Hi....... Kya chal raha hai ?

Recently I have observed a strange thing among almost all of my friends. This has never happened till last year. But this year, I see everyone is doing it. Even you must be doing the same but you must have not paid any attention to it.

I am talking about a very common, stupid, useless and meaningless question :

"Kya chal raha hai ?"

I don't know why, But now-a-days, i get really irritated when I see :
1. Someone order Paneer Butter Masala in a hotel. (read my whole blog on it.)
2. Someone calls and asks "Where are you ? " on a working day and that too in the afternoon.
3. Someone calls and in the middle of a conversation says "Aur Batao " (This is called "Aur batao syndrome")
4. People who do not finish the food served in their plates.
5. And finally, people who chat by starting with this question : "Kya chal raha hai ? "

I first thought only some people say it casually, but now I pay special attention to who says it, how many times he says it, or to how many people he said it and found out some interesting points out of my research.

After some straight forward analysis, I found out that, this happens to :
1. People who are new to chat/messengers and get excited when they see someone online.
2. People who have Internet connection and messenger on, and still find themselves sitting idle.
3. People who want to talk to their friends, but don't have any topic to discuss.
4. People who are caught in a chat discussion (which they don't want to continue) and who don't want to talk much, simply make use of this question. (Passing the ball to the other side).

If you are a victim of such a question, what answer will you give ?
Q : Kya chal raha hai ?
A : "Kuch nahi"
A : "Kaam kar raha hoon"
A : "Tum batao"


I tried very hard, but could find a stupid answer to the stupid question. Apart from these 3 answers there are hardly any replies to the question. And the interesting part is, people ask the same question every time they start a conversation. Everybody wants to ask the question, but nobody wants to answer if asked to them. Even If they answer, I bet, the answer will be among the 3 given above.

Some very similar questions which we come across are :
Q : "Hi, Whats up ? "
A : Nothing Much.

Q : "Hi, How are you ? "
A : I am fine, How are you ?

Q: "Hi, Hows Life ? "
A: Cool ! what abt you ?

Q : "So what else ? "
A : Nothing.

Q : "Kaam kaisa chal raha hai ? "
A : Thik chal raha hai.

What answers do you expect to this questions ? If you ask these questions to your friend or a total stranger, the answers are the same.

Finally, I came to a conclusion that, Typing such questions is a sign of getting bored, no topic to chat, or as I said earlier, Putting the ball on the other side. If you are doing this, please think again, do such questions make any sense ? asking once or twice is fine, but everyday the same question ?
You know the answer what you will get, you will not be amazed if he says, nothing. You know there are much important things to ask, but still you spill the same question. You know that nobody will answer "Pankha chal raha hai" or TV chal raha hai" and still you ask the same question.
So should you ask me or should I ask you "Kya chal raha hai ?"

I am on Top Gear !

I am 24 years old now. Its been 2 years I am working for a software company. After so much of work experience, people look forward for marriage, a new flat, at least a bike. I am not interested in marriage so early, i cant afford a new flat, But I can surely buy a bike, (I have assumed that i will get a 2 wheeler loan). My friends have already bought bikes, have fancy mobiles, and enjoy all other stuff that an ideal software engineer should. Even I feel like doing all these. But before thinking of anything I wish I had right now, I first think of the things which I wished I had in childhood.

Flashback :
10 June 1998

In My school days, One of my cousin had lots of small Hot Wheels cars. We both played together. He had all types of cars. Sedan, SUV, Trailer, Trucks etc. Even I dreamt of having such a collection. But My parents didn't allow me to buy them, just because they were expensive. I had a choice to buy the local made cars, but I always insisted on having the hot wheels brand. Days passed and as a grown up, I was not supposed to play with those small Hot wheels cars anymore.
My father had bought me a Hercules captain bicycle when I was in 4Th standard. I used it for 5 years. In the mean time, Father brought my elder brother a Hero Ranger MTB bicycle. I used my Hercules Captain till 9Th Standard. Until Hercules launched its latest bike : Hercules Top Gear. It was the first bike I saw with gears. It had 5 speed adjustments, and one of my friend had already bought one. in 10Th, we both went to a coaching class. Me on my Captain, and he was on his Top Gear. One day I told My father, I want Hercules Top Gear. He asked me, How much it costs ? I said 3000 rs. He straight away rejected the proposal. He said, We already have 2 bicycles. Why do we need the third one ? Practically speaking, My father was right. But I was very disappointed and angry on him. I told to myself, "Itka kay vichar karaychay tyat? 3000 rs chach tar prashna ahe, tyasathi pan baba nahi ka mhanale ? " (" Whats there to think about it so much ? Its a question of just 3000 rs. and for that why did my father say no ?" ) I had a sleepless night. I watched kids riding the Top Gear, shifting gears. My head turned whenever I saw someone riding that bike.Everyday, I used to ask my friend to give me his bike for the ride to the class and he was kind enough to lend me. Before giving me the bike, he always warned me not to shift gears unnecessarily. I was very much impressed with the gears stuff, and I would do anything for it. Even my father came to know that I was disappointed with his decision of not buying me the bicycle. So he promised me to get customised gears fitted to my elder brother's bicycle IF i scored more than 80% in the 10Th standard exam. And ultimately I did score 80.4%. My father also was happy and he promised me to get those gears fitted to my brother's bicycle. It took him 2 months to give me the money but he kept his promise. The gears cost him 750 rs. I went to a famous bicycle shop and surrendered my bicycle to him to get the gears fitted. (By now my elder brother was doing engineering and no longer used his bicycle, so I will assume that his bike is now mine. And my Hercules captain is taken by my grandfather, and he paid me 500 rs for it !) I stood there all day long watching the mechanic dismantle my bicycle and making space to get the gears fitted. During that course of time, I saw kids entering the shop with their parents and buying the bicycle of their choice, a couple of them bought Hercules Top Gear, while most of them even after liking top gear, were forced to buy a different orthodox bicycle. At the end of the day, the gears were in place, and I went home happily changing gears. I used the Bike for 4 more years till the 3rd year of my engineering. I took utmost care of that bicycle.

