Christmas !

This is how Christmas should be celebrated !

23rd Dec.

Fly off to another city after work, to be with your friends.

Friend comes to the airport to pick you up.

She comes along with your friend, that late in the night, just to surprise you and see your kiddish excitement.

Totally priceless.

She forces her way, to make you stay at her place.

Catching up on old times over Maggi and Coke.

Dozing off at 4 in the morning, only to get up at 5 and welcome another friend.

Its just re-living college days all over again.

24th Dec.

Spending the day roaming around the city and doing all sorts of crazy things.

Sleeping like dead in the day, Eating like you are hungry since ages, Drinking like there is no tomorrow.

Life would have been so sad without chicks and chicken.

25th Dec.

1st Day, 1st Show of a new age movie with 7 school friends. Loved it to the core.

2 more friends joining you from another city.

Awesome lunch at a Classic restaurant.

Playing cricket after almost half a decade.

Back to home, changing and hitting the road again.

This time to a classy disc.

Live band, Carol singing, Karaoke and lovely friends.

26th Dec.

Late night parties do take a toll and you end up getting up late.

Off to a scenic beach some 200 kms away.

Para-sailing, Jet skiing, Horse riding... One has a lot of options.

Still, playing with a ball on the sea is different fun altogether.

Playing cards while returning, singing to the music and non-stop bantering.

Fun is an understatement.

Late starts mean late returns.

You reach back home just in time for the celebrations.

27th Dec. 00:01

Her Birthday.

Gang of 10. Mouth watering chocolate cake. Plenty to drink. Lots to munch.

A beautiful face waiting to be smeared with all that.

And Birthday bumps.

No one gets spared. Ever. Even if the victim is a she.

Wholesome meal, and some more cards later, you end up sleeping where you are sitting.

Last day. No plans. No deadlines.

People misuse the freedom. Everyone gets up when, and if, they want.

Some sweets and tea later, its time for the Treat.

Lovely afternoon, Beautiful restaurant and Great food.

People don't eat, they hog in treats.

After the incredible meal,

    some prefer a walk,

    some want shopping, and

    some just want to catch up on some sleep.

Evening time and slowly people start to go back to their places, their cities.

Once everyone has moved out, you suddenly realize that Silence is not a virtue anymore.

You go to the complex garden with her. Ride on the swing. Feel nostalgic. Remember those childhood days.

Catch up on everything that's been happening in your respective lives and suddenly start feeling that being single sucks.

Wish you could change certain things in your life. But you can't. That's how life goes.

Go out for a walk, grab some pizza and coke for dinner, come back home and sleep early.

28th Dec. 04:30

You got to leave at this unearthly hour to catch the 1st flight back.

Not because you want to work that badly but because your Dad won't pay for your extravaganzas.

Feels terrible to leave. Some feelings are beyond words to express.

Back to the same rigor of life.

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Not everyone is lucky enough to experience the adventures above. But, that's how it goes.

Belated Christmas wishes to all my friends.

Agitated...

I feel extremely distraught-ed, disturbed and not at all at peace...

Wonder what exactly is the reason for this feeling ??

1. I've cold.

2. I'm down with fever.

3. My best friend is in trouble and I'm so helpless. All I can do is pray & just hope for the best.

4. I lied to someone who means the world to me. Wish I could help.

5. My love is joining another office in another city. Would hardly get to see her anymore.

6. Haven't seen a movie in ages.

7. Haven't been to that Coffee house in like 2months & 7days.

8. Haven't held that hand in like forever...

May be just too many things happening at the same time.

Naked Truth

In today's world, One can have a successful career only by the following means:

Lets call the aam junta as the prey and the boss as the predator, just for the sake of simplicity. ;-P

Scenario 1> Prey is a guy, Predator is a guy

In this case, the prey can be a successful guy, only when either of the following two conditions are met.

A> The predator is Straight and the prey is a guy with sources, and can make arrangements for the well being of predator's health.(Figuratively!)

