Dinner is a good time for guys like me, who sit in their rooms, glued to their comp screens, doing absolutely nothing and I'm not demenaning anybody who does anything, productive or otherwise, with his comp, even download movies... I do nothing... So it's only meals when i chat with friends, who live i99n rooms next to me and they form a pretty interesting bunch of neighbours too...
During my walk back to hostel from mess with one of 'em, who by the way, claims that he'll have a bike within 15 days, this topic popped up... Is 'Hindu' crap??? No denying that.. It is crap..We both agree, reasons were different though... My reason: Bangalore univ paper leaked last yr and they didn't even report...His reason: It does not have a 'page 3'...We then started stopping acquintances on the road, taking their opinions on the newspaper...Not surprisingly, everybody agreed, well, almost everybody, except Chennai residents... They claimed Hindu was 'the' newspaper...
I put forth the aforementioned argument... They say, "Fair enough. It carries local news".. My 'motormouth' friend takes over... " That makes it a local newspaper" ... We nod... He quips, " then why the hell is it the media partner for Shaastra and Saarang every year?"
Interesting... any answer, reason or even an argument???
Saturday 29 September 2007
The Day
Life is interesting and it becomes more so, if you start paying attention to the minutest of things around you...Today wasn't exactly a usual day and had a few firsts, not significant, but firsts nevertheless...
It started with the Shaastra coords 'photograph' which happened for the 1st time and the 'QMS' core came a half hr late, just in time for it...
I then rushed to catch the coanda flier in action, only to know that they will start an hour past schedule... The thing flew reasonably well and didn't crashland...An NDTV correspondent came to cover this. NDTV having agreed to broadcast Shaastra, he wanted to know of some camera friendly events and the day totally lightened up. The coord,the one coord,whose coordship requires him to sell Shaastra, whose job is to highlight the good things in Shaastra, could not name 2 events and I'm not exaggerating. Not to mention messing up the details... Thanks to a previous and present core, NDTV got to know what to telecast... dunno y, but it is funny...
I then went to see the bio diesel plant... Those guys are having a party with alcohol in the air... Ask them, if you dont believe me :)
Dinner time, a brainwave told me that we could invite Sunita Williams for some lecture during Shaastra... i know the chances are slimmer than a baywatch babe's waist, but google too was an idea once :)
It started with the Shaastra coords 'photograph' which happened for the 1st time and the 'QMS' core came a half hr late, just in time for it...
I then rushed to catch the coanda flier in action, only to know that they will start an hour past schedule... The thing flew reasonably well and didn't crashland...An NDTV correspondent came to cover this. NDTV having agreed to broadcast Shaastra, he wanted to know of some camera friendly events and the day totally lightened up. The coord,the one coord,whose coordship requires him to sell Shaastra, whose job is to highlight the good things in Shaastra, could not name 2 events and I'm not exaggerating. Not to mention messing up the details... Thanks to a previous and present core, NDTV got to know what to telecast... dunno y, but it is funny...
I then went to see the bio diesel plant... Those guys are having a party with alcohol in the air... Ask them, if you dont believe me :)
Dinner time, a brainwave told me that we could invite Sunita Williams for some lecture during Shaastra... i know the chances are slimmer than a baywatch babe's waist, but google too was an idea once :)
Tuesday 18 September 2007
How jobless....
glord2005: nahi mera gtalk cup marta hai
me: abe plate bhi maarne ko bol na
glord2005: ya pj mar rahahia
sale aja maidan me
me: hal
tu pahunch
main aata hun
pitch vitch check kar le
glord2005: kapde pehen ke ata hu
land gaurd pehen ke ana
whats up
me: hamam mein sabhi nange bhaiyyan
glord2005: mere yaha nalu ki sabji bani hai
me: nalu kya hota hai?
glord2005: mujhe kya pata
khane ka kaam karo bad
bas
yentra chepu
chepu ki sabji khaya hai kya kabhi
me: kya chepun?
jhapad ya chappal?
glord2005: juta
whats up
hi anju
me: whats down?
anju?
glord2005: lipase kaisa hai jakal
me: pee hui hai kya?
lip se to mast hai
glord2005: akal
chal kal khelne chalte hai
gilli danda
me: haan
kal gilli danda
glord2005: gilli leke an amain danda leke ata hoon
me: parson taash
n fir kanche
glord2005: mere pass sirf 2 goti hai
me: saara countriapa is weekend nipta dalte hain
glord2005: jeetni padegi
practice karta hoon
wo pondy dekhi kya
me: ?
glord2005: mujhe kya pata
me: kaunsi pondy?
glord2005: naam to bata diya
me: nahin dekhi
glord2005: mujhe ladki ka naam hai
aur bengali me pati ko pata kehte hai to ho gayi dono ki pondy
me: kya kya hai fir?