Back to the Present :
8 June 2007

Its almost 9 years now After I cried for the Hercules Top Gear. One day I had a thought, I can afford a new bicycle. Why not buy a new one ? My room mates straightaway laughed at me. I told my mom, I am buying a new Bicycle. She thought for a while, but said yes. And above that, she said, Buy a nice one.
I was very happy. I checked my bank account, and was happy that I could afford a bicycle straight away. I went to the bicycle shop. And told me to show me bicycles with gears. He showed me Hercules Top Gear, and many other Bicycles. in 9 years, there were many models to choose from. He also showed me a full Aluminium body bicycle. It cost 7500 rs. I had the capacity to buy it but, I still felt it was too costly. I had a second thought on my statement made 9 years ago " Its a question of just 3000 rs" Now I realised, My father was absolutely right. And 3000 rs was not JUST 3000 rs. And why it took him 2 months to gather 750 rs just for my silly promise. Finally I selected a good looking 18 speed Aluminium Wheels, Alloy Body bicycle : Hercules Omega. I was Happy, My room mates still couldn't believe I am buying a bicycle worth 4000 rs.
I did the payments, and drove back home on my new Bicycle. When I reached home, kids in the neighbourhood gathered around me and started staring at the new bicycle. 9 years ago I was one of such kids staring at someone Else's Hercules Top Gear. Maybe the Bike I just bought is the dream bike of every kid of this generation. I proudly parked the Bike and went inside my house. Within few minutes, the kids came to me and started asking for a ride. This time I gave them the keys and told, " Don't Shift gears unnecessarily "
No doubt, it took me 9 years to fulfill my unforgotten 9 year old dream, but it has also made me a proud owner of the dream bicycle of every kid in the block today.I called up mom and told her about my purchase. She was very happy. But still she said," Why didn't you buy the 7500 rs bike ? " I told her 3500 rs is too much to add to my 4000 rs bicycle. I wish I could tell my father about the lessons I learnt today and thank him for all the things he did for me. Now since I own a bicycle, with its regular use, I will be helping the environment by saving some flue gasses which would have been emitted if I had bought a motorbike. I will be saving some amount of money which I spent on auto rickshaw. I will be benefiting myself by having a exercise. And hopefully I will be an inspiration for the people who loved their childhood bicycles more than their present motorbikes.

My new Hercules Omega

P.S. I still keep buying Hot Wheels cars too !

A tale of every restaurant.

Recently I noticed something strange through which I go almost everytime I visit a restaurant. And now I have started to hate it. I have noticed this when I go with my college friends, Team mates, or even relatives. I am sure even you have gone through this, but have never noticed, or have simply ignored the fact. What I am talking about is a regular day when you go out for lunch / Dinner, just because you are "bored" of homely food and want a change.
I will take the blame on myself and become the person who delivers the regular dialogues and continue with the tale, you can link it with your experiences in a restaurant. I will keep the conversation limited to two people, so that it becomes easier for me to write the tale. And I will mention only the vegetarian dishes which are served in every hotel.

The decision :
Amar : Khana khane kahan jaana hai be ? (Where to go for lunch?)
Nishad : Kahin bhi, tu bata. (Anywhere, you tell.)
Amar : Best foods ?
Nishad : Nahi yaar, wahan ki roti achhi nahi hoti. (No yaar, their rotis are not good )
Amar : To bata na kahan jaana hai ! ( Then tell naa where to go ? )
Nishad : kahin bhi, but not Best foods. (Anywhere but no best foods.)
Amar : Kya khana hai ? (What do you want to eat ? )
Nishad : Kuch bhi. (Anything.)
Amar : Chal Shiv Sagar chalte hain. ( Lets go to Shiv Sagar )
Nishad : Ok.
And rest of the friends also agree to the decision. Frankly, almost everybody have no problems with which hotel we go in but still someone argues about the hotel when given an option, as someone rightly said, Opinions are like A**holes, Everybody has one.

So we go to Shivsagar.
The Menucard is placed.

Starters : Amar : Kya order karna hai ? (What to order ? )
Nishad : Kuch bhi. (Anything )
Amar : Soup peena hai ? (anybody wants soup ? )
Nishad : Nahi yaar. (No please ) (Others also say no to Soup)
Amar : Main ek Veg Manchow soup loonga. ( I will have one Manchow soup)
Nishad : One by two karna. (Make it one by two.) (And the rest also order soup)

Everybodyb wants to have soup / starters, but they simply wait for someone to take initiative, till then, they keep saying NO.
In every restaurant visit, When it comes to placing an order, only 1 or two people take the responsibility of ordering food. Nobody is firm on what to order except for one or two.The rest are, "Kuch bhi"
First they say no to soup / Starters, and when one of them takes, the rest follows.
The only orders : Veg Manchow Soup / Tomato Soup
or Gobi Manchurian / Veg Manchurian for starters.
Even though the menu card shows a veriety of other dishes.

The soup is served, everybody is happily drinking the soup, spoon by spoon.
someone raises a point in between,
"Abe main course order karte hain. " (Lets order the main course)
In between, the main course is ordered.
Amar : Kaunsi sabzi maangani hai ? (Which curry to order ? )
Nishad : Kya kya milta hai ? (What's served here ? )
Actually, everybody is aware of what is served and what is not in every hotel, except for some special dishes. But still, " Kya kya milta hai yahan ? "
Nishad glances through the menu card, and says, " Paneer Butter Masala ? "
One of us says Ok.
Another says, " Abe panner nahi be. Hamesha paneer hi khate hain " (No Paneer please, we eat it everytime. )
"To kya ? " (Then what ? )
"Dusra kuch bhi." (Anything other than that.)
"Ek sweet aur ek Spicy sabzi maangate hain" (we will order one sweet and one spicy curry)
After a lot of opinion mismatches, we order :
" Ek Paneer Butter Masala , Ek Veg kadhai, Ek dal fry"

Every order contains only:
Paneer Butter Masala / Paneer Tikka Masala
Veg Hyderabadi / Veg Kadhai / Veg Handi and a Dal Fry is a Must.

I haven't seen anybody order Aloo gobi, or Baingan ka bharta in a hotel.
While ordering rotis, nobody has a single opinion on whether to order a roti / naan / Kulcha .
out of 4 people,
First : Plain Roti
Second : Butter Kulcha
Third : Main bhi Plan Roti.
Fourth : Butter Naan.

This is enough for the waiter to get confused what to get for whom.

The soup is finished and everyone is waiting for the main course. And 6 times out of 10, everybody feels that the waiter is taking a lot of time to serve.
Finally the food arrives. The waiter serves the food in everybody's plate.
everybody gets their roti/kulcha/naan.

