sitting with your “very good” friends n being used to a particular type of conversation, there are surprises in store sometimes. Imagine people who usually discuss cricket, bollywood, a pretty face on television/screen/in front of them, their past hilarious moments and goof-ups talking about the nature of each other and the “guys” around them and getting into philosophy mode introspecting on what they like in whom and about their values n beliefs. One likes enjoyment and a light atmosphere at all times n discussing about class girls (present/graduation) and small-small conversations with them and small-small observations about them dominates most of the conversations at most of the places. Yet there are times when these things don’t even cross your mind. At times, u have a GD on these hot topics at 4 in the night and sometimes u are into philosophy mode at 12 in the night. There is always something unexpected in life which keeps it rolling and makes such moments and conversations a pleasure even if the tone was more philosophical than jovial.