glord2005: dekhi kya mast hai
me: dekh lunga
glord2005: ladki ke 3 bol hai
aur bohot sare khate bhi hai
maja ata hai dekhne me
me: ok
glord2005: uar bata pentose kabhi ghume gaya hai kya dominos ke bagal me hota hai
mast khana pakata hai
shehjade nikale apni sawari par
yeh jo desh hai mera wades hai tera]
me: ujaloe baaz ke sapnon se yaari ho gayi re
glord2005: tom dick and hari kisne mari gand tumhari
me: hum jahan khade ho jayen line vahin se shuru hoti hai
glord2005: tu mai kya karu mujhe to baithna hai
chal chalte hai
me: ye gand humein de de
glord2005: tere bagal me hai
lele free me
dum dum diga diga
me: free mein nahin hai
glord2005: mausam bhiga bhiga
me: rate laga raha hai
5 rs
glord2005: hat bhen,... itna mehenga kon lega
hai alla surat apki subhanalla
me: ae shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere upar nisaar
most corruption is in up n bihar
glord2005: to main kya karu
channa ve ghar aja ve
me: ashikon ka aaj jamghat kucha-e-katil mein hai
glord2005: age bol agarose
me: pehle bata tu chupa kis bil mein hai
glord2005: kill bill part 3
thoya thoya
me: soona
complete the song
sunaaaa....
?
glord2005: sunaa sunaa tanha tanha meri sasen lamha lamha
me: ab lamhe lamhe mein saans le
bhagvaan kare jaldi band ho jayein
glord2005: aja meri jaan tujhpe mera dil kurban
move ur body
me: tum to baithe rehte ho sham ki taraf muh karke jabki suraj tumhare peeche se ug raha hota hai
glord2005: ok main chalta hon
me: k
bye
glord2005: fir milenge
10:27 PM chal bohot miss kar rahaa tha bata kya chal raha hai
I and GL had this chat yesterday, when we were trying to mug for g slot... How jobless could anybody be...
me: abe plate bhi maarne ko bol na
glord2005: ya pj mar rahahia
sale aja maidan me
me: hal
tu pahunch
main aata hun
pitch vitch check kar le
glord2005: kapde pehen ke ata hu
land gaurd pehen ke ana
whats up
me: hamam mein sabhi nange bhaiyyan
glord2005: mere yaha nalu ki sabji bani hai
me: nalu kya hota hai?
glord2005: mujhe kya pata
khane ka kaam karo bad
bas
yentra chepu
chepu ki sabji khaya hai kya kabhi
me: kya chepun?
jhapad ya chappal?
glord2005: juta
whats up
hi anju
me: whats down?
anju?
glord2005: lipase kaisa hai jakal
me: pee hui hai kya?
lip se to mast hai
glord2005: akal
chal kal khelne chalte hai
gilli danda
me: haan
kal gilli danda
glord2005: gilli leke an amain danda leke ata hoon
me: parson taash
n fir kanche
glord2005: mere pass sirf 2 goti hai
me: saara countriapa is weekend nipta dalte hain
glord2005: jeetni padegi
practice karta hoon
wo pondy dekhi kya
me: ?
glord2005: mujhe kya pata
me: kaunsi pondy?
glord2005: naam to bata diya
me: nahin dekhi
glord2005: mujhe ladki ka naam hai
aur bengali me pati ko pata kehte hai to ho gayi dono ki pondy
me: kya kya hai fir?
glord2005: dekhi kya mast hai
me: dekh lunga
glord2005: ladki ke 3 bol hai
aur bohot sare khate bhi hai
maja ata hai dekhne me
me: ok
glord2005: uar bata pentose kabhi ghume gaya hai kya dominos ke bagal me hota hai
mast khana pakata hai
shehjade nikale apni sawari par
yeh jo desh hai mera wades hai tera]
me: ujaloe baaz ke sapnon se yaari ho gayi re
glord2005: tom dick and hari kisne mari gand tumhari
me: hum jahan khade ho jayen line vahin se shuru hoti hai
glord2005: tu mai kya karu mujhe to baithna hai
chal chalte hai
me: ye gand humein de de
glord2005: tere bagal me hai
lele free me
dum dum diga diga
me: free mein nahin hai
glord2005: mausam bhiga bhiga
me: rate laga raha hai
5 rs
glord2005: hat bhen,... itna mehenga kon lega
hai alla surat apki subhanalla
me: ae shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere upar nisaar
most corruption is in up n bihar
glord2005: to main kya karu
channa ve ghar aja ve
me: ashikon ka aaj jamghat kucha-e-katil mein hai
glord2005: age bol agarose
me: pehle bata tu chupa kis bil mein hai
glord2005: kill bill part 3
thoya thoya
me: soona
complete the song
sunaaaa....
?
glord2005: sunaa sunaa tanha tanha meri sasen lamha lamha
me: ab lamhe lamhe mein saans le
bhagvaan kare jaldi band ho jayein
glord2005: aja meri jaan tujhpe mera dil kurban
move ur body
me: tum to baithe rehte ho sham ki taraf muh karke jabki suraj tumhare peeche se ug raha hota hai
glord2005: ok main chalta hon
me: k
bye
glord2005: fir milenge
10:27 PM chal bohot miss kar rahaa tha bata kya chal raha hai
I and GL had this chat yesterday, when we were trying to mug for g slot... How jobless could anybody be...
Friday 14 September 2007
The Xperiment
"Agar lift ke band hote darwaze se key-chain pass ho to vo khul jayega?" - Achal asks me.