When the roti is about to finish,
Amar : Kisi ko ek aur roti chahiye ? (Anybody wants extra roti ? )
Nishad : Muzhe ek.
Amar : Aadhi aadhi lenge kya ? (Shall we take half each ? )

While ordering the next roti, there is always a Yes/no- Yes/No. Finally everybody order roti / naan.
Every roti orderd the second time, always takes 10-15 minutes.
By that time, everybody keeps playing with the curry in the plate, or with the onion salad which we get as a compliment.
Nishad : Kya yaar, kitna late kar raha hai. (What the hell, how much time he is taking )
Amar : Wohi to. Khana thanda ho raha hai. (Even the food is getting cold )

Actually, The food gets cold in the 5th minute from when it is served. But still, for the sake of saying , "Khana thanda ho raha hai"

Roti Arrives, everybody finishes it. Always some curry is left.
Amar : Rice order karna hai kya ? (Shall we order rice ? )
Nishad : Nahi yaar, pet bhar gaya. (No , stomach is full)
Amar : muzhe khana hai, Kisi aur ko chahiye ? (I want to eat, anybody else ? )

The third and 4th also agree. and finally we order
"2 Veg Fried rice"
There are at least 10 vareties of rice available, but still we order :
Veg Fried rice / Ghee rice / Jeera Rice.

Rice arrives,
It is served to everyone (Including Nishad) Saying my stomach is full is just for the sake of saying something. Everybody finishes their rice.
And finally if you observe everybody's plate, you will notice that, for someone, the curry served was insufficient. Someone has a lot of leftover in his plate. Someone has carefully seperated the chillies and capsicum from the curries.
The bill is paid, and at least 10-15 rs of Tip is given to the waiter.
Everybody exits the hotel, and say " Khana sahi tha !"

The dialogues mentioned in the above story are exactly the same whenever I go out with my friends. The same incidents occur everytime, regardless of the people accompanying me. I am tired of this stuff. I am no more ordering the same things again in any hotel.

Dumbstruck !!

Last week, my company threw a grand party at a grand hotel. There were almost 2000 employees enjoying the party. Big food stalls, DJ, Whiskey, Wine, and everything which an employee would like which if served for FREE. I reached the venue a bit late just to find out that most of my friends had already finished 2 pegs and some starters. I quietly took a glass of sprite and stood with them. Within 5 minutes, we all decided to hit the dance floor. Of course people like dancing when they are drunk. We danced till we were soaked with sweat. Fearing that the food will get over, we quickly went to the buffet stall. I had just finished my diet plans and had lost 4 kg in 4 days. The hardest 4 days of my life. And today, I was pretty sure that I will finish a whole chicken today. But donno why, I couldn't eat more than 2 chicken pieces that day. Maybe, I had really lost the taste of chicken after eating watermelon, tomatoes, bananas for the whole week.
After dinner I was chatting with one of my friend, and suddenly a girl past me. I just glanced at her, But she was continuously looking at me. She took me by surprise, Even I stared at her wondering why she was looking at me like that. She was walking forward but was looking behind at me, and was smiling. On her way she dashed someone, but still she continued looking at me. In the mean time, I tried to recollect whether I knew her or not. Many thoughts raced through my mind.
1. Did we both joined the company together ? No.
2. Is she from my college ? No.
3. Am I looking so funny in this dress ? Maybe.
4. Is there some object sticking to my face and I am unaware ? No.
5. Did someone mix Vodka in my Sprite ? No.
6. Is she drunk ? Cant tell.
7. Is this Love at first sight ? Never happened to me till now.

By now even I was staring badly at her, I don't know what she was thinking about me, but in my whole life no girl had ever stared at me for so long.

Finally she broke the silence. She said, " Areee wisarlas kai ? Jaadu ? "(Hey, u forgot ? Magic ?)
Suddenly the thoughts broke down. Now I remembered who she was. One day my room mate had invited his friends to our house. Since my roomie is also greatly impressed by my magic tricks, He had requested me to perform in front of his friends, and she was one of them. I had performed one of the greatest tricks I knew on her. I remembered her face, but today, She was looking different. More charming than the day when I performed the tricks. I laughed at myself and my stupid thoughts. (especially Thought #6 and #7) Anyways, Felt great knowing that I have a fan following too :-)

2 diet 2 quiet

As promised in the last post I have restarted the diet schedule.
On day 1 itself I lost 1.5 Kgs. Thanks to watermelon.
On day 2 I lost 1 Kg. Thanks to cucumber and Tomato.
So in all 2.5 Kgs lost in just 2 days. Looks easy to read. But is Hard to achieve. Especially when your room mates bring potato wafers at home and start eating it. Or tell stories of what they ate for breakfast and lunch. Eating a full grilled chicken is a lot easier than not eating at all. I knew my eating abilities, How much I can eat, but this has proved that, Not only I can eat more than a normal person, but also I can eat very less than a normal person too !

People are getting confused, I keep getting advices :
1. You will lose 5 kgs in 1 week, and in 2 days you will gain 5 Kgs again.
2. The only thing that can restrict your weight is having limited food.
3. Eat only when you are hungry. (I say, I am always hungry)
4. Dont do a diet, I like the way you are :-)
5. Stop eating Non Veg.
6. What weight loss ? You still look the same.
7. Lets see, If the program works on you, I will do it in next week.

Day 3 has also gone smoothly. I felt some weakness, but its Ok.
The hardest part is Day 4. Only Bananas and Milk. donno how I will perform there !

Diet till you are quiet

Recently One of my friend told me about a brilliant diet plan recommended by General Motors. They claim that you will lose 5 kgs in 7 days if followed correctly. I told him to forward me the diet plan. I immediately took a print of it and started reading it. This one was not like the other plans where they advice not to eat this, not to drink that, eat this in limited quantities etc etc.
Before I proceed, let me tell you something about me and why I Opted for this diet plan.
Height : 5 Foot 10 Inches.
Weight : 83 Kgs (Recommended weight for that height is 72-75 Kgs )
Waist : 34 Inches.
Daily Intake of food :
Breakfast : At least 5 Idlis + Coconut water.
Lunch : 6 Rotis(Small size) + Rice. OR A banana leaf full of rice + Andhra style accompaniments.
Dinner : 3/4 Rotis (Big ones) + Rice. And a fruit Juice.

Chicken every weekend.