B> The predator is a Gay and the prey is ready to compromise his ass.(Literally!)

Scenario 2> Prey is a guy, Predator is a girl

In this case also, the prey must fulfill either of the following two conditions.

A> The prey is ready to do grocery shopping and baby-sitting for the predator.

B> The prey is ready to compromise and satisfy the predator's needs.(Figuratively, again!)

Scenario 3> Prey is a girl, Predator is a girl

Again, the prey has to fulfill either of the two conditions.

A> Slog your ass off at work.

B> Pray that the predator is a Lesbian.

Scenario 4> Prey is a girl, Predator is a guy

No conditions required. The prey is bound to succeed.

Even if the prey is unwilling to compromise and sleep with the predator, all that prey has to do is to smile and bend a little!

Disclaimer: The above post is meant in good humour. No offence. Although, if you have faced a similar situation, you're welcome to share the experiences.

Ramblings...

I used to have a good friend. 

A friend who I've never met. Just exchanged snaps & stayed in touch on chat and phone.

Still, we both confided a lot in each other.

So, today morning, on my way to work, I happen to cross her office and I thought I saw her getting in.

Unable to hide my childish excitement, I rushed to ping her.

Hi! Were you entering your office building at 11 today ?

Yes. But why are you keeping a watch on me ??

********************************* (silence for life)

And such goes life.....

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 I used to have a wonderful friend. We used to spend a lot of time with each other.

Occasional breakfasts, few lunches, lots of movies and shopping excursions, innumerable coffees and some dinners.

One day changed all. But that story for another day.

I used to pester her a lot into teaching me an art.

She is exceptional in that.

Anyways, the teaching & learning never happened.

Heard her literally pleading to a guy about helping him learn the arts.

And I thought I was the friend !

And such goes life....

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 On my way back home, saw a lady driving a C class Merc.

I detest girls driving Mercs & BMW's, not because that I don't own one, but because its least feminine.

Anyways, we were both caught up at the same signal. So, I thought of some harmless bantering.

I asked her, 'Your husband's car ?'

Pat comes the reply, 'No, its mine. Can't I own a Merc ?'

I then asked her, 'Whom did you sleep with ?'

She gave me a dirty stare.

And just when we were about to go different paths,
she replies, 'My manager.'   !!!???!!!

And such goes life.....

Random Musings....

Loving your girl and not getting the Love back is not the hardest thing. 

The hardest thing is sitting next to her and realizing that you two wont be taking the same road together, ever again... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

You try to forget her, 

You try to ignore her, 

You even delete her from the messenger. 

Then, she sends a sms, and voila,

She tops as the most pinged person in your friend list. 

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You can buy food,

You can buy drinks,

You can buy clothes,

You can buy sex. 

In Bangalore, you can even buy Love.

Wish I grew up here... 

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The drive to office takes little more than 40mins. 

Its a chilly December morning. 6AM. 

You don't feel like getting up from your blanket but still, you get up. 

Not because you are dying to work, but because you don't want to miss that 40mins for the world... 

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The harder you try to forget your girl, the tougher it gets to forget her. 

You don't want to remember her and you make a conscious effort in remembering that you don't want to remember her and then you end up remembering her. 

Got the drift ? 

Its a vicious hurting cycle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Love is not holding her in your arms, 

Love is not kissing her passionately, 

Love is not having a wild, unforgettable night... 

Love is being on the traffic side while crossing the road, 

Love is going for coffee, seconds after you had one, 

Love is walking her home, even if it means walking back alone a couple of miles. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Love is not always about pampering her, Its also about getting pampered. 

Getting hugs every-time you feel you just can't hold on to your self. 

Getting your calls picked up at 3AM every-time just because you 'don't feel like sleeping'. 

Getting massages every-time you are stressed out. 

Getting a piece of her mind every-time you push her to a corner and then get on her nerves. 

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Love is not static. It grows in your heart every passing day.  