I once read somewhere that the industrial strength of a country can be gauged by the electricity it consumes. I, like a true son of the soil, have since been looking for new ways to expend more and more electricity. I do not switch off the light or turn off the fan when I leave the room. I no longer switch off my computer during the day and of course, I take the lift in our dept. to my classroom on the 1st floor, which also brings me back to 'ground' realities.
It all started when I and Achal took the aforementioned conveyance in the dept to reach our destination, adding to the country's progress at the same time . Achal during the trip, pops this question and we spontaneously decide to check, drawing key chains from our (respective)pockets.
The experiment began once the lift halted and the door opened. We kept waiting till the door started sliding again, closing this time. At this moment, Achal throws out his key chain. The door did not seem interested. That would have been conclusive but I thought maybe it will notice it if the planks were closer. Without hesitation, I too tossed mine through the door when it was just about to close. The door, yet again, did not lose focus and accomplished what it had started and slammed shut.
Before we knew, we were going up with the lift, our keys lying on the '1st floor' floor, unattended, unclaimed, at least that's what we hoped.
We got out and rushed back to the 1st floor only to find them missing. Have been looking for our experimental equipments since... :((
I once read somewhere that the industrial strength of a country can be gauged by the electricity it consumes. I, like a true son of the soil, have since been looking for new ways to expend more and more electricity. I do not switch off the light or turn off the fan when I leave the room. I no longer switch off my computer during the day and of course, I take the lift in our dept. to my classroom on the 1st floor, which also brings me back to 'ground' realities.
It all started when I and Achal took the aforementioned conveyance in the dept to reach our destination, adding to the country's progress at the same time . Achal during the trip, pops this question and we spontaneously decide to check, drawing key chains from our (respective)pockets.
The experiment began once the lift halted and the door opened. We kept waiting till the door started sliding again, closing this time. At this moment, Achal throws out his key chain. The door did not seem interested. That would have been conclusive but I thought maybe it will notice it if the planks were closer. Without hesitation, I too tossed mine through the door when it was just about to close. The door, yet again, did not lose focus and accomplished what it had started and slammed shut.
Before we knew, we were going up with the lift, our keys lying on the '1st floor' floor, unattended, unclaimed, at least that's what we hoped.
We got out and rushed back to the 1st floor only to find them missing. Have been looking for our experimental equipments since... :((
Sunday 9 September 2007
What the schools did not
जन गण मन अधिनायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता
पंजाब सिन्ध गुजरात मराठा
द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग
विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा
उच्छल जलधि तरंग
तव शुभ नामे जागे
तव शुभ आशिष मागे
गाहे तव जय गाथा
जन गण मंगल दायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता
जय हे जय हे जय हे
जय जय जय जय हे
The translation:
O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,
in the Dravida country, Utkala (Orissa) and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters of Jamuna and the Ganges.
They chant only thy name.
They sing only the glory of thy victory.
They seek only thy auspicious blessings.
The salvation of all people waits in thy hands,
O dispenser of India's destiny!
Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.
भारत भाग्य विधाता
पंजाब सिन्ध गुजरात मराठा
द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग
विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा
उच्छल जलधि तरंग
तव शुभ नामे जागे
तव शुभ आशिष मागे
गाहे तव जय गाथा
जन गण मंगल दायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता
जय हे जय हे जय हे
जय जय जय जय हे
The translation:
O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,
in the Dravida country, Utkala (Orissa) and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters of Jamuna and the Ganges.
They chant only thy name.
They sing only the glory of thy victory.
They seek only thy auspicious blessings.
The salvation of all people waits in thy hands,
O dispenser of India's destiny!
Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.
Friday 7 September 2007
Life, oh life...
He sees her,
He likes her
Parents meet, baat pakki
invite kin and peer...
If, oh, only if,
had it been so easy
As a walk in the park,
life would be breezy...
Something that cometh and leaves,
like a whiff of fresh air,
and we would just take it in,
without any worry or care...
alas but oh people,
God had intentions other,
planning it a tad different,
making us worry, curse madar/bother :)
Sometimes I wonder,
what would world be,
how would I be
had life of problems been free
Had the scene been such,
had it been utopian so,
Life, a cakewalk
We wouldn't appriciate it I know
but the 1st para holds true,
at least for a few someone,
one of them i know,
goes by the name 'Reddy Vishwanathan'!!!
P.S. : that's for you liquid... howzzat :)
He likes her
Parents meet, baat pakki
invite kin and peer...
If, oh, only if,
had it been so easy
As a walk in the park,
life would be breezy...
Something that cometh and leaves,
like a whiff of fresh air,
and we would just take it in,
without any worry or care...
alas but oh people,
God had intentions other,
planning it a tad different,
making us worry, curse madar/bother :)
Sometimes I wonder,
what would world be,
how would I be
had life of problems been free
Had the scene been such,
had it been utopian so,
Life, a cakewalk
We wouldn't appriciate it I know
but the 1st para holds true,
at least for a few someone,
one of them i know,
goes by the name 'Reddy Vishwanathan'!!!
P.S. : that's for you liquid... howzzat :)
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