Some great achievements :
1: 10 Jowar Rotis (We call them Bhakri) + rice and other accompaniments in one meal.
2: Two Consecutive lunches on the same day.
3: Eating 1 roti without breaking it.
4: Eating a full 3 Kg watermelon at one go.
5: 5 Masala dosas in Breakfast.
6: 13 Idlis in Breakfast.
7: 2 Chicken Biryanis for Lunch.
8: 1 Full Grilled Chicken for Dinner.
9: Nick named "Tanker" for my eating abilities.

Now after having so much of food everyday, who wont get fat ?
And for someone who loves food so much, how will a diet plan work ?

This Diet plan consisted of having selected food items each day, and the best thing was, You have no limit on how much you eat ! Also, on day 6 of the plan, they recommend to eat meat and white wine ! Even if I don't drink, eating chicken and still losing weight fascinated me.
So I made up my mind, From tomorrow, the diet starts. Since from tomorrow, I will be abstained from junk food, I thought why not enjoy the most today ?
So I ate 1 Plate Onion Bhajji, 1 Plate Mirchi Bhajji, 1 packet Bingo-Mad Angles, and at last had a regular Dinner. I had also brought 2 pomegranates, 1 watermelon and some Mangoes to inaugurate the Diet's Day 1.

Day One : All fruits except Bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of Melons the first day. Especially Watermelon and a Cantaloupe. If you limit your fruit consumption to Melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are very good.

I will lose 1 Kg in the first day ! Wow !! This is cool ! Straight away I cut the watermelon, and started eating it. I finished half of it and saved the rest for Lunch. I was smiling as my room mates looked at me in astonishment. I simply ignored them and went to the office. While going to the office, I could feel that I have already lost weight. So I weight myself on the way. Unfortunately, I was still 83 Kg. :x
In office, For the first hour, I was merrily working, But later I started feeling hungry. So much of watermelon where did it go ? Why am I feeling hungry now ? The thought of going back home and again having a watermelon made me sick. As in bad times, good news comes in the form of lightning, for me, Good news came in the form of an SMS.
Our everyday dinner tiffin is supplied by a Marathi aunty. She had messaged me that today she will be serving Egg curry. "How many tiffins do you need ?"
What a sigh of relief ! I immediately replied 3 tiffins ! Called up me roomie and said,
"DIET CANCEL. Kaku serving Egg curry today. Lets go to Krishna Chinai and have rice meals and celebrate !"
My heart was saying, " What are you doing ? you are spoiling your diet plan !" But my stomach said, " Rice, sambhar, rassam, drum sticks, chutney, buttermilk, Yummy." We met at Hotel Krishna Chinai. My roomie was laughing at me, but when the meals were served we both kept quiet and started eating it greedily. No limits to how much we eat. like me, my roomie is also famous for his eating habits. The lunch was heavy and was exactly the opposite of what the diet plan had suggested me not to eat. But who cares ? My stomach is happy.
After eating I realised what a mistake I had done. And this was not the first time, I have done the same mistakes many times, so it didn't hurt me too !
In the evening, I had dinner, Sooo tasty egg curry !!, ate the rest of the watermelon, and pomegranate. I finished everything and gave a good BURP !!! My room mates still laughing at me, and me too laughing with my head down.
And that was the end of day 1.

To sum up,
Morning I weighed 83 Kgs. I ate 1.5 Kgs of watermelon as breakfast, at least 1 Kg worth lunch. 0.6 of dinner, 0.5 Kg of watermelon. I didn't even dare to weigh myself again.
According to the plan, I was supposed to lose 1 Kg weight, But ended up gaining at least 1.5 Kgs of weight. And the greed for diet isn't over yet. I told my room mates, "Forget today. I will start the diet from Tomorrow :-)"

My Happy Lady

That day I was very happy. I had booked my tickets. It was a long time since I had not met her. While going Back home, I thought of Buying her some gift. I Entered BIG BAZAAR and started searching for a perfect gift. I roamed around the floors of the mall until I found the perfect gift for her. I knew she would be very happy when she get this gift. I thought of packing the gift, but there was a huge queue for billing, so I decided to give it as it is to her. It was Monday, and my bus was on friday. I couldnt wait till friday. This time, I had taken a long vacation, so that I can spend more time with her. We talk on cellphones every day. Talk of things we would do together when I meet her. Nice restaurants, Movies in Multiplex, shopping etc etc. I have never spent so much of money on any girl except her. Why not spend on her ? She is the only girl in my life. She has been knowing me since my childhood, We shared every little thing and knew each other through and through. Yes, we had had a few squabbles and days when we wouldn’t speak to each other but hey, what’s a good relationship without a fight or two? Though i was often charmed by other pretty faces i always came back to my one and only love. Even she enquired about any other girl in my life, And I truthfully said, "No one except You, My Dear"
Friday came, I had packed my bags, without forgetting, I put her gift in my bag, and went to the bus stand. When the bus was about to leave, I called her and said, " Be ready, I have a surprise for you." She got excited about what I had bought for her, Infact, she told me that she has a surprise gift for me too ! The next morning, she called me to know my whereabouts. I was just 1 hour away from meeting her. When the bus entered the bus stand, I took an auto and went straight to her house. She was eagerly waiting in the balcony for my arrival. I got down from the auto and looked straight towards her,I saw the smile on her face. Even I couldn't refrain myself from smiling. I ran up the staircase, and entered the house, dropped the luggage on the floor, removed her gift from the bag and presented it to her. I knew she would be happy seeing the gift. "The Times Of India Sudoku Book Vol. 1" She had been searching for this book since last month. "This is the loveliest surprise ever" she said. "I will get Vol. 2,3 and 4 on your Birthday", I said.
As promised, She too had an surprise for me, She went inside her room, and brought a slim box from her cupboard. I opened it, and was very happy see a set of 6 pure cotton handkerchiefs in it. "I badly needed them" I told her. We had a lot of things to talk, had a lot of time too ! And, balcony was the place where we spent most our our time chatting. So I straight away took two chairs and headed to the balcony with her, she whom i had loved every second of my life. My mother.
This Blog is dedicated to my dearest Mother. Happy Mothers Day !!
*Based on a true story. Inspired by an article "My Girl" by Aditya Gupta in TOI dated 11th May, Editorial page.

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The real Thala !!