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 If only girls 'acted' little less dumb.  

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I envy the playboys and casanova who don't fall in love, ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Love is not calling her but smiling on seeing her name stored in your phone. 

Love is not switching your place just because she is in the same building..

Even though if you meet her just once in a month... 

Love is not letting her go and wait for her to come back. 

Love is fighting till your last breath.. And winning.. 

Love is not Senorita, but Simran.  

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Original thoughts need original drinks. 

All these feelings are honest, as long as not taken seriously.

You...

I want to talk to you.. I want to see you.. I want to keep looking at you..

There are so many things going on in my head and my heart.

There are so many things I need to tell you.

You are the only one I can share my feelings with, you know that.

Things have been miserable after you went.

Well, miserable will be an understatement.

I have your number. I know where you stay.

But still, there is something pulling me back..

I wish you understand me..

I wish you come and hold my hand..

I wish you tell me "Everything will be fine"..

I just want to hug you and cry in your arms. I want to be comforted like a baby..

Is it too much that I'm asking for ???

Missing you...

I miss playing tennis with you...

I miss your never ending calls and 'so, what else?'...

I miss those serene midnight walks with you...

I miss pulling your leg...

I miss giving you gyaan on relationships...

I miss listening you sing...

I miss your fights...

I miss those dances...

I miss those late night chats understanding why men are hornier than women... ;-P

I miss those long hours talking on the phone, right from MBA deadlines to the CPM in Calcutta...

I miss your annoying SMSes and binge drinking...

I miss cooking with you...

I miss solving puzzles with you...

I miss calling you 'Mam'...

I miss teasing you...

I miss your threats to deface me...

I miss your motivating calls...

I miss those long bus rides and talking about everything, right from weekend plans to finalizing where should you get your next tattoo done...

I miss going to movies with you...

I miss meeting you...

I know, its me who is going away, but I guess, that's the only way...

The more I realize that you can't be mine, the more I want to hold on to you..

If only, things were little less complicated,

If only, we get a fraction of what we desire..

Life would have been such a beautiful ride.......

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?

You seem so far away though you are standing near
You made me feel alive, but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
And the love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?

Deepawali...

Its Deepawali'09 and here I'm sitting at home blogging. Everyone I know is celebrating, bursting crackers or partying.

Why? Why do you feel lonely even when you have so many wonderful friends??

Why do you keep your mobile switched off fearing your friends will call you??

Why do you have to feel sad when the world around you is trying their best to make you smile???

Why? Why ? Why ?

Why do you feel like keeping yourself locked in your room ??

Why don't you even feel like getting up from your bed ?

Guess, there are no answers to some questions..... That's the way life is...

Anyways, Deepawali ki Hardik Shubh kaamnaayein !

2 States

Just finished reading the book at one go. One of the best books, I've read. This is the 2nd book after 5.some1 which demanded a night-out. It just grips you and you get totally engrossed. On some level or the other, you tend to associate with the characters.

I love Indian authors and with this book Chetan has done it again. He is just amazing. This book is even better than the first one..

I am a sucker for romantic novels and this one somehow connects at a different level altogether.

Just wish that Chetan comes out with many more like this one...

Thanks Chetan for sharing this......

Love...

How do you define Love ???

That special feeling when you see you your special one ?

That special 'you' when you are with your special one ?

Or simply the wonderful conversation you have ??

I guess Love is that special bonding that you share with your special one even without feeling the need to say or do anything.

You can look at them tirelessly. Speak without any inhibitions. Its just that you want to be with that person. 3hrs with them seems like 3 mins. And 1min without them looks like eternity.

I guess love is that warm feeling when you know that the other person is there. It is difficult to explain the way your heart beats and feels for that special person.

I guess, you just need to be in love to know what love is....

Life.......

I got an opportunity to be in the midst of the most creative minds, most friendly people, friends who would never give-up on you, seniors who would be there to resolve every single doubt in your mind, a beautiful ambiance and a learning haven.
The moment I stepped in, I fell in love with the place, people, everything. It was so beautiful, so lively, so perfect.