Watched this movie yesterday !
Didn't know the name of the movie until we entered the theatre. The only reason I went for this movie was to see, how can such a person become a HERO ? We were 3 of us and no one could understand a single word of Tamil, Still we managed to get tickets, 25 rs each for a wooden bench like seating (Like those which we have in general dabba of a train) right in the front of the screen. The Ticket read it as : Gandhi Stand. We entered 10 mins late, but were never late to miss the Hrithik style dance of our hero on the title song ! The very first dance step brought smiles on our faces. As the movie progressed, we realised that the hero was a MLA and a Lawyer by profession. his love was the 'Kaamwali Bai' of his house. He had a beautiful sister which in every scene had college notebooks in her hand. Like Bipasha Basu in Omkara, This movie had Meghna Naidu as the 'ITEM GIRL'. Almost every scene involving our hero started with him coming down from staircase. Every fight involved malfunction of 'Lungi' and a typical knife used to chop coconuts, Every time his sister cried, our hero cried ! There was always at least 3 inches of water on the road in front of the hero's house. It wasn't a rainy season. Maybe his emotions were so strong that his tears filled the whole road ! He cried at least 8 times in the movie. (Imagine this guy shedding tears like a baby )

There was comedy in between, We laughed when the public in the theatre laughed, just to avoid suspicion. There were Hit dialogues thrown by the hero, which were appreciated by the audience. Lots of whistles, and screams !!! We too screamed a lot ! (Again to avoid suspicion)

The climax included a huge fight with death toll above 25 in 5 mins. and the action involved the hero with his coconut knife in his right hand and a shield emerging as a result of continuous rotation of his lungi, held in his left hand. The fight went on for 5 more minutes with our 'Tanaji Malusare' (in Black shirt and a striped undergarment, lungi in his hand) fighting the enemy in 3 inches of water (remember that water which I talked about ?)

I wont reveal the End, If possible, will buy a DVD of the film.

When the Movie ended, We were already a fan of

VeeraSaami- The real Thala
VeeraSaami - The real Action Man



Couldn't believe this guy can do romance, emotions, drama, and not to mention-ACTION !!!
When the movie ended, we were the only 3 stupids laughing while exiting the theatre. When we tried to take a snap of the poster outside the theatre just to prove that we really did watch the movie, the doorkeeper came screaming towards us :-)

To my Valentine......

Dear Quake 3,

Its almost 7 months we have not met each other. I don't know how I let this happen, but its been so long I have left you alone. I am now feeling guilty. I still remember that day when I brought you to my college. Everybody was impressed with you. Slowly your popularity grew and you became a part of each and every NITKian ! I don't know how much you love me, but I can't help falling in love with you. You have everything which I seek in a partner. You have looks ! High resolution, satisfying FPS, inspiring music, ready to play with me for the whole night :-) and you run great even on my PIII with 64 Mb RAM. You never say no to whatever I say. I have your photo as my Computer desktop wallpaper. I have your appealing logo placed at my cubicle, I even see you in my dreams.

I know you cannot enter in me, so I sacrificed the real world and entered your world. It was really a good experience exploring you. During my elder brother's marriage, I had you carved in mehendi on my hand.

The times have changed, I came back to the real world, and my mind was diverted to some other work. Now I cannot be with you every day, every night. I cannot bring back the time we had in the college. Now a days, even weekends are a bit tough to squeeze in a small visit.

I have to come to office even on Valentine's day. But I promise, I will meet you this weekend, and I will get a licenced version of yours soon !

Before I end my letter, let me dedicate a small song to you.

Every game of Quake,

Every move you make

Every shield you break

Every shard you take

Ill be missing you

Every single day

Every word you say

Every game you play

Every night you stay

Ill be missing you

Oh, cant you see

You belong to me

How my poor gun aches

With every step you take

Every quad you take

Every frag you get

Every flag you take

Every score you make

Ill be missing you

Yours Truly,

21dahsiN

Masala Dosa and the Way of Life

Yes, I hope the title made you smile or laugh. If it didn’t I am sure that you be too shocked to react to it. Anyways, this is not just for laughs but some things I have noticed in life. Hope you all can relate to this and if so, please do let me know. Do let me know in case something is not right as well.

There are many ways to eat a masala dosa. I have seen people approach the dosa as if it is on an operation table as they carefully open the dosa, see if everything is ok and then proceed to eat it as if it is an open dosa. I have seen people eat all the masala and then wonder what to do with the rest of the dosa. I have also seen people carefully plan and eat the dosa and then throw away most of the masala. What ever the way you eat, there is a very good reason you do that. It shows some traits of the person that is you.

Case 1: People who open the masala dosa and eat it: These are the people who are very open about their life. Everyone one the persons friends would know all about him/her. I have generally seen guys do this rather than girls. Some people think that it is a gross way of eating but in truth, these people are just portraying who they are and how their life is.

Case 2: People who start from both end and approach the masala later: These are the people who like to wait for the exiting things to come to their life. Sadly when the times comes, they are not too interested or just do not know how to enjoy it to the fullest. These are the folks who just want life as either dry or exiting. They just do not know how to phase their life and enjoy it no matter what. There are two types of people within this group

Case 2.1: People who do not finish all the masala: These folks just do not care as much for the fun times as they are already brought down by the harsh reality of life. The dry periods in their life has left them with so much scars that they do not want to be really happy when the time is right. They just take only as much as they needed and end their life. A very sorry state indeed.

Case 2.2: People who finish all the masala with the little dosa they have: These are the folks who just are the extremes. They just go all out in life. No matter it is dark or bright. They may not enjoy life to the fullest but they sure make sure that they get every single good and bad thing out of life. Sometimes these folks are really hard to get along with. They are either your best friends or your worst enemies. They do not have a middle path at all.

Case 3: People who start from the middle and proceed to both ends: These are the people who like to get right to what they think is their best part of life. Usually these guys finish of the good portions in a hurry and get stuck with nothing but worst parts of their life. The thing to note among these people is that the tendency to burn out very early in their life. Like the above case, there are two kinds of people in this group too.

Case 3.1: People who do not finish the dosa: These folks are really the saddest of people. They are the ones who tend to end their life as soon as it hits the bad patch. For them, they only need and want the best things in life and nothing more. Typically, they are not prepared or tuned to life as a whole. They just want to enjoy from first till last. Sadly, no one in the world can live without even an ounce of sadness in life. Not even the richest of the richest. But to self destruct at the mere sign of distress is very bad. That is what these guys tend to do. Some learn to live life but most of them do not.

Case 3.2: People who do finish the dosa: These folks are the typical human beings. We all enjoy the greatest of times in life and push the sad parts thinking about the great times in life. Typically the plate is clean and nothing is left for fate or in life. Happiness and sadness are part of life and these guys know that and are kind of prepared for it. Life is not always happy but there are moments of happiness here and there.

Case 4: People who eat the dosa making sure that the masala lasts for the whole dosa: These people are very rare. These are the people who like to attain balance in their life. It is hard to displease these people and it is hard to make them really happy. They like their balance and are very protective of it. Sadly these are the people who tend to be lonely as anyone else may upset the balance of their system. Perfectionist to the core and are very careful. These guys do not make the best company but are needed in any group to make the group from going hay wire.

Case 5: People who do not share and eat the dosa as if it is precious: These folks are very protective about their life. They do not want anyone to come and interfere in their life. They like to hide their true nature and intensions for their benefit. Beware of such people as they are in every group for their own need and nothing else.

Case 6: People who offer their first bite to others: These guys are overly friendly. They do anything to be part of a group and make everyone feel like the group is important than the individuals. They are the glue that holds any group together. They are very friendly and bring the best of all the others in the group. They go out of their way to help other friends. Most groups should have a person like this and they are the ones who plan the group outings and other group activities. Once this person is out of the group, typically the group slowly falls apart.

Case 7: People who take one or two bites and then offer the dosa to others: These guys care about friends and friendship but they take their time to get into the group. They take their time in making friends and they typically are very committed once into the friendship. These guys like to always be in the side lines and typically do not jump into anything in life. They always take their time to analyze the situation and then make a decision. These guys take the better safe than sorry approach.

Case 8: People who wait for others to make the offer first: Typical people I must say. They are unsure about everything. Even if they wanted to offer, they will wait till the other person offers the food first. If the other person is silent, so are these people. They are the followers. They do most of the things in life with respect to other people’s choices and advices. Even if they have a terrific idea, they will pitch it to someone else and get their advice before proceeding. Sadly, most of the elderly world like these types of people.

Case 9: People who offer dosa only when they cannot finish it on their own: You all may be familiar with these kinds of people. People who are very generous only when all their needs are fulfilled. These folks are selfish but at the same time not misers or greedy. They just want to satisfy themselves before they give it to the world. They typically do not stuff themselves nor do they tend to starve. They are very good people who would give you the best of advices in life. They would make sure that you are not sad following their advice.

Case 10: People who offer the whole dosa and eat from others plates: These folks are other extreme. They know what they want, they get what they want but they cannot enjoy what they want. Instead they tend to settle for other things in life which satisfies the needs but does not satisfy the person completely. These guys are termed as born losers cause even when they have the thing they wanted, they can’t stop others from stealing it from them.

I dont fall in any of these categories. For people like me, all these should be clubbed together or there should not be a category at all. If insisted, I will fall under this category :

Case 11: People who eat masala dosa the way it is presented and order one more :-)
So next time you sit with a person eating a masala dosa, look closely and see if he falls into one of the above categories. You may be surprised as how much it reveals about the person…

Lost & Found

I never dreamt that I will some day write a blog on this subject. I have seen people who have lost their wallet, cell phones, thief robbing their house, and so on......
Till yesterday, I was one of the lucky guys who haven't faced any of these situations. Only till yesterday.

I have lost an Ipod Shuffle due to mishandling by PROFESSIONAL COURIERS.

Please do not do any bussiness with this courier service. I know its a mistake of just a single person but it has cost me more than 4000 rs.

Till now I have made 12 Phone calls, visited 3 offices in Bangalore. Troubled the Kolhapur office, and still I am not able to get even a small trace of where the package is. Whether it has been shipped out of Bangalore, whether it has reached Kolhapur, or whether it has been shipped and something has happened in between. I have received 100 reasons as to why it has not reached its destination.

Now everytime I see a courier advertisement or a shop, I keep remembering my tragic story. In the Future I am not going to send anything through any Indian courier services. It will be either DHL, BlueDart, or SPEEDPOST. even if they do not gurantee the sound condition of the item, at least they deliver it on time. Sorry to all the courier services in India. A small mistake of a courier boy has shattered my faith in the whole courier service.

Some advice to all of you :

1. Never send any electronic. gift item by courier, or else you will end up like me.

2. Avoid using private couriers. Speedpost gurantees delivery within 48 hours.

3. Even if the courier is of minor importance to you, it will be of great importance to the recepient. So whatever you send, Make a declaration along with the payment receipts and produce it in front of the courier boy. If not done, the courier people can find 10 excuses if the package is lost. In my case : these are the various reasons I've got :

• The transport bus stops at Belgaum, and maybe there was some misplacement done over there.
• Maybe the Custom people have confisticated it since it did not have bills. Even a 50 rs doll is confisticated.
• Please check with our Customer care.
• Please confirm with the shipping office whether the item is shipped or not.
• Tell me the name of the boy who booked your courier. Please contact the office from where you booked.
• It is shipped on 26th and within 48 hours it will be shipped. <-----------This one was told to me after 60 hours had passed.
• When I booked the courier, I specifically told him that this is a gift item and are you ready to ship it ?,He said,"Sure why not ? " And now when it is lost, they say, "We dont ship gift items."
• We dont keep track of it. Whatever packages are booked are dumped in a box and sent to the main office.

4. Remember the name and phone number of the courier boy who booked your parcel.

5. Always remember, however precious/costly the courier is, if it is confirmed that it is lost in mislandling, the courier service will not pay you more than 100 rs if it is not insured. So think twice before sending a costly item.

6. Avoid buying electronic items from ebay, indiatimes etc. They send it via courier only. And once it is handed to the courier service, their job is done. It is assumed that the item has reached you. No matter what happens in between.

I love Rubik's Cube

Since Diwali I have been trying to solve this so called Rubik's Cube.


Its end of December now. Almost 2 months i have spent on this useless cube. According to a survey, 70% of the people THINK better when they are sitting on a toilet seat.





I am one of the 70 % people :-) I had the Rubik's Cube placed in by Bathroom. Every morning I used to try solving it. For the first few days I was struggling to complete the first layer itself ! I searched for algorithms on the Internet to solve this wonderful puzzle. I got some useful hints, some moves which can be played blindly, some easy movements of cubes etc. Within a month, I could solve the first 2 layers.
Now it was a piece of cake for me to solve the first two layers. The last part was the hardest one. Every morning I used to try solving it, but every attempt went in vain. So one day, I got a print out of the algorithm, and studied it. (Of course while sitting on the toilet seat). Now I got an idea of what are the steps I need to follow in order to complete the cube, Everyday I came very close to solving it, but every move i played further would shuffle the solved layers. I was irritated by this. One night I was again in the bathroom, and I decided to solve even if it takes me the whole night. I started all over again, followed each and every step given in the print, and after 30 mins, I came out the bathroom with the cube perfectly solved. It was a golden moment. Even my room mate was confused as to why was I smiling the whole night. I told him about my achievement. He was not Impressed, but I bet if you get addicted to this cube and after 2 months of effort you are finally able to solve it, You will be happier than me !!! Now I can solve the cube in less than 10 mins. The next challenge is to finish it within 5 mins. Hope I succeed in it.