But, I blew it all. I did some grave mistakes in my life & now is the time for the payback. Someone must have wished hard for me not to get what I want.

How badly I wish, I should have listened to my well-wishers.
How badly I wish, I could forget my past and just move on.
How badly I wish, I could be among you all.

Thousand things going on in my mind at the moment, I pray for the courage to move on, to look beyond the obvious, start afresh and have you all in my life even if we are not together.

I am and always will be grateful to Miss Kay, Sam, Neh, Aks, Martini, Ritz and Jazz.
Will miss you always. Love you all...

There are things words can't express,
Some feelings I can't show,
But, if you ever need me,
I'll be there right next to you...

Fate... IV

February 16, Monday.

Monday morning was right there gazing even before I could realise. Rushed through my rituals and went to the college for the morning class. Guess, the proffesor was also feeling the monday blues and so decided to skip the class. Now, we students have this wonderful habbit of bunking all the classes for the day if there is no class in the 1st hour Actually, being enginners, we know the maths of optimization. ;-)
Now, being a free day, we walked our ways to the Coffee House (our very own Central Perk). Ordered for breakfast and started apna adda over a cup of coffee. The best part is that no one here asks you to leave even if your drink is over long back and you are just catching up with friends.

After a healthy discussion on how to postpone the upcoming exams, we left for our home. I was thinking of asking Puja about her plans, when it struck me that I don't have her number. Life has its own wierd sense of humour. The last couple of days were pretty exciting, to say the least. We were having so much fun that we actually forgot to exchange our numbers. I guess you ask for a girl's number even before you ask her name. And here I am, with 1 coffee & 1 full day-out, searching my phone like an idiot.
I was thinking whether to go to her place or her college or the cafe outside campus. 'No, I can't go to her place and ask her mom. Going to her college also doesn't sound too impressive. Okay, I guess cafe is the last resort'. So, I went to the cafe hoping to catch her glimpse but as my luck turned out to be, there was no sign of her.

I walked back home with a heavy heart but a hope in some corner of my heart to see her again...

Fate... III

February 15, Sunday.

Got up late, as usual. Shaved, Showered, Dressed in 10 mins flat. My personal best. :-D Reached her place in time. She was dressed in a white embroidered salwar kameez. I just couldn't take my eyes off her for the next few mins. She was looking simply gorgeous. She sat next to me and then we drove off to the theatre. There wasnt much traffic, it being a sunday. Reaching the place early and being hungry, since birth, I grabbed a sandwich and sat on the corner table of the cafe. God, was she looking beautiful. :-)
The movie was good and by the time it got over, it was already time for lunch. We went to a nearby restaurant and ordered. Discussing about the movie, we realised we have the same kind of taste as far as bollywood is concerned. Both like no drama, no rona-dhona types. My love for the english psycho and horror movies definitely turned out to be a shocker for her. Finished lunch and then we went for a walk on the broadway.
She wanted to shop so we went to the 'Famous' MG Rd. (Famous because whole Cochin is here on any given day...) Some 4 hrs later & after going through all the dresses available in Cochin and buying a handful, mam finally decides to call it a day. It was getting dark and we were hungry after the excursion.
So, Dinner Time !!! :-D
Everyone is destined to do something. For me, to eat !!!

It was a wonderful evening. The moon at its best. We walked down to a new restaurant overlooking the backwaters. We took a seat outside in the open.
It was the most romantic dinner. Full moon night, candle-lit table in midst of the soothing breeze from the sea and the most beautiful person. I couldnt have asked for anything more. And the food was perfect. We just chatted and chatted and chatted. We did eat also, in case you are curious. :-P
Finally, we had to leave when it got pitch-dark. It was almost 10 and her parents were starting to get furious. We drove back listening to slow romantic numbers, windows rolled down.
Who needs a drink to get a high ?!?