4th Jan 2007

Just a small Update : My record for completing a shuffled Cube is 2 Mins, 58 secs.
Time tracker : Timex Ironman :-)
Venue : Bathroom
Time : 8:14 am

I have a dream, I already have the dream in reality

I had a dream way back in August to buy a high end mobile maybe a Nokia N series or a Sony Erricsson w800i. I thought it would be great to have a camera, mobile, mp3 radio, etc in a single gadget. But Mom didn't allow me to buy one. Reason : there is no need to buy such a costly model now. Buy it in December.
All my dreams were shattered, I was really depressed. I never say no to what my Mom says. So said to myself," There was something to gain, But there was nothing to loose. "

It was a very dull weekend of November, I got a very inspiring SMS from a friend :
"Dream is not what you see in sleep, Dream is the thing which does not let you sleep."
I thought for a while, If its said by Abdul Kalam there must be some truth in it. That afternoon I went to sleep. I didn't have any inspiring dreams, but when I woke up,something struck my mind. I hurried back to the kitchen, got some rubber bands, took my Digital Camera, my mp3/FM/Voice recorder, my very old and trusty Cell phone, Panasonic Earphones, and did some Magic. I was impressed with the result. Even you will be impressed !

Now I have a cellphone with 4Mp camera with Flash, 512 Mb memory, Mp3/FM/Voice Recorder with additional 512 Mb. Who wants a high end cell phone when you already have a upgraded version of it ? Look at what you have rather than what you don't have, and you will notice that what you don't have is what you already have :-)

Update :

4th Jan 2007
Now I own a 2 Gb ipod Nano (2nd Generation)
Who wants a Sony Erricsson now ?

November- The month that was.......

November was one of the most busy and interesting month I lived in. After a loooong vacation, I was assigned a huuuuge workitem by my manager. So I was involved in it. On Nov. 5th Star World aired a show about magic. This show overwhelmed me. I was really amazed by the tricks performed. It made me learn good magic tricks. After Office hours, I browsed for magic tricks on the internet. I found some and was successfull in performing them in front my whole team and some of my friends. Here are some of them :

While I was middle of this magic stuff, I got a call from Adobe. So now I started studying from

And a bit of this

Within a few days, I got a call from GE too ! This time I was made to study a bit of mechanical engineering. Turbines, thermodynamics, nozzles etc etc.

All of this consumed my weekends. Also there was a Table Tennis tournament organised by IBM. I had to participate in it. I bunked my IBM training and went for the matches. Finally, I emerged out as the winner and was awarded this :

November also included CAT-2006. Thank God I had not filled the form for CAT. My roomies had filled them. After the CAT we visited a car exhibition :

That night was the last night of my roomie in Bangalore. So he decided to give a champagne party. The night was memorable.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaan this november was too occupied. There was one more thing I had committed to IBM. I appeared for a certification exam on 25th.......and I managed to clear that too ! Now call me IBM certified DB2 Application programmer. :-)

Nobody's to Blame !

The recent performance of "Team India" (now who named them 'Team India' ???)* was pathetic. out of 17 ODIs played "Team India" (Again this Team India ???)* managed to win only 3 wins. Even Zimbabwe and Bangaladesh have a higher victory rate than Team India*. I have no words to write for our performance. I've lost confidence in them. I recently received a fwd mail which describes why Team India* has not performed well. Here is why you cant blame the players for the poor performance :

1) Sehwag - U can’t blame him. He played his natural game (and got out, naturally)
2) Tendulkar - U can’t blame him. He scored a 50 (like a tortoise)
3) Laxman - U can’t blame him. This was his first match after a long gap. (Just wait for another 10 matches)
4) Mongia - U can’t blame him. He played well. (Just that he thought the test series had already started)
5) D. Karthik - U can’t blame him. He won us the 20-20 match (He is not used to the 50-50 format)
6) Dhoni - U can’t blame him. He tried for a big shot and got caught at the boundary (well ... ok ... 20 metres from the boundary line)
7) Pathan - U can’t blame him. He's an all-rounder. (Like Alok Kapali - The Bangladesh all rounder)
8) Harbhajan - U can’t blame him. He's the best spinner we have (He's the only one, so he has to be the best)
9) Kumble - U can’t blame him. He's a fighter (and a loser)
10) Zaheer - U can’t blame him. He is the fastest bowler (The ball disappears fast as well)
11) Sreesanth - U can’t blame him. Atleast he has the guts to look into the batsman's eyes (after being smashed all over the park)
Chappel - U can’t blame him. He's building the team for the World Cup (He may be missing at that time though and also for which world cup no one knows??)
Kaif & Raina – U can’t blame them. They didn’t play (Thank God)

If there is anyone to blame, it's us (who are still watching these games) ............
And thats quite correct. I request all the cricket fans to stop watching Team India* matches if they continue performing the same way. I've lost hopes of winning the World Cup. And I am planning to shift my interests from cricket to Hockey. The Hockey team deserve to be called as Team India*. After all Hockey is the National Game of the Country. I dont even know who is the captain of the Indian Hockey Team, but I feel the games will be more interesting than watching Team India* in the cricket field.


Now something about this Team India :

* I don't know whether you people have noticed the (*) I gave after Team India. I also don't know whether you people have noticed that almost all the news channels have started referring to the Indian Cricket Team as "Team India". Do you feel its right ? I am really frustrated with the Indian Cricket team and I get even more furious when someone calls it Team India. Do they deserve to be called Team India ? If you want someone to be called as Team India, why not the Indian Hockey team ? Why not the atheletes who have participated in the Asian games at Doha ? Why not the Indian Kabaddi Team ?

I again request you to Please,
1. Stop watching Cricket matches if the cricketers continue their drain. If you are in the stadium, simply walk out of the stands.Let the players play in an empty stadium. There have to be 1-2 ocassions where the team will feel ashamed of themselves. No reasons are allowed from the cricketers. BCCI has enough money and also it spends heavily on the players. If the foreign pitch and the bounce is what made India score less than 200 in all the 4 matches, who had told them to go just 3 days prior to the 1st ODI ?? they must have been there 1 week early to get the feel of the pitches.

2. Please dont damage houses of the cricketers, Instead, send flowers with "get well soon" wishes. Follow Gandhigiri. Why should the family members of the cricketers suffer for the poor performance of the player ?

3. Stop using products which are advertised by the cricketers. ( I guess the advertising agencies will think twice before making a cricketer their brand icon :-) )

4. Apart from cricket, take interest in some other sport which India does well. eg. Tennis, Chess, Shooting, Hockey etc etc. Someday it will help you a lot.

Someone still loves you.

I use email, I use a telephone,I use Yahoo messenger, I use Gtalk, I use orkut, I send SMS, In spite of all these free modes of communication, I still admire INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE. Of course times have changed now. I don't buy Post cards or send a letter to mom in an envelope. But whenever required, I always opt for Indian Post. It is much reliable, now-a-days. Just like any other private courier service, you can trace your parcel just by a few clicks.
If you are still sadistic towards Indian Postal service, Think again. You will not get your passport without signing on the postman's register :-)

9th October

Today is the Anniversary of Indian Post. My dear friend 'Aandu' SMSed me "Happy Postal Day" I was glad there is someone who admires Indian post more than me.

Obsession In me

This one is really funny and you can try it out on yourself or your friend. I was a victim of this prank. It was all unintentional but it sure did bring out my hidden obsession,
It was saturday evening, Me and my friend "Chandya" had been to Forum Mall. We had gone there neither for any shopping nor to watch a movie. Just stand in the Balcony and watch the weekend beauties pass by. Chandya suggested a good spot in the food court from where we could enjoy the most of it. There was a series of revolving chairs (just like the ones used in Kaun Banega Crorepati) facing the mall. Just sit on them and enjoy. We were free to comment on any girl since we were sitting behind a glass wall. The safest place to be :-) Chandya calls them Military Base. After a few minutes I thought of buying 2 cokes, sit on those chairs and enjoy the beauty having small sips of the drink, just like people sit on a Bar counter. So I got down the chair, and helped myself through the food court tables and reached the Coke stall. Took 2 cokes and returned back to my chair. Chandya was waiting for me. When I handed him his coke, he asked,
Chandya : Koi Maal hai kya udhar table pe ?
Nishad : Kuthla maal ?? mala nahi disla (What maal, I didn't see any maal)
Chandya : Maage valun paha jara, (turn back and see)
I Turned back and had another glance. I was amazed to notice that i had missed so much of beauty during my journey from my chair to the coke counter. There were so many good looking girls around, but didn't even notice one of them.
Chandya : Coke ghayla gela tevha kuthe baghat hotas ? ( where were you looking when you went to get Coke ?)
Nishad : (Obfuscated ) khara sangu ? Mi pratyek table warchya dish madhle items pahat hoto. Kon khat ahe nahi te pahila. ( To tell you the truth, I was looking the food plates on the table and never noticed who was eating it. )
Chandya : (laughing) Kai tu nirke =)) =)) = ))
After we were done with our coke, decided to leave. When we exited the food court, I asked Chandya,
Nishad : Ti Laal dress wali mulgi mast hoti ki nahi ? ( That girl in red dress was really hot. wasn't she ?? )
Chandya : Kuthli mulgi ?? (which girl ? )
Nishad : (pointing at that girl ) Ti Bagh. ( Look there )
Chandya : Chayla, Ti tar aplya shejarunach geli ki atta. Mi kasa pahila nahi tila ? ( She had just crossed us on the way, how did I not notice her ? )
Nishad : Mag tu kuthe pahat hotas ? (So, Where were you looking ? )
Chandya : Tichya plate madhlya chicken biryani kade. ( At the chicken biryani that she was holding in her hand )
Nishad: kai tu Chandya =)) =)) =))

Goodbye #695

This blog is not of any interest to people who have not visited #695. This one is dedicated to my memory. Before I forget it, let me write about my experiences in #695

I was one of the luck 5 people who had a chance to stay In this heaven. On sept 20 2005, After a loooong search for a house, this was the last and only option left for us. If not today, we would be homeless tommorrow. We were totally new to bangalore and had read enough forward mails of how people of Bangalore are. We blindly gave the House owner Mr. Kanthraj his deposit of 85000/- and occupied the house.

The house was a 2 BHK with walls painted with colours which I guess were carefully chosen by the landlord - Yellow, Pink and green. The hall was pretty big. could have accomodated 3 people. One of the bedroom was a bit small and the green cooured bedroom was the one in which I stayed. The House was guarded by 2 dogs. they did their job just as a security watchman does. Sleep all day long. They never barked on strangers, but they barked on stranger dogs ! The house had a monster's face projcting outwards. We assumed that the face of the landlord. many houses had this kind of monsters put in front of their houses. Maybe it reflects the nature of the owner.

Some of the moments I cherished here are :

1. The Name. "Aandal Nilayam" Which I proudly called "House of the Testevoirs"

2. The fierce dog made from Plaster of Paris.

3. Our landlord who always said, "Your like my sons."


4. The two guardians Sophie and charlie (these two are real doggies ). Our landlord used to take good care of his dogs. When he brought food for them he used to call them, " Sophie, Come come come come." "Charlie, Charlie, Come come come come."
It was 4th october, The day had come to pay him his monthly rent. Me along with Nishank went upstairs to give him his earnings. We knocked the door. He welcomed us " Come come come come. "

5. Imagining Rohan's state of mind when a Rat jumped out of the toilet and landed straight on his foot.

6. Watching Nishank fall right on his Bums while trying to kick Rohan.

7. As mentioned earlier, we were 5 people who stayed there. (Officially) One day Our landlord comes and says, "you are 7 people staying here" Amar (a.k.a. Jackie) assumed to be the 6 th one and Sunny as the 7th.

8. The scream of me and Rohan when one of the bed collapsed. were about to sleep after watching a horror movie.

9. Watching Anant perform "His style" Skipping =))

10. The look on Kanth Raj's face when one of my friend brushed his bike to kanth raj's TATA Sumo.

11. Watching Kanthraj Removing the filth from the water logged bathroom.

12. The Great Indian Comedy show watched together at 10:30

13. The late night patte sessions.

14. GPL ( Ga%#d Pe Laath ) to every Birthdayboy.

15. Indoor Cricket.

Let the photos tell the